topic Re: syntax- searching string for an action in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087729#M362018 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>see this link <A href="https://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-7985">DynamicSearchString.qvw</A></P><P>Vikas</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:44:35 GMT vikasmahajan 2016-04-11T07:44:35Z syntax- searching string for an action https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087727#M362016 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Hi everyone,</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">I would like to add an action, which helps to choose the searchwords i want. My problem is, if there are similar words, the action chooses all of them, but I want just one. for example:</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">there are:</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">abc</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">abcd</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">abcds</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">blabli</P><P></P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">my expression for the searching string is:</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">= '("abc"|"blabli")'</P><P style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">this expression chooses all abc* strings, but i just want&nbsp; abc only, can somebody help me please? <SPAN class="emoticon-inline emoticon_confused" style="font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit;"></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 10 Apr 2016 21:37:07 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087727#M362016 2016-04-10T21:37:07Z Re: syntax- searching string for an action https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087728#M362017 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In an button &gt;&gt; Actions &gt;&gt; Select In Field &gt;&gt; Field Name &gt;&gt; Search String = *abc*.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Anand</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 05:48:16 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087728#M362017 its_anandrjs 2016-04-11T05:48:16Z Re: syntax- searching string for an action https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087729#M362018 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>see this link <A href="https://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-7985">DynamicSearchString.qvw</A></P><P>Vikas</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:44:35 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087729#M362018 vikasmahajan 2016-04-11T07:44:35Z Re: syntax- searching string for an action https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087730#M362019 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I don't know why it isn't working for you, but seems to be working here:</P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Capture.PNG" class="jive-image image-1" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/121186_Capture.PNG" style="height: auto;" /></P><P></P><P>Would you be able to share a sample to show where it isn't working?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:40:44 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/syntax-searching-string-for-an-action/m-p/1087730#M362019 sunny_talwar 2016-04-11T10:40:44Z