I had to read it 3 times to get it right! No computer is THAT advanced! Bob
On Mar 13, 2014, at 07:31 , Peter Brigham <pmb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:32 PM, Paul Dupuis <p...@researchware.com> wrote: > >> Can someone probably construct some sequence of characters that could be >> called a sentence that might get mis-parsed? Possibly - I am familiar >> with the library RunRev is using only by reputation, so I can't say for >> sure. However for most text you will work with where you want to return >> "sentence 2 of paragraph 5 of fld X" you will get exactly what you expect. >> > > How about this: > > "In later years, P.G. Wodehouse always went by P.G. Wodehouse might have > thought that Pelham Grenville sounded snooty." > > No algorithm is going to manage this kind of thing, where the reader has to > understand the meaning of the sentences to parse them correctly. The > question is how seldom will mistakes occur. > > -- Peter > > Peter M. Brigham > pmb...@gmail.com > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
