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EXPAND (continued)

EXPANDing in DIALINDEX^®

In DialogLink 5, DIALINDEX has been redesigned to provide a pop-up window with improved usability and sorting capabilities.  When you enter BEGIN 411 to search in DIALINDEX the graphical window opens.

You can use the EXPAND command in DIALINDEX (File 411) with individual databases (using 2 or more files) and categories. No E numbers are shown in the EXPAND display, because they cannot be SELECTed in File 411. The pop-up window provides a button for EXPAND that becomes active once you enter a OneSearch^® category name or two or more file numbers separated by commas in the Set Files text box.

The default in File 411 is SET DETAIL OFF, which will display the total number of records from all databases. The SET DETAIL ON command displays an extra column showing which files contain the search term. You can also use SET POSTINGS ON to display the record count, as well as the number of occurrences.

• To EXPAND in multiple files in DIALINDEX with SET DETAIL OFF (the system default):

?b 411

Figure 1

In the Set Files text box enter the name of a OneSearch category, such as "arts".  You can use the Set Files hyperlink to view a list of Dialog's OneSearch categories. Do not include the command SET FILES or SF.  The SET FILES command is built into the graphical interface. Click on the Expand button that resides right above the Set Files hyperlink.  On the next screen a text box appears to the left of an Expand button.  Enter the term(s) you wish to EXPAND and click the Expand button or press <Enter>.

Figure 2

• To EXPAND in multiple files in DIALINDEX with SET DETAIL ON:

?set detail on
DETAIL set on

Figure 3

To see the total number of records from each database in the EXPAND in File 411, enter SET DETAIL ON before BEGINning 411.  Proceed as shown above in Figures 1 and 2.

(EXPANDing in OneSearch) 

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