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TableSearch

Searches all cells within the given table for a match to the specified search text and returns the entire rows as an array.

Syntax

TableSearch([Table or Table Name], [Search Text], [Ignore Case])

Where:

Table or Table Name is the Table to search.

Search Text is the criteria to search for

Ignore Case (optional) is False to perform a case sensitive search, True for insensitive.

Examples

RuleMeaning
TableSearch(DWLookupCustomers,"Concord",FALSE)Will search the table Customers to return an array containing only the rows that contain the search text "Concord".
TableSearch(DWLookupCustomers,"C*")Will search the table Customers to return an array containing only the rows that contain the search text "C*"(Returns everything that starts with a C).

Example Data

Customers Table

CustomerNameCityCountry
Amazon WarriorsParisFrance
Bolton BurnersConcordUnited States
Boston BullsHanoverGermany
Cambridge CatsToulouseFrance
Dynamo DynamicsIndianapolisUnited States
Eagle SizzlersColumbusUnited States
Everso LuckyBurlingtonUnited States
Forty SomethingsChicagoUnited States

Example 1 Outcome

CustomerNameCityCountry
Bolton BurnersConcordUnited States

DriveWorks will return the table above as an array, which will look like:

Table returned as an Array
{"CustomerName","City","Country";"Bolton Burners","Concord","United States"}

Example 2 Outcome

CustomerNameCityCountry
Bolton BurnersConcordUnited States
Cambridge CatsToulouseFrance
Eagle SizzlersColumbusUnited States
Forty SomethingsChicagoUnited States

DriveWorks will return the table above as an array, which will look like:

Table returned as an Array
{"CustomerName","City","Country"; "Bolton Burners","Concord","United States"; "Cambridge Cats","Toulouse","France"; "Eagle Sizzlers","Columbus","United States"; "Forty Somethings","Chicago","United States"}

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Table Filtering

The TableFilter function allows a Data Table to be filtered using other form controls (such as a text box or combo box) so that only the relevant items are displayed.

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  1. Go to https://my.driveworks.co.uk/learn/tech-tips/
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