ADUVA@GUVAX.BITNET (Andrew R. D'Uva) (02/01/90)
In response to my question on SPELL.EXE I received the following answer from Grant Hoover <U26264@UICVM> [Bitnet]: I thought that the list would appreciate a chance to read it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Forwarded Message Follows: ================================================================= There is no direct way to convert a WordPerfect 5.0 speller dictionary to 5.1 format using the Speller program, so I can only guess at what you were doing. It can be done, however, using the Combine Other 5.0 or 5.1 Dictionary option after deleting or renaming your 5.1 version of wp{wp}us.lex. This can be done as follows: Delete or rename the wp{wp}us.lex file in your 5.1 directory. Start the Speller program. It will ask: Dictionary WP{WP}US.LEX not found. Create a new dictionary named WP{WP}US.LEX (Y/N)? n Respond by pressing Y. The next menu looks like this: 0 - Exit 1 - Change/Create Dictionary 2 - Add Words to Dictionary 3 - Delete Words from Dictionary 4 - Optimize Dictionary 5 - Display Common Word List 6 - Check Location of a Word 7 - Look Up 8 - Phonetic Look Up 9 - Convert 4.2 Dictionary to 5.1 A - Combine Other 5.0 or 5.1 Dictionary B - Compress/Expand Supplemental Dictionary C - Extract Added Words from Wordlist-based Dictionary Selection: Choose A - Combine Other 5.0 or 5.1 Dictionary. You will see: WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 Dictionary to Combine with WP{WP}US.LEX: Type the path and name of your 5.0 dictionary file. The program will ask: Combine Common Word Lists (Y/N)? This is up to you. In testing this, I said Y. Next you will see: * Please Wait * Reading the a's The operative word here is wait. It isn't speedy. "Reading the a's" will change to "Writing the a's," then "Reading the b's," etc. When the program finally finishes, you'll have a workable dictionary file. Let me know if this works for you. If not, or if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I hope this information is useful. Please forward any information you deem useful to the listserv for the benefit of those interested. ====================================================================== Those of you with extensive 5.0 dictionaries should note that the only difference between 5.0 and 5.1 is the inclusion of hyphenation information by use of the 5.1 program. In any case, conversion will not automatically generate that hyphenation info, so there is little need to convert a main dictionary. The supplemental dictionaries are compatible too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew D'Uva ADUVA@GUVAX <-- BITNET Georgetown University ADUVA@GUVAX.Georgetown.Edu <-- INTERNET Washington, DC Grant Hoover University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois . . Bitnet: U26264@UICVM . Compuserve: 76370,314 \___/