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Sample Cost of Name Searching

Online searching with a Registry Number can be very cost effective for simple cases where you: log on, access the REGISTRY File, expand, get one posting, search, display, and find that the record matches your substance.

The sample search below shows the use of the DISPLAY COST command to estimate the current cost of your online session. These prices shown are based on l993 prices.

=> FILE REGISTRY
COST IN U.S. DOLLARS			SINCE FILE	  TOTAL
					     ENTRY	SESSION
FULL ESTIMATED COST			      0.15	   0.15

FILE ‘HOME’ ENTERED AT 14:41:01 ON 10 FEB 93
USE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF YOUR CUSTOMER AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHT (C) 1993 American Chemical Society (ACS)

STRUCTURE FILE UPDATES: 05 FEB 93 HIGHEST RN 145772-59-4
DICTIONARY FILE UPDATES: 09 FEB 93 HIGHEST RN 145772-59-4

=> E ROSOSXACIN/CN

E1	1	ROSOPHENINE 4B/CN
E2	1	ROSOPHENINE G/CN
E3	1 --> 	ROSAXACIN/CN
E4	1	ROSOXIDE/CN
E5	1	ROSPIN/CN
E6	1	ROSPINE/CN
E7	1	ROSS 160/CN
E8	1	ROSS WAX 160/CN
E9	1	ROSS WAX 1972/CN
E10	1	ROSSI-FAILLA GEL/CN
E11	1	ROSSI-FAILLA LIQUID/CN
E12	1	ROSSICASIDE A/CN

=> S E3
L2	1	ROSOXACIN/CN	

=> D

L2	ANSWER 1 OF 1 COPYRIGHT 1993 ACS
RN	40034-42-2 REGISTRY
CN	3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxo-(4-
	pyridinyl)-(9CI)	(CAINDEX NAME)
OTHER NAMES:
CN	Acrosoxacin
CN	***Rosoxacin***
FS	3D CONCORD
MF	C17 H14 N2 03
CI	COM
LC	ANABSTR, BEILSTEIN, BIOSIS, CA, CIN, CJACS, EINECS, EMBASE,
	IFICDB, IFIPAT, IFIUDB, MEDLINE, PHAR, WHO
Molecule diagram.
 118 REFERENCES IN FILE CA (1967 TO DATE)

=> D COST
COST IN U.S. DOLLARS			SINCE FILE	  TOTAL
					     ENTRY	SESSION
CONNECT CHARGES				      0.29	   0.44
SEARCH CHARGES				      2.85	   2.85
DISPLAY CHARGES				      0.99	   0.99
				        -----------    ---------
FULL ESTIMATED COST			      4.13	   4.28

IN FILE ‘REGISTRY’ AT 14:41:40 ON 10 FEB 93

=> LOG Y	
COST IN U.S. DOLLARS			SINCE FILE	  TOTAL
					     ENTRY	SESSION
FULL ESTIMATED COST			      4.13	   4.28	

STN INTERNATIONAL LOGOFF AT 14:41:47 ON 10 FEB 93