SET SOFTSEEK

Purpose

Sets soft seeking of data

Syntax

SET SOFTSEEK ON | OFF | (<expL>)

See Also

INDEX, SEEK, SET NEAR

Description

When SET SOFTSEEK is ON, searches of the table go to the record immediately following the potential location of the search key in the relevant file, if the key itself is not found. SET SOFTSEEK is synonymous with SET NEAR. Both SET NEAR and SET SOFTSEEK function when any valid expression is used with the SEEK command. It has no effect on relationships. By default, SOFTSEEK is OFF.

Example

set softseek on
use demo
select state
seek "MB"
? found()
.F.
? eof()
.F.
? state
MD
set softseek off
seek "MB"
? found()
.F.
? eof()
.T.