TARGET

TARGET Command Mode

The command mode allows you to bypass the menus by using all of the TARGET search options in a single command line. After you BEGIN in one or more databases, enter TARGET <search terms>, e.g., TARGET *(‘FREE TRADE’ ‘TRADE BARRIER?’) *JAPAN? *RICE.

After processing your search, TARGET creates a set of up to 50 records that you can TYPE or PRINT, or use to continue searching.

Refer to SET TARGET for details on how to combine command mode input with menu display flexibility.

• To use TARGET command mode:

?b 634
 
 
File 634:San Jose Mercury Jun 1985-1997/Mar 02
 (c) 1997 San Jose Mercury News
 
 Set Items Description
 --- ----- -----------
?target (electronic? computer?) industr? *'silicon valley'
Your TARGET search request will retrieve up to 50 of the statistically most 
relevant records.
Searching 1996-1997 records only
...Processing Complete
 S1 50 TARGET - ( ELECTRONIC? COMPUTER?) INDUSTR? *'SILICON
 VALLEY'
Ending TARGET search. Enter TARGET to do another search in the present 
file(s), or BEGIN new file(s). Enter LOGOFF to disconnect from Dialog
 
?t/ti,jn,pd/1-3
 
 1/TI,JN,PD/1
DIALOG(R)File 634:(c) 1997 San Jose Mercury News. All rts. reserv.
 
 HOPPING OFF THE SILICON ROLLER COASTER WHY DOWNTURN IN CHIPS HASN'T BEEN A 
 DISASTER: VALLEY'S ECONOMY NOW TRANSCENDS COMPUTERS
San Jose Mercury News - Sunday, April 21, 1996
 
 
 1/TI,JN,PD/2
DIALOG(R)File 634:(c) 1997 San Jose Mercury News. All rts. reserv.
 
 NETWORKING: SILICON VALLEY'S THIRD WAVE FAST-RISING INDUSTRY AIMS AT DESIRE 
 TO BE 'CONNECTED'
San Jose Mercury News - Tuesday, April 23, 1996
 
 
 1/TI,JN,PD/3
DIALOG(R)File 634:(c) 1997 San Jose Mercury News. All rts. reserv.
 
 COMPUTER THEFT RING MELTS DOWN AFTER STING SILICON VALLEY VERSION OF 
 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE'
San Jose Mercury News - Thursday, June 27, 1996

CURRENT Feature

In the menu mode of TARGET, your search strategy is automatically processed using the CURRENT feature, which includes the current year plus one, in all files in which this feature is available. Command mode TARGET will also process your search using CURRENT unless you specify a publication year, a range of years, or ALL in your command line, e.g.,

TARGET GUN (CONTROL BAN LAWS)/1995
TARGET (DOG CANINE) OBEDIENCE/1994:1995
TARGET *EARTHQUAKE? *RISK?/ALL

Note that the ALL option indicates that the search strategy will be searched through the entire database. The ALL option is available only in command mode.

Note on Search Terms

A phrase containing a stop word (AN, AND, BY, FOR, FROM, OF, THE, TO, WITH) will not be processed precisely as entered, because TARGET drops the stop word and replaces it with the (1W) operator. Hyphens in terms will be disregarded and other non-alphanumeric characters may process incorrectly