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Web Explorer / XMosaic Hotlist converter
by
Mike Kopack
version 2.0
This program will take a hotlist from Web Explorer Version 1.0 and newer
(possibly older versions too) and a hotlist from Xmosaic from a Unix machine
and merge them together into a single hotlist to be used for Xmosaic and
Web Explorer.
If you're like me, you have an OS/2 machine at home on the net, and use
Unix machines at school or work. I've found it extremely frustrating trying
to keep the two hotlists synchronized. Rather than turning my hotlist into
an HTML document, I've decided to do this instead.
The program is to be run from the command line in OS/2.
USAGE:
xmos2we
Enter in the requested names (with paths if necessary)
The explore.ini file is usually found in either your TCPIP\etc dir or your
webexplorer dir. The .mosaic-hotlist-default file is typically found in your
home directory in Unix.
I suggest making backup copies of your explore.ini and .mosaic-hotlist-default
files just in case. When finished, the merged hotlists will be found in the
filenames you gave for the new hotlists. You should copy the xmosaic file to
the name .mosaic-hotlist-default so Xmosaic will read it in. The header
information in the explore.ini file which stores the Web Explorer configuration
is maintained and copied into the new explore.ini file also.
The system will not make duplicate URL entries, therefore, it's safe to run
this converter more than once. The hotlists will be written out with the
Xmosaic entries place first in both hotlists and then followed by the Web
Explorer ones.
NOTE: You MUST convert your xmosaic hotlist files to DOS-OS/2 text format
using something like unix2dos (found on most unix machines). This is because
Unix and DOS machines handle returns and linefeeds differently.
Future Enhansements:
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PM interface.
Allow user to re-arrange the hotlist entries.
Hotlist alphabetizing.
Removal of duplicate Xmosaic entries.
The program is completely freeware! Distribute it as much as you want, just make
sure you include this text file so people can contact me if they have problems.
I wrote this mainly as a small exercise in C, but donations are welcome! :)
If you find any bugs or experience any problems, you can contact me at:
ccastmk@prism.gatech.edu
or
gt6758b@prism.gatech.edu
or
Mav2 on IRC (usually in the #os/2 channel)
--Mike Kopack
Update History
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V2.0 - Included convertion from Xmosaic to Web Explorer.
Will now output new hotlist for both formats at once.
V1.1 - Fixed problem with spacing of Date after URL for original Xmosaic entries
V1.0 - First version.