How to search a string which is with in single quotes??

yogi.47eie · New User Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 45 Location: india

Hi all,
I am trying to serach a string which is with in single quotes..
using SRCHFOR i couln't find ?
In 3.14 also not able to do...
string that i need to find is like 'yogi' - note that yogi is with in single quote.....
since i am not that much familiar with Rexx i couln't write any routine ..
can any one of you share the solution for me??

Thanks
Yogi

expat · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:16 pm

There are general rules for searching or dealing with quoted strings.

What have you tried to do so far and what results did you get

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:01 am

and by the way, SUPERC and 3.14 are the same...

O.

Aaru · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:03 pm

Yogi,

Did you try the FIND command?

yogi.47eie · New User Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 45 Location: india

Hi all,
I am going to search the string not with in a single member.It is with in a PDS which is having more than 200 members.
I have tried the srchfor with below options
SRCHFOR ''YOGI'' - error was Null string invalid
SRCHFOR "'YOGI'" - error was Invalid embedded quote
SRCHFOR '"YOGI'" - error was Invalid search-string

we cannot give F ''YOGI'' when we are searching with in a PDS.If its a signle member we can give.

Thanks
Yogi

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:03 pm

There is an example for your exact problem in the fine manual.

O.

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:05 pm

1) What about sorting for a non quoted string. i.e. Find all occurances and eye scan to deleted non quoted strings.

2) Keep going using 3.14 / SUPERC, keep adding those single quotes to back and front of the search string, and you WILL get there.

neerajpeddu · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:19 pm

I kind of agree with expat solution.

You can search on the string YOGI using 3.14, then after getting the results, issue the following command.
x all;f all "'YOGI'"

then issue the following command placing the cursor on the bottom most result you found. This will give you the member names.
f p'>' 3 prev

then issue the following command
delete all x

You should have the result you need now.

remember that you should be having the option to view the results instead of browse to issue the above commands.

neerajpeddu · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:22 pm

Sorry. I should have been more clear. For the 3rd statement, you should continue to do the same placing the cursor on each line you found the result "'YOGI'". Doing it once will give you the last member name only where the string was found.

Terry Heinze · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:40 pm

Please use BBCode so it's easier to distinguish between single and double quotes and the spacing between them.

yogi.47eie · New User Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 45 Location: india

Hi all,
Thanks for the response

Ofer71 ,,,
i have referred the manual that you referred
Example Search strings: Explanation:
===> 'AB C''D' The string (AB C'D) is specified.

from where i got an rough idea of searching a string which is having a single quote
(not with in single quote,but the string which is having a single quote)

Here D is preceded by a single quote & srchfor has given with D preceded by one single quote

i couldnt get the logic behind the way srchfor is issued,
but this reference gave me an idea of searching a string in different manner but with
out any logic..
Yes i gave a search as below
SRCHFOR '''YOGI'
ITS GIVING THE RESULTANT MEMBERS AS I EXPECTED.

i couldn't get the exact logic behind this one...
but still i have tried randomly the string which i am searching for is having the two single quotes

the concerned string was with in two single quotes & i gave a search preceded by the two single quotes
it gave me the result as i expected..

better if we give srchfor the below string also with different manner & update this forum it will be useful
currently i coulnt do that one from here....
will try all the options and update this forum...
if anyone is able to find any other logic behind this kind of search let us know the same...
XPAT,
thanks to XPAT ALSO who gave me an idea to give random search with single quotes preceded by &
followed by the string...
i will try the sort step to find the string which also making sense to me...

Neeraja,
x all;f all "'YOGI'"
for me when i gave the search its giving around 50 members & for each member issuing the command
which is some more painful.if we have less than 10 members then we can use as per the steps you have suggested..
we can use this one after opening a single memebr of PDS od single PS files.

Request everyone to try the same & make sure this is not system specific & it can be used in any system..

Hendry
i am not that much clear with whatever you have stated.. can you share your views also....

Thanks
Yogi

Terry Heinze · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:37 am

Yogi,
Please use BBCode so it's easier to distinguish between single and double quotes and the spacing between them.

yogi.47eie · New User Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 45 Location: india

Hi Terry,

i have mis spelled your name .... sorry for that,
as i requested can you please elaporate the same a little bit...
i never dealt with BBcode.. what exactly it does & usage..

Regards
Yogi

Terry Heinze · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:08 am

Answered your private msg.

expat · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:41 am

VB tags l

Using VB tags to make your post more easily readable

Sulabh Agrawal · New User Joined: 29 Sep 2016 Posts: 4 Location: India

Use SEARCHFOR '''YOGI'''.
Two single quotes to resolve One Single quote in your PDS and one for your search string. So by giving total three single quotes you can search.

Akatsukami · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:26 pm

Why do you think (if the word can be used in this context) that Yogi has not solved the problem in eight years?