Short: Quick Search Aminet Index - Thor + CEd Author: kenny@bgnett.no Uploader: kenny@bgnett.no Version: 1.0 Type: util/misc Requires: CygnusED and/or Thor mailto:kenny@bgnett.no $VER: SAminet 1.0 (05.08.98) Copyright (C) 1998 by Digital Surface/Kenneth "Kenny" Nilsen. All rights reserved. This package contains two arexx script and one binary. The arexx scripts are for Thor and CygnusED. SAminet can search for a keyword or sentence in an Aminet INDEX file (full index). The binary will output all lines containing the keyword or sentence. The two arexx scripts will use this output for more convinient reading. ---------------- THE THOR SCRIPT: ---------------- - Start the script in the system you usually download files (or any other system if you just want to get a list). Preferably you would install it to a function key if you use it often. - Type in a keyword or sentence in the string requester. - After a while you will get a list in the message window with the comment followed by two buttons to push, one for the archive and the other for the readme file only. To download a file found in the search simply press one of the buttons. The lines also contains archive size and age in weeks. At the top is the total number of hits. -------------------- THE CYGNUS-ED SCRIPT -------------------- - This script works much in the same way. After starting the script in CED you will get a string requester asking for a keyword/sentence. - After a while the script will print the list formatted as in the Thor scipt, from current cursor position. This allow you to easily include lists in messages or textfiles. - Optionally this script can copy its output to a Thor message window if possible (see CONFIGURATION below). Both scripts can be aborted in the keyword input phase by simply pressing return. The Thor script allow you to push an abort button between each major step. The search is done in assembler code, the output is formatted with the aid of arexx. ---------- THE BINARY ---------- You can of course use the binary on its own or if you want to create scripts for other editors etc. Usage: SAminet path/index is a path with filename on the Aminet index file you want to use. The INDEX must be a FULL index file (found in the Aminet root as INDEX or INDEX.Z). keyword is the keyword you will search for. If you use spaces then use quotes around the keyword/sentence. Examples: To search for every file containing 'AIFF' in the filename or description do this: SAminet "aiff" (the search is case-insensitive) Or if you want to search every file that is 2 weeks old: SAminet " 2+" From the scripts you simply type the keyword into the requester. CONFIGURATION You may configure in the two arexx scripts the following settings: THOR SCRIPT - FTP site, defaults to WUSTL - Path and filename for full INDEX file. You need to change this CED SCRIPT - FTP site, defaults to WUSTL - Path and filename for full INDEX file. You need to change this - AllowThor, set a bool (0 or 1) to allow Thor output if Thor is running. INSTALLATION Copy the binary to C: - if you use another path then remember to update the scripts as well. Copy the Cygnus ED script to REXX:CED/ or just rexx: Copy the Thor script to THOR:REXX/ or just rexx: The supplied quick-install script will assume rexx:ced/ exist and that Thor is properly installed in your system. No error checking. SUPPORT This package is uploaded AS-IS. No support is planned. It's made for private needs and of good will it's shared with you. Feel free to comment it though. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 2210 1115 49.5% 05-Aug-98 21:04:22 SAminet.info 2520 1193 52.6% 05-Aug-98 20:39:24 +SAminet 143 106 25.8% 05-Aug-98 20:45:48 +QuickInstall 3231 1761 45.4% 05-Aug-98 20:45:58 +QuickInstall.info 2310 1077 53.3% 05-Aug-98 20:44:14 +SAminet.ced 3809 1713 55.0% 05-Aug-98 21:04:02 +SAminet.readme 2444 1058 56.7% 05-Aug-98 20:44:40 +SAminet.thor -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 16667 8023 51.8% 07-Aug-98 19:35:02 7 files