		***** Program Compil Browser 0.1*****
		*********By fredledingue ************

DESCRIPTION:

HTA application to browse through your program collection.

Do you have dozen of softwares that you collected over the years, from the internet or other sources?
This application will help you to view all those executables, installers and zip files easily, with their description and a "star" rating.

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FEATURES:

Lists .zip, .exe and .msi files.

One click on the icon open either the installer or the zip file.

Doesn't list files with other exentions.

Gives the file size.

Handles shortcuts to files located in other folder.

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INSTALLATION:
(Read carefuly)

1/ Store your zip, exe or msi files into folders named after their classification.
Create as many folders and subfolders in these folders and subfolders in these subfolders as you want. Name them as you want too.

IMPORTANT: It's better to use NO WHITE SPACE in the folder name or in the file names. If the name of a folder or of a file is shorter than 8 characters and contains a white space it may produce an error.

2/ Unzip all the files to the "Main Folder", where all the folders with the softwares are. (This can be the root of a drive as well.)

3/ Doubleclick on Setup_ProgramCompilBrowser.vbs

This installation script will create the folder "[Main folder]\CD_Rom\Scripts_for_this_cd".
Then, it will move all the files there and create a shortcut in the main folder to the hta application.

4/ If you want, after that, you can burn the whole thing to a CD.

Note: In the  "CD_Rom" folder, you can create other subfolder to store other programs related to CD-rom activities if you want (but maybe not in the "Scripts_for_this_cd" folder).

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INFO FILES

To add notes and a quality rating for your softwares:

1/ Create, if it doesn't exist yet, a text file and give it a name explicit of the type or classification of the software, followed by "_info". The term "_info" should be at the end of the name, just before the extention.

Example:

CD_Rom_Utilities_info.txt

2/ Inside the text file, write the exact name of the file, including the extention.

3/ On the next line put the star rating by typing one or more "*". Each "*" will appear as a star in the application browser.
IMPORTANT: Leave the line blank if you have no opinion about this software or if you didn't test it yet.

4/ On the next line write or copy-paste a brief description of the software.
There is no limitation in size for this description, but for conveniance it's better not to do it too long.

5/ Separate file infos by a line like in this example:

	------Start of example------

PickyBasket_setup.exe
**

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DriveZ.zip
***
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Fileview.zip

Vbscript qui permute les attributs "hidden" et "visible".

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Explanation:
For the first software, you have a rating + a description
For the second, you have a rating but no description
For the third one, you have a description but no rating. In this case it's important to leave a blank line under the filename.

IMPORTANT NOTE: It's NOT NECESSARY to list all the files in the info lists.
		If you have no information and no rating about a software, just don't put it in the list!
		The browser will list it anyway.
		It's even not necessary to have an info files in each folder!

SUMMARY:

filename.exe		(or .zip or .msi)
****			(your star rating)
brief description 	(whatever text you want)
_______________ 	(Line: at least 10 underlines)



	-------------Shortcut handling-----------------

If you have softwares that fit into several classifications... For example you have a software that is at the same time a video player and a music player and you realy do't know if it fits better under "Video_Payers" or under "Mp3_Players" but you would like to put it in both...

Then just put it in one folder, create a shortcut to this file and move this shortcut to wherever else you wish.

Program Compil Browser will follow this link and list the software just as if it was there.

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HISTORY:

v0.1 First version publicaly released

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TERM OF USE:

Free to use and distribute for private and non commercial and non professional purpose. 
The scripts, icons and applications contained in the zip file package are under copyright protection.

This application is provided freely and without warranty. The author can not be held responsible for damage or loss of data resulting from the direct or indirect use of this application or of the installation script or by the software installed throught this application.

This application doesn't interfere with the installation process of the softwares listed by this application.

Use at your own risk.

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CONTACT:

e-mail the author at fredledingo@yahoo.com for further information.


