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RANK FILES

Use the RANK FILES (RF) command in DIALINDEX^® (File 411) to reorganize the list of databases that has been scanned. The database that contains the most records, or "hits," appears at the top of the list, with the rest of the files arranged in descending order by number of hits.

RANK FILES generates a display similar to that provided by an EXPAND command, with N reference numbers assigned to each file. You can use the N numbers in a subsequent BEGIN or SET FILES command. The following example shows the use of N numbers with the BEGIN command to enter the databases with the most hits immediately after the DIALINDEX search.

Note: You can also follow a RANK FILES command with the BEGIN HITS command. Used with a SearchSave of your DIALINDEX search strategy, BEGIN HITS allows you to directly transfer the results of a DIALINDEX search session into the Dialog databases that contain hits.

• To use RANK FILES in DIALINDEX (File 411):

File 411:DIALINDEX(R)

DIALINDEX(R)
   (c) 2008 Dialog

*** DIALINDEX search results display in an abbreviated ***
*** format unless you enter the SET DETAIL ON command. ***

?sf pcinfo
   You have 15 files in your file list.
   (To see banners, use SHOW FILES command)

?s wireless(W)router?/ti
Processing
Your SELECT statement is:
   S WIRELESS(W)ROUTER?/TI
   
Items  File
-----  ----
   50    9: Business & Industry(R)_Jul/1994-2008/Mar 04
  126   16: Gale Group PROMT(R)_1990-2008/Mar 04
  199   20: Dialog Global Reporter_1997-2008/Mar 07
   93  111: TGG Natl.Newspaper Index(SM)_1979-2008/Feb 18
  201  148: Gale Group Trade & Industry DB_1976-2008/Feb 19
   36  211: Gale Group Newsearch(TM)_2008/Feb 19
    1  256: TecInfoSource_82-2008/Apr
  191  275: Gale Group Computer DB(TM)_1983-2008/Feb 29
    2  608: KR/T Bus.News._1992-2008/Mar 07
    1  624: McGraw-Hill Publications_1985-2008/Mar 06
    1  635: Business Dateline(R)_1985-2008/Mar 07
   38  636: Gale Group Newsletter DB(TM)_1987-2008/Mar 04
    7  647: CMP  Computer Fulltext_1988-2008/Feb W2
    3  674: Computer News Fulltext_1989-2006/Sep W1
   
14 files have one or more items; file list includes 15 files.
   

?rank files
Your last SELECT statement was:
   S WIRELESS(W)ROUTER?/TI

Ref        Items   File
---        -----   ----
N1   201   148: Gale Group Trade & Industry DB_1976-2008/Fe
N2   199    20: Dialog Global Reporter_1997-2008/Mar 07
N3   191   275: Gale Group Computer DB(TM)_1983-2008/Feb 29
N4   126    16: Gale Group PROMT(R)_1990-2008/Mar 04
N5    93   111: TGG Natl.Newspaper Index(SM)_1979-2008/Feb 
N6    50     9: Business & Industry(R)_Jul/1994-2008/Mar 04
N7    38   636: Gale Group Newsletter DB(TM)_1987-2008/Mar 
N8    36   211: Gale Group Newsearch(TM)_2008/Feb 19
N9     7   647: CMP  Computer Fulltext_1988-2008/Feb W2
N10    3   674: Computer News Fulltext_1989-2006/Sep W1
14 files have one or more items; file list includes 15 files.
   
        - Enter P or PAGE for more -

?save temp
Temp SearchSave "TD534001822" stored

?b n1:n4 
SYSTEM:OS  - DIALOG OneSearch
  File 148:Gale Group Trade & Industry DB 1976-2008/Feb 19
         (c)2008 The Gale Group
  File  20:Dialog Global Reporter 1997-2008/Mar 07
         (c) 2008 Dialog
  File 275:Gale Group Computer DB(TM) 1983-2008/Feb 29
         (c) 2008 The Gale Group
  File  16:Gale Group PROMT(R) 1990-2008/Mar 04
         (c) 2008 The Gale Group

      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
?exs
Executing TD534001822
          330047  WIRELESS/TI
           25068  ROUTER?/TI
      S1     717  WIRELESS(W)ROUTER?/TI

Usage Notes:

DialogLink 5: the RANK FILES command is part of a graphical version of DIALINDEX. See the DialogLink 5 User Guide under DIALINDEX for instructions on using the command.

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