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Insult 1.9 (Downloads: 339)
Generates insults typical of those posted by Republicans in newsgroups. Generates insults typical of those posted by Republicans in
the alt.politics.bush newsgroup.
Java Applet that can also be run as an application.
You can run it without installing it at
mindprod.com/applet/insult.html
To install, Extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into
any directory you please, often C:\ -- ticking off the (user
folder names) option. To run as an application,...
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Ini 1.4 (Downloads: 512)
Windows *.ini file verifier, tidier and sorter. Windows *.ini file verifier, tidier and sorter.
Tidies and sorts windows *.ini files, ones that look like this:
[section]
; a comment
item=value;
To use:
java.exe -jar ini.jar C:\somedir\somefile.ini UTF-8
Where UTF-8 in the encoding.
Opera uses UTF-8. You can leave it to the default for most others.
The original is named somefile.ini.old when you are done.
Don't run ini ...
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FileFilters 2.7 (Downloads: 432)
Colllecton of Java FilenameFilters. FilenameFilters you can use in your own Java programs with
File.list( FilenameFilter f ). They can also be used
standalone as fancy dir commands.
They come with Java source and include:
AllDirectoriesFilter gets all directories
AllFilesFilter gets all files
ClamFilter simple wildcard
DirListFilter gets a list of directories
EndsWithFilter gets files whose names end with a...
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Comparators 1.4 (Downloads: 317)
Comparator classes to include in your Java programs. Java classes to include in your programs. Includes:
HTMLArrayComparator.java: Compares two arrays of Strings of HTML, ignoring embedded tags.
HTMLComparator.java: Compares two Strings of HTML, ignoring embedded tags.
StringComparator.java: Compares two Strings, case sensitive.
StringComparatorIgnoreCase.java: Compares two Strings, case insensitive.
Not useful on its own, though you can run the debugging harness with:
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Splice 1.5 (Downloads: 456)
SPLICE splices bits of files together SPLICE splices bits of files together e.g.
SPLICE Cut MyFile.Txt Start 99 Length 99 Insert MyFile2.txt At 99
SPLICE Copy MyFile.Txt Start 99 Length 99 Overlay MyFile2.txt At 99
Uses for SPLICE:
1. excising a section of a file.
2. replacing a section of a file.
3. inserting a section into a file.
4. extracting a section of a file.
5. appending a section onto a file.
This program may be freel...
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HunkIO 1.7 (Downloads: 270)
Java classes to readEntireFile, create a temp file etc. Java classes to include in your own programs. They let you read or write a file in one fell swoop into RAM. It also includes createTempFile method that is more convenient to use than Sun's File.createTempFile. It also includes PrintWriterPlus that converts linefeeds to platform specific line feeds even when they are embedded in data.
Why the three linked ball logo? It symbolises processing a file in line-sized chunks....
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Base64 1.9 (Downloads: 306)
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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MimeCheck 4.5 (Downloads: 522)
Check that a server is sending the correct mime type for any given URL. Check that a server is sending the correct mime type for any given URL.
Helps you check that a server, possible not even yours, is properly configured....
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Pluck 1.0 (Downloads: 210)
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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Holiday Calculatior 4.7 (Downloads: 765)
Calculate when 66 holidays occur in any given year. Calculates when various holidays occur in any given year BC or AD.
Designed to be cannibalised to include the calculation routines in your
own programs. You might use it to prepare paper calenders well in
advance or electronic calendars. You might also use the logic in computer
programs that compute payrolls, bus schedules, or club meetings. You
might use it in writing novels or researching historical events. It can
als...
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CanadianTax 4.2 (Downloads: 627)
Calculates Canadian sales taxes: GST HST and PST today or in the past. Calculates Canadian sales taxes: GST HST and PST today or as they were in the past.
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 GST HST and PST to a base
price. It als works in reverse given the
final price working backwards to get the taxes and base
price. In other words it will tell ...
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Password 1.7 (Downloads: 558)
Generates random passwords that are hard to guess. Generates random passwords that are hard to guess. It uses a crytographic quality random number generator. The passwords are generated locally in a Java Applet. They are never transmitted over the Internet, even in encrypted form.
You can also run it as a standalone program, invoking it with
java com.mindprod.password.Password
or
password.jar
You can also run it online at the mindprod.com website without installing it....
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Bulk Emailer 1.7 (Downloads: 288)
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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Accumulate 1.3 (Downloads: 197)
Used to accumulate values by category. Used to accumulate values by category. It might be useful
for example in a billing program to accumulate hours by
various categories.
It could be used to count how many times various words
occurred in a document.
All you need is:
buckets.accumulate( "somecategory", someamount );
And Accumulate looks after creating the buckets to
accumulate new categories for you.
e....
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FourTidy 3.1 (Downloads: 330)
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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Untouch 2.4 (Downloads: 448)
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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Mouse 1.4 (Downloads: 272)
In Java, allows you to find out where the mouse in on the screen In Java, allows you to find out where the mouse in on the
screen, even when it is not over one of your apps. This has
similar function to MouseInfo.getPointerInfo in Java 1.5+.
This class will work in any version of Java.
It uses JNI and a DLL, so it only works on Windows.
You must install the nativemouse.dll somewhere on the path.
Then your programs can find out the x and y position of the
mouse, [(0,0...
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