a while back i wrote a perl program that interfaces with http://www.m-w.com
it's damn useful, webster also provides thesaurus entries.
i used some LWP modules for convenience. i'll send it to you if you
want to see what i did. it's much more simple than you think,
you simply have perl grab the url "http://www.search.com/search.cgi?query=word"
that runs the cgi and the text you get back is the html for the page,
it's really easy.
let me know and i'll send you my dict.pl
Kimbrough Gray wrote:
> I am writing a translation program in perl. I need to interface with a
> Dictionary and a Thesaurus.
>
> These are my questions.
>
> First is there a Dictionary or Thesaurus in the format of a text file
> somewhere and how would I access it.
>
> Second I know there are programs like "dict" in Unix. This program used
> to be on the UT system. Now it is gone.
> Does anyone know of any machines that I could gain access to which have
> dict or a progra like dict. Also is there a thesaurus program out
> there and again is there a machine where it is installed that I can
> access.
>
> Finally, I know there web sites like
> http://www.thesaurus.com/ which give information.
> Is there any way to use perl to access a web page
> fill out a form press a submit button and save the results.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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