ThumbIndex: Batch File Description ThumbIndex ver 1.30 batch files have the following structure: ; comment lines begin with ; - continuation lines begin with - (you may need these with HEADER and FOOTER) var = val ; var = val ; ---------------- 1) Short Descriptions The currently used VARiables are: IMGDIR = x:\dir\subdir SEL = /dir1/subdir1 NOT_HTTP = [0,1,2] CREATE = [0,1] DOSUB = [0,1] OVERWRITE = [0,1] AUTOGIF = [0,1] INCLUSION = [*,JPG,GIF,BMP,TIF,PNG] TSIZE = nn DESC = a description MAKE_SNAP = [0,1] COMMENT = filename a-commment LISTNAME = filename or 0 MAPNAME = filename or 0 SMAPNAME = filename or 0 THUMBTEXT = [DATE,SIZE,NAME] HEADER = header-stuff FOOTER = footer-stuff ---------------- 2) Short Descriptions > These are used to specify what image files you wish to "process", and where to store the thumbnails. IMGDIR = optional: a fully qualified directory The directory that contains the images you want to process. If NOT specified, then the SEL subdirectory of the WWW_DIR (a user configurable parameter set in THUMINDX.CMD) is where the images are assumed to be. Example: IMGDIR=E:\MYFILES\PHOTOS\AUGUST SEL = selector The URI to use to point to the images you wish to make thumbnails of. If IMGDIR is NOT specified, then this subddirectory of the WWW_DIR contains the images. If IMGDIR is specified, then your server must map SEL to IMGDIR. Example: SEL= /PHOTOS/AUGUST The default is / Example: If the images are found in F:\MYFILES\PHOTOS\AUGUST00 If the "selector" that points to F:\MYFILES\PHOTOS\AUGUST00 is /PERSONAL/AUG_PHOTOS Then set SEL=/PERSONAL/AUG_PHOTOS IMGDIR= F:\MYFILES\PHOTOS\AUGUST00 Alternatively, If the images are found in F:\WWW\PHOTOS\AUGUST00 If the "selector" that points to F:\WWW\PHOTOS\AUGUST00 is /PHOTOS/AUGUST00 If the root of the web tree, as set in the WWW_DIR parameter, is F:\WWW Then set SEL=/PHOTOS/AUGUST00 That is, in this case you do not need to specify the IMGDIR. NOT_HTTP = 2, 1 or 0 If 1, then the index files will be built using local disk addresses, rather then URLs. For example, you can use this to create indices for set of photos to be distributed on a CD (the thumbnail links will point to files on the CD). NOT_HTTP=0 : Create URI style links (NOT_HTTP is ignored). NOT_HTTP=1 : Thumbnails will be stored in the THUMBNAIL_DIR (set in the user configurable parameters section of THUMINDX.CMD). NOT_HTTP=2 : 2 is similar to 1, but it over rides THUMBNAIL_DIR -- thumbnails are stored in the THUMINDX subdirectory of the IMGDIR (THUMINDX will be created if necessary). If IMGDIR is not specified, using 2 causes an error. In general, we highly recommend using NOT_HTTP=2 instead of NOT_HTTP=1. If 0, NOT_HTTP is ignored. > This is used when creating thumbnails. CREATE=1 or 0 If 1, then create (or recreate) thumbnails and a database (of images in specified by WWWDIR and SEL). Otherwise, use an existing set of thumbnails and database (of images in specified by WWWDIR and SEL). > These are used when CREATE=1 DOSUB =0 or 1 If DOSUB=1 is specified, then also examine all subdirectories of SEL Default is 0 OVERWRITE=0 or 1 If OVERWRITE=1 is specified, then old thumbnails (and databases) will be overwritten Default is 1 AUTOGIF=1 or 0 If AUTOGIF=1, then if a thumbnail can not be found in the extended attributes, try to create one. Default is 1 INCLUSION=EXT EXT can be one of * JPG GIF BMP TIF PNG You can include several instances of INCLUSION=EXT Default is *. TSIZE=nn nn is the pixel height (and width) of the thumbnails to be created Examples include 16, 32, 64, or 96 Default is 64 DESC= a description Description of this directory of images Default is "Thumbnails" This is used to create snapshots MAKE_SNAP=1 If MAKE_SNAP =1, then snapshots are created, and stored in the SNPS subdirectory of the IMGDIR. If MAKESNAP=0, then do NOT attempt to create snapshots. Notes: * Snapshots are "VGA quality" images: 640x480, highly compresssed, JPEG images. * To make and use snapshots, the IMGDIR must be on an non-FAT drive (they must be on a drive that supports long filenames). This is used to add comments COMMENT= filename a commment You can have many FILE= a comment statements -- one for each file in the SEL. The filename should be relative to the WWWDIR and SEL. Thus, if you want to include a comment for E:\WWW\PHOTOS\ANIMALS\HORSES.JPG, and WWWDIR=E:\WWW and SEL='/PHOTOS/ANIMALS' then you could use COMMENT= horses.jpg These fine horses are ready to run These are used to write the html "index" files. LISTNAME= name for "linear list index". If not specified, INDEX2.HTM (in the SEL directory) is used. To suppress use LISTNAME=0. Do NOT include directory (filename only) Default is INDEX2.HTM. MAPNAME = name for "imagemap index". If not specified, INDEX.HTM (in the SEL directory) is used. To suppress use MAPNAME=0. Do NOT include directory (filename only) SMAPNAME = name for "simple imagemap index". If not specified, INDEX1.HTM (in the SEL directory) is used. To suppress use SMAPNAME=0. Do NOT include directory (filename only) THUMBTEXT = xxx What sort of info to write on bottom of thumbnail (in the imagemap). xxx can be DATE, SIZE, or NAME. If not specified, then no info is written. HEADER= header stuff A header, which may include $Codes. This is added to the beginning of each html "index" file. FOOTER= footer stuff Footer info, which may include $codes. This is added to the end of each html "index" file. ---------------- 3) Examples: IMGDIR=e:\www sel=photos/wedding create=1 comment= image01 This is the bride comment= image13 This is the limousine DESC = My best friend's wedding ; don't bother with the simple imagemap smapname=0 header= $DESC ;note the use of the continuation line (it's part of the FOOTER) footer= This document was created on $CREATION -

Contact Me for More Info! Example #2: ; sample thumbindex options file imgdir=f:\photos\00nov sel=/photos1/misc/ create=1 desc= Some photos from november comment= 00000110.jpg Jen 12 tsize=64 header=$link_Other
$Desc footer=Created by me, on $creation
$resize smapfile=0 verbose=0 ---------------- 4) $CODE substitutions In both headers and footers, the following codes are replaced (codes start with a $ sign, and must NOT contain spaces). $BOTTOM : jump to bottom of screen $CREATION : the database creation date (i.e.; 04/10/01 08:19:12) $DESC : the "database" description (i.e.; SOFTBALL PICTURES ) $DATE : today's date (i.e; 3 MAY 2001) $DIR : the WWW directory the database contains thumbnails for $FILE=FILENAME : insert a file The inserted contents will ALSO be subject to $CODE replacement (but only one $FILE= replacement per footer or per header) $LINK_OTHER : a link to the "other" indices (for example, in index.htm, include a link to both index1.htm and index2.htm) $NUM : the number of thumbnails contained in this database $RESIZE : include a 'resize images' option (used only in the regular imagemap index; it is NOT used in the simple imagemap index) $TIME : current time (i.e.; 16:32:56) $TOP : jump to top of screen