[Tutor] Need Python script
Tim & Brenda Morton
morton1611@citynet.net
Fri Feb 14 10:46:16 2003
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Greetings,
I am new to programming and recently became interested because of a =
software idea I have. I write books and html files that often have Bible =
references in them [such as, Genesis 3:15; Matthew 4:5; etc.]. What I =
would like to do is have the entire verse popup in an html file [or =
compiled html file (.chm)] during a "mouseover" of the reference. I have =
found a Javascript that will do the mouseover/popup part and using a =
search and replace with regular expressions I am able to wrap the =
Javascript around the references in the text. The problem is I have to =
manually copy and paste the verse contents into the javascript for the =
link for each reference. I have to look at the reference in the html, =
find the reference in a Bible database using another program, copy the =
entire verse or verses, and then paste them into the Javascript and do a =
little formating. This is very tedious and time consuming.=20
I was advised that a scripting program like Python could automate this =
process for me, so I downloaded Python 2.2.2 for Windows. The problem is =
I really don't know where to start. I have a Bible database with one =
verse per line and can adapt it so each verse will begin with the same =
reference as found in the html files. This should make it easy to find =
the corresponding verse from the reference, but I don't know how to load =
the files into Python and tell it how to do what I want. Can any of you =
help me get started?=20
Tim Morton
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV>I am new to programming and recently became interested because of a =
software idea I have. I write books and html files that often =
have=20
Bible references in them [such as, Genesis 3:15; Matthew 4:5; etc.]. =
What I=20
would like to do is have the entire verse popup in an html file [or =
compiled=20
html file (.chm)] during a "mouseover" of the reference. I have found a=20
Javascript that will do the mouseover/popup part and using a search and =
replace=20
with regular expressions I am able to wrap the Javascript around the =
references=20
in the text. The problem is I have to manually copy and paste the verse =
contents=20
into the javascript for the link for each reference. I have to look at =
the=20
reference in the html, find the reference in a Bible database using =
another=20
program, copy the entire verse or verses, and then paste them into the=20
Javascript and do a little formating. This is very tedious and time=20
consuming. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I was advised that a scripting program like Python could automate =
this=20
process for me, so I downloaded Python 2.2.2 for Windows. The problem is =
I=20
really don't know where to start. I have a Bible database with one verse =
per=20
line and can adapt it so each verse will begin with the same =
reference=20
as found in the html files. This should make it easy to find =
the=20
corresponding verse from the reference, but I don't know how =
to load=20
the files into Python and tell it how to do what I want. Can any of =
you=20
help me get started? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Tim Morton</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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