File Downloader for ReactOS SVN

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Should someone write a file downloader for ReactOS?

Poll ended at Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:16 pm

Yes
14
74%
No
5
26%
 
Total votes: 19

michael79

Re: File Downloader for ReactOS SVN

Post by michael79 »

aicommander wrote:Could someone write a simple application to download a file? We need something that will simply download a url. That way we don't have to keep copying download.exe and download.xml to the SVN version to get applications.
Hi !

I just created one. Download at http://www.2clic.be/rosi

Documentation and updates to come very soon.

Michael
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Post by artguy10 »

Great! I'll test out your program as soon as I can get Firefox working...
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michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:Great! I'll test out your program as soon as I can get Firefox working...
You can use the ISO version :wink:
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Post by artguy10 »

michael79 wrote:
artguy10 wrote:Great! I'll test out your program as soon as I can get Firefox working...
You can use the ISO version :wink:
Thanks, that works. But I can't seem to get the program to open (I tried double-clicking the .exe files). It didn't work in XP or ROS.
It does look good from the screenshot, though.
michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:
michael79 wrote:
artguy10 wrote:Great! I'll test out your program as soon as I can get Firefox working...
You can use the ISO version :wink:
Thanks, that works. But I can't seem to get the program to open (I tried double-clicking the .exe files). It didn't work in XP or ROS.
It does look good from the screenshot, though.
You need to extract the ZIP file or copy the files from the CD to
a writable folder :oops:
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Post by artguy10 »

I hope it can download a URL from ftp and http? Maybe it will replace the semi-functioning Download! in ROS 0.3.3.

About the list of programs, maybe it can be checked online against a Wiki where people can list put in programs? Or maybe it can include some of the apps listed in http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4302
michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:I hope it can download a URL from ftp and http? Maybe it will replace the semi-functioning Download! in ROS 0.3.3.

About the list of programs, maybe it can be checked online against a Wiki where people can list put in programs? Or maybe it can include some of the apps listed in http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4302
The files are downloaded from HTTP using HTGET
The list of programs (including description and screenshot) is
downloaded from a server (preset: http://www.2clic.be/rosi)
where an XML file is downloaded

(sample: http://www.2clic.be/rosi/packages)

File structure

Code: Select all

<packages>
  <package>
    <category>XYZ</category>
    <name>ABC</name>
    <url>http://.../.exe</ul>
    <description>Base64 encoded RTF file</description>
    <screenshot>Base64 encoded JPEG file</screenshot>
  </package>
  ...
</packages>
New repositories can be appended to the ROSi.repositories file
(one URL per line)

A proxy can be set in ROSi.proxy. Syntax: proxy:port

Hope it helps :D
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Post by artguy10 »

Thanks, I got it running!! :D

Still VERY buggish and not finished (or it might be a little of the new program and a little of ReactOS Alpha at work), but nice start!

May I ask, where are the files downloaded to? Perhaps ROS can implement a basic Downloads file on the desktop where all the download files go.
michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:Thanks, I got it running!! :D

Still VERY buggish and not finished (or it might be a little of the new program and a little of ReactOS Alpha at work), but nice start!

May I ask, where are the files downloaded to? Perhaps ROS can implement a basic Downloads file on the desktop where all the download files go.
Yes I need to debug it :oops:
At the moment the file are downloaded to the current folder
but you can create a ROSi.download file containing the
destination folder 8)
michael79

Post by michael79 »

Just updated the app. Now screenshots are working. 8)
I recommend that you use the new one.
michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:Thanks, I got it running!! :D

Still VERY buggish and not finished (or it might be a little of the new program and a little of ReactOS Alpha at work), but nice start!

May I ask, where are the files downloaded to? Perhaps ROS can implement a basic Downloads file on the desktop where all the download files go.
I have updated the app. Settings and repositories are saved
into a single INI file. New icons, settings dialog added and progress
bar.

Michael
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Post by artguy10 »

Excellent! I'm having a bit of trouble getting the lists of apps to show up, but I guess that is a bug? It does look nicer with the icons! :)

So maybe this will be helpful in a better Download!, or a separate program? And it looks like people can make custom lists for the program to use, which is nice.
michael79

Post by michael79 »

artguy10 wrote:Excellent! I'm having a bit of trouble getting the lists of apps to show up, but I guess that is a bug? It does look nicer with the icons! :)

So maybe this will be helpful in a better Download!, or a separate program? And it looks like people can make custom lists for the program to use, which is nice.
I made a really big update, check the website 8)
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Post by artguy10 »

Much better! Stable, no see-through window, nice buttons. One problem, I open the .exe, install it (cool!), and then open the program, but I see no list of programs (it's all blank). Is that normal, should I be doing something?
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Post by Dr. Fred »

I will code a tiny program like wget, thanks for the inspiration. For some comments on ROSi please see http://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4303.
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