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In Treepad format - each program description on a separate node - review
dates noted.

http://www.free-pc.hu/pub/hun/info/freedb.zip (3200 KB)

About 9000 programs, listed alphabetically. Each letter of the alphabet
is a separate Treepad file (I combined them into two large files for
easier searching).

and

ftp://ftp.externet.hu/freepc/free4hjt.zip (2163 KB)

One file - grouped by OS (Windows, DOS, Linux, BEOS etc. etc.), then
alphabetically. Also a section with games.

Susan
 
Do these require Treepad to read them or are they compatible with other
programs?
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Treepad files are text files - you can open them in *any* text editor -
but they won't have the tree formatting.

If you have Keynote you can import Treepad files to that program.

From Keynote you can export each node as a separate file.

Lots of ways to reorganize the information if you want to.

Treepad program info is here:

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/PL2003ORGANIZERS.htm#T140

Susan
 
Susan said:
In Treepad format - each program description on a separate node -
review dates noted.

http://www.free-pc.hu/pub/hun/info/freedb.zip (3200 KB)

About 9000 programs, listed alphabetically. Each letter of the
alphabet is a separate Treepad file (I combined them into two large
files for easier searching).
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Hi Susan

There was talk some time back of doing this kind of thing with the PW
list. Is this still "on"? If so, I would be happy to convert the current
site to this format.
 
There was talk some time back of doing this kind of thing with the PW
list. Is this still "on"? If so, I would be happy to convert the current
site to this format.
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Hello Alan,

I uploaded a PL database file recently and could create a treepad file
as well without a great deal of effort.

but . . .

IMO the HTML pages are more useful than a treepad file - and I made the
page links relative - the category and alphabetical links work with
local copies - just save the pages to your hard drive.

hmmm . . . you won't be able to sort the columns in the alphabetical
page in a local copy.

Susan
 
Susan said:
hmmm . . . you won't be able to sort the columns in the alphabetical
page in a local copy.
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Hmmm... As that page uses Lars' PHP-script, which uses a csv file...

Lars' default was test.txt, which I tried first... unsuccessfully
Then my next trial was http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/alpha.txt
Bingo. <g>

Import of Alpha.txt in e.g. dbEdit lets you sort the columns locally. ;)
 
Susan said:
I uploaded a PL database file recently and could create a treepad file
as well without a great deal of effort.

but . . .

IMO the HTML pages are more useful than a treepad file - and I made
the page links relative - the category and alphabetical links work
with
local copies - just save the pages to your hard drive.
Click to expand...

OK, more complications than anticipated on a first looks. Personally, I
use a local HTML copy of the site anyway - as convenient as anything
else I find, and probably more useful than other alternatives, as you
point out.
 
Do these require Treepad to read them or are they compatible with other
programs?
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They are in treepad format but any text editor will view/search them.
Agent Ransack works perfectly if you wish to search them.

regards

Dud
 
Sietse said:
Hmmm... As that page uses Lars' PHP-script, which uses a csv file...

Lars' default was test.txt, which I tried first... unsuccessfully
Then my next trial was http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/alpha.txt
Bingo. <g>

Import of Alpha.txt in e.g. dbEdit lets you sort the columns locally. ;)
Click to expand...


Very clever of you Sietse. :)

For your future reference - I've started using matching file names for
text files called by .php pages => 2004nominationsPL.php calls
2004nominationsPL.txt (will probably change alpha.txt too one of these
days).

Susan
 
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