[Sourceforge playing again?]

Very interesting Flo! Is this exactly what you included in 1.5 beta 7? I may start lovin' SF again.

[ketarin.org and ketarin.canneverbe.com moved to new server]

YES... MUCH faster for me.

[Can Ketarin spoof/make cookies?]

Patiently waiting still Flo.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 2]

Oh, oh...and the ability to right-click over a specific "cell" in the grid (like 'target' or 'custom column 2') and copy the contents of JUST that cell. This would be a HUGE time-saver for me when something breaks.

I agree Flo, when you can work it in... of course.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 4]

I have no additional feature requests at the moment that we have not discussed previously in the forum.

 

Sometimes, it is necessary to add some attention to certain requests. I certainly have a todo list, but I won't know the (possible) importance of some items if you don't mention the feature on a regular basis.

Sorry Flo... you know this is not my normal character... I've had LITTLE time to concentrate on Ketarin as more illness has struck my family. A three-year-old with viral encephalitis... we nearly lost him, partially blinded, loss of motor control and speech. Doctors have prepared us for a long road to recovery and % of recovery is unknown. Everyone... please keep little 'Slade' in your thoughts and prayers!

["random" function]

This would be useful indeed for me!

[Export bug Ketarin 1.5 b5]

I can do that for the next beta. Remember though, that all existing XML files with a non CDATA section will no longer work.

Detailed instructions for converting old templates for compatibility... PLEASE!

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 2]

I can live with that. I'll just have to remember to do it.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 4]

Thanks as usual Flo... I have no additional feature requests at the moment that we have not discussed previously in the forum.

[Array operations]

I have a significant number of apps (60+) with other than numbers and dots so I chose not to go that route for now.

[Getting only latest "stable" version number from filehippo?[SOLVED]]

Yes Shawn, I am aware of this. Tomorrow uses {prettyversion} as personal choice. I was just trying to explain that version scraping was built-in for FileHippo.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 3]

It appears VERY stable to me Josh... I updated 1357 apps with it without a glitch.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 2]

Ah, I see. This behaviour has already been changed in alpha 3.

So... Ketarin will download an app without version info if the version scrape fails without complaining?

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 3]

The 'GEEK' in me couldn't wait Flo. All I can say is AWESOME!! I LOVE the 'code snippets' and have already inserted virtually all of my batch scripts into it (copy, extract with 7zip, extract with UE, move, rename, delete, etc... This is going to make my geek life even more pleasurable.

 

Update: Only one glitch so far... the 'post download command' window does not resize horizontally or vertically for me as the 'pre download command' window does.

 

12 snippets populated so far... wonderbar!!

 

'Install-button' alignment is correct for me with/without 'status bar'... solved indeed!

 

Now... if I only had C# skills like Flo!

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 3]

I look forward to testing it this week Flo... Thanks! Enjoy your vacation and make sure your PC is completely patched, antivurus and antispyware are updated while on the 'internet cafe'. I've seen some very clever exploits lingering on them here in the states and some of my clients have fallen victim.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 2]

How would one know that the app entry needs to be tweaked if this is implemented other than logs or apps saved without version info?

 

At what is that question directed? I don't quite understand what you are trying to tell (me?).

 

It is in reference to this:

 

Flo - can you add a checkbox/feature to return empty string when there isn't a match in a variable assignment?

 

For example' date=' if there isn't a regex match for a {version} check, instead of returning an empty string, it returns the entire content of the page. If I use the version variable in my filenames (as I always do), then the download fails because of forbidden characters (<!DOCTYPE ...) in the filename.[/quote']

[Array operations]

Yes indeed, I have been using it for days now and it works beautifully Flo! Thanks... as always!

[{version:multireplace} not possible in custom column?[SOLVED]]

@Tomorrow,

 

I have decided to do this UP-FRONT in my templates and app entries so that I can simply use {version} for my custom column and the apps will all be saved with version info to my liking. Got to love multireplace... eeeh?

[A 7.1MB Jobs.db file?]

Indeed, I did not notice any difference in the loading time of the database Flo. For me, since I backup databases daily to my FreeNAS servers, it is just a matter of drive space.

[Ketarin 1.5 alpha 2]

How would one know that the app entry needs to be tweaked if this is implemented other than logs or apps saved without version info?

[Array operations]

This is going to enable me to SIMPLIFY my template collection!!! Simpler is ALWAYS better!!!

 

BTW, for Ketarin users that have not used this added function, it was actually named 'multireplace' and from Shawn's example above it would be:

 

{version:multireplace:|:, Build| Build | part | beta | b:.|.|.|.|-}

 

which is similar to what I am going to use to simplify my version regex scrapes in my template collection. This will allow me to eradicate Beta, Build, spaces, - , commas, _, etc. from app versions in one shot!! YEAH!!

[A 7.1MB Jobs.db file?]

Which job was it?

I can't remember the app as it occurred at a time when I was extremely busy and did not document it... if it happens again, I WILL document it thoroughly.

 

BTW, I am using SQLite Database Browser from SourceForge to compact my database files on a regular basis. It works like a charm SO FAR! I keep backups in case something go wrong of course. I added it to the 'Send To' folder just for compacting purposes.

[Getting only latest "stable" version number from filehippo?[SOLVED]]

@Tomorrow,

 

I think you have misinterpreted what Flo and I are saying... users DO NOT NEED to capture the version info of FileHippo downloads with Ketarin at all. FileHippo (and FileHippo ONLY) is a special case and the ability to capture version info for their apps is BUILT-IN to Ketarin's code. TEST IT WITH A NEW FIleHippo app entry and toggle the avoid/download selections and you will see the captured version info in either case is correct.

 

BTW... post #667...

[Status Bar entries...]

Flo... can you add a count of the number of 'disabled' apps to the status bar for me at some point?

[A 7.1MB Jobs.db file?]

@Flo,

 

Just wanted to let you know what happened to my Jobs.db file a couple of weeks ago. Apparently something went horribly wrong during a Ketarin update of my 1300+ apps. It appears a site changed and made one of my redirect variables an active download which stored nearly 6MB extraneous data from that in the Jobs.db. How is that possible?

 

I compacted the database and all was well which leads me to my next questions. What method do you prefer/recommend for compacting the database and can this be a built in option for Ketarin in the future?