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Search Database for Species

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ARB_NT/Species/search ARB_NT/<species button: 4th broad rectangular button in top area>

 

DESCRIPTION

Searches for a (set of) species (not SAIs) that match (dont match) a query or are marked.

The database is scanned for 'species' (see 'HELP') which contain (or do not contain) the search string within the specified 'field' (see ´Glossary´). The corresponding species and the respective 'field' entries are listed in the 'HIT LIST' subwindow. The number of hits is displayed after the 'Hits:' prompt.

Define whether matching or non-matching species should be listed by pressing the appropriate combination of left and right buttons in the top area. When performing multiple searches, define whether the list of 'species' should be replaced by the new results, and whether newly found 'species' should be removed from or appended to the existing list.

Select a 'field' from the 'Search Field' subwindow.

Type the search string in the 'Search string' subwindow.

Press the <SEARCH> button.

 

NOTES

If you select the '[any field]' pseudo search field, all direct database subentries of the species are search for the expression. This does NOT work for subcontainers (i.e. ali16s/data is not searched).

If can use '>xxx' or '<xxx' as search string (where xxx should be a number) to perform a numeric comparison.

 

EXAMPLES

  1. Search for a species called 'Pseudomonas tolaasii'
    • Select: List all species that match the query
    • Select search field: 'full_name'
    • Type search string: 'pseu*tol*'

      * and ? are wild cards for multiple and single characters, respectively

    • Press 'SEARCH' to start the operation

  2. Search for all species that are marked:
    • Select: List all species that are marked
    • Press: 'SEARCH' to start the operation

  3. Search for all species that are marked and for which an entry is present in the field 'reference'
    • Select: List all species that are marked
    • Press: 'SEARCH' to start the operation 1
    • Select: Keep species that match the query
    • Select search field: 'reference'
    • Type search string: '?*' (More than one character)
    • Press: 'SEARCH' to start the 2nd operation


 

WARNINGS

If the hitlist becomes too long, it will be truncated. Nevertheless all operations work on non-truncated hitlist!

 

BUGS

No bugs known