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<title>Decoding binary traces with a Dictionary file</title>
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<h2>Decoding binary traces with a Dictionary file</h2>
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<p>To activate and deactivate binary traces that are in the Open
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System Trace (OST) format, you must first define the used <i>Dictionary file
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</i> for the component that is outputting the traces. Dictionary files are
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in XML and are usually available in your development environment. They are
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automatically re-generated everytime you compile a component that contains
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OST traces.</p>
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<p>You can open a Dictionary file to be used for decoding
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binary traces, based on a decode model.</p>
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<p>To open a Dictionary file: </p>
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<li>On the TraceViewer menu, select <b>Trace Activation</b>. </li>
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<li>In the <b>Activation</b> dialog, click <b>Add Dictionary</b>.</li>
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<li>In the <b>Open file</b> dialog, choose one or more decode files from the
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file system. <p>By default, these files are located in the <i>\epoc32\ost_dictionaries</i> directory, and named <i>[componentname]_uid_dictionary.xml</i><br>
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<b>Note</b>: You can also load a ZIP file containing one or more Dictionary files.
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</li>
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<li>Click <b>OK</b>. <p>TraceViewer will load the chosen files to the decoding
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model and decode the traces currently in the view.</p> </li>
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<h5>Related tasks</h5>
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	<li><a href="traceactivation.htm">Activating traces</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h5>Related concepts</h5>
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	<li><a href="../concepts/decode_file.htm">Dictionary file and trace activation</a></li>
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</ul>
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<div id="footer">Copyright &copy; 2007-2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). All rights reserved.</div>
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