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This test compares the input at the data test position with the input found in the
previous occurrence at the test position in the data.

For example, the test could be to look in the first 10 characters in Line 1. It reads
and stores the contents, then when the next Line 1 is reached, it compares the first
10 characters with the stored value from the previous Line 1.

 

It is important to remember that if you have multiple text blocks, there are multiples
of  Line 1. As a result, if using a page/para event, it would normally make sense to
use this test only if there is one text block (and therefore one Line 1) on the page.

This test compares the input at the data test position with the input found in the
previous occurrence at the test position in the data. If no match is found, the test
goes TRUE. The same limitations apply as those to the ‘Input Equal Prev Input test.

This comparison test is against a field value rather that a value in the list.

If the value found at the test position in the data matches the field value displayed in
the View/Change Test dialogue, the test goes TRUE and the selected event action
takes place.