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1826
So you might as well give the Whole Enchilada a Whirl.  A whole new system.  File-Wiki's that stay attached to the files they comment on.

That's way beyond the scope of my brain cell  ;D

But as a suggestion you could try using the Alternate Data Stream to attach comments to files.

There's an explanation on that page of how the ADS is used to tell Windows whether a download is from a "nice" website or not.

Here's a modified command file that will paste the clipboard to an ADS for a file:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. @echo off
  2. rem Paste2ADS.cmd
  3. rem Puts contents of clipboard into an ADS called Comment
  4. rem Requires paste.exe from http://www.c3scripts.com/tutorials/msdos/paste.html
  5. C:\Scripts\paste.exe >>"%~1:URL"

You can then view it with Powershell:
Code: PowerShell [Select]
  1. PS C:\scripts> get-content -path shortcut.exe -stream 'URL'
  2. http://ss64.com/nt/shortcut.html
  3. PS C:\scripts>
1827
My take on it, since the URL is already in the clipboard just send it to a .url with a little DOS help:

Code: Text [Select]
  1. @echo off
  2. rem Paste2URL.cmd
  3. rem Puts contents of clipboard into internet shortcut
  4. rem Requires paste.exe from http://www.c3scripts.com/tutorials/msdos/paste.html
  5. echo [InternetShortcut] >"%~n1.url"
  6. echo|set /p=URL=>>"%~n1.url"
  7. C:\Scripts\paste.exe >>"%~n1.url"

A little registry hacking to add it to the file context menu:

Install:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  2.  
  3. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Paste clip to URL shortcut]
  4. @=""
  5.  
  6. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Paste clip to URL shortcut\command]
  7. @="cmd.exe /c C:\\\\Scripts\\\\Paste2URL.cmd \"%1\""

Remove:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  2.  
  3. [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Paste clip to URL shortcut]

2015-06-16 13_40_58.png 2015-06-16 13_41_38.png

REQUIRES: paste.exe - adjust any path to suit where you put the script and/or paste.exe
1828
Try this:

Slashdot-VideoBytes.user.js
Code: Javascript [Select]
  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name /. VideoBytes kill Kill KILL
  3. // @namespace Modify it yourself
  4. // @include http://slashdot.org/*
  5. // ==/UserScript==
  6.  
  7. document.getElementsByClassName('vid-river-header')[0].outerHTML = '';
  8. document.getElementsByClassName('units-12 river-group')[0].outerHTML = '';

Rather simplistic, if the class name changes each day then it will only work for the days that it matches.  Your best bet is to grab all matching tags and iterate through them to find something particular to those DOM elements, then remove them.
1829
Do you have a link to a page with it on?

I don't get it just looking around the site, (not even with uBlock/etc disabled), so maybe it's specific pages or a geo-localised object.

Edit: Just tried with a VPN and still don't see it, (using IE, Pale Moon, Dragon, or IceDragon).

That's really weird!
Geo-Localized!? Where are you?

Australia

I get it on EVERY day's front page!

Found it!

Strange, I could have sworn it wasn't there the first time I looked.  Guess my brain's not completely caffeinated yet  :-[

Slashdot-VideoBytes.user.js
Code: Javascript [Select]
  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name /. VideoBytes kill Kill KILL
  3. // @namespace I'm responsible
  4. // @include http://slashdot.org/*
  5. // ==/UserScript==
  6.  
  7. // Just removes the  element with id 'slideshow-wrap'
  8. function remove(id) {
  9.   return (elem=document.getElementById(id)).parentNode.removeChild(elem);
  10. }
  11.  
  12. remove('slideshow-wrap');

That gets rid of the video images but leaves the placeholder, now I can see some source I'll try and get rid of the rest.
1830
Do you have a link to a page with it on?

I don't get it just looking around the site, (not even with uBlock/etc disabled), so maybe it's specific pages or a geo-localised object.

Edit: Just tried with a VPN and still don't see it, (using IE, Pale Moon, Dragon, or IceDragon).
1831
General Software Discussion / Re: Softmaker Office 2016 released
« Last post by 4wd on June 15, 2015, 12:43 AM »
And you can install SMO to a flash drive for portability, which I found very useful.
1832
Did you try it yourself? The redating, I mean.

Yes, this is how I could see what was happening  ;)

You could probably modify your post and remove the archive now, saves people downloading a lot of renamed executables.  :)
1833
General Software Discussion / Re: Softmaker Office 2016 released
« Last post by 4wd on June 14, 2015, 07:53 PM »
I think they can count me out as a potential upgrader, (at least until I find a really good discount somewhere), since for me there just isn't the necessity for four dictionaries I'd never use and an email client I already have.

FWIW, you can also get the upgrade price if you download the FreeOffice version and upgrade from that - avoids some of the sticker shock if you're a new user.
1834
Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]
« Last post by 4wd on June 14, 2015, 07:26 PM »
1835
Thanks but I didn't really need the contents of the files, just the file/folder tree structure.

I can see what's happening, the change isn't fully propagating up the tree when Include Folders is set.

I suspect this is due because I haven't taken into account the new date of the recently changed (sub)folder, ie. it's using the date it obtained when the tree was first read.

It's easier to see what's happening if you use a dual pane lister with a flat view of the folder structure on one side.

I'll have a play around with it.
1836
You're going to have to zip up your folder/file structure and send it to me since I can't look at it without something to work on.  Use skwire's Zero Zipper or since you have DOpus you can use my method.
1837
General Software Discussion / Re: Is there software for this?
« Last post by 4wd on June 13, 2015, 09:12 PM »
Go to http://www.pedersonf...ies/ObitSearchList/1 (and increment the final number)

The last page number is also stored within the source:

Code: HTML [Select]
  1. <input type="hidden" id="totPages" value="83" />

This could probably be done with a GreaseMonkey script that cycles through each page grabbing the links and at the end displaying a page with all of them, which then could be saved using Save Page As ...

Just messing around, this is a heavily modified site scraper from http://blog.nparashu...ascript-firebug.html

Currently it will start at the URL @ayryq mentioned above and load every page until the last one, (requires GreaseMonkey naturally), at a rate of about 1 every 3 seconds.  It also grabs all the URLs from each page but as I haven't worked out how to store them yet, they get overwritten at each page load.
Code: Javascript [Select]
  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name Get The Deadites
  3. // @namespace http://blog.nparashuram.com/2009/08/screen-scraping-with-javascript-firebug.html
  4. // @include http://www.pedersonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/ObitSearchList/*
  5. // ==/UserScript==
  6.  
  7. /*
  8. * Much modified from the original script for a specific site
  9. */
  10.  
  11.  
  12. function loadNextPage(){
  13.   var url = "http://www.pedersonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/ObitSearchList/";
  14.   var num = parseInt(document.location.href.substring(document.location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1));
  15.   if (isNaN(num)) {
  16.     num = 1;
  17.   }
  18. // If the counter exceeds the max number of pages we need to stop loading pages otherwise we go energizer bunny.
  19.   if (num < maxPage) {
  20.     document.location = url + (num + 1);
  21. //  } else {
  22. // Reached last page, need to read LocalStore using JSON.parse
  23. // Create document with URLs retreived from LocalStore and open in browser, user can then use Save Page As ...
  24.   }
  25. }
  26.  
  27.  
  28. function start(newlyDeads){
  29. // Need to get previous entries from LocalStore (if exists)
  30. //  var oldDeads = localStorage.getItem('obits');
  31. //  if (typeof oldDeads === undefined) {   // No previous data so just store the new stuff
  32. //    localStorage.setItem('obits', JSON.stringify(newlyDeads));
  33. //  } else {
  34. // Convert to object using JSON.parse
  35. //    var tmpDeads = JSON.parse('oldDeads');
  36. // Merge oldDeads and newlyDeads - new merged object stored in first object argument passed
  37. //    m(tmpDeads, newlyDeads);
  38. // Save back to LocalStore using JSON.stringify
  39. //    localStorage.setItem('obits', JSON.stringify(tmpDeads));
  40. //  }
  41.  
  42. /*
  43. * Dont run a loop, better to run a timeout sort of a function.
  44. * Will not put load on the server
  45. */
  46.   var timerHandler = window.setInterval(function(){
  47.   window.clearInterval(timerHandler);
  48.   window.setTimeout(loadNextPage, 2000);
  49.   }, 1000); // this is the time taken for your next page to load
  50. }
  51.  
  52. // https://gist.github.com/3rd-Eden/988478
  53. // function m(a,b,c){for(c in b)b.hasOwnProperty(c)&&((typeof a[c])[0]=='o'?m(a[c],b[c]):a[c]=b[c])}
  54.  
  55. var maxPage;
  56. var records = document.getElementsByTagName("A");     // Grab all Anchors within page
  57. //delete records[12];                                 // Need to delete "Next" anchor from object (property 13)
  58. var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("INPUT");  // Grab all the INPUT elements
  59. maxPage = inputs[2].value;                            // Maximum pages is the value of third INPUT tag
  60. start(records);

The comments within the code are what I think should happen but I haven't tested it yet, (mainly because I can't code in Javascript ... but I'm perfectly capable of hitting it with a sledge hammer until it does what I want ... or I give up  :P ).

Someone who actually does know Javascript could probably fill in the big blank areas in record time.
1838
Imagination doesn't help me fix what may or may not be a problem, all that may be the problem is you have something running that is locking the folder while SetFolDate is running.

If you want it to run multiple times, change the DOpus button by adding the command multiple times with the @nodeselect modifier.

{ss} - need source path (short)
{Os} - need all selected (short)

They are DOpus External control codes used to pass arguments to programs.
1839
A lof of folders (maybe 80% of the 180) went fine and got the folderdates based on newest date in file.
My workaround is to go down the folders and then run the adjust timestamp on sub folders (or sub-sub folders).
SOmetimes it also works to run it a number of times, 3-4-5x
Each time I have to
select folder
click button
exec all

So, what I think you're trying to say is that the reason the folders didn't get adjusted was because they had no files within them?

Why don't you turn Recurse on?

You're going to have to zip up your folder/file structure and send it to me since I can't look at it without something to work on.  Use skwire's Zero Zipper or since you have DOpus you can use my method.
1840
What if you show the Process Memory->Virtual Size column in Process Explorer?

eg.

2015-06-13 13_52_20.png

Actually, while that figure for Dragon seemed reasonable, some of the figures reported by other processes are a bit large.
1841
Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]
« Last post by 4wd on June 12, 2015, 10:40 PM »
Apparently there was some confusion about who the last update was aimed at:

There seems to be some confusion from our last update. This is just to clarify that we have not yet shipped out any production quality Matchstick units. The last update regarding ad hoc mode enhancement was mainly intended for those who had purchased and received the Matchstick developer units end of last year. Since ad hoc mode and local play were promised as our Kickstarter stretch goals, we thought it would be helpful to let folks know our progress in meeting our commitment to deliver on our stretch goals. 

We are continuing our product development effort. Stay tuned for more announcement !
1843
General Software Discussion / Re: Softmaker Office 2016 released
« Last post by 4wd on June 09, 2015, 04:53 AM »
Considering that the only difference between Standard and Professional in the previous version was four dictionaries and an email client, (which is now essentially a free program included in the suite), you have to wonder how crippled a Standard version will be that would make the creation of it viable.
1844
if %%~zF==".tmp" echo DEL /F /Q "%%F">> tempfilesremover.bat

Should be %%~xF   ;)


ScaryCmdFile.cmd:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. @echo off
  2. rem ScaryCmdFile.cmd <path>
  3. rem
  4. rem eg. ScaryCmdFile.cmd U:\silly\files
  5.  
  6. rem Extensions to eliminate besides 0 byte files, just add them to the line below separated by a
  7. rem semi-colon
  8. rem LINE HAS TO END WITH SEMI-COLON
  9. set ext=.tmp;.exe;.com;.bak;
  10.  
  11. for /r "%~1" %%F in (*) do (
  12.   if %%~zF==0 echo DEL /F /Q "%%F">> zerobytefilesremover.bat
  13.   echo.%ext% | findstr /C:"%%~xF;">nul && echo del /f /q "%%F">> naughtyextensionfileremover.bat
  14.   )

Doesn't do the hidden temporary Word files naturally but that should just be a matter of dir /b /s /a+h "~*.*" > TempWordFiles.txt to get a list.

You could also turn ScaryCmdFile.cmd into SaveOurFiles.cmd by just specifying what extensions you want to keep and changing the last del /f /q to xcopy/robocopy/etc.

eg.

SaveOurFiles.cmd:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. @echo off
  2. rem SaveOurFiles.cmd <path>
  3. rem
  4. rem eg. SaveOurFiles.cmd U:\silly\files
  5.  
  6. rem Extensions to keep, just add them to the line below separated by a semi-colon
  7. rem Still removes 0 byte files
  8. rem LINE HAS TO END WITH SEMI-COLON
  9. set ext=.doc;.jpg;.xls;
  10.  
  11. for /r "%~1" %%F in (*) do (
  12.   if %%~zF==0 echo DEL /F /Q "%%F">> zerobytefilesremover.bat
  13.   echo.%ext% | findstr /C:"%%~xF;">nul && echo xcopy "%%F" c:\savedfiles\ >> filessavedfromextinction.bat
  14.   )

NOTE: I've only tested the ScaryCmdFile.cmd.

Another word to the wise, don't start the holy war between the use of spaces or tabs for indentation back up...  :D

TABs?!  We don't need no steenkin' TABs!!
1845
I would have thought that the type of files you want to keep would be a much shorter list than the type of files you want to remove.

But if you want to check on file extension just use that for the comparison instead of file size, eg.

"%%~xF"==".tmp"

IIRC, the ~ Word files all have an extension of .tmp so will be picked up using extension comparison providing you've also searched for hidden files.
1846
General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone Using SlimBrowser?
« Last post by 4wd on June 04, 2015, 08:06 PM »
I had SlimBrowser installed for a while on my netbook because it's rather limited memory-wise (1.5GB) but found SlimBrowser too simplistic when compared to K-Meleon that I still use the latter and uninstalled the former.
1847
DEL /F /Q “C:\Users\ASA4\Desktop\DEC 16th 23 sync users somebody not there yet.txt”

Look at the quote marks.

It'll look the same as normal quote marks at the DOS prompt but it won't work, the following will:

DEL /F /Q "C:\Users\ASA4\Desktop\DEC 16th 23 sync users somebody not there yet.txt"

To illustrate:

Command file - top line is taken from posts above, third line replaced the quote marks with normal ones off the keyboard using Notepad2 (which makes the difference more obvious):
2015-06-05 10_36_27.png

Result:
2015-06-05 10_37_34.png

The angled quote marks are usually caused by a word processor, with a basic text editor they always look like a pair of vertical parallel lines.


Fixed command file without the funny quote marks:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. @echo off
  2. echo @ECHO OFF>> zerobytefilesremover.bat
  3. for /r %%F in (*) do if %%~zF==0 echo DEL /F /Q "%%F">> zerobytefilesremover.bat
1848
General Software Discussion / Re: Caveman NoScript?
« Last post by 4wd on June 04, 2015, 10:05 AM »
Or you could try RequestPolicy.

https://addons.mozil...addon/requestpolicy/
1849
Yes, I'm about to kill off another project Innuendo  :P

FossaMail is a Windows/Linux x86/x64 mail/news/chat client based on Thunderbird but using the optimised Pale Moon browser core.

FossaMail:

  • Is built from source with compiler optimizations geared towards an as stable and smooth operation of the client as possible (Pale Moon-alike optimizations).
  • Uses the Pale Moon browser core as its back-end. The client is therefore based on Pale Moon rather than other Mozilla-powered products.
  • Uses its own profile folder on your system. This means it will not interfere with existing Thunderbird installations.
  • The default profile location is %APPDATA%\FossaMail
  • Should be compatible with all Thunderbird (v24/25b era) add-ons and plugins.
  • Is available in 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions for both Windows and Linux.
  • Comes with an optional calendar/organizer add-on (Lightning, available from the download location below) that will allow it to be used in a Microsoft Outlook style information manager fashion.

System requirements:

  • Operating system either:
    • Windows Vista or above (Windows XP is not supported), OR
    • A recent Linux distribution (it will not run on particularly old kernel/libc combinations)
  • A processor with SSE2 support
  • Sufficient hard drive space to install and store your e-mail and other data
  • An internet connection ;-)
1850
I agree it feels a bit pricy -- I think I'll wait till they send out one of those ugprade specials for customers using older versions.

Same here, the current upgrade price of ~AU$77 is almost more than I paid for previous versions, (2008, 2010, 2012), combined.

Considering there seems to be only the Pro version now and they no longer use a purpose designed third-party email/calendar component, it seems a little steep for those of us who use the Standard version since we didn't need the added functionality of emClient/Thunderbird, (since I already have Thunderbird).
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