New file format in Version 3

New file format in Version 3

Version 3 of Concordance introduces a new internal format for concordance files. As the program manages concordance files automatically, you don't need to know about the details of the format. What you need to know is this:

Version 3 of Concordance can read concordance files made with earlier versions. You can re-open them as often as you like, and even make changes such as deleting headwords or contexts, but you won't be able to save the changes. You will be reminded of this when you open the concordance.

It is easy to update old concordance files. Just re-make the concordance. (That is, make a concordance to your text over again with Version 3.)

Earlier versions of Concordance can't read files made with version 3. If you still have an earlier version of the program and try to open such a file, the program will say 'This is not a valid concordance file!'.

Details:

The new file format makes possible two of Version 3's new abilities: exact location of words in the full text view when you click on a line of context; and sorting headwords by order of occurrence.

If you open a concordance made with an earlier version of the program, these two features will not always give accurate results.