Hi all.
Anybody can point me to any forums or sites that could help locating a couple of documents?
In particular, the reference documents for CSAPI and CTAPI. The Microsoft Common Speller and Thesaurus APIs.
I believe an old version was in a 1994 MSDN disc. I'm looking for version 3.x but I haven't gotten the MSDN discs lately and I don't know if the documents are still included there.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Phsssst roocoon:

Don't tell anyone I told you this, but you can actually find stuff by searching on the net. Try to keep it hush, hush. We wouldn't want everybody to find out that they can actually do their own searching and actually find information out there on the net. It would make it soooo crowded out there.

Now since you are looking for information on M$ API, did it occur to you to go to M$'s KnowledgeBase and seek that information? But don't tell anyone else about that resource. Let's keep it our secret, O.K.?

And if you tried simply putting "The Microsoft Common Speller API (CSAPI)" into your favorite search engine you might have even discovered that there is an article there titled: "The Microsoft Common Speller API (CSAPI) for Office Spell Checking (Q262605)". I even suspect that a little similar "not so hard" searching will result in information on the "Thesaurus APIs" as well. But, don't spread it around. If anyone has information on version 3.x, they should.

Regards,

Fascinating what you learn every day .
Take it a step further and actually read these MS references you point out and you might find that you have to sign a non-disclosure before MS gives you anything.
Now, all this irony aside, if you have actually found anything on the net, please let me know if you feel like it. I'm short on time and for all my searching I couldn't locate anything.
Take care.

Howdy,

I have a stupid idea....
Why dont you take a peak inside Office and figure it out for yourself.

No wait, I have a better idea, why dont you tell us what you are trying to do.

Woodmann

Oh now Woody, that would be telling. We were supposed to guess.
As in his not telling us he HAD done any searching and what he had found, or not found.

Oh, and by the way Mr. "I did search," what about the very first listing in Mr. Google using "The Microsoft Common Speller API (CSAPI)" which is a reference to the CodeProject with the title of "Using the Microsoft Common Spell API" which contain: 1) CSAPI PDF Doc;( which just happens to be the "official" m$ documentation from October 1992, Revised 1994) 2) a demo project; and an link to the 3) Official CSAPI documentation (from M$). I mean, afterall, the PDF only contains 32 pages of the Code and descriptions of CSAPI.

Now if you don't want to register at the CodeProject, to get the PDF file, that is YOUR problem, but it is not generally useful to demonstrate both your ignorance and your arrogance in the same reply.


Regards,

Well now........

I was just trying to be nice
I mean, if all you have to do is give up a fake name and disposable email address to get some M.s documentation...........
You must be trying to do something that would be considered not legal in certain areas of the world.

Woodmann

f33r www.mailinator.com ("http://www.mailinator.com")

You guys don't give up, do you?
It's being fun but after this I won't respond to this particular thread anymore so you can be as sarcastic as you like.
First off, no bad feelings. I'm not offended in any sense and I don't try to be offensive. I sound sarcastic just to go along with the spirit.
The reference pointed to above refers to the 1994 version. I believe I mentioned that I needed version 3.
Registering with a false name: No need to. I registered with a real name BUT I have to wait for the appropriate support person to finish the negotiations with the Ireland office. No idea why he has to go through that place but that's the way MS works. Estimate is a week and it's been the same estimate since November.
To look into the function myself: Why if the info is available? Rediscovering the wheel won't make me smarter.
And to top it off, it's not for my use. I'm working on other parts of the project. It's for some developers in my group (not reversers) who have to provide the code that accesses the spelling and thesaurus functionality from within their own code. Deadline is 5 days for the whole project but because of MS it looks like this part wiill not be delivered on time.
That's it. Got to go look for the API.
Regards.

Um, I have to say this. Why are you guys developing software but you don't have an MSDN license? Where I work they have a basic license, and we get pretty much all sdk's, and everything else you can think of, quarterly.

Also, look what I have found, young padowan.




Looks like u guys may be attempting something that is not supported and not allowed. That's why your functions aren't documented!

I got this info from October 2001 MSDN library.

Check out that Q number maybe it will help.

-nt20

Howdy,

If you have the MSDN license then this whole thread is pointless.

Also, if you have the MSDN license and you dont get prompt support,
you need to contact someone higher up the food chain.
Being blown off like you claim has no excuse. If it were me, someone would lose their job over that shit.

If you need some help in moving up the food chain, let me know VIA PM.
I know some people who know some people who used to know some people

Woodmann

Don Wooma,

>I know some people who know some people who used to know some people

i like trikie phrases thankz.
but in other side.. my trikie brain creates following Question:

"And.. how near or far are You from M$ !?"

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roocoon!
1. your post in no way matches to given forum. (TOT)
2. please, read the FAQ & respect MB

Thank you all for the responses.
evaluator is right so let's stop this thread. I know the rules but I asked here since this forum drags in people who really deal with programming.
To satisfy Woodmann (thanks for the offer) and the others, the shop I'm helping is pretty small. They access Office XP for their dictionary usage but never got MSDN since their development is exclusively in Delphi (which drives me up a wall since Delphi is extremely unfriendly to the part of the work I'm doing for them, but that's another long story).
In any case, I don't think the MSDN discs contain the API anymore. I've only located the 1994 version in my old discs.
If anybody can locate and is willing to share the version 3 reference within the next couple of days please PM or e-mail me.
Take care everybody.

Eval:

The answer to your question is that "Don Wooma" is "not near, he's far."
I, on the other hand, am not "nearly so far."

Regards,

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAa.......

The Don only knows some people.
He does not hang out with them in social settings.
He does not associate with them in a business setting.

The Don's Mom has taught him well the skill needed.


Woodmann

Don's Words - The Law

You mean Mom's word is the law

Don Wooma,

well, i think, JMI can write for You some historical-paper about this phrase.
ok, my trikie mind goes to suspend state..
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Don Wooma,
Some btrd plays dirti with u here. Will You order to cut him?

Howdy,

There are not that many people who can irritate me.

Sometimes I just hasta give somebody a slap, ya know what I mean ?
As for if you's askin me if I would have to give him 2 in the hat......
I dont know nuthin about that stuff

Woodmann