Explorer in the Database menu to start the NC-Base Explorer. In the Logon dialog, enter your User name and Password and click OK. The following window appears:In this section, you will find information on how to enter search criteria to find programs in the database.
By entering search criteria in the fields Program, Machine, Customer, etc., you can make a search for specified programs. Using wildcards like ? (for any unspecified character) and * (for a string of unspecified characters) you can limit the search to come up with programs having certain character strings in common.
You must be logged on to search for a program in NC-Base. To do this, select Explorer in the Database menu to start the NC-Base Explorer. In the Logon dialog, enter your User name and Password and click OK. The following window appears:
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NC-Base Explorer. |
A search can be simple or complicated, narrow or broad. A "successful" search (user finds all information needed) should be simple and broad.
In the Program Search window, you can enter part or all of the search term. If a field is left empty, it will not be included in the search criteria. You can thus enter search terms into one, some, or all of the fields, as well as select machine group, customer, and status from the drop-down lists.
When the desired search terms have been entered, click Search.
All programs matching the search criteria will be shown in the search result window, as shown in the following example:
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Click on Clear 
if you wish to clear the search fields.
In NC-Base v7 you can extend the search to include groups of data not defined by field names. Check the field Advanced search to activate the extended search options. The following window will appear:
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Use this field to specify a search string that should match any of the fields.
Use this field to specify a search string that should be matched. All programs with a program file that matches the specified name are found.
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All filenames that contain the specified string are matched. |
Use this field to specify a search string that should be matched. All programs with a program or associated file that matches the specified name are found.
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All filenames that contain the specified string are matched. |
Use this field to specify a search string that should be matched inside program files.
Use this field to specify a search string that should be matched inside files.
Performs a search for files that are created and/or modified within the time period specified below.
Use this field to search for either locked or unlocked programs.
Use this field to search for programs that are either read-only or read/write.
Check this box to search for programs that are not linked to a machine group.
Check this field to search for programs that are not linked to a customer.