esafwan Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 hi, i have a database file in .txt its a regional dictionary file released under GPL. below is the model! abbey 1. കന്യകാമഠം 2. മഠത്തോട് ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ദേവാലയം 3. സന്യാസിമഠം abbot 1. മഠാധിപതി abbreviate 1. സംക്ഷേപിക്കുക 2. സംഗ്രഹിക്കുക 3. ചുരുക്കുക abbreviation 1. സംഗ്രഹിക്കല്* 2. ചുരുക്കം 3. ചുരുക്കെഴുത്ത്. How do u i fetch a word from it? Like if any one type abbey in a textbox, the first word in this sample, it should return the meanings numbered 1,2 & 3. How can it be done? can any one give me a sample code? Its for making a free software. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/157420-fetching-from-a-text-based-database/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 That is not a database of any type. You are able to query databases for data, text files (like this) you will need to parse yourself. I don't see any real patterns in this text file so its probably not going to be a straight forward task. Id suggest reading up on regular expressions. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/157420-fetching-from-a-text-based-database/#findComment-829876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
schilly Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 search through the file line by line. compare the textfield with the line until you find the keyword. when you find the keyword return all lines that start with a number until you hit one without a number. the file is probably huge if it's a dictionary so the search may be really slow. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/157420-fetching-from-a-text-based-database/#findComment-829880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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