Alan², script language for processing of natural language.

[BalrogSoft]

Hi, Alan² is a script language for processing of natural language.
This script language don't use neural networks or other AI
algorithms, it works searching word patterns that will give a
type of response, a WHO IS pattern can be associated to a I
DON'T KNOW response.

Some people can think that this system is not the best to
make programs of this style, but Alice works on a similar
way and was the winner of Loebner prize 2004.

If someone want to test it:
http://www.balrogsoftware.com/downloads/Alan2.zip

I hope that people seen my programs better than other
programs of my work, if not i probably will study change
to C++, i prefer PB, but when your work have some
comentaries, you got very tired... i'm not very happy for
the last comentaries of my work...

[El_Choni]

I haven't read any of these comments, I can only say that the tools and apps you've showed here are very cool and professional-like. I don't know where do you get time to code all that stuff. Almost all your posts are announcements like this! Keep up the good work!

[Saboteur]

There isn't very much people wich investigate like you. I'll wait you continue your work.

[blueznl]

jsut keep up the good work, ignore the nay-sayers, they often have nothing better to do, and you appear to have a firm grip on pb programming!

[Fred]

All your apps are really cool Balrog, I always keep an eye on them even if I don't do many comments..

[thefool]

Your programs are really good!

im just taking a look at Alan^2
im studying the readme file to figure out how to make a bot

[V2]

Hi,
nice one! I've done a basic Weizenbaum's Eliza implementation couple of years ago, but yours seems to be more advanced than mine...

Even with a speaker - really nice!

Would you like to share the code?

[Blade]

Help! The program crashes when launched!
Am I missing some (non too common) dll or similar?

[Henrik]

Hi BalrogSoft
I mesed with Eliza too some years ago.
But sadly Allan crashes for me too, just after you see the chat window.
Win 98 se

Best Regrads
Henrik.

[BalrogSoft]

Hi, i don't wait really responses to all my announces, when exist a few of comentaries, and if some of them are like i view on some posts, i got a deception... But what they don't see is the work that is behind a program. I'm totally sure that my programs are not the best on its category, but it is not my intention.

I finished this program some days ago, but i was thinking to publish on pb forums, or not, after see the critic posts... i finally made it...

About share the code, yes, why not?, but i want to clean a little and put some comentaries on the code before make a public release...

To Blade and Henrik: This program use Microsoft Speech API, it comes with the OS on Windows Me/2000/XP, but on W98 it is not installed, try to download from Microsoft web. Another option is disable the speech on Alan prefs, set Speech = 0 on Global preferences, it probably solve the problem...

[Henrik]

@BalrogSoft
that was it , the "Speech = 0" thing
it's cool, working very well

Shareing the source would be Extra Cool

Best Regrads
Henrik.

[BalrogSoft]

I cleaned the source, it have some comments, and the source is well structured, i hope...

http://www.balrogsoftware.com/downloads ... source.zip

[Henrik]

Hi BalrogSoft
Very nice m8
I think that the source'(s) i messed with long ago, was in Java, they was a real pain i the ***, make head or tail of.
A short glance through the Readme/Brain and source i allready got a pretty good idear how it's working and how to change stuff, thats cool
Again, Thank you for Shareing BalrogSoft

Btw. do you have some - "Not tooo scientific more Tutorial like" - Links about Bots (Alice) and Neural networks you could recommend ?


Best Regrads
Henrik..