RexDic Dictionary Project

    RexDic Dictionary Project
USE

 

   The addin basically does a simple search of a group of memos.   The group of memos is defined in an INDEX file.  The distribution ZIP file comes with a sample DUTCH-ENGLISH set of files.  Use these files to test and get your addin running.   After That you can add any other dictionary files you want.  Some folks have made other files and they are listed below where you can get them.  You can have multiple dictionary files loaded and select any of them when the addin is run.
25FEB02
 <DOWNLOAD>		   RexDic Addin Version 0.8b.  This is the current version.
<README>   a First Draft README file is .  (THANKX MYSTER!) (This will also be improved for future versions) 
<DOWNLOAD>   ENG-ENG MEMO FILES.  This is based on work of Qc Tang [qctang@singnet.com.sg]  This is a 5,000 word ENGLISH-ENGLISH dictionary set.  PLEASE..make sure that you have gotten the ORIGINAL DUTCH-ENGLISH working before you try this.  If you can't get duen WORKING, THEN YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME WITH THIS!

QC says that he is working an a 10,000 word version.

 
<GERD's site>   GERD has made lots of file sets for a lot of languages.  You must modify his files to agree with the format of the files I supply in my zip file.  (i.e. follow the example of my DUEN files.)  IT IS NOT THAT HARD TO MODIFY!!  I have loaded onto my REX the files for LATIN-ENGLISH, ENGLISH-LATIN, ENGLISH-SPANISH and SPANISH ENGLISH.
<GPF's Site>  

GPF <qaplus at hotmail dot com> -- 02/25/02 -- 18:49:49

I wrote an utility program that can generate data/index
files used by JDF's Dictionary addin. The program and an
En-En data file(from QC Tang) can be found here:
http://home.attbi.com/~ceciliachen/rex.html

The input is a text file with all words pre-sorted. The
program then break this big file into many smaller files
basing on a size you specify. (In order to put those files
into Outlook, the size shall be <= 32K.) The program also
generates an index file. You may want to modify it manually
to change dictionary description, catogery name etc.
The program was done in VS.NET, only tested under win2k.
Please let me know if you run into any problem.

Thanks,
GPF

 
   

REGARDING THE SUPLIED FILES FOR DUTCH-ENGLISH:

Get the Filenames correct.

Note that "DUEN_00_NDX" and "DUEN_01" etc... is a FILENAME and should NOT display as first line of memo!!

I've only included it in these text files so it makes it easy to use MS OUTLOOOK NOTES. Just cut and paste with the "DUEN_00_NDX" etc abd MSOutlook will assign it to the filename automatically.

If you look at the index file on your rex, the first line is the TITLE and the second line is the CATEGORY of the dictionary files.  Make sure they agree and that you use that same category!!

File Names and Categories: make sure they are at least 8 characters long.

That's all the advice I can offer right now. It will work!!

 

Go here for a history of the project

 
Credits   The Dictionary Project is highly dependent on the following efforts by others.  There are more probably that I have not mentioned.

1) Chris Harris for the source code to the CMEMO program which was used to learn how to read the LINELENGTH database and display memos.
2) Dan Schmidt for the RedDK development Kit.  He continues to improve it....awesome.
3)Annonymous donor of the emulator with working Database that is available on Dan's Site.
4) Encouragement and Dictionary files from GERD
5) Original Dictionary Text Files from MOJO
6) ENGLISH-ENGLISH Files from Qc Tang
7) Encouragement and Assistance from MYSTER.
8) Encouragement from MANS
9) GPF for the great utility to split TEXT file into Smaller Files
10) Lots of others who encouraged me.