Using Partial Field Names

When specifying field names in queries, you can save time and typing by using partial field names. A partial field name is a beginning fragment of a field name; the fragment must contain enough characters to uniquely distinguish it among the fields defined for the database being searched.

For example, while searching a database for which the fields publisher, pubdate, review, and recdate have been defined, you could compose a query using publ to specify the publisher field or rev to specify the review field.

Note: If you use a partial field name that is too short (i.e., it uses too few characters to uniquely identify a particular field) PLWeb Turbo may search against a field other than the one you intend to use.

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