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Stupid OED tricks (theoretical idea)
If you have the OED2 Complete on CD, here's an interesting theoretical idea:
Write a little whiz-bang to extract the 250,000 words from the entry.tbl file. Save the results in a normal txt file.
Get Alcohol (or basic equivalent) to make a virtual CD drive (not required, but speeds up access for the next step)
Write another little whiz-bang to paste each word into the OED search window and to press the button via an SDK call. Make the whiz-bang sleep for a few millis. Then post a CTRL-A and CTRL-C to the OED results window using the same basic SDK call. Capture the results using a CTRL-V into your own thingie. NOTE: whilst this step can be done on any computer, a dual Pentium server is recommended. You will need about a weekend allegedly.
Take the raw data and tart it to your taste, a LIT file or PDF file works fine.
Now you can download the OED2 Complete to your PocketPC!!
Is that wonderful or what?
obAUE: I, personally, would never and never do such a thing. This is only a theoretical idea posted here for academic purposes...
Kind regards,
GJV
Write a little whiz-bang to extract the 250,000 words from the entry.tbl file. Save the results in a normal txt file.
Get Alcohol (or basic equivalent) to make a virtual CD drive (not required, but speeds up access for the next step)
Write another little whiz-bang to paste each word into the OED search window and to press the button via an SDK call. Make the whiz-bang sleep for a few millis. Then post a CTRL-A and CTRL-C to the OED results window using the same basic SDK call. Capture the results using a CTRL-V into your own thingie. NOTE: whilst this step can be done on any computer, a dual Pentium server is recommended. You will need about a weekend allegedly.
Take the raw data and tart it to your taste, a LIT file or PDF file works fine.
Now you can download the OED2 Complete to your PocketPC!!
Is that wonderful or what?obAUE: I, personally, would never and never do such a thing. This is only a theoretical idea posted here for academic purposes...
Kind regards,
GJV
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[nq:1]obAUE: I, personally , would never and never do such a thing. [/nq] Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
- [nq:1]obAUE: I, personally , would never and never do such a thing.
- [/nq] Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
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[nq:1]obAUE: I, personally, would never and never do such a thing. This is only a theoretical idea posted here for academic purposes...[/nq]
Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
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}> obAUE: I, personally, would never and never do such a thing. This is }> only a theoretical idea posted here for academic purposes... }
} Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- } just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
That or ObFairUse, one.
R. J. Valentine
}> obAUE: I, personally, would never and never do such a thing. This is }> only a theoretical idea posted here for academic purposes... }
} Don't you mean ob-I-don't-want-to-be-sent-to-Leavenworth-for-200-years- } just-because-of-that-fascist-law?
That or ObFairUse, one.
R. J. Valentine
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