How to Import Medline Search Result (DUMC OVID) in Reference Manager

Contributor:NCDate:Dec.12,1996Ifyouwouldliketoprintthispage,pleaseusetheprinterinRm.221sinceprintingthroughthoseprintersinthecomputerroomswillbeUNBELIEVABLYslowduetographicscontainedinthispage.StepI.SendingyoursearchresultbyFTPServicefromNCSATelnetStepII.Importingthesavedresultfileintoyourreferencedatabase

1.InEdit/Preferences/FTPServerpreferencewindow,makesurethatServerModeisOn,Nopasswordsneeded.Youwon"thavetosetthisupbyyourselfinmostcasessincelabcomputersaresupposedtobesetasshown:2.Whenyoureadytotransferyourresult,type<control+b>tosaveyoursearchresults,andselectSavedocuments...intheMedlinesession.3.AtSelectSaveServiceoptions,selectFTPbyusingarrowkeys.4.Typeafilename(max=8;ceramideforexample)foryoursearchresultsatSaveNameprompt,andunselect(i.e.removeXmark)IncludeStrategybypressingspacebar.5.IntheFieldSelectionscreen,selectthefollowings:Ifyoudon"twantkeywordsetspre-determinedbytheMedlineservice,unselectMeSHSubjectHeADIngs.6.SelectOVIDinOutputFormatscreen.7.AtRemoteNameprompt,type<command+I>orrunNetwork/SendIPNumberstogetthenumbers(IPaddress)likeoneshownbelow:8.Hereafter,juststrike<return>keysatanypromptwithintheNCSATelnet.NomatterwhatdestinationdirecotyyouspecifyatRemoteDirectoryprompt,yoursearchresultwouldbesenttotherootfolderofyourcomputerharddisk.9.BeforeyoumoveontoReferenceManager,youmaywanttocheckyourresultfilewhichis,inthisexample,tmpceramide.CITintherootfolderofyourharddisk.

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10.IntheReferenceManager,openReferences/CapturefromTextFile...menu.11.Asinthedialogboxshownbelow,selectOVIDOnline(OVID)forDatabaseServicefromCaptureDefinitionsfolder,andselectyoursearchresultfile(tmpceramide.CITinthisexmpale)forTextFiletoImportfromyourharddisk.SelectEditEachReferenceDuringImportifyouwanttocheckeachreferencebeforeimporting.12.ClickStartImportor<command+K>.ClickYesinthedialogboxtoallowReferenceManagertosaveacopyofyoursearchresultfile.13.Importingiscomplete.NOW,beforeyouleavethecomputer,pleaseopentheharddiskandtrashtwosearchresultfilesnamedtmpceramide.CITandDUP.tmpceramide.CITwhicharenolongerneeded.