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TAMS Analyzer

Introduction

Help site: http://maydaysoftworks.com/maydayapps/tamsanalyzer/help/

1. Coding

• Get the program @ http://tamsys.sf.net

• Get Graphviz at http://www.graphviz.org

• More stuff at

http://maydaysoftworks.com

• mattheww@uw.edu

Making a new project

Project window: File management

Project window: Code management

Project window: Creating codes: No spaces,

Only alphanums and “_”

Codes and subcodes

Project window: Adding a new data file

Enter some text

Coding: Select txt to code

Coding: Double-click code from list or...

Coding: Double-click code from list or...

Coding: ...or fill in a new code in the field and...

Coding: ...click “Apply code.” Then give the code a

definition

Coding: Text now coded with water; water added to

the list

Codes

• An alphanumeric string (and _) signifying a

theme; no spaces

• Embedded in a text or rtf document in tags

around the text being coded. Here’s a tag:

{myCode}. A close tag starts with a “/” such

as {/myCode}

• You can add comments to the close tag:

{/myCode This is an important quote to

follow up on}

Code Types

• Data codes: Mark themes in the text:

e.g., water, whaleMetaphor, bibleRef

• Context codes: Mark information

associated with the data: pageNum,

Author, Title, ChapterNumber

• Indicate which codes are context codes

through metatags.

Tags and Metatags

• Tags mark coded sections such as

{myCode}Hi!{/myCode}

• Metatags are commands to the TAMS

program and start with a ! like {!context

myCode} (tells tams that myCode is a

context code), e.g., {!context pageNum,

chapter, author}

Coding: Context codes at top of document (usually in “init” file)

Coding details • Codes can be overlapped or nested.

But the same code can’t be nested

within itself. To find nested codes pick

your project window and pick the

Coding->Check for nested item. Example:

Use + button to add a video or audiofile for transcription

Controlling the audiovisual file

v = insert time code; ^ = jump to selected time code,

menu for playback speed; << for backspace; > for

pause/play

Remember to save your work!

2. Searching

Use add all>> to make a search list

Use search to find a single code or leave blank for all

codes

Simple search = 1 result row for each coded stretch

Fill in a name or leave blank for a temporary result file

Simple, Unlimited Results: 1 row for each coded passage...

Double click a row to open up the source

and select the coded passage...

Selecting

Fill in a name or leave blank for a temporary result file

Searching within results

Selecting

Fill in a name or leave blank for a temporary result file

Searching within results

Reporting

&

Exporting

Reports: tables and graphs (need graphviz installed)

Reports: tables and graphs (need graphviz installed)

Code count Data table

Graph code families Data Comparison Tbl

Graph sets to data

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Exporting results

CODING PDFS (AND

OTHER DOC

TYPES)

Click new and pick pdf

Use the + button to get the PDF

You can code by text or area. Select and double click...

Here “Business” has an area code “water”

Here “edTPA” has a text code “myFirstCode”

http://tamsys.sourceforge.net/

mweinste@kent.edu

Matthew Weinstein