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[engunneer]

I simplified the \, comma replacement in HugoV's code. He did all the hard work, though.

[stephenmika]

Hugo and Engunneer, this is very good. I did not intend to seek a finished solution but I realise now that I simply do not have the expertise to add or improve what you both have already done. You are 95% there and if we can iron out a few last issues, I would like to make a contribution to a charity of Hugo's choice for his time and expertise which simply I could not replicate, (as you say Enginneer, he has done the most work).

These issues being -

1) Sorry but I did not tell you but I have a number of phrases which start not with an [*] but with an [A] choice - using the current program when just typing the phrase number, the program inserts the [A] text string and if the number and A are typed the first two options [A] and [B] text strings are inserted, if typing the number and the [B] choice, the [B] and [C] text strings are inserted - try the following phrase -

[A] The [B] However, the [C] roof timbers [D] rafters [E] and [F] purlins [-] need [G] more support\, [H] better restraint\, [I] some repair\, [-] to stop any [J] further [K] possible [-] deflection.

2) The ... insert GUI does not appear when the insert string, the three periods ... is in an option preceeded by the tag [-]. Try to use the insert in the following phrase -

[*] The [A] ... [-] roof is formed with [B] conventional [C] factory made [D] steel [E] timber [F] rafters\, [G] purlins\, [H] roof trusses\, [-] supporting the ....

Some final considerations -

3) If possible I would like to retain the phrase numbering as a reference in the list as not all phrases are number seqentially. For example phrase numbers run from 1 - 10 and then from 15 - 26 and then from 30 - 38 and then from 45 - 53 and then from 60 - 72 and so on. So there are no phrases 11 - 14, 27 - 29 or 39 - 44 and so on. This enables me to introduce a few new phrases without having to renumber them all which means a major change to the printed list. It also makes revisions a lot easier.

4) Whilst there is one tag ( \, - a backward slash and comma) for automatic 'ands', is it possible to have one other tag (say a forward slash and comma /, ) for another set of automatic 'ands'. This will enable me to have two sentances in one phrase, each of which could be pluralised without upsetting the placing of the earlier set of automatic 'ands'.

Well thats it. Again thank you both for your kind help.

Regards
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Many thanks

Stephen Mika
University of Reading

[engunneer]

4) is easy. here is the new section for comma replacement:

[hugov]

[hugov]

Keeping to your original format:

Save this as list.txt

[stephenmika]

Hugo, Engunneer, thank you both.

In 6 the other [*] is a mistake, appologies.

1) Putting the [*] before the phrases starting with [A] resolves this issue

3) I think the workaround with blank sentances is preferable with line numbers (PSPad) doing the job of referencing the phrases. Hugo, thanks for the code to strip the numbers but I prefer not to have a separate file 'list.txt' and would like to keep the whole set of phrases within the exe as this stops anyone playing around with the text file or deleting it entirely. This does happen.

4) excellent, now I can have two lots of 'ands'. I can also introduce other grammer rules based on the syntax used for coding the tags.

I look forward to resolving number 2 !

Kind regards
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Stephen Mika
University of Reading

[hugov]

2) I think engunneer solved issue 2, try it.

List format: You can use the same method as above but keep the list IN the script like so

[stephenmika]

Hugo, Engunneer, appolgies for the delay but it is Easter Monday here and a bank Holiday. I have added my working list of phrases below as I am not sure how to add the complete program to a reply

Now, problem 2 solved, - thanks Engunneer.

Engunneer, the automatic 'ands' is not quite right. If only one \, is present, it should be deleted but currently an 'and' is added. Try 23B with my phrases below

Hugo, whilst the MsgBox shows the right phrase number, inputting that number works fine until the number goes out of sequence. For example with my test phrases below,

typing 4 pulls phrase 5
typing 5 pulls phrase 6
and so on

typing 16 pulls phrase 20
typing 20 pulls phrase 24
typing 21 pulls phrase 25
typing 22 pulls phrase 30

But then it works -

typing 40 pulls phrase 40 ??
typing 41 pulls phrase 41 ??
typing 42 pulls phrase 42 ??

I think I will put in the blank line prefixed by [*] as you suggest as a workaround.

Finally, my whole 900+ phrase contains some 170000 characters - phew. this exceeds the maximum characters for a variable length. As mentioned previously, I would prefer to incoporate the whole phrases within the exe. Is it possible to concatenate the 'list' variable for say 200000 characters, if so, how is it done.

Hugo, if you want to send me info on a charity via Email, that would be fine.

Kind regards

list=
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1 [*] 1None
2 [*] 2Not applicable.
3 [*] 3Inspected on the ....
5 [*] 5We are pleased to advise you that in our opinion this property is, on the whole, a reasonable purchase at the agreed price of £.... We found no evidence of any significant defects or shortcomings and providing the property is kept in good repair, we cannot foresee any special difficulties arising on resale in normal market conditions.
6 [*] 6The property is considered to be a reasonable purchase at the agreed price of £... provided that you are prepared to accept the cost and inconvenience of dealing with the various repair/improvement works reported. These deficiencies are quite common in properties of this age and type and as long as the necessary works are carried out to a satisfactory standard and the property is kept in good repair, we can see no reason why there should be any special difficulties on resale in normal market conditions.
7 [*] 7The property suffers from the exceptional disadvantage that ... and the agreed price of £... reflects this. However, we must advise you that in our opinion it is likely to have an adverse effect on resale. We therefore, urge you to consider with the utmost care whether you wish to proceed with the purchase.
8 [*] 8The property is considered to be a reasonable purchase provided that you are prepared to accept the cost and inconvenience of dealing with the various repair/improvement works reported. However, the agreed price of £... is in our opinion too high and you may wish to renegotiate it on the basis of the cost of the necessary repairs. [A] There is the further consideration that even if the works are carried out to a satisfactory standard, the particular disadvantage of ... will remain. You may, therefore, find resale difficult even if market conditions are favourable at the time.
9 [*] 9In our opinion the property is not a reasonable purchase at the agreed price of £.... This is because .... We very much regret, therefore, that we must advise you that it would be most unwise to proceed.
10 [*] 10This property is in need of extensive remedial/modernisation works and we recommend that, if you wish to proceed, you should obtain further advice and quotations as discussed in the report and listed in Section F. Although our overall opinion on the Market Value of the property would normally be given, in this particular case it is not possible to do so because of the very substantial nature and extent of the proposed works. However, we will be pleased to give our opinion as soon as this additional information becomes available.
11 [*] 11We are pleased to advise you that in our opinion this property is, on the whole, a reasonable purchase at or near the valuation. We found no evidence of any significant defects or shortcomings and providing the property is kept in good repair, we cannot foresee any special difficulties arising on resale in normal market conditions.
12 [*] 12The property is considered to be a reasonable proposition for purchase at the valuation provided that you are prepared to accept the cost and inconvenience of dealing with the various repair/improvement works reported. These deficiencies are quite common in properties of this age and type and as long as the necessary works are carried out to a satisfactory standard and the property is kept in good repair, we can see no reason why there should be any special difficulties on resale in normal market conditions.
13 [*] 13The property suffers from the exceptional disadvantage that ... and the valuation reflects this. However, we must advise you that in our opinion it is likely to have an adverse effect on resale. We, therefore, urge you to consider with the utmost care whether you wish to proceed with the purchase.
14 [*] 14The property is considered to be a reasonable purchase at the valuation provided that you are prepared to accept the cost and inconvenience of dealing with the various repair/improvement works reported. [A] There is the further consideration that even if the works are carried out to a satisfactory standard, the particular disadvantage of ... will remain. You may, therefore, find resale difficult even if market conditions are favourable at the time.
15 [*] 15In our opinion the property is not a reasonable purchase. This is because of .... We very much regret, therefore, that we must advise you that it would be most unwise to proceed.
16 [*] 16This property is in need of extensive remedial/modernisation works and we recommend that, if you wish to proceed, you should obtain further advice and quotations as discussed in the report and listed in Section F. Although our overall opinion on the Market Value of the property would normally be given, in this particular case it is not possible to do so because of the very substantial nature and extent of the proposed works. However, we will be pleased to give our opinion as soon as this additional information becomes available.
20 [*] 20The property is a [A] single storey [B] two storey [C] ... storey [D] split level [E] non-[F] traditional [G] back-to-back [H] mid-terraced [I] end-terraced [J] semi-detached [K] link detached [L] detached [M] chalet style [N] house [O] bungalow [P] cottage [-] built around ....
21 [*] 21The property is a [A] converted [B] purpose-built [C] self-contained [D] single storey [E] two storey [F] basement [G] ground floor [H] first floor [I] second floor [J] ... floor [K] flat [L] maisonette [-] with ... others in a ... storey building, built around ....
22 [*] 22We believe it was originally constructed for the [A] ... [B] local authority. [C] New Town Development Corporation. [D] housing association.
23 [A] 23It has been extended to the [B] front\, [C] side\, [D] rear\, [E] The accommodation has been extended into the roof [F] recently. [G] and this was carried out in .... [H] and your legal advisers should find out when this was carried out. [I] You should check whether local authority permission for the work has been obtained and in this respect, we refer you to our comments in Section E2.
24 [*] 24It was originally a ... and [A] was converted to its present form in .... [B] was converted to its present form some time ago. [C] your legal advisers should find out when this was carried out. [D] A check should be made whether local authority permission has been obtained for the work and we refer you to our comments in Section E2.
25 [*] 25The front of the building faces approximately [A] north [B] north east [C] east [D] south east [E] south [F] south west [G] west [H] north west [-] and all directions in this report are given as if viewing the property from the front. [I] The main entrance is on the ... of the property.
30 [*] 30The external walls are of [A] traditional [B] non-traditional [C] timber framed [D] cavity [E] and [F] solid [-] construction [G] (approximately ... mm thick) [H] (varying in thickness from ... mm to ... mm) [-] with [I] mainly [J] brick\, [K] reconstituted [L] stone\, [M] rendered\, [N] ...\, [O] clad [-] elevations.
31 [*] 31The main roof is [A] pitched and [B] flat and [-] covered with [C] tiles. [D] slates. [E] felt. [F] .... [-] Internally, the [G] floor is [H] floors are [I] mainly [-] of [J] timber [K] and [L] with some [M] solid [N] concrete [O] ... [-] construction.
32 [*] 32The [A] ... [B] addition [C] portion [D] also [-] has a [E] tile [F] slate [G] felt [H] ... [-] covered roof.
33 [*] 33The ... extension is [A] also [-] constructed in [B] ... mm thick [C] ... [D] brickwork\, [E] reconstituted [F] stone\, [G] rendered masonry\, [-] with a [H] timber [I] and [J] concrete [-] floor and a [K] tile [L] slate [M] felt [N] ... [-] covered roof.
34 [*] 34The [A] ... mm thick [-] external walls of the block are built of [B] concrete [C] brick\, [D] reconstituted [E] stone\, [F] rendered [G] masonry\, [H] ... [I] with ... cladding [-] and are of [J] timber framed [K] cavity [L] and [M] solid [-] construction. The main roof is covered with [N] tiles. [O] slates. [P] felt. [Q] ....
40 [*][A] 40Basement: [B] 40Cellar:
41 [*] 41Ground floor:
42 [*] 42First floor:
43 [*] 43Second floor:
44 [*] 44... floor:
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Many thanks

Stephen Mika
University of Reading

[engunneer]

[stephenmika]

Engunneer, yes the numbers are in twice. This makes it easier to check which phrase is produced when testing the Autokey sequence. They will be omitted in the final version - as follows

1 [*] None
2 [*] Not applicable.
3 [*] Inspected on the ....

Autokey Support will receive a contribution.

regards
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Many thanks

Stephen Mika
University of Reading

[hugov]

- Instructions on how to Concatenate a list
- Replaced the and/comma routine with the old one, should work better now
- If you ALWAYS include [*] after a number it shouldn't get out of sync.
- Edit: I cleaned up some grammar typos in the code, added a short intro at the top of the script, others may find it useful ...

Update 2 - 15 April 2009:

Added Join`n % to list, saves you the trouble of escaping each %
Reference: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Scripts.htm#continuation

Update 1 - 14 April 2009:

50acdef
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The external walls are concrete, brick, mud and stone with rendered verticals.

50acdf
The external walls are concrete, brick and stone with rendered verticals.

50acf
The external walls are concrete and stone with rendered verticals.

50af
The external walls are stone with rendered verticals.

[stephenmika]

Hugo, thank you. I will work on the Concatenation later today.

The auto 'ands' still seems to cause a problem when there are more than two \,. The 'and' appears to replace the last \, and not the previous one.

Try this phrase

50 [*][A] The [B] However, the [-] external walls are [C] concrete\, [D] brick\, [E] mud\, [F] stone\, [-] with rendered [G] masonry/, [H] timber/, [I] plasterboard/, [J] wattle/, [-] verticals.

50acdef produces
The exterrnal walls are concrete, brick, mud, stone and with rendered verticals.

Kind regards
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Many thanks

Stephen Mika
University of Reading

[hugov]

Good catch. The ", and" should be fixed now, I've updated the script above. I PMed you about the charity. Thanks in advance.
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[engunneer]

I see now the flaw in my logic. Hugo's code is more robust. It was interesting to look at the script. I really like the result.
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[stephenmika]

Hugo, thanks for your revsion but I cannot see the script in your help message. Am I missing somethng?

Kind regards
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Many thanks

Stephen Mika
University of Reading