Re: CCAT searches with Orbis

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From: M. Roy Harris
Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, William H. TeBrake wrote:

> M. Roy Harris wrote:
> >
> > If what I report is true, is there some way to force Orbis to give the
> > true number of occurrences in the database?
> >
> Roy,
> Yes, Orbis counts the passages containing the search item, not the
> number or occurrances.  However, you should be able to get an accurate
> count by means of the "display vocabulary" option, if my memory serves
> me correctly.
> Hope this helps,

The "display vocabulary" option returns the same number of occurrences as
the one reported on the top line of the display window, at least in the
version of Orbis that I have (fall 1994, I think).

Roy

M. Roy Harris, Professor Emeritus   | e-mail  mrh3b@Virginia.EDU
French Language & Literature        | tel     (804) 924-7158
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