Searching Card Files

On selection of a Card File Cheetah returns to the main menu where you must
select [S]earch Card File to perform a search.

The following search options become available:

[S] Enter New Search Text     Allows user to enter search text string.  The
                              default search type is Boolean.

[N] Narrow Search             User may quickly narrow the last entered search
                              string.  Cheetah recalls the last search string
                              and allows it to be modified.

[B] Change to Boolean Search  Boolean operators outline a logical
                              relationship between two or more words.  A
                              Boolean search is the fastest of the search
                              types available.  The six Boolean operators
                              are:

     Operator  Usage               Result

     AND       FDA AND EXPORT      All Cards containing both FDA and
                                   Export

     OR        FDA OR EXPORT       All Cards containing either
                                   FDA or Export

     NOT       NOT EXPORT          All Cards not containing
                                   Export

     ANDNOT    FDA ANDNOT EXPORT   All Cards containing FDA but
                                   not containing Export

     XOR       FDA XOR EXPORT      All Cards containing either
                                   FDA or Export but do not
                                   contain both FDA and Export

     ORNOT     FDA ORNOT EXPORT    All Cards containing FDA and
                                   all Cards not containing
                                   Export


[P] Change to Phrase Search        Phrase search locates an exact match in
                                   the open Card File for the entered text
                                   string.  For example, the entered text
                                   string "FDA Regulations on exports" will
                                   only locate the string "FDA Regulations on
                                   exports" within the Card File.

[X] Change to Proximity Search     Proximity search locates two or more words
                                   in the same sentence or paragraph.  The
                                   words need not be contiguous as long as
                                   they are contained within the same
                                   sentence or paragraph.

When performing a proximity search the user must specify whether to locate
all common occurrences of the words in a single paragraph or sentence.  The
user also specifies whether the words are to be searched for in their entered
order (ORDERED) or regardless of order (UNORDERED).

An ordered proximity search for the words "FDA Export" will find "FDA lifts
band on export to Russia" but will not locate "Export of DNA technology
requires approval by FDA".  An unordered proximity search will locate both
phrases.

[V] View Search History            Displays the last 20 searches conducted by
                                   the user and allows any of the listed
                                   searches to be rerun.


Cheetah searches are not case sensitive.  Cheetah permits the use of
Wildcards (* and ?) within the user entered search text string.  Caution
should be used when using Wildcards.  They may result in unexpected and
inappropriate results.  An entered search criteria eye*  will not only locate
eye and eyes but also eyeglasses, eyewash, eyeball, eyelash, eyeful, eyelet,
eyeing and eyed.
