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EDIT (cont'd)

CHANGE (cont'd)

Enter the word ALL in place of line numbers to CHANGE all lines containing the existing text you specify.

• To change all lines:

EDIT:
?list
  10. S GRIEF OR STRESS/DE
  20. S BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT
  30. S JOB(W)PERFORMANCE
  40. S S1 AND S2 AND S3
EDIT:  
?change all/s/ss/

  10. SS GRIEF OR STRESS/DE
  20. SS BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT
  30. SS JOB(W)PERFORMANCE
  40. SS S1 AND S2 AND S3

Note: Changes made in the text of a search strategy may affect the resulting set numbers once the search is EXECUTEd in a database. The Online Editor does not automatically change set numbers; if your strategy uses set numbers in its command lines, you must adjust your set numbers by using the CHANGE command.

To determine changes in set numbers, count the sets that your strategy will create. Every SELECT (S) command in your strategy creates one single, numbered set, so each SELECT command can be counted as one set. Every SELECT STEPS (SS) command creates a numbered set for each term (whether word- or phrase-indexed) in the command, plus a set for every proximity operation, plus a final set. Be sure you count your sets carefully if you use SELECT STEPS in your search strategy. Testing the new strategy using STEPS is recommended.

• To change set numbers after changing S to SS:

EDIT:
?list
  10. SS GRIEF OR STRESS/DE  <—Creates sets S1-S3
  20. SS BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT  <—Creates sets S4-S8
  30. SS JOB(W)PERFORMANCE  <—Creates set S9-S11
  40. SS S1 AND S2 AND S3
EDIT:
?change 40/s1 and s2 and s3/s3 and s8 and s11/
  40. SS S3 AND S8 AND S11

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