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SEARCH (↑ Statements)
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  Verb:         SEARCH
 
  Function:     Searches a table for an element satisfying a given
                condition and sets the associated index-name to point
                to it.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?  ◄Simple►   ALL
 
  ►►──SEARCH ALL identifier-1─┬────────────────────────────────┬─────────►
                              └┬──┬─END imperative-statement-1─┘
                               └AT┘
 
  ►─WHEN─┬─data-name-1─┬───┬─┬─EQUAL─┬──┬┬─┬─identifier-3────────────┬─┬─►
         │             ├IS─┤ │       └TO┘│ ├─literal-1───────────────┤ │
         │             └ARE┘ └─ = ───────┘ └─arithmetic-expression-1─┘ │
         ├─┬─identifier-3────────────┬┬─IS──┬┬─EQUAL─┬──┬┬─data-name-1─┤
         │ ├─literal-1───────────────┤└─ARE─┘│       └TO┘│             │
         │ └─arithmetic-expression-1─┘       └─ = ───────┘             │
         └─condition-name-1────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 
   ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   ▼                                                                   │
  ►┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─►
   └─AND─┬─data-name-2─┬───┬┬─EQUAL─┬──┬┬┬─identifier-4────────────┬─┬─┘
         │             ├IS─┤│       └TO┘│├─literal-2───────────────┤ │
         │             └ARE┘└─ = ───────┘└─arithmetic-expression-2─┘ │
         ├┬─identifier-4────────────┬┬─IS──┬┬─EQUAL┬──┬┬─data-name-2─┤
         │├─literal-2───────────────┤└─ARE─┘│      └TO┘│             │
         │└─arithmetic-expression-2─┘       └─ = ──────┘             │
         └─condition-name-2──────────────────────────────────────────┘
 
  ►───┬─imperative-statement-2─┬─────►
      └─NEXT SENTENCE──────────┘
 
  ►─┬────────────┬──►◄
    └─END-SEARCH─┘
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