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=105 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Frequencies Selected\0 The data in \4International Financial Statistics\0 are reported in three frequencies. This search field allows the users to select a subset of these frequencies for the current inquiries by directly typing the entry or using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Allowed entries are as follows. \4A\0 or \4a\0 Annual data \4Q\0 or \4q\0 Quarterly data \4M\0 or \4m\0 Monthly data Multiple entries should be separated by commas, e.g. \4a,m\0 for annual and monthly but not quarterly data. Press \4<F2>\0 to enter the browsing facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the frequencies available. The number to the left of each frequency is the number of series in the database associated with that frequency. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys. When a frequency is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will add that frequency to the list selected, close the window, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Frequencies Selected\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all frequencies selected). =110 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 years\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of years for the current inquiry. The default selection is 1948 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, ranges of years should be identified by the beginning year followed by two periods and the ending year (e.g. 1978..1983). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more blanks spaces (e.g. 1982, 1984, 1989). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1968..1973, 1976..1979, 1980, 1982, 1987..1989). When using the browsing facility the following keys function as described. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the years available in the application. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\xFB\0 in front of each year. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Years:\0, \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. Note that when either method is used to update the \4years:\0 field, the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields are always updated to reflect the period selected in the \4Years:\0 field. If different quarters and months are desired, these may be changed directly in the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Years:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all periods selected). =115 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Quarters\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of quarters for the current inquiry. The default selection is Q1, 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of quarters may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3). Discontinuous ranges should be separated by commas followed by one or more blank spaces (e.g. 1958 Q1, 1958 Q3, 1970 Q2). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3, 1962 Q1..1962 Q4, 1965 Q2, 1970 Q4, 1975 Q3..1982 Q2). Note that the basic specification of a quarter always takes the form <year><space><Quarter>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the dates available (i.e., <year><quarter>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \XFB in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. When first entering the \4Quarters:\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a quarter is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching quarters in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This precedence is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual period was selected before entering the \4Quarters:\0 field, the field will reflect that annual selection. The selection may be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Note that when either entry method is used to update the \4Quarters:\0 field the \4Months:\0 field is also updated to reflect the entries in the \4Quarters:\0 field. If different months are desired the \4Months:\0 field may be updated following the selection of quarters. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Quarters:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all quarters selected). =120 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Months\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of months for the current inquiry. The default selection is January 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of months may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1987 Oct..1988 Feb). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more spaces (e.g. 1963 Jun, 1964 Apr, 1973 Nov). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1959 Nov, 1962 Apr, 1975 Jun..1980 Sep). Note that the basic specification of a month always takes the form <year><space><month>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below: \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a two-pane window which contains the twelve months in the left pane and all the dates available (i.e., <year><month>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\XFB\0 in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Months:\0 field on the menu. When first entering the \4Months\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a month is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching months in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This procedure is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual or quarterly period was selected before entering the \4Months:\0 field, the field will reflect this previous selection. The selection may then be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Months:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this the field (i.e. all months selected). =125 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Country Name\0 Every time series in \4International Financial Statistics\0 is associated with a country name. The country name may be the name of a country such as Belgium or Angola or of a geographic area such as Asia or World. The term "country" as used in this publication does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice; the term also covers some territorial entities that are not states but for which statistical data are maintained and provided internationally on a separate and independent basis. User selection of countries may take place by any combination of keyboard input into the field or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas (e.g., Guam,France,Chad). Spaces on either side of the comma are optional. Press\4F2:\0 to enter the browse facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the countries that are included in the database. The number to the left of each country entry indicates the number of time series in the database associated with that country. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial letters of the country name desired. When typing characters in the browse window, the cursor will move to the first entry that has the characters typed (e.g., typing "Au" will move the cursor to Australia). This type ahead feature and the arrow keys may be mixed to obtain the country desired. Thus, typing "G" followed by two entries of the down arrow will place the cursor on Germany. When a country is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that country to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Note that entries may be separated by the connectors "and", "or", or "without" instead of a comma. Using these connectors produces the boolean operation selected. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. When typing a country name a question mark may be substituted for a letter. This would select any country that meets the typed specification with any character in the position of the question mark. An asterisk in the country name implies that any sequence of characters may be substituted for the asterisk. Thus, very complex selections may be generated. For example, the specifications \4G* without Germany or *ns\0 would result in the selection of all countries whose names begin with "G" except for Germany and all area groupings with the suffix "ns" which is the abbreviation for "not specified". Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all countries implicitly selected). =130 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Time Series Topic\0 The time series topic is a broad grouping of series into conceptual areas of coverage such as employment, exchange rates, prices, etc. User selection of these items may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, items may be separated by commas or one of the boolean operators (and, or, without). A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. Wild card characters "?" and "*" may be used for any single character or any group of characters respectively. Thus, int* trade will result in the selection of the entry International Trade. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will activate the browsing facility and a screen will appear with the various topics available. The number to the left of every topic is the number of series found within this topic in the database. The cursor may be moved by pressing the up or down arrow keys or typing the letters for a desired entry. As letters are typed, the cursor will jump to the first entry which contains the letters. Thus, typing "pro" will move the cursor to the entry production. Pressing the enter key will result in the item highlighted by the cursor being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key will close the window without making a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Time Series Topic\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all topics implicitly selected). =135 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Partner Country Name\0 This search field allows for the selection of the partner country associated with a given time series. For most of the time series included in \4International Financial Statistics\0 there is no partner country. The small set of time series for which a partner is included are mostly related to international banking data or commodity data. User selection of this item may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, items may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without). Spaces may be freely used around these separators. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window containing the partner country names. The number to the left of the names is the number of time series associated with each name. The user may move around the window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or typing the initial characters of the partner country name desired. When typing the cursor will move to the first country with the letters typed. The ? and * keys may be used for wild cards for a single character or group of characters respectively. Thus, typing U* will generate a selection of all the unspecified country entries for partner country code. Pressing the enter key will result in the item highlighted by the cursor being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all partner countries implicitly selected). =140 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Time Series Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a time series by specifying the unique thirteen-character time series code which is associated with all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. For a detailed description of the time series code see the documentation that accompanied this CD-ROM product. Briefly the time series code is constructed as follows: \4CCCTTTTTVSPPP\0, where, \:CCC\0 Three-character country code (always numeric) \:TTTTT\0 Five-character topic code (usually 2 numerics followed by 3 alphabetics) \:V\0 Single-character version code (always alphabetic) \:S\0 Single-character control source code (always alphabetic) \:PPP\0 Three-character partner country code (usually numeric) Periods are used as positive holders to indicate a blank in these codes. User selection of the time series code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without) and spaces may be used freely around the separators. The wild characters "?" and "*" may be used in place of a character in the name to specify any character or any group of characters respectively. Thus, "156*" will select all the time series for Japan and "5246?...ZF..." will select a collection of price indices for Sri Lanka. Pressing \4<F2>\0 key will produce a window that lists all 23,000+ time series keys in the database. Users may move through the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the key desired. Thus, typing "54212" will move the cursor to the first of the claims of monetary authorities series for Korea. The type head and up and down arrow keys may be mixed in the generation of a selection. Pressing enter will result in the highlighted time series key being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without making a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Time Series Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all time series codes implicitly selected). =145 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Country Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a series using the three- character country code that is associated with every time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The country codes are explained in detail in the documentation that accompanies this CD-ROM product. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, country codes should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any number of spaces before and after these operators. The wild card characters "?" and "*" may be used to represent the individual or groups of characters respectively. Thus, the selection "4*" or "4??" would select all the countries in the Middle East. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a country code window listing all the country codes in the database. The number to the left of the country code indicates the number of series associated with any given code. The user may move about in the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial characters of a country code. The type ahead and arrow keys may be interspersed to make a selection. Pressing the enter key will result in the country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will result in the window being closed with no selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all country codes implicitly selected). =150 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Subject Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of time series using the five- character subject code which is associated will all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The structure of the subject code is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of the subject code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into the this field, the subject codes may be separated by a comma or boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a subject code window listing all the subject codes associated with the time series in the database. The number to the left of these codes is the number of time series associated with each given subject code. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing in the initial characters of the country code. Thus, typing "34" will move the cursor to the first of a group of series whose subject codes begin with these two characters. Pressing enter will result in the subject code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed with no selection being made. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Subject Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all subject codes implicitly selected). =155 \5 Basic Search Menu\0 \5 Partner Country Code\0 This field allows for the selection of a partner country code which is associated with all series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. Most time series in this database do not have a partner country code. However, a number of series associated with international banking statistics and commodities data do have such codes. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any combination of blanks around these separators. The wild card characters "?" or "*" may be used to specify a single or group of characters respectively. Thus, "M*" or "M??" would specify all the commodities data. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce the partner country code window which lists all the available partner country codes in the database. The numbers to the left of the partner country code are the number of time series associated with any given partner. The user may move about this window with the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the partner country code. Pressing enter will result in the partner country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all partner country codes implicitly selected). =202 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Frequencies Selected\0 The data in \4International Financial Statistics\0 are reported in three frequencies. This search field allows the users to select a subset of these frequencies for the current inquiries by directly typing the entry or using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Allowed entries are as follows. \4A\0 or \4a\0 Annual data \4Q\0 or \4q\0 Quarterly data \4M\0 or \4m\0 Monthly data Multiple entries should be separated by commas, e.g. \4a,m\0 for annual and monthly but not quarterly data. Press \4<F2>\0 to enter the browsing facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the frequencies available. The number to the left of each frequency is the number of series in the database associated with that frequency. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys. When a frequency is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will add that frequency to the list selected, close the window, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Frequencies Selected\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all frequencies selected). =204 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 years\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of years for the current inquiry. The default selection is 1948 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, ranges of years should be identified by the beginning year followed by two periods and the ending year (e.g. 1978..1983). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more blanks spaces (e.g. 1982, 1984, 1989). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1968..1973, 1976..1979, 1980, 1982, 1987..1989). When using the browsing facility the following keys function as described. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the years available in the application. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\xFB\0 in front of each year. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Years:\0, \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. Note that when either method is used to update the \4years:\0 field, the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields are always updated to reflect the period selected in the \4Years:\0 field. If different quarters and months are desired, these may be changed directly in the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Years:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all periods selected). =206 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Quarters\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of quarters for the current inquiry. The default selection is Q1, 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of quarters may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3). Discontinuous ranges should be separated by commas followed by one or more blank spaces (e.g. 1958 Q1, 1958 Q3, 1970 Q2). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3, 1962 Q1..1962 Q4, 1965 Q2, 1970 Q4, 1975 Q3..1982 Q2). Note that the basic specification of a quarter always takes the form <year><space><Quarter>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the dates available (i.e., <year><quarter>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \XFB in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. When first entering the \4Quarters:\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a quarter is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching quarters in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This precedence is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual period was selected before entering the \4Quarters:\0 field, the field will reflect that annual selection. The selection may be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Note that when either entry method is used to update the \4Quarters:\0 field the \4Months:\0 field is also updated to reflect the entries in the \4Quarters:\0 field. If different months are desired the \4Months:\0 field may be updated following the selection of quarters. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Quarters:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all quarters selected). =208 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Months\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of months for the current inquiry. The default selection is January 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of months may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1987 Oct..1988 Feb). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more spaces (e.g. 1963 Jun, 1964 Apr, 1973 Nov). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1959 Nov, 1962 Apr, 1975 Jun..1980 Sep). Note that the basic specification of a month always takes the form <year><space><month>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below: \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a two-pane window which contains the twelve months in the left pane and all the dates available (i.e., <year><month>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\XFB\0 in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Months:\0 field on the menu. When first entering the \4Months\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a month is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching months in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This procedure is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual or quarterly period was selected before entering the \4Months:\0 field, the field will reflect this previous selection. The selection may then be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Months:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this the field (i.e. all months selected). =212 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Country Name\0 Every time series in \4International Financial Statistics\0 is associated with a country name. The country name may be the name of a country such as Belgium or Angola or of a geographic area such as Asia or World. The term "country" as used in this publication does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice; the term also covers some territorial entities that are not states but for which statistical data are maintained and provided internationally on a separate and independent basis. User selection of countries may take place by any combination of keyboard input into the field or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas (e.g., Guam,France,Chad). Spaces on either side of the comma are optional. Press\4F2:\0 to enter the browse facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the countries that are included in the database. The number to the left of each country entry indicates the number of time series in the database associated with that country. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial letters of the country name desired. When typing characters in the browse window, the cursor will move to the first entry that has the characters typed (e.g., typing "Au" will move the cursor to Australia). This type ahead feature and the arrow keys may be mixed to obtain the country desired. Thus, typing "G" followed by two entries of the down arrow will place the cursor on Germany. When a country is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that country to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Note that entries may be separated by the connectors "and", "or", or "without" instead of a comma. Using these connectors produces the boolean operation selected. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. When typing a country name a question mark may be substituted for a letter. This would select any country that meets the typed specification with any character in the position of the question mark. An asterisk in the country name implies that any sequence of characters may be substituted for the asterisk. Thus, very complex selections may be generated. For example, the specifications \4G* without Germany or *ns\0 would result in the selection of all countries whose names begin with "G" except for Germany and all area groupings with the suffix "ns" which is the abbreviation for "not specified". Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all countries implicitly selected). =238 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Partner Country Name\0 This search field allows for the selection of the partner country associated with a given time series. For most of the time series included in \4International Financial Statistics\0 there is no partner country. The small set of time series for which a partner is included are mostly related to international banking data or commodity data. User selection of this item may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, items may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without). Spaces may be freely used around these separators. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window containing the partner country names. The number to the left of the names is the number of time series associated with each name. The user may move around the window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or typing the initial characters of the partner country name desired. When typing the cursor will move to the first country with the letters typed. The ? and * keys may be used for wild cards for a single character or group of characters respectively. Thus, typing U* will generate a selection of all the unspecified country entries for partner country code. Pressing the enter key will result in the item highlighted by the cursor being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all partner countries implicitly selected). =210 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Time Series Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a time series by specifying the unique thirteen-character time series code which is associated with all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. For a detailed description of the time series code see the documentation that accompanied this CD-ROM product. Briefly the time series code is constructed as follows: \4CCCTTTTTVSPPP\0, where, \:CCC\0 Three-character country code (always numeric) \:TTTTT\0 Five-character topic code (usually 2 numerics followed by 3 alphabetics) \:V\0 Single-character version code (always alphabetic) \:S\0 Single-character control source code (always alphabetic) \:PPP\0 Three-character partner country code (usually numeric) Periods are used as positive holders to indicate a blank in these codes. User selection of the time series code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without) and spaces may be used freely around the separators. The wild characters "?" and "*" may be used in place of a character in the name to specify any character or any group of characters respectively. Thus, "156*" will select all the time series for Japan and "5246?...ZF..." will select a collection of price indices for Sri Lanka. Pressing \4<F2>\0 key will produce a window that lists all 23,000+ time series keys in the database. Users may move through the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the key desired. Thus, typing "54212" will move the cursor to the first of the claims of monetary authorities series for Korea. The type head and up and down arrow keys may be mixed in the generation of a selection. Pressing enter will result in the highlighted time series key being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without making a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Time Series Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all time series codes implicitly selected). =214 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Country Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a series using the three- character country code that is associated with every time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The country codes are explained in detail in the documentation that accompanies this CD-ROM product. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, country codes should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any number of spaces before and after these operators. The wild card characters "?" and "*" may be used to represent the individual or groups of characters respectively. Thus, the selection "4*" or "4??" would select all the countries in the Middle East. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a country code window listing all the country codes in the database. The number to the left of the country code indicates the number of series associated with any given code. The user may move about in the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial characters of a country code. The type ahead and arrow keys may be interspersed to make a selection. Pressing the enter key will result in the country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will result in the window being closed with no selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all country codes implicitly selected). =222 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Subject Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of time series using the five- character subject code which is associated will all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The structure of the subject code is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of the subject code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into the this field, the subject codes may be separated by a comma or boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a subject code window listing all the subject codes associated with the time series in the database. The number to the left of these codes is the number of time series associated with each given subject code. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing in the initial characters of the country code. Thus, typing "34" will move the cursor to the first of a group of series whose subject codes begin with these two characters. Pressing enter will result in the subject code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed with no selection being made. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Subject Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all subject codes implicitly selected). =238 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Partner Country Code\0 This field allows for the selection of a partner country code which is associated with all series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. Most time series in this database do not have a partner country code. However, a number of series associated with international banking statistics and commodities data do have such codes. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any combination of blanks around these separators. The wild card characters "?" or "*" may be used to specify a single or group of characters respectively. Thus, "M*" or "M??" would specify all the commodities data. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce the partner country code window which lists all the available partner country codes in the database. The numbers to the left of the partner country code are the number of time series associated with any given partner. The user may move about this window with the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the partner country code. Pressing enter will result in the partner country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all partner country codes implicitly selected). =216 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 1 - Regions\0 This field allows for the selection of the first character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 1\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =218 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 2\0 This field allows for the selection of the second character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 2\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =220 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 3 - Regions\0 This field allows for the selection of the third character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 3\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =224 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 4 - Section Code\0 This field allows for the selection of the fourth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 4\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =226 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 5 - Subsection Code\0 This field allows for the selection of the fifth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 5\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =228 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 6 - Classification Code 1\0 This field allows for the selection of the sixth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 6\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =230 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 7 - Classification Code\0 This field allows for the selection of the seventh character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 7\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =232 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 8 - Qualification Code\0 This field allows for the selection of the eighth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 8\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =234 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 9 - Version Code\0 This field allows for the selection of the ninth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 9\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =236 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 10 - Control/Source Code)\0 This field allows for the selection of the tenth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 10\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =242 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 11 - Regions\0 This field allows for the selection of the eleventh character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 11\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =244 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 12\0 This field allows for the selection of the twelfth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 12\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =246 \5 Technical Search Menu\0 \5 Position 13\0 This field allows for the selection of the thirteenth character of the 13 character time series key. This key is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of this character may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, the single character entries may be separated by a comma or a boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window listing all the characters associated with this position in the time series key. The number to the left of these characters is the number of time series associated with each given character. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing the character desired. When a character is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that character to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Position 13\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all characters implicitly selected). =302 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Frequencies Selected\0 The data in \4International Financial Statistics\0 are reported in three frequencies. This search field allows the users to select a subset of these frequencies for the current inquiries by directly typing the entry or using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Allowed entries are as follows. \4A\0 or \4a\0 Annual data \4Q\0 or \4q\0 Quarterly data \4M\0 or \4m\0 Monthly data Multiple entries should be separated by commas, e.g. \4a,m\0 for annual and monthly but not quarterly data. Press \4<F2>\0 to enter the browsing facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the frequencies available. The number to the left of each frequency is the number of series in the database associated with that frequency. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys. When a frequency is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will add that frequency to the list selected, close the window, and return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Frequencies Selected\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all frequencies selected). =304 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 years\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of years for the current inquiry. The default selection is 1948 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, ranges of years should be identified by the beginning year followed by two periods and the ending year (e.g. 1978..1983). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more blanks spaces (e.g. 1982, 1984, 1989). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1968..1973, 1976..1979, 1980, 1982, 1987..1989). When using the browsing facility the following keys function as described. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the years available in the application. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\xFB\0 in front of each year. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Years:\0, \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. Note that when either method is used to update the \4years:\0 field, the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields are always updated to reflect the period selected in the \4Years:\0 field. If different quarters and months are desired, these may be changed directly in the \4Quarters:\0 and \4Months:\0 fields. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Years:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all periods selected). =306 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Quarters\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of quarters for the current inquiry. The default selection is Q1, 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of quarters may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3). Discontinuous ranges should be separated by commas followed by one or more blank spaces (e.g. 1958 Q1, 1958 Q3, 1970 Q2). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1957 Q1..1961 Q3, 1962 Q1..1962 Q4, 1965 Q2, 1970 Q4, 1975 Q3..1982 Q2). Note that the basic specification of a quarter always takes the form <year><space><Quarter>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below. \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a window which contains all the dates available (i.e., <year><quarter>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \XFB in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>\0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>\0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Quarters:\0, and \4Months:\0 fields on the menu. When first entering the \4Quarters:\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a quarter is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching quarters in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This precedence is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual period was selected before entering the \4Quarters:\0 field, the field will reflect that annual selection. The selection may be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Note that when either entry method is used to update the \4Quarters:\0 field the \4Months:\0 field is also updated to reflect the entries in the \4Quarters:\0 field. If different months are desired the \4Months:\0 field may be updated following the selection of quarters. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Quarters:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all quarters selected). =308 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Months\0 This search field allows for the selection of a range of months for the current inquiry. The default selection is January 1957 to the present. User selection may take place by any combinations of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field ranges of months may be specified by separating the first and last period of the range by two periods (e.g. 1987 Oct..1988 Feb). Discontinuous periods should be separated by commas followed by one or more spaces (e.g. 1963 Jun, 1964 Apr, 1973 Nov). These specifications may be mixed (e.g. 1959 Nov, 1962 Apr, 1975 Jun..1980 Sep). Note that the basic specification of a month always takes the form <year><space><month>. When using the browsing facility the following keys have the functions described below: \:<F2>\0 Pressing this key brings up a two-pane window which contains the twelve months in the left pane and all the dates available (i.e., <year><month>) in the application in the right pane. The default selection is all periods which is indicated by the \4\XFB\0 in front of each entry in both panes. \:<Del>0 The delete key deselects all periods. \:<Ins>0 The insert key selects all periods. \:<Space>\0 The space bar selects/deselects a single period and moves the cursor to the next period. \:\x1A\0 The right arrow moves the cursor to the right pane of the window. \:\x1B\0 The left arrow moves the cursor to the left pane of the Window. \:\x18\0 The up arrow moves the cursor up one line. \:\x19\0 The down arrow moves the cursor down one line. \:<Esc>\0 The escape key closes the window and returns to the main menu without making a selection. \:<Enter>\0 The enter key closes the window and returns to the main menu with the selection made now showing in the \4Months:\0 field on the menu. When first entering the \4Months\0 window the left pane takes precedence over the right pane. Thus, when a month is selected/deselected in the left pane all matching months in the right pane are also selected/deselected. This procedure is overridden when selections are made directly in the right pane. If an annual or quarterly period was selected before entering the \4Months:\0 field, the field will reflect this previous selection. The selection may then be modified by directly editing the selection or changing the selection using the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Months:\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this the field (i.e. all months selected). =312 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Country Name\0 Every time series in \4International Financial Statistics\0 is associated with a country name. The country name may be the name of a country such as Belgium or Angola or of a geographic area such as Asia or World. The term "country" as used in this publication does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice; the term also covers some territorial entities that are not states but for which statistical data are maintained and provided internationally on a separate and independent basis. User selection of countries may take place by any combination of keyboard input into the field or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas (e.g., Guam,France,Chad). Spaces on either side of the comma are optional. Press\4F2:\0 to enter the browse facility. This will cause a window to appear which lists the countries that are included in the database. The number to the left of each country entry indicates the number of time series in the database associated with that country. The user may move up and down this browse window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial letters of the country name desired. When typing characters in the browse window, the cursor will move to the first entry that has the characters typed (e.g., typing "Au" will move the cursor to Australia). This type ahead feature and the arrow keys may be mixed to obtain the country desired. Thus, typing "G" followed by two entries of the down arrow will place the cursor on Germany. When a country is highlighted by the cursor, pressing enter will close the window, add that country to the list selected, and return to the main menu. Note that entries may be separated by the connectors "and", "or", or "without" instead of a comma. Using these connectors produces the boolean operation selected. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. When typing a country name a question mark may be substituted for a letter. This would select any country that meets the typed specification with any character in the position of the question mark. An asterisk in the country name implies that any sequence of characters may be substituted for the asterisk. Thus, very complex selections may be generated. For example, the specifications \4G* without Germany or *ns\0 would result in the selection of all countries whose names begin with "G" except for Germany and all area groupings with the suffix "ns" which is the abbreviation for "not specified". Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all countries implicitly selected). =370 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Time Series Topic\0 The time series topic is a broad grouping of series into conceptual areas of coverage such as employment, exchange rates, prices, etc. User selection of these items may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, items may be separated by commas or one of the boolean operators (and, or, without). A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. Wild card characters "?" and "*" may be used for any single character or any group of characters respectively. Thus, int* trade will result in the selection of the entry International Trade. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will activate the browsing facility and a screen will appear with the various topics available. The number to the left of every topic is the number of series found within this topic in the database. The cursor may be moved by pressing the up or down arrow keys or typing the letters for a desired entry. As letters are typed, the cursor will jump to the first entry which contains the letters. Thus, typing "pro" will move the cursor to the entry production. Pressing the enter key will result in the item highlighted by the cursor being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key will close the window without making a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Time Series Topic\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all topics implicitly selected). =338 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Partner Country Name\0 This search field allows for the selection of the partner country associated with a given time series. For most of the time series included in \4International Financial Statistics\0 there is no partner country. The small set of time series for which a partner is included are mostly related to international banking data or commodity data. User selection of this item may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, items may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without). Spaces may be freely used around these separators. A comma is equivalent to the boolean or. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a window containing the partner country names. The number to the left of the names is the number of time series associated with each name. The user may move around the window by pressing the up and down arrow keys or typing the initial characters of the partner country name desired. When typing the cursor will move to the first country with the letters typed. The ? and * keys may be used for wild cards for a single character or group of characters respectively. Thus, typing U* will generate a selection of all the unspecified country entries for partner country code. Pressing the enter key will result in the item highlighted by the cursor being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 will close the window without making a selection. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Name\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (all partner countries implicitly selected). =310 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Time Series Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a time series by specifying the unique thirteen-character time series code which is associated with all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. For a detailed description of the time series code see the documentation that accompanied this CD-ROM product. Briefly the time series code is constructed as follows: \4CCCTTTTTVSPPP\0, where, \:CCC\0 Three-character country code (always numeric) \:TTTTT\0 Five-character topic code (usually 2 numerics followed by 3 alphabetics) \:V\0 Single-character version code (always alphabetic) \:S\0 Single-character control source code (always alphabetic) \:PPP\0 Three-character partner country code (usually numeric) Periods are used as positive holders to indicate a blank in these codes. User selection of the time series code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries may be separated by commas or a boolean operator (and, or, without) and spaces may be used freely around the separators. The wild characters "?" and "*" may be used in place of a character in the name to specify any character or any group of characters respectively. Thus, "156*" will select all the time series for Japan and "5246?...ZF..." will select a collection of price indices for Sri Lanka. Pressing \4<F2>\0 key will produce a window that lists all 23,000+ time series keys in the database. Users may move through the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the key desired. Thus, typing "54212" will move the cursor to the first of the claims of monetary authorities series for Korea. The type head and up and down arrow keys may be mixed in the generation of a selection. Pressing enter will result in the highlighted time series key being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without making a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Time Series Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e. all time series codes implicitly selected). =314 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Country Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of a series using the three- character country code that is associated with every time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The country codes are explained in detail in the documentation that accompanies this CD-ROM product. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, country codes should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any number of spaces before and after these operators. The wild card characters "?" and "*" may be used to represent the individual or groups of characters respectively. Thus, the selection "4*" or "4??" would select all the countries in the Middle East. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a country code window listing all the country codes in the database. The number to the left of the country code indicates the number of series associated with any given code. The user may move about in the window using the up and down arrow keys or by typing the initial characters of a country code. The type ahead and arrow keys may be interspersed to make a selection. Pressing the enter key will result in the country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 will result in the window being closed with no selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all country codes implicitly selected). =322 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Subject Code\0 This search field allows for the selection of time series using the five- character subject code which is associated will all time series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. The structure of the subject code is described in detail in the documentation accompanying this CD-ROM product. User selection of the subject code may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into the this field, the subject codes may be separated by a comma or boolean operator (and, or, without) with any combination of spaces surrounding the separators. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce a subject code window listing all the subject codes associated with the time series in the database. The number to the left of these codes is the number of time series associated with each given subject code. The user may move about this window using the up and down arrow keys or typing in the initial characters of the country code. Thus, typing "34" will move the cursor to the first of a group of series whose subject codes begin with these two characters. Pressing enter will result in the subject code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed with no selection being made. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 when the cursor is on the \4Subject Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all subject codes implicitly selected). =340 \5 All Items in the Database\0 \5 Partner Country Code\0 This field allows for the selection of a partner country code which is associated with all series in the \4International Financial Statistics\0 database. Most time series in this database do not have a partner country code. However, a number of series associated with international banking statistics and commodities data do have such codes. User selection may take place by any combination of keyboard input or use of the \4F2:Browse\0 facility. When keying data into this field, entries should be separated by commas or boolean operators (and, or, without) with any combination of blanks around these separators. The wild card characters "?" or "*" may be used to specify a single or group of characters respectively. Thus, "M*" or "M??" would specify all the commodities data. Pressing \4<F2>\0 will produce the partner country code window which lists all the available partner country codes in the database. The numbers to the left of the partner country code are the number of time series associated with any given partner. The user may move about this window with the up and down arrow keys or by typing in the initial characters of the partner country code. Pressing enter will result in the partner country code that is highlighted being added to the current selection and a return to the main menu. Pressing \4<Esc>\0 key will result in the window being closed without a selection. Pressing the \4<Esc>\0 key when the cursor is on the \4Partner Country Code\0 field in the main screen of the search mask will clear the selection and return to the default selection for this field (i.e., all partner country codes implicitly selected).