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PollCat NetLink-VIP & PollCat NLJ-VIP - User’s Guide

8.4.2. The "Contains String" Operator

The "Contains String" Operator ($) is used to search an entire variable ﬁeld

for a given value or text string, without regard for the item's position within

the ﬁeld.

For example, assume the variable "A" represents the ﬁrst eleven characters

in the "Number Dialed" ﬁeld as shown in Figure 8.4. If Match Parameters

are deﬁned as "

A$714", then the VIP will search all eleven digits of

the ﬁeld. This Data Filter would match any record that contains "714"

anywhere in the phone number, including records where "714" is the area

code, and records where 714 is part of the number dialed.

8.5. Real-Time Variables

Data Filter Clues can also include Real-Time variables that monitor the

VIP's internal clock and calendar

Real-Time variables do not use the Data Filter Format, or monitor the

contents of the call record. When Real-Time variables are used, the VIP

will check its internal clock and calendar as each record is received. If the

time and/or date matches the Clue deﬁnition, the call is ﬂagged and stored

or rejected as speciﬁed by the Data Filter Action prompt. The VIP's internal

clock, rather than the contents of the call record, determines whether the

record is stored or rejected.

The following Real-Time variables can be used to monitor the internal

clock and calendar.

Note: Real-Time variables are always entered as lowercase

characters.

t Time: Tells the VIP to determine the time each record is received.

Time is entered in "HH:MM" format, where HH is the hour (00 - 23),

and MM is the minute (00 - 59).

w Day of the Week: Tells the VIP to determine the day of the week

when the record is received. The day of the week is entered as a single

digit, where 1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, 3 = Tuesday, 4 = Wednesday,

5 = Thursday, 6 = Friday, and 7 = Saturday.

d Date: Tells the VIP to determine the date the record is received. The

date is entered in "MM/DD" format, where MM is the month

(01 - 12) and DD is the date (01 - 31).

|08:16|075|B.JOHNSON |OUT|17145551212 |00:55|00.00|

|08:18|067|R.JONES |OUT|19495557714 |05:36|00.75|

|08:20|092|J.SMITH |OUT|18007140000 |11:15|00.00|

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Figure 8.4: The “Contains String” Operator Example