On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:02:50 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote:
> Hi Folks, L.D.,
> L.D. Best wrote:
>> .... and it has been bugging me for a loooooooooong time.
>> Many times when I d/l a file I want it to go directly to a specific
>> place and not into the default "download" directory. So I hand enter
>> the path and hit SAVE.
>> Later I'll go looking for the file and can't find it anywhere!
>> Why? Because Arachne doesn't have any error handling capability when
>> doing "DOS stuff" ...
> I also found out the hard way.
> Now, I ALWAYS download to the default directory
> (in my case c:\arachne\download) while on-line. And I don't try to move
> anything until I am safe and stable off-line. Then I address each file
> individually, save it to where I want it to go, CHECK THAT ITS THERE !!,
> and only then delete it from the default download directory.
> A little fail-safe routine would be one of those little enhancements
> that separate the good progs from the great progs. :)
> I am sure it can be written into the Arachne:save, a dgi or something like
> that. Or a little .BAT routine ? Couldn't it, Glenn ?
Do you perhaps mean something like this???? <vbg>
Here's a fix for this problem.
(I love these "3 step fixes")<vbg>
STEP 1)
Look for these 2 lines in \arachne\system\saveas.ah
<FORM ACTION="arachne:save">
Filename: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" ARACHNESAVE NAME="$COPY" SIZE=36>
Change them to read as follows.
<FORM ACTION="file://saveit.dgi">
Filename: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" ARACHNESAVE NAME="" SIZE=36>
STEP 2)
Insert this line into mime.cfg
file/saveit.dgi |@call saveit.bat $l $s
STEP 3)
Place this .BAT in your arachne_main_directory
--- saveit.bat ---
copy /b %1 %2
pause
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(screen-cap just before linking to the Save-Button")
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/saveit.gif
(result of attempting to save to a directory which does not exist)
http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/saveit.txt
Oh yes (before I forget to mention it) <g>
You can save step 3 if you change step 2 to:
STEP 2)
Insert this line into mime.cfg
file/saveit.dgi |@copy /b $l $s \n pause
(now it's all done by the DGI line in mime.cfg and no BAT file is needed)
--
Glenn
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