The FIND subcommand

The FIND subcommand finds the hexadecimal offset of a string in the block.

Syntax of the FIND subcommand of READ

   FIND string [OLD]
               [NEW]

where:

string

Specifies the string that is to be located.

The string can be hexadecimal (which is specified as X'string') or characters (which can be enclosed in quotation marks or not). Hexadecimal strings are right-aligned and padded with zeros to a byte boundary. Character strings are left-aligned and padded with zeros to a byte boundary.

If string contains lowercase characters, string must be enclosed in quotation marks. If string is not enclosed in quotation marks, all characters are treated as uppercase characters, regardless of the case in which you enter them.

OLD

specifies the original block obtained by the READ command. OLD is the default.

NEW

specifies the copy of the block. NEW is valid only with the READ UPDATE function.

After entering the FIND subcommand, enter the LIST subcommand to see the actual data.