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General Software Discussion / Re: sorting units of text
« Last post by rjbull on July 01, 2012, 03:54 PM »
Do you really want what you said, and sort the items, or do you just want to find them using the categories as keywords/tags?  If the latter, you might look at NoteFrog.  The current version can import files delimited with markers.

If you really want to keep your text organised, then you might try a single-pane outliner like Noteliner.  It's free, but .NET if that bothers you, and uses its own file format.

Otherwise, I concure with MilesAhead, though I normally reach first for MemPad.  MemPad has particularly nice input/output from/to delimited files.  It shouldn't be too hard to massage your files into forms that NoteFrog or MemPad can import.

FWIW, following MilesAhead's comment, I do know that Ultra Recall Standard or Professional can import Treepad Lite .HJT files.  Some of the other outliners, like RightNote and AllMyNotes, only accept KeyNote .KNT files, but KeyNote is free and can import .HJT files itself, so you can convert in two stages.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Are any of the files missing???
« Last post by rjbull on July 01, 2012, 03:30 PM »
Oh that is surely inscrutable, pretty much goes against my knowledge of the word suppress, ie. suppress = remove;hide;subdue
-4wd (June 27, 2012, 08:13 PM)

Maybe I should reboot my explanation of how I think comm works  :)

In comparing two files, you have three cases: lines in File 1 that aren't in File 2; lines in File 2 that aren't in File 1; and lines that are common to both files, i.e. cross-file duplicates.  File Intersection takes the sort of approach that end-users might expect, and sends each data stream to a separate file, sensibly named.  comm sends all three data streams to STDOUT, simultaneously, in three parallel columns separated by tabs.  You can catch its output in a pager like MORE, or redirect it into a text file and examine it with an editor, but it's very hard to read, even if you make tab characters visible, the more so as data lines are usually different lengths.  The switches clarify output.  They suppress one or more data streams, so you end up with only the information you want.  So, the use of the word "suppress" is correct, and the concept is logical, but it's the logic of a coffeed-up supergeek in a 3 AM coding session.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Are any of the files missing???
« Last post by rjbull on June 27, 2012, 04:16 PM »
However, it now occurs to me that in your case, another Unix utility might be better, comm, e.g. the one contained in GNU utilities for Win32:
Usage: comm [OPTION]... LEFT_FILE RIGHT_FILE
Compare sorted files LEFT_FILE and RIGHT_FILE line by line.

  -1              suppress lines unique to left file
  -2              suppress lines unique to right file
  -3              suppress lines unique to both files
      --help      display this help and exit
      --version   output version information and exit
-rjbull (June 26, 2012, 03:19 PM)

I think that's the opposite of what we're trying to do - we want to suppress lines that are common to both files.
-4wd (June 26, 2012, 07:48 PM)
It does do what I think you want, but as ever with GNU/FSF, is inscrutable.  Don't overlook that you can combine arguments.  Consider two files:

1.txt        2.txt    
-----        -----    
Ash          Ash      
Holly        Beech    
Oak          Holly    
Rowan        Rowan    
Whitebeam    Whitebeam

Then:

c:\Zdir>c:\dos\Utils\comm.exe -3 1.txt 2.txt
        Beech
Oak

(when there are two output streams, they are normally separated by a tab)
Combining two arguments:

c:\Zdir>c:\dos\Utils\comm.exe -13 1.txt 2.txt
Beech

Just don't combine all of arguments 1, 2 and 3, or you won't learn much  :)
However, the File Intersection program looks pretty well spot on.  :Thmbsup:
-4wd (June 26, 2012, 07:48 PM)
It's good, but as I recall it, insists on writing all three files each time.  That means that in batch processes, you have to remember to delete the unwanted as well as wanted ones afterwards.  But, it seems more intuitive than comm.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Are any of the files missing???
« Last post by rjbull on June 26, 2012, 03:19 PM »
rjbull, DIR /B /S is good.  That can get us a list of files of both folders.  Then strip away path.  Once the two lists are in hand, what diff program would you use?
-nkormanik (June 25, 2012, 03:35 PM)
I realise you're sorted now, but for the record, I'd most probably use a the GNU port of Unix diff, see DiffUtils for Windows.

However, it now occurs to me that in your case, another Unix utility might be better, comm, e.g. the one contained in GNU utilities for Win32:
Usage: comm [OPTION]... LEFT_FILE RIGHT_FILE
Compare sorted files LEFT_FILE and RIGHT_FILE line by line.

  -1              suppress lines unique to left file
  -2              suppress lines unique to right file
  -3              suppress lines unique to both files
      --help      display this help and exit
      --version   output version information and exit

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

If that appeals, you might also like a possibly more friendly alternative, File Intersection (fintrsct):
This program takes two text input files. It finds all the lines that are the same, and writes those out into a text file (defaults to common). Then it finds the lines that are unique to the first file and writes those out (defaults to unique1), and finds the lines that are unique to the second file (defaults to writing out to unique2). [...] original purpose was comparing system files like autoexec.bat between different systems in order to troubleshoot. My purpose was to help me back stuff up: I'd have a list of files (say, just for the sake of argument, a bunch of music files) that were on a CD, and a list of files that were in a folder, and this would help me figure out which were already backed up.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Are any of the files missing???
« Last post by rjbull on June 25, 2012, 03:12 PM »
er, can't you just DIR /B in dummy and real folders, and compare them with a diff program?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Smart Closing of processes by extension with exceptions
« Last post by rjbull on June 24, 2012, 10:25 AM »
Have you looked at KillProcess by Orange Lamp Software Solutions?

KillProcess

KillProcess is an application assassin of the extreme kind. It can terminate almost any process on a Windows machine, including any service and process running in the system. Even protected Microsoft system processes can be terminated. All of this can be done in the matter of milliseconds.

The speed that KillProcess can kill your applications with is determined by your computer speed and is not restricted by any other settings within the OS itself. KillProcess is way more powerful than the Task Manager in other terms than speed. It can kill multiple processes, either by multi-select or by clever use of “kill lists”. Using these techniques it is possible to “batch” terminate processes, quickly and swiftly, with a click of a button.

KillProcess can also scan the running processes on the computer, and kill them on sight, much like an anti-spyware application would. In KillProcess however you are in charge of which applications should be allowed to run or not – and that applies to the computer as long as you say so.
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Living Room / Re: LastPass Finally Showing Its Revenue Plans? Credit Monitoring? Bah...
« Last post by rjbull on June 21, 2012, 05:04 PM »
Here are a few I've noticed, but not tried:

  • Password Depot by AceBIT GmbH
     Automated log-in to password protected websites due to full browser integration!
  • Password Profiler 3
    Automate Log-Ons and Fill Forms Faster
    PC Magazine
    • Logs into Web sites automatically
    • Fills long registration and checkout forms quickly and easily
    • Saves logins to your favorite sites
    • Shares logins between IE and Firefox
  • PassCrypt
    same author made PC Magazine's Password Profiler 3
    Auto-Fill Dialog
    This mini-dialog pops up whenever you visit a site that has saved form/password information. Just click the Fill Form button and you're ready to go.
  • Sticky Password
    The only password manager and online form filler you‘ll need (sic)
    * login automatically to your favorite websites
    * fill-in online forms with one click

Password Depot has been mentioned on DC before.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Choice.com and Choice.exe for Windows XP
« Last post by rjbull on June 17, 2012, 03:39 PM »
I just opened up a CMD.EXE console under Vista Home Premium, typed CHOICE, and got Microsoft's own CHOICE program, dated 2006.  It's in
c:\Windows\System32\  Haven't tried it in a batch file, though.  Is Microsoft CHOICE really missing from your computer, or do you have a preference for third-party tools?

Are you sure the problem lies with CHOICE?  Do you have any account restrictions on your computer that might cause problems with a console?

Other CHOICE programs you might try: Horst Schaeffer's 16-bit DOS program CHOIX.COM in his PBATS collection: http://www.horstmuc.de/main.htm , bottom of page.  If you'd like fairly similar WinGUI versions, look at Horst's Windows 32 bit Console Mode programs at http://www.horstmuc.de/wcon.htm
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: HippoEDIT programmers editor - BitsDuJour Fr. 17.04.2009
« Last post by rjbull on June 15, 2012, 03:03 PM »
Again today, 2012-06-15:  http://www.bitsdujou.../software/hippoedit/  $15.00 instead of $39.95.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Buzz Folders Pro - Open/Save Dialog Box Extender - 68% Off @ BitsDuJour
« Last post by rjbull on June 14, 2012, 04:21 PM »
Since I bought my license for Listary, I haven't looked at anything else, particularly as it integrates so well with my preferred file manager, Total Commander.  Also with several other file managers.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Sending user-supplied text
« Last post by rjbull on June 13, 2012, 03:04 PM »
OP:  do you mean something like pasting the text of a form letter, with only the name changed?  If so, there are already ways of doing that without actually needing to write your own program.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Aml Pages v9.35 - FREE offer on GOTD
« Last post by rjbull on June 13, 2012, 02:55 PM »
Available on Bits du Jour today, 2012-06-13, at 50% off, meaning you pay $14.50.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Aml Pages v9.35 - FREE offer on GOTD
« Last post by rjbull on June 05, 2012, 03:29 PM »
I haven't seen IainB's error either, but AML Pages hasn't so far grabbed me.  It has a couple of features I haven't noticed elsewhere (not saying they don't exist...): it has the ability to paste a Web clip either as-is (more or less, as usual), or as HTML code.  That might be nice if you want to extract links and things to reformat for a DC forum post, for example.  And, it can output trees to .CHM format.

The author's native language clearly isn't English, and I don't think the clumsy translation is doing him any favours.  I have to admit I don't speak any language other than English, and respect the attempts of non-native speakers of English.
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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Bookmark Docs - MiniReview
« Last post by rjbull on May 31, 2012, 04:41 PM »
No, I didn't mean to imply that Linkman can bookmark a given position in a web page, but I can see how my statement might be interpreted that way.
-cyberdiva (May 30, 2012, 04:41 PM)
OK, thanks.  Reiterating my own earlier post, it's a feature I'd like, and like to work in the same way as a text editor does.  That looks more like a job for a Firefox extension than a separate program... but it was worth asking.
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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Bookmark Docs - MiniReview
« Last post by rjbull on May 30, 2012, 04:08 PM »
I should start by saying that by "bookmark," I mean setting a way to get back to a particular place in a document or a particular web page."
-cyberdiva (May 29, 2012, 06:44 PM)

Following your earlier post, I read you as implying that Linkman can bookmark not only a Web page, but also a given position on that page.  Is that correct, please?
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General Software Discussion / Re: The best Automatic Organizer for documents and other files
« Last post by rjbull on May 27, 2012, 03:52 PM »
I would like a finder or searcher of the pdf files that are scanned or imaged, not searchables.
-Contro (May 27, 2012, 12:27 PM)

I just saw what looks like your other thread on that.  I don't have an answer.  I wondered about using pdftotext from XPDF, and assuming that any file with zero text output was an image, but I don't think that will work if the file is encrypted.  If the information in pdfinfo (from the same XPDF package) is both correct and complete, there just doesn't seem to be a flag that says that the file is a scanned image.  Once you've found them, maybe the best thing is to rename them, or otherwise tag them, but that doesn't help find them in the first place.
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General Software Discussion / Re: The best Automatic Organizer for documents and other files
« Last post by rjbull on May 27, 2012, 11:22 AM »
Where is it to catalogue all types of files.

Do you know anyone ?
-Contro (May 27, 2012, 08:46 AM)

Try searching DC for "whereisit"  :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Total Commander 8.0 final for Windows released!
« Last post by rjbull on May 24, 2012, 04:36 PM »
revisit plugins pages and check for 64bit versions
-fenixproductions (May 23, 2012, 04:56 PM)
Good point, thanks.  I only have 32-bit Vista Home Premium, so never think much about 64-bit stuff.
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General Software Discussion / Total Commander 8.0 final for Windows released!
« Last post by rjbull on May 23, 2012, 03:02 PM »
Total Commander 8.0 final for Windows released!

May 23, 2012: Total Commander 8.0 final is now available for download.

Since 32-bit plugins cannot be used by 64-bit programs, they need to be converted first. Therefore there will not be many plugins available initially for 64-bit. If you use plugins extensively, you should keep using the 32-bit version. You can install both in parallel to the same directory - there is now a separate installer which will install both together.

Please download Total Commander 8.0 (Shareware) now from our Download page!

The update is still free for all registered users (also of Windows Commander) - please check our update instructions.

Still no upgrade fee!   8) :Thmbsup: :-*
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General Software Discussion / Re: General brainstorming for Note-taking software
« Last post by rjbull on May 16, 2012, 04:42 PM »
Just when you thought this thread was safely dead, jumps up again.  There's yet another one that doesn't seem to have been mentioned on DC: Aml Pages. 
Aml Pages is tree-structured notes organizer for Windows. It contains all your notes, information, web pages, passwords, URL-address in the form of a tree, so you can quickly find what you need. The Aml Pages can easily save web pages (or fragments) from the Internet and provides a sticky for quick notes. Manage megatons of your notes with ease at work and at home.

Support plain text, rich text and web pages, tables and figures, attachments, and many plug-ins for expansion features. At any moment you can instantly record the important information in a sticky note, not looking up from the important cases.
Aml Pages allows you to store absolutely any information in its database: texts, images, screenshots, files, URLs and etc. Moreover, you can store both links to files and files themselves.

Found from a Bits du Jour e-mail about a future promotion of it: Bits du Jour - Aml Pages Home License.  Their blurb: 
Aml Pages Home License
Organize Notes In a Tree Structure

By now, we've all gotten used to the intuitive effectiveness of the tree structure for navigating file systems. It all makes so much sense, having nested folders to organize your data for easy retrieval - so why not adopt this same approach to your notes? With today's discount software promotion, Aml Pages, you can!

Aml Pages lets you keep all of your notes, information, websites, passwords, and other data in a convenient and intuitive tree structure. With Aml Pages, you'll be able to capture information quickly as you perform your research, making your workflow more productive and efficient. Capturing a complete web page is as simple as pressing a hotkey, or dragging and dropping selected text. There's native support for plain text, rich text, images, screenshots, tables and figures, attachments, and more. Anything you need to save, you can save with Aml Pages!

Beyond just the tree structure, Aml Pages also helps you by letting you customize each node of your tree with its own font, size, style, and color. On top of that, you can use tags to further categorize your information. When it comes time to find anything, a powerful search engine lets you quickly locate your target, and you can create adjustable filters to include or exclude specific criteria. Bonus features include password protection for all data and backup copies, and autosave that ensures that your notes are always safeguarded!
Promotion Written by Derek Lee

I don't know how it's considered better/different than the multitude of similar programs, and have asked in the Bits promotion.  I also asked about import/export, tired of being locked into proprietary formats.
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General Software Discussion / Recommend bulk editor for EXIF/IPTC metadata?
« Last post by rjbull on May 15, 2012, 04:05 PM »
My compact digital camera records some EXIF data in JPEGs, but not author or copyright.  It doesn't appear to write any IPTC data at all.  I know very little about digital images, so:

1) Is it possible to add author and copyright data to EXIF, when IrfanView doesn't show any such fields at present?  I.e., can those fields be added?

2) If so, please can you recommend a batch/bulk means of adding and/or editing EXIF/IPTC data?  I'm thinking of something like a file manager with a thumbnails view where I can mark the images for a particular operation, as opposed to a bulk rename-type utility where all files in a folder are operated on, without much choice.  However, if all else fails, or works out too expensive, I'd be prepared to take that route.

I'm not looking for image alteration features, only EXIF/IPTC data.  Naturally, the cheaper the better  :)

I've heard of several that claim to do something close to what I'm looking for, including (apart from programs that are primarily image editors):

[Edit at UK time 2012-05-16, 22:06:-] Added Photo Mechanic.  Some of these programs are very expensive, given the prices of photo editing programs now. [/Edit]
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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS feature request: smart copy/paste of hyperlinks
« Last post by rjbull on May 11, 2012, 04:41 PM »
It's been niggling, but I still don't have a solution to your problem as stated.  I think it's to do with the way that Windows handles the clipboard, and whether target applications "know" to handle incoming clips as plain text or HTML.

I would have liked a similar system where I could copy from a Web page, and have the HTML code as such pasted into a plain text editor.  Many editors can strip HTML, some can do it while preserving links, which would give something similar to what you want.  Still more actions than ideal.  It looks like Firefox extension Extended Copy Menu may be useful:
Provides the option to copy selection as plain text or html.

It adds a "Copy As Html" and "Copy As Plain Text" to the context (right-click) menu. It is useful if you want to copy the text or underlying html from a web page into documents, posts or other applications.

The difference between plain Ctrl+C and Extended Copy Menu on the current DC Forum Home Page is as follows.

Plain Ctrl+C:
[General Software Discussion]    Re: SrtRetime 1.1.0.0     MilesAhead     Today at 03:59:46 PM
[Soap Box]    FBI caught on camera 'returning' a server they confinscated.     SeraphimLabs     Today at 03:45:02 PM
[Soap Box]    Doconian International Party: Manifesto     Stephen66515     Today at 03:01:42 PM

Extended Copy Menu "Copy As Html":
<tr><td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">[<a href="https://www.donation.../index.php?board=6.0">General Software Discussion</a>]</td>
               <td class="orangesmall" valign="top"><a href="https://www.donation...;topicseen#msg288198">Re: SrtRetime 1.1.0.0</a></td>
               <td class="smalltext" valign="top">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.donation...ion=profile;u=185796">MilesAhead</a>&nbsp;</td>
               <td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><b>Today</b> at 03:59:46 PM</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">[<a href="https://www.donation...ndex.php?board=311.0">Soap Box</a>]</td>
               <td class="orangesmall" valign="top"><a href="https://www.donation...;topicseen#msg288197">FBI caught on camera 'returning' a server they confinscated. </a></td>
               <td class="smalltext" valign="top">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.donation...ion=profile;u=372590">SeraphimLabs</a>&nbsp;</td>
               <td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><b>Today</b> at 03:45:02 PM</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top">[<a href="https://www.donation...ndex.php?board=311.0">Soap Box</a>]</td>
               <td class="orangesmall" valign="top"><a href="https://www.donation...;topicseen#msg288196">Doconian International Party: Manifesto</a></td>
               <td class="smalltext" valign="top">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.donation...ion=profile;u=254145">Stephen66515</a>&nbsp;</td>
               <td class="smalltext" align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><b>Today</b> at 03:01:42 PM</td></tr>

as pasted into Notetab Pro.  Using NTP's "Strip HTML Tags, Preserve URLs" feature on that, wrapped to fit on screen, gives:


[<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?board=6.0>General Software Discussion] 
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=30963.msg288198
;topicseen#msg288198>Re: SrtRetime 1.1.0.0
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=185796>MilesAhead
Today at 03:59:46 PM
[<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?board=311.0>Soap Box]
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=30971.msg288197
;topicseen#msg288197>FBI caught on camera 'returning' a server they confinscated.
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=372590>SeraphimLabs
Today at 03:45:02 PM
[<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?board=311.0>Soap Box]
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=30970.msg288196
;topicseen#msg288196>Doconian International Party: Manifesto
<https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=254145>Stephen66515
Today at 03:01:42 PM

CHS sees Ctrl+C and Extended Copy Menu clips as separate entities, as witness the screenshot.  But, of course, this only works for Firefox, and Extended Copy Menu is quite old (I'm still using an old copy of FF).  I presume it should be possible to used editor macros to convert URLs into BBcode or whatever.
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Living Room / Re: Favorite Websites...What are yours?
« Last post by rjbull on May 10, 2012, 03:45 PM »
FantastiFiction  http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
-rjbull (May 09, 2012, 04:05 PM)

What rating out of 5 would you give it?
-Stephen66515 (May 09, 2012, 04:40 PM)

I keep my URLs in LinkStash.  My Books folder has a sub-folder containing 51 FantasticFiction entries, so I'd rate that 5  :)
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Best Dialog Extender / Re: Listary Pro - good value at full price, 50% discount on BDJ today - 17 Dec 2011
« Last post by rjbull on May 10, 2012, 03:33 PM »
i'll wait for the upcoming version 4 then..
-lanux128 (May 09, 2012, 10:43 PM)
The deal has been extended to today, 2012-05-10.  The free vs. pro comparison chart at  http://www.listary.com/pro  says license is "lifetime," and even if there's an upgrade fee at some point it's usual for it to be reduced for existing users, so you might want to spring for it in hope.  It's not very expensive anyway.
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Best Dialog Extender / Re: Listary Pro - good value at full price, 50% discount on BDJ today - 17 Dec 2011
« Last post by rjbull on May 10, 2012, 03:21 PM »
I bought my license via an earlier Bits deal on 2010-03-21.  I can't remember the exact version number at the time, though I think it was 2.x.  I haven't had to pay for any upgrades, yet anyway.  I would read the wording to mean, no upgrade fees ever, but we all know what's been happening to that sort of license.
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