From time to time, typically when coding, I would like to dictate a phrase so that it is camelCased a phrase. For example, when I dictate sentence generator
I would like Dragon NaturallySpeaking to write sentenceGenerator
.
How can I camelCase a phrase with Dragon NaturallySpeaking's advanced scripting?
Same question for Dragon Dictate: How can I convert a series of words into camel case in AppleScript?
You can use this function:
' CamelCases the previous <1to10> words:
' Voice command name: CamelCase <1to10>
' Author: Edgar
' URL: https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' URL mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20170606015010/https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' Tested with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 with Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate
Sub Main
Dim camelVariable, dictate, firstCharacter As String
Dim wasSpace, isLower, trailingSpace As Boolean
Dim dictationLength As Integer
For increment = 1 To Val (ListVar1)
SendKeys "+^{Left}", 1
Next increment
Wait 0.2
SendKeys "^c", 1
Wait 0.3
dictate = Clipboard
Wait 0.3
dictationLength = Len (dictate)
If Mid (dictate, dictationLength, 1) = " " Then trailingSpace = True
'Dim testing As String
'testing = "#" + Mid (dictate, 1, dictationLength) + "#"
'MsgBox testing
dictate = Trim (dictate)
firstCharacter = Mid (dictate, 1, 1)
firstCharacter = LCase (firstCharacter)
camelVariable = firstCharacter
dictationLength = Len (dictate)
If dictationLength > 1 Then
For increment = 2 To dictationLength
firstCharacter = Mid (dictate, increment, 1)
If firstCharacter = " " Then
wasSpace = True
Else
If wasSpace = True Then firstCharacter = UCase (firstCharacter)
camelVariable = camelVariable + firstCharacter
wasSpace = False
End If
Next increment
End If
If leadingSpace = True Then camelVariable = " " + camelVariable
If trailingSpace = True Then camelVariable = camelVariable + " "
SendKeys camelVariable
End Sub
or
' CamelCases the previous dictated words:
' Voice command name: CamelCase that
' Author: Heather
' URL: https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' URL mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20170606015010/https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' Tested with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 with Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate
Option Explicit
Sub Main
Dim engCtrl As New DgnEngineControl
Dim Text As String
Dim VarText As String
HeardWord "cut","that"
Text = Clipboard
SendDragonKeys "" & CamelCase(Text)
End Sub
Public Function CamelCase(strInput As String) As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim sMid As String
Dim foundSpace As Boolean
For i = 1 To Len(strInput)
sMid = Mid(strInput, i, 1)
Select Case Asc(sMid)
Case 32:
foundSpace = True
Case 65 To 90:
If i = 1 Then
CamelCase = CamelCase + LCase(sMid)
Else
CamelCase = CamelCase + sMid
End If
foundSpace = False
Case 97 To 122:
If foundSpace Then
CamelCase = CamelCase + UCase(sMid)
Else
CamelCase = CamelCase + sMid
End If
foundSpace = False
Case Else:
CamelCase = CamelCase + sMid
foundSpace = False
End Select
Next i
End Function
or
' CamelCases the next dictated words:
' Voice command name: CamelCase <dictation>
' Author: Edgar
' URL: https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' URL mirror: https://web.archive.org/web/20170606015010/https://www.knowbrainer.com/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear&catid=12&threadid=14634&discTab=true
' Requires Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Professional or higher, because the variable <dictation> was introduced in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Professional.
Sub Main
Dim camelVariable, dictate, firstCharacter As String
Dim wasSpace, isLower As Boolean
Dim dictationLength As Integer
dictate = ListVar1
dictate = Trim (dictate)' probably unnecessary
firstCharacter = Mid (dictate, 1, 1)
firstCharacter = LCase (firstCharacter)
camelVariable = firstCharacter
dictationLength = Len (dictate)
If dictationLength > 1 Then
For increment = 2 To dictationLength
firstCharacter = Mid (dictate, increment, 1)
If firstCharacter = " " Then
wasSpace = True
Else
If wasSpace = True Then firstCharacter = UCase (firstCharacter)
camelVariable = camelVariable + firstCharacter
wasSpace = False
End If
Next increment
End If
SendKeys " " + camelVariable + " "
End Sub