DialogWeb Help:  Display Formats

Predefined Formats
Each database has a number of predefined format options. The content of each predefined format varies with the database. For a list of the formats available in a specific database, enter help fmt followed by the file number. For example, help fmt 6 displays a list of the format options available in File 6, NTIS: National Technical Information Service. Format information is also provided on the database Bluesheet or click Formats.

User-Defined Formats
You can specify your own format for viewing parts of a record from a database using the display codes that are listed on the database Bluesheet. For example, to see just the author, title, and source information from a set, enter t s1/au,ti,so/1-10. You can also use display codes in combination with predefined formats. For example, to see Format 3 and descriptors for a group of records, enter t s1/3,de/1-10.

Custom Formats
To specify a custom format, enter set u followed by a numeric value (1-9) and the display codes you want to include in your format. For example, if you want u1 to display the author and title fields, enter set u1 au,ti. Custom formats can be used with TYPE, and PRINT commands. For example, enter t s2/u1/all to type all records in set 2 using your custom format. Custom formats are good only for the current session unless you create them as part of your Dialog profile.