DropHTM

DropHTM, HTML Multi-File Info Editor

This application modifies the file information in one or more HTML files that are dragged and dropped onto the DropHTM window from Windows Explorer.

To use this utility, perform the following steps:

Invoke the application. A window will appear with fields for the Title, Sort Order, Description, and Keywords.
Invoke Windows Explorer and find the files you wish to modify.
In the DropHTM window, enter text into the fields that you wish to modify. Leave the other fields blank.
Drag the HTML file(s) you wish to modify from the Explorer window into the DropHTM window. The file information in the file(s) will be immediately modified according to the fields that were filled in in the window. Fields that are blank in the window will not be modified.
You can clear the fields by pressing the Clear button, and then repeating the steps starting at step 2 above for other files.
When you no longer need the DropHTM window, press the Close button.

When you enter text in the Title, Sort Order, or Description fields, the new text will replace any previous text for those fields in the dropped files.

When you enter one or more keywords in the Keywords field, the keywords will be added to the current list of keywords. If a keyword already exists in the current list, a duplicate will not be added. You may also enter a keyword rule in this field. The keyword rule will be applied to each file that is dropped.

Files other than HTML files may be dragged onto the window. When this happens, the HTML file with the same base name will be modified. If an HTML file with the same base name does not exist, one will be created.

File folders (directories) may also be dragged onto the window. When this happens, the corresponding index file which is contained in the directory is modified. An index file must be named "index.htm", "index.html", "welcome.htm", or "welcome.html". If an index file does not exist for the directory, one will be created with the name "index.htm".

If a single file is dropped onto the DropHTM window when all fields are blank, the file information is read from the dropped file, and automatically entered into the DropHTM window.

Context Help

If you right-click on a field name, and select "What's This" from the context pop-up menu, a help box will be displayed for that field.

Special Title & Description Operations

Text which is entered in the Title or Description field normally replaces the existing Title or Description in the modified files.

In addition to replacing the entire Title or Description, text can be added to or deleted from the existing title. To do this, a special prefix character may be used as the first character of the Title or Description field, as shown in the table below:

`+text`	Append `text` to the end of the existing field.
`-*`	Delete the entire field.
`-text`	Remove the first (left-most) occurance of `text` from the existing field, if it exists.
`<text`	Prepend `text` to the beginning of the existing field.
`>text`	Append `text` to the end of the existing field. (same as `+`)
`?text=new`	Replace all occurrences of `text` with `new` text. The search (`text`) is case-insensitive.

If the special string %FILENAME% is found anywhere in the Title or Description field text, it will be replaced by the name of the file that was dropped (excluding the path).

Warning: pay close attention to the file name extensions of the files you are dropping. If you drop a .htm file then %FILENAME% will have a .htm extension. If you drop a .jpg file then %FILENAME% will have a .jpg extension. If you drop a file folder (directory), then %FILENAME% will be the directory name.

Remember, you may right-click on any field name to obtain help for that field. The help box will contain a brief summary of the information presented here.