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DISPLAY - Viewing Answers

Description

The DISPLAY command is used to view many forms of information processed and stored by STN. This section focuses on the use of DISPLAY to view answers from an L-number answer set.

Options

Options for viewing answers from an L-number answer set are:

Option	Used to
Format	View specified fields of information from answers in an answer set
SCAN	View predefined fields of information from answers in an answer set at no charge Answers are displayed: In random order Without an answer number SCAN is available in the CAS files.
TRIAL	View predefined fields of information from answers in an answer set at no charge. TRIAL is available in non-CAS files

Command Line	To use the DISPLAY command for viewing answers, follow this sample format:
	=>	DISPLAY	option	L-number	answer numbers
		1	2	3	4

Example: => DISPLAY BIB L5 1-5

Command Guidelines

Use the guidelines below to enter command line information:

Field	Guidelines
1	Type: DISPLAY or D
2	Type: A display field(s) and/or display format(s) SCAN TRIAL Default: the default format of the file
3	Type: the L-number of an answer set Default: The last L-number created
4	What you type in Field 4 depends on what you typed in Field 2.
	IF, in Field 2 you typed	THEN, in Field 4
	Format(s) or TRIAL	Type: Example: A single answer number 3 Multiple answer numbers 1 5 10 An answer range 3-8 A combination of these 3-8,9,17 All answers 1- Default: The first answer
	SCAN	Do not type anything

D SCAN Prompt

To answer the colon prompt, HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):, follow the directions below:

IF, you want to	THEN, type
SCAN more answers	A single number
Exit D SCAN	END or 0 (zero)

Example

The following example shows a display of the title and author information from the first 3 answers of L1.

=> SEARCH VENUS AND (VOLCAN? OR OUTGAS? OR DEGAS?) L1 142 VENUS AND (VOLCAN? OR OUTGAS? OR DEGAS?) => DISPLAY TI AU L1 1-3 L1 ANSWER 1 OF 142 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI Volcanism and tectonics on Venus AU Nimmo, F.; Mckenzie, D. L1 ANSWER 2 OF 142 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI Volcanic degassing of argon and helium and the history of crustal production on Venus AU Namiki, Noriyuki; Solomon, Sean C. L1 ANSWER 3 OF 142 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI Geological evolution of venus: rises, plains, plumes, and plateaus AU Phillips, Roger J.; Hansen, Vicki L.

Note: The title (TI) and author (AU) information is displayed in the order specified in the DISPLAY command line.

Additional Options

To view answers from a specific file(s) of a multifile answer set use DISPLAY FROM. To browse through an answer set without rekeying the DISPLAY command before each answer use DISPLAY BROWSE.

STN Assistance

If you enter just the DISPLAY command, STN prompts you for: The L-number of an answer set The answer number(s) The display format If you are unsure how to answer an STN prompt, enter a question mark (?) and STN provides more details. Type: HELP DISPLAY for more information on the DISPLAY command HELP DISPLAY L# for more information on viewing answers HELP DISPLAY SCAN for more information on scanning answers