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- Short: Generates random file names
- Uploader: carls@kajen.com (Carl Svensson)
- Author: carls@kajen.com (Carl Svensson)
- Type: util/misc
- Version: 0.9
- Requires: ARexx
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- Random File Name Generator
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- © 2001 Carl Svensson
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- What's this?
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- A random file name generator. It generates a pseudo-unique file name
- consisting of the letter a-z.
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- Contents of this distribution
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- randFileName.readme -- This file
- randFileName.rx -- The actual script
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- How do I use it?
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- It's an ARexx script. I'll give you an example on how to
- call it from the command line:
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- 1.Work:Data/rexx/> rx randFileName.rx 12 alamaba.gif .gif
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- This will rename the file alabama.gif to, for example,
- "kjjjoqejgjho.gif".
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- The command line arguments are len, file and suffix
- LEN -- Length of the new file name excluding suffix
- For example, if you replace "12" with "6" in the
- example above, you'll get a 6 + 4-letter name (i e "abcdef.gif")
- FILE -- File to rename
- If the file name specified doesn't exist, randFileName will just
- print the new name instead of renaming the file.
- SUFFIX -- The dot-extension
- This adds a dot-extension to the file name.
- Can be specified with or without the period sign.
- If the period sign isn't included, randFileName will add it.
- If no suffix is specified, the suffix .rnd will automatically
- be addedd to the file name.
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- Legal stuff
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- This program is freely distributable as long as I'm credited
- in the header comment of the source code. However, if included
- in a commercial package or on a magazine coverdisk, I'd like
- to be informed about this, and I'd appreciate a small donation
- (for example a copy of the magazine/product where it's included).
- I am NOT responsible for any of the problems this script may cause.
- I offer NO warranty and I cannot guarantee that it'll work on your
- computer.
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- It has been tested on my Amiga1200 running AmigaOS 3.0 on a 68040 CPU,
- but I guess it should work on any Amiga with ARexx installed.
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- The Author
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- Contact me (Carl Svensson) by email: carls@kajen.com
- or visit my homepage, http://carls.1av10.nu/ for further
- information.
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- That's it
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- Hope you find it useless enough :-)
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