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Untouch 2.4 (Downloads: 437)
Reverts files dates back if the files have not really changed. Documentation on the original student project outline
mindprod.com/projects/untouchproj.html
This explains how it works and some of its uses.
Untouch supports the following command line switches which appear
before the directories.
-c or -clear = clear history first and take current file times as the new revert-to point.
-f or -force = revert files back to previous dates whether they have changed or not.
-h or -help =...
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CMOSSave 4.6 (Downloads: 338)
Check CMOS for corruption and automatically restore it. CMOSSave CMOSRest CMOSChk restore corrupted CMOS from
backup and check that CMOS has not been tampered with.
Naive users sometimes meddle with CMOS settings. We need a
fast way to put the scores of subtle CMOS configuration
settings back the way they were.
Power surges can corrupt CMOS. We need a way for a naive
user to quickly restore all the CMOS settings.
If the battery fails, the contents will be los...
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Honk 1.5 (Downloads: 245)
Plays one or more of the Standard Windows sounds or wav files. Plays one or more of the Standard Windows sounds, triggered
purely from the command line.
use:
honk
- Plays the default system sound.
honk SystemStart SystemHand SystemQuestion
- Plays the given list of standard system sounds (usually just one).
- they are case-insensitive (you can get the case wrong and it will still work).
Possible sound names are listed in the registry...
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FileTimes 1.9 (Downloads: 261)
Read and set Windows file/dir times from Java: Create/LastModified/LastAccessed Java class library to get/set file and directory times: Create/LastModified/LastAccessed. For Windows only.
Create time is when the file was first written. Modified
time (sometimes called lastModified) is when the file was
last written. Accessed time is when the file was last read
or written. Checking its date, looking at its attributes or
checking to see if it exists does not count as reading it.
Get/Set Windows Fil...
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Rgrow 1.3 (Downloads: 211)
RGrow resizes fixed length records padding or chopping. RGrow resizes fixed length records e.g.
RGrow.exe MyFile.seq 500 600
will grow each record from 500 to 600 bytes by padding binary zeros.
Will also truncate records.
These are not the old and new sizes of the file, but of the fixed length records
in the file. If you increase the record size, each record will be padded
with nulls. The entire file will grow as a result.
This program may be freely copied and us...
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Replicator 11.3 (Downloads: 801)
The Replicator lets you distribute large numbers of files to many people. The Replicator lets you distribute large numbers of files to
many people efficiently. The software automatically
downloads just the changed files and deletes ones no longer
part of the distribution.
Unlike other similar tools, all it requires is an ordinary
HTTP website. It requires no code to run on the server.
It can also work with CDs, and LANs.
Custom configured for each customer. Not free. Registrat...
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CreditCard Validator 1.8 (Downloads: 403)
Verifies that credit card number is valid. The CreditCard Validator will help you tell:
1. if a credit card number is valid,
2. which credit card vendor handles that number.
It is a simple Applet to demonstrate the use of the ValidateCreditCard class.
It validates the prefix and the checkdigit. It does *not* contact the credit card company to ensure that number has actually been issued and that the account is in good standing.
It will also tell you which of ...
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Base64 1.9 (Downloads: 301)
Java classes to encode/decode Base64 and Base64u Base64 is a freeware way of encoding 8-bit characters using
only ASCII printable characters similar to UUENCODE.
UUENCODE embeds a filename where BASE64 does not. You will
see BASE64 used in encoding digital certificates, in
encoding user:password string in an Authorization: header
for HTTP. The spec is described in RFC 2045.
Don't confuse Base64 with x-www-form-urlencoded which
is handled by java.net.URLEncoder.encod...
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Pluck 1.0 (Downloads: 205)
Scans multiple files looking for a REGEX pattern, and summarised what it finds. Scans multiple files looking for a REGEX pattern, and
summarised what it finds as a CSV file.
java -jar C:\com\mindprod\pluck\pluck.jar "\.[a-z]+\." E:\temp\temp.csv E:\somedir
adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.
The first parameter is the regex pattern. See regex in the java glossary
for how to compose them.
The next parameter is where the output in to go. use the
wo...
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AmericanTax 3.8 (Downloads: 448)
Calculates American sales taxes state and district Calculates American sales taxes, state and district.
Java Applet that can also be run as an application.
Requires Java version 1.5 or later.
Java source code and sample HTML included.
This version computes by adding sales tax to a base price.
It also works in reverse given the total paid working
backwards to get the tax and original price. In other words
it will tell you the sticker price to make somet...
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Batik 2.2 (Downloads: 496)
Java to let you create a custom utility to find and delete all junk files. Java classes to let you create a custom utility to find and
delete all junk files on your machine. Use one of the three
scripts supplied as an example, to create your own XXX.java
source code file then compile and use to rapidly clean your
drive of junk.
This program requires some elementary Java programming skill.
To compile
E:
cd \com\mindprod\batik
javac *.java
to run, make s...
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Compactor 3.4 (Downloads: 579)
Compresses HTML by removing unnecessary white space. Compresses HTML by removing unnecessary white space.
Compacts HTML so that web pages are 20% smaller and hence
20% faster. It does this by removing all unnecessary white
space. To fluff files up again, I suggest using SlickEdit
beautify. The file will render on browsers exactly as they
did before. Any [pre] sections are left intact. No comments
are removed.
NOTE THE COMPACTOR JUST COMPACTS YOUR HTML. IT DOES N...
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Bulk Emailer 1.7 (Downloads: 281)
The bulk emailer program sends the same email to many people. The bulk emailer program allows you to send the same email
to a long list of people. Unlike competing products, it does
not require you to run any code on your ISP's server.
The price includes customising the program to your needs.
For more detail see the manual at
mindprod.com/application/bulk.manual.html
To install, Extract the zip download with WinZip, available from
winzip.com (or similar unzip utili...
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FourTidy 3.1 (Downloads: 317)
Tidies Take Command/TCC/4NT/4DOS DESCRIBE file descriptors To tidy, sort, prune and dedup a JP Software
Take Command/TCC/4NT/4DOS hidden descript.ion file. These files are used by
the DESCRIBE utility to track what your various files
are for.
First make the directory containing the usually-hidden descript.ion file
current. e.g.
C:
cd \env
Then invoke the java program with:
java.exe -jar C:\com\mindprod\fourtidy\fourtidy.jar
If you...
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Esper 2.4 (Downloads: 310)
A crude translator Esperanto To English and English to Esperanto. A crude translator Esperanto To English and English to
Esperanto. It works by looking up words in various
dictionaries on the web. It mindlessly translates word for
word.
(1) First download and install the lastest Java JRE
(2) Using WinZip extract the
files into the default com\mindprod\esper directory.
(3) Create a shortcut setting by right clicking the
desktop and selecting new shortcut.
<...
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ShellSort 1.4 (Downloads: 230)
ShellSort is a simple sort suitable for 2000 or less elements. ShellSort is a simple sort suitable for 2000 or less
elements. It sorts using a comparision routine you provide
to compare two elements to be sorted.
You can test it with:
java.exe com.mindprod.shellsort.TestShellSort...
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VerCheck 4.4 (Downloads: 340)
VerCheck checks websites for new versions of the software you use. WHAT IT IS FOR
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I used to check over a dozen websites each day to see if new versions of the software I use had been released. This was time consuming and error prone. VerCheck automates this
process by checking the websites of the programs you use to see if the version numbers have changed. It comes preconfigured from the factory with 64 applications.
HOW IT WORKS
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For each applica...
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