Short: Creates index.html ftp area, adds 'short:' info to index
Author: Robert Wal
Uploader: Robert Wal
Version: 1.00
Type: util/rexx
Requires: ARexx, commands: SORT JOIN DELETE DATE from workbench
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Due to my lazyness, the archive that I uploaded on aminet, didn't contain
the program itself, only two versions of readme file... :-( I just haven't
checked it....
I appologize all people that downloaded it, and I want to thank here
Martin Brunkow who reported this...
Sorry guys...
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This program is distributed under gnu general public license
(not included here, because it is bigger then the program itself ;-)
Additionally, if you generate the index using this program,
YOU MUST LEAVE THE COPYRIGHT NOTE ON THE ROOT PAGE INTACT!!!
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Reason:
Friend of mine, who is system administrator in commercial internet services
provider, has got his amiga connected to the net. He installed the httpd
for AmiTCP, but unfortunatelly this daemon doesn't know how to make indexes
for the directories that don't have the index.html file. eg. ftp area
directories. And we both like aminet www indexes that show you short field
from readme, and allow you to read this by just clicking on this field.
So this script was born to do this job.
It creates index.html in the given directory and subdirectories. Inserts
the file '.message' if exists, and adds the field 'short:' from
corresponding '.readme' file (if exists), making link from this field
to the '.readme' file itself. If the '.readme' file doesn't contain
the 'short:' field, present the name of the readme file.
YOU'LL DEFINITELLY RUN INTO TROUBLES IF YOU ARE USING MULTIUSERFILESYSTEM
AND WANT TO GENERATE INDEX FOR DIRECTORY THAT IS INACCESIBLE FOR
'NOBODY'. REASON IS SIMPLE: REXXMASTER TASK IS OWNED BY 'NOBODY' AND LET
IT BETTER STAY THAT WAY :))
I'm thinking about rewriting it in C, but if you know both C and Rexx, you
know how big work is needed for that job, so be patient. Or better: write
to me if you need it.
REQUIRES COMMANDS 'SORT', 'JOIN', 'DELETE' and 'DATE' TO BE IN THE PATH!!!
config variables:
guide: if set to 1 the files are generated in the amigaguide format;
not very smart :) but useful for testing purpouses
hostname: the text that appears in the title, before the directory name
could be something like: http://plukwa.lodz.pdi.net/ftp/
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Author:
Robert Wal
e-mail:
reptile@lodz.pdi.net
snail-mail:
Robert Wal
11-go Listopada 35 m 12
91-371 Lodz
POLAND
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History:
+ - new feature
- - removed feature
! - bugfix
0.90 - 04-Mar-96
initial release, beta in ARexx, for friends only
1.00 - 12-Apr-96
- no longer generates guides: found good html viewer :)
! changed layout of the html file: previous one was a total mess
+ added ability to read productinfo files (extension .pi) like defined
by Fred Fish on his ADE distribution sites.
+ added "Parent" button to get one level higher. Normally can be
replaced by using "Back" button of your Browser, except the case when
you started browsing from inside the archive eg.
http://plukwa.lodz.pdi.net/ftp/amiga/
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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3632 1795 50.5% 10-Jun-96 23:09:18 indexer.readme
5174 1820 64.8% 10-Jun-96 11:05:36 indexer.rexx
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
8806 3615 58.9% 11-Jun-96 01:41:04 2 files