As I need a regular IBM Manual, I read it from the CD/DVD the first time and while I have it open, I use the File/SaveAs function to put a copy in my own manuals folder with a name I can recognize. Then when I am finished with it, I email a copy of that newnamed pdf to my home address to populate my home copy of manuals.
Some levels of Windows let you have a Title column in the file list window and ALL IBM manuals have a proper title tag in their pdf copy. I just haven't played with it enough to have it on ONLY for the directories I want. /Tom Kern Scott Rohling wrote: > As I am often in locations where internet access is either not possible > or not allowed, I really like to keep the official z/VM documentation on > my laptop. I know there are web pages with all the PDF files, etc.. > But I have issues using them: > > - The PDF files are named with the manual number, rather than a human > readable title. I usually end up renaming them when I download (and am > often inconsistent). > - I'm never sure I have the 'latest and greatest' > - The process is entirely manual > > So I'm wondering what other people do to keep local copies.. It would > be nifty to have something that checked the web pages for newer copies > of the pdf files and did 'wget' or something on them - and was smart > enough to suck the title out of the web page as well and use it to name > the file locally. But - maybe there are other solutions I'm not aware of? > > Anybody have a nice way to deal with 'replicating' the z/VM > documentation? (if your a Notes user, you'll understand the 2nd verb) > > p.s. Hmmm.. I bet I can use wget with the right incantation and get > the whole website to my laptop along with PDFs.. but not sure it > handles checking for changes? > > Scott
