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Related topics:
• Conditions (Page 276)
• Global Conditions (Page 276)
• Local Conditions (Page 277)
• Line Conditions (Page 277)
• Create a Global Condition (Page 285)
• Apply or Remove a Global Condition (Page 287)
• Use a Global Condition as a Variable (Page 288)
• Delete a Global Condition (Page 294)
• Combine Global Conditions (Page 291)
• Override a Global Condition (Page 293)
• Create or Remove a Line Condition (Page 296)
• Verify a Condition (Page 297)
• Enter a PlanetPress Talk Expression in a Text Box (Page 280)
18.2.16 Create or Remove a Line Condition
To create a line condition using the Data Selection properties dialog box:
1. If the properties dialog box for the data selection object for which you want to create a line condition is
not already open, open it doing the following: In the Structure area or in the Page area, double-click the
data selection object.
2. In the Data Selection properties dialog box, click Lines, and locate the Line Condition Properties area.
3. Select the type of line condition you want to create, and set the options associated with that type. If you
select When advanced condition is true, and need help understanding how to enter the PlanetPress Talk
expression, see Enter a PlanetPress Talk Expression in a Text Box (Page 280).
Line condition: Select the type of line condition you want to create. Select When text is present to
create a line condition that tests for the presence of a text string. Select When text is absent to create a
line condition that tests for the absence of a text string. When you select either of these, a Text to
search for box and a Location box appear. Use the Text to search for box to enter the text string you
want the condition to look for, and the Location box to define the line, or the line and column number,
(or in the case of a database emulation, the record, or the record and field name) on which you want to
perform the test Select When advanced condition is true to define your own line condition using a
PlanetPress Talk expression. Use the Line displays if box that appears to enter the PlanetPress Talk
expression.
When text is present / When text is absent
These boxes appear when you select either When text is present or When text is absent in the Line
condition box.
Text to search for: Enter the string whose presence/absence on the line you want the condition to
test.
Location: Select the line, or the line and column number, that you want to test for the presence/
absence of the string you specified in the Text to search for box. In database emulation line refers to a
record. The selections available are relative to the current line. Select On line, On previous line, or On
next line to test for the presence/absence of the string on the current line, the preceding line, or the
succeeding line respectively. In all emulations except database, select On line at column, On previous
line at column, or On next line at column to test for the presence/absence of the string at a specific
column on the current line, the preceding line, or the succeeding line respectively. In this case you use
the From column spin box that appears to enter the column number. You cannot specify both a record
(line) and a field (column) in database emulation.
From column: Enter the column number at which to test for the string. This box appears when you
select On line at column, On previous line at column, or On next line at column in the Location box.
Recall that these options are not available in database emulation.
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