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Dictionary Authoring Kit

Posted: October 04, 2001

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Build Custom Microsoft Reader Dictionaries

The Dictionary Authoring Kit shows you how to create Microsoft Reader eBook dictionaries using the DTD, instructions, and sample files included in the kit.

There are three sample dictionary projects included with the DAK. Each of these projects is generic and shows different options for structuring your content.

For more information about the sample projects, see the the Dictionary Authoring Guide section of the DAK.chm file. For more information about building the sample projects, see the Verifying and Building Dictionaries section in the DAK.chm file.

System requirements
Operating system	Microsoft Windows® XP, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT® 4.0 with SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows 2000 Professional or Server
Other devices	Microsoft Reader 2.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Microsoft Visual Studio® C++ 6.0

Installing the Dictionary Authoring Kit 1.0

To install the toolkit:

1. Download and unzip the DAK installation file to an appropriate directory.
2. Place dictprep.exe in any directory on your execution path.
3. Download Microsoft Reader, and place the Reader executable and its associated DLLs in any directory on your execution path.
4. Place dictgen.dll in the same directory as dictprep.exe.
5. Place ebdict.dtd, oeb101.dtd, and the documentation files in any convenient directory. Place oeb1.ent in the same directory as the .dtd files.

Getting Help

The Dictionary Authoring Kit is supported by Microsoft Product Support Services. For more information about getting help with the Dictionary Authoring Kit, see the Microsoft Product Support Web site .