ES-Builder Expert System Shell Guide

Osmosis · Mar 1, 2007

Sorry don't have time right now to fix everything up, There's probley a few wrong images in there, and alot of spelling mistakes. Ill fix it all up when I get back in a few days.

How to Create an ES-Builder Expert System Shell

http://www.mcgoo.com.au/html/download_es-builder.htm
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Ok, so I&#8217;m most definitely no expert at this, but I&#8217;ve tried to write this guide as best as I can. If I&#8217;ve done anything wrong, please don&#8217;t hesitate to pm.
- Step 1 - Opening ES-Builder

Download and install the program.

Open up the program.

- the main page should look like this;

Fill out the Details on the right.

-Step 2 - “20 questions”

For this guide, I only used 3 whales to save time and effort. You should still get the idea, as it is exactly the same no matter how many conclusions you have.

This is an Attribute,
, they are basically questions we ask to split our conclusions into smaller groups.

This is a Value, , it is the answer(s) to our Conclusions

Click the attribute and press “f2”. Change the name to the question, if possible have a direct statement, such as “the Mountain is…
- 800m+
- 800m or lower”
This makes the shell easier to use for the client. Remember to keep them small, easy to read, and non-offensive. To add attributes click this button

Now it’s time to add the answers (Conclusions) to the values (questions), make sure you have the specific attribute highlighted (highlight by left clicking it), click the [V] button to add more options. Here’s a picture, the arrow points to the [V] Button.

Once Again hit “F2” to edit the name. Make sure your values are easily defined and relate directly to the attribute.

NOTE: If you have not come to a single conclusion yet, keep adding more questions to the you get to a single conclusion.

Now it is time to add our conclusions (answers) to the system. Highlight (by clicking) the specific value that the conclusion applies to and hit the [C] button. Here’s a picture.
Rename the conclusion (F2) to the name of the case (in this case the ‘Sperm Whale&#8217.
Make sure the specific conclusion is highlighted, now look to the right and click the “Edit” button the notes section.

ES-Builder has a little inbuilt HTML coder, in here put any relevant information, that you think the user may need, about your conclusion. Then spruce the look of it up by using some HTML Tags. There is a preview of what it will look like down the bottom. Once this is all done, and you are happy with the look, go to “File” and select “Update and Exit”.

Now that we have our notes, let’s add a picture! To do this, go to the box below the Notes section. Click on the “Select” button. Here’s a picture of it;

Once the “Select Image…” Box comes up, find your image (JPEG) and hit “Open”. The selected image should have a preview box below the notes section (if it looks to big don’t worry, it will be resized by the program).

Ok, now just repeat the above steps for every conclusion you have, make sure you answer every question and that each string to the conclusion is unique.

- Step 3 – “Ready to Roll”

Now that our system tree is complete we can export it all to HTML.

Save your tree.

Click the button of a world with a hand over it. Here’s what it looks like;

Click it, it will bring up a little form where you can change the various colours and fonts of your system. Go wild!

Once you’re done with this click “OK” and save the index file in the folder you wish all the data files to be saved in.

- Step 4 – “GO GO GO!”

Once it has exported all of the files your expert system will be bought up, have a quick search through to make sure everything is in order. Now close the whole program.

Go the folder where everything was Exported to, and run the “Index.html” File.

There you go, your very own Expert System!

You may also want to look at this guide;
http://www.mcgoo.com.au/html/building.html#specify

Â© Cool372 1 March 2007