A.: The method you use depends on how you access NED.
1) World Wide Web interface. Any NED page may be directly
downloaded to your machine using your Web browser. For example, in
Netscape Navigator, click on "File", then "Save As", and fill out
the form.
2) Batch Mode. After your batch request has been processed, NED will
send a notice by return e-mail letting you know that the data you
requested is ready for FTP pickup.
Q.: How do I get copies of the abstracts
e-mailed to me?
A.: If you are accessing NED
through the Web interface, you can download the abstracts or
save them onto your machine via the "Save" option
of your browser.
Q.: When I use a NED Form with scrollable lists
of options, the default is always preset to a particular option. This
forces me to exclude that option each time I use that list. Is there
a way to have the list defaults in NED query pages automatically
cleared of options?
A.: This is the default behavior of NED (and any
other Web site) when it is accessed with Internet Explorer: IE always
highlights the first entry of each list it displays. If you access
NED using Netscape Navigator, Firefox, Safari, or most other Web browsers,
the default action is to display lists with no selections chosen.
Unfortunately, this is a feature of Internet Explorer that we cannot
easily program around, but we are working toward a solution.
Q.: We would like to automate access to NED using
computer programs and scripts. Are there any issues with NED's servers that
we should be aware of?
A.: Yes. NED's ability to support high volume/speed
automated queries is limited. Please adhere to the
NED Guidelines for Automated
Queries.
Thank you for your cooperation.