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SAVE

The SAVE, SAVE TEMP, and SAVE ALERT commands store your search in the Dialog computer for use in another database or on another day. A stored search is known as a SearchSave. You can create a SearchSave strategy by entering search commands or using the Dialog Online Editor (see EDIT).

The SAVE PROFILE command stores your customized Dialog profile. See EDIT PROFILE for more information on creating and modifying your DIALOG profile.

SAVE entered alone during a search creates a permanent SearchSave. The search remains stored online until you RELEASE it.

SAVE TEMP creates a temporary SearchSave. The strategy remains on the system for seven calendar days, after which it is automatically deleted by the system.

SAVE ALERT creates a Dialog Alert current awareness search. The Dialog Alert strategy is stored online until you RELEASE it. The Alert is run automatically in the designated database(s) at the specified frequency. The search results are automatically sent to you through a variety of delivery options, such as postal, email, or ftp.

To run a SearchSave, use the EXECUTE or EXECUTE STEPS command. You can use all or part of a SearchSave within a different strategy to be saved. You can review the command lines of a SearchSave without executing them by using the RECALL command, and you can edit them with the Dialog Online Editor (see EDIT). You can also share SearchSaves (see EXECUTE: Sharing SearchSaves) with other Dialog users.

Note: A space is required between each element in a SAVE command.

SAVE (SearchSaves)

To store a search strategy permanently, run the search online and enter the command SAVE after you have created your final set. All your SELECT commands are stored under a serial number that begins with S or a name you have given it.

To use a saved strategy, BEGIN in the database(s) in which you want to run the search, and then enter the command EXECUTE or EXECUTE STEPS followed by the serial number or name of the SearchSave.

A nominal charge is incurred each month for storage of a permanent SearchSave. To delete the saved strategy, enter the command RELEASE followed by the serial number or name of the SearchSave.

Commands Stored with Save

The SAVE command stores any of the following commands that you have entered since your last BEGIN command:

IDENTIFY DUPLICATES IDENTIFY DUPLICATES ONLY PRINT PRINT TITLE REMOVE DUPLICATES

Comment Lines SELECT SELECT STEPS SET SORT

A RECALL of the SearchSave displays all of these command lines, but PRINT and PRINT TITLE do not EXECUTE when you run the search using EXECUTE or EXECUTE STEPS.

SAVE does not store commands (e.g., EXPAND, DISPLAY SETS, RANK, TYPE) other than those listed above, except for SET commands in your Dialog profile.

Usage Notes

DialogClassic Web: The following Save Command is not supported: SAVE PROFILE. Functional equivalents to many profile settings are available via the Preferences Tab settings.

DialogLink 5: The following SAVE Commands are not supported: EDIT PROFILE, SAVE PROFILE. Functional equivalents to many profile settings are available via the Configuration>Settings menu as fill-in-the blanks settings.

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