<p>Hello again everyone,</p><p>Sorry for bombarding you with questions. I have categorized my questions into 4 sections. I would appreciate any tips on any of the questions.</p>
<p><b><font color="#ff0000">1. Punctuation Marks</font></b></p><p>On the 2021 CLAN and
CHAT manuals, some punctuation marks have spaces before them and some don't. Is
there a specific reason for that? The CHAT manual (2021, p.102) says: "For clarity, final punctuation on the main line is preceded by a space."</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q1</span>: Should I add spaces before punctuation marks or not? </p><p><b>Q2</b>: I have added spaces so far. If the answer to Q1 is no, then how can I remove spaces before
punctuation marks in CLAN?</p>
<p><b><font color="#ff0000">2. Creating text files from .cha files</font></b></p><p>I wonder how everyone
creates text files from the chat files. I do a simple save as .txt and then add
angle brackets around the header lines so that I can later use the text files
with concordance apps. My questions are:</p><p><b>Q3: </b>how can I create text files
(with headers) in batch. </p><p><b>Q4: </b>How can I save a .cha file as
.txt, without showing the bullets?</p><p><b>Q5: </b>Is it possible to use FLO and instead of creating the %flo line, directly apply the changes to the speaker line?</p>
<p><b><font color="#ff0000"> 3. Running CHECK</font></b></p>
<p>When I run <font color="#ff0000">check +re
*.cha</font>, I get the following error. However, when I open the file, it passes
check (it doesn't have any problems with having space after @comment). </p><p><b>Q6:</b> Why is that?</p>
<p> @Comment: </p>
<p>Illegal character
'<space>' found in tier text.</p>
<p><b><font color="#ff0000">4. Changing File Names and Extensions</font></b></p>
<p><b>Q7: </b>How
can I automatically change the file name and extensions for all the files that
end in<span style="font-weight: bold;">
-silent</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.aif
</span></p>
<p>Example: <span style="font-weight: bold;">f0078c07raa_1-silent.aif --> f0078c07raa_1.mp3</span></p>
<p> I truly appreciate your help. </p><p>P.S. I use CLAN v05 (Feb, 2021). </p><p>Many thanks,</p><p>Elnaz</p>
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