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Integrating SearchSaves into Other Searches

SAVE (continued)

Integrating SearchSaves into Other Searches

You can execute all or part of a SearchSave, enter additional command lines, and then SAVE that new strategy.

You can use a SearchSave at any time during a search, because Dialog renumbers its sets according to current set history. However, if you are using the SearchSave within another search strategy, and your SearchSave contains set numbers in its command lines, and you plan to also SAVE this new search, you must do either of the following:

• EXECUTE the first SearchSave immediately following your BEGIN command.
• Use EXECUTE STEPS rather than EXECUTE.

This will ensure that any new set numbers used within the earlier SearchSave remain valid in the new SearchSave.

If you are not going to SAVE the new search, you can EXECUTE the SearchSave at any point during the search session, and Dialog will adjust the internal set numbering during the execution process.

In the following example, the RECALL command is used to view the command lines of the permanent SearchSave GEOM. The EXECUTE STEPS command specifies that only the first two lines are to be executed. A new search term is added to the strategy, and a TYPE command verifies relevancy. Next, a Dialog Alert profile is created using SAVE ALERT.

• To incorporate part of a SearchSave into a new SearchSave or Alert:

File   1:ERIC 1965-2008/Jan 
       (c) format only 2008 Dialog
 
      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
 
?recall geom

Name:     GEOM
Modified: 17mar08
 Line Commands:
----- ---------
   1. SELECT COMPUTER? OR MICROCOMPUTER?
   2. S S1 AND MATHEMATICS AND GEOMETR?
   3. S S2 AND ELEMENTARY(W)(SCHOOL? OR EDUCATION)
 
?exs geom/1-2
           86640  COMPUTER?
           11617  MICROCOMPUTER?
      S1   87863  COMPUTER? OR MICROCOMPUTER?
           87863  S1
           64353  MATHEMATICS  (ADDED 07/01/1966)
            7420  GEOMETR?
      S2    1014  S1 AND MATHEMATICS AND GEOMETR? 

?s s2 and secondary/de
            1014  S2
          282677  SECONDARY/DE
      S3     591  S2 AND SECONDARY/DE
 
?type s3/ti,de/1-2

3/TI,DE/1 
DIALOG(R)File 1: ERIC
(c) format only 2008 Dialog. All rights reserved.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School 
Mathematics; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer 
Software; Mathematical Applications; Mathematical 
Concepts; Geometric Concepts ; Teaching Methods 



3/TI,DE/2 
DIALOG(R)File 1: ERIC
(c) format only 2008 Dialog. All rights reserved.

More than Ladders 
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction; Problem Solving; 
Mathematical Logic; Thinking Skills; Learning 
Activities; Teaching Methods; Computer Software; 
Geometric Concepts; Geometry; Puzzles; Secondary 
School Mathematics 

?save alert geom1 update

Do you want duplicates removed automatically?     
Y=Yes  N=No  H=Help

?n

Do you want notification even if no documents are found?  
Y=Yes  N=No

?n

Your alert currently has these settings:
1. Databases:    1
2. Frequency:    When database is updated
                 1(M)
3. Run at:       When database is updated
4. Dedupe:       N
5. Notify:       ONLY when new documents are found 
                 (Notify=OFF)
To make a change, enter a line number.
To save the Alert, enter S for Save.                   
Q=Quit  H=Help

?s

Enter a PRINT statement for your Alert.                
Q=Quit  H=Help
?print title secondary math computer education

Enter the next PRINT command or enter S to SAVE.       
Q=Quit  H=Help
?print s3/5/all addr mdarcy

Alert "GEOM1" saved

Usage Notes

DialogClassic Web: The SAVE ALERT command generates a dialog box, which prompts for an Alert name and print statements, and provides check boxes and radio buttons for de-duplication and frequency options.

DialogLink 5: To execute partial SearchSaves, use the syntax EXS /USER <user number>/n-n. The SAVE ALERT command generates a dialog box with fill-in-the blanks and check boxes for name, print statements, de-duplication and frequency options.

DialogClassic: Allows for stacked responses to prompts in SAVE ALERT, e.g., N; N at the prompt for duplicate removal, rather than waiting for and responding to the next prompt regarding notification.

DialogWeb—Command: Does not support stacked commands for "Y" or "N".

Tips and Cautions for Using Save 

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