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DESCRIPTION SEARCH (CONT)

	THE DESCRIPTION SEARCH HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO
	ENABLE THE USER TO QUICKLY EXAMINE ANY ITEMS THAT SHARE
	ANY COMMON INTEREST. EG TYPE OF PRODUCT / COST CENTRE

	EACH DESCRIPTION MAY HAVE A PREFIX SUPPLIED BY THE
	USER, THAT PREFIX SHOULD BE A NUMBER BETWEEN 0-9

	EG	DESCRIPTION    5-GLASS CHAMPAGNE 8OZ
		DESCRIPTION    8-OIL GTX 5LTR
		DESCRIPTION    3-PLUG MAINS SIDE-ENTRY
		DESCRIPTION    5-TRAY DRAINING LARGE
		DESCRIPTION    5-GLASS LIQUEUR 2OZ

	WHERE THESE MAY MEAN:

	5- IS HOUSEHOLD GOODS
	3- IS HARDWARE GOODS
	8- IS AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

	TO SEARCH FOR ANY PRODUCTS, WE MAY USE SEVERAL METHODS

	EG. TO FIND ANY AUTOMOTIVE GOODS, WE CAN USE:

	'WHAT DESCRIPTION ' 8-

	THIS WILL DISPLAY ANY GOODS THAT HAVE A PREFIX OF 8-

	OR, IF WE WANTED TO DISPLAY ONLY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS:

	'WHAT DESCRIPTION ' 5-

	WOULD RETURN ONLY THOSE ITEMS UNDER PREFIX 5-


IF THE OPERATOR WASN'T TOO SURE OF WHICH CATEGORY A
	PARTICULAR ITEM WAS UNDER, HE COULD USE JUST THE
	ITEM DESCRIPTION PRECEDED BY ' *- '

	'WHAT DESCRIPTION ' *-GLAS

	THIS WOULD RETURN ONLY WITH THOSE RECORDS THAT
	HAVE THE LETTERS 'GLAS' AS THE 3RD THROUGH 6TH
	CHARACTERS IN THE DESCRIPTION AS A MATCH,
	IN THIS CASE THOSE ITEMS SHOWN AS GLASS.
					  ^^^^

TO EXAMINE EVERY RECORD ALONE, A SEARCH DESCRIPTION OF

	WHAT DESCRIPTION   *-
			   ^^
	WILL DISPLAY EVERY RECORD IN THE FILE ONE AT A TIME


THE PREFIX NUMBERS ARE ALSO USED DURING OUTPUT TO THE PRINTER

	WHEN A 'HARD' LISTING IS DONE, ALL ITEMS UNDER THE SAME
	PREFIX NUMBER ARE SUBTOTALLED TOGETHER

	THIS ALLOWING INSTANT EVALUATION OF STOCK VALUE IN
	A PARTICULAR AREA EG  HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ETC.