saving CHSTRING changes

[Brian MacWhinney]

Dear Cathy,

     Somehow you message got posted to info-childes, but I am answering it here.

 If you are absolutely sure that the changes you want to make are correct, then you just add the +1 switch to CHSTRING (or any other program) and it replaces the original.  If you are less sure, then create the *.cex files, check them, and then use 
ren +f *chstr.cex *.cha
to do the replacement.  When using the +1 method, a good trick is to make a copy of the complete folder first.  Then, if you make a mistake, you can go back to the copied folder.  This is the method that I use all the time.

--Brian  MacWhinney


On Mar 9, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Cathy Lonngren wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Cathy Lonngren <cathy.lonngren at googlemail.com>
> Date: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM
> Subject: saving CHSTRING changes
> To: chibolts at googlegroups.com
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I hope someone can help me with my simple question which is as follows:
> 
> I am wanting to make simple word changes across all my files and have successfully done so using CHSTRING. However, the changes are saved in a separate CEX file and not in the original file. This means I now have duplicate files. Do I just simply change the new file name extension from .cex to .cha (and delete the original)? Or could this process have consequences when it comes to selecting files and carrying out analyses? The changes I wish to make in my corpus are permanent and I do not wish to have different versions of files cluttering up the corpus!
> 
> The answer may be a simple one but any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Cathy
> 
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