[GNC] Find function

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Tue Jun 2 13:42:08 EDT 2020


HI,

On Tue, June 2, 2020 12:33 pm, Neil B wrote:
> I'm giving the search a name using the "save as" function after the search
> is completed.  Doesn't do any good, apparently.  You'd think it would.
> But
> I guess not. Thanks for your help.

Do you mean File -> Save As?
That's saving the whole data file.
The only way to "save" a search is to keep the results open.

-derek

> On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 12:26 PM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, June 2, 2020 12:18 pm, Neil B wrote:
>> > After performing a search of an account with Find, I save the search
>> in
>> > order to preserve a particular set of transactions containing the
>> "find"
>> > term.  When I access the saved record, the entire account comes back
>> up.
>> > In other words, the Find function is useless as a means of preserving
>> a
>> > search.  Is there another way to save a particular search?
>>
>> How are you "saving" the search?
>>
>> I don't think there is a way to save a search, per-se.  The best way I
>> know is to not close the resulting register with the Find results.
>>
>> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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>>
>> -derek
>>
>> --
>>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>>
>>
>


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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant



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