NANY 2020 Release: sDictionary

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NANY 2020 Entry Information

Application Name	sDictionary
Version	1.0.0
Short Description	Simple dictionary lookup
Supported OSes	Windows 7. Probably works, but not tested, on Windows XP/Vista/8/10.
Web Page	Website
Download Link	Download
System Requirements	Nothing out of the ordinary.
Version History	Changelog
Author	Jody Holmes (Skwire Empire)

Description
Simple dictionary lookup app.

Features

• Definitions come from the Merriram-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.

Planned Features

• Other dictionary sources.

Screenshots


Usage
Installation
Download the zip file and extract its contents into a new folder.  Run sDictionary.exe.

Using the Application

1. Launch application.
2. Enter a word.
3. Click search.

Uninstallation
Exit the application and delete the folder you unzipped it to.  No changes are made to the registry.

Tips
See "Using the Application" section above.

Known Issues
Some formatting tokens returned by the Merriam-Webster API are not cleaned up.

[Contro]

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[skwire]

Ha!  Thanks, Contro!

[smaragdus]

Trying to use sDictionary I got a series of errors:

• Error #1:

Code

Error:  0x80072EFE - 
Source:		WinHttp.WinHttpRequest
Description:	The connection with the server was terminated abnormally

HelpFile:		(null)
HelpContext:	0

Specifically: WaitForResponse

	Line#
--->	1723: whr.WaitForResponse()  

Continue running the script?

Screen:

• Error #2:

Code

Error:  0x8000000A - The data necessary to complete this operation is not yet available.
Source:		WinHttp.WinHttpRequest
Description:	The data necessary to complete this operation is not yet available.

HelpFile:		(null)
HelpContext:	0

Specifically: ResponseText

	Line#
--->	1724: myJSON := whr.ResponseText

Continue running the script?

Screen:

• Error #3:

Code

Error:  0x80020101 - 

Specifically: parse

	Line#
--->	028: JSON_PARSE := JSON_INIT.parse(sJson)

Continue running the script?

Screen:



This happens on Windows 8 x64 and I do not know where the problem lies- in my system, in sDictionary or in Merriram-Webster Collegiate Dictionary website.