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Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor / State Machine Implementation

« on: August 16, 2005, 02:15:42 pm »

Thanks to everybody for the thought.

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Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor / State Machine Implementation

« on: July 27, 2005, 01:00:36 pm »

Hi,
I'm exploring using Hal as a user interface/subject matter expert.  I would like to be able to have Hal follow a procedure to guide a user to make choices to accomplish a specific task.

A fininte automaton immediately comes to mind.  I see where the dll passes the script the previous user sentence but that may not be enough to discern the current state.  Is there a way to have static variables in the script?  Maybe there is some other mechanism in place to do what I am talking about.  A sample conversation might look like:
Hal:  What can I do for you <user>
User: I would like to buy a new car.
Hal:  What kind of car?
User: A Cheverlet.
Hal:  What model of Cheverolet?
etc....

Can anyone help?
Dave