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= Complete Guide To The DIALOG Information Network =
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= Written by: Brian Oblivion =
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-A production of : -=Restricted -=Data -=Transmissions :
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: :
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: "Truth is cheap, but information costs." :
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NOTE: This file was originally to be released under RL but due to certian
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circumstances both personal and external, it was never released. I
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have gone through it as of late and added a few addtions here.. spelling
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corrections there... and so on. This file will now be re-released under
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RDT.
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INTRODUCTION:
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With the onslaught of On-line Databases into the public and
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private sectors, I feel it is becoming increasingly important to
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penetrate and maintain access to these databases. The databases
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in question contain data pertaing to our personal lives and to our
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enviornment. Not to mention the tetrabytes of useful information
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that can be directed toward research and personal education.
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Who or What is DIALOG?
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The DIALOG Information Network is a service that links
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various Public and Commercial databases together for convience.
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In the past, when one wanted to access LEGAL RESOURCE INDEX, for
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instance, one would have to dial direct. With DIALOG, Hundreds of
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databases are connected via X25 networks(Tymnet, Sprintnet, Uninet,
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Dialnet...) eliminating frustrating searching and outrageous long
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distance telephone bills.(This is pre-ma bell breakup.)
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Further within the file is a PARTIAL list of databases found
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online. Some of the database are nothing more that peroidical's
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and abstract sources, while others provide fulltext articles and
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books. There are over 2500 periodicals, newspapers, newsletters
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and newswires online in Fulltext.
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Here are a few of my favorites:
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Mc Graw-Hill Publications Online (File624)
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- Services offer FullText of their Newsletters serving the
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Worldwide AeroSpace and Defense Industry. Complete Text from 30
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newsletters such as AeroSpace Daily, BYTE, Avation Week and Space
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Technology, Data Communications, ENR, among others. For more info
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on the database, when in DIALOG type Help News624.
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PR NEWSWIRE (File613)
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- PR Newswire records contain the complete text of news
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releases prepared by: companies; public relations agencies; trade
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associations; city, state,federal and non-US Government agencies;
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and other sources covering the entire spectrum of news. The
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complete text of a news release typically contains details or
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background information that is not published in newspapers. More
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than 8500 companies contribute news for PR Newswire. PR NEWSWIRE
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is a known agent of Corporate Intelligence.
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DMS/FI MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORTS (File589)
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- FullText of World AreoSpace Weekly, covers all aspects of
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both civil and military aerospace activities worldwide.
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- World Weapons Review, very high degree of technical detail
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and perspective. As such, it has special appeal to military
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professionals and users of weapons.
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Note: The database treats the newsletters as seperate Binders.
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For example, to access the World Weapons Review, after
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connecting to the database type:
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SELECT BN=WORLD WEAPONS REVIEW
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or whichever newsletter you wish to search.
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FINE CHEMICALS DATABASE (File360)
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- The focus of this database is on sources for laboratory,
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specialty, and unusual chemicals used in scientific research and
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new product development. Fine chemicals are relatively pure
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chemicals typically produced in small quantities. The database
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will provide you with manufacturers and/or distributors.
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DUN'S ELECTRONIC YELLOW PAGES (File515)
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- Largest database of U.S. Businesses available on DIALOG,
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providing informaion on a total of 8.5 million establishments.
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Corporate Intelligence: you can quickly verigy the existence of a
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business. Then you can obtain address, telephone number, employee
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size, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and other basic
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information.
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CURRENT CONTENTS SEARCH (File440)
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- FullText articles from over 8000+ worldwide journals
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dealing with Science and Technology.
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BOOKS IN PRINT (File470)
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- access to in-print and out-of-print books since 1979, BIP lets
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you retrieve bibliographic data on virtually every book published
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or distributed in the united states. Plus FullText reviews on the
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book(s) you have selected. See next.
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PUBLISHERS DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS ONLINE (File450)
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- PDW online will locate virtually any book, audiocassette,
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software publisher, distributor or wholesaler in the U.S.
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You now should have an Idea of the power and scope of the
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Dialog Information Network. Please, read on.
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NOTE: Most of DIALOG's Services are now available to certain Research
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facilities, public and private, on CD-ROM. Check your local Public
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and University libraries for this service. Of course MANY of the
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more interesting databases are not available on CD-ROM and must
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still be accessed through the DIALOG network.
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Access to DIALOG Services
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The following online services are available from DIALOG
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Information Services:
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DIALOG
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DIALOG Business (DBC)
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DIALOG Medical Connection (DMC)
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DIALMAIL
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KNOWLEDGE INDEX
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The logon procedures for the first four are identical and use
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the same service address; procedures for KNOWLEDGE INDEX differ
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only in the use of the KI service address, as illustrated
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throughout this file.
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The most common method of access to DIALOG services uses
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local phone numbers for three telecommunication networks: DIALOG's
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DIALNET, BT Tymnet, TYMNET, and SprintNet. For those who live in
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an area that lacks a local dialup for those three networks, you
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may use the 800 link into the DIALNET for access to all DIALOG
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services except KNOWLEDGE INDEX. This Access is not free, but it
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may cost less than dialing long-distance to reach a network node
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if you live in a region without local access. Access ia also
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available through gateways from other online systems.
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Access to many DIALOG services is available from countries
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throughout the world and may be accessed from their own Public
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Data Networks.
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Dialnet 800-Number Access
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The two DIALNET 800 numbers are available for connecting to Dialog
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services from anywhere in the 48 contiguous states. Access
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through these numbers is not free.
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(800)DIALNET 300, 1200, and 2400 b. (w/MNP error
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Checking)
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(800)342-5638
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(800)847-1620 VADIC 3400 series modems (1200 baud)
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BELL 103 modems (300 baud)
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BELL 212 modems (1200 baud)
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Note: I have excluded all the Dialup numbers for Tymnet and
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Sprintnet. If you don't know how to find those, obtain
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a file on X25 nets and Im sure they will be listed some-
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where in them.
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DIALNET US DIALUP NUMBERS
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(All DIALNET dialup numbers support 300, 1200, and 2400 baud)
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ARIZONA
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Pheonix....................................(602)257-8895
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CALIFORNIA
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Alhambra...................................(818)300-9000
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Longbeach..................................(213)491-0803
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Los Angeles................................(818)300-9000
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Marina Del Rey.............................(213)305-9833
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Newport Beach..............................(714)756-1969
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Oakland....................................(415)633-7900
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Palo Alto..................................(415)858-2461
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Palo Alto..................................(415)858-2461
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Palo Alto..................................(415)858-2575
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Sacramento.................................(916)444-5030
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San Diego..................................(619)297-8610
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San Francisco..............................(415)957-5910
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San Jose...................................(408)432-0590
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COLORADO
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Denver.....................................(303)860-9800
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CONNECTICUT
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Bloomfield/Hartford........................(203)242-5954
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Stamford...................................(203)324-1201
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DELAWARE
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Wilmington.................................(302)652-1706
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Washington.................................(703)359-2500
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GEORGIA
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Atlanta....................................(404)455-4221
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ILLINOIS
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Chicago....................................(312)341-1444
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INDIANA
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Indianapolis...............................(317)635-7259
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MARYLAND
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Baltimore..................................(301)234-0940
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Boston.....................................(617)439-7920
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Lexington..................................(617)862-6240
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MICHIGAN
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Ann Arbor..................................(313)973-2622
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Detroit....................................(313)964-1309
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MINNESOTA
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Minneapolis................................(612)338-0676
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MISSOURI
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St. Louis..................................(314)731-0122
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NEW JERSEY
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Lyndhurst..................................(201)460-8868
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Morristown.................................(201)292-9646
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Newark.....................................(201)824-1412
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Piscataway.................................(201)562-9680
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Princeton..................................(609)243-9550
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NEW MEXICO
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Albuquerque................................(505)764-9281
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NEW YORK
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Albany.....................................(518)458-8710
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Buffalo....................................(716)896-9440
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Hempstead..................................(516)489-6868
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New York City..............................(212)422-0410
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Rochester..................................(716)458-7300
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White Plains...............................(914)328-7810
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NORTH CAROLINA
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Research Triangle..........................(919)549-9290
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OHIO
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Cincinnati.................................(513)489-3980
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Cleveland..................................(216)621-3807
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Columbus...................................(614)461-8348
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Dayton.....................................(513)898-8878
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OREGON
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Portland...................................(503)228-2771
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Allentown..................................(215)776-2030
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Philadelphia...............................(215)923-5214
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Pittsburg..................................(412)471-1421
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Valley Forge/Norristown....................(215)666-1500
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TEXAS
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Austin.....................................(512)462-9494
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Dallas.....................................(214)631-9861
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Houston....................................(713)531-0505
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UTAH
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Salt Lake City.............................(801)532-3071
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VIRGINIA
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Fairfax....................................(703)359-2500
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WASHINGTON
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Seattle....................................(206)282-5009
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WISCONSIN
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Milwaukee..................................(414)796-1785
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Access to Dialog Outside of the US
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Foreign readers may access Dialog via the INFONET PDN.
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The following numbers are for those particular users.
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BELGIUM
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Brussels (300).............................(02)648-0710
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Brussels (1200)............................(02)640-4993
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DENMARK
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Copenhagen (300)...........................(01)22-10-66
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Copenhagen (1200)..........................(01)22-41-22
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FINLAND
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Helsinki (1200)............................(90)692-6163
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FRANCE
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Paris (300)................................(1)43-35-23-37
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Paris (1200)...............................(1)43-35-39-29
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GERMANY
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Frankfurt (300)............................(069)666-6881
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Frankfurt (1200)...........................(069)666-1081
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Logging in to DIALOG or KNOWLEDGE INDEX (KI)
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After dialing the appropriate number and establishing the
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connection, you must allow a 10-second delay and then enter the
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letter A (or a carriage return or another terminal identifier from
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the table below) before any further response will occur. Then
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follow the remainder of the procedures show below.
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type terminal indentifier.
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a Enter 'a' or press ENTER
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DIALOG Information Services' DIALNET
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-2151:01-012-
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Enter Service: dialog Enter DIALOG or KI;
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DIALNET: call connected
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DIALOG INFORMATION SERVICES
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PLEASE LOGON:
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?XXXXXXXX Enter User Number
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ENTER PASSWORD:
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?XXXXXXXX Enter Password;
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NOTE: I have researched the method of user Number and Password distribution
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and all User Number's and Passwords are generated by Dialog, BUT upon
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recieving a password from dialog you may opt to change it. The
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passwords issued from dialog are 8 digits long, consisting of random
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alpha-numeric characters.
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Once you are connected to your default service or file in DIALOG,
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you can then BEGIN one of the other services; for example, to
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access DIALMAIL, BEGIN MAIL.
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DIALNET Terminal Identifiers
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Speed Identifier Terminal Type Effect
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=---------------------------------------------------------------=
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300 bps ENTER key PC's & CRT's Same as A
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E Thermmal Printers Slower
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C Impact Printers Slowest
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G Belt Printer Slower
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1200 bps ENTER key PC's & CRT's Same as A
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or G Matrix Printers Slower
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2400 bps I Belt Printers Slowest
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- For access in half duplex, enter a < CTRL H > after the "Enter
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Service:" prompt and before entering the word "dialog" or "ki."
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- Dont hit backspace if you make an error in typing "dialog" or
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"ki". The result will be toggling your duplex, reason being
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your backspace is usually configured to send a < CTRL H > to
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delete to the left of the cursor one space.
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DIALNET Messages
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Message Probable Cause User Action
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ERROR, RE-ENTER SERVICE Incorrect host name Check typing
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ALL PORTS BUSY All DIALOG ports Try in a few min.
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are temporarily in
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use.
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HOST DOWN DIALOG computer is Try in a few min.
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not available.
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HOST NOT RESPONDING DIALOG Computer Try in a few min.
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difficulty
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CIRCUITS BUSY DIALNET Network is Try in a few min.
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temporarily busy.
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DIALNET: CALL CLEARED Appears after LOGOFF
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BY REQUEST to indicate connection
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ENTER SERVICE: to DIALOG is broken.
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DROPPED BY HOST SYSTEM Indicates a system failure
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at DIALOG.
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Navigating in DIALOG
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To begin a search, one would enter:
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BEGIN xxxx
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xxxx would be the database file number. All Databases found on
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DIALOG are assigned file numbers. The Searching Protocol used to
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manipulate DIALOG seems at times to be a language in itself. But
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it can be easily learned and mastered.
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DIALOG HOMEBASE
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I would advise the first timer to jump into the DIALOG
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Homebase Menu, which provides information, help, file of the
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month, database info and rates, the DIALINDEX, DIALOG Training,
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and announcements. DIALOG also provides subscribers with special
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services which include Dialouts for certain Area codes.
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You can begin the DIALOG HOMBASE by typing:
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BEGIN HOME
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=-**************************************************************-=
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DIALOG DATABASES
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File Number Database
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15 ABI/INFORM
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180 Academic American Encyclopedia
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43 ADTRACT
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108 Areospace Database
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10,110 AGRICOLA
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9 AIM/ARM
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38 America:History & Life
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236 American Men & Women of Science
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258,259 AP NEWS
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45 APTIC
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112 Aquaculture
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116 Aqualine
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44 Aquatic Science & Fisheries ABS
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56 Art Bibliographies, Modern
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192 Arthur D. Little Online
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102 ASI
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285 BIOBUSINESS
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287,288 Biography Master Index
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5, 55
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255 BIOSIS Previews
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175 BLS Consumer Price Index
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178 BLS Employment, Hours, and Earnings
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176 BLS Producer Price Index
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137 Book Review Index
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470 Books In Print
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256 Business Software Database
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308-311
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320 CA Search
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50 CAB Abstracts
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262 Canadian Business and Current Affairs
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162 Career Placement Registry/ Experienced Personnel
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163 Career Placement Reg/Student
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580 CENDATA
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138 Chemical Exposure
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19 Chemical Industry Notes
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174 Chem Regulations & Guidelines
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300,301 CHEMNAME, CHEMSIS
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328-331 CHEMZERO
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30 CHEMSEARCH
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64 Chile Abuse & Neglect
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410 Chronolog Newsletter-International Edition
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101 Compuserve Information Service
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220-222 CLAIMS Citation
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124 CLAIMS Class
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242 CLAIMS Compound Registry
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23-25,125
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223-225 CLAIMS US Patents
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123 CLAIMS Reassignment & Re-examination
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219 Clinical Abstracts
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164 Coffeeline
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194-195 Commerce Business Daily
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593 Compare Products
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8 Compendex
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275 The Computer Database
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77 Conference Papers Index
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135 Congressional Record Abstracts
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271 Consumer Drug Info Fulltext
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171 Criminal Justice Period Index
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60 CRIS/USDA
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230 DATABASE OF DATABASES
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516 D&B - Dun's Market Identifiers
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517 D&B - Million Dollar Directory
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518 D&B - International Dun's Market Identifiers
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411 DIALINDEX
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200 DIALOG PUBLICATIONS
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100 Disclosure II
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540 Disclosure Spectrun Ownership
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35 Dissertation Abstracts Online
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103,104 DOE Energy
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575 Donnelley Demographics
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229 Drug Information Fulltext
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139 Economic Literature Index
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165 Ei Engineering Meetings
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241 Electric Power Database
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511 Electronic Dictionary of Education
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507 Construction Directory
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501 Financial Services Directory
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510 Manufactures Directory
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502 Professionals Directory
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504-506 Retailers Directory
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508,509 Services Directory
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503 Wholesalers Directory
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500 Electronic Yellow Pages Index
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72, 73 EMBASE (Excerpta Medica)
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172,173 EMBASE
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114 Encyclopedia of Associations
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69 Energyline
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169 Energynet
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40 ENVIROLINE
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68 Enviornmental Bibliography
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1 eric
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54 Exceptional CHild Education Resources
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291 Family Resources
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20 Federal Index
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136 Federal Register Abstracts
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265 Federal Research in Progress
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196 Find/SVP Reports and studies Index
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268 FINIS: Financial Industry Information Service
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96 Fluidex
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51 Food Science & Technology Abstracts
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79 Foods Adlibra
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90 Foreign Trade & Econ Abstracts
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105 Foreign Traders Index
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26 Foundation Directory
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27 Foundation Grants Index
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58 Geoarchive
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89 Georef
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66 GPO Monthly Catalog
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166 GPO Publications Reference File
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85 Grants
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122 Harvard Business Review
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151 Health Planning And Administration
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39 Historical Abstracts
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561 ICC British Company Directory
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562 ICC British Financial Datasheets
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189 Industry Data Sources
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202 Information Science Abstracts
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12, 13 INSPEC
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168 Insurance Abstracts
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209 International Listing Service
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74 International Phramaceutical Abstracts
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545 Investext
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284 IRS TAXiNFO
|
||
14 ISMEC
|
||
244 LABORLAW
|
||
36 Language & Language Behavior Abstracts
|
||
426-427 LC MARC
|
||
150 Legal Resource Index
|
||
76 Life Sciences Collection
|
||
61 LISA
|
||
647 Magazine ASAP
|
||
47 Magazine Index
|
||
75 Management Contents
|
||
234 Marquis Who's Who
|
||
235 Marquis Pro-files
|
||
239 Mathfile
|
||
546 Media General Database
|
||
152-154 MEDLINE
|
||
86 Mental Health Abstracts
|
||
232 Menu The International Software Database
|
||
32 METADEX
|
||
29 Meteor/Geoastrophysical Abstracts
|
||
233 Microcomputer Index
|
||
32 MERADEX
|
||
29 Meteor/Geoastrophysical Abstracts
|
||
233 Microcomputer Index
|
||
248 The Middle East: Abstracts and Index
|
||
249 Mideast File
|
||
71 MLA Bibliography
|
||
555 Moody's Corporate Profiles
|
||
557 Moody's Corporate News-International
|
||
556 Moody's Corporate News - U.S.
|
||
78 National Foundations
|
||
111 National Newspaper News - U.S.
|
||
21 NCJRS
|
||
211 Newsearch
|
||
46 NICEM
|
||
70 NICSEM/NIMIS
|
||
118 Nonferrous Metals Abstracts
|
||
6 NTIS
|
||
218 Nursing & Allied Health
|
||
161 Occupational Safety and Health
|
||
28 Oceanic Abstracts
|
||
170 ONLINE Chronicle
|
||
215 ONTAP ABI/INFORM
|
||
205 ONTAP BIOSIS Previews
|
||
204 ONTAP CA SEARCH
|
||
250 ONTAP CAB Abstracts
|
||
231 ONTAP Chemname
|
||
208 ONTAP Compendex
|
||
290 ONTAP DIALINDEX
|
||
201 ONTAP ERIC
|
||
272 ONTAP Embase
|
||
213 ONTAP Inspec
|
||
247 ONTAP Magazine Index
|
||
254 ONTAP Medline
|
||
216 ONTAP PTS Promt
|
||
294 ONTAP Scisearch
|
||
207 ONTAP Social Scisearch
|
||
296 ONTAP Trademarkscan
|
||
280 ONTAP World Patents Index
|
||
49 PAIS International
|
||
240 Paperchem
|
||
243 PATLAW
|
||
257 P/E News
|
||
241 Peterson's College Database
|
||
42 Pharmaceutical News Index
|
||
57 Philosopher's Index
|
||
41 Pollution Abstracts
|
||
91 Population Bibliography
|
||
140 PsycALERT
|
||
11 PsycINFO
|
||
17 PTS Annual Reports Abstrats
|
||
80 PTS Defense Markets and Technology
|
||
18 PTS F&S Indexes 80-
|
||
98 PTS F&S Indexes 72-79
|
||
81, 83 PTS Forecasts
|
||
570 PTS MARS
|
||
16 PTS PROMPT
|
||
82, 84 PTS TIME SERIES
|
||
190 Religion Index
|
||
421-425 TEMARC
|
||
97 Rilm Abstracts
|
||
34, 87 SciSearch
|
||
94, 186 SciSearch
|
||
7 Social Scisearch
|
||
270 Soviet Science and Technology
|
||
37 Sociological Abstracts
|
||
62 SPIN
|
||
65 SSIE Current Research
|
||
132 Standard & Poor's News
|
||
133 Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions
|
||
526 Standard & Poor's Register-Biographical
|
||
527 Standard & Poor's Register-Corporate
|
||
113 Standards & Specifications
|
||
238 Telgen
|
||
119 Textile Technology Digest
|
||
535 Thomas Tegister Online
|
||
648 Trade & Industry ASAP
|
||
148 Trade & Industry Index
|
||
106,107 Trade Opportunities
|
||
226 Trademarkscan
|
||
531 Trinet Establishment Database
|
||
532 Trinet Company Database
|
||
63 TRIS
|
||
52 TSCA Initial Inventory
|
||
480 Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
|
||
260,261 UPI NEWS
|
||
126 U.S. Exports
|
||
93 U.S. Political Science Documents
|
||
120 U.S. Public School Directory
|
||
184 Washington Post Index
|
||
117 Water Resources Abstracts
|
||
350,351 World Patents Index
|
||
67 World Textiles
|
||
185 Zoological Record
|
||
|
||
|
||
Before I continue describing the various methods of
|
||
searching, DIALOG has an online master index to the DIALOG
|
||
databases, DIALINDEX (file 411). It is a collection of the file
|
||
indexes of most DIALOG databases (menu-driven databases cannot be
|
||
searched in DIALINDEX). DIALINDEX can be used to determine the
|
||
number of relevant records for a single query in a collection of
|
||
files. The query can be a single term, a mulitple-word phrase, a
|
||
prefix-coded field, or a full logical expression of up to 240
|
||
characters. Nested terminology, proximity operators, and
|
||
truncated terms may also be used.
|
||
|
||
You can set the files you want searched by using the SET FILE
|
||
command. Like this:
|
||
|
||
BEGIN 411 (return)
|
||
|
||
SET FILE ALLNEWS (if you want the latest news on
|
||
or hack/phreak busts)
|
||
SF ALLNEWS
|
||
|
||
To scan all Subjects: SET FILES ALL
|
||
|
||
To scan specific categories:
|
||
All Science: (ALLSCIENCE)
|
||
- Agriculture & Nutrition
|
||
- Chemistry
|
||
- Computer Technology
|
||
- Energy & Environment
|
||
- Medicine & Biosciences
|
||
- Patents & Trademarks
|
||
- Science & technology
|
||
All Business: (ALLBUSINESS)
|
||
- Business Information
|
||
- Company Information
|
||
- Industry Analysis
|
||
- News
|
||
- Patents & Trademarks
|
||
All News and Current Events: (ALLNEWS)
|
||
- News
|
||
All Law & Government: (ALLLAW;ALLGOVERNMENT)
|
||
- Law & Government
|
||
- Patents & Trademarks
|
||
All Social Science & Humanities: (ALLSOCIAL;ALLHUMANITIES)
|
||
- Social Sciences & Humanities
|
||
All General Interest: (ALLGENERAL)
|
||
- Popular Information
|
||
All Reference: (ALLREFERENCE)
|
||
- Books
|
||
- Reference
|
||
All Text: (ALLTEXT)
|
||
All databases containing
|
||
complete text of:
|
||
- Journal Articles
|
||
- Encyclopedias
|
||
- Newspapers
|
||
- Newswires
|
||
All Sources: (ALLSOURCE)
|
||
- Complete Text
|
||
- Directory
|
||
- Numeric Data
|
||
All ONTAP Training Files: (ALLONTAPS)
|
||
- All ONline Training And
|
||
Practice databases
|
||
|
||
|
||
Once you have selected a database you can now SELECT the
|
||
search Keyword. You set the flag by:
|
||
|
||
SELECT term - Retrieves a set of records containing the
|
||
term.
|
||
May be used with words, prefix or suffix
|
||
codes, EXPAND, or set numbers.
|
||
|
||
When defining what you are searching for you can use Logical
|
||
operators. Such as,
|
||
OR - puts the retrieval of all search terms into one set,
|
||
eliminating duplicate records.
|
||
|
||
AND - retrieves the intersection, or overlap, of the search
|
||
terms: all terms must be in each record retrieved.
|
||
|
||
NOT - eliminates search term (or group of search terms)
|
||
following it from other search term(s).
|
||
|
||
Note: Always enter a space on either side of a logical
|
||
operator.
|
||
|
||
SELECT Examples:
|
||
|
||
SELECT (BICMOS OR CMOS) AND SRAM
|
||
or
|
||
S (BICMOS OR CMOS) AND SRAM
|
||
|
||
- this would generate something like this:
|
||
138 BICMOS <- records containing BICOMS only
|
||
1378 CMOS <- records containing CMOS only
|
||
681 SRAM <- records containing SRAM only
|
||
S1 203 (BICMOS OR CMOS) AND SRAM <- this is what you
|
||
^^ wanted.
|
||
|| Dialog names your select topic S1, S2... respectivly as
|
||
search its databases to make it easier to type. The
|
||
contents of S1 are 203 found records containing the key-
|
||
words BICMOS, CMOS, and SRAM.
|
||
Sometimes S1 is refered to as S(tep) 1
|
||
|
||
PROXIMITY OPERATORS (Select command)
|
||
|
||
(W) Requests terms be adjacent to eachother and in order
|
||
specified. -> S SOLAR(W)ENERGY
|
||
(nW) Requests terms be within (n) words of each other and in order
|
||
specified. -> S SOLAR(3W)ENERGY
|
||
(N) Requests terms be adjacent but in any order. Useful for
|
||
retrieving identical terms. -> S SOLAR(N)ENERGY
|
||
(nN) Requests terms be within (n) words of each other and in any
|
||
order. -> S SOLAR(3N)ENERGY
|
||
(F) Requests terms be in same field of same record, in any order.
|
||
-> S SOLAR(F)ENERGY
|
||
(L) Requests terms be in same descriptor unit as defined by
|
||
database. -> S SOLAR(L)ENERGY
|
||
(S) Requests terms be in same Subfield unit as defined by
|
||
database. -> S SOLAR(S)ENERGY
|
||
(C) Equivalent to logic operator AND.
|
||
-> S SOLAR(C)ENERGY
|
||
|
||
PRIORITY OF EXECUTION
|
||
|
||
Proximity operator, NOT, AND, OR
|
||
|
||
Use parentheses to specify different order of execution, e.g.
|
||
SELECT (SOLAR OR SUN) AND (ENERGY OR HEAT). Terms within
|
||
parentheses are executed first.
|
||
|
||
STOP WORDS (predifined)
|
||
|
||
The following words may not be SELECTed as individual terms. The
|
||
computer will retrieve a set with zero results. They may only be
|
||
replaced with proximity operators, e.g. S GONE(2W)WIND
|
||
|
||
AN FOR THE
|
||
AND FROM TO
|
||
BY OF WITH
|
||
|
||
RESERVED WORDS AND SYMBOLS
|
||
|
||
The following words and symbols must be enclosed in quotation
|
||
marks whenever they are SELECTed as or within search terms, e.g.,
|
||
SELECT "OR"(W)GATE?
|
||
|
||
AND =
|
||
FROM *
|
||
NOT +
|
||
OR :
|
||
STEPS /
|
||
|
||
TRUNCATION
|
||
|
||
OPEN: any number of characters following stem.
|
||
SS EMPLOY?
|
||
RESTRICTED: only one additional character following stem.
|
||
SS HORSE? ?
|
||
RESTRICTED: maximum number of additional characters equal to
|
||
number of question marks entered. SS UNIVERS??
|
||
INTERNAL: allows character replaced by question mark to vary. One
|
||
character per question mark. SS WOM?N
|
||
|
||
|
||
BASIC INDEX FIELD SPECIFCATION (SUFFIX CODES)
|
||
|
||
Suffix codes are used to restrict retrieval to specified Basic
|
||
Index fields of a record. Specific fields and codes vary
|
||
according to the database.
|
||
|
||
Abstract /AB
|
||
Descriptor /DE
|
||
Full Descriptor(single word) /DF
|
||
Identifier /ID
|
||
Full Identifier(single word) /IF
|
||
Title /TI
|
||
Note /NT
|
||
Section Heading /SH
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
|
||
SELECT BUDGET?/TI
|
||
SELECT POP(W)TOP(W)CAN?/TI,AB
|
||
SELECT (DOLPHIN? OR PORPOISE?)/DE/ID
|
||
|
||
|
||
ADDITIONAL INDEXES (PREFIX CODES)
|
||
|
||
Prefix codes are used to search Additional Indexes. Specific
|
||
fields and codes vary according to the database.
|
||
|
||
Author AU=
|
||
Company Name CO=
|
||
Corporate Source CS=
|
||
Document Type DT=
|
||
Journal Name JN=
|
||
Language LA=
|
||
Publication Year PY=
|
||
Update UD=
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
|
||
SELECT AU=JOHNSON, ROBERT?
|
||
SELECT LA=GERMAN
|
||
SELECT CS=(MILAN(F)ITALY)
|
||
|
||
|
||
RANGE SEARCHING
|
||
|
||
A colon is used to indicate a range of sequential entries to be
|
||
retrieved in a logical OR relationship.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
|
||
SELECT CC=64072:64078
|
||
SELECT ZP=662521:62526
|
||
|
||
|
||
LIMIT QUALIFIERS
|
||
|
||
Limit qualifiers are used in SELECT statements to limit search
|
||
terms or sets to given criteria. Specific qualifiers vary
|
||
according to database.
|
||
|
||
English language documents /ENG
|
||
Major dexcriptor /MAJ
|
||
Patents /PAT
|
||
Human subject /HUM
|
||
Accession number range /nnnnnn-nnnnnn
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
|
||
SELECT TRANSISTORS/ENG,PAT
|
||
SELECT S2/MAJ
|
||
SELECT (STRESS OR TENSION)/234567-999999
|
||
|
||
Well thats it for basic searching. Now, how to view the
|
||
record you have selected.
|
||
|
||
|
||
VIEWING SEARCH RESULTS
|
||
|
||
|
||
COMMAND SUMMARY
|
||
|
||
TYPE Provides continious online display of results.
|
||
T Specify set/format/range of items. If Item range is
|
||
specified, use T to view next record.
|
||
May also be used with specific accession number.
|
||
|
||
Examples: T 12/3/1-22 <- set/format/range
|
||
T 8/7 <- set/format
|
||
T 6 <- view next.(6 in this case)
|
||
T 438721 <- view record 438721
|
||
|
||
|
||
DISPLAY Provides display of results one screen at a time. Use
|
||
D PAGE for subsequent screens.
|
||
Specify set/format/range of items. If range not
|
||
specified, use D to view next record. May also be used
|
||
with specific accession number.
|
||
|
||
Examples: D 11/6/1-44 <- set/format/range
|
||
D 9/5 <- set/format
|
||
D 7 <- view next.(7 in this case)
|
||
D 637372/7 <- view record 637372/format 7
|
||
|
||
|
||
PRINT Requests that results be printed offline and mailed.
|
||
Specify set/format/range of items. If item range not
|
||
specified upt to 50 records will be printed. Use PR to
|
||
print another 50.
|
||
|
||
Examples: PR 9/5/1-44 <- print set/format/range
|
||
PR 6/7 <- print set/format (all)
|
||
PR 14 <- print 14 only
|
||
PR 734443/5 <- print 734443 format 5 only.
|
||
|
||
|
||
PRINT TITLE xxx To specify a title(xxx) to appear on PRINTs.
|
||
Title may contain up to 70 characters. No
|
||
semicolon may be used. Must be entered in
|
||
database before any other PRINT command is used.
|
||
Cancelled by next BEGIN.
|
||
|
||
Examples: PR TITLE GLOBULIN
|
||
PR TITLE QUETZAL
|
||
|
||
|
||
REPORT Extracts data from specified fields and produces
|
||
tabular format for online output only. Specify
|
||
set/range of items/fields. May be used with SORTED
|
||
set to specify order of entries in table.
|
||
Application is database-specific.
|
||
|
||
|
||
TYPICAL FORMATS IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC FILES:
|
||
|
||
Format Number Description
|
||
1 DIALOG Accession Number
|
||
2 Full Record except abstract
|
||
3 Bibliographic citation
|
||
5 Full Record
|
||
6 Title
|
||
7 Bibliographic citation and abstract
|
||
8 Title and Indexing
|
||
|
||
See database bluesheet for specific format descriptions(file 415)
|
||
|
||
|
||
OTHER OUTPUT-RELATED COMMANDS:
|
||
|
||
PRINT CANCLEL Used alone, cancels preceding PRINT command.
|
||
PR CANCEL Specify PRINT Transaction Number to cancel
|
||
PRINT- any PRINT request entered in past two hours,
|
||
PR- e.g. PRINT- P143
|
||
|
||
PRINT QUERY To view log of PRINT commands and
|
||
PR QUERY cancellations. Add DETAIL to see date, time
|
||
and costs.
|
||
|
||
PRINT QUERY ACTIVE To view log of PRINT commands that may still
|
||
PR QUERY ACTIVE be cancelled. Add DETAIL to see date, time,
|
||
file and costs.
|
||
|
||
SORT Sorts set of records online according to
|
||
parameters indicated. Varies per database.
|
||
Specify set number/range/field,sequence, eg.
|
||
SORT 4/1-55/AU,TI Sequence assumed ascending
|
||
if not specified; use D to specify descending
|
||
order.
|
||
SORT parameters may be added to end of PRINT
|
||
command for offline sorting, e.g., PRINT
|
||
9/5/ALL/SD,D
|
||
|
||
SET SCREEN nn nn Sets size of screen for video display.
|
||
SET H nn H (horizontal) given first in combined command.
|
||
SET V nn V Default is 75 characters H, 40 lines V
|
||
|
||
|
||
LOGOFF Disconnects user from DIALOG system.
|
||
LOGOFF HOLD Disconnects user from DIALOG system, holds
|
||
work for 10 minutes allowing RECONNECT.
|
||
|
||
|
||
OTHER COMMANDS:
|
||
|
||
DISPLAY SETS Lists all sets formed since last BEGIN command.
|
||
DS May specify range of sets, e.g. DS 10-22
|
||
|
||
EXPLAIN Requests help messages for commands and file
|
||
features. Enter ?EXPLAIN to see complete list.
|
||
|
||
KEEP Places records indicated in spcecial set 0.
|
||
K Specify set number/records, or accession
|
||
number. Cancelled by a BEGIN command.
|
||
Also used in DIALORDER
|
||
|
||
LIMITALL Limits all subsequent sets to criteria
|
||
specified. Varies per database.
|
||
|
||
LIMITALL/ALL Cancels previous LIMITALL command.
|
||
|
||
?LIMIT n Requests list of limit qualifiers for database
|
||
n.
|
||
|
||
|
||
SEARCH*SAVE
|
||
|
||
|
||
SAVE Stores strategy permanently until deleted.
|
||
Serial number begins with S.
|
||
|
||
SAVE TEMP Stores strategy for seven days; automatically
|
||
deleted. Serial number begins with T.
|
||
|
||
SAVE SDI Stores strategy and PRINT command(s) until
|
||
deleted. PRINT command required. Automatic-
|
||
ally executes strategy against each new update
|
||
to database in which entered. Serial number
|
||
begins with D.
|
||
|
||
MAPxx Creates a Search*Save of data extracted for
|
||
MAPxx TEMP field xx of records already retrieved.
|
||
|
||
MAPxx STEPS If STEPS is used, data is formatted into
|
||
separate search statements in Search*Save.
|
||
|
||
|
||
REVIEWING SEARCH*SAVES
|
||
|
||
|
||
RECALL nnnnn Recalls Search*Save nnnnn, dispalying all set-
|
||
producing commands and comment lines, without
|
||
executing the search.
|
||
|
||
RECALL SAVE Displays serial numbers of all permanent
|
||
SAVEs, date entered, and number of lines.
|
||
|
||
RECALL TEMP Displays serial numbers of all temporary
|
||
SAVEs, date entered, and number of lines.
|
||
|
||
RECALL SDI Displays serial numbers of all SDIs, dates
|
||
entered, databases in which stored, and
|
||
number of lines.
|
||
|
||
|
||
EXECUTING SEARCH*SAVES
|
||
|
||
|
||
EXECUTE nnnnn Executes entire strategy. Only last line is
|
||
EX nnnnn assigned a set number.
|
||
|
||
EXECUTE STEPS nnnnn Executes entire strategy. Assigns set number
|
||
EXS nnnnn to each search element. Preferred form.
|
||
|
||
EXECUTE nnnnn/x-y Executes strategy nnnnn form command line x to
|
||
command line y only. STEPS may also be used:
|
||
EXS nnnnn/x-y
|
||
|
||
EXECUTE nnnnn/USER a
|
||
|
||
Executes strategy nnnnn originally entered by
|
||
user a (a=user number).
|
||
STEPS may also be used: EXS nnnnn/USER a
|
||
|
||
EXECUTE nnnnn/x-y/USER a
|
||
|
||
Executes strategy nnnnn from command line x to
|
||
command line y, originally entered by user a.
|
||
STEPS may also be used: EXS nnnnn/x-y/USER a
|
||
|
||
|
||
DELETING SEARCH*SAVES
|
||
|
||
|
||
RELEASE nnnnn Deletes search nnnnn from system.
|
||
|
||
|
||
OTHER SEARCH*SAVE OPTIONS
|
||
|
||
|
||
NAMING: A three- to five-alphanumerical name may be specified following
|
||
the SAVE, SAVE TEMP, and SAVE SDI commands.
|
||
Example: SAVE TEMP SOLAR
|
||
|
||
COMMENTS: An informative comment may be stored in a SEARCH*SAVE by
|
||
entering an asterisk in place of a command, followed by
|
||
up to 240 characters of 'comment'. The line will be
|
||
saved with any SEARCH*SAVE command, and will display in
|
||
RECALL of the search.
|
||
Example: * Search for R.J.Flappjack
|
||
|
||
|
||
ONLINE TEXT EDITOR
|
||
|
||
|
||
Any Search*Save, with the exception of an SDI, may be edited from
|
||
within any database. An SDI must be edited within the database in
|
||
which the SDI is to be stored.
|
||
|
||
EDIT To enter Editor and creat new text.
|
||
EDIT xxxxx Pulls Search*Save xxxxx into Editor for editing.
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LIST Displays text to be edited.
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L OPTIONS:
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LIST LIST 30-110
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LIST ALL LIST 10,50,80
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LIST /data/ Locates all lines containing data.
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INSERT Adds onto end of text.
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INSERT nn Inserts line nn into text.
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I To return to EDIT from INSERT, enter a period on a
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I nn blank line.
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DELETE To delete line(s) of text.
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D OPTIONS:
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DELETE 10-50
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DELETE 10,30-50
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DELETE ALL
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CHANGE To change text within a line.
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C Changes only first occurrence of old text in any
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given line.
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OPTIONS:
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CHANGE 60/old/new (where 60 is line number)
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CHANGE 60/old// (deletes old)
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C 60//new (inserts new at beginning of line)
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C 80.old.new (when text contains slash)
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C /old/new (new replaces old on all lines)
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C 20,40/old/new (nonsequential lines)
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C 30-50/old/new (range of lines)
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COPY Duplicates line# TO line#
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CO OPTIONS:
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COPY 100 to 255
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COPY 100-150 TO 255
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COPY 100,130 TO 255
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MOVE Move line# TO line#
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M Options same as COPY.
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QUERY Produces message giving name of file, number of
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Q lines, last line number.
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RENUM Renumbers lines by tens unless otherwise specified.
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R OPTIONS:
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RENUM n (Renumbers by increments of n)
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QUIT Used to leave editor ignoring session.
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SAVE Used to create Search*Save strategy from edited file.
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SAVE TEMP An SDI must include a PRINT command.
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SAVE SDI
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Enjoy the DIALOG Information Network. I found it most
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interesting. This service is a MUST if in college or if you just
|
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love to learn as much as time permits. It is a proven research tool
|
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used by R&D and University Facilities around the World. As well
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as a refined Corporate Intelligence Information gathering tool.
|
||
Kept hidden from the general public by sheer expense and 'psudo-
|
||
complexity'. Enjoy.
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"Truth is cheap. But Information costs."
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||
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Brian Oblivion
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Origination: Black Crawling Systems @ V0iD Information Archives
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(617) oOo - oOOo
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For more information on RDT and Black Crawling Systems @ V0iD
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send Email to: Oblivion@atdt.org
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