English Dictionary as XML
I was just wondering if the entire english (websters or any unabridged version) is available for download in XML format. I found one thats closest -
http://www.ibiblio.org/webster/
You can see there is a single zip file available for ownlaod when you scroll down. But it seems to have parsing errors. Anybody can thro light on this topic? Thanks.
Charu.
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Charu0306] at [2007-11-20 11:43:42]
# 2 Re: English Dictionary as XML
If you have downloaded one of those gcide_.xml files, then try to open say , gcide_a.xml, then it gves the following errors:
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
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Only one top level element is allowed in an XML document. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Charu/Software/gcide_xml/xm...
<p><centered><point26>NUMBERS.</point26></centered></p>
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# 3 Re: English Dictionary as XML
The gcide.xml file seems to load up fine in my browser - that is, until it runs out of memory at around 870MB.
Arjay at 2007-11-9 12:21:48 >
# 4 Re: English Dictionary as XML
Doesn't work in IE, Forefox or Opera for me. Try opening any of those gcide_* (*-alphabet) xmls...anyway thankz...will try to figure out the problem...
# 5 Re: English Dictionary as XML
If I changed the file extension from xml to html, I can load the files in IE.
# 6 Re: English Dictionary as XML
Remember that XML is a very flexible language with tags. IE, and other browsers, many times struggle with XML. In fact, it was a language created for the intent of parsing, not just plain viewing.
I would suggest trying an XML viewer instead of a web browser. There are plenty (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+xml+viewer&btnG=Search) out there.
