can any one please guide me on how to start with chat bot programming?
I am just starting with a scratch and don’t know anything about chat bot programming
I have some doubts that
a) can i program my chat bot with java?
b) Which databases are used with chatbots?
Please reply as soon as possible

> http://www.youtube.com/user/aimlinstructor/videos?sort=dd&query=aiml&view=0&page=2

See the earlier videos under aimlinstructor at YouTube, above link.

> http://www.pandorabots.com

Start with Pandorabots.com.  Once you get comfortable with AIML, then you can go on to PHP Program-O using MySQL.

> http://blog.program-o.com

I have read a lot in these forums and searched with google, so i found a lot of helpful stuff.

I think the main question is what do you expect from the chat bot. Shall he simply chat with a person? In that case AIML solutions should be simply to manage. When you expect much more possibilites (like getting actual data from other applications or storing facts), chatscript could be your solution!

Maybe you can tell us some examples for usage and we can try to find the potential best solution! =)

Thank you…!
but is it compulsory to go with AIML?
Am just asking so cause its my final year engineering project and have no clue of these things so do you think i’ll be able to manage with something new like this?
As we are already messed with lots of submissions and other stuff am little nervous to go with something very new… :(

I dont think it’s compulsory but probably not wrong. The AIML structure is easy and in a few minutes you can get a good overview how to use aiml and what is possible.

Im currently not sure what solutions exists for java or how easy they can be used. But for AIML you usually work with files instead of databases (same for chatscript).

Deep Dand - Jul 10, 2012:

Thank you…!
but is it compulsory to go with AIML?
Am just asking so cause its my final year engineering project and have no clue of these things so do you think i’ll be able to manage with something new like this?
As we are already messed with lots of submissions and other stuff am little nervous to go with something very new… :(

1. If it isn’t compulsary for you, it isn’t for us.
2. AIML is just about the oldest race horse in the stable. It’s been around for donkey’s years. It’s about as stable as you can go. Google it a little and you’ll see many references and different implementations.

Its not compulsory for me but am just thinking to go with easiest technology with which i can connect my databases well and implement logic as efficiently as possible..
any comments on this are most welcome
Thank you.

can any one tell me how to run AIML code?
if possible forward download link of software that is used for the same….

To run AIML files, you need an AIML interpreter. I would advise Program-O and Dave Morton would have been the best to advise you further on its usage but is unfortunately in hospital at the moment after being involved in a traffic accident.

I downloaded that Program O but am getting problem in installation and also not getting the use of program O please explain me its basic use….

A dialog system is most basically a kind of search engine, with text in and text out.

You send text in over an API or GUI, a kind of search is performed, and you get text out.

So, you might think of a dialog system as your own mini search engine.

In making the database, or what we call a knowledgebase, you get to choose which replies would be best.

The interpreter then traverses knowledge trees until arriving at the given answer.

Text in, text out .. you write the database .. and the interpreter searches out your response.

Hello sir,
I am actually stuck with AIML Program O and not getting how to proceed?
My some doubts are..
1) Do we need to be connetcted to the internet while installing that program?
2)  I am done with installations but while giving login id and password it shows “SESSION TIME OUT”

please tell me how to solve this problems..
Also i am running that program on WAMP server so any problems with that???
Reply to all questions please :(

I don’t actually use Program O, mainly because it’s just too onerous for me to deal with.  You may have to wait until Dave recovers from his accident sufficiently.  I think in this case more screencast videos are needed; as far as I know, there are no good how-to videos available for working with Program O.  I especially appreciate quickstart videos.

Since it causes too much pain to type out a long reply here, I’m going to refer you to the Program O Forums. Look through the posts there that deal with installation, and you’ll find the answer you need. Also (And frankly, this should have already been done), carefully read and “listen to” the README and INSTALL files that came with the script. They both contain valuable information to help you get started.

Ok so till sir comes back can anyone suggest me any other option for AI programming?

Can anybody please guide me to star up my project of a chat bot?
Some guidelines for making chat bot?
Please reply
thank you all.