www.shrum.net/sean/code

+ Script info

CATS version: 4.14 [ 2025.12.14 ] http://cats.shrum.net
Document Root: /home/shrumnet/public_html
Relative (where cats.php is being called from): /cats.php

+ List of available parameters and their script set defaults (null'ed items unless specified get UNSET()):

align = center
body = null
border = 0
caption = null
cellpadding = 4
cellspacing = 4
cols = 1
debug = null
dir = /
hr = null
in = null
limit = null
nav = null
order = null
page = null
plugin = text
plugins = null
raw = null
record = null
rowcolor1 = ffffff
rowcolor2 = eeeeee
rows = 10
search = null
sort = asc
table = null
templates = /
valign = middle
where = null
width = 100%

+ Importing 'cats.ini' key => value pairs from all directories starting in [DOCUMENT_ROOT] thru /sean/code...

/home/shrumnet/public_html/cats.ini FOUND.
/home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/cats.ini FOUND.

+ UNSET()'ing any parameters = 'null'....6 parameters removed

+ Current [PARAM]eters for this page (CATS.INI::[defaults] + URL-based parameters)

align = center
body = /sean/support.shtml
border = 0
cellpadding = 0
cellspacing = 0
cols = 1
debug = y
dir = /sean/code
ext = .caption
icon = folder_closed
nav = ./nav.html
order = base
page = page_shrum.net-v16.shtml
plugin = caption
plugins = /sean/code/cats/plugins
record = record_dir_row-dir_caption-rounded_white-12.shtml
rowcolor1 = ffffff
rowcolor2 = f4f4f4
rows = 10
search =
sort = a
table = table_bordered-3.shtml
templates = /sean/code/cats/templates
valign = middle
width = 100%

+ Current [KEYWORDS] for this page (CATS.INI / [keywords])

$site_name$ = shrum.net

+ Retrieving templates...

[PAGE] => /home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/cats/templates/page_shrum.net-v16.shtml...FOUND
[BODY] => /home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/support.shtml...FOUND
[NAV] => /home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/nav.html...FOUND
[TABLE] => /home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/cats/templates/table_bordered-3.shtml...FOUND
[HR] =>
[RECORD] => /home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/cats/templates/record_dir_row-dir_caption-rounded_white-12.shtml...FOUND

+ [PLUGIN] defined => caption

+ [PLUGINS] defined => /sean/code/cats/plugins

+ [PLUGINS] => [DOCUMENT_ROOT]/sean/code/cats/plugins

+ [PLUGINS]/[PLUGIN] => '/home/shrumnet/public_html/sean/code/cats/plugins/caption.php' FOUND

+ Calling [PLUGINS]/[PLUGIN] for [DATA] array...

+ [DATA] => [20] x [28]

base	ext	size	contents	age	weekday	wkday	mday	mdayth	mday_0	month	mon	mnum	mnum_0	year	yr	hour_12	hour_12_0	am_pm	AM_PM	hour_24	hour_24_0	days	when	timeofday	ampm
autorun	.caption	314b	Autorun.exe is a small utility that you place on MSC devices (flash drives, external hard drives, etc) that can be triggered via the autorun.inf. Since the auorun.inf cannot be used to run a shortcut or batch file directly, you need to supply it a .EXE or .COM file. Autorun.exe acts as the middleman. [AU3][EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
bubbletip	.caption	306b	Bubbletips is just that...a bubbletip generator. Use it in your batch scripts if you want some sort of VISUAL notification as your batch files run. This is similar to my <a href="http://www.shrum.net/sean/code/talker" target="talker">Talker</a> project that allows for AUDIBLE notifications. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
cats	.caption	464b	CATS, short for <B>C</B>ontent <B>A</B>cquisition and <B>T</B>emplating <B>S</B>ystem, is a framework script that utilizes plug-ins for data acquisitioning, nestable HTML templates and SQL-like parameters to query and display data from any source. This allows you to create a wide array of content systems such as dynamic file lists, web logs (blogs), link lists, What\'s New tables, photo albums, up-to-the-minute inventory status reports, and much more. [PHP]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
copy2msc	.caption	546b	An automated backup program (of sorts). Supports any MSC device, USB and Firewire. This program is a off-shoot of my <a href="http://www.shrum.net/sean/code/shuffler" target="shuffler">Shuffler</a> app in that automatically does it's thing just by plugging in your MSC device. This app will copy new (or newer) files to things like external devices such as flash drives, external hard drives, etc. as soon as the MSC device is connected and a drive letter is assigned to it. Handles directory recursion and allows for wildcards. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
dir2subs	.caption	542b	This small util allows me to take a folder with a lot of files and move them to sub folders that match the beginning x-number of letters in the filename. Can also be used on collections of filenames that are date based (20070624-354.jpg->2007 when c=4). More of a tool for me to use but someone else out there might find it useful. Pretty self-explanatory; just answer the prompts (source, destination, # of chars). Got the idea when I tried to d/l a +30,000 file listing of my music lib via FTP to my broadband phone. :( [AU3][EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
execute	.caption	685b	The point of this tool is to allow administrators on networked systems to execute (dah) commands (think SMS without having SMS) on multiple PC's; such as in a computer lab environment; by editing 1 monitored file. Primary use will be for mass shutdowns and logoffs (<a href=\"http://www.ss64.com/nt/\" target=\"xpcommands\">here's a great page with most, if not all, native NT/XP commands</a>). On the evil flipside (in my case), I wrote this gem to punk an unsuspecting joke-ster coworker (hehehe, I'm using the <a href=\"http://www.ss64.com/nt/shutdown.html\" target=\"xpcommands\">XP shutdown commands</a> as well as launching applications that will seem like random). [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
ezpcdets	.caption	277b	EZPCDets is a simple systray application that when clicked will display the PC name, IP address, WAN address, OS version, domain, and logged in user name. Simple tool to put on users PC's in case you want to remote in and need to have this info in order to do it. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
hotrkeyz	.caption	754b	Just a simple folder-to-hotkey utility I cooked up for another project for creating your own hotkeys in Windows. Allows for Ctrl, Alt, Win, Shift, and a large number or other special key combos as well as allowing for multiple files & programs to be launched with 1 combo. Makes use of AutoITScripts <a href="https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ShellExecute.htm" target="auto">ShellExecute</a> (to launch apps all at once) and <a href="https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ShellExecuteWait.htm" target="auto">ShellExecuteWait</a> (to launch apps one at a time, waiting until the previous one closes). Worked so good in the originating project I decide to break this functionality out into a separate program. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
killapps	.caption	494b	This is a very small utility I came up with that will forcably close all running taskbar'ed applications (if work is unsaved, it's toast), leaving services and SysTray'ed apps untouched. I originally wrote this tool to be used in conjunction with my <a href=\"http://www.shrum.net/sean/code/execute\" target=\"execute\">EXECUTE</a> utility to allow computer lab instructors/aides to effectively reset all the workstations en-masse such as when prepping systems between classes. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
launcher	.caption	416b	Launcher is a SysTray app I wrote to monitor for removable drives and when it detects a new connection, it can check that device for a user-definable file to execute. If the file is present, Launcher launches it or any other user pre-defined file. Works like the standard autorun.inf except that you can be prompted to cancel within 10 seconds, launch any file type, and control the startup window state. [AU3][EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
orphaned	.caption	469b	Windows utility for locating and moving or copying orphaned files (files that exist in backup that no longer reside in their source location due to either being renamed, moved, or deleted) and places the orphans into a "\_orphanage" folder while respecting the orphaned files subdirectory locations. This gives me the ability to relocate those files to a separate folder to give them a quick look over before I decide whether to permanently delete them. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
prompter	.caption	229b	Prompter is a commandline customizable Windows message box dialog that allows you to display message box dialogs/prompts with various options and also allows you to define commandline calls based on the user response. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
query	.caption	268b	Query is a small tool for passing SQL statements to SQLite databases and displaying or writing the results on-screen or to a file. I wrote this tool to extract play lists from my player music manager project $button_it can be used on any SQLite database. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
relocate	.caption	586b	Relocate is a window manipulation app that not only allows one to move the active window to the next left (WinKey+Left arrow) or next right (WinKey+Right arrow) screen but also allows for FULL SCREEN/MINIMIZE, TOP RIGHT, BOTTOM RIGHT, BOTTOM LEFT, TOP LEFT, TOP HALF, and BOTTOM HALF using the WinKey and your NumPAD. Also supports maximize (WinKey+Up) and restore (WinKey+Down). Supports multi-monitor setups as well as screen wraps in case your on the left most screen and go left again...your window will wrap to the far right screen (or monitor, same for going right). [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
renamer	.caption	350b	Renamer is just that, a simple file renaming utility that I wrote to help me do batch file renaming. It's fairly simple but great when dealing with a large number of files that need to be changed. Supports my classic command line and builder modes, search-and-replace, and even has date-based token support (see the docs for more info). [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
shuffler	.caption	372b	Shuffler is a program that I developed to deal with randomizing file transfers to other folders and/or drives including MSC compliant devices like my iPod Shuffle in an attempt to rid myself of its iTunes dependance. Theoretically, this app could be used in any event where you want to copy or transfer any sort of file(s) at random to a different location. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
talker	.caption	509b	Talker is a simple implementation of the text-to-speech tool that is part of Windows XP. The code is less then a dozen or so lines long, written in AutoIT. Call Talker with a command line sentence (wrapped in dbl-quotes) and talker will convert your text into Stephen Hawking-ish styled speech. Nothing spectacular but a ton of fun to play with. Great as a audible cue for when processes finish: <i>talker.exe \"Backup process finished, now executing nuclear detonation countdown\"</i>. Enjoy. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
vistas	.caption	356b	Vistas is a SysTray utility that allows one to easily define multiple backgrounds on systems that are running with multiple monitors or to stretch an image across all monitors in a panoramic style. More of a personal project for my own use, this app serves to pick up where Microsoft left off when they omitted Active Desktop support in Vista. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
volrun	.caption	504b	Volrun is a volume monitoring tool in that it doesn't care about specific drive letters but rather monitors for specific drive volume names. When a new volume name is detected, Volrun launches a associated batch file. If one does not exist, Volrun prompts the user if they would like to create one. If the user selects Yes, [volumename].bat gets created in the location with volrun.exe. Great for centralizing all your auto launch batch files making updating them enmass a whole lot easier. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM
wan2web	.caption	442b	This utility runs as a systray app and requeries an external website for your current WAN IP address after a user-definable amount of time and allows you to upload a text file via FTP that will indicate the current WAN IP address and a timestamp of when the IP address was pulled. As I have a dynamic IP (as most of us do cuz static IPs cost more), I use this to publish my home WAN IP to my website so I can remote in at anytime. [AU3] [EXE]	1771487867	Wednesday	Wed	31	31<sup>st</sup>	31	December	Dec	12	12	1969	69	4	04	pm	PM	16	16	20503	a decade or more	afternoon	PM

+ [PLUGIN]:time = 0.0019/s

+ [WHERE] undefined; operation skipped

+ ass_search()

+ [SEARCH] undefined; operation skipped
+ [ORDER] defined => 'base', header exists
+ [SORT] defined => ascending base
+ [ORDER]+[SORT] => [ascending base]

+ ass_search():time => 0.0000/s

+ [LIMIT] undefined, setting for all records => [0,20]

+ Creating / formatting HTML recordset table and populating [RECORD] template with [DATA]...DONE

+ Combining templates; [RECORD]set=>[TABLE]=>[BODY]=>[PAGE]<=NAV

+ Applying S&R on recordset entries (start, last, slicenext, sliceprevious, slicefirst, slicecount, etc)

+ Applying S&R on tokenized entries (parameter, _SERVER, keyword, and script)...www.shrum.net/sean/code

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Before submitting email for support, make sure that you have the most recent version of the script, module, or application. Support is only provided on the most current versions. There is only one of me here so my time is stretched very thin.

Secondly, please read all the documentation available to you on this site and abroad. Great pains have been taken to document as much as possible as well as to provide links to off-site locations for information where needed to help you solve your problems in a timely manner.

I'll make every attempt to solve your problem but make no guarantees that every issue can or will be solved. I only state that I'll investigate any issues that are brought to my attention and attempt to address them. Please be as thorough as possible in your requests by, whenever possible, including links to data sources, copies of the script calls, exact error messages you're receiving, etc. Screenshots are always helpful.

Feature Requests / Enhancements / Optimizations / Etc.

I can't guarantee I will add every enhancement or new feature request that gets submitted but I will make an effort to do so. However, I do encourage you if you are savvy enough with general programming, you can take a swing at adding these to the scripts on your own.

If you happen to make some improvements or additions to any of my scripts, be it in validation, optimization, features, etc., I would be most appreciative if you were able to share those with me for possible inclusion in future versions of the software. I'll be more than happy to include your name in the list of contributors to the project as well. We're all here for the glory.

DIY'ers

Most of my apps are written in autoitscript which is similar to most other programming languages. If you have any prior programming experience such as C++, perl, php, etc., you should be fine. If you should have any questions pertaining to this scripting language, the AutoIT forums are your best friend. You will need to create an account on their site in order to participate in the forums, however anyone can browse what's there.

If you want a text editor that works with .AU3 files, there is Notepad++ and SciTE4AutoIT3. More information on it can be found clicking the links. I highly recommend using the SciTE4AutoIT as the Windows help file is the best and fastest source of help on any call or function.

Legal

In this world of "sue me, sue you" court dramas, it almost goes without saying, however...

The long version...

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The short version...

Blah, blah, blah...don't cry to me if something breaks that you got for free. You've been warned! :-p

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If after this point you don't find an answer, you may then send a support request to me [ here ]. Support will be provided to discuss enhancement requests, bug reports, and all things pertaining to the operation of programs and scripts that I've created and host from shrum.net.

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