Importing .txt into dictionary

[NeoLuddite]

In article <BB78F6B4.83F9%whaletx5@bigpond.net.au>,
brad anderson <whaletx5@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> I am trying to import a .txt file into my FM user dictionary. When I try to
> select any .txt files they are greyed out in my menu screen. I have
> followed Fm's instructions to the letter. Mac OSX 10.2.6 FM Developer 6

I don't have that set up so I can't try and duplicate it but if the
file's not too big you could copy and paste it into a field and the run
the spell check on it and repeatedly hit the "Learn" button. Not the
most elegant of solutions.

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[Michael Myett]

NeoLuddite wrote:

> In article <BB78F6B4.83F9%whaletx5@bigpond.net.au>,
> brad anderson <whaletx5@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
>

>>I am trying to import a .txt file into my FM user dictionary. When I try to
>>select any .txt files they are greyed out in my menu screen. I have
>>followed Fm's instructions to the letter. Mac OSX 10.2.6 FM Developer 6

>

What size text file are you trying to import?
Check out FileMaker Knowledgebase, article # 105731
This was regarding version 4 but may still apply to version 6.
There was a 64K file size limit due to a new spell checking engine.
I am not fsamiliar with Macs so I don't know if there are any problems
specific to operating system.

Michael Myett

[NeoLuddite]

In article <BB7B672C.8453%whaletx5@bigpond.net.au>,
brad anderson <whaletx5@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> On 2/9/03 4:48 AM, in article
> [email]see_signature_for_address-0B1DF4.14483001092003@news.comcast.giganews.com[/email],
> "NeoLuddite" <see_signature_for_address@invalid.com> wrote:
>

> > In article <BB78F6B4.83F9%whaletx5@bigpond.net.au>,
> > brad anderson <whaletx5@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> >

> >> I am trying to import a .txt file into my FM user dictionary. When I try to
> >> select any .txt files they are greyed out in my menu screen. I have
> >> followed Fm's instructions to the letter. Mac OSX 10.2.6 FM Developer 6

> >
> > I don't have that set up so I can't try and duplicate it but if the
> > file's not too big you could copy and paste it into a field and the run
> > the spell check on it and repeatedly hit the "Learn" button. Not the
> > most elegant of solutions.

>
>
> Thanks for the ideas but this seems to be a Mac problem. I tried the same in
> Virtual PC and it imported fine. I then tried to drag and drop the upr file
> into the Mac Fm version but no joy. This is not the first problem I've
> encountered with OSX and Fm 6 there seem to be a LOT of bugs with not being
> able to import some jpegs and now .txt files.
> Unfortunately the txt file has 9800 entries and is a little too large for
> the learn option.

I have a Mac but only running OS 9 and FMP 4. I was looking at the
structure of the user dictionary and it seems pretty simple. You may be
able to use a text editor to create a dictionay file from you list.

Here's part of my user dictionary

#HEADER START#2#0#0#0#!=#0#0#0#0#0#HEADER END#
#&amp#0##
#&userid#0##
#2007DP#0##
#Airtex#0##
#AMC#0##
#article.html#0##
#artnum#0##

It seems after the header that each word in alphabetical order is on a
separate line preceded by a "#" and followed "#0##

I copied the file, added a new word and looked at the old and new
versions. The header didn't change so you might be able to just copy it.

Make sure you have backups before attempting this.

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