$VER: reqimdb.ged 1.4 (20 Mar 1997)

reqimdb.ged for GoldED 4.x.x
© Georges Heinesch <geohei@ibm.net>, Luxembourg
  http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/2480
  PGP 2.6.3i public key available on request and on public servers



Creates e-mail to requests the weekly MovieDataBase  update  files  (diffs)
via  ftp.  When  executing this script, the active GoldED window is cleared
without confirmation!

I use the Aminet ftp server from Paderborn  :  'ftp-mail@uni-paderborn.de'.
This  script  should  however also work with any other ftp server. Commands
might possibly be adjusted slightly. Check the command  set  by  requesting
the  help  file  from  the  server.  The  subject is usually ignored. I use
'void'.

The directory, which contains the diffs on the server, has  to  be  entered
first  ('sdd'  =  server  directory diffs). The local lists directory is an
optional variable ('ldl' =  local  directory  lists).  If  it  is  set,  it
extracts  the  date of the last applied diff from the 'actors.list' and the
'movies.list'. It takes the latest date from both, since at  least  one  of
those  two  lists  is updated every week. This date is already increased by
one week in relation to the date used in the filename. This is the  default
first date showing up in the requester.

Select whether diffs should be requested or not.

The date entered is the first date of  the  requested  diff.  The  date  is
considered,  if  it  is  a  friday  (date  of  weekly update and filename).
Otherwise the next friday is taken. A requester warns you that the  entered
date  doesn't match a friday, which is the day the diffs are published. The
default date is the next logical diff based on the local file 'actors.list'
('sdd' must be set correctly) and should usually never be changed.

Accepted date formats : dd.mm.yyyy
                        dd.mm.yy (1990 is change-over point)
                        d.m.yyyy
                        d.m.yy (1990 is change-over point)

Up to 10 diffs can be requested in one mail. Default is 2.  Be  aware  that
one diff is generally approximately 900 KB big. Check your POP limits.

Select whether parts should be requested or not.

The date requester is the same as the one above.

Then enter the parts which should be requested. Only number and spaces  are
accepted here. Any other character pops up an error requester. The order of
the numbers is irrelevant.

Select  whether  more  parts  should be requested or not. Note that in this
case, the default date is increased by one week in relation to the previous
part date.

When  possible,  the  script  can  be  canceled by selecting the 'Cancel'
button of a requester. Note however that the last line of the mail should
be 'end'. Canceling the script most probably ends up in an corrupt request,
which might produce undesired results from the ftp server.



$HISTORY:

09 Sep 1996 : 1.0  : First release.
29 Dec 1996 : 1.1  : - The requester, asking the number of requested
                       diffs, is popping up after the date of the first
                       diff is asked (order of requesters interchanged).
                     - Minor changes.
05 Jan 1997 : 1.2  : - Added 'resend' support (single parts).
                     - Added warning if entered date doesn't match
                       standard diff date (friday).
                     - Minor changes.
19 Jan 1997 : 1.3  : - Minor changes.
20 Mar 1997 : 1.4  : - Default number of diffs changed from 2 to 1
                     - Parses now the 'actors.list' and 'movies.list'.
                     - 7 days increment at each parts request removed.
                     - Minor changes.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                 2111    8302  25.4% -lh5- b1b7 Mar 20  1997 reqimdb.ged
[generic]                 1677    3865  43.4% -lh5- 8b6d Mar 20  1997 reqimdb.readme
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         2 files    3788   12167  31.1%            Mar 23  1997