DialogWeb Help: The TYPE Command

The TYPE command displays your search results.

TYPE statements include the following elements:

• Set Number
  You can enter the set number of any set created since your last BEGIN command.
• Format
  The format determines which fields of each record will display. Available formats include predefined and user-defined formats.
• Items
  Item numbers specify the record(s) displayed by the TYPE command. You can specify a single record, a range of records (1-10), non-sequential groups of records (1,4,7,12), or a combination of a range of records and non-sequential groups of records (1-10,14,19).
  Note: We do not recommend the use of the TYPE command exceeding 100 records per TYPE.
• From
  When searching multiple databases in OneSearch, you can specify file numbers in the TYPE statement by including the word FROM and the file number. For example, to TYPE records 1-10 from set S2 in Format 6 from File 47, enter t s2/6/1-10 from 47. If you want records from each database in the session, include the words FROM EACH in the type statement. The FROM and FROM EACH options must be the last elements in the TYPE statement.
• Accession Number
  If you know the Dialog accession number of the record you want to display, you can retrieve it directly in most databases. For example, to display in Format 5 the record with accession number 1234567, enter t 1234567/5. To retrieve a OneSearch record using the accession number, specify the accession number, the format, and the term FROM followed by a database number. For example, t 1234567/5 from 470.