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dtSearch 3.0
OPTIONS.DAT Manual
Introduction
============
dtSearch stores user-specified options in a file called
OPTIONS.DAT. Most options can be changed directly using dialog
boxes in dtSearch. Therefore, MOST USERS DO NOT NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF OPTIONS.DAT. This information is provided
for users who need access to a few advanced options that can only
be changed by editing OPTIONS.DAT. Also, in unusual
circumstances some users may need to edit the OPTIONS.DAT file
directly.
OPTIONS.DAT is the same for dtSearch for Windows and dtSearch
for DOS. The two versions of dtSearch can share a common
OPTIONS.DAT file.
How dtSearch Uses OPTIONS.DAT
=============================
dtSearch writes user-specified options to OPTIONS.DAT each
time you change an option in dtSearch and at the end of the
program. Therefore, if you want to edit OPTIONS.DAT, you should
make sure that you are not running dtSearch while you are editing
the file. Otherwise, when you exit dtSearch the program will
write a new OPTIONS.DAT file and your edits will be lost.
On a network, dtSearch looks for OPTIONS.DAT in the user's
private dtSearch directory and, if the file is not present, looks
for it in the shared dtSearch directory on the server. Changes
are always written to the user's private dtSearch directory.
(The private dtSearch directory is the directory on a network
where a user's individual setup files are stored.)
Format of the OPTIONS.DAT File
==============================
OPTIONS.DAT begins with a line containing the words "dtSearch
Options". It is followed by a series of lines having the format
ParamName = value
There is no way to insert comments into an OPTIONS.DAT file.
Filenames in an OPTIONS.DAT file can be full pathnames (such
as c:\dtsearch\x.dat) or they can be relative (such as ..\x.dat).
If a relative path is supplied, dtSearch looks for the file first
in the user's private dtSearch directory and, if the file does
not exist there, dtSearch looks in the directory containing the
dtSearch executable program.
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If you delete an item from OPTIONS.DAT, dtSearch will write
the default value for the item to OPTIONS.DAT the next time you
run it. If you delete the OPTIONS.DAT file, dtSearch will create
a new default OPTIONS.DAT file the next time you run it.
Content of the OPTIONS.DAT File
===============================
The following is an explanation of the items in OPTIONS.DAT:
User = %USER%
Specifies the name of the user. This value can be an
environment variable for ease of use on networks, and
defaults to %USER%.
IndexLibrary = ixlib.ilb
Name of the file containing the index library.
NoiseList = DTSEARCH.NOI
Name of the file containing the noise word list.
Alphabet = english.abc
Name of the file containing the alphabet definition.
StemRules = stemming.dat
Name of the file containing the stemming rules to use
in searches. STEMMING.DAT contains documentation
explaining how to customize the stemming rules.
Request = apple and pear
Last search request.
Inc = *.DOC
Last filename filter used in an unindexed search.
Exc = *.EXE
Last filter used in an unindexed search to exclude
files from the search.
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SkipSummaries = No
If Yes, dtSearch will ignore WordPerfect document
summaries when indexing and searching WordPerfect
documents. NOTE: If you change this value, you should
reindex any WordPerfect documents you have previously
indexed.
AutoStem = Yes
If Yes, apply stemming rules in all searches.
(Stemming can also be applied selectively using the ~
character.)
Phonic = No
If Yes, make all searches phonic. (Phonic searching
can also be done selectively using the # character.)
FuzzySearching = No
If Yes, make all searches fuzzy. (Fuzzy searching can
also be done selectively using the % character.)
Fuzziness = 0
Level of fuzziness to apply in fuzzy searches (0-10).
SearchSkipBinary = No
If Yes, skip binary files in unindexed searches,
AccSenSearch = No
If Yes, unindexed searches are "accent sensitive,"
meaning that accents are considered significant in
searching for words.
CaseSenSearch = No
If Yes, unindexed searches are "case sensitive,"
meaning that whether letters are upper or lower case is
considered significant in searching for words.
TabSize = 4
When displaying plain text files (not files created
with a word processor), this is the number of spaces
used to expand each tab character.
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LineLen = 78
Maximum number of characters to display on a line when
viewing files.
IndexSkipBinary = No
If Yes, skip binary files when building indexes.
Quiet = Yes
If Yes, do not beep on error messages.
EnterOK = No
If Yes, in dtSearch for DOS pressing the "ENTER" key in
a dialog box will cause the OK button to be pressed.
RelativePaths = Yes
If Yes, dtSearch will store relative, rather than
absolute, path information in indexes and index
libraries. The distinction between relative and
absolute paths is discussed in detail in the User's
Manual.
ShowHits = Yes
ShowName = Yes
ShowTitle = Yes
ShowDate = Yes
ShowTime = No
ShowDir = Yes
These values determine how search results appear in a
search results window.
SearchLimit = 1000
Maximum number of files to retrieve in a search.
ContextWords = 30
Number of words of context for search reports.
ResultsToKeep = 25
Number of previous searches to keep (minimum = 5).
ReportsToKeep = 25
Number of previous search reports to keep (minimum = 5).
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MacroChar = @
FuzzyChar = %
PhoneticChar = #
StemmingChar = ~
These options allow you to redefine the characters used
to specify stemming, fuzzy, and phonic searches or to
identify macros in search requets. The ability to
redefine these characters is useful for users who need
to be able to make @, %, #, or ~ searchable.
ColorInit = Yes
Colors1 = (...
Colors2 = (...
Colors3 = (...
Prt = (...
FontLen = 50
FontData = (...
Rsct = 17
KwicCt = 0
RptCt = 1
Srt = 16
SrtA = No
MT = 0
SPS = 1
StrCopy = 66c70ac2
These options should not be edited.