I'm definately interested -- thanks, Jim. Jamal On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Jim Dunleavy wrote: > Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:42:45 +0100 > From: Jim Dunleavy <jim.dunleavy@xxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Seeking help with a Perl module for translating languages > > Hi Jamal, > > I wrote a Python script that can query Yahoo Babelfish or Google Translate. > I can post it if you are interested. > > --Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:33 PM > Subject: Re: Seeking help with a Perl module for translating languages > > > > Thanks for the info. I'm looking for a programmatic way of doing a > > translation, that is, a way that a program I write can control the UI > > rather than depending on the UI of a web page or other desktop program. > > Do you know of something that meets this criteria? > > > > Jamal > > On Tue, 14 Oct 2008, > > Demetry Yousifidou wrote: > > > > > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:31:26 +0200 > > > From: Demetry Yousifidou <demetry.yousifidou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: Seeking help with a Perl module for translating languages > > > > > > Hi Jamal, try the translator from Google.com -> Language Tools or the > > > web and the program from www.QuickDic.org. > > > HTH. > > > > > > Demetry > > > > > > On 10/14/2008 11:23 PM, Jamal Mazrui wrote: > > > > With Perl 5.8, I am trying to use the module WWW::Search::Translator, > > > > which programmatically translates text between different natural > languages > > > > using babel.altavista.com. > > > > > > > > When I run the sample code in the documentation, I get an error about > a > > > > missing param function. After web searches, I found that the CGI > module > > > > includes a function by that name, but using that module as well > produced > > > > another error message instead. > > > > > > > > Can anyone help? Below is the error message, followed by the code. > > > > > > > > Jamal > > > > > > > > Undefined subroutine &main::param called at TranLang.pl line 2. > > > > > > > > > > > > use WWW::Search; > > > > %opts = ( > > > > lp => param(en_de), > > > > ); > > > > $query = "a whole bunch of english text to be translated to > german"; > > > > my $search = new WWW::Search('Translator'); > > > > $search->native_query(WWW::Search::escape_query($query),\%opts); > > > > while (my $result = $search->next_result()) > > > > { > > > > $p = $result->raw; > > > > print "$p"; > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ > > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > > > > > > > > __________ > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > > __________ > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. > It is intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. > If you are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, > distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in > this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be > personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the HSE. > > If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you > could immediately notify the ICT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 6352757 > or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxxxxxxx and thereafter delete this > e-mail from your system" > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind