Exclude

Use the Exclude command to exclude all lines that match a specified pattern or string.

The editor shows all records except for those that match the Exclude criteria.

Follow these steps:

1. Right-click anywhere in the editor, click Data Set-level Operations, Exclude.
   The Exclude dialog displays.

2. Specify the following values:

   • Exclude string
     Specifies the string to exclude.

   • Start column
     Specifies the first, or leftmost, column in which to search.

   • End column
     Specifies the last, or rightmost, column in which to search. If the end column is not also specified, the specified string must begin the in the start column.

3. Specify the following options:

   • Next
     Start from the current position in the file and locate the next occurrence of the specified string.

   • Previous
     Start from the current position in the file and locate the previous occurrence of the specified string.

   • First
     Start at the beginning of the file and locate the first occurrence of the specified string.

   • Last
     Start at the end of the file and locate the last occurrence of the specified string.

   • Character
     Match strings anywhere in a word.

   • Word
     Match only complete words.

   • Prefix
     Match only strings at the beginning of words.

   • Suffix
     Match only strings at the end of words.

4. Click one of the following buttons:

   • Exclude
     Excludes a single item.

   • Exclude All
     Excludes all items.

   The dialog closes and the editor refreshes, hiding from view any lines that match the excluded criteria. Contiguous excluded lines are displayed as a single line of dashes.