Getting Started

1. Begin search in the CrossFire COMMANDER window.
2. Select either Beilstein or Gmelin or both databases.
   Note: It is possible to search Beilstein and Gmelin simultaneously. If both databases are selected, only structure and text searches are permitted. Predefined Search Forms will not be active because they relate specifically to each database.
3. Clear previous STRUCTURE or FACT searches if necessary.

Predefined Search Forms

1. Click on PREDEFINED SEARCH FORMS.
2. Double-click on the appropriate form.
3. Enter search criteria.
   Note: The List function in predefined search forms does not work if IE7 is installed on your computer. List contines to work in the SEARCH FIELDS table. Once the query is built, check LIST to preview field data format.
   
4. Click on OK.
   
5. Click on START SEARCH.

The query is built using the correct field codes and appears in the SEARCH FIELDS table in the lower right side of the Commander Window. It is possible to use more than one predefined search form to build a Fact Editor query.

All Text

Text Search provides a guided search in either all text fields or bibliographic fields.

1. Enter one or several keywords into the text box of the SearchAll Text box.
   Note: If more than one keyword is entered in the text search field the Commander will run a combined query. The default combination of such phrases is the AND operator but you can overwrite this by entering other operators.
2. Click on START SEARCH.
3. Select SEARCH CONTEXT (can select multiple contexts).
4. Click on START SEARCH.
   

Fact Editor

For complex searches involving many less common data fields, use the SEARCH FIELDS tab to identify appropriate fields or enter criteria directly in the SEARCH FIELDS TABLE.

1. Click on the SEARCH FIELDS tab.
2. Type a property name in the SEARCH FIELD NAME IN HIERARCHY search box.
3. Click on FIND.
4. Click on FIND again to view additional entries in the hierarchy.
5. Double-click on the desired field code to copy the code name to the SEARCH FIELDS TABLE.
6. Select appropriate operator from the RELATION drop-down menu.
7. Enter data value in FIELD CONTENT cell.
   
8. Click on START SEARCH.

Numerical Data

Numerical fields may be searched as individual values or as a value range, including greater than and less than. Enter values and symbols without intervening spaces.

Combining Values in Fact Editor

Place cursor in OPERATOR field to combine fact query lines with AND, NOT, OR, or PROXIMITY. DO NOT use operators within a single SEARCH FIELDS line.

Use PARENTHESES in conjunction with operators to combine fact query lines in the SEARCH FIELDS TABLE.

Truncation

All text fields can be searched using truncation symbols.

Right, left and middle truncation is permitted.