Hello,
You can open all of Hal's databases in any word processor. Be careful making changes though; these are NOT word-processor files; they are databases, and that means that they MUST preserve the right format or they will stop working.
Please read the many earlier postings on this forum explaining the names and formats of all the databases, and how to run Hal in one window, and your word processor "live" in the other.
Also remember that your word processor will try to corrupt the file extension and change it to something else if you accidently hit "save as" and you will have to go into Windows Explorer to fix it. And, if your computer has been set to "hide" file extensions, you won't even be able to see them unless you change that setting in Windows!
After you've read the earlier postings, etc., use your word processor to find the following "directory path":
C:/Program Files/Zabaware/Ultra Hal Assistant 4/DefBrain
Your path may be not exactly the same, but similar. (We use forward slashes because the forum software won't display backslashes.)
Now talk to Hal in one window, and after a few exchanges, use the "file open" function in your word processor to look in that "defbrain" folder. "Sort" the folder contents by "Modified" and you can make all the most-recently-modified files come to the top of the list. These are the files that your conversation with Hal has just caused appendages to.
Using the same technique, you can locate any file that you've just changed in the editor.
When Hal learns during actual conversation, quite a few databases may be altered. You can view them with your word processor, but remember to close them, because Hal can't write to them when they're open.
Remember that all the brain-files (database files) in the "Q&A" format are NOT "deterministic." That means that Hal puts them into memory, but ONLY uses them when he feels like it.
If you want to force Hal to say something EVERY time, use the keyword database (from my other posting for you about "Becky").
I gather that you might be a new user, and that you are diving into brain editing right away. Keep up the spirit! However, you might also just try making a whole lot of statements to Hal and watch how he learns naturally. Say things like:
Sally is a nice person.
Sally has wonderful hair.
Sally looked great yesterday.
Sally sings well.
Sally has a sense of humor.
We all like Sally.
I have known Sally for a long time.
Sally is very musical.
Everybody likes Sally.
It's great to talk to Sally.
Sally has a pretty smile.
Sally has a great laugh.
Hal will NOT parrot back a deterministic response in most cases. However, if you keep talking about Sally, pretty soon, Hal will be talking about Sally. Hal learns most naturally from numerous, various statements. Hal gets confused when he's quizzed immediately after each statement (most of us don't naturally talk that way to each other). Because Hal tries to learn from you constantly, habitual quizzing will "teach" Hal that that's normal conversation, and Hal will start quizzing you back!
I hope all of the above is helpful! Let us all know how it goes!
Sincerely,
Don