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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T17:03:44Z

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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T16:48:17Z

Yes, that was the problem... i've noticed that the html is the
problem. i think I'll implement the problematic tags taht I meet
around...

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 7:59 PM, Helio Perroni Filho <xperroni@...> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:
>
>> I've done a bit of debug and I think it founds the files, the problem is above
>> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A ........
>
> Does any of the files in Maria's AIML set use HTML markup? That line
> about the class "bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A" not being found is
> probably due to ChatterBean finding an <a> tag during parsing, and
> then trying to instantiate the corresponding class – but since there
> is no "A" class within the "bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml" package, it
> throws an exception. I don't know if there is an easy way out of it,
> but you could either implement the HTML element classes or remove the
> HTML markup from your files.
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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T10:59:51Z

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:

> I've done a bit of debug and I think it founds the files, the problem is above
> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A ........

Does any of the files in Maria's AIML set use HTML markup? That line
about the class "bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A" not being found is
probably due to ChatterBean finding an <a> tag during parsing, and
then trying to instantiate the corresponding class – but since there
is no "A" class within the "bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml" package, it
throws an exception. I don't know if there is an easy way out of it,
but you could either implement the HTML element classes or remove the
HTML markup from your files.

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Helio Perroni Filho

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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T10:23:49Z

I've done a bit of debug and I think it founds the files, the problem is above
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A ........

Any ideas ?

Exception in thread "main" bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBeanException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParserException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParserException:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A
at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.configure(ChatterBean.java:266)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.<init>(ChatterBean.java:138)
at NioBe.main(NioBe.java:14)
Caused by: bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParserException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParserException:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A
at bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParser.parse(AliceBotParser.java:92)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.ChatterBeanParser.parse(ChatterBeanParser.java:113)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.configure(ChatterBean.java:262)
... 2 more
Caused by: bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParserException:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A
at bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParser.parse(AIMLParser.java:65)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParser.newGraphmaster(AliceBotParser.java:75)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParser.parse(AliceBotParser.java:85)
... 4 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A
at bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLHandler.startElement(AIMLHandler.java:119)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown
Source)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParser.parse(AIMLParser.java:59)
... 6 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.A
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLHandler.startElement(AIMLHandler.java:112)
... 19 more

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:

> <properties>
> <comment>ChatterBean default configuration properties</comment>
> <entry key="context">context.xml</entry>
> <entry key="splitters">splitters.xml</entry>
> <entry key="substitutions">substitutions.xml</entry>
> <entry key="categories">maria/</entry>
> <entry key="logs">../Logs/</entry>
> </properties>
>
> it still doesn't work....
> Exception in thread "main" bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBeanException:
> bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParserException:
> bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParserException:
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
> bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.Alice
> at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.configure(ChatterBean.java:266)
> at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.<init>(ChatterBean.java:138)
>
> I can't understand why... I think I'll take a look at the source...
> However It's nice to meet you and tnx for your support!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Helio Perroni Filho <xperroni@...> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Max,
>>
>>> Hi guys, i've just downloaded Chatterbean and now I want to make Maria
>>> aiml work on it, but it seems too hard for me :P
>>>
>>> I've found this in properties.xml
>>> <entry key="categories">Alice/</entry>
>>>
>>> and i've replaaced with
>>> <entry key="categories">Maria/*.aiml</entry>
>>
>> I'm Helio, author of the (now all but abandoned) ChatterBean engine.
>> If I remember correctly, the file loader expects the value of the
>> "categories" Property to be either a path to a single AIML file, or a
>> directory containing a set of AIML files; so try entering "Maria/"
>> (without quotes) in place of "Maria/*.aiml".
>>
>> Also, keep in mind that ChatterBean in its current (and probably
>> final) state has not been stress-tested, and hence is not suitable for
>> serious projects unless you are a Java programmer willing to correct
>> any bugs or performance shortfalls that may show up.
>>
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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T09:51:00Z

<properties>
<comment>ChatterBean default configuration properties</comment>
<entry key="context">context.xml</entry>
<entry key="splitters">splitters.xml</entry>
<entry key="substitutions">substitutions.xml</entry>
<entry key="categories">maria/</entry>
<entry key="logs">../Logs/</entry>
</properties>

it still doesn't work....
Exception in thread "main" bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBeanException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParserException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.AIMLParserException:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot instantiate class
bitoflife.chatterbean.aiml.Alice
at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.configure(ChatterBean.java:266)
at bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBean.<init>(ChatterBean.java:138)

I can't understand why... I think I'll take a look at the source...
However It's nice to meet you and tnx for your support!

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Helio Perroni Filho <xperroni@...> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Max,
>
>> Hi guys, i've just downloaded Chatterbean and now I want to make Maria
>> aiml work on it, but it seems too hard for me :P
>>
>> I've found this in properties.xml
>> <entry key="categories">Alice/</entry>
>>
>> and i've replaaced with
>> <entry key="categories">Maria/*.aiml</entry>
>
> I'm Helio, author of the (now all but abandoned) ChatterBean engine.
> If I remember correctly, the file loader expects the value of the
> "categories" Property to be either a path to a single AIML file, or a
> directory containing a set of AIML files; so try entering "Maria/"
> (without quotes) in place of "Maria/*.aiml".
>
> Also, keep in mind that ChatterBean in its current (and probably
> final) state has not been stress-tested, and hence is not suitable for
> serious projects unless you are a Java programmer willing to correct
> any bugs or performance shortfalls that may show up.
>
> --
> Ja ne,
> Helio Perroni Filho
>
> Memory Leak
> http://xperroni.blogspot.com
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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T08:57:01Z

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Max <under.1@...> wrote:

Hello Max,

> Hi guys, i've just downloaded Chatterbean and now I want to make Maria
> aiml work on it, but it seems too hard for me :P
>
> I've found this in properties.xml
> <entry key="categories">Alice/</entry>
>
> and i've replaaced with
> <entry key="categories">Maria/*.aiml</entry>

I'm Helio, author of the (now all but abandoned) ChatterBean engine.
If I remember correctly, the file loader expects the value of the
"categories" Property to be either a path to a single AIML file, or a
directory containing a set of AIML files; so try entering "Maria/"
(without quotes) in place of "Maria/*.aiml".

Also, keep in mind that ChatterBean in its current (and probably
final) state has not been stress-tested, and hence is not suitable for
serious projects unless you are a Java programmer willing to correct
any bugs or performance shortfalls that may show up.

--
Ja ne,
Helio Perroni Filho

Memory Leak
http://xperroni.blogspot.com
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Re: change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T08:34:12Z

change aiml set with Chatterbean

2008-07-14T08:25:49Z

Hi guys, i've just downloaded Chatterbean and now I want to make Maria
aiml work on it, but it seems too hard for me :P

I've found this in properties.xml
<entry key="categories">Alice/</entry>

and i've replaaced with
<entry key="categories">Maria/*.aiml</entry>

but it seems it doesnt work:

Exception in thread "main"
bitoflife.chatterbean.ChatterBeanException:
bitoflife.chatterbean.parser.AliceBotParserException:
java.lang.NullPointerException

I've seen charlieBot and it uses <learn> tags to 'install' aiml
categories, but i donno how to do with Chatterbean... any help will be
apreciated :)
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Re: Pickup Line Puzzle

2008-05-29T11:06:24Z

Hi, I may have found a slightly simpler solution using <that> and
<topic> that doesn't need <condition> tags.
One limitation is that we don't bother to save the actual topic. We
assume the rest of the AIML does not use the <topic> tag.
Check this out:


<category>
<pattern>*</pattern>
<template>
<srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">one pickup</set></think>
</template>
</category>


<category>
<pattern>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</pattern>
<template>
<random>
<li>Pickup one.</li>
<li>Pickup two.</li>
<li>Pickup three.</li>
</random>
</template>
</category>


<category>
<pattern>DEFAULT PICKUP LINE</pattern>
<template>
I'm sorry we couldn't answer your question. Please call customer
service at 1-xxx-xxxx.
</template>
</category>




<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup one</that>
<template>two pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">two pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup two</that>
<template>two pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">two pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup three</that>
<template>two pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">two pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>




<topic name="two pickups">
<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup one</that>
<template>three pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">three pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup two</that>
<template>three pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">three pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup three</that>
<template>three pickups. <srai>RANDOM PICKUP LINE</srai>
<think><set name="topic">three pickups</set></think>
</template>
</category>

</topic>




<topic name="three pickups">
<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup one</that>
<template><srai>DEFAULT PICKUP LINE</srai>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup two</that>
<template><srai>DEFAULT PICKUP LINE</srai>
</template>
</category>

<category>
<pattern>*</pattern><that>pickup three</that>
<template><srai>DEFAULT PICKUP LINE</srai>
</template>
</category>
</topic>



<category>
<pattern>HELLO</pattern>
<template>Hi there!</template>
</category>

</aiml>

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM, Mike Procter <mikeprocter@...> wrote:

>
> Well, here is an attempt to simplify the relevant aiml. Not all
> supporting categories are present but hopefully it demonstrates the
> concept adequately.
>
> Some background. This was developed as part of an on going study, by Bob
> Heller at Athabasca University, into the application of historical
> figure conversational agents in distance education. A few famous names
> from the field of Psychology are represented by Freudbot, Piagetbot, and
> Skinnerbot.
>
> Part of the challenge in using a conversational agent for education is
> keeping the conversation "on topic" (referring to the subject, not an
> aiml topic). One of the methods for addressing this is to identify when
> multiple consecutive non-matches occur. Basically, the pre-processor
> approach allows us to apply conditional(s) to every user input.
>
> The extra aiml processing associated with this is significant but does
> not seem to cause a problem in response times as a rule.
>
> If you'd like to try it out, visit Freudbot's office in SecondLife:
> http://slurl.com/secondlife/Athabasca%20University/178/153/249
>
> Mike
>
>
> <category>
> <pattern>CONNECT</pattern>
> <template>
> <think>
> Saving actual topic: <set name="theactualtopic"><get
> name="topic"/></set>;
> Setting topic to: <set name="topic">PREPROCESSOR</set>;
> </think>
> </template>
> </category>
>
> <topic name="PREPROCESSOR">
>
> 
> 
> <category>
> <pattern>_</pattern>
> <template>
> <think>
> Processing: <set name="ppstar"><star/></set>;<br/>
> <condition name="theactualtopic" value="PREPROCESSOR">
> <set name="theactualtopic"><get name="startingtopic"></set>
> </condition>
> Restoring actual topic: <set name="topic"><get
> name="theactualtopic"/></set>;<br/>
> </think>
> <srai>PREPROCESSOR</srai>
> </template>
> </category>
>
> </topic>
> 
>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> <category>
> <pattern>PREPROCESSOR</pattern>
> <template>
> <think>
> inputcount was: <set name="counter"><get name="inputcount"/></set>;
> setting inputcount: <set name="inputcount"><srai>INCR PP2</srai></set>;
> </think>
> <srai><get name="ppstar"/></srai>
> <think>
> <condition name="otflag">
> <li value="1">
> otcount was: <set name="counter"><get name="otcount"/></set>;
> setting otcount: <set name="otcount"><srai>INCR PP1</srai></set>;
> </li>
> <li>Setting otcount: <set name="otcount">0</set></li>;
> </condition>
> Setting otflag: <set name="otflag">0</set>;
> <br/><br/>Done executing...<br/>
> <condition name="topic">
> <li value="PREPROCESSOR"></li>
> <li>
> Saving actual topic: <set name="theactualtopic"><get
> name="topic"/></set>;<br/>
> Setting topic to: <set name="topic">PREPROCESSOR</set>;<br/>
> </li>
> </condition>
> </think>
> </template>
> </category>
>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> <category>
> <pattern>*</pattern>
> <template>
> <think>
> <set name="otflag">1</set>
> </think>
> <condition name="otcount">
> <li value="3"><think><set
> name="otcount">0</set></think><srai>SUGGESTTOPIC</srai></li>
> <li>
> <random>
> <li><srai>SAY CONFUSION STATEMENT</srai></li>
> <li><srai>ASKRANDOMQUESTION</srai></li>
> <li><srai>SAYDEADENDSTATEMENT</srai></li>
> </random>
> </li>
> </condition>
> </template>
> </category>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:alicebot-general-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Dr.
> Rich Wallace
> Sent: May 21, 2008 3:59 PM
> To: Alicebot and AIML General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [alicebot-general] Pickup Line Puzzle
>
>
> Yes, I'd like to see it. Is it too long to publish here?
>
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Program E bug another ?

2008-05-28T09:04:55Z

First that to be clear:
I'm using last version of Program E 0.9.
Istalled in MySQL 4 version and last PHP language version.

My questions:

1. Is it possible to put SQL query to AIML code in Program E ? If it is, how to include it in template tag?

2. I'd like to put some javascript into aiml in template tag. For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<aiml version="1.0.1">

<category>
<pattern>TELL BOT AGE</pattern>
<template>I am
<javascript><![CDATA[
var now = new java.util.Date()
var birth = new java.util.Date(bot("birthday"))
var difference = now.getTime() - birth.getTime()
var daysDifference = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24)
difference -= daysDifference*1000*60*60*24
var hoursDifference = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60)
difference -= hoursDifference*1000*60*60
var minutesDifference = Math.floor(difference/1000/60)
difference -= minutesDifference*1000*60
var secondsDifference = Math.floor(difference/1000)
daysDifference + " days, " + hoursDifference + " hours, " +
minutesDifference + " minutes and " + secondsDifference + " seconds old."
]]></javascript>
</template>
</category>

</aiml>

But this code doesn't work. I'm little bit confiusing. And asking myself why it isn't work.

Re: Program E bug

2008-05-28T08:42:39Z

Thanks Anne and Jeroen. I published the proposed solution on my blog
at alicebot.org.

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 5:45 AM, <botmaster@...> wrote:

> Hi Rich,
>
> I tested it and seems to return right values for <star/>.
> It works now like in Pandorabots:
> Client: test xxx me
> Bot: TEST ME
> Client: xxx test me xxx
> Bot: TEST ME
>
> With the categories you mentioned for testing.
>
> Jeroen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Rich Wallace" <drwallace@...>
> To: "Alicebot and AIML General Discussion"
> <alicebot-general@...>
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [alicebot-general] Program E bug
>
>
>>I am working with a developer who knows PHP well but not too much
>> AIML. I know AIML but not much PHP.
>> He found something in the code that apparently fixes the bug, at least
>> in the tests we have done.
>> I don't know if anyone is officially maintaining Program E at the
>> moment, but anyone working with the code may be able to check this
>> solution.
>>
>> By the way, we are using version 0.8 of Program E.
>>
>> Here is what he said:
>>
>> Dr. Wallace, this is piece of code which was changed by me. The only
>> line I added is highlighted below.
>>
>> (the highlighted line is " $inputstarvals=array();")
>>
>> This code is executed when no match is found by the "graphwalker".
>>
>>
>>
>> While graphwalker seeks for matches it would add any words matched by
>> "*" asterisk to $inputstarvals (which is a keyword holder) for further
>> references but when it comes to the end and has no matches it should
>> clear $inputstarvals reference and return back to the root of the
>> tree.
>>
>>
>>
>> // Else no match found...
>>
>> if
>> ((($whichresult[0]==-1)&&($whichresult[1]==-1)&&($whichresult[2]==-1))||($continuenode==1))
>> {
>>
>> //If we were most recently on a wildcard (*,_) then
>> we are still matching it.
>>
>> if
>> (($onwild==1)&&($word!="")&&($word!="<that>")&&($word!="<topic>")){
>>
>> debugger("On wild and in *. keep going
>> with graphwalker.",2);
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> addtostar($parton,$word,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,2);
>>
>>
>>
>> return
>> graphwalker($remains,$parent,1,1,$parton,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,$patternmatched);
>>
>> }
>>
>> else {
>>
>> //We didn't find anything. We need to come
>> back out
>>
>> $inputstarvals=array();
>>
>> debugger("Result is blank from query in
>> *. Returning blank",2);
>>
>> return "";
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> }
>>
>> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM, A. Kootstra <anne@...> wrote:
>>> Rich, thanks for reporting this bug. When I looked into the archives I
>>> couldn't find a similar mentioning. Although I don't have a solution -
>>> yet.
>>> It's been confirmed on both PHP 4 and 5.
>>>
>>> When I looked into the code it appears to be working normally, but I do
>>> have
>>> a suspicion that the code for the processing of trees including an
>>> underscore might not work as intended since the call for storing a
>>> variable
>>> requires a parameter for addition instead of new creation. How and why I
>>> still need to figure out.
>>>
>>> To be continued.
>>>
>>> Anne.
>>>
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: alicebot-general-bounces@...
>>> [mailto:alicebot-general-bounces@...] Namens Dr. Rich
>>> Wallace
>>> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 mei 2008 19:52
>>> Aan: Alicebot and AIML General Discussion
>>> Onderwerp: [alicebot-general] Program E bug
>>>
>>> I found a bug in Program E and I'm wondering if anyone else has
>>> discovered a workaround.
>>>
>>> Suppose you create a simple default category:
>>>
>>>
>>> <category>
>>> <pattern>*</pattern>
>>> <template>Keywords: <star/></template>
>>> </category>
>>>
>>> Assuming there is no other AIML, this category will just echo
>>> whatever you type:
>>>
>>> Client: Hello there
>>> Bot: Keywords: Hello there
>>> Client: testing one two three
>>> Bot: Keywords: testing one two three
>>>
>>> Now add a second AIML category,
>>>
>>>
>>> <category>
>>> <pattern>_ TEST ME *</pattern>
>>> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
>>> </category>
>>>
>>> We get the expected result:
>>>
>>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>>> Bot: Keywords: TEST ME
>>>
>>> Ok, finally, add one more category:
>>>
>>>
>>> <category>
>>> <pattern>TEST * ME</pattern>
>>> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
>>> </category>
>>>
>>> Now it is messed up:
>>>
>>> Client: test xxx me
>>> Bot: ME
>>>
>>> What happened to the "TEST"?
>>> and even the one that worked before is broken:
>>>
>>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>>> Bot: ME
>>>
>>> If we copy the same AIML test file over to Pandorabots:
>>>
>>> Client: test xxx me
>>> Bot: TEST ME
>>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>>> Bot: TEST ME
>>>
>>> Does anyone with Program E experience have a workaround for this problem?
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Re: Program E bug

2008-05-28T02:45:52Z

Hi Rich,

I tested it and seems to return right values for <star/>.
It works now like in Pandorabots:
Client: test xxx me
Bot: TEST ME
Client: xxx test me xxx
Bot: TEST ME

With the categories you mentioned for testing.

Jeroen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Rich Wallace" <drwallace@...>
To: "Alicebot and AIML General Discussion"
<alicebot-general@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [alicebot-general] Program E bug

>I am working with a developer who knows PHP well but not too much
> AIML. I know AIML but not much PHP.
> He found something in the code that apparently fixes the bug, at least
> in the tests we have done.
> I don't know if anyone is officially maintaining Program E at the
> moment, but anyone working with the code may be able to check this
> solution.
>
> By the way, we are using version 0.8 of Program E.
>
> Here is what he said:
>
> Dr. Wallace, this is piece of code which was changed by me. The only
> line I added is highlighted below.
>
> (the highlighted line is " $inputstarvals=array();")
>
> This code is executed when no match is found by the "graphwalker".
>
>
>
> While graphwalker seeks for matches it would add any words matched by
> "*" asterisk to $inputstarvals (which is a keyword holder) for further
> references but when it comes to the end and has no matches it should
> clear $inputstarvals reference and return back to the root of the
> tree.
>
>
>
> // Else no match found...
>
> if
> ((($whichresult[0]==-1)&&($whichresult[1]==-1)&&($whichresult[2]==-1))||($continuenode==1))
> {
>
> //If we were most recently on a wildcard (*,_) then
> we are still matching it.
>
> if
> (($onwild==1)&&($word!="")&&($word!="<that>")&&($word!="<topic>")){
>
> debugger("On wild and in *. keep going
> with graphwalker.",2);
>
>
>
>
> addtostar($parton,$word,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,2);
>
>
>
> return
> graphwalker($remains,$parent,1,1,$parton,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,$patternmatched);
>
> }
>
> else {
>
> //We didn't find anything. We need to come
> back out
>
> $inputstarvals=array();
>
> debugger("Result is blank from query in
> *. Returning blank",2);
>
> return "";
>
> }
>
>
>
> }
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM, A. Kootstra <anne@...> wrote:
>> Rich, thanks for reporting this bug. When I looked into the archives I
>> couldn't find a similar mentioning. Although I don't have a solution -
>> yet.
>> It's been confirmed on both PHP 4 and 5.
>>
>> When I looked into the code it appears to be working normally, but I do
>> have
>> a suspicion that the code for the processing of trees including an
>> underscore might not work as intended since the call for storing a
>> variable
>> requires a parameter for addition instead of new creation. How and why I
>> still need to figure out.
>>
>> To be continued.
>>
>> Anne.
>>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: alicebot-general-bounces@...
>> [mailto:alicebot-general-bounces@...] Namens Dr. Rich
>> Wallace
>> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 mei 2008 19:52
>> Aan: Alicebot and AIML General Discussion
>> Onderwerp: [alicebot-general] Program E bug
>>
>> I found a bug in Program E and I'm wondering if anyone else has
>> discovered a workaround.
>>
>> Suppose you create a simple default category:
>>
>>
>> <category>
>> <pattern>*</pattern>
>> <template>Keywords: <star/></template>
>> </category>
>>
>> Assuming there is no other AIML, this category will just echo
>> whatever you type:
>>
>> Client: Hello there
>> Bot: Keywords: Hello there
>> Client: testing one two three
>> Bot: Keywords: testing one two three
>>
>> Now add a second AIML category,
>>
>>
>> <category>
>> <pattern>_ TEST ME *</pattern>
>> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
>> </category>
>>
>> We get the expected result:
>>
>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>> Bot: Keywords: TEST ME
>>
>> Ok, finally, add one more category:
>>
>>
>> <category>
>> <pattern>TEST * ME</pattern>
>> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
>> </category>
>>
>> Now it is messed up:
>>
>> Client: test xxx me
>> Bot: ME
>>
>> What happened to the "TEST"?
>> and even the one that worked before is broken:
>>
>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>> Bot: ME
>>
>> If we copy the same AIML test file over to Pandorabots:
>>
>> Client: test xxx me
>> Bot: TEST ME
>> Client: xxx test me xxx
>> Bot: TEST ME
>>
>> Does anyone with Program E experience have a workaround for this problem?
>> _______________________________________________
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Re: Program E bug

2008-05-22T14:46:53Z

I am working with a developer who knows PHP well but not too much
AIML. I know AIML but not much PHP.
He found something in the code that apparently fixes the bug, at least
in the tests we have done.
I don't know if anyone is officially maintaining Program E at the
moment, but anyone working with the code may be able to check this
solution.

By the way, we are using version 0.8 of Program E.

Here is what he said:

Dr. Wallace, this is piece of code which was changed by me. The only
line I added is highlighted below.

(the highlighted line is " $inputstarvals=array();")

This code is executed when no match is found by the "graphwalker".

While graphwalker seeks for matches it would add any words matched by
"*" asterisk to $inputstarvals (which is a keyword holder) for further
references but when it comes to the end and has no matches it should
clear $inputstarvals reference and return back to the root of the
tree.

// Else no match found...

if ((($whichresult[0]==-1)&&($whichresult[1]==-1)&&($whichresult[2]==-1))||($continuenode==1))
{

//If we were most recently on a wildcard (*,_) then
we are still matching it.

if
(($onwild==1)&&($word!="")&&($word!="<that>")&&($word!="<topic>")){

debugger("On wild and in *. keep going
with graphwalker.",2);

addtostar($parton,$word,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,2);

return
graphwalker($remains,$parent,1,1,$parton,$inputstarvals,$thatstarvals,$topicstarvals,$patternmatched);

}

else {

//We didn't find anything. We need to come back out

$inputstarvals=array();

debugger("Result is blank from query in
*. Returning blank",2);

return "";

}

}

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM, A. Kootstra <anne@...> wrote:

> Rich, thanks for reporting this bug. When I looked into the archives I
> couldn't find a similar mentioning. Although I don't have a solution - yet.
> It's been confirmed on both PHP 4 and 5.
>
> When I looked into the code it appears to be working normally, but I do have
> a suspicion that the code for the processing of trees including an
> underscore might not work as intended since the call for storing a variable
> requires a parameter for addition instead of new creation. How and why I
> still need to figure out.
>
> To be continued.
>
> Anne.
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: alicebot-general-bounces@...
> [mailto:alicebot-general-bounces@...] Namens Dr. Rich Wallace
> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 mei 2008 19:52
> Aan: Alicebot and AIML General Discussion
> Onderwerp: [alicebot-general] Program E bug
>
> I found a bug in Program E and I'm wondering if anyone else has
> discovered a workaround.
>
> Suppose you create a simple default category:
>
>
> <category>
> <pattern>*</pattern>
> <template>Keywords: <star/></template>
> </category>
>
> Assuming there is no other AIML, this category will just echo
> whatever you type:
>
> Client: Hello there
> Bot: Keywords: Hello there
> Client: testing one two three
> Bot: Keywords: testing one two three
>
> Now add a second AIML category,
>
>
> <category>
> <pattern>_ TEST ME *</pattern>
> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
> </category>
>
> We get the expected result:
>
> Client: xxx test me xxx
> Bot: Keywords: TEST ME
>
> Ok, finally, add one more category:
>
>
> <category>
> <pattern>TEST * ME</pattern>
> <template><srai>TEST ME</srai></template>
> </category>
>
> Now it is messed up:
>
> Client: test xxx me
> Bot: ME
>
> What happened to the "TEST"?
> and even the one that worked before is broken:
>
> Client: xxx test me xxx
> Bot: ME
>
> If we copy the same AIML test file over to Pandorabots:
>
> Client: test xxx me
> Bot: TEST ME
> Client: xxx test me xxx
> Bot: TEST ME
>
> Does anyone with Program E experience have a workaround for this problem?
> _______________________________________________
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Re: Pickup Line Puzzle

2008-05-21T17:49:27Z

Well, here is an attempt to simplify the relevant aiml. Not all
supporting categories are present but hopefully it demonstrates the
concept adequately.

Some background. This was developed as part of an on going study, by Bob
Heller at Athabasca University, into the application of historical
figure conversational agents in distance education. A few famous names
from the field of Psychology are represented by Freudbot, Piagetbot, and
Skinnerbot.

Part of the challenge in using a conversational agent for education is
keeping the conversation "on topic" (referring to the subject, not an
aiml topic). One of the methods for addressing this is to identify when
multiple consecutive non-matches occur. Basically, the pre-processor
approach allows us to apply conditional(s) to every user input.

The extra aiml processing associated with this is significant but does
not seem to cause a problem in response times as a rule.

If you'd like to try it out, visit Freudbot's office in SecondLife:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Athabasca%20University/178/153/249

Mike

<category>
<pattern>CONNECT</pattern>
<template>
<think>
Saving actual topic: <set name="theactualtopic"><get
name="topic"/></set>;
Setting topic to: <set name="topic">PREPROCESSOR</set>;
</think>
</template>
</category>

<topic name="PREPROCESSOR">



<category>
<pattern>_</pattern>
<template>
<think>
Processing: <set name="ppstar"><star/></set>;<br/>
<condition name="theactualtopic" value="PREPROCESSOR">
<set name="theactualtopic"><get name="startingtopic"></set>
</condition>
Restoring actual topic: <set name="topic"><get
name="theactualtopic"/></set>;<br/>
</think>
<srai>PREPROCESSOR</srai>
</template>
</category>

</topic>









<category>
<pattern>PREPROCESSOR</pattern>
<template>
<think>
inputcount was: <set name="counter"><get name="inputcount"/></set>;
setting inputcount: <set name="inputcount"><srai>INCR PP2</srai></set>;
</think>
<srai><get name="ppstar"/></srai>
<think>
<condition name="otflag">
<li value="1">
otcount was: <set name="counter"><get name="otcount"/></set>;
setting otcount: <set name="otcount"><srai>INCR PP1</srai></set>;
</li>
<li>Setting otcount: <set name="otcount">0</set></li>;
</condition>
Setting otflag: <set name="otflag">0</set>;
<br/><br/>Done executing...<br/>
<condition name="topic">
<li value="PREPROCESSOR"></li>
<li>
Saving actual topic: <set name="theactualtopic"><get
name="topic"/></set>;<br/>
Setting topic to: <set name="topic">PREPROCESSOR</set>;<br/>
</li>
</condition>
</think>
</template>
</category>





<category>
<pattern>*</pattern>
<template>
<think>
<set name="otflag">1</set>
</think>
<condition name="otcount">
<li value="3"><think><set
name="otcount">0</set></think><srai>SUGGESTTOPIC</srai></li>
<li>
<random>
<li><srai>SAY CONFUSION STATEMENT</srai></li>
<li><srai>ASKRANDOMQUESTION</srai></li>
<li><srai>SAYDEADENDSTATEMENT</srai></li>
</random>
</li>
</condition>
</template>
</category>

-----Original Message-----
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Rich Wallace
Sent: May 21, 2008 3:59 PM
To: Alicebot and AIML General Discussion
Subject: Re: [alicebot-general] Pickup Line Puzzle

Yes, I'd like to see it. Is it too long to publish here?

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Re: Pickup Line Puzzle

2008-05-21T14:58:53Z

Yes, I'd like to see it. Is it too long to publish here?

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Mike Procter <mikeprocter@...> wrote:

> I did find a way to do this, but it was somewhat involved and somewhat
> ugly. Basically I set up a topic called PREPROCESSOR with a category
> with pattern "_" to capture all input, do some pre-processing, then
> restore the actual topic and SRAI the input to continue on as normal. On
> "returning" from the SRAI it saves the current topic before setting it
> back to PREPROCESSOR.
>
> This allows the AIML to track the input during the pre-processing, keep
> track of the input count, recognize consecutive events, etc.
>
> Let me know if you'd like to see the aiml.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:42:56 -0400
> From: "Dr. Rich Wallace" <drwallace@...>
> Subject: [alicebot-general] Pickup Line Puzzle
> To: "Alicebot and AIML General Discussion"
> <alicebot-general@...>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I've got a puzzle for AIML writers.
>
> Suppose I have a bot that has N pickup lines in an ultimate default
> category:
>
> <pattern>*</pattern>
> <template>
> <random>
> <li>Pickup1</li>
> <li>Pickup2</li>
> ...
> <li>PickupN</li>
> </random>
> </template>
>
> The desired goal is to make the bot respond with a different, specific
> answer (not one of the pickup lines) if the bot says any of the pickup
> lines 3 times in a row:
>
> Client: XXX
> Bot: Pickup1
> Client: XXX
> Bot: Pickup7
> Client: XXX
> Bot: Pickup3
> Client: XXX
> Bot: I'm sorry I wasn't able to help you. Please try calling customer
> service.
>
> Assume the bot has a lot of other AIML content so it is possible to have
> lots of "normal" conversations without activating the ultimate default
> category 3 times in a row.
>
> Can someone think of a way to make the bot "break out" of the pickup
> lines after 3 in a row? Or in general, K in a row, where K is any
> positive integer?
>
>
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