| Symbol |
Name |
Uses |
Examples |
| - |
hyphen |
Indicates a range of items in TYPE, DISPLAY, PRINT, REPORT, SORT, KEEP, and MAP commands |
TYPE S1/5/1-8 |
| - |
hyphen |
Indicates a range of years or accession numbers in SELECT or LIMITALL commands |
S S1/2007-2008 |
| - |
hyphen |
In EXECUTE commands, indicates an inclusive range of command lines to be executed |
EXS SDBURN/2-4 |
| - |
minus sign |
In PRINT commands, indicates a cancelled PRINT or group of PRINTs |
PR-
PR- P036
PR- ALL |
| = |
equal sign |
Links prefix code(s) to term |
S JN=SCIENCE |
| / |
slash |
Precedes suffix code(s) |
S CHILD/TI,DE |
| / |
slash |
Separates parameters in TYPE, PRINT, DISPLAY, SORT, MAP, and REPORT commands |
TYPE S1/5/1 |
| ! |
exclamation point |
Truncation symbol for use with descriptors in an appropriate online thesaurus |
SELECT PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE! |
| ? |
question mark |
Dialog prompt (supplied by system) |
|
| ? |
question mark |
Truncation symbol:
• Single ? allows any number of additional characters
• Specific number controls maximum length
• ? ? allows only one additional character
• Embedded within a word, allows character to vary |
SELECT ENGINEER?
SELECT QUER???
SELECT HOSPITAL? ?
SELECT WOM?N |
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