Subj : Re: Changing file descrip
To   : Frank Reid
From : Time Warrior
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 12:40 am

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Frank Reid
  Re: Re: Changing file descrip
  By: Frank Reid to Time Warrior on Fri Sep 02 2005 02:35 am

 > To: Time Warrior
 > 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
 >  >  > name (which Synchronet will import as the description, if longer than
 >  >  > "filename.mp3") - an MP3 ID tag import-as-description module could be
 >  >  > 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 f
 >  > 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 graphic
 > 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, i
 > you desire any changes.

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

This will also somehow read the ID3 tags of MP3 files and import them as 
file_id.diz?

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