| General
Functions |
DataStar |
Dialog |
| To search |
..s
(if not in search mode) |
s or ss |
| Basic
index |
all paragraphs |
varies by database |
| Operators |
ADJ
(next to each other and exact order) |
(w) or (#w)
(in exact order within specified number of terms) |
NEAR
find words within a five-word range either before or after search
term one. |
|
NEXT
find words within a five-word range following search term one. |
|
WITH
(in any order, in same sentence) |
(n) or (#n)
(in any order within specified number of terms) |
SAME
(in same paragraph or field) |
(s)
(in same paragraph or sub-field) |
| AND |
AND |
| NOT |
NOT |
| OR |
OR
(only difference is in order of processing) |
Restricting
to
specific fields |
1_: PUBLISHER.TI. |
? s publisher/ti |
| 2_: CADBURY ADJ SCHWEPPES.CO. |
? s cadbury(w)schweppes/co |
| 3_: (KOALA OR KANGAROO).DE,AB. |
? s (koala or kangaroo)/de,
ab |
| 4_: 3.TI. |
? s s3/ti |
| File
change |
5_: . . CHANGE INVE
(databases on DataStar have acronyms) |
? begin 545
(Dialog uses numbers) |
Searching
recently
added information |
1_: . . START (system
prompts for date choice e.g., ..START 2002, ..START 20011105, ..START
3M) |
? begin 16 current
(searches information added in current year plus one back year) |
| Truncation |
$
1_: HARVEST$3 |
?
? s harvest??? |
| View
index |
. . ROOT
(shows terms with exact stem)
1_: . . ROOT MILLER.AU.
|
expand
(shows surrounding terms)
expand au=miller
|
| Display
sets |
1_: . . D ALL
1_: . . D 1-5 |
? ds
? ds 1-5 |
| Limit |
1_: CHOCOLATE
2_: . . L 1 LG=EN
3_: . . L 2 YR>90 |
? s chocolate/eng
? s s2/1991 - 1995 |
| Sorting |
2_: . . SORT 1 SA,D |
? sort s1/all/sa,d |
| Viewing
online |
3_: . . P 1 ALL 1-5 |
? type s1/9/1-5 |
| 3_: . . P 1 TI,AU ALL |
? t s1/ti,au/all |
3_: . . P 1 FREE 1-3
(prints whatever is free of charge in that database) |
N/A |
3_: . . P 1 KWIC 1
(prints 15-word window around search terms) |
? t s1/kwic/1
(prints up to 50-word window around search terms—default
is 30) |
3_: . . P USER 1-3
(for user-defined formats) |
? t s1/u1/1-3
(for user-defined formats) |
| Viewing
offline |
3_: . . DELIVER 1 ALL
1,3,5/DR SMITH |
? pr s1/9/1,3,5 |
3_: . . DELIVER 1 ALL
1-10/DR SMITH/MB=Y
(offline printing to email or vial regular mail) |
? pr s1/9/1-10 via dialmail
(offline printing to Dialmail box) |
3_: . . DELIVER
(system prompts for user choices, including e-mail and fax delivery
options) |
? pr s1/9/all address
ab0003
(offline printing to alternate postal ;address, e-mail, or fax) |
| Saving
searches |
1_: BIOSPHERE |
? s biosphere |
| 2_: . . SAVE TS BIOS
(temp save) |
? save temp bios (temp
save) |
| 2_: . . SV PS BIOS
(perm save) |
? save bios (perm
save) |
| 2_: . . P PS BIOS
(cancels save search) |
? release bios (cancels
save) |
| Automatic
Updates (Alerts) |
2_: . . ALERT
(system prompts for user choices, including delivery options) |
? alert
(system prompts for user choices, including delivery options) |
| Full
text report databases |
4_: . . P 1 TI,TC,OC
1
(prints title, table of contents, and lists which text paragraphs
contain search term occurrences. Use in investment and market research
databases to check relevancy) |
? t s1/6/1
(prints accession number and title, plus other fields depending
on database) |
4_: . . P 1 SHORT,TX(1,4)
1
(prints bibliographic details and chosen text paragraphs) |
N/A |
| Pause
to think |
5_: . . PARK |
? pause |
| 5_: . . GO (to
continue) |
|
Multi-file
searching
and
Multifile Alert
|
StarSearch
(See below for example and explanation) |
OneSearch®
(See last page for example and explanation) |
| Disconnecting |
. . O
. . Q (to main menu) |
LOGOFF, BYE, OFF , QUIT,
TOP, DISCONNECT |
. . O CONT
(holds search until end of day) |
LOGOFF HOLD
(holds search 30 minutes) |
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