Subj : Re: Changing file descrip
To   : Time Warrior
From : Frank Reid
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 08:54 pm

  Re: Re: Changing file descrip
  By: Time Warrior to Digital Man on Wed Aug 31 2005 19:32:00

 >  > For MP3 files, currently the best way to "describe" the file is in the fi
 >  > name (which Synchronet will import as the description, if longer than
 >  > "filename.mp3") - an MP3 ID tag import-as-description module could be wri
 >  > for Synchronet pretty easily. A good idea for a 3rd party (!).
 > 
 > Also a good idea for a first party as long as its not too complicated. I
 > don't know how complicated it would or wouldn't be not being a programmer
 > myself. But I also know you got da mad skillz so what might seem a PITA for
 > other programmers is childs play for you. :-)

I cooked this up a few years back to create a FILES.BBS listing from the raw
listing of files in a directory.  It reads the FILE_ID.DIZ/DESC.SDI from
various archive formats (ZIP, ARJ, RAR, etc., assuming the appropriate
unarchiver is in the path).  It also adds the resolution for GIF/JPG graphics
and snags the ID3 tag from MP3 files.

It's not very polished, as I never released it "publicly", but here's the
binary.  I'll have to dig through my archives to find the C source for it, if
you desire any changes.

http://www.bbsdoors.com/mkfbbs.exe


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