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May 25, 1992
d t S e a r c h 1.12
DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
dtSearch is copyrighted by DT Software, Inc. DT Software, Inc. hereby
grants to shareware disk vendors, computer clubs, user groups, and on-line
shareware distributors ("Vendors") wishing to distribute dtSearch a license
to do so subject to all of the following conditions:
1. Vendors that are members of the Association of Shareware Professionals
("ASP") may distribute the complete dtSearch package without prior
permission. Other Vendors must request permission of DT Software, Inc.
prior to distributing this package.
2. The dtSearch package is defined as containing all of the material
listed in the README.DTS file. If README.DTS or any files listed in it are
missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited.
Please contact DT Software, Inc. to obtain the complete package.
3. Vendors may not modify the dtSearch package in any way, except that
Vendors may add (1) introductory or installation batch files, or (2) one or
more small text notes, appended to a DTS file or in separate files,
containing information about the Vendor. Vendors may distribute dtSearch
in a collection with other shareware, such as in a CD ROM or PsL's
MegaDisks.
4. Vendors may not sell the dtSearch package or distribute it as part of
another software package. However, Vendors may charge a distribution fee
for the diskette, shipping, and handling, not to exceed US$8.00 in the
United States or US$12.00 internationally.
5. Vendors may not advertise dtSearch as "free" software.
If the version of dtSearch you have is more than one year old, please
contact DT Software, Inc. to obtain the latest version. Also, please let
us know if you have a problem with any of the conditions in this license.
Thank you for your support!
To join the ASP, write to the following address and request a Vendor
Membership Application Package:
ASP Executive Director,
545 Grover Road, Muskegon
MI 49442-9427, U.S.A.
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe mail to ASP Executive Director
72050,1433. You may also FAX a request to the ASP Executive Director at
616-788-2765.
May 25, 1992
d t S e a r c h 1.12
DESCRIPTION AND AUTHOR INFORMATION
Keywords:
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TEXT DATABASE, DOCUMENT SEARCH, FULL TEXT RETRIEVAL, FREE-FORM
DATABASE
Category:
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Text Database or Free-Form Database
Very Short Description:
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Text retrieval program for WordPerfect,
WordStar, Word, Multimate, RTF, and ASCII
documents. Can perform indexed and unindexed
searches (up to 15,000 documents per index);
boolean, phrase, proximity, and segment
searches; network support; built-in clipboard
with editor; application "launcher".
ASP Shareware ($59).
Short Description:
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dtSearch is a fast, powerful, and easy to use text retrieval
program. Search features include: boolean, proximity, phrase,
and field/segment searches; search macros; wildcards in any
position in a search term; search with an index, without an
index, or both ways. Indexing capacity: up to 15,000 documents
per index; unlimited number of indexes. Other features: View
retrieved documents in multiple overlapping windows; prepare and
print search reports listing hits in context; cut, paste, edit,
and print retrieved text; "launch" application that created a
document. Supports the following file formats: ASCII text
files, WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1 for Windows, Multimate
Advantage II and Multimate 4, Wordstar through version 6
(including WordStar 2000), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word for
Windows through version 2.0 and Microsoft Rich Text Format.
Requires: DOS 3.2 or higher, 384k available memory, and a hard
disk.
Registration Information:
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Registration costs $59.00. Registered users will receive: a
printed copy of the manual, the latest version of dtSearch, free
technical support (by mail or CompuServe) for a year, and notices
dtSearch Program Description Page 1
of updates or upgrades. Register through the Public (software)
Library at: 1-800-242-4775. See ORDER.DTS for details.
Telephone technical support for dtSearch is available from
the Advanced Support Group, Inc. (ASG) at 1-900-88-HELP-8. As of
August 15, 1991, the cost is $2.00 per minute; the first 24
seconds are free. For those who cannot use a 900 number, ASG can
charge support fees to a credit card, and ASG also offers
contract technical support for a fixed annual cost. Call 1-314-
256-3130 for more information about these options.
Author/Publisher Information:
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David Thede
DT Software, Inc.,
2101 Crystal Plaza Arcade, Suite 231
Arlington, VA 22202
CompuServe: 72607,3323
ASP Notice
DT Software, Inc. is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not supply technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536.
dtSearch Program Description Page 2
Long Description:
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The purpose of dtSearch is to help you find documents
quickly. dtSearch does this by building an "index" of your
documents that stores location of the words in each document.
Since you will sometimes want to search documents that you have
not indexed, dtSearch can also search without an index -- it just
takes longer.
dtSearch is easy to use. You can access all of its features
through a simple, pull-down menu interface. Extensive, context-
sensitive help (with hypertext cross-references) is always
available.
dtSearch can build and use document indexes, so it can
search large collections of text very quickly -- much faster than
simple file search programs. Using dtSearch, an indexed search
of thousands of pages of documents will only take a few seconds.
dtSearch does more than just searching for text -- it can
search for:
* Combinations of words, such as "apple and (pear or
grape),"
* Words located near other words, such as "apple within 5
words of pear,"
* Words located in a specific segment of a document, such
as "@ADDRESS contains oak drive,"
* Words that match "fuzzy" specifications, such as
"appl*," which would match apple, application, apply,
etc.
These search features allow you to make very specific search
requests, which can help to reduce the number of "false hits" you
get in a search. If you are searching a large text database,
this can save you a lot of time.
dtSearch gives you unlimited searching capacity. One
document index can store information about up to 15,000
documents, and you can have as many indexes as you need. When
you do an indexed search, you can search multiple indexes by
simply checking off the ones you want searched.
dtSearch requires no "importing" or "conversion" of your
documents. You simply check off the directories containing the
documents to search or index, and dtSearch will do the rest. In
almost all cases, dtSearch does not even need to be told what
word processor you are using -- it will figure out the word
dtSearch Program Description Page 3
processor format for each document. dtSearch can read, search,
and index documents in the following formats:
* ASCII or DOS Text
* Microsoft Rich Text Format
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Word for Windows through version 2.0
* Multimate Advantage II
* Multimate version 4
* WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1
* WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows
* WordStar through version 6
* WordStar 2000
dtSearch supports use on a network. dtSearch can search for
documents on network drives and can store indexes on network
drives. dtSearch permits multiuser access to indexes stored on
network drives.
dtSearch has many other features to make research easier,
including:
* search reports, which list all of the hits found in a
search with a few lines of context;
* application launching, so you can use your word
processor to edit a document retrieved in a search
without leaving dtSearch;
* a built-in notepad, so you can easily cut and paste
text from retrieved documents and then edit the text
you have collected.
Indexing and search performance will vary according to the
type of computer, number and type of documents, and the amount of
memory available. But to get an idea of how fast dtSearch is,
here is an example:
Equipment: 286 12 Mhz computer with PC-Cache, 1 Mb RAM
Text Sample: 400 WordPerfect 5.1 documents totalling about
5.3 million bytes.
Time to build index: 55 minutes
Time to compress index: 28 minutes
Size of index: 811,343 characters (15% of the size
of the original documents)
Search times:
Simple word search: 0.71 seconds
Complex search: 1.41 seconds
dtSearch Program Description Page 4
Limits and Requirements
1. Program limits: Indexes
* A single index may contain up to 15,000 documents
* A single document may contain up to 60,000 words
(about 300 double-spaced pages)
* You can have up to 25 indexes in each index library,
and you can have an unlimited number of index
libraries.
* You can have up to 25 macro or field definitions.
* A noise word list can hold up to 200 words. Words
after the 200th word in a list will be disregarded.
* There is no limit on the number of words in an index or
on the number of words starting with a particular
letter.
2. Program limits: Searches
* A single search request may involve up to 100 words,
including wildcard matches.
For example, if an index contained 75 words beginning
with 's' and 75 words beginning with 't', then you
could not search for "s* or t*"
* A search word can be up to 32 letters long.
* A search request can be up to 180 characters long.
dtSearch Program Description Page 5