FWIW - I did a quick test of batch conversion to pdf - I set it to downsize 50% and rotate. A random sampling looks OK. I'll look at adding titles and cropping later My OCR sometimes will extract the title and drawing number from te pdf but I need to look at the index program to see how that will help. Just a test - Here are 100 files Tom classified as "small parts, knobs" https://www.navy-radio.com/rcvrs/r390a/drawings/test/
Nick England K4NYW www.navy-radio.com On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 7:40 AM Nick England <[email protected]> wrote: > I have gotten all the files from Tom and will convert them all to pdf. > I’ll post on my web site with an index in html so anyone can access or > download them. > If I am duplicating work someone has already done, please let me know. > Cheers > Nick England K4NYW > www.navy-radio.com > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 11:41 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I should have noted that, once you have the Index.DLF file with the titles >> added in, IndexR will allow you to search it for keywords in the title. >> See >> the attached screenshot for a search of the word "clamp" along with the >> result. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:24 PM >> To: 'Jacques Fortin' <[email protected]>; 'Tom M.' >> <[email protected]>; '[email protected]' <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: [R-390] Knob Drawings PDF's here >> >> It looks like the Index.DLF files with descriptions were stripped from the >> message. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 9:00 PM >> To: 'Jacques Fortin' <[email protected]>; 'Tom M.' >> <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [R-390] Knob Drawings PDF's here >> >> Jacques, >> >> You got them from me. >> >> If you want all of the drawings, first off, you need to get the CD - I was >> offered the download by Carl Constanten some years ago. If needed, I >> should >> be able to provide a link to the CD on my Onedrive - I wonder if we >> shouldn't just put the whole thing on R-390a.net with a searchable >> database? >> Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to do that but, I did have enough >> skill to put on my Windows desktop. >> >> 1. As I think we have all discovered, the IndexR program on the CD >> with >> the diagrams only installs on Windows 95 but …. I found a more recent >> version of the program from the Army that works on Windows Vista, 7 and 10 >> and, I assume, 11. You can download from here - >> https://g6msd.redstone.army.mil/msd_ref/IndexRSetup_V60031.exe Windows >> 10 >> will tell you that it may harm the computer and you need to jump through a >> few hoops to first download and then to run it to install. >> >> 2. Once you install the IndexR program and run it: >> >> a. click File – Open, Open a file of the selected type - Index file >> >> b. Navigate to where you have the documents from the CD filed and, >> under folder 17310 or 22971, click on the Index.DLF file. So, that gets >> us >> the index to all the drawings that particular directory and I figured out >> how to get the files to open in the viewer program by double clicking. >> >> i. Under File | Configure, first click on the Directories >> Tab. >> Under there, I put the following: >> >> Index File Path: C:\Users\garyb\OneDrive\R-390A\R-390A >> Drawings [where I saved the drawings] >> Drawing Header File Path: >> C:\Users\garyb\OneDrive\R-390A\R-390A Drawings\17310 [You can also use >> 22971 >> if you want to open the drawings in that folder] >> I left the next 2 directories as they were populated by >> the >> program. >> >> 3. Rather than using an updated version of ImageR to open the image >> files (that’s the program on the CD), I decided to use XnView Classic or >> XnView MP. If either of those programs are installed, then when you >> select >> the correct file in the IndexR program and it will open. You can then >> print >> to PDF in that program. You must ensure that .c4 files are associated with >> the viewer program that you decide to use. >> >> I have added descriptions to the Index.DLF files under 17310 and 22971 and >> they are attached to be used in place of the index.DLF files on the CD. >> >> To "convert" to PDF, in the XnView program, select Print and under the >> printer select your favourite PDF printer - I use Microsoft Print to PDF >> and >> then save the output as a PDF. >> >> I spent some time one night editing some of the PDFs in Adobe Acrobat to >> make them fill more of a page when printing. As an example, see the 2 >> attached no. 86 under directory 13710/00/00, one original and one >> edited. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >> Behalf Of Jacques Fortin >> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 7:27 PM >> To: 'Tom M.' <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [R-390] Knob Drawings PDF's here >> Importance: High >> >> Thank you for your effort, Tom, but I already have those two since March >> and >> April 2019. >> I do not remember from where they came, however,,, I also have the four >> .pdf >> attached which I believe to came from the same dataset. >> >> Please let us know if more of those "old format" files can be successfully >> converted... >> >> 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal >> >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : [email protected] <[email protected]> De la >> part de Tom M. via R-390 Envoyé : 14 août 2024 14:35 À : >> [email protected] Objet : [R-390] Knob Drawings PDF's here >> >> I spent a good bit of time trying to housebreak the R-390A drawing set >> today.They are in C4 format.The original indexer and viewer would not work >> on my PC as the apps are 25 years old. I found newer apps online but >> still >> could not get the indexer to work so I was flying blind in the documents >> (over 900) but eventually found the knob drawings. >> I then converted them to PDF. See below. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> R-390 mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
