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Welcome to Part 4 of Learning Dialog Using DialogClassic Web. In this part we will be displaying the documents we retrieved in the previous search.
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Now that we have shown you how to choose the correct database and find the documents that answer your question, we'd now like to take a look at how to look at the documents from the databases that satisfy your search.
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To look at records in DialogClassic Web, you will use the Type command (abbreviated T). With the Type command Dialog wants to know 3 things; From which set will you type; in what format do you want to use o see the records and how many records do you want to see. As you can see the command is T S# slash format slash # of records you want to see.
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Part of the TYPE command is the format options. There are named formats like free, short, medium, long and full. There are also numbered formats. Some of the databases that are company directories, for example, really give you a lot of flexibility with the numbered formats.
All formats are listed on the Bluesheets for each database. The Bluesheet wll say: Type S1/ Format 9/ the first ten records 1-10. Let's now display some records from our previous search.
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Going back then to our search, we are interested in Set 7, the records that satisfy our search with the duplicates removed. We will enter T or TYPE followed by Set 7 (S7), a slash, the FREE format so we can see that our search is on target, a second slash, and the number of records. The FREE format in this case gives a title, date and some indications of how the article is categorized. Note, too, that if selecting more than one record you can separate the numbers with commas or use a range, for example 1-10.
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Now we want to review the articles to see if we want to see one or more complete records. We will use Format 9 or FULL to see complete records. Article 1 that comes from Business & Industry database (File 9) looks interesting. Now I will use the TYPE command again changing the format and record number. I will type the same set S7, change the format to FULL or 9 for Format 9 to see the complete record and type the record number 1 that I want to see. So it will look like this: T s7/FULL/1.
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This article seems to satisfy our search request quite well. Finally then, to end our session we type in logoff (or just log). You will always get a cost summary of your search when you type logoff. You may also click the logoff button at the top of the screen.
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Now that we have completed the search, this session is nearly finished.
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In conclusion, today's course has provided you with an orientation to Dialog and the most recent version of DialogClassic Web. You have learned how to select a database using Dialog tools, how to conduct a search using the basic commands—Begin, Select, Type and logoff. You have also used Boolean operators and proximity connectors to put your search together.
Please remember that today's course hasn't covered everything but is enough to get you started searching Dialog. There is much more you can do on Dialog. For example, you can analyze your results, sort records, display full images complete with graphics and create reports. These tasks can be found in other courses and I encourage you to try more training to learn more about Dialog content and search features.
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If you need help while you are searching, please contact the Knowledge Center either by phone or e-mail 24 hours a day, 6 days per week at the numbers on your screen for inside and outside North America. Practice makes perfect so we want you to practice for free what you learned today using the Dialog ONTAP databases. The ONTAP databases are portions of databases made available so you can practice in specific subject files that may be of interest to you, such as medical, technical and business databases. To search the ONTAP files you will use a special user ID and password available on the Dialog Web site and listed on this slide. Sample searches to try can also be found on the Web site. Finally, to stay informed about the latest developments on Dialog, please sign up for free Dialog e-newsletters. What's New on Dialog gives you all the latest about new product features, content and search tips.
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Here are some helpful URLs to look at and bookmark to retrieve important documentation, training and search tips. There are links for DialogClassic Web, the Database Catalog and Bluesheets. There's also a link for more information on training so that you can find other courses that are of interest to you. Finally the link for How Do I provides recipes for common searches. These are done frequently by our searchers so we've put them together by category on the Web site.
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With that this course is now completed. Thank you for your interest in Dialog and we hope you enjoyed this online course and will come back for other courses.