3.1.2. Creating a new *.data file
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3.1.2. Creating a new *.data file

Locally stored corpora that have a *.data file are visualized in the Metadata Descriptions Tree panel by means of a white “C” on a black background (see Section 3.1.1 above). However, if you want to search a corpus that does not have a *.data file, you must create your own. To do so, do the following:

Create you own .data file

Figure 3.4. Create you own .data file

  1. Double-click on a corpus node (to open it), click on it (to select it), and then right-click to open a pull down-menu.

  2. In the pull-down menu, click on Create MD search DB.

  3. A window pops up, warning you that the creation of *.data files takes time. (For large corpora, it may take up to 30 minutes.) If you want to create the file, click Yes. (Otherwise click No.)

  4. Enter a filename and click Save. (Or click Cancel to cancel.)

  5. It is recommended to build a full text search database too, so click on the Yes button to enable this.

  6. After the *.data file has been created, the corpus node changes its color from blue to black, and you can now search this corpus (see Section 3.1.1).


[Note]Note

These *.data files are stored permanently in your local directory “user-directory \ IMDI-TOOLS \ DB”.

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