Short    : Scans dirs for brushes. Makes index.htm
Author   : Colin F. Thompson
Uploader : Colin F. Thompson colin@sd.znet.com
Type     : text/hyper
Distribution : Freeware

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 What the heck is all this?
 
 I've been assembling thousands of GIF brushes for the KarmaBar project. 
 I decided to upload the source imagery to AmiNet so we could all share 
 in the wealth ):

 The archive, /pix/icons/PCbrushes.lha, needed a good way for the user 
 to see the images. I decided to let the user view the brushes with a
 Web Browser. 
 
 I had to generate an index.html file for each of the 40+ directories 
 of brushes. This was gonna be a big job, so I decided to automate the 
 process.
 
 What I eventually came up with is an ARexx script that does all the work. 
 It scans a directory full of brushes and writes a html file into that 
 directory. If you aim Voyager at that file, you get to see all the 
 pretty pictures on your screen. The young kids would say "Kewl!". 
 
 The usage for the Arexx script is:
  
      RX AutoIndex.rexx (directory name/)
 
 That's pretty easy, but if you have a bunch of directories, as I do, 
 it gets a bit tiring. So, I wrote a MUInt script that pops up a small
 MUI GUI to automate the process. The script scans all the directories 
 in the directory where it lives. Then it presents these directory 
 names in a listview. You can select any or all of these displayed 
 directories. Once you have made your selections, press MAKE HTML, and 
 stand back. The ARexx script is called on to write a html file inside 
 each of the selected directories.
 
 I've included a couple of small directories in this archive you can 
 practice on. Just put the ARexx script in sys:rexx, and MUInt in the 
 path someplace before you fire up the GUI. You will need MUI and 
 ARexx available on your Amiga, or the results will be unsatisfying.

 The Arexx-literate among you may change the script to include any 
 html tags you like. I've included a simple set, just enough so the 
 file can be read by a browser.

 Now, here's the usual stuff that nobody ever reads, but Urban 
 requires :)

 SCRIPT FILENAME: 
 AutoIndex.def            

 DATE            
 15 May 1996 

 AUTHOR          
 Colin F. Thompson 

 DESCRIPTION     
 Generates a HTML file(s) that lists all the brushes
 in the selected directories.
 The HTML filename will be DIRNAME.html    

 REQUIREMENTS    
 MUI, MUInt*, Arexx, AutoIndex.rexx*, WB2.x+
 * Included in this archive

 INSTALLATION    
 Place MUINT in the path. 
 Place AutoIndex.rexx in sys:rexx
 Place AutoIndex.def in the directory above the ones you want to scan.

 USAGE           
 Copy AutoIndex.def to the directory that contains 
 the directories you want to make a HTML listing for. 
 Copy AutoIndex.rexx to SYS:Rexx.

 From the shell, execute AutoIndex.def. 
 From the WB, double-click the icon.
 Select the directories from the listview and press 
 MAKE HTML. When you are done, aim your browser at
 any of these HTML files to see the brushes in the
 directory.

 DISTRIBUTION    
 Freely distributable.
 MUInt and AutoIndex.rexx are © 1994, 1995, 1996 by 
 Both Software. All rights reserved.
 The full MUInt archive may be found in Aminet as:
 dev/gui/MUInt_dev_v1.lha. Be the first on your block 
 to download it. Enjoy!

 CAUTION
 Use this software at your own risk. The author is not 
 responsible for damage.

 CREDITS
 Will Bow
 Richard Korber

 FOR THE INCURABLY SNOOPY
 Read both of the scripts. They are fully commented. MUInt
 might just amaze you.

 GLUTTONS FOR PUNISHMENT
 Check my web page: http://www.znet.com/~colin/