CHRRDBA - DOS
pre-31 Dec 98

A
About this user's guide
Access
    by Any Word in Context
    by indices
    by Keyword in Context
    by Year
accessing data
actions
    to perform on an extract file
ASCII files
Any Word in Context, index
assembling all the variables, see <F8> Execute

B
Boolean edit box
Boolean phrase
Boolean qualification
browse for a question number
Browse through an Index

C
case selection
Case Selection Criterion. See Boolean Edit Box
CD-ROM, see, compact disc
change path of the output file
Changing Output File Specifications
CHRRDBA menu screens
Codebook
compact disc
    updates
    care
    copying to a hard disk a.k.a. space considerations
construct a Boolean specification
conventions used
copy CD-ROM to a hard disk
customer service

D
data access
data extract formats
dBASE file
disk space,
Display Codebook
DOS

E
E-mail: user services
Error Messages
    Critical errors
    DOS errors
    Fatal Errors
    I/O errors
Escape key
Execute <F8>
Exit Menu
Extract
    performing
    results
    running an extract
Extract Specifications File

F
file characteristics
    extract specifications
    output file
file type specifications
files produced, list of
first case to read
function keys
    Change Output, <F2>
    Clear, <F9>
    Codebook, <F2>
    Edit, Boolean Phrase, <F5>
    Execute, <F8>
    Pages, <F7>
    Save, <F3>
    SaveAll, <F6>
    Search For, <F4>
    Switch Indices, <AF1>
    Undo, <AF2>
    Unsave, <F4>
    UnsaveAll, <F6>
functions, main menu
    Exit this Menu
    Extract Specification File
    Perform an Extract
    Print Documentation
    Review Saved Variables
    Search Indexes
    Search Lists

H
Highlight bar
how to read a codebook

I
Index
    access by Any Word in Context
    access by KWIC
    access by year

K
Keyword In Context index
KWIC index
KWIC access

L
link to other datasets
list of files produced
list of items on the CD-ROM

M
MicroSoft Windows'
modify an existing file
MS DOS

N
Naming Files
New file
New from old
NLS Users' Guide

O
other datasets,
    link to

P
page of variable names
Perform an Extract
performance
Print Documentation
Print File Information
print files
    sample
produce codebook

Q
Question Number

R
range of reference numbers
Reference Number
rename an existing file
Results of Extract
Review Saved Variables
Run the Extract

S
sample print files
sample universe
SAS control cards
Save File box
Saved Variables
    review
Saving Variables
    from Any Word in Context index
    from KWIC index
    from Question Numbers
    from Reference Numbers
    from Variable Names
    from Year index
Search by Question Number
Search by Reference Number
Search For <F4>
    a precise term
    a truncated term
Search Indexes
Search Lists
selecting
    terms
    operators
    number of cases
Setting up NLS software
space consideration
SPSS control cards
Specify New File Name
Stata files
Switch Indices
switching pages
    of Question Numbers
    of Reference Numbers
    of Variable Names

U
updates to CD-ROMs
USERSVC
Using the CD-ROM

V
Variable Name
Variables corresponding to question numbers
variables corresponding to reference numbers

W
ways to access NLS data
What you get
What you need ...
    ...to know
    ...to have
Windows

Y
Year index

Chapter 1. About This User's Guide
Chapter 2. Setting Up the NLS Software
Chapter 3. Main Menu Screens for Data CDs
Chapter 4. Extract Specification File
Chapter 5. Accessing the Data
Chapter 6. Performing an Extract
Chapter 7. Print Documentation
Chapter 8. Error Messages
Chapter 9. Table of Figures
Chapter 10. Index