
1	JOURNALS1	JOURNALS is a VMS utility function controlled by:ProNoteBK, the VAX Professional Notebook.  Its behavior is:controlled by SYS$VPWFILES:VPW.TLB.  The JOURNALS function9may  be invoked by defining the following foreign command4$	JOURNALS:=="$SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VPW]NOTEBOOK JOURNALS"=as part of LOGIN.COM.  JOURNALS gives the user the option to:,	1.  Add new references to the journal list.9	2.  Display journal references for given match criteria.%	3.  Delete references from the list.&	4.  Modify existing reference entries
	5.  Exit.2	KEYPAD)0Hlqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqk      lqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqkPx Back  x       x       x       x      x Keypd x Help  x       x VPW>  xHmqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqj      tqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqquL                                       x Quit  x       x       x Done  xH                                       tqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqquH                                       x       x       x       x       xH                                       tqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqnqqqqqqquH                                       x       x       x       x       xJ                                       tqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqnqqqqqqqu Enter xJ                                       x     Menu      x       x       xI                                       mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqvqqqqqqqj	2	AUTHORS	H     Each reference may have a list of authors.  The authors list is theDprimary key and the references in the file are sorted by the authorsCfirst in the list.  Space is provided for a list of author names upAto 50 characters long.  While the format for the entry of name isEarbitrary, if a sorted list of authors is to be kept, the user should;enter the authors in a fixed fashon.  The suggest method is4	Last_Name, Initial., Last_name_2, Initial2.,  .....5                 --       ---           --        ---4                  ^        ^             ^         ^CNote that a ", " (comma, space) follows each last name, and a "., "B(Period, comma, space) follows each initial.  If a carriage returnBis hit without entering an author's name, JOURNALS returns to the 
main menu.2	TITLE;	Each reference must have a title.  This is required input.3The title may be anything up to 73 characters long.	2	JOURNALA	Each reference may have a Journal name up to 15 characters long.GIt is suggested that the same standard journal abbreviations be used asare used by the APS.2	VOLUMEA	Space is provided for a 3 digit volume number.  No check is made5to see that the input is a valid number at this time.2	NUMBERD	Each Volume can have up to a 3 digit number (number of volume set).2	PAGESC	Space is provided for entering the range of pages for the article.INine spaces exist for inputing the page range.  The recomended input form
is NNNN-MMMM.2	DATEL     The date to be entered, must be in VAX standard format, ie DD-MMM-YYYY.GYears must be entered as 4 digit numbers, ie 1983 not 83.  If the exact1day of the month is not known, use 01 as the day.
2	KEYWORDSI     Space is provided for up to 50 characters of keywords.  The keywordsFmay be entered in any form and may represent either isolated words to Csearch on, or entire keyword phrases.  Depending on how it is used,HJOURNAL can either search the entire record (title and keywords) for theAkeywords of your choice, or it can just search the keyword field.2	ADD2	When you enter ADD mode, JOURNALS prompts for thefollowing information.:	Author List	50 characters max	Title		73 Characters max	Journal	 	15 Characters max	Volume		 3 Characters max	Number		 3 Characters max	Pages		 9 Characters max0	Date		11 Characters required format DD-MMM-YYYY"	Keyword List    50 Characters maxD     JOURNALS will reprompt if the length of th entered data exceedsFthe maximum allowed for the entry.  If a RETURN is entered in responseFto the AUTHORS entry request, JOURNALS returns to the menu page.  WhenFan entry is completed, JOURNALS will display the entry in its entirityDand ask if it is correct. If a Y[es] is answered, it will be enteredHin to the data file. A N[o] allows you to reenter the data.  A Carriage Greturn for any non-required field will leave that entry unchanged.  To null an entry type a space.2	MODIFY:     JOURNALS allows you to modify an existing entry. When?modify mode is entered, it prompts for a search string and then<starts displaying all records matching that string. When theAproper locator is found it display the record and goes into enter?mode. Entering just a carriage return at each prompt will leaveAthe entry unchanged. Modify data fields as desired, and when data?entry is complete, the completed record will be displayed again@for verification. If the modification is accepted, the record is>updated. If any updates are done which change the author list,;the file will be sorted before returning to the main menu. 2	DELETEAIn delete mode, you are prompted for a search string to locate anAentry to delete. Each entry which matches the entered string will?be displayed together with a prompt asking if that entry should?be deleted. If a Y[es] is answered the entry will be deleted. A>^Y during the delete process will wipe out all deletions made.CHopefully, it will not wipe out your existing data base.  It is not?recomended that ^Y be used.  Rather, hit the QUIT key or ^Z to @cancel the delete operation.  All deletions become permanent if =a RETURN is entered in response to the 'Search for:' prompt. 	2	DISPLAYBIn display mode, you select select records to display by entering 8a search string. If a '*' is entered, all records in theAJournal file are displayed. The search string entered can be just=the desired last name, part of the last name, a unique search;string (ie a KEYWORD) or some combination of search strings?each seperated by a "|" from the other search strings.   If the@combination is used, only records containing both search stringswill be matched.  B     You are also given the options of printing the results of theAsearch to the line printer and restricting the search to selected@fields.  If the selected search option is requested, you will beEasked for each field in the JOURNALS record, it it is to be searched.2	EXIT>EXIT will leave cause JOURNALS to exit and the screen will be 5erased.  You also can ^Y out of JOURNALS at any time.2	SEARCH_STRINGS>     When used to display phone numbers or addresses, JOURNALS=either accepts a search string as part of the command line orAprompts for one in DELETE, DISPLAY or MODIFY mode. At this point,>either a simple last name (or part of one) or a complex search:string may be entered. A complex search string consists of=multiple search strings seperated by "|"s. For example if you@know your JOURNAL file contains entries for several people named@Smith and that the SMITH of interest published papers on lasers,Center SMITH|LASER as the search string. Only the data for the entry>with the last name Smith, and with the word LASER (in title or!in keyword list) would be found. 