Tue, 28 Sep 1993 15:25:05 EDT
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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Greg Monroe
<[log in to unmask]> says:
>Is it possible for a user to limit the lines per item being "PRINT"ed
>by a DB search? In doing some searching, I keep hitting a FAQ or other
>long message which quickly brings the total output up the the LISTSERV
>limit. I'd like to be able to retrieve only the first 20 or so lines
>of each item found and then use this to decide which items I want the
>full text on. The INDEX command doesn't really help since the subject
>lines are not specific enough.
Perhaps a more judicious use of SEARCH arguments would "hit" upon
the type of articles for which you are searching? Assuming
that subject: does contains more text than default INDEX formatting
produces, you could provide your own INDEX output options e.g.,
INDEX #.5 subject.73
There is an OUTLIM= keyword that is supported at the JOB and various
STEP levels. Unless you explicitly typed MANY PRINT statements, each
with an OUTLIM=, I don't think it Database Search would limit output
from each "hit".
I suggest followup to the list LDBASE-L (at ukanvm aka
ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu)
/Pete ([log in to unmask])
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