SHOW v. 5.0 (12/95) ----------- The SHOW program is a Menu Exit that makes it possible to see records one at a time, moving forwards or backwards, and also allows immediate printing of records selected from the screen, with a short format. The Menu Exit should be associated with options "B" and "D" of the retrieval menu (?xgen). The symbol "?" indicated the dialogue language in MicroISIS. To modify the menus, see the section entitled "The Menu Editor" in the MicroISIS manual (page 215 in the English- language version). In both the browse and search modes the records will be presented one at a time in the current screen format. If a record takes up more than one screen, you can view it by scrolling up and down using the arrows keys ( and ). You can look at records in sequential order by MFN, moving forwards or backwards, using the keys , PgDn, and PgUp. You can skip forward or backward by a specific number of records by using the option q N, (i.e., the key "+" or "-" followed by a number and then ). For example, by pressing "+ 5," you can skip five records ahead, both in the browse and search modes. To go to the last record in the data base, or the last record retrieved, press "END." To go to the first record, press "HOME." In the browse mode, the first record will be MFN=1, and the last will be the last records in the data base. In the search mode, these will be the first and last records selected in the last retrieval. You can change the display format by selecting option "F." This option will only allow you to select the formats defined in the data base. If you wish to edit the current format, or delete it in order to use the "ALL" internal format, select option "F" from the search menu. By using F10 you can save records in an auxiliary file, to which you may assign any name you wish, or otherwise they can be sent directly to the printer. They will be printed in the currently defined print format. You will be asked for the file name only once. Thereafter, each time you press F10 the record will be saved in the aforementioned file, until you return to the MicroISIS menu. This auxiliary file can be printed later. Once you exit by pressing the file name selected with F10 will be invalidated for later executions and may be assigned to another file. Function F9, "snapshot," generates a printout of the records (titles only) from the last search with their respective MFNs. If the printer is not connected, the system will hang and the MicroISIS run must be canceled. The format used by the "snapshot" function conforms to the LILACS/ECLAC format definition, as follows: mdl,MFN(5)," : "v12(0,8),IF a(v12)then " : "v18(0,8) FI IF a(v12)and a(v18)then " : "v25(0,8) FI/IF p(v30) then V30(8,8), 'Vol.'d31(8,8),v31",",,,' no. 'd32(8,8),v32"", " ("v64")" FI/# If another quick output format is desired, or if your records do not conform to this field definition, the desired format should be added to the directory of the data base in question, under the name "SNPSHT.PFT." This format will override the SHOW default format. ADDENDA program SHOW Version 4.1 of SHOW has the following changes. Mandatory files Directory \isis\prog SHOW.PCD compiled program ?show_#.hlp files of messages ? = language of work (S=espa¤ol, etc) # = 1, 2, 3 If the databases are in accordance with the definition of LILACS or ECLAC, the following auxiliary files are not necessary, since the program has those definitions built-in. Otherwise there should be added in the same directory of the files of the databases. If your database is in directory: \bases\your_base then: \bases\your_base\show.srt indicates the fields for the sort \bases\your_base\show.snp indicates the fields for the SnpScrn \bases\your_base\snpsht.pft indicates the exit of fast print The names and extensions are mandatories. Each database should contain these auxiliary files, if its definition does not conform to the internal of the program. The file SNPSHT.PFT could be customized to the user's taste. There are indicated as example, (and there are provided in the diskette of distribution) the data that should go in those files. The example is done with the fields of the bases CDS, and LILACS. As there was said above, for LILACS or ECLAC these modifications are not necessary, there are indicated only as illustratiion. show.snp LILACS CDS 12 24 10 70 11 71 18 16 show.srt LILACS CDS v65,Ref(l(v98),v65) v26^c mhu,v10,v11,v16,v17,v23,v24 mhu,v70,v71,v72 mhu,v12,v18,v25 mhu,v24 snpsht.pft CDS MFN(4),' - ',MDL,V12(7,7),V24(7,7), ((V76^Z(7,7): ,V76^*(7,7)) ),V70(7,7)+; , V25(7,7),V26(7,7),V30(7,7) &/# LILACS mdl,MFN(5),: "v12(0,8),IF a(v12)then:" "v18(8,8)FI, IF a(v12) and a(v18) then:" v25(8,8) FI, V30(8,8),"Vol ."d31,v31(8,8)",", no. "d32,V32(8,8)"" ," ("v64(8,8)"),, mpl,REF(l(v98),mhl,"So: "v30(8,8)+| =;" ", v31(8,8),"("v32(8,8)"),"),mh l,x3,v3(8,8)/# ADDENDA 2 to program SHOW Version 5 of SHOW has a new option: F7 - Related records. Changed files: SHOW.PCD new compiled program ?show_1.hlp new file of messages ? = language of work (S=espa¤ol, etc) The new feature (F7 - lateral search) can retrieve related records in the same database that shares a key in common with the actual record displayed in the screen. A shared key can be one of the authors, or a keyword, or the same journal title, etc. An auxiliary file (plain ASCII) should be added in the same directory of each database. . \your_base\lateral.shw indicates the related fields to search The name and extension of this file is mandatory. Each database should contain this auxiliary file, that can be customized to the user's taste according to the following instructions. It is possible to define up to 4 options to look for related records. Each option is recorded as a new line in the file lateral.shw. The content of a line is: Position 1-14 label of the option Position 15-255 Display format according to the FST of the database corresponding to the required field. The keys produced by this line should match with the keys in the Inverted File. Example: Personal author: v10 and v16 (analytical and monograph level), not subfielded and repeatable. Keywords: V87, subfield ^s for qualifiers, repeatable. Is indexed like: KEYWORD--qualifier. Series Title: v30, not repeatable, not subfielded. 1_____________15___________________________ Author (v10/),(v16/) Keyword (v87^*|--|v87^s/) Series v30 The option selected will change to a new set of records according to a new selection criteria. Options will be displayed if there is more than one posting for the required key.