Re: Lexicon counting (was: Weekly Vocab #1.1.1...)

> At the moment, I'm using a text file based solution so that each record
> has
> its own .txt file. A PHP script then reads in all those an makes a listing
> out of the single files. Of course, it's not possible to reverse or to
> search this system. That's the reason why I am currently (and still)
> migrating my dictionary into an SQL database that I can query with MySQL
> and make human-readable with PHP.
I had a brief flirtation with creating a MySQL database. I got as far as
creating the 'data-entry' page just to see how it would work. I think it
is sitting out there still with a single entry in it. :). Something I
might revive at a later date, but at the time it seemed like too much
work. :)

Hmmm. At the time, I had difficulty with it because MySQL lacked support
for string fields that supported unicode. I've not been looking, but I
imagine more recent versions of MySQL addressed the issue?

> Just to clarify: I only list all the affixes, but not all possible
> root+affix combinations. So you've got things like
...

*nods*. As Henrik pointed out to me, I managed to mis-understand your
meaning. My apologies. :)

Sounds like for the most part, we all use the same general rules of thumb
to measure. Specific syntax and construction of the language of course
confuse the issue...

Iain

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