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SELECT (continued)

Use SELECT:

To retrieve entries from an EXPAND display.
In DIALINDEX (File 411); SELECT can be entered alone after entering SET FILES to repeat the preceding full SELECT command.
To combine sets (e.g., SELECT S1 AND S2).
To limit search terms (e.g., SELECT MOON/TI) and/or set numbers (e.g., SELECT S8/DE).
With FROM to retrieve items from specific files when searching multiple files with OneSearch (e.g., SELECT ARBITRON FROM 16,148).

Set numbering begins with S1 after each BEGIN command and continues consecutively up to a maximum of 400 sets.

Note: In general, you should follow both SELECT (S) and SELECT STEPS (SS) with a space. The abbreviation S for SELECT must be followed by a space if the following search term begins with ELECT or is a set number:

?s electronic

If no space is used, system will interpret as SELECT RONIC.

?s s1

If no space is used, system will interpret as SELECT STEPS 1.

• To SELECT from an EXPAND list:

?e au=mccracken, elizabeth Ref Items Index-term E1 1 AU=MCCRACKEN, EDWARD M E2 2 AU=MCCRACKEN, EILEEN E3 27 AU=MCCRACKEN, ELIZABETH E4 9 AU=MCCRACKEN, ELLEN E5 1 AU=MCCRACKEN, ERNEST M E6 3 AU=MCCRACKEN, ESTHER E7 5 AU=MCCRACKEN, EVELYNE E8 1 AU=MCCRACKEN, F. D E9 2 AU=MCCRACKEN, FLOYD E10 7 AU=MCCRACKEN, G. M E11 2 AU=MCCRACKEN, GARY F E12 4 AU=MCCRACKEN, GEORGE ENGLERT E13 9 AU=MCCRACKEN, GEORGE H E14 1 AU=MCCRACKEN, GILES E15 2 AU=MCCRACKEN, GLENN E16 14 AU=MCCRACKEN, GRANT DAVID .... ?s e3 S1 27 AU='MCCRACKEN, ELIZABETH'

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Complete Table of Contents

Introduction to Dialog

	Special Dialog Features
	Dialog Command Language Search Basics
	Search Assistance and Tools
	How to Use this Guide

Commands

	ADD
	ARCHIVE
	BEGIN
	CAPTURE
	COST
	DISPLAY
	DISPLAY SETS
	EDIT
	EDIT ADDRESS
	EDIT PROFILE
	EXCEL
	EXECUTE/ EXECUTE STEPS
	EXPAND
	HELP
	HTML
	IDENTIFY DUPLICATES
	IDENTIFY DUPLICATES ONLY
	IDPAT
	KEEP
	LIMITALL
	LOGOFF
	LOGOFF HOLD
	MAP
	ORDER
	PAGE/PAGE–
	PAUSE
	PICKLIST
	PRINT
	RANK
	RANK FILES
	RECALL
	REDIST
	RELEASE
	REMOVE DUPLICATES
	REPEAT
	REPORT
	SAVE
	SELECT
	SEND
	SET
	SHOW
	SORT
	TEXT
	TYPE
	VIEW
	VISUAL EXPAND
	VISUAL RANK
	WORD
	XML
	XSLT

Appendix A: Punctuation and Symbols

Appendix B: Restricted Words

Appendix C: Glossary

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