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Basic STN Commands

Use this command       When you want to                Example
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FILE                   Enter an online file            => FILE CA
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EXPAND (E)             Verify a term is                => E CHROMATOGRAPH
                       in the file
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SEARCH (S)             Execute a search of the         => S MEYERS A?/AU
                       file and find answers to your
                       search questions
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DISPLAY (D)            Look at answers retrieved       => DISPLAY L1 1 TI
                       from a search

                       Indicate
                       * L-number of answer set
                       * Answer number(s)
                       * Format
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D SCAN                 Look at answers at no charge    => D SCAN
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LOGOFF                 End the online session and      => LOGOFF
                       disconnect from STN
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LOG HOLD               Suspend an online session for   => LOG H
                       60 min without disconnecting
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Reproduced with permission of CAS, a Division of the 
American Chemical Society, from "Tips for Searching the CA & Registry Files."  
(CAS8721-0894)