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36 <topic id=
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37 <title id=
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"en-US">Form-based Filters
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41 <created date=
"2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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42 <lastedited date=
"2004-10-07T12:28:01">converted from old format - fpe
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"Form-based Filters">Form-based Filters
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"2"><variable id=
"formfiltertext"><ahelp hid=
".uno:FormFilter">Prompts the database server to filter the visible data by specified criteria.
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54 <paragraph role=
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"3">Unlike the normal search, which is activated by the
<link href=
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"Find Record">Find Record
</link> icon on the
<emph>Form
</emph> Bar, you can search more quickly by using the form-based filter. Usually a quick database server is charged with the search. Also, you can enter more complex search conditions.
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64 <paragraph role=
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