On 03/30/2010 06:54 PM, Jeff Computers wrote:

Actually this API looks so easy, I don't think I need an a code example. All I need is the GET url with api.php and an example that would get the first dictionary definition for something like 'Turtle' For example, it should return something like this:

1.    A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a
   

carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body.

Wiktionary doesn't have a detailed API (yet), you can get the page source using a GET request to

http://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&rvpro...

Or, for just one page to:

http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?action=raw&title=turtle

Note that the page is not "Turtle", Wiktionary is case sensitive.

Once you have the page, the definition lines (and only the definition lines) start with a #, so they're pretty easy to find.

I don't know of any VB clients, but there's some in C# at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Client_code#.NET

Conrad

Hello,

Even I am interested in getting Wiktionary data. Is there any wiktionary database which I can download containing list of all the words and there respective definitions?

Thanks Aditya Uppu

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Jeff Computers jeff@jeffcomputers.comwrote:

How do I know where the first definition starts? Do I use the first # sign? I am looking for a powerful way to parse accurately. Thanks!

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-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Irwin Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:03 PM To: mediawiki-api@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-api] Wiktionary API VB6

On 03/30/2010 06:54 PM, Jeff Computers wrote:

...

Actually this API looks so easy, I don't think I need an a code example.

All

...

I need is the GET url with api.php and an example that would get the

first

...

dictionary definition for something like 'Turtle' For example, it should return something like this:

1.    A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of
   

a

...

carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body.

Wiktionary doesn't have a detailed API (yet), you can get the page source using a GET request to

http://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&rvpro... t&titles=turtle

Or, for just one page to:

http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?action=raw&title=turtle

Note that the page is not "Turtle", Wiktionary is case sensitive.

Once you have the page, the definition lines (and only the definition lines) start with a #, so they're pretty easy to find.

I don't know of any VB clients, but there's some in C# at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Client_code#.NET

Conrad

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