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TYPE

Use the TYPE command to view search results online at your terminal. Enter TYPE followed by the set number, a slash (/), a format, a second slash, and the item numbers of the records you want to see.

If you do not specify these parameters, the system defaults apply.

Set Number (Sn)

You can enter the set number of any set created since your last BEGIN command. You can omit the initial S (e.g., TYPE 12/5/1-10), but the full set number (e.g., TYPE S12/5/1-10) is recommended.

Format

The format you enter determines which fields of each record will be typed. The formats available for use include predefined, numbered formats, user-defined and Un formats, and the KWIC format and its HILIGHT option. The predefined formats available in a given database are listed on its Bluesheet; for online help, enter HELP FMT n (where n is the file number).

Item Numbers

The item number(s) specify which record(s) in the set are to be typed. You can indicate a single record, a range of records using a hyphen to indicate the range (e.g., 1-10), a non-sequential group of records separated by commas (e.g., 1,4,7,12), or a combination of the two methods (e.g., 1,3,7-9). To view all the records contained in a set, you can enter the word ALL or enter a range that includes all records in the set. If you omit the item numbers, the first record is typed.

Direct Record Access

In most databases, if you know the Dialog accession number for a record, you can retrieve it directly without first entering search terms to locate it. Simply enter TYPE followed by the accession number, a slash, and a format.

TYPE and DISPLAY

Use TYPE (or DISPLAY) to view search results online. You can view records in continuous output or request records one at a time on your screen. If 10 records are requested using TYPE or (e.g., type s1/6/1-10 or display s1/6/1-10), all 10 are displayed at your computer without interruption. If you type TYPE or T (or DISPLAY) alone without using a format or range of records, only one record displays in Format 2, and you must enter another TYPE (or DISPLAY) command to view additional records.

Basic TYPE Command Examples

• To DISPLAY records 1 through 5 from set S3 in Title/KWIC format:

?display s3/6,k/1-5

• To DISPLAY records 6, 9, 10, 11 and 15 from set S1 in Format 9:

?display s1/9/6,9-11,15

• To TYPE records 1 through 8 from set S12 in Format 6:

?type s12/6/1-8

• To TYPE a user-defined format (UDF) that includes Titles, Authors, and Publication Years of records 1 through 5 from set S6:

?type s6/ti,au,py/1-5

• To TYPE record 6 from set S10 in a user-defined format, U2:

?type s10/u2/6

• To TYPE records 3, 8, 9, 10 and 14 from set S2 in Format 3:

?type s2/3/3,8-10,14

• To TYPE all records (10 items) from set S7 in Format 5:

?type s7/5/all
?type s7/5/1-10

• To TYPE records 1 through 8 from set S1 in Title/KWIC format:

?type s1/6,k/1-8

• To TYPE record 1234567 in Format 7:

?type 1234567/7

Usage Notes:

DialogLink 5: The PICKLIST command is also available for display and saving records in Text, HTML or XML formats.

DialogClassic: When you use the DISPLAY command in DialogClassic via Telnet, the output will pause after each record or every 24 lines.

(TAG Option) 

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