SEARCHmate Databases - 3


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Sorting Documents
Creating Columnar Reports
Printing with SEARCHmate

Creating a Print File

Columnar Report Print File
RESULTS List Print File
Single Document Print

Printing several documents to a Print File

Formatted Text Files

Unformatted Text Files

Printing to Your Printer

Emailing Documents to Yourself


Sorting Documents

RESULTS lists are displayed in order of the most hits. It may be more convenient to sort the list by a different order, i.e., by OWNER or by DATE, in ascending or descending order. RESULTS lists can be sorted by any formatted field or fields.

With the RESULTS list displayed:

1. Press [F2] then [F3].

2. Type the Formatted_field name and press [Enter].

a. Press [Enter] again to sort in ascending order.

b. Type "R" and press [Enter] to sort in descending order.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE                SORT MENU               
Documents in database: 435                  Selected documents: 86 (19%)
 __ Formatted Fields _________________________________________________________
|Id                                                                           |
|Subject                                                                      |
|Category                                                                     |
|Owner                                                                        |
|Change_date                                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
 OWNER           normal  (ascending)  
 SUBJECT         normal  (ascending)  
                                      
                                      
                                      
 CATEGORY                             
 _____________________________________________  ______  ______  ______  ______
|Key in a field name and press RETURN         || Main || Other|| Back || All  |
|or press ALL DONE to begin sorting           || Menu || Menus||  Up  || Done |
|_____________________________________________||______||______||______||______|
                                                  F1      F2      F3      F4 

 

If you want to sort by more than one field, repeat step 2. When you finish entering your sort criteria, press [F4].

When SEARCHmate is finished sorting, the BROWSE MENU will be displayed. Type "1" and press [Enter] to choose Browse selected documents. The BROWSE LIST will appear with documents listed in the sort order you specified.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE                BROWSE LIST                
Documents in database: 436                  Selected documents: 17 (3%)
                                                            Lines in    Number
     Document                                               Document    of Hits
  1. LANL-048     GAS COLLECTION & MEASUREMENT SYSTEM             17        2
  2. 000000046    LANL TO HOST LARGEST FREE-ELECTRON LAS          90        8
  3. 000000051    LOS ALAMOS CAPTURES FOUR R&D 100 AWARD         189        6
  4. LANL-186     MICROBALLOONS FILLED WITH GASES NOT PE          16        2
  5. LANL-028     PLATING OF SMALL, DISCRETE PARTICLES            34        2
  6. LANL-158     PYROELECTRIC DETECTORS                          20        2
  7. LANL-098     SPECIALIZED USES OF PHYSICAL VAPOR DEP          37        2
  8. SNL-AQ0      COHERENT VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT              105       10
  9. SNL-AN0      EASIER ETCHING OF CHEMICALLY RESISTANT         139       20
 10. 000000069    HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING TECHNIQUE              171        5
 11. SNL-AO1      PBFA II FOCUSING                               120       14
 12. SNL-ANN      SANDIA OVERVIEW                                527       11
 13. SNL-92A      DIAGNOSTICS                                     72        2
 14. SNL_56A      DYNAMIC PHENOMENA                              109        4
                                                          
 _____________________________________________  ______  ______  ______  ______
|Key in the line number (1_15) to browse      || Main ||Search|| Sort ||Browse|
|or press RETURN to see more                  || Menu || Menu || Menu || Menu |
|_____________________________________________||______||______||______||______|
                                                  F1      F2      F3      F4

 


Creating Columnar Reports

Columnar reports enhance the utility of a database by letting you summarize documents in a form that is tailored to your needs.

RESTRICTIONS: Columnar reports use only formatted fields. Reports are limited to no more than 132 columns (characters) in width.

From any search screen, press [F2], then press [F4], to display theBROWSE MENU. Type "2" and press [Enter] to select Create a columnar report.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE                BROWSE LIST       
Documents in database: 436                  Selected documents: 17 (3%) 
                                                               
                                                               
                    _________________________________________  
                   |                                         | 
                   |  1 _ Browse selected documents          | 
                   |  2 _ Create a columnar report           | 
                   |  3 _ Print list of selected documents   | 
                   |  4 _ Print text of selected documents   | 
                   |  5 _ Change screen width option         | 
                   |      (HORIZONTAL SCROLLING is set now)  | 
                   |                                         | 
                   |  P _ Print reports on terminal printer  | 
                   |  H _ Help                               | 
                   |                                         | 
                   |_________________________________________| 



 _____________________________________________  ______  ______  ______  ______
|Key in your eelection and press RETURN (1)   || Main ||Search|| Sort ||Browse|
|                                             || Menu || Menu || Menu || Menu |
|_____________________________________________||______||______||______||______|
                                                  F1      F2      F3      F4

 

The box in the lower left corner of the screen will prompt you for information:
 ________________________________________________
|Key in the report title and press               |
|RETURN                                          |
|________________________________________________|


Type the Report_title and press [Enter].

Type the Number of spaces you want between columns.

 ________________________________________________
|Key in the number of spaces you                 |
|want between columns <5>                        |
|________________________________________________|

The number in "angle brackets" (<n>) is the default number of spaces. Press [Enter] to accept the default value, or type a new number and press [Enter] to change the value.

Next, type the Formatted_Field name or its abbreviation and press [Enter]. Type the number of spaces for the column width and press [Enter] or press [Enter] to accept the default value in angle brackets.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE                CREATE A COLUMNAR REPORT  
Documents in database: 436                  Selected documents: 179 (41%)
                                FUSION PROJECTS                          
    ID                            SUBJECT                                
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX     XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   
                                                                         
 __ Formatted fields and text section names __________________________________
|Id                                                                           |
|Subject                                                                      |
|Category                                                                     |
|Owner                                                                        |
|Change_date                                                                  |
|<Abstract>                                                                   |
|<Category>                                                                   |
|<Owner>                                                                      |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
|___  57 characters remain ___________________________________________________|
  
 OWNER 
 _____________________________________________  ______  ______  ______  ______
|Key in the width of this column              || Main || Other|| Back || All  |
|and press RETURN <50>                        || Menu || Menus||  Up  || Done |
|_____________________________________________||______||______||______||______|
                                                  F1      F2      F3      F4

 

Repeat until you finish selecting fields for your report. A character counter will keep track of the number of columns (characters) remaining as you add fields to your report. In the screen above, 57 characters remain.

If you exceed 132 columns, you will see the message below:

 ________________________________________________
|Maximum line width exceeded                     |
|Press RETURN and try again                      |
|________________________________________________|

 

When you finish selecting fields, press [F4]. Your report will be created and displayed on your screen.

 

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE                CREATE A COLUMNAR REPORT  
Documents in database: 436                  Selected documents: 179 (41%)
                              FUSION PROJECTS                   
    ID                          SUBJECT                         
SNL-AQ1          WIRE FEEDER FOR LASER WELDING PROCESS                    SAND
SNL-AM6          ATOMS AND MOLECULES INTERACT . . .                       SAND
SNL-ANN          SANDIA OVERVIEW                                          SAND
SNL-AM7          PERFORMANCE IN LONG-LIFE THERMAL BATTERIES               SAND
SNL-AM8          ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHER FOR EARTH-TO-ORBIT              SAND
SNL-AM9          EPOCH FIRES HIGH-POWER, LONG-PULSE ELECTRON BEAMS        SAND
SNL-AN0          EASIER ETCHING OF CHEMICALLY RESISTANT SUBSTANCES        SAND
SNL-AN1          BALANCED SYSTEM OF AIRPORT SECURITY SAFEGUARDS           SAND
SNL-AO4          FRACTAL GEOMETRY HARNESSED TO AID INDUSTRIES             SAND
SNL-AN2          GALACTIC CENTER ANNIHILATION RADIATION                   SAND
SNL-AN3          CHIPS ARE MAJOR PART OF GALILEO ELECTRONIC SYSTEM        SAND
SNL-AO5          PROJECT TO EVALUATE MAGMA AT LONG VALLEY CALDERA         SAND
SNL-AO6          ZONING OF MAGMA IN VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS                    SAND
SNL-AP6          COLLECTION OF MAGMA IN VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS                SAND
SNL-AN5          OPTIMIZING GROWTH OF ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR MATERI       SAND
SNL-AO7          SOLAR-TO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION . . .                       SAND
                                                                            
 __________________  _____  _____  ______  ______  ______  _____  _____  _____
|More to come . . .||     ||     ||Scroll||Scroll|| Main ||Other||Print||Start|
|RETURN to continue||     ||     || Left || Right|| Menu ||Menus||     ||Over |
|__________________||_____||_____||______||______||______||_____||_____||_____|
                       UP    DOWN   LEFT   RIGHT     F1     F2     F3     F4 

 

If your report is wider than your screen, press the RIGHT ([Rt]) arrow key to view the right side of your report. Press [Enter] to view the next screen. Continue pressing [Enter] to view your report one screen at a time. At the bottom of the report you will see the message on the right.

NOTE: It is not possible to view previous screens of a report. You must press [Enter] until you reach the bottom of the report. Press [Enter] again to view the report again.

Press [F4] if you want to create a new report.

Press [F3] to create a print file. See Printing with SEARCHmate.


Printing with Searchmate

SEARCHmate allows reports, documents or RESULTS lists to be printed to a file or to the printer attached to your computer.

Creating a Print File

After creating any of the print files described below, see. . .

. . . Printing to Your Printer, if you want to print any documents or reports to your printer.

. . . Downloading with SEARCHmate, if you want to download any documents or reports to your computer.

Columnar Report Print File

With a columnar report displayed, press [F3]. The message:
          Building print file . . .

will be displayed. When the print fill is complete you will see the message below:

      ________________________________________________
     |Print operation completed                       |
     |Press RETURN to repeat the report               |
     |________________________________________________|

Press [F1] or press [F2].

RESULTS List Print File

From any search screen, with a RESULTS list displayed, press [F2], then [F4]to display the BROWSE MENU. Type "3" and press [Enter]to select Print list of selected documents. The message:
          Building print file . . .

will display. When finished, the BROWSE MENU will be redisplayed.

Single Document Print File

With the document you want to print displayed on your screen, press [F3] then [F2]and a print file will be created. Press [F4] to return to the search screen.

Repeat this step to create print files for other documents.

Press [F1] or press [F2].


Printing Several Documents to a Print File

This will print the contents of all documents in a RESULTS list to a file.

There are two types of files that can be created: formatted and unformatted text files.

Formatted Text Files

Formatted text files contain formatting -- page numbers, page breaks and titles that appear on each page.

From any search screen with a RESULTS list displayed, press [F2] then press [F4] to display the BROWSE MENU. Type "4" and press [Enter] to select Print text of selected documents. The message:

            Retrieving document  1 of 5

will display. When finished, the BROWSE MENU will be redisplayed.

NOTE: If your RESULTS list contains more than ten documents, SEARCHmate will ask if you really want to print them all. Type "Y" and press [Enter] to continue creating the print file.

Unformatted Text Files

Unformatted text files contain no formatting -- no page numbers, no page breaks and no titles. Create this type of file if you are going to use a word processor to edit the file.

From any search screen with a RESULTS list displayed, press [F1], then type "3" and press [Enter] to select the Special Features Menu.

Type "5" and press [Enter] to select Export documents to a VAX/VMS file.

Press [Enter] to accept the default device/directory.

Press [Enter] to accept the default Export file name or type a new file name and press [Enter].

NOTE: A new file name must conform to DOS file naming standards (no more than 8 characters). The EXP extension is automatic and does not need to be typed.

If everything is correct, type "Y" and press [Enter]. The message:

                         Document: 1 of 5

will display. When finished, the message below will display.

       ________________________________________________ 
      |Export successfully created                     |
      |Press RETURN for Main Menu                      |
      |________________________________________________|

Press [F4] to exit SEARCHmate or type "1" and press [Enter] to get to the SEARCH MENU.

NOTE: Unlike other print files, this file cannot be printed directly to your printer. It must be downloaded first. See Downloading with SEARCHmate.


Printing to Your Printer

NOTE: This will print only 80 columns of your report. If your report is greater than 80 columns in width, only the leftmost 80 columns will print. Reports greater than 80 columns in width must first be downloaded before printing. See Downloading with SEARCHmate for instructions.

Once you have created a print file, you are ready to send it to the printer attached to your computer. See Creating a Print File for instructions on creating a print file.

 

From the BROWSE MENU, type "P" then press [Enter] to select Print reports on terminal printer. Press [Enter] again to view a list of print files.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DATABASE              PRINT REPORTS ON TERMINAL PRINTER
Documents in database: 438                Selected documents: 54 (12%)  
                                                                  
  Line      Date       Time      Database Code    Report Title    
  1.        20-Mar-94  01:00 PM  TECH-TRAN        SOLAR PROJECTS  
  2. (PD)   20-Mar-94  01:00 PM  TECH-TRAN        LUNAR PROJECTS  
  3. (P)    20-Mar-94  12:59 PM  TECH-TRAN        LASER PROJECTS  
  4. (D)    20-Mar-94  12:58 PM  TECH-TRAN        LASER AND FUSION PROJECTS
  5. (PD)   20-Mar-94  12:57 PM  TECH-TRAN        FUSION PROJECTS  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


  
  
 _____________________________________________  ______  ______  ______  ______
|Key in the line number to select or          || Main || Other|| Back || All  |
|press ALL DONE to begin printing             || Menu || Menus||  Up  || Done |
|_____________________________________________||______||______||______||______|
                                                  F1      F2      F3      F4

 

Type the number of the print file you want to print and press [Enter]. Type "P" to print only; "D" to delete only or "PD" to print then delete the file. <P> is the default.

________________________________________________ |Key in P to print only; D to delete print file | |only; or PD to print first, then delete <P> | |________________________________________________|

Repeat this step for each file you want to print. Select the P and D options you want for each report.

When you finish, press [F4]. If you are printing, SEARCHmate asks if you are using a DEC printer. Type "N" then press [Enter].

      ________________________________________________ 
     |Are you using a DEC standard printer port       |
     |(Y or N)? <Y>                                   |
     |________________________________________________|

Press [Ctrl][Printscreen]then press[Enter]. Your report will print to your printer. It will also be displayed on your screen.

NOTE: If you do not press [Ctrl][Printscreen] before pressing [Enter], your report will display but not print.

IMPORTANT: When the report is finished, press [Ctrl][Printscreen]again then press [Enter].


Emailing Documents to Yourself

Technet has added the ability for you to send both single and multiple documents to your email account using the printer function. You can then get your mail and print it. First, you must perform a setup.

Setting up Email to Yourself

Enter any searchmate database. Press [F1] for the main menu. Press 3 for the Special Features menu and 3 again for change printers and other defaults. Press the down arrow twice to get to the "Printer 2 is assigned to" line. Enter @db_system:email_reports.com and press [Enter]. Press [F4] (for All Done). Enter Y and press [Enter].

Now, whenever you wish to email to yourself, select printer 2 and the file or files will be mailed to you. See below for more information.

Emailing a Single Document

While viewing documents in a word search or formatted field search, press [F3] (for Other Keys) and [F2] for Print Document. Type 2 to select printer 2. You will then be given a prompt allowing you to enter a different email address if you wish. If you want it send to your Technet account, simply press [Enter],otherwise type the email address you wish the document to be sent to and press [Enter].

Emailing Multiple Documents

If you wish to email multiple documents, first you must make a match of several documents with a word search or formatted field search. Once you have a list of hits, press [F2] and [F4]. Press 4 to select print text of documents. You will be asked You will be printing XX documents. Is this your intent? Press Y if you do want to mail however many documents. You will then be given a prompt allowing you to enter a different email address if you wish. If you want it send to your Technet account, simply press [Enter],otherwise type the email address you wish the documents to be sent to and press [Enter].

NOTE: Sending multiple documents to yourself can create very large email messages of 1 Megabyte or more. You should be aware that downloading this size file over a modem will take quite a bit of time (10 to 15 minutes or more). Generally speaking, try to narrow your search down as much as possible.



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