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LIMITALL

Use LIMITALL to restrict all subsequent SELECT statements to one or more field suffix or limit codes. Enter LIMITALL followed by a slash (/) and the suffix codes you want, separated by commas. Prefix codes cannot be used with LIMITALL.

LIMITALL can save time during long searches involving large sets, by decreasing retrieval and reducing the number of records that must be processed in the search strategy.

When field suffixes (e.g., TI,DE) are used in a LIMITALL command, all subsequent search terms will be retrieved from the Basic Index; the use of a prefix code will produce zero results. Use LIMITALL CANCEL to cancel the restriction before SELECTing terms from the Additional Indexes.

All of the following commands will cancel LIMITALL:

If a new LIMITALL is entered or a LIMITALL is canceled and you want results from previous sets, you can enter the REPEAT command. REPEAT will regenerate your previous sets so that they include the results with the new LIMITALL setting.

Enter the command HELP LIMIT n (where n is the file number) to display the available limit suffix codes.

Notes:

• The limit qualifier /MAJ will restrict retrieval to those fields in which MAJ applies (usually the Descriptor field).
• The display of the terms searched while a LIMITALL restriction is in place does not show the restriction: the suffix codes do not display in the retrieval.
• LIMITALL is not stored in a SAVE command or Alert strategy. If you EDIT a SaveSearch or Alert, LIMITALL is disallowed.
• LIMITALL to accession number range or set is not available in CURRENT searches.
  

• To limit all subsequent SELECT commands:

?select forest? or tree? or pine? or fruit?
          546022  FOREST?
          471265  TREE?
           78570  PINE?
          311185  FRUIT?
      S1  881907  FOREST? OR TREE? OR PINE? OR FRUIT?
?limitall/ti,de,eng
LIMITALL started
?repeat
          197007  FOREST?
          112073  TREE?
           36349  PINE?
          157156  FRUIT?
      S1  398802  FOREST? OR TREE? OR PINE? OR FRUIT?
?s s1 and seed(w)dispers?
          398802  S1
           99570  SEED
           13731  DISPERS?
            3770  SEED(W)DISPERS?
      S2    1970  S1 AND SEED(W)DISPERS?
?s s2 and bird?
            1970  S2
           28555  BIRD?
      S3     393  S2 AND BIRD?
?limitall cancel
>>>LIMITALL cancelled
?s s3 and gn=costa rica
             393  S3
            8185  GN=COSTA RICA
      S4      30  S3 AND GN=COSTA RICA
?t s4/ti,de/1-2

4/TI,DE/1 
DIALOG(R)File 50: CAB Abstracts
(c) 2008 CAB International. All rights reserved.

Post-dispersal seed fate of some cloud forest tree species 
in Costa Rica. 

Book Title: Seed fate: predation, dispersal and seedling 
establishment 

Descriptors: cloud forests; forests; removal; seed
dispersal; seed size; testas; wild birds 
Organism Descriptors: Araceae; Ardisia; Beilschmiedia; 
birds; Celastraceae; Chiroptera; Eugenia; Guarea; 
Lauraceae; mammals; Ocotea; Persea; Prunus; Rubiaceae 
Geographic Names: Costa Rica 



4/TI,DE/2 
DIALOG(R)File 50: CAB Abstracts
(c) 2008 CAB International. All rights reserved.

Theme II: Tropical forests: structure, diversity and 
function - part A. Systematics and evolution of tropical 
plants. 

Book Title: Tropical ecosystems: structure, diversity and 
human welfare. Proceedings of the International Conference 
on Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human 
Welfare, Banglore, India, 15-18 July, 2001 

Descriptors: beneficial insects; evolution; forest 
fragmentation; forests; ground vegetation; insect pests; 
models; plant pests; pollination; population dynamics; 
seed dispersal; tropical forests; tropical rain forests 
Organism Descriptors: Alpinia; birds; Chrysomelidae; 
Costaceae; Formicidae; Heliconia; insects; Marantaceae; 
Zamia; Zingiberaceae; Zingiberales 
Geographic Names: Amazonia; Brazil; Costa Rica

(File 50: CAB ABSTRACTS)

You can also use a range of updates (UD=) and then apply LIMITALL to that set. In the following example, the results of sets after the LIMITALL are from the range of updates in S1. Note: Using non-sequential updates in a set for a LIMITALL is not recommended.

?recall burn

Name:     BURN
Modified: 25mar08
 Line Commands:
----- ---------
   1. S STRESS
   2. S BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT
   3. S S1 OR S2
   4. S S3 AND JOB(W)PERFORMANCE
 

?b149

   
File 149:TGG Health&Wellness DB(SM) 1976-2008/Mar W2
       (c) 2008 The Gale Group
 
      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
 
?expand ud=200802

Ref   Items  Index-term
E1     7718  UD=200801W3
E2     7626  UD=200801W4
E3    32078 *UD=200802
E4     7566  UD=200802W1
E5     7719  UD=200802W2
E6     8648  UD=200802W3
E7     8145  UD=200802W4
E8    16403  UD=200803
E9     7890  UD=200803W1
E10    8513  UD=200803W2
E11    8513  UD=9999
E12      97  WD=1
 

Enter P or PAGE for more
?select e3:e10

      S1   48481  UD='200802':UD='200803W2'
 
?limitall/s1

LIMITALL started
 
?exs burn

      S2    1009  STRESS
              20  BURNOUT
              79  BURN
             2387  OUT
               5  BURN(W)OUT
      S3      23  BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT
            1009  S2
              23  S3
      S4    1016  S2 OR S3
            1016  S4
             479  JOB
            1070  PERFORMANCE
               6  JOB(W)PERFORMANCE
      S5       2  S4 AND JOB(W)PERFORMANCE

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