Hi Sean, It took a while to figure out how to setup everything and run tests, but I have now successfully generated CUI files containing the terms that were missing before.
Thanks for your help. Andrew *Andrew Phillips* GitHub: github.com/skeledrew LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aphillipstech On 28 June 2017 at 19:31, Finan, Sean <sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > You will need to download the umls data from the nlm. Go to their website > https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/ > and use the "Downloads" button in the "Access" panel. > > I will put some more instructions on the wiki page when I get a chance. > > After you download and build a local copy of the umls, run the gui. In > your ctakes resources/ directory, go to > org/apache/ctakes/dictionary/lookup/fast/ > and you will see an xml file and a directory named after your custom > dictionary. Copy those to the headless server in that ctakes' > resources/org/apache/../fast/ directory. > > See the (info) panel at the bottom of https://cwiki.apache.org/ > confluence/display/CTAKES/Dictionary+Creator+GUI > To see how to point ctakes to your custom gui. > > By the way, if you have a small number of terms and don't need the umls > you can manually create a bar separated value (bsv) file. I am guessing > that you have more than a few terms. > > Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Phillips [mailto:skeled...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 6:28 PM > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > Subject: Re: Building a Custom cTAKES Dictionary [EXTERNAL] > > Hi Sean, > > I haven't found a good way to launch GUIs remotely (BTW I'm also using > Linux on my machine). However I also have a local cTAKES install and I'm > trying to do the modification there. However I'm not sure what to enter > into the UMLS installation field, as I cannot find a META directory or RRF > files. Also what file(s) woud I transfer to the server once I have built > the new dictionary? > > Thanks, > Andrew > > *Andrew Phillips* > Computer Technician / Programmer and Mobile Experience Consultant > Phone: (678) 753-5313 > Email: skeled...@gmail.com > LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aphillipstech > > "A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand > things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them > is not understanding." - Isaac Newton > > On 28 June 2017 at 12:35, Finan, Sean <sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu> > wrote: > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > Can you xWin (or other) to the server to launch gui applications? > > If so, try the dictionary creator gui: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cwiki.apache.org_ > > &d=DwIBaQ&c=qS4goWBT7poplM69zy_3xhKwEW14JZMSdioCoppxeFU&r=fs67GvlGZstT > > pyIisCYNYmQCP6r0bcpKGd4f7d4gTao&m=375tbajCm8PjEi_45ahKX7bDghJ_w3fOBIh9 > > vAMpylU&s=0JwVENy0eLeCkfQVSfkUBwhF_xAzBzXGYCWVX9_e65U&e= > > confluence/display/CTAKES/Dictionary+Creator+GUI > > > > > > Sean > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Phillips [mailto:aphilli...@luc.edu] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 1:14 PM > > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > > Subject: Building a Custom cTAKES Dictionary [EXTERNAL] > > > > Hello, > > > > I am new to cTAKES and I'm trying to create a custom dictionary of > > additional terms related to alcohol. How can I go about adding > > semantic types such as food (T168), etc that aren't available by > > default to the dictionary? The cTAKES install is located on a headless > > Linux server that I access via SSH. > > > > Thank you, > > Andrew > > > > *Andrew Phillips* > > GitHub: github.com/skeledrew > > LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aphillipstech > > >
