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Creating a search term command file

Available with STN Express, Version 8.4 and higher

Search term command files can save you time and effort by automating the process of creating a search script from a text file of search terms.  You can then use the script as often as you like for efficient searching.

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To create a search term command file:

1. Create a file (e.g., 17pn.tx) with your search terms (e.g., 17 patent numbers) using any common text editor program.
2. Select Query > Create Search Term Command File.  You can do this offline or during an online session.
   
   
   
   
3. Specify the following information, and click OK to save the command file:

• Location of the file containing your search terms (e.g., 17pn.txt)
• Field code(s) (e.g., PN or TI,AB) for the field(s) in which you want your terms to be searched
• Character(s) you used to separate search terms in your text file (Note: Carriage return is always treated as a separator.)
• Insert quotation marks around each term to search as bound phrases, if you want terms to be searched as bound phrases
• Name for the output command file (e.g., 17pnoutput)

Click OK to create a file with the appropriate commands and field codes appended to the supplied search terms.

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To run the command file online:

1. Log on to STN, and enter the STN database(s) in which you want to run the search.
2. Select Query > Run Command File.
3. Locate the command file (e.g., 17pnoutput), and click Open to run the search.