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TRANSFER

Description

The TRANSFER command is used to extract terms, excluding stopwords, and search them in one step.

Process

To use TRANSFER, follow these steps:

Step	Action
1	Enter the database(s) in which the search is to be conducted.
2	Enter the TRANSFER command line.

Command Line	To use the TRANSFER command, follow this sample format:
	=>	TRANSFER	L-number	extraction field	answer or term numbers	/search field
		1	2	3	4	5

Example: => TRANSFER L2 PN 1- /RPN

Command Guidelines

Use the guidelines below to enter command line information:

Field	Guidelines
1	Type: TRANSFER
2	Type: the L-number of an answer set An L-number created with ANALYZE Default: The last L-number created
3	What you type in Field 3 depends on what you type in Field 2.
	IF, in Field 2 you typed	THEN, in Field 3
	An answer set L-number	Type up to 5 extraction field codes Default: The default extraction field of the file
	An L-number created with ANALYZE	Do not type anything.
4	What you type in Field 4 depends on what you type in Field 2.
	IF, in Field 2 you typed	THEN, in Field 4
	An answer set L-number	Type: Example: A single answer number 3 Multiple answer numbers 1 5 7 A range of answer numbers 1-10 A combination of these 1-10 22 All the answers 1- Default: All answers
	An L-number created with ANALYZE	Type: Example: A single term number 1 Multiple term numbers 2,4 A range of term numbers 1-10 A combination of these 1-10,15 All answers 1- A range criteria TOP 30 Range Criteria Definitions: TOP n = the first n terms based on current ordering OGT n = the terms with occurrence counts greater than n DGT n = the terms with document counts greater than n PGT n = the terms with percent of document counts greater than n Default: All terms
5	Type a forward slash (/) followed by a search field code(s) Default: The same field as the terms were extracted from Note: Field 5 must be positioned at the end of the command line

Restricting Extracted Terms

You may use TRANSFER to extract terms only if they meet certain criteria.

IF, you want to extract	THEN, add to the command line	Example
Terms that contain a 1-20 character string	WITH followed by the character string in quotes	=> TRANSFER L5 AU 1-10 WITH "BROWN"
All terms that do not contain a 1-20 character string	NOT followed by the character string in quotes	=> TRANSFER L9 TI 1- NOT "METHANE"
Rules: When selecting from an ANALYZE L-number, WITH and NOT apply to both the term and the appended field code WITH and NOT may not be used in the same TRANSFER command.

Results

TRANSFER creates two L-numbers: The first L-number contains the extracted terms The second L-number is the answer set Extracted terms may be viewed using the DISPLAY command with: The L-number containing the extracted terms A term number, a range of term numbers, or a combination of these The L-number answer set is viewed using the DISPLAY command.

Example

The following example shows use of the TRANSFER command to: Extract numbers from the PN and APPS fields of L1 Search the extracted numbers in the same fields in WPINDEX

=> FILE CAPLUS => S SPIDER# AND DRAGLINE# 3625 SPIDER# 79 DRAGLINE# L1 55 SPIDER# AND DRAGLINE# => FILE WPINDEX => TRANSFER L1 PN APPS 1- L2 TRANSFER L1 1- PN APPS : 14 TERMS L3 6 L2 => D TI HIT 1-2 L3 ANSWER 1 OF 6 WPINDEX COPYRIGHT 1998 DERWENT INFORMATION LTD TI RECOMBINANT SPIDER SILK PROTEINS - USEFUL FOR MAKING FIBRES. PI US 5728810 A 980317 (9824)* 68 PP A61K038-17 ADT US 5728810 A CIP OF US 90-511792 900420, CONT OF US 91-684819 910415, DIV EX US 94-317844 941004, US 95-425069 950419 PRAI US 91-684819 910415; US 90-511792 900420; US 94-317844 941004; US 95-425069 950419 L3 ANSWER 2 OF 6 WPINDEX COPYRIGHT 1998 DERWENT INFORMATION LTD TI ARTIFICIAL PROTEIN POLYMER - USED AS HIGH STRENGTH FIBRE MATERIAL. PI JP 09323999 A 971216 (9809)* 10 PP C07K014-435 <-- ADT JP 09323999 A JP 96-139905 960603 PRAI JP 96-139905 960603

Terms with No Hits

TRANSFER creates another L-number containing extracted terms that do not have hits if you first type SET AUDIT ON at an arrow prompt. For more information, type HELP SET AUDIT.

Limits

50,000 terms may be extracted with TRANSFER from multiple fields in multiple files.

STN Assistance

If you enter just the TRANSFER command, STN prompts you for: An answer set or TRANSFER L-number A term range A display (extraction) field code You are not prompted for a search field. The new search field must be specified on the same line as TRANSFER. If you are unsure how to answer an STN prompt, enter a question mark (?) and STN provides more details. For more details on the TRANSFER command, type HELP TRANSFER.