Processing text

It is interesting to look at the text to database processing from the standpoint of what the computer sees and what the computer has to do in order to create the database that is behind the dashboard.

First off, what does a textual document look like to the computer? A textual document looks like a long string of text to the computer. It is one word or character followed by another word or character followed by yet another word or character.

A picture of what the computer sees is seen in Fig 8.3.

It is up to the computer to read and interpret the long string of text and to take that text as input into the creation of a database. There are currently 67 algorithms that are required to read and interpret text found inside of Textual ETL. Making matters even more complex is the fact that the algorithms have to be sequenced properly for their execution. For example, in some cases for algorithm A to run successfully, algorithm B has to have been executed. And...