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Abstract
Transformation or conversion between different digital text file formats involves repetitive
tasks. Industry standard applications only offer solution between popular file formats. A user
needs a flexible application to create their own customisable transformation rather than
juggling between programmes. Even switching between different converter applications does
not guarantee will produce exactly intended ouput. It still involes a lot of tedious tasks.
Regular expressions can be applied to create transformation by matching structure within a
source file and replacing it with desired substitution. However, we do not build transformer or
converter applications using regular expressions because it is difficult. The idea behind this
project is to connect the power of configurability with regular expressions and reusabilty of
customisable transformation to enhance the efficiency of repetitive text editing problem.
Apart from that, it allows easy navigation to see changes between transformations and act as
a platform to promote training for understanding regular expressions to beginners.
The following report supports the successful proof of concept of the Interactive File
Transformer.
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