add text to text file based on word definition list

[vinnyMS]

i need a script that can add text from words in a sentence. the text added will be added from a list of word definitions.

 

example: in green is the text added

before: today is a good day. 

after: today is a good day. today means this present day and is good means to be desired or approved of a day meaning a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

in red is extra text that is added to connect the definitions

definitions are added from a list four (4) times per word only

today: this present day

good: is to be desired or approved of

day: a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

it has to point at a txt file and save the result text to another file

source.txt

to result.txt

 

 

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#Region INCLUDE
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#EndRegion INCLUDE

#Region GUI
GUICreate("Define", 400, 108)
GUISetIcon(@SystemDir & "\notepad.exe", 0)
#EndRegion GUI

#Region INPUT1
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 10, 380, 20)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region INPUT1')
#EndRegion INPUT1

#Region INPUT2
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 33, 380, 20)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region INPUT2')
#EndRegion INPUT2

#Region INPUT3
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 56, 380, 20)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region INPUT3')
#EndRegion INPUT3

#Region BUTTON
GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 10, 78, 50, 20)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region BUTTON')
#EndRegion BUTTON

#Region GUI MESSAGE LOOP
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop

    EndSwitch
WEnd

GUIDelete()
#EndRegion GUI MESSAGE LOOP

 

[abberration]

I think you have at least two decent options, depending on the scope of your project:

1. If your project is small and simple, use StringReplace to just substitute "today" with "today means this present day and is good means to be desired or approved of a day meaning a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time."

2. If your project is going to be large (which I suspect, considering it is defining words), you may want to look into the _SQLite_... functions mentioned in the help file or you could build a database with Microsoft Access (an easier option, in my opinion).

One thing to point out is using files to store data and work with them is inefficient (source.txt, result.txt, definition_list.txt). I much prefer arrays to work with data because are so much faster. If this is going to be a large project, you will want to use arrays. You would have to load the data into the arrays from a text file or database first, then work with the data in the array.

It is good you included code, but it is superficial. It does not tell us what you are trying to accomplish. What is your ultimate goal?

[vinnyMS]

The ultimate goal is to add text from definition of words from a file after the end of every phrase after ". " period