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Support : DialogLink : Online Help : SET : Summary of SET Commands

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 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 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 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 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 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. SHORT is the DialogLink 5 default. This setting may be changed using Preferences option for your Searcher profile under the Configuration -> Settings menu option.

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

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DialogLink 5 Enhanced Features
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Linking Pane
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Record Links
Saving and Editing Search Saves
Reporting Option

Commands Available Through DialogLink

ADD
BEGIN
CAPTURE
COST
DISPLAY
DISPLAY SETS
EDIT
EDIT ADDRESS
EXCEL
EXECUTE/ EXECUTE STEPS
EXPAND
HELP
HTML
IDENTIFY DUPLICATES
IDENTIFY DUPLICATES ONLY
IDPAT
KEEP
LIMITALL
LOGOFF
LOGOFF HOLD
LOGON
MAP
ORDER
PICKLIST
PRINT
RANK
RANK FILES
RECALL
RELEASE
REMOVE DUPLICATES
REPEAT
REPORT
SAVE ALERT
SAVE SEARCH
SELECT
SEND
SET
SHOW
SHOW PREFERENCES
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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