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The following is a list of operators that can be used in
constructing compound queries. Examples are also included:
AND
Locates documents which contain both
of the entered words or phrases.
E.g. record AND sales
OR
Locates documents which contain any one of the entered words or phrases.
E.g. team leader OR supervisor
NOT
Locates documents which contain the first word or phrase, but not the
second.
E.g. record NOT expense
XOR
Locates documents which contain either the first word or phrase, or the second, but
not both.
E.g. network XOR performance
EXCEPT
Locates documents in which the first word or phrase appears, but only if the second word
or phrase is not in the same paragraph
as the first.
E.g. performance EXCEPT speed
. . .
Locates documents where the first word or phrase is followed anywhere by the second.
Both words or phrases may occur more than once, but the second one must occur after the
first.
E.g. legal brief ... Kramer vs Kramer
. .
Locates documents where the first word or phrase is followed by the second word or
phrase. The words or phrases will be in pairs.
E.g. legal brief .. Kramer vs Kramer
\x,y\
Locates documents where both words or phrases occur within the specified number of
paragraphs of each other. X and y represent the minimum and maximum
separation respectively. Use the form \\ to specify "within a paragraph
of". You can also specify negative values.
E.g. expense account \\ executive
/x,y/ or W/n
Locates documents where both words or phrases appear in the same paragraph, within
the number of words specified by x and y, or n.
X and y represent the minimum and maximum separation respectively. Use the
form // to specify "in the same paragraph". You can also specify negative
values.
E.g. section twelve // ruling
TO
Specifies an alphabetic, date or numeric range.
E.g. A123 TO A456
will find "A123, A124, A125"...and so on to "A456".
AFTER
Locates documents which contain a date after that specified. It is used in conjunction
with the Intelligent Date Handling
database configuration option.
E.g. AFTER Jan 1 1994 or AFTER 20/9/94
BEFORE
Locates documents which contain a date before that specified. It is used in conjunction
with the Intelligent Date Handling database configuration option.
E.g. BEFORE 25 Dec 1994 or BEFORE November 23, 1994
See Also:
Additional Query Features
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