Anyone ever dealt with a .DSL file?

[AVS004]

I downloaded a dictionary as a .rar file. I then downloaded winzip to extract it. After I extracted the files to desktop, a folder appeared. It has two files in it: one is .ANN and the other is .DSL file. I know that this .DSL file is from ABBYY Lingvo dictionary software. I have ABBYY software installed and it runs smoothly but it won't open this newly downloaded dictionary Any suggestions

[Broni]

I downloaded a dictionary

Where from?

[AVS004]

The dictionary comes from one site in Ukraine. It comes in a form of a .rar file

[Broni]

Secret site, so you can't post any link, or...torrent?

[rthompson80819]

The following link is usually a good source for unusual file extensions, but .dsl isn't listed.

http://www.fileinfo.com/

It's the only time it has come up short for me, which makes me wonder about the .dsl extension.

[dahlarbear]

If you don't mind downloading (and installing) another program, you can use FileAlyzer from the author of "Spybot Search & Destroy" to look in the file.

[AVS004]

Dictionaries come from here:

http://freelib.in.ua/

some dictionaries I was able to download and integrate int ABBYY Lingvo which i already have as follows:

downloaded a .rar file, saved it to desktop, as "All Files"

Right-clicked on it and choose "extract here" (and I have winrar application to extract the files),
on desktop several files appear: one is  .ann file, the others are: 1-2 .dsl files and the third kind of file is named "Lingvo Dictionary" and looks like a shortcut on which I usually click to launch my ABBYY dictionary already installed

 I can now doubleclick on this new shortcut and my ABBYY Lingvo dictionary (which I have installed previously from a disk that I bought) launches and then it asks me if I want to integrate this newly downloaded dictionary. I do that, refresh the ABBYY software and now I have an additional dictionary to use. Then, send this shortcut to my general ABBYY folder in Program files (I do not like to crowd the desktop)


But as for some other dictionaries which I downloaded from  from that site, after I right-click on downloaded winrar archives (which is how they appear on desktop after downloading) and choose "extract here", they only present me with one .ann file and one or two .dsl files on desktop. There is no shortcut which looks like "ABBYY Lingvo Dictionary" shortcut
I then approach  the .dsl file and try to open it, I am first asked which program I want to open it with?
I choose "ABBYY Lingvo"  The Lingvo Dictionary launches itself and then a message comes up that this .dsl file is NOT a dictionary or is corrupted

I hope I explained clearly for the experts, Perhaps someone can help me. If not, it's OK too

[BC_Programmer]

have you tried opening the ANN file?

[AVS004]

.ann file I never tried opening because it is rather small (1-3kb), as opposed to .dsl files which are larger , say 0.8 mb, so I assume the dictionary is the .dsl file. Also before downloading, I saw on the site the description  "such and such dictionary, 0.8 mb or something", so that's why I go for .dsl and not for.ann file

I did Google ".dsl files" and the results showed that these files are related to ABBYY-made software

[BC_Programmer]

a CD image is 650 MB. but in order to Open a "BIN" image file, you usually need a "cue sheet" file, which is lterally around 1KB. the ANN file may not actually have the dictionary data but rather refer to the "DSL" files for the dictionary data, only providing an index of sorts.

[cruisin702]

this is some information I came up with

Q: What is a DSL file?
Damaged Sector List.
When ************ encounters damaged sectors it logs them and at the end of the rip creates a file (DSL) that it places in the ripped movie folder along side the VIDEO_TS

I deleted out the DVD ripping program this was referring to
Maybe downloading directly from Abbyy will help, here is a link to their Ukraine site
http://www.abbyy.ua/

[AVS004]

The ABBYY. ua site does not have these dictionaries for download. Only that site has them as addition to ABBYY software which I already own.

Inside the ABBYY dictionary in the Tools menu there is an optio "add a dictionary" which I chose and the window opened asking me where the dictionary is located, at the bottom it asks what type of file a dictionary is and it lists types of files it call "all Dictionaries" and the types of files are: .lsd .lud .ldp. .lod  .adc  .xml and then there is also a choice of "All FIles"
I of course chose ALL Dictionaries and later All Files, searched and found on desktop both .ann and .dsl files and each choice and each time the message came up that it was not the dictionary
Anyway, maybe someone knows how to convert files into one of the above files? If so, I'd appreciate  a piece of advice but if not- then not. I beleieve these are files of previous Lingvo software versions

And maybe someone knows how to convert .djvu files into one of the abovementioned files?