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Ivan · Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 5 Location: PdaTotaal.info

Dictionaries for"SDictionary": a lot more than on the "lost and found site: http://swaj.net/sdict/dicts.html

Makes a large collection now

ohsix · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Silicon Valley

I see that the file extension is bz2. Google indicates this is some Linux compression tool. How does one extract the dct file on a PC?

Keith

Jonas · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Gemany

I think that wont be a problem with WinRAR...

MartinG · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject:

Or 7-Zip - which is free. Smile

ohsix · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Silicon Valley

Martin - 7-Zip worked a charm. Thanks. I've only ever used WinZip and had never heard of all the other compression programs for a PC - I'm still really a computer novice. Embarassed

Keith

MartinG · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

Yep, I use 7-Zip quite a bit (as well as WinZip). It's biggest advantage for me - apart from its ability to handle all the other compression formats - is its 'Ultra' zip compression mode. This manages to increase the compression achieved in standard zip format by up to 10% (although typically nearer 5%) yet still keep the format compatible with all the standard zip programs (inc. RMRZip, etc.). This is worth having when you're talking about people downloading Mb files from your website! Wink

ohsix · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Silicon Valley

For what it's worth - here's my experience trying to get some of those .dct dictionaries from the swaj.net site added to my netBook, after using 7-zip to get them..

I copied them, via a card reader, to the folder on the D drive where I keep dictionaries. That is, I tried to copy. during the process I got some sort of error message on the PC and the copying stopped. Put the CF into the netBook and looked at the folder. There were some strange named files. Tried to delete them and couldn't. Went back to the card reader and tried to delete on the PC - nope. I could find no way to delete the files. Tried to reformat the D drive using EDU - no go. The PC did let me reformat the CF card. Then I had to copy the backup files (I keep them up-to-date regurarly) back to the CF- takes a bit of time!.

netBook working OK again, but I'm afraid to try and get those particular dct files I downloaded into the netBook. Has anyone had any problem with any of those particular files?

The ones I tried were Hungarian-English, English-Finnish, English-Russian (full), English-Russian Slang, Russian-English (full).

Keith

MartinG · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject:

If there are specific ones you want Keith (the ones above?) - and they're not already in my own SDict dictionary collection - then just let me know and I'll convert them to standard zip format and add them to my site.

ohsix · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Silicon Valley

I must have overlooked your response, Martin. Sorry. Have you or anyone tried those specific dictionaries mentioned in my previous postings without any problems?

Martin - do you think I might not have problems if I were to use those files if you first converted them to zip files? I'm not too happy having to have to do hard resets. Smile

It's primarily because it takes so damned long to do a full restore.

Keith

ohsix · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Silicon Valley

I must have overlooked your response, Martin. Sorry. Have you or anyone tried those specific dictionaries mentioned in my previous postings without any problems?

Martin - do you think I might not have problems if I were to use those files if you first converted them to zip files? I'm not too happy having to have to do hard resets. Smile

It's primarily because it takes so damned long to do a full restore.

Keith

muthuRL · Guest

Hi,
Can u plz let m know how to explore the contents of .dct file.

Thanks ans regards
muthuRL

Kees vd Straten · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 210 Location: The Netherlands

Martin, you used the wrong link for SDict.
When I use your link then I get version 1.7.8

Here the link to version 1.7.9

Or look on the site of SDict.

MartinG · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject:

Now fixed. Smile