Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau

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Guide to STN Patent Databases
The monitoring is not to be done after each update of the database but at longer intervals,
The query needs to be adapted to new requirements frequently,
The search profile uses certain commands not allowed in an SDI, such as SELECT, ANALYZE, TABULATE,
FOCUS, FSEARCH, or FSORT.
28.4.1 The SAVE command
The SAVE command can be used to save a search profile under a name as a query:
=> SAVE INLINE/Q
From time to time this query can then be run with the ACTIVATE command and linked to the chosen update field:
=> ACTIVATE INLINE/Q
...
L16 QUE ABB=ON L5 OR L15
=> S L16 AND UP>20061101
L17 25 L16 AND UP>20061101
=> D 1-25 TRIAL
28.5 Support for command files by STN software
With the help of the STN Express communication package or STN on the Web a search profile can be prepared offline
and later be used on-line.
28.5.1
With this function a complete search profile can be prepared, saved and run. When there are system prompts
during the execution (e.g. due to a command being incomplete or certain options of the SET command) the run is
For this function, a number of commands from the script language of STN Express can be used:
Character Example Explanation
\* \* Command File \* introduces a comment
=> => s acid and rain => is a shortcut for SEND the rest of the line will be sent to the host
\> _lnum => s acid and rain\> The resulting L number will be saved to the variable _lnum for later use. The variable
_lnum
name must begin with an underscore.
\! => s e1-\! Stop the script run in order to manually enter data, e.g. the last E number.
28.5.1.1
\* SDI Inline-Skates, INPADOCDB
=> S A63C0017-04+NT/IPC\> _IPC
=> S (NORDICA )/PA,PAS\> _NAME1
=> S (BENETTON (S) SPORT?)/PA,PAS\> _NAME2
=> S (DEKA(S)PROD?)/PA,PAS\> _NAME3
=> S (SALOMON)/PA,PAS\> _NAME4
=> S (MGM (S)(SPA))/PA,PAS\> _NAME5
=> S (SKIS (S) ROSSIGNOL)PA,PAS\> _NAME6
=> S _NAME1-_NAME6\> _NAME
=> S _IPC OR _NAME\> _RESULT
Some syntactic errors in the search profile can be found by the software. If an error is seen
has been started (e.g. a typo) the execution can be stopped. After the file has been edited execution can be restarted.
It is a good idea to test-run the script in the (free) STNGUIDE database to find any errors concerning the STN
command language (e.g. mismatched brackets, errors in the definition of variables, typos in commands or options,
etc.).