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Format

Verity Collection Index Descriptor File

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Summary

Name
Verity Collection Index Descriptor File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/461
Description
A Verity collection is the fundamental structure underlying the search capabilities of Verity applications. A collection consists of information about a particular set of documents that are available for searching and viewing. The specific information stored for a collection includes a word index and various other indexes, plus a document table containing document field information and logical pointers to the document files.
File extensions
wld, ddd, did, pdd
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Verity Collection Index Descriptor File

Note
BOF: tWbc then $$$ then $$f.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
74576263{60}242424{57}24246600
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V85

    Release date
    29 June 2016

    Verity Collection Index Descriptor File: Added description at suggestion of National Records of Scotland.

  • Added in V62

    Release date
    28 August 2012

    Verity Collection Index Descriptor File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Verity Collection Index Descriptor File: Outline Entry Added.