- Gzipped Tar format: vocabsearch.tar.gz
- Zip format: vocabsearch.zip
- vocab.cgi:
- the actual program that processes the data from the form, searches for the vocabulary word, and displays the results to the students
- vocab-srch.html:
- the HTML form that people will use to enter the word they're looking for.
- vocab-add.html
- The HTML form that you will use to add or delete terms from the database.
- vocab.list
- The list of vocabulary words and their definitions.
- README.vocabsearch
- contains information on how to get started using the program.
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Program Summary
[Version 2.0.2 Released 09/18/2004]VocabSearch allows you to make up a list of vocabulary words and their definitions so that your students can look them up online. A student enters a word into the form, and the program will display all entries containing that word with all occurrences of the word in strong text. Comes with HTML forms for searching for terms, as well as for adding and deleting terms.
Not just for language teachers -- we used this in a math class for definitions of certain math terms.
Other possible uses include having your students create an annotated bibliography, where, for example, the Author's name and other information could be entered in the "term" field, and the information about the publication entered in the "definition" field. This would give you an online, searchable database. You can also give your students access to the "Add word" page, and build a collaborative database of terms and definitions that all students can benefit from. You might also use something like this to publish reviews, faculty information, etc. The key is to not think of yourself as limited to "Term and Definition" but to, say, "Title and Paragraph."
Working Demo
A working demo of the addition form and the search form is online, but the database has only a few entries. Please feel free to add to it! The program will go through the deletion routine, but the demo model will not actually delete an entry.
If you've gotten VocabSearch to work, send me the address of your
website and I'll post a link to it.
I know that various schools and others are using it, but I only know of a couple:
College Slang Research Project
Squirrel Tale Glossary
The web server where this script will be installed must have Perl 5.000 or higher. Scripts that send email require that "Sendmail" or "qmail-inject" be available on Unix/Linux-type systems. Scripts that send email under Windows-based systems require use of the Socket Perl module (Socket.pm). All scripts may require the Perl CGI module, CGI.pm .
This script is NOT supported on the following web hosting providers:
Tripod.com
Angelfire.com
Lycos.com
Also, sorry, but the scripts are not supported under mod_perl, PerlEx, or speedy_cgi as I don't have any way to test them in that environment. :-(
You must be able to execute cgi programs on your web server. If
you're not sure whether you have permission to do this, or are not sure
how to configure the files, please ask your system administrator, or
check the web pages of your web hosting provider for Help or Support
information. For a free web hosting provider who supports CGI scripts, or
low-cost web hosting providers, you can try looking at
the "Some Places to Host
your Website" page I've put together.
The web server must support both the GET and POST request methods. (Ask your
hosting provider about this if you're not sure.)
Please remember: you get what you pay for, and free web hosting
services are often worth what you pay for them.
But first, the obligatory plea for funding. :-)
All the files you need are contained in these packages. Download it
in the format you wish. If you have MS Windows, there is a program called WinZip (available
at TuCows) which will
uncompress and de-archive tar/gz files as well as Zip files. The package contains the following files: After a major release, you may get one or two messages a week.
Mostly, though, I'm afraid it's less than once a month.
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On a Unix-type system, if you have console or command prompt access, you
may unzip the tar.gz file by typing 'gunzip < vocabsearch.tar.gz | tar -xvf
-'. If you're not very familiar with Unix, you may want to ask someone
who is to help you. The latest version of Stuffit for the Mac will also
handle tar.gz files.
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announcements about this script. I will not spam you with advertising: I
just want to make sure you have the latest fixes. :-)
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you sign up. In order to get on the announcement list, you MUST click on
the confirmation link contained in that email message. This is to
protect you from someone signing you up as a joke, and to protect me
from being accused of spamming. Since update announcements are sometimes
few and far between, sometimes people forget that they've subscribed and
report me for sending junk mail. Luckily, the system logs the address,
time, and date of everyone who signs up so that I can prove I'm only
sending to people who asked for it. :-)