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Support : Dialog Search Aids : Successful Searching : SET : Summary of SET Commands

Summary of SET Commands

SET ADDRESS <address name> — Specifies an alternate mailing address to which the results of subsequent ORDER and PRINT commands will be sent.

SET ALIAS <new text> <old text> — Customizes search language for easier use; a prompted version of SET ALIAS is available.

SET BANNERS <OFF or ON> — OFF turns off the file banner display for multiple files; use SET BANNERS ON to reset. ON is the system default.

SET BANNERS <SHORT or LONG> — SHORT produces an abbreviated file banner display; use SET BANNERS LONG to reset. LONG is the system default.

SET CONNECT <ON or OFF> — ON changes method of charging from DialUnits to connect time. Use SET CONNECT OFF to reset to DialUnits. Note: The CONNECT setting may only be changed by storing the SET CONNECT command in your profile.

SET COST <OFF or ON> — OFF suppresses the display of cost estimates after BEGIN and LOGOFF commands; use ON to reset. ON is the system default.

SET COST ONESEARCH — Shortens display of a OneSearch® cost estimate to a single notation; can be abbreviated to SET COST ONE. Use SET COST LONG to return to a full cost estimate.

SET COST SHORT — Shortens display of cost estimate so that only estimated total costs display. Use SET COST LONG to return to a full cost estimate.

SET DETAIL <ON or OFF> — ON lengthens the display of file-by-file results in OneSearch; use OFF to reset to shorter displays. OFF is the system default.

SET FILES <file numbers> — In DIALINDEX®, specifies the files to be searched. In OneSearch, rearranges the order of files with respect to search processing and output.

SET H <nn> — Sets line length to nn characters; maximum is 132 characters; the system default is 75.

SET HILIGHT <ON or OFF> — ON turns on the highlighting feature; abbreviate as SET HI ON. Use SET HI OFF to reset. OFF is the system default.

SET HILIGHT <character(s)> — Sets HILIGHT character to up to 5 specified characters, e.g., SET HI *** places three asterisks around highlighted term(s).

SET KWIC nn — Sets the size of the KWIC "window" (the number of words displayed around the search terms). Abbreviate as SET K nn. Maximum window size is 50 words. System default is 30 words.

SET NOTICE <ON or OFF> — Gives notification of costs for any TYPE, DISPLAY, or PRINT command that generates a cost of $100 or more; use SET NOTICE OFF to cancel.

SET NOTICE <$ amount> — Allows you to set your own cost prompt for TYPE, DISPLAY, or PRINT output (e.g., SET NOTICE $50); the dollar sign is optional. Use SET NOTICE OFF to cancel. Minimum amount is $0.01.

SET PASSWORD <real> <alias> — Allows you to define an alias password. Cannot be stored in your Dialog profile.

SET POSTINGS <ON or OFF> — SET POSTINGS ON displays the number of postings (total occurrences) of search terms; OFF stops the postings display. OFF is the system default.

SET SELECT <SHORT or FULL> — SET SELECT SHORT suppresses the display of intermediate, unnumbered search results in response to the SELECT command; use SET SELECT FULL to return to the complete display. FULL is the system default.

SET SUBACCOUNT <name> — Establishes a subaccount billing session, under a name of up to 32 characters. Do not use semicolons.

SET Un xx, xx — Stores user-defined format Un (n=1-9), to contain field(s) XX.

(SET ADDRESS) 

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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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