Migrating a Thesaurus File


To upgrade a thesaurus .syd file built with the Verity Developer Kit (VDK) V2.7, follow these instructions.

NOTE: You do not need to do anything to use thesaurus .syd files created with the Verity Developer Kit V3.x or V4.0.x.

1. Use the mksyd comamnd-line tool to create a control file from the existing VDK V2.7 thesaurus file


mksyd -dump -syd <vdknn.syd> -f <xxxxxx.ctl>
where vdknn is the version of the thesaurus file that you want to use, and xxxxxx is the name of the output control file (with the extension .ctl).

2. Optionally update and edit the control file according to the information provided in the "The Thesaurus Control File" section in Appendix F, "Custom Thesaurus."

If you do not need to make any changes, you can use the new .syd files as they are.





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