SELECT and SSELECT

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The SELECT and SSELECT verbs build a select list containing the keys of records meeting specified criteria. SSELECT is equivalent to SELECT with a final sort by record id.

 

SELECT {DICT} file.name

{USING {DICT} file.name}

{selection.clause}

{sort.clause}

{record.id...}

{FROM select.list.no}

{SAVING {UNIQUE} {MULTI.VALUE} field.name {NO.NULLS}}

{TO select.list.no}

 

 

SSELECT {DICT} file.name

{USING {DICT} file.name}

{selection.clause}

{sort.clause}

{record.id...}

{FROM select.list.no}

{SAVING {UNIQUE} {MULTI.VALUE} field.name {NO.NULLS}}

{TO select.list.no}

 

 

Example

 

SELECT VOC WITH F1 LIKE F...

 

This command builds a select list containing the ids of VOC records with field one starting with an upper case F. Such a list corresponds to all files defined by the VOC.