DialogWeb Help:  The EXS (Execute Steps) Command

The EXECUTE STEPS command, abbreviated exs, is used to run a SearchSave that has been stored with the SAVE (or SAVE TEMP) command. (You can also execute the search strategy created by SAVE ALERT using EXECUTE STEPS.) It can also be used with the MAP command. EXS creates the same set numbering as the original search so that the search can be continued or reused.

An alternative command, EXECUTE, abbreviated ex, is available; however, if you use the EXECUTE command you should be aware of the following restrictions:

• Intermediate steps within the SearchSave cannot be used in later search statements because only a final set number is created.
• If additional search statements are added after the SearchSave is run and the new search strategy is saved, this SearchSave will not run properly because the set numbering within the earlier stored search is not compatible with the numbering in the new SearchSave.

The EXECUTE command is recommended if an EXECUTE STEPS command would create more than 400 sets, the maximum number allowed.

Both the EXECUTE STEPS and EXECUTE commands must be followed by the name or serial number of the stored search. If you are not sure of the name or serial number, use the RECALL command to list your stored searches.