Welcome to the STN Scripts User Community
The STN Scripts User Community is a site for information professionals interested in the script language of the online host STN International. STN is operated jointly by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe worldwide and is represented in Japan by the Japan Association for International Chemical Information (JAICI).
The script language is a miniature programming language, including components such as variables, operators, statements and conditions. Scripts can be used to automatically open databases, to initiate searches and to display search results. Furthermore, the script language provides facilities for reading input files and writing output files. Scripts are exectued by the client software STN Express and are well suited for the execution of repetitive search and display tasks. The script language allows to automate data collection and to reduce online time and costs in considerable way.
The STN Scripts User Community is a professional network. With the STN Scripts User Community you can:
The script language is a miniature programming language, including components such as variables, operators, statements and conditions. Scripts can be used to automatically open databases, to initiate searches and to display search results. Furthermore, the script language provides facilities for reading input files and writing output files. Scripts are exectued by the client software STN Express and are well suited for the execution of repetitive search and display tasks. The script language allows to automate data collection and to reduce online time and costs in considerable way.
The STN Scripts User Community is a professional network. With the STN Scripts User Community you can:
- develop new contacts to information professionals who use the STN script language
- exchange your knowledge with other users
- share your STN scripts online
- discuss topics regarding the script language
