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• Common Expression Mistakes

Search For

Enter the word or words to search for. You may also enter a search expression that uses the keywords AND, OR, NOT, LIKE, and NEAR. Phrases may be entered by enclosing the phrase in single or double quotes. Wildcards ('*' for multi character matches, '?' for single character matches) are supported in all operations.

Record Limit

Search results are limited to this many records.

Results by Article/Thread

Select between showing individual articles that match the search criteria or the threads that contain articles matching the search criteria.

Sort by Rank/Date

Controls how matching results are displayed.

Search Examples

You Search For	Matching Records Contain the Word(s)
database	'database'
referential integrity	'referential' and 'integrity'
referential and integrity	'referential' and 'integrity'
referential near integrity	'referential' within 8 words of 'integrity'
"referential integrity"	finds the phrase 'referential integrity'
table and (lookup or link)	'table' and either 'lookup' or 'link'
data*	words beginning with 'data'
data????	words such as 'database', 'datalink'

Including/Excluding Newsgroups

To search for words in the name of the newsgroup, precede the word with a caret.

Search For	Matching Records Contain the Word(s)
isapi ^internet	'isapi' and newsgroup containing 'internet' (e.g. embarcadero.public.cppbuilder.internet.socket)
isapi ^delphi ^install	'isapi' and newsgroup containing 'delphi' and 'internet' (e.g. embarcadero.public.delphi.install)
ttable and not ^cppbuilder	'ttable' and newsgroup not containing 'cppbuilder'
font ^delphi.ide	'font' and newsgroup containing 'delphi' and 'ide' (e.g. embarcadero.public.delphi.ide)

Common Expression Mistakes

Mistake	Solution
(windows or driver) near video	windows near video or driver near video
like (problem or corruption)	like problem or like corruption
like 'delphi'	like delphi
like "codegrear delphi"	none
windows or driver not video	windows or driver and not video
"windows driver" ^delphi	"windows driver" and ^delphi

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