3. How to Perform a Simple Query

To perform a simple query on a standard or "field selection" form, you:

1. Click with the mouse in the Input box to be filled in
2. Write the term to be search for inside the box

Here you can inspect the .fmt file, while the relevant part of this form source code is here:

<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="/htbin/SFgate">
<INPUT NAME="database" TYPE="hidden" VALUE="local//usr/local/wais-sources/serials/current">
<CENTER>
  <TABLE BORDER WIDTH=70%>
    <TR><TD><SELECT NAME="fieldsel_1_description">
              <OPTION SELECTED>Title
              <OPTION>Publication Place
            </SELECT></TD>
        <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="fieldsel_1_content" VALUE="biology" SIZE=40></TD>

        <TD><SELECT NAME="fieldsel_1_tie">
              <OPTION>and
              <OPTION>or
            </SELECT></TD></TR>

    <TR><TD><SELECT NAME="fieldsel_2_description">
              <OPTION>Title
              <OPTION SELECTED>Publication Place
            </SELECT></TD>

        <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="fieldsel_2_content" SIZE=40></TD></TR>
   </TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="fieldsel_name_ti" VALUE="Title">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="fieldsel_name_pp" VALUE="Publication Place">

<CENTER><TABLE>
<TR><TH><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search">
</TH><TH> </TH><TH>
<INPUT TYPE="reset"  VALUE="Reset Query">
</TR></TABLE>
</CENTER>

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="application" VALUE="serials">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="tieinternal" VALUE="and">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="listenv" VALUE="table">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="range" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="maxhits" VALUE="30">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="directget" VALUE="0">
</FORM>

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="fieldsel_name_ti" VALUE="Title">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="fieldsel_name_pp" VALUE="Publication Place">

Please note that the differences with the previous document where the mapping was made using attributes table.

If the form is a "checkbox" one, then you have just to check square(s) next to the selected term(s).
In this case there is always an implicit OR between terms selected inside each field.

Here you can inspect the .fmt file, while the relevant part of this form source code is here:

<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="/htbin/SFgate">
<INPUT NAME="database" TYPE="hidden" VALUE="local//usr/local/wais-sources/tutorial/audio">
<CENTER>
   <TABLE BORDER WIDTH="70%">
      <TR><TH ALIGN=center COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=+2>MODE OF INHERITANCE</FONT></TH></TR>
      <TR><TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" CHECKED NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="dominant"> 
                                     Autosomal Dominant</TD>
          <TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="x-linked_dominant"> 
                                     X-linked Dominant</TD>
          <TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="polygenic"> 
                                     Polygenic</TD></TR>
       <TR><TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="recessive"> 
                                     Autosomal Recessive</TD>
          <TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="x-linked_recessive"> 
                                     X-linked Recessive</TD>
          <TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="unknown"> 
                                     Unknown</TD></TR>
       <TR><TH ALIGN=left><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="inheritance_content" VALUE="mitochondrial">
                                  Mitochondrial</TD></TR>
    </TABLE>
</CENTER>

<P>
<CENTER>
<TABLE>
<TR><TH><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search"></TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH><INPUT TYPE="reset"  VALUE="Reset Query"></TH></TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="tieinternal" VALUE="or">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="listenv" VALUE="table">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="range" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="convert" VALUE="Table">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="maxhits" VALUE="30">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="directget" VALUE="1">
</FORM>