November 29, 2007
By Martyn in Plugins, Utilities | 0 comments
If you create a lot of Wordpress blogs you probably like to prepare a list of categories for inclusion. This plugin simplifies the process by allowing you to add them all at once.
Add one category per line then click the “Add Categories” button. All categories will be created for you turning a 30 minute job [...]
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August 1, 2007
By Martyn in Utilities | 0 comments
Ever need to send a one-line email from a DOS/CMD batch file? If your PC or Server has .Net 2 installed you can use this application.
It’s straightforward. Place the cmdSendmail.exe in your path or working directory and then type something like this at the command line:-
cmdSendMail you@emailtest.com~you@somewherelse.com~The Subject~The main text of the message~you@somewherelse.com~pass123~mail.somewherelse.com
Usage
cmdSemdMail {command string [...]
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August 1, 2007
By Martyn in Utilities | 0 comments
Sometimes it’s useful to extract a web page to a file from a Windows batch.
For example I have a batch file that downloads financial figures every day, processes them and updates a database.
vbcurl http://myfinancialfigures.com/something.php >mydatafile.htm
If you don’t have a copy of Opera handy use a statement like the following to read the source from a [...]
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July 24, 2007
By Martyn in Utilities | 0 comments
Encrypt HTML
Click the above link to download a small tool for encrypting small chunks of HTML such as PayPal and AlertPay buttons. It doesn’t actually encrypt code it obfuscates it which is a fancy way of saying it jumbles it up a bit. It’s enough to deter the casual thief from checking out [...]
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July 19, 2007
By Martyn in Utilities | 0 comments
You could prepare a batch to call VBCurl, and call it from a Windows Schedule too. However if you are looking for something quick to setup you might find this better.
The application is written with VB6. It’s not a commercial grade product but it does the job. I meant to add it to [...]
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