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Support : Dialog Search Aids : Successful Searching : SAVE : Comment Lines

SAVE (continued)

Comment Lines

You can enter one or more comment lines as part of a SearchSave for future display in a RECALL of the search. Comment lines are useful for recording details about the original search request.

The first character in a comment line must be an asterisk (*). If you enter more than one line, each of the lines must begin with an asterisk. You can enter a maximum of 2,000 characters, including punctuation and spacing. Semicolons (;) cannot be used in comment lines.

 

PRINT and PRINT TITLE Commands

Because SAVE ALERT uses PRINT and PRINT TITLE commands to generate output when the strategy is run against new records, all three SAVE commands (SAVE, SAVE TEMP, and SAVE ALERT) store PRINT and PRINT TITLE commands. A RECALL of the SearchSave displays these command lines, but they do not EXECUTE when you run the SearchSave online with EXECUTE or EXECUTE STEPS. You must enter PRINT or PRINT TITLE commands separately at the time you EXECUTE the SearchSave.

• To include comment lines and a PRINT TITLE in a SearchSave:

File 717] The Washington Times Jun 1989-2008/Mar 17
(c) 2008 Washington Times. All rights reserved.
 
      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
?*Search requested by F. Tyler
?*First run on March 10, 2008
?select baseball/ti,lp and washington(1w)nationals
         7595   BASEBALL/TI,LP
       268528   WASHINGTON
         5340   NATIONALS
         2504   WASHINGTON(1W)NATIONALS
S1        454   SELECT BASEBALL/TI,LP AND 
                WASHINGTON(1W)NATIONALS
?select s1/2008
          454   S1
         4427   PY=2008
S2          9   SELECT S1/2008
?type s2/5/1-4

 2/5/1
DIALOG(R)File 717: The Washington Times
(c) 2008 Washington Times. All rights reserved.

14568015 

Johnson relishes healthy afternoon 

Washington Times ( WT ) - SATURDAY, March 08, 2008 
By: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES 
 Section: SPORTSNATIONALS NOTES  Page: C04 
Word Count: ! 690 

Lead Paragraph: 


JUPITER, Fla.
 -  Nick Johnson did just about everything he could do on a 
baseball field yesterday afternoon. He hit a single, he hit 
two doubles, he ran around the bases, he slid into home 
plate, he fielded a grounder, he scooped a low throw out of 
the dirt.

Caption: 
Nick Johnson went 3-for-3 yesterday, raising his spring 
batting average to .333. [Photo by Rodney Lamkey Jr./The 
Washington Times
Copyright (c) 2008 Washington Times. All rights reserved.
      .
      .
      .
?print title washington nationals
PRINT TITLE WASHINGTON NATIONALS

?print s2/5/all addr mdarcy

P087: PRINT S2/5/ALL addr mdarcy (items 1-9) est. cost 
of $16.02
  Alternate address: MDARCY is used.

Email delivery charges will be added at the rate of $0.50 
per PRINT command

Note: Unless you are setting up an Alert, you may enter
SEND or SEND ALL to process your print request immediately.

?save nationals
SearchSave "NATIONALS" stored

?recall nationals
Name:     NATIONALS
Modified: 17mar08

Line Command
---- -------
  1. *SEARCH REQUESTED BY F. TYLER
  2. *FIRST RUN ON MARCH 10, 2008
  3. SELECT BASEBALL/TI,LP AND WASHINGTON(1W)NATIONALS
  4. SELECT S1/2008
  5. PRINT TITLE WASHINGTON NATIONALS
  6. PRINT S2/5/ALL ADDR MDARCY

Usage Notes

DialogClassic Web: Comment lines are not stored in SearchSaves or Alerts.

DialogLink 5: The SAVE command generates a dialog box that displays the entire search strategy allowing for editing, including of comment lines.

(Integrating SearchSaves into Other Searches) 

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Successful Searching "Quick Links":

Complete Table of Contents

Introduction to Dialog
Special Dialog Features
Dialog Command Language Search Basics
Search Assistance and Tools
How to Use this Guide

Commands
ADD
ARCHIVE
BEGIN
CAPTURE
COST
DISPLAY
DISPLAY SETS
EDIT
EDIT ADDRESS
EDIT PROFILE
EXCEL
EXECUTE/ EXECUTE STEPS
EXPAND
HELP
HTML
IDENTIFY DUPLICATES
IDENTIFY DUPLICATES ONLY
IDPAT
KEEP
LIMITALL
LOGOFF
LOGOFF HOLD
MAP
ORDER
PAGE/PAGE–
PAUSE
PICKLIST
PRINT
RANK
RANK FILES
RECALL
REDIST
RELEASE
REMOVE DUPLICATES
REPEAT
REPORT
SAVE
SELECT
SEND
SET
SHOW
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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