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I'm looking for someone to rewrite the MaxThink Perm Decision Tree Builder. Perm was a DOS program written by Neil Larson to convert three hierarchical input files into a decision tree or search tree. The input files are as follows:
Attribute File
Category File
Priority File
Larson used his MaxThink outliner to create the input files, but any ASCII text editor can be pressed into service as long as leading spaces or tabs are used to indicate the different levels of the outline. If using leading tabs, and MaxThink compatibility is desired, the Linux expand command may be used to convert the file back into MaxThink mode as follows:
cat a.otl | expand --tabs=1 > a.mt
The Linux unexpand command may be used to convert a MaxThink file into one using leading tabs as follows:
cat a.mt | unexpand --tabs=1 > a.otl
ATTRIBUTE FILE (A)
A simple decision tree to select a beverage would use an attribute file as follows:
TITLE
DRINK COKE
COLOR: BROWN
COST: 75 CENTS
TASTE: TART
DRINK PEPSI
TASTE: TART
COLOR: BROWN
COST: 80 CENTS
DRINK ROOT BEER
COLOR: TAN
COST: 75 CENTS
TASTE: SWEET
Attribute tags (COLOR, COST, TASTE) are optional, but the files must be consistent.
CATEGORY FILE (B)
The second file which is derived from the Attribute File and has the following structure:
TITLE
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
COST: 75 CENTS
COST: 80 CENTS
WHAT IS THE COLOR?
COLOR: BROWN
COLOR: TAN
WHAT IS THE TASTE?
TASTE: SWEET
TASTE: TART
PRIORITY FILE (C)
The third file which is derived from the Category File is as follows:
TITLE
PRICE BUYER
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
WHAT IS THE COLOR?
WHAT IS THE TASTE?
COLOR BUYER
WHAT IS THE COLOR?
WHAT IS THE TASTE?
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
TASTE BUYER
WHAT IS THE TASTE?
WHAT IS THE COLOR?
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
OUTPUT FILE (D)
Typing "perm A B C D" from the command prompt should create Output File D with minimal paths to the recommended actions.
TITLE
PRICE BUYER
COST: 75 CENTS
TASTE: TART
DRINK COKE
TASTE: SWEET
DRINK ROOT BEER
COST: 80 CENTS
DRINK PEPSI
COLOR BUYER
COLOR: BROWN
COST: 75 CENTS
DRINK COKE
COST: 80 CENTS
DRINK PEPSI
COLOR: TAN
DRINK ROOT BEER
TASTE BUYER
TASTE: SWEET
DRINK ROOT BEER
TASTE: TART
COST: 75 CENTS
DRINK COKE
COST: 80 CENTS
DRINK PEPSI
Here's what the output file looks like as a freemind mind map:
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Just for clarification, that freemind mind map has nothing to do with this ticket, right? PERM.EXE generates just file D which is a text file in the outlineish format, doesn’t it?
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I'm looking for someone to rewrite the MaxThink Perm Decision Tree Builder. Perm was a DOS program written by Neil Larson to convert three hierarchical input files into a decision tree or search tree. The input files are as follows:
Larson used his MaxThink outliner to create the input files, but any ASCII text editor can be pressed into service as long as leading spaces or tabs are used to indicate the different levels of the outline. If using leading tabs, and MaxThink compatibility is desired, the Linux expand command may be used to convert the file back into MaxThink mode as follows:
The Linux unexpand command may be used to convert a MaxThink file into one using leading tabs as follows:
ATTRIBUTE FILE (A)
A simple decision tree to select a beverage would use an attribute file as follows:
Attribute tags (COLOR, COST, TASTE) are optional, but the files must be consistent.
CATEGORY FILE (B)
The second file which is derived from the Attribute File and has the following structure:
PRIORITY FILE (C)
The third file which is derived from the Category File is as follows:
OUTPUT FILE (D)
Typing "perm A B C D" from the command prompt should create Output File D with minimal paths to the recommended actions.
Here's what the output file looks like as a freemind mind map:
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: