OK, the process is threefold, but its pretty straight forward, just simple conversions, nothing more;
BGL --> DICT --> XDXF --> DIC
Note: According to PB's "converter.exe" instructions, the second conversion step(dict to xdxf) could have been avoided but "converter.exe" couldn't process the converted DICT files.
Step 1(Linux only):
There is a converter called “dictconv” for BGL to DICT, but its only available for linux. In my case, I have ubuntu running in a virtual machine. I just typed the following and “dictconv” was installed :
sudo apt-get install dictconv
Now, the conversion step: (“
test.BGL” being your Babylon dictionary file, also called Glossary file)
dictconv test.BGL -o test.ifo
The above command produces 3 files:
test.dict
test.idx
test.ifo
Note: if you're using another linux distribution, here is the link to dictconv
page.
and some other links I found regarding dictconv installation and conversion:
link1 and
link2
Step 2(Windows/Linux):
There is an app which converts many different dictionary formats, called Linguae. Here is the
link.
In Linguae you can open the “
test.dict” file using
File->Open a dictionary...
and then
File->Export...
in the window which opens choose to convert to XDXF format; after conversion a file called “
dict.xdxf” is created which is the one you will need for the final conversion.
Step 3(Windows):
The normal PB dictionary conversion process.
For those who never done this before, you can download it from
here and then follow the instructions. If still not sure, you can always ask...