IMHO It is the computer equivalent to a 'verbiage' question. With "Equal to" It is an exact match type of thing. Only 100% blank fields will be found. With "contains" it only needs to find a blank space anywhere in the field, which the space next to a comma, or the one between two words counts. When using these choices, I will often create a 'real' sentence but adding the words always, never, sometimes. This helps pin down what the computer is being told. "Equal to" implies always. "contains" implies at least one or more instances. Welcome to Boolean Logic. I hope I have cteared up the muda little. Rich in LA CA
--- Pat Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I set up my search equation to find all parties in > the database > that (1) do not have a birth date OR (2) do not have > a death date > and in the "How to look" I first chose "contains" > and in the > "What to look for" I left blank, but that didn't > accomplish what > I wanted. I went back to the search equation and > chose "Equal > to" leaving everything else the same and that > worked. Now I'm > curious why; it would seem that, at least in this > case, both mean > the same. > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
