File Types
Currently the "lang_de" folder contains 3 different types of files:- *.xml
- *.prot
- *.pro
- ps-*.prot and ps-*.pro
[Note that the "lang_en" folder may not contain all file types yet.]
*.xml
The .xml files hold phrases broken down into components (adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.); these are read from the files into the database. The standard .xml file is called "facts.xml"; this file contains all entries that are stored in the GUI.*.prot
The .prot files are plain text files and, if found in the folder "lang_de" or "lang_en", are converted by FreeHAL into .xml files. In order to process large amounts of data, it is better and faster to store the entries in a text file with the .prot extension.Upon startup, FreeHAL looks up the "lang_de" or "lang_en" folder, trying to locate .prot files. If one is found, it automatically converts it into a .xml file, with the same name as the original .prot file. If a .prot file remains in the lang_de folder, it will not be converted the next time around, since a file already exists with the same name and the .xml extension.
The t in ".prot" stands for Template.
*.pro
The .pro file format has been replaced by the XML files in Spring 2011.ps-*.prot and ps-*.pro
The ps-*.prot files are used to teach FreeHAL pure facts. In a ps-*.prot file you do not need to describe the facts in full. For example, you do not need to write:- "A blackbird is a bird"
- "A starling is a bird"
in full, instead it is sufficient to name the file "ps-Bird.prot" and then to only enter:
- "Blackbird"
- "Starling"
FreeHAL will then produce a "ps-Bird.xml" file from the "ps-Bird.prot" file.
All "ps_xxx.xx" files are saved in a subfolder called
ps_dateien (i.e., "ps files").Back to Documentation
