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Summary of SET Commands

SET ADDRESS <address name> — Specifies an alternate mailing address to which the results of subsequent ORDER and PRINT commands will be sent.

SET ALIAS <new text> <old text> — Customizes search language for easier use; a prompted version of SET ALIAS is available.

SET BANNERS <OFF or ON> — OFF turns off the file banner display for multiple files; use SET BANNERS ON to reset. ON is the system default.

SET BANNERS <SHORT or LONG> — SHORT produces an abbreviated file banner display; use SET BANNERS LONG to reset. LONG is the system default.

SET CONNECT <ON or OFF> — ON changes method of charging from DialUnits to connect time. Use SET CONNECT OFF to reset to DialUnits. Note: The CONNECT setting may only be changed by storing the SET CONNECT command in your profile.

SET COST <OFF or ON> — OFF suppresses the display of cost estimates after BEGIN and LOGOFF commands; use ON to reset. ON is the system default.

SET COST ONESEARCH — Shortens display of a OneSearch^® cost estimate to a single notation; can be abbreviated to SET COST ONE. Use SET COST LONG to return to a full cost estimate.

SET COST SHORT — Shortens display of cost estimate so that only estimated total costs display. Use SET COST LONG to return to a full cost estimate.

SET DETAIL <ON or OFF> — ON lengthens the display of file-by-file results in OneSearch; use OFF to reset to shorter displays. OFF is the system default.

SET FILES <file numbers> — In DIALINDEX^®, specifies the files to be searched. In OneSearch, rearranges the order of files with respect to search processing and output.

SET H <nn> — Sets line length to nn characters; maximum is 132 characters; the system default is 75.

SET HILIGHT <ON or OFF> — ON turns on the highlighting feature; abbreviate as SET HI ON. Use SET HI OFF to reset. OFF is the system default.

SET HILIGHT <character(s)> — Sets HILIGHT character to up to 5 specified characters, e.g., SET HI *** places three asterisks around highlighted term(s).

SET KWIC nn — Sets the size of the KWIC "window" (the number of words displayed around the search terms). Abbreviate as SET K nn. Maximum window size is 50 words. System default is 30 words.

SET NOTICE <ON or OFF> — Gives notification of costs for any TYPE, DISPLAY, or PRINT command that generates a cost of $100 or more; use SET NOTICE OFF to cancel.

SET NOTICE <$ amount> — Allows you to set your own cost prompt for TYPE, DISPLAY, or PRINT output (e.g., SET NOTICE $50); the dollar sign is optional. Use SET NOTICE OFF to cancel. Minimum amount is $0.01.

SET PASSWORD <real> <alias> — Allows you to define an alias password. Cannot be stored in your Dialog profile.

SET POSTINGS <ON or OFF> — SET POSTINGS ON displays the number of postings (total occurrences) of search terms; OFF stops the postings display. OFF is the system default.

SET SELECT <SHORT or FULL> — SET SELECT SHORT suppresses the display of intermediate, unnumbered search results in response to the SELECT command; use SET SELECT FULL to return to the complete display. FULL is the system default.

SET SUBACCOUNT <name> — Establishes a subaccount billing session, under a name of up to 32 characters. Do not use semicolons.

SET Un xx, xx — Stores user-defined format Un (n=1-9), to contain field(s) XX.

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