Enabling Context Searches for Non-English Dictionaries

Context searches enable you to be more flexible in your queries. You can perform context searches for word fragments, terms that share a common root, terms that sound similar, or terms that have the same meaning. For more information on context searches, see Entering a Context Query in Querying in Windows

By default, TMS is configured to perform context searches for English-language dictionaries only. However, because TMS indexes information in a multi-lexer, a data structure that can store information in multiple languages; you can configure TMS to allow context searches in other languages.

To add a new language to the Context Server Index:

1. From the Install directory, open the following script in a text editor:

   tms\database\tmscincontextinx.sql

   This script includes sample commands for adding Japanese, Danish, or German to the Context Server Index. To add one or more of these languages to your index, copy the appropriate lines to a buffer.

   To add a different language, modify the lines to suit the language you want. For more information, see the System-Defined Preferences section of the Indexing chapter in the Oracle Text Reference manual (part number A96518).

2. Start a SQL*Plus session as TMS.
3. Run the copied or edited lines.
4. Refresh the Context Server Index by running the job from the Definition menu. See Refreshing the Context Server Index.