Search functions

Introduction

This section describes the general search functions that can be used to locate for example chromatograms, curves and text strings in UNICORN. These functions can be used in several program modules, dialog boxes and wizards.

Search the Folder list

The search will take place in the displayed folder only. To select another folder, click the Browse button and open the desired folder.

Search the Result list

  • The search will take place in all result files within the selected folder as denoted by the asterisk (*). To select specific result file(s), click the Browse button and select the result file(s).

  • You can use wildcard characters to search for chromatograms within result files with a specific name profile.

    * represents any number of characters

    ? represents any single character

Wildcard character examples:

iex will search files named “iex”

iex* will search all files with names that begin with “iex”

*iex will search all files with names that end with “iex”

?iex will search only 4-character names that end with iex

Search the Chromatogram list

The asterisk (*) indicates that all chromatograms within a result file will be selected. Click Browse to select one or several specific chromatograms.

Search the Curve name list

The UV curves are identified by number and sometimes wavelength. For example, UV1_280, UV2_280 and UV1_254 are all different curves. To search for all UV curves, select *UV* in the Curve name text field.

Searches for Sample ID

A Sample ID can be used as a search criteria if it has been defined as a variable. The Sample ID can be entered in searches for result files both in the UNICORN Manager and in the Evaluation module.

Find a text string

The Find command is used to search for text strings:

Field

Description

Find what

Type the text string you want to find.

Match whole word only

Select the check-box if you only want complete string matches, not partial matches.

Match case

Select the check-box if you only want matches which correspond according to upper-case and lower-case letters.

Search from top of document

Select the check-box to start the search from the top of the document, otherwise the search will start from the cursor position.

Direction

Choose whether to search upwards or downwards in the document.

Commands

Use the commands below to find more occurrences of a text string after you have found the first one:

  • Press F3 to search for the next occurrence of the string or right-click and choose Find next.

  • Right-click and choose Find previous to search for a previous occurrence.

General information about searches

  • The default setting is to search in all result files or chromatograms.

  • User-entered search filters (to a maximum of 10) will be saved in the drop-down menus for both Result and Chromatogram selections. More than one string can be used as a search delimiter (insert “;” between strings), and search filters are automatically saved and stored within user profiles.

  • Click All to return to the default setting to search in all result files or chromatograms.

2005-06-15