# any modifier

The any modifier searches an entire
item for a match, all attributes and all values. Each value is compared
to the selection criteria and if the value passes the criteria, then
the item is selected for further processing. This feature is useful
for searching nonattribute-oriented files for specific words or phrases,
such as word processor documents, source programs, and so on.

The word any may be used to mean any attribute, value, or subvalue in the item. any may be used in selection criteria (with, if), or specified for output. If any is specified for output, it must also be specified in selection
criteria. The output of the any attribute definition
is any subvalue, value or attribute that passes the selection criteria.

## Syntax

```
with {not} any {operator} {"value"}
if {not} any {operator} {"value"}
```

## Example(s)

This selects all entity items
that contain the name `john doe`.

```
select entity with any "[john doe]"
```
This indicates that any found two items
that had an attribute, value, or subvalue that exactly matched the
string `sally`. The output of the second any displays
the attribute, value, or subvalue number on which the match was found
as well as the actual data in that field.

```
list entity with any "sally" any
Page 1 entity

entity..................................
332 004 sally
1234 001 sally
```

## See also

- [Access Query Language](https://d3codex.com/access/access-query-language/)
- [with modifier](https://d3codex.com/access/with-modifier/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/access/any-modifier/ - part of the D3Codex reference.