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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Jobs>
 <ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
   <DownloadBeta>Default</DownloadBeta>
   <DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
   <CheckForUpdatesOnly>false</CheckForUpdatesOnly>
   <VariableChangeIndicator />
   <CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
   <ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
   <ExclusiveDownload>true</ExclusiveDownload>
   <HttpReferer />
   <Variables>
     <item>
       <key>
         <string>durl</string>
       </key>
       <value>
         <UrlVariable>
           <VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
           <Regex>((?<=(?-i:URL\=))(?:.*?)|(?<=home.*?href\=\")(?:.*?))(?=")</Regex>
           <Url><placeholder name="Download Page URL" /></Url>
           <Name>durl</Name>
         </UrlVariable>
       </value>
     </item>
     <item>
       <key>
         <string>version</string>
       </key>
       <value>
         <UrlVariable>
           <VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
           <Regex>((?<=\<title\>.*?\s)(?:\d+?\.\d+?.*?)(?=\s\-)|(?<=Thank\syou.*?\s)(?:\d+?\.\d+?.*?)(?=\.\s))</Regex>
           <Url><placeholder name="Download Page URL" /></Url>
           <Name>version</Name>
         </UrlVariable>
       </value>
     </item>
   </Variables>
   <ExecuteCommand />
   <ExecutePreCommand />
   <Category><placeholder name="Category" value="Backup-Benchmark-CD-Clean-Hash-Multimedia-Office-PDF-Recovery-Registry-Security-Shell-Virtualization" /></Category>
   <SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
   <PreviousLocation />
   <DeletePreviousFile>true</DeletePreviousFile>
   <Enabled>true</Enabled>
   <FileHippoId />
   <LastUpdated xsi:nil="true" />
   <TargetPath>{target}\{category}\</TargetPath>
   <FixedDownloadUrl>{durl}</FixedDownloadUrl>
   <Name><placeholder name="Application Name" /></Name>
 </ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>

 

 

1.Enter Download Page URL

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2.Enter/Select Category

3.Enter App Name

 

 

Note: Regex was tested against several urls in this site retrieving NO errors (10-15.03.2009). Known limitations: only works if a Direct Download field (as shown in the image above) is available. How-To use a Template.

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@FranciscoR,

I don't think I can make that work for me. :( Here's my folder structure as defined by my categories for 1000+ apps so far:

Antivirus
Antivirus\Definiton Updates
Antivirus\Full-Time
Antivirus\Other
Antivirus\Scanners
Antivirus\Specialized Removal Tools
Antivirus\Specialized Scanners
CD-DVD
CD-DVD\Authoring
CD-DVD\Burners
CD-DVD\Emulation
CD-DVD\Identification
CD-DVD\Image Tools
CD-DVD\Miscellaneous
CD-DVD\Players
CD-DVD\Rippers
Data
Data\Data Analysis
Data\Data Extraction
Data\Database Servers
Data\Database Tools
Data\Movie Catalogers
Drivers
Drivers\Audio
Drivers\Backup-Restore
Drivers\Integrated
Drivers\Keyboard & Mice
Drivers\Video
Education
Education\Art
Education\Astronomy
Education\Bibliography
Education\Calculators
Education\Computing
Education\Dictionaries & Thesauruses
Education\Graphing Tools
Education\Language
Education\Math
Education\Miscellaneous
Education\Music
Education\Outline Editors
Education\Religion
Education\Unit Converters
Finance
Finance\Management
Finance\Spreadsheets
Finance\Tools
Games
Games\Action
Games\Adventure
Games\Board
Games\Cards
Games\Dice
Games\Puzzles
Games\RPG
Games\Simulation
Games\Solitaire
Games\Strategy
Games\Tools
Internet
Internet\Bookmark Managers
Internet\Calendar Clients
Internet\Direct Connect
Internet\Download Managers
Internet\E-Mail Clients
Internet\E-Mail Clients\Thunderbird Add-Ons
Internet\E-Mail Clients\Thunderbird Add-Ons\Linux
Internet\E-Mail Clients\Thunderbird Add-Ons\MacOSX
Internet\E-Mail Clients\Thunderbird Add-Ons\Windows
Internet\E-Mail Servers
Internet\E-Mail Spam Filters
Internet\FTP Clients
Internet\FTP Servers
Internet\HTML Tools
Internet\Instant Messengers
Internet\IRC Clients
Internet\Link Checkers
Internet\Media Clients
Internet\Media Servers
Internet\Miscellaneous
Internet\NNTP Clients
Internet\Offline Browsers
Internet\Online Auction Apps
Internet\P2P Clients
Internet\Proxy Servers
Internet\RSS Readers
Internet\SEO Tools
Internet\SSH & Telnet Clients
Internet\Time Clients
Internet\Video Chat
Internet\VNC Apps
Internet\VOIP Clients
Internet\Weather Clients
Internet\Web Authoring
Internet\Web Browser Tools
Internet\Web Browsers
Internet\Web Browsers\Firefox Add-Ons
Internet\Web Browsers\Firefox Add-Ons\Linux
Internet\Web Browsers\Firefox Add-Ons\MacOSX
Internet\Web Browsers\Firefox Add-Ons\Windows
Internet\Web Servers
Media
Media\Audio
Media\Audio\Conversion
Media\Audio\Editors
Media\Audio\Identification
Media\Audio\Ipod Managers
Media\Audio\Miscellaneous
Media\Audio\MP3 Editors
Media\Audio\MP3 Tag Editors
Media\Audio\Players
Media\Audio\Processing
Media\Audio+Video Conversion
Media\Audio+Video Multi-Function
Media\Codec Packs
Media\Graphics
Media\Graphics\3D
Media\Graphics\Animation
Media\Graphics\Color Tools
Media\Graphics\Diagramming
Media\Graphics\Editors
Media\Graphics\Icon Apps
Media\Graphics\Mult-Function Apps
Media\Graphics\OCR
Media\Graphics\Processing
Media\Graphics\Screen Capture
Media\Graphics\Viewers
Media\Miscellaneous
Media\Video
Media\Video\Authoring & Editing
Media\Video\Capture
Media\Video\Codec Identification
Media\Video\Conversion
Media\Video\Miscellaneous
Media\Video\Players & Viewers
Media\Video\Processing
Media\Video\Subtitle Editors
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous\DirectX
Miscellaneous\DotNET Framework
Miscellaneous\Emulators
Miscellaneous\Genealogy
Miscellaneous\Gps
Miscellaneous\Java Runtimes
Miscellaneous\Mapping
Miscellaneous\Mobile Device
Miscellaneous\Mobile Phone
Miscellaneous\Photography
Miscellaneous\Pointless Fun
Miscellaneous\Portable App Suites
Miscellaneous\Specialized Editors
Miscellaneous\Text-to-Speech
Miscellaneous\Update Packs
Miscellaneous\Virtual Environments
Office
Office\Desktop Publishing
Office\Document Converters
Office\Document Viewers
Office\Office Suites
Office\Presentation Viewers
Office\Presentation
Office\Scheduling Tools
Office\Spreadsheets
Office\Word Processors
Personal Productivity
Personal Productivity\Diaries
Personal Productivity\Genealogy
Personal Productivity\PIMs
Personal Productivity\Project Managers
Personal Productivity\Scheduling Tools
Personal Productivity\To-Do & Task Managers
Programming
Programming\Code
Programming\Debuggers
Programming\Documentation
Programming\Editors
Programming\Help Authoring
Programming\Hex Editors
Programming\IDEs
Programming\Installers
Programming\Miscellaneous
Programming\Object-Oriented Languages
Programming\Project Managers
Programming\Resource Tools
Programming\Scripting Languages
Security
Security\Anti-Spyware & Anti-Malware
Security\Anti-Spyware & Anti-Malware\Definiton Updates
Security\Change Detection
Security\Encryption-Decryption
Security\Firewalls
Security\Miscellaneous
Security\Password Generators
Security\Password Managers
Security\Password Recovery
Security\Privacy Tools
Security\Process Isolation
Security\Rootkit Scanners
Security\Secure Deletion
Text
Text\Editors
Text\Notepad Alternatives
Text\Processing
Text\Search & Replace
Text\Viewers
Utilities
Utilities\App Launchers
Utilities\Desktop
Utilities\Desktop\Accessories
Utilities\Desktop\Clipboard Tools
Utilities\Desktop\Menus & Docks
Utilities\Desktop\Tray Apps
Utilities\Desktop\Virtual Desktops
Utilities\Desktop\Wallpaper Changers
Utilities\Files & Folders
Utilities\Files & Folders\Attribute & Timestamp Tools
Utilities\Files & Folders\Backup-Restore
Utilities\Files & Folders\Catalogers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Change Detection
Utilities\Files & Folders\Checksum Calculators
Utilities\Files & Folders\Comparison
Utilities\Files & Folders\Compression-Decompression
Utilities\Files & Folders\Copiers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Disk Space Tools
Utilities\Files & Folders\Duplicate Checkers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Info Apps
Utilities\Files & Folders\Integrity Checkers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Managers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Miscellaneous
Utilities\Files & Folders\Recovery
Utilities\Files & Folders\Renamers
Utilities\Files & Folders\Search
Utilities\Files & Folders\Splitters
Utilities\Files & Folders\Synchronization
Utilities\Files & Folders\Unlocking Tools
Utilities\PDF
Utilities\PDF\Capture
Utilities\PDF\Conversion
Utilities\PDF\Editors
Utilities\PDF\Printer Subsystem
Utilities\PDF\Processing
Utilities\PDF\Publishing
Utilities\PDF\Readers
Utilities\System
Utilities\System\Accessibility
Utilities\System\Administration
Utilities\System\Benchmark
Utilities\System\CPU Tools
Utilities\System\Disk Cataloging
Utilities\System\Disk Defragmenters
Utilities\System\Disk Imaging & Cloning
Utilities\System\Disk Partitioning Tools
Utilities\System\Disk Recovery
Utilities\System\Display
Utilities\System\Enhancement
Utilities\System\Font Tools
Utilities\System\Installation & Configuration
Utilities\System\Keyboard & Mouse
Utilities\System\Miscellaneous
Utilities\System\Monitoring
Utilities\System\Network Tools
Utilities\System\Printer & Scanner
Utilities\System\Ram Tools
Utilities\System\Registry Tools
Utilities\System\Remote Control
Utilities\System\Shell Replacements
Utilities\System\Startup Managers
Utilities\System\Storage
Utilities\System\Stress Test Tools
Utilities\System\System Information
Utilities\System\Task Managers
Utilities\System\Tweaking Tools

The string would be REALLLLLL.... long! ;)

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You must have a dedicated HDD just for DLs.

Actually FranciscoR, I have 1.8 Terabytes of FreeNAS and Ubuntu Server storage mapped to ALL my PCs, Macs, and BSD/Linux boxes (10+) with nearly two decades of app downloads... all the way back to early DOS days! ;) Uh-Oh... I'm giving away my age again... now you know why my fractured ribs are so slowwww... to heal. :(

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Tera... I still use Giga... maybe someday. =) But I always use a more simple and easy to read directory structure... you don't update all those subcategories every day, do you ? Part of that archive must be 'dead', what you can do is to select the main categories/subcategories you will be using with each template and place them under 'values'. That's what I do. For instance, not listed in here are my TC addons, drivers, tax and finantial software, browsers, as well as 'test' category... virtualization, recovery and backup are redundant for the moment... You can have for instance a simple template/category 'value' variation for each OS flavor...

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@FranciscoR,

It's easier for me to do it this way because I almost never delete the previous download but mirror/move them to my archive folder which has the same structure. Right now, I use ~80% of the categories with 1000+ active apps and this is growing almost every day. Eventually, not only will I use all of them, I expect they will grow when I finally convert/transfer my two decades of downloads to the same archive folder structure. Obviously, this will take a considerable amount of time so I am shooting for sometime this year... maybe! ;)

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