Scope

• Dialog offers the four output commands:
  • Display (d)
    • This displays the output of searches on the screen in a format that you select.
    • It displays records 1 at a time.
    • The general formats for the display (as well as type, print, and sort) command are:
      • d sn/N/n
      • d sn/N/all
      • d sn/kwic/n
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      • d = display command
      • s = set (of results)
      • n = Number of the set of results you want to display
      • N = Output format you want to use.
        • See the Output Formats Web page for the standard output formats.
      • n = Numbers of the records you want to display
        • Examples:
          • 1, 2, 4, 23, 88
          • 20,23-34,101
      • all = Display all records in the set
      • kwic = Keyword in context
    • You can easily capture part of or the entire page of results to a Word document through the use of:
      • <control> a for highlighting an entire page. <command> a in the Mac.
      • <control> c to capture an area. <command> c on the Mac
      • <control> v to paste an area. <command> v on the Mac
  • Type (t)
    • This displays the output of searches on the screen in a format that you select.
    • It displays the selected sets or records continuously.
    • Continuous display of all records is useful when you are downloading, particularly from the text-based interface.
    • You can easily capture part of or the entire page of results to a Word document through the use of:
      • <control> a for highlighting an entire page. <command> a in the Mac.
      • <control> c to capture an area. <command> c on the Mac
      • <control> v to paste an area. <command> v on the Mac
  • Print (pr)
    • This displays the output of searches on the screen in a format that you select.
  • Report (report)
    • This displays content from selected fields (usually company names plus numerical data) in a table.
    • Does not work with all databases or fields.

Dialog Output Functions (Commands)

Functions / Commands	Usage	Examples, Notes
sort records	sort set/<records> /<fields>	You can sort by multiple fields. The sort is ascending, unless you add a d at the end. sort s28/all/au,ti
display records	d s3/9/all d s8/2/19 d 1/6/2-9	A screen-by-screen display d[set #]/[format]/ [item #s]
type	t s2/4/1-31	A continuous display of results
report	report s8/2/co,py,sa	Geneates a tabular display of the fields that you select.
print	pr s1/2/3 pr s3/5/3-9/ti	Offers varied ways to deliver or print selected search results. Use pr cancel to cancel a print command.