Actinic panic app, for getting back your lost catalog. written in a hurry. 
ergo; if your cat's head falls off or the toaster eats your best friend, it wasnt this programs fault.



what is this?

its a small util i cobbled together that parses the files on your site and constructs a rudimentary data feed from them.



why for?

when your hard drive fails and you've got no backups (shame on you) your online site in actinic is all you have. this util uses the .cat files on your server to construct the feed, that you can then build on, to rebuild your site.



how can i make this feed?

you need to download _all_ the .cat files from your server and put them in the data folder, in the same folder as this app. pick a filename and then press the collect button, easy peasy.


What comes out?

well, a tab separated feed comes out, with any luck. this feed can then be imported (tested and working) into access, or a spreadsheet, with little fuss. you can then add extra cols and add more data, rebuilding your catalog. this can then be importad back into actinic later on.



no ftp? no clever spidering for more data?

this is a very simple app, and i'll no doubt add more later on. this scenario only applies to very few people, and later i'm sure that i'll be able to get all the iamges, descriptions, and other junk you put in your catalog.



free?

sure, free as in beer. if you'd like the source, to work on this app with me, then ask.

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