| DialogWeb Help: What is a Limit Suffix? | |
| Example: Restrict
your search to English-language records. Command: s transistor?/eng |
Limit suffixes are codes used to limit
search terms or sets to a given criterion. They are used with the SELECT command. Limit suffixes vary by database. For a list of limit
suffixes for a database, check the database Bluesheet.
Common limit suffixes include:
| Limit Restriction | Qualifier | Example |
| English-language documents | /ENG | s urban(s)crime?/eng |
| Major descriptor | /MAJ | s art therapy/maj |
| Patents | /PAT | s transistor?/pat |
| Human subject | /HUMAN | s steroids/human |
| Accession number range | /nnnnnn-nnnnnn | s s12/9289234-9467934 |
| Publication Year | /yyyy /yyyy:yyyy |
s motorola/1994 s s2/1993:1994 |
You can also specify multiple limits,
for example, s transistor?/eng,pat.
The LIMITALL command can be used to restrict all subsequent sets to the given criteria.
For example, enter limitall/eng, and all subsequent sets are limited to
English-language documents. To cancel the LIMITALL command, enter limitall cancel.