APIRS UPDATE
How To Download Search Results From The APIRS Database

Here is the solution for downloading to your computer the results of a database search. (This would be much easier if APIRS could afford a $17,000 software interface, but this works.) For example, suppose you did the following search, and you want the results at your computer so that you can print them out on your printer.

At the search screen, suppose your search was: eichhornia$ and (biogas$ or methan$)
The number of "hits" for this query comes to 170 documents, and you want to look at them at your leisure. For demonstration purposes, let's call this printout "biogas".

1) You have completed your search of the database, and you are at a blank "Enter search request [Options]" line. Press return. Also press return after each of the following actions.

2) You are at the "Options" screen. Choose "R" to "Redirect documents".

3) The full pathname to type here will be: /usr/guest/biogas (Note the direction of the "/"--make sure it's right.)

4) Enter your selection [F]: f

5) Enter documents for redirect: all

6) Press return when prompted.

7) You are back at the search screen. Follow instructions to log off (and quit the database).

8) Quit your telnet program (your "terminal session").

9) Start your FTP program.

10) Using FTP commands, you will transfer your search file (in this example, "biogas") from the database computer to your computer. FTP programs are different; some require FTP commmands, some use easy menu choices. For those that require FTP commands:

11) At "ftp" prompt, type: ftp plants.ifas.ufl.edu (Note that there is a single space between "ftp" and "plants")

12) At user, type: guest

13) At password, type: datalist4

14) At "ftp" prompt, type: get /usr/guest/biogas c:\mydirectory\biogas
(Note that 1) there is a single space between "get" and "/usr..."and between "biogas" and "c:\my...", and 2) "mydirectory" is the name of the directory on your computer where you want the search file to go.)

15) After transfer, at "ftp" prompt, type: bye

16) Quit FTP

17) Start word processor; load "biogas" file. (You may have to convert the file to ASCII (DOS) Text or some other compatible format for your word processing program.)