Short: Interactive program for Aminet's INDEX ! Author: Jérôme LOUVEL Uploader: louvel@crit2.univ-montp2.fr Type: util/misc ------------------------------------------ POWER Recent 1.10 © 1995 by Jérôme LOUVEL ------------------------------------------ ------------ Introduction ------------ POWER Recent can be freely distributed. This program permits you to extract datas from the Aminet's INDEX file in the `info/index' directory or from the RECENT file. You can choose the age for the files and also the Aminet's directories to scan `biz, demo, dev, ...'. The program provide a self-explaining interface written in AMOS Basic using the POWER Procedures (© 1995 by Jérome LOUVEL). ----- Usage ----- The program stores the INDEX in a buffer of 10000 lines, so try to free the maximum amount of memory. If there isn't enough memory, the program won't run. When the file selector appear for inputing the index file, it searches for the assign `AMINET:' to accelerate the selection. I recommand you to assign the directory where you put your index file, to `AMINET:' but it's not obliged. Sorry for the slowness of the loading but it's due to the AMOS's command `Line Input' which is quite slow ... Once the Index is loaded, you have to choose between two sorting algo- rithms : the Quick Sorting which is very fast but doesn't keep the initial order ; the Insertion Sorting is very slow when there are many lines to sort but keep the initial order of the directories. Insertion sorting : 9100 lines to sort --> 42 mn (A1200/030/28 MHz) ! Quick Sorting : 9100 lines to sort --> 02 sc (A1200/030/28 MHz) ! If you selected many directories and a long age, the loading and sor- ting could be quite long but you can use `LAMIGA' + `a' to popup the Workbench and when the sorting will be finished, the program will put it to the front. So you can do whatever you want during this time. When you select the Aminet's dirs, you can use this shortcuts : - [RMB] : Unselect all the dirs - [CTRL] + [RMB] : Inverse the selected/unselected dirs - [SHFT] + [RMB] : Select all the dirs If you don't already have the `AMOS.library' in your `Libs:' directory you should copy it. If you don't, a Guru will appear ! --------------- Knowns problems --------------- The file created by the program has at the end of each line an extra return character. It is due (I think) to the AMOS command. It is a little inesthetic but some text viewers like xMore (© Jorma OKSANEN) remove those extra characters. ------- History ------- 1.01 : * Initial release 1.10 : * Uses the new POWER Procedures 1.20 * Improved the loading of INDEX: Stop the loading if the next dirs aren't not selected. * Popup to front when the sorting is finished. * Added Multi Wait during the loading * Outputed text reformated ----- Notes ----- This program uses a small part of the POWER Procedures which should be found soon on Aminet. These procedures are distributed in Shareware Thanks to Roman PATZNER for his great icons ! --------------- Author's Adress --------------- E-Mail : louvel@crit2.univ-montp2.fr Snail Mail : Jérôme LOUVEL 23, rue Mareschal 34000 MONTPELLIER FRANCE Montpellier, the 16.09.95. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 46948 28913 38.4% 13-Sep-95 18:17:12 +Amos.library 847 582 31.2% 16-Sep-95 16:19:32 +Amos.library.info 3354 1560 53.4% 16-Sep-95 16:14:08 +POWER_Recent.doc 851 435 48.8% 16-Sep-95 16:19:32 +POWER_Recent.doc.info 120052 39247 67.3% 13-Sep-95 18:17:12 +POWER_Recent_1.10 1567 1130 27.8% 16-Sep-95 16:19:32 +POWER_Recent_1.10.info 1197 670 44.0% 16-Sep-95 16:19:32 POWER_Recent.info 189 71 62.4% 13-Sep-95 18:17:12 +Readme 851 434 49.0% 16-Sep-95 16:19:32 +Readme.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 175856 73042 58.4% 18-Sep-95 20:49:24 9 files