dict_type - DICTIONARY.TYPE option

The dictionary database can be stored in different data storage formats supported by ODABA. ODABA automatically distinguishes between ODABA and XML dictionaries. When, however, running e.g. an ORACLE dictionary, the type must be defined explicitly. The dictionary type option can be defined in a configuration file as sub-option for the dictionary.

ODABA storage format is the default because it is the most efficient format for storing dictionary information. The following formats are supported:

• ODABA - ODABA database format

• XMLDatabase - XML file

• ORACLE - ORACLE database

• SQLSERVER - Microsoft SQL database

• MySQL - MySQL database

• XSD - XML schema

All formats except XSD are supported ODABA data storage formats, which simply store ODABA data in the requested format. XSD is an XML format, which contains an XML schema definition. The Schema definition may contain ODABA extensions (http://www.odaba.com/OXMLExtensions.xsd)