aurelio

That's very good to know... (I'm in good company. )Right now mine is <TargetPath>..\{category}\{appname} v.{reversion}.{extsn}</TargetPath> I'm using right now a "reversion" variable to "automatically clean-up" almost all obtained version numbers. The keyword here is almost... some softwares must have this variable further customized. That's the reason why I'm hesitating to use a more simple approach with a "global variable" with the same name and avoid declaring it in every single piece of software. So, I would like to know: - Can I override the global variable with a local declaration whenever it becomes necessary? reversion = {version:multireplace:~: (32-bit)~ (IE)~ (Non-IE)~ Beta~ Alpha~, Build~ Build ~ part ~ beta ~/~(~):~~-NonIE~-bt~-al~.~.~.~.~.~~} sometimes become, for instance, reversion = {version:regexreplace: Build (\d\d).(\d\d).(20\d\d):-b_$3.$2.$1} and some other few necessary corrections, sometimes with the use of a temporary "v1" and "v2" variables to apply multiple consecutive corrections. So, my second question is: - Do I have to use (and declare) temporary variables to make use of consecutive transformations? (or is there an easier way to do more than one direct and different transformations on a variable output?) I've also just figured out that about 2/3rds of my software entries have the .exe extension (man, that grouping + sorting behavior of Ketarin is just fantastic!); So, I would like to have my "extsn" variable as a "global one" declared with the value "exe" and only change it locally whenever it becomes necessary; - Is it possible? Would this work well? or is it just another potential source for problems and I'd better stick with local "extsn" variables? (I do not like to use {url:ext} on the TargetPath because it does not display accurately on the column on the interface; also because it is does not get stored in the database, apparently; also because I can't have a custom column to sort and group entries by this value ) Edit: I forgot another very important question to the "PRO's": - When I edit the "ALL.xml" (all exported entries) with notepad++ and make all the desired corrections, trying to make everything as uniform, simple and functional as possible, I'm afraid as I import it to a new and clean jobs.db there will be probably some values that I had before on the old "jobs.db" that I will loose. Is this true?

many thanks for your asnwer, Shawn! I'm gonna try to use | instead of the | char on those specific places... Let's see if it works... Edit: nope, the Template Entry Window interprets it as a regular | char and divides the desired option into 2; too bad...

I've seen some "more experienced" users in other topics use "..\x32" instead of "{startuppath}..\x32", which avoids the undesirable effect of having Ketarin path display in the "Target" column. I'm not sure this is 100% OK, but so far it seams the way to go for me.

Great Idea! Thank you.

Is it possible to include one option in a "placeholder" (from a point in a Softpedia template) where I will have the "|" character as part of the specific option? e.g.: I have 3 options, and the last one include both the 1st and the 2nd; I've tried escaping the "|" character but it did not work... <placeholder name="Internal (Softpedia) or External (App Site) or Any (both) Sources?" value="Softpedia\|External" options="Softpedia|External|Softpedia\|External" />

Oh, man... This partially answers my question in the other post... (we posted almost at the same time, and I hadn't seen this...) now, I'm embarressed... Still, can I use a "search and replace" to alter all entries to start using this "{startuppath}" variable? Edit: I couldn't figure it out, so I'm trying to export all to a XML file and edit it using Oxygen XML editor. It's still a bit confusing...

I couldn't find the answer for this, so here it goes (it might be a "stupid" question...): --> How Can I enter a Relative Path to each item (software) entry? e.g.: instead of having on download location: "S:\Software\_Base.Ins\{category}\{appname} v.{version}.exe" SHOULD(??) I have something like this? "{root}Software\_Base.Ins\{category}\{appname} v.{version}.{url:ext}" and COULD(??) I have something more SIMILAR to this, knowing that KETARIN FOLDER is "S:\Software\_Base.Ins\_Ketarin\": "..\{category}\{appname} v.{version}.{url:ext}" and, at last, how would I go about changing all previous items entries to the new "Relative Paths Format"? Is there a "Search and Replace" function I could use? Or should I use an HEX editor to change it all directly in the database (jobs.db, located in the same folder as Ketarin executable)?