search_searchandopen_inpraat {act} | R Documentation |
Search corpus and open first result in Praat
Description
The function remote controls 'Praat' by using 'sendpraat' and a 'Praat' script. It first searches your corpus object and uses the first search hit. The corresponding TextGrid will be opened in the 'Praat' TextGrid Editor and the search hit will be displayed.
Usage
search_searchandopen_inpraat(x, pattern)
Arguments
x |
Corpus object. |
pattern |
Character string; search pattern as regular expression. |
Details
To make this function work you need to do two things first:
Install 'sendpraat' on your computer. To do so follow the instructions in the vignette 'installation-sendpraat'. Show the vignette with
vignette("installation-sendpraat")
.Set the path to the 'sendpraat' executable correctly by using 'options(act.path.sendpraat = ...)'.
Examples
library(act)
# You can only use this functions if you have installed
# and located the 'sendpraat' executable properly in the package options.
## Not run:
act::search_searchandopen_inpraat(x=examplecorpus, "pero")
## End(Not run)
[Package act version 1.3.1 Index]