online access of dictionaries/translation services

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Dietrich Blauzahn - 31 Aug 2006 17:54 GMT

Hello,

I'm looking for a way how to query an online translation service like
altavista's babelfish from inside a java program. The result should be
processed subsequently, for example as a String.

Thanks,
Dietrich Blauzahn

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Oliver Wong - 31 Aug 2006 18:27 GMT

> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for a way how to query an online translation service like
> altavista's babelfish from inside a java program. The result should be
> processed subsequently, for example as a String.

You'd have to find out what API the service you wish to utilizes
exposes. Typically, you'll have to learn the HTTP protocol in the process,
as many web service APIs are built above the HTTP level. If they don't
provide an explicit API, you may have to emulate what a web browser does to
gather your info.

- Oliver

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Dietrich Blauzahn - 01 Sep 2006 14:44 GMT

> You'd have to find out what API the service you wish to utilizes
> exposes. Typically, you'll have to learn the HTTP protocol in the
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> - Oliver

Thanks for the input. Sounds a bit complicated, though, since I hardly
know anything about the above ideas. I hoped there would be something
more or less of-the-shelf.

- Dietrich

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M.J. Dance - 01 Sep 2006 14:58 GMT

Dictionary/ies (not translation service(s)): http://www.dict.org/
You'll find plenty off-the-shelf (free, too) stuff there.

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