Specifications

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Search dialog box every time, you simply select the name of the
stored search from a list. Because stored searches are created using
the Advanced Search feature, you can search for additional kinds of
records, such as records that still need a photo. See “Creating a
Stored Search”.
To run a stored search:
1Select Record and then Run Stored Search. A menu listing the
available stored searches appears to the right of the Record
menu.
2 Select the stored search to run. The search results appear in the
project window, and the name of the stored search appears in the
title bar of the window.
To repeat a stored search, simply click the Run Stored Search
button on the toolbar.
Creating a Stored Search
To create a stored search, click the button on the toolbar that has a
magnifying glass over a form (the Advanced Search button) or, from
the menu bar, select Record and then Advanced Search. The
Advanced Search dialog box opens. It has three tabbed pages and a
common area at the bottom that contains a display of the SQL search
string in its current state, a Search button for executing the search,
and Close and Cancel buttons.
Pressing E
NTER on your keyboard while in the Advanced Search
dialog box is the same as clicking the Search button: the dialog box
closes and the search results appear in the application window. If you
reenter the Advanced Search dialog box, it appears as it was when