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The
DRS 2006 Database Search Engine
(03/17/2002)
The Database Search Engine is integrated in the Audio
Manager, Playlist Editor, Virtual
Cart Machine, On Air DJ Studio, On
Air Radio Studio, On Air Editor (PRO) and
Autoplay Manager (PRO). It is used to find
a certain item very quickly or to filter certain parts of your database.
Selecting
items
If you were to view the database without filtering then every item in
the database would be shown. If you have thousands of items and want
to just view only Artists with the first name Roy, you would have to
scroll down to those beginning with the letter "R" and then
work your way through names like Rick, Rod, Roger before you finally
came across the name Roy. Needless to say this would be very time consuming
and not very efficient. DRS 2006 has provided you with a very easy and
very powerful solution to make this task a breeze.
The Database Search Engine enables you to very easily filter certain
parts of the database. For example, you can use the search to find a
specific 'Artist' or 'Title' with just one click of a
mouse.
Filter
As your database grows larger over time, you will find the 'Filter'
and 'Search' Engine not only a pleasure to work with, but also
a very powerful tool. To see how easy it really is, click on one of
the alpha buttons (Buttons A to Z) and select the 'Artist' button
above the letters.
If you
selected the letter "B" then you would see every Artist in
your database that starts with the letter "B", now select
the "Title" and select "B" again. This time you
filtered for all songs that start with the letter "B".
Type
Filter
Searching for the "Type" is just as easy, locate the 'Type
Filter' control and use the drop down box to select a 'Type'.
All the 'Types' you have in your database will be available for
selection. Select a 'Type' and in a flash, you now have a list
of everything in your database marked as that 'Type'.
Text
Search
There is one other filter search that is a text search. Just typing
in a few characters will generally return the information you are looking
for. For example, suppose you are trying to find a song but cannot remember
the exact name. You know the title started with "look" or
"looking" but you are not sure. The results you get will vary
depending on your database, but try typing in just a few letters in
the text search and see what you find.
Here
are some other examples you might try.
All titles of U2: Type U2 and then click on the 'Search' button.
All titles which begin with "If I had": Type "If I had"
and then click on the 'Search' button.
This most
important module in the system provides you with a very powerful utility
that will quickly navigate you through thousands of items in your database.
Once you have finished using a filter you can reset it with the 'Reset
All Filters' button.
Printing
You also have the ability to print your entire database or a just a
filtered part of it. Simply press the 'Print' button to print
the entire database or a part of it.
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