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DISPLAY SETS

Use DISPLAY SETS (or DS) to view a complete list of the sets you have created since your last BEGIN command. You can also specify a single set (e.g., DISPLAY SETS S4) or a range of sets (e.g., DISPLAY SETS S1-S3). You can use these commands at any time during your search without interrupting the search process.

The list created by a DISPLAY SETS command shows the set number, the number of items retrieved, and the contents of each set. This command is a quick and easy way to get your bearings when your search is not fully visible.

DISPLAY SETS should be used after you reconnect to Dialog following a disconnect or a LOGOFF HOLD command. By reviewing your set history prior to continuing a search, you can confirm existing set numbers and search results.

• To view the sets created since the last BEGIN command:

Reconnected in file 63 14dec07 14:53:51

File 63:Transport Res(TRIS) 1970-2007/Dec
     (c) fmt only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.

         Set Items Description
         --- ----- -----------

?display sets

Set     Items   Description
S1      11807   OREGON OR CALIFORNIA OR WASHINGTON(NOT W)
                  (DC OR D(W)C)
S2      29538   AMTRAK OR TRAIN? ? OR RAILROAD?
S3        923   S1 AND S2

?ds s1-s2
Set     Items   Description
S1      11807   OREGON OR CALIFORNIA OR WASHINGTON(NOT W)
                  (DC OR D(W)C)
S2      29538   AMTRAK OR TRAIN? ? OR RAILROAD?

(File 63: Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS))

SET POSTINGS

• To SET POSTINGS ON for the preceding search:

?set postings on
POSTINGS set ON

?ds
Set     Items   Postings   Description
S1      11807      18919   OREGON OR CALIFORNIA OR 
                           WASHINGTON(NOT W) (DC OR D(W)C)
S2      29538      60480   AMTRAK OR TRAIN? ? OR RAILROAD?
S3        923       3460   S1 AND S2

(File 63: Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS))

(Displaying Sets in OneSearch) 

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