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Transforming text into useful information


 About

This site brings together implementations of algorithms that enable you to manipulate and analyse text without having to write anything yourself. The aim is to save you the time of doing it manually or having to write something yourself. Presenting the tools with a common interface. Even if this site can only get you part of the way there, hopefully we will have saved you some effort.

People in a variety of occupations have a need to transform, analyse or manipulate data to make it more useful. A lot of the time, this process is manually done because it is seen as a once off or simple task. Why bother to write a computer program when it is quicker to cut, paste and delete, especially if you're only doing it once. The real problem presents itself when you need to repeat the task over and over again. At that point, you'll begin looking for easier ways to speed up or automate the repetitive manual task. In all likelyhood you'll wonder whether someone else has already written something to do it, surely I'm not the only one with this problem? In all likelihood, yes and hopefully it's available on this site.

The types of tools you'll find here fall into the following categories:

mer on are used in a wide variety of occupations to help people identify, study, and solve many complex problems.

Data are not information! Methods of data analysis are used in a wide variety of occupations and help people identify, study, and solve many complex problems. In the business and economic world, these methods enable decision makers and managers to make informed and better decisions in uncertain situations.




 Quick Start
  1. Copy your source text from it's application programme into your computer's paste buffer.
  2. Click on a tab above to select the function you want to perform on your text.
  3. Paste the text into the space provided for input.
  4. The text is then analysed/transformed, the result is displayed in your browser, ready to be copied and pasted to wherever you want.
See the FAQ tab for troubleshooting or further explanation.


 Principles
  • No data is sent accross the internet or back to a server, so it is safe from prying eyes. All the code runs directly within the browser, using client side javascript, on your machine.
  • Wisdom of the crowds. If you code something that you think others could benefit from, please feel free to share and I'll add it to the site.
  • I'd welcome any examples and scenarios that you're willing to share on how you have used any of these functions. It might help sparq an idea in someone elses head. Contact details are below.


 Disclaimer

You should validate all results independantly before using them as a basis for a decsion. Be aware that the results presented to may be incorrect:

The tools are provided here as-is without any warranty. echobyte.co.uk can not gurantee the accuracy or correctness of any of the functions or results obtained. echobyte.co.uk will NOT be responsible for any damages that occur, financial or otherwise through the use of any of the functions provided. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 



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