LT-65: Searching Dialog: The Money-Saving Commands


Searching Dialog: The Money-Saving Commands

Scope

It can be very expensive to search, display, and print records on Dialog.
There are some commands that you can use, though, that will reduce your online time costs.
These can be used on the Telnet or Web interface.
BE SURE TO USE THESE COMMANDS ALL THE TIME WHILE YOU SEARCH.

Commands

COMMAND NOTES

pause

You can put your searching on one or more databases on hold for up to 10 minutes.

But, only use pause if you are going to be doing something database-related for NO LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS.

This eliminates that database connect charges for the period of the pause, BUT pause has its own charge.

Basic Dialog connect charges still run on.

logoff, disc, off, bye, quit, stop

Exits you out of Dialog.

Use this if you are going to be doing something database-related for LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS.

How much your search costs were will be displayed.

logoff hold (also: off hold, bye hold, etc.)

Also exits you, but keeps the your search results or "sets" for 30 minutes.

save temp

Saves a search for 7 days.

Save it as a 1-6 letter name.

Eg: save temp myfil2

Can be executed later with the exs command

Eg: exs myfil2

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COMMAND	NOTES
pause	You can put your searching on one or more databases on hold for up to 10 minutes. But, only use pause if you are going to be doing something database-related for NO LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS. This eliminates that database connect charges for the period of the pause, BUT pause has its own charge. Basic Dialog connect charges still run on.
logoff, disc, off, bye, quit, stop	Exits you out of Dialog. Use this if you are going to be doing something database-related for LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS. How much your search costs were will be displayed.
logoff hold (also: off hold, bye hold, etc.)	Also exits you, but keeps the your search results or "sets" for 30 minutes.
save temp	Saves a search for 7 days. Save it as a 1-6 letter name. Eg: save temp myfil2 Can be executed later with the exs command Eg: exs myfil2