RE#3: SEMANTIC-BANK Q&A: Neither sh- or bat-scripts will finalize cleanly

From: Patrik Holmer <NNTP.psbh_at_telia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:25:16 +0200

Stefano, thanks for the quick input!

SM wrote:
   1) download the latest version of semantic bank
   2) "cd" into it
   3) type "./semantic-bank.sh run semantic-bank.properties src/rdf"
[don't type anything else afterwards and let the console running]
   4) point your browser to "http://127.0.0.1:8888/bank/"

The basic Semantic Bank, as described below, still stands - in all of my
OS-platforms.

What, of the apparent, is eluding me? I just don't see it.

// Patrik

Ryan, a quick response, as always, appreciated.

RL wrote: "Perhaps we should be more detailed and mention that 'properly'
means the Semantic Bank should be visible when browsed to,..."

With no man.-pages available, it would be helpful, as a starting point for
new Semantic-Bank users, to provide a reference setup for
http://localhost:8888/bank and an image co-responding to an expected default
view of Semantic-Bank, when initially loaded. Also, a brief description of
system and OS-platform requirements or at least a referenced setup, would be
appreciated. Thus, narrowing down the field of possible faults and
misconceptions.

RL wrote: "...and that 'stopping' is something along the lines of ctrl-C."

A thousand pardons, in my Microsoft OS-enviroments I have a BIOS-code setup,
avoiding keyboard buffers-^C in DOS-sessions and relying on Ctrl+Break/Pause
to do the job. Pressing Ctrl+Break causes the mentioned flurry of event
messages in the XPP-cmd window. Disabling the BIOS-code setup and on
pressing Ctrl+C, the Semantic-Bank script neatly provides a
Y/N-input-question, enabling the user to end the script or not. But, in
Debian-Ubuntu or Slackware 10.1 bin/bash-consoles a STOP,INT,HUP or
TERMINATE signal won't stop the script and thus block the Port 8888 from
further script-a-do. A crude KILL works though, as in any situation.

RL wrote: "Have you added anything to your bank? The SB screenshot on the
home page is of one that's been used heavily."

All that I've done, is to follow the instructions on
http://simile.mit.edu/semantic-bank/install.html and then expecting to see a
default Semantic Bank as depicted on the page
http://simile.mit.edu/semantic-bank/index.html. A standard run-of-the-mill
showcase.

RL wrote: A new, empty bank has no tags, no starting points (because there's
no data), and not particularly interesting typed data (classes, properties,
etc.). What do you mean by 'no descriptive labels?' To me, that sounds
like the ontologies haven't been loaded, but I'm not sure what indicates to
you that no descriptive labels exist."

A basic Semantic Bank is to me one that loads the paraphernalia, a
right-most page-column headlined as "Starting Point" with a "Type here to
search"-fields below - nothing else. Also a left-most page-column headlined
as "Browse Data by Type" with an odd twenty tags as "Facade (10)" and
"Ontology (11)" available. As mentioned above, I'm expecting a showcase.

RL wrote: Is your instance of SB running in a public location? Can we see
it?

I'm not letting the fabled 'Cat out of the bag' - referencing
'Pig-in-a-poke' - until it works as depicted on the page
http://simile.mit.edu/semantic-bank/index.html and I fully understand it's
configurations. I'm in a test enviroment, so the installed Semantic Banks
aren't currently available. Expect to see it at data standards .org and
.com/.se in the future.

// Patrik
Received on Fri Oct 21 2005 - 12:19:51 EDT

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