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Search the entire archive: ProMED-mail

String to search for: [______________________________]
[ ] Submit: check preceding box and forward to GetWeb
[ ]Case sensitive     [ ]Partial match

Return only files modified within the last [_____] days.
Maximum number of files returned:

      [ ] 10
   OR [X] 50
   OR [ ] 100
   OR [ ] 1000
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<p>To search for 'ebola' and 'zaire' within the last 200 days,
returning the top 10 matching files, you would fill out the form as
follows:

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Search the entire archive: ProMED-mail

String to search for: [__________ebola zaire____________________]
[X ] Submit: check preceding box and forward to GetWeb
[ ]Case sensitive     [X ]Partial match

Return only files modified within the last [_\200____] days.
Maximum number of files returned:

      [X ] 10
   OR [] 50
   OR [ ] 100
   OR [ ] 1000
</PRE><hr>

Note the '\' before the 200.  When filling out a form input, you must
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<li> Number: write 3 as \3, you can write 50 as \50 or \5\0
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<pre>
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<pre>
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     [X] Red
  OR [ ] Black

but not both!
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