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Developer's Corner / Re: F*cks per source package and license

« on: November 24, 2006, 03:01 PM »

PHP is a bastard to work with, I think, so it seems only fitting that it gets "fuck"ed the most.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Run Dialog aliases

« on: November 24, 2006, 02:53 PM »

Using the same basic technique as Ruffnekk suggested, you can skip the folder creation bit and stick your shortcuts directly in a folder already in your system path, like %SYSTEMROOT%\Windows\System32. The advantage to Ruffnekk's method is that you get a much more organized result.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Simple Race Brackets Program

« on: November 24, 2006, 02:47 PM »

I've seen this type of program as an assignment for a couple of different classes, and what you're proposing sounds like the objective of a number of tournament organizers. I've done a cursory Google examination for you:
http://www.download.com/Tournament-Bracket-Builder/3000-2136_4-10444952.html
http://www.softplatz.com/Soft/Home-Hobby/Cataloging/Professional-Tournament-Organizer.html
http://www.allprosoftware.com/ts/ (trial version)
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Tools/Tourney-Master.shtml (trial version)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Create shortcuts from a list

« on: November 24, 2006, 02:18 PM »

@Ruffnekk:
splut.Length returns an "Object required" error - though it's been a while since I've worked with VBScript, my thought (and some quick Google research) is that the Length property is available for strings, but not arrays. UBound([arrayname]) is the accepted way to find an array's length in VBScript. I believe IsNull() could be used to check for null values in the array.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Create shortcuts from a list

« on: November 23, 2006, 10:17 PM »

Nice catch, Ruffnekk. I suppose the If array_len > 0 should really be a check for null instead. Testing for array_len = 0 wouldn't work, unfortunately. If anyone has a more elegant way of doing the same task, please jump in.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Create shortcuts from a list

« on: November 23, 2006, 12:30 AM »

@lanux128:

I'm a brandy-new member here, so please be tolerant of my ignorance of protocol.

I wrote a small VBScript that appears to suit your needs. I don't see a way to upload this to DonationCoder, and I should have been in bed hours ago so I'm not going to go and upload it to my website, so I've placed the source code inside the nifty code tags:

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'*********************************************
'** ShortcutCreator
'*********************************************
'** Author: Steve Perkins Date: 11/23/06
'** Purpose:
'**  This VBScript allows the user to
'**  specify a file containing paths to
'**  shortcuts and possibly shortcut names and
'**  creates shortcuts on the user's desktop
'**  according to the specifications.
'**
'** REQUIREMENTS:
'**  You must have Windows Script Host installed
'**  (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en
'**  OR http://browse.files.filefront.com/Windows+Script+Windows+v560/;1652432;/browsefiles.html
'**  if you don't want to validate your copy of Windows).
'**
'** USAGE:
'**  Open a command prompt and type wscript ShortcutCreator.vbs /file:[shortcutDataFile.txt].
'**
'** NOTES:
'**  With this utility you can either let the program
'**  figure out shortcut display names or specify
'**  them in the file. If you do not specify shortcut
'**  names, this script will strip the filename
'**  from the path the shortcut points to and remove
'**  the file extension and use the remainder as
'**  the shortcut's display name.
'**  IF YOU WANT TO SPECIFY SHORTCUTS NAMES, put them
'**  after the path of the shortcut, separating the ]
'**  two values with a comma.
'**  EXAMPLE: C:\Program Files\Fortitude.exe, Fortitude Shortcut
'**
'**  You can specify some shortcuts with display names
'**  and some without in the same data file.
'**
'**  This script has no useful comments. It was put together
'**  specifically for a user on DonationCoder.com.
'*********************************************

Dim shortcut_file

Set args = WScript.Arguments.Named

shortcut_file = args.Item("file")

If shortcut_file = "" Then
Wscript.Echo "Usage: ShortcutCreator.vbs /file:filepath"
Else
Dim objFSO, objTextFile, WshSysEnv, sh
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(shortcut_file, 1, False)
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set WshSysEnv = WshShell.Environment("PROCESS")
dim root
root = WshSysEnv("USERPROFILE")

Set sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream
Dim file_name
Dim shortCutName
Dim splut
Dim pos, array_len
shortCutPath = objTextFile.ReadLine
splut = Split(shortCutPath, ",")
array_len = UBound(splut)

If array_len > 0 Then
shortCutPath = splut(0)
End If
If array_len >= 1 Then
shortCutName = splut(1)
file_name = shortCutName
Else

pos = Len(shortCutPath) - InStrRev(shortCutPath, "\")
file_name = Right(shortCutPath, pos)

pos = Len(file_name) - 4
file_name = Left(file_name, pos)
shortCutName = file_name
End If

Set shortCutLink = sh.CreateShortcut(root & "\Desktop\" & shortCutName & ".lnk")
shortCutLink.TargetPath = shortCutPath
shortCutLink.WindowStyle = 1

shortCutLink.Description = file_name
shortCutLink.Save
Loop

objTextFile.Close
WScript.Echo("Finished.")
End If

I don't know how familiar you are with WSH and VBScript, so a quick instruction guide:
1. Copy the code I've presented to you and paste it into a new text document.
2. Rename the text document with a .vbs extension.
3. Run the little snot from the command line using the syntax wscript [whatever].vbs /file:[directory\]shortcutPathsFile.txt

I won't check back until after Thanksgiving, so if you have questions I'll be glad to answer them then.