CybTekSol

@trident, Coming from a NEWBIE to Ketarin, I find your assumptions quite offensive. I cannot speak for the developer (Flo), but in response, there is only ONE moderator... me... and I only have control/input over the 'Tips and Tutorials' and 'Templates' sections of the forum... NOTHING ELSE. Due to circumstances beyond my control, such as burying eight family members in the last eleven months, my mother in atrial fibrillation, as well as, personal and professional obligations that seem unmanageable at times, I've had very little time to devote to the forum and have contemplated resigning from the forum. I guess the tone that is developing here has made the decision an easier one for me.

It is more likely than not that the POST data will change with subsequent releases, which IMHO makes downloads like this more trouble than they are worth with the current capabilities of Ketarin.

That is my experience also shawn... I have had all of my Filehippo app downloads configured that way for quite some time.

Try escaping it with two forward slashes // if I recall correctly.

I noticed your last post was 4/23... just checkin' to make sure you are doing well.

I use it daily now as it has proven to be reliable so far... I'll try to get it posted in the next few days for you shawn... my work load is almost unbearable at the moment which is why I have not been on the forum more often. I don't see any relief in sight which is depressing me. More hours... less rewards... poor economy... inflation... it's enough to drive me to drink but I can't afford it financially. lol

I have learned from great frustration to avoid SourceForge like the plague... their inconsistencies which require constant tweaking of templates is more trouble than it's worth.

I'm back on a limited basis until things approach normal for my wife and I. Looks like spammers have been active while I was away Flo... looks there are at least 3 members that need to be booted when you get a chance!

Just wanted to let Flo and others know that I will be away from the forum for a week or so as my wife's mother passed away this afternoon from colon cancer. Also Flo... it appears a spammer has joined the forum... I deleted his/her posts in the 'Templates' and 'Tips and Tutorials' sections for you. Take care... CybTekSol

I created this from one of my 'generic templates' as a starting point for your pleasure Sphinx. It works for the current version but may fail with subsequent versions as the captured 'acceptance key' that I plugged into the 'download_url' (sf3dfr47cr) may change at that point. No guarantees... but for testing, tweaking or disposal. lol Interesting at least... <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <Jobs> <ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <WebsiteUrl /> <UserNotes /> <IgnoreFileInformation>false</IgnoreFileInformation> <DownloadBeta>AlwaysDownload</DownloadBeta> <DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" /> <CheckForUpdatesOnly>false</CheckForUpdatesOnly> <VariableChangeIndicator /> <CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared> <ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication> <ExclusiveDownload>false</ExclusiveDownload> <HttpReferer>http://www.syntevo.com/{http_ref}</HttpReferer> <Variables> <item> <key> <string>anchor1</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>\<div\sclass="download"\></TextualContent> <Name>anchor1</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>ver_scrape</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType> <Regex>(?<={anchor1}.*?>)(Beta.+?|Build.+?|\d+[\.\d+]+?.*?Beta.*?\d+[\.\d+]+?|\d+[\.\d+]+?.*?Build.*?\d+[\.\d+]+?|\d+[\.\d+]+?.*?Beta|\d+[\.\d+]+?)(?=<|&)</Regex> <Url>http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/download.html</Url> <Name>ver_scrape</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>ver_rep1</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>{ver_scrape:replace: Beta :.}</TextualContent> <Name>ver_rep1</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>ver_rep2</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>{ver_rep1:replace: Build :.}</TextualContent> <Name>ver_rep2</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>ver_rep3</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>{ver_rep2:replace: Free Trial:}</TextualContent> <Name>ver_rep3</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>ver_rep4</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>{ver_rep3:replace: Trial:}</TextualContent> <Name>ver_rep4</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>version</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>{ver_rep4:replace: :_}</TextualContent> <Name>version</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>anchor2</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>Textual</VariableType> <Regex /> <TextualContent>\<div\sclass="downloadButtonContent"\></TextualContent> <Name>anchor2</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>http_ref</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType> <Regex>(?:{anchor2}.*?)(?:"\.\./)(([\w\s_;\.?=%&=\-@/$,]*\.)(?:exe|7z|zip))(?:")</Regex> <Url>http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/download.html</Url> <Name>http_ref</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> <item> <key> <string>truncated_url</string> </key> <value> <UrlVariable> <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft> <VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType> <Regex>(?:{anchor2}.*?)(?:"\.\./)(?:[\w\s_;\.?=%&=\-@/$,]*\?file=smartgit\/(([\w\s_;\.?=%&=\-@/$,]*\.)(?:exe|7z|zip)))(?:")</Regex> <Url>http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/download.html</Url> <Name>truncated_url</Name> </UrlVariable> </value> </item> </Variables> <ExecuteCommand /> <ExecutePreCommand /> <Category>Test</Category> <SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType> <DeletePreviousFile>true</DeletePreviousFile> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <FileHippoId /> <TargetPath>{target}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}_setup_JRE_v{version}.{url:ext}</TargetPath> <FixedDownloadUrl>http://www.syntevo.com/download/smartgit/{truncated_url}?sf3dfr47cr</FixedDownloadUrl> <Name>SmartGit</Name> </ApplicationJob> </Jobs> At the very least it will give you something to play with.

You indeed are wise... lol

That's the noob spirit mpenguin... pretty soon you'll be a 'true Ketarin geek'. lol

Just worked fine for me here in the mid-atlantic region of the U.S. warwagon... try setting a manageable amount of them (10 or so) to 'Do not download this application simultaneously with other applications' and see what happens.

Maybe Flo will consider adding an 'if-then-else' variable at some point for this. lol

Ah... SourceForge... now that's a site that is p_____ me off. About half of my downloads from there are corrupted due to how they are 'serving up' their downloads. Flo... this is becoming one of my greatest frustrations. Have you done any experimenting with them lately?

I second this appyface... this would work well for me As a matter of fact, along these same lines, I was considering asking Flo to add a button to the GUI error popup window to 'Copy only failed download app names to clipboard' to reduce info overload when entire web page code is copied to the clipboard. My preference on this one would be a log stating something to the effect of 'All apps updated successfully' just to know that the logging function didn't fail.

I agree with your assessment of the difficulty in determining if a link is for the latest version or how reliable this might be Flo. If the current version is 5.2.1 when you add an app's URL, then test from 5.2.2 up incrementally thru version 6.0.0 for example, it may get one's static ip banned from a site like happened to me at FreeWareFiles.com some time ago. And even then, 6.0.0 may not be the latest version with a major jump in development and/or time between running Ketarin. I didn't test how well 'download latest version' worked with InstallPad but I was 'suspect' of this approach when I read of it.

Any new developments warwagon?

I am testing a new version of my CNET Download.com template that uses THEIR search engine to overcome the ever-changing app page URLs with newer versions of an app hosted on CNET. If anyone is interested in helping with testing and suggestions for tweaking... post back to this thread. Thanks, CybTekSol

Yes cassiohui, your question above is representative of one of the dilemmas that has cost me some sleep over the past year or so... I have now learned when to 'fold-em' and not 'hold-em'. lol

Or maybe having Ketarin detect the absence/presence of 7-Zip's CL version in Ketarin's folder or a 'global variables' path to it to enable this feature if packaging it with Ketarin is not possible Flo? Also, Flo, I noticed InstallPad has the ability to sequentially test for the latest version of an app from a stable URL format from sites that use such structure. Is this a possibility for Ketarin? The latest successful version found could then be recorded as the version scrape maybe?

NO PLEASE FLO!! 80% of the PCs I build are still using either XP Home or Pro due to client income in this down economy, etc. and my donation of older hardware from corporations. The latest beta is loading 1320 apps, many with complex templates, totaling >2.5MB in database size in 5.25 seconds on my core2duo laptop! That's acceptable to me. Thanks for adding the 'By status' section for me. The BEST version yet for me. THANKS!!

It is occurring with me also Flo... I have my list sorted by app name. Also, with 1320 apps, I definitely have noticed a lag in the initial display of the list and during a 'ctrl-a' select all test as well. Otherwise, all is well, great job on the additional features!

Hey Flo... is it also possible to display the 'failed download count' in the status bar area of the GUI when updates are processing and just completed without too much additional coding. If so, it has my vote!

BTW Flo... I can't wait to test my templates with this... THANKS!! I wanted this for quite some time now.