Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
If you use wget to do those npr downloads, use the --trust-server-names switch and the random junk gets removed. This also happens with sourceforge.net downloads and that's how I found out how to fix this problem. On Sat, 27 Mar 2021, Chime Hart wrote: Speaking of saving files, when folks send dropbox files, once LYNX become involved, only the first word of a title shows up. So I manually type in the rest of it. And 1 more anoyance. When downloading audio from NPR, the file names have alot of seemingly randem number-and-letters. So I backspace over everything from a question-mark which follows dot mp3. Any suggestions for these examples, if you please-and-thanks in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
Martin, Speaking personally? Giving Lynx a way to automate anything seems a bit risky. I feel the method shared for chime, should work for you as well, hit control k or control u, and name the file as you desire. Granted I am rather picky about organization, and while pleased the nls structure allows for downloads in lynx, I would still be naming them myself. I do this in bookshare all the time, regardless of the file name provided, I change it to something workable for me. Just my thoughts, Kare On Sat, 27 Mar 2021, Jude DaShiell wrote: one thing that's possible is to add a unique extension to the file name once save is selected. for today, I'd use .c27.1 for the first file and .c27.2 for the second file downloaded. On Sat, 27 Mar 2021, Travis Siegel wrote: I do not believe lynx makes any attempt to make the name unique. It simply tries to save the file. If the filename is already present, it will let you know, and ask if you wish to overwrite the file. I have no idea if it's possible to automate the process of renaming it it or not, but I'd guess that's not an option in it's current encarnation. On 3/27/2021 6:12 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: > Is there any feature in lynx that adds a random file extention to > the name of a file one is about to save to make sure it is > unique? > >I use lynx to download books in the NLS Talking Book > program and it works well for this purpose but the file names are > based on a formula that can produce identical file names if the > files represent books from the same author or represent more than > one issue of a periodical or in one case can be two different > periodicals in which the formula produces the same set of letters > for both sets of periodicals. > >What I have been doing is typing 000, 001, etc, after > these names so no two files end up with the same name, but it > would be nice to automate the uniqueness so nothing gets > clobbered. > >For the sake of clarity, the formula I refer to is the > web site's method for generating file names. I have no control > over that so any uniqueness will have to be generated here. > > Thanks. > > Martin McCormick > > ___ > Lynx-dev mailing list > Lynx-dev@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
Hi Chime, As I am in DOS exclusively, the file naming dance is a standard one. depending on the editor you have associated with your edition of Lynx, either type control plus k or control plus u. that will get you a field spoken as enter the file name, allowing you to give the file whatever name you desire. If the file is an .mp3 however, I am sure you realize that part should be included. Cheers Karen On Sat, 27 Mar 2021, Chime Hart wrote: Speaking of saving files, when folks send dropbox files, once LYNX become involved, only the first word of a title shows up. So I manually type in the rest of it. And 1 more anoyance. When downloading audio from NPR, the file names have alot of seemingly randem number-and-letters. So I backspace over everything from a question-mark which follows dot mp3. Any suggestions for these examples, if you please-and-thanks in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
Speaking of saving files, when folks send dropbox files, once LYNX become involved, only the first word of a title shows up. So I manually type in the rest of it. And 1 more anoyance. When downloading audio from NPR, the file names have alot of seemingly randem number-and-letters. So I backspace over everything from a question-mark which follows dot mp3. Any suggestions for these examples, if you please-and-thanks in advance Chime ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
Martin McCormick dixit: >Is there any feature in lynx that adds a random file extention to >the name of a file one is about to save to make sure it is >unique? lynx checks that the file does not exist, and if it does, shows File exists. Overwrite? (y/n) and when entering n you can enter the desired filename. This is better than automagically adding random extensions, because only this way you’ll then know which file is which (and you can over‐ write deliberately; this is something I’m often doing for example). bye, //mirabilos -- Solange man keine schmutzigen Tricks macht, und ich meine *wirklich* schmutzige Tricks, wie bei einer doppelt verketteten Liste beide Pointer XORen und in nur einem Word speichern, funktioniert Boehm ganz hervorragend. -- Andreas Bogk über boehm-gc in d.a.s.r ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
one thing that's possible is to add a unique extension to the file name once save is selected. for today, I'd use .c27.1 for the first file and .c27.2 for the second file downloaded. On Sat, 27 Mar 2021, Travis Siegel wrote: I do not believe lynx makes any attempt to make the name unique. It simply tries to save the file. If the filename is already present, it will let you know, and ask if you wish to overwrite the file. I have no idea if it's possible to automate the process of renaming it it or not, but I'd guess that's not an option in it's current encarnation. On 3/27/2021 6:12 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: Is there any feature in lynx that adds a random file extention to the name of a file one is about to save to make sure it is unique? I use lynx to download books in the NLS Talking Book program and it works well for this purpose but the file names are based on a formula that can produce identical file names if the files represent books from the same author or represent more than one issue of a periodical or in one case can be two different periodicals in which the formula produces the same set of letters for both sets of periodicals. What I have been doing is typing 000, 001, etc, after these names so no two files end up with the same name, but it would be nice to automate the uniqueness so nothing gets clobbered. For the sake of clarity, the formula I refer to is the web site's method for generating file names. I have no control over that so any uniqueness will have to be generated here. Thanks. Martin McCormick ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
Re: [Lynx-dev] File Collisions
I do not believe lynx makes any attempt to make the name unique. It simply tries to save the file. If the filename is already present, it will let you know, and ask if you wish to overwrite the file. I have no idea if it's possible to automate the process of renaming it it or not, but I'd guess that's not an option in it's current encarnation. On 3/27/2021 6:12 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: Is there any feature in lynx that adds a random file extention to the name of a file one is about to save to make sure it is unique? I use lynx to download books in the NLS Talking Book program and it works well for this purpose but the file names are based on a formula that can produce identical file names if the files represent books from the same author or represent more than one issue of a periodical or in one case can be two different periodicals in which the formula produces the same set of letters for both sets of periodicals. What I have been doing is typing 000, 001, etc, after these names so no two files end up with the same name, but it would be nice to automate the uniqueness so nothing gets clobbered. For the sake of clarity, the formula I refer to is the web site's method for generating file names. I have no control over that so any uniqueness will have to be generated here. Thanks. Martin McCormick ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
[Lynx-dev] File Collisions
Is there any feature in lynx that adds a random file extention to the name of a file one is about to save to make sure it is unique? I use lynx to download books in the NLS Talking Book program and it works well for this purpose but the file names are based on a formula that can produce identical file names if the files represent books from the same author or represent more than one issue of a periodical or in one case can be two different periodicals in which the formula produces the same set of letters for both sets of periodicals. What I have been doing is typing 000, 001, etc, after these names so no two files end up with the same name, but it would be nice to automate the uniqueness so nothing gets clobbered. For the sake of clarity, the formula I refer to is the web site's method for generating file names. I have no control over that so any uniqueness will have to be generated here. Thanks. Martin McCormick ___ Lynx-dev mailing list Lynx-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lynx-dev
