[Lexicog] Shoebox blank fields: Can I find them?

[fieldworks_support at SIL.ORG]

Wayne,

I got a filter to do this.

In filters, insert a marker filter for the one you want to look for, but
leave the text part blank. Then insert AND then NOT, then create another
marker filter, for the same marker, and add a @ wild card symbol. (This is
the variable for any character).

It should look like this (if \a is the field in question)

Element     Text
\a
AND
NOT
\a          @


If you know that your database always has the field in question, you can do
this with just the last line. The first three lines are to exclude records
that don't have that field at all. Your language encoding has to define the
@ symbol to include all characters, you may need to add special characters
to it.


Steve White, Jaars language software support
704-843-6337, 1-800-215-7813





Yahoo! Groups Links

To visit your group on the web, go to:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexicographylist/

To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
 lexicographylist-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
 http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/