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Recalling Search Strategies

Introduction

Use CA on CD's Query List to recall a saved search strategy (query) for use in Word Search.

When to Use

Recall a saved search query instead of retyping it when searching

• Multiple years of CA on CD or the Collective Indexes on CD-ROM
• Monthly updates of CA on CD to find what is being published in your area of interest

Query Files and Lists

Saved queries are placed in a saved query file. These queries make up a Query List. A user may recall a query from a Query List for searching in Word Search.

Each CA on CD database has a default saved query file. When a CA on CD database is opened, the default saved query file for that database is also opened, and the saved search queries within it become the active Query List.

The active Query List is viewed by clicking   in the Word Search window.

Non-default Query Lists are "activated" by opening their respective query files.

Decision Table

There are two methods for recalling a search query. Which method you use depends on whether the recalled query is to be searched in the same CA on CD database in which it was saved, or in a different CA on CD database.

If you want to recall a saved query to be searched in	Then,
The same database in which the query was saved	From the Word Search window of the database, click  to access the saved query from the active Query List
A different database than the one in which the query was saved	From a different database, open the desired Query List from the File menu

 

Example 1

With the 1998 CA on CD database in use, recall the saved query entitled tamoxifen/breast cancer. This query was saved to ca1998.qry from the 1998 CA on CD database.

How to Recall a Query from the Current Database

 1. From the Word Search window, click .

The Queries - [query file name] window is displayed.

2.  From the Queries - [query file name] window, highlight the query title of interest.

3.  Click Recall.

The query, as saved, appears in the Word Search window.

Example 2

Recall the saved query, entitled tamoxifen/breast cancer, in the Word Search window of the 1997 CA on CD database. This query was saved to ca1998.qry from the 1998 CA on CD database .

How to Recall a Query from a Different Database

1. From the Word Search window, open the File menu. Select Open, Query List...

 

 

 

 

5. From the Queries - [query file name] window, highlight the query title of interest.

6.  Click Recall.

The query, as saved, appears in the Word Search window.