creating an index

[Ken]

Hi, I'd like to create a simple text list of all the files (mostly pictures)
in a server, with each filename being a link to the file. Is there a tool
around that I could use to make the index file? Also, is it possible to
have the list automatically update when files are added or removed from the
server? Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers.

[Brian]

Re: creating an index

Ken wrote:
[color=blue]
> I'd like to create a simple text list of all the files (mostly pictures)
> in a server, with each filename being a link to the file. Is there a tool
> around that I could use to make the index file? Also, is it possible to
> have the list automatically update when files are added or removed from the
> server?[/color]

Yes, and yes, if your server is Apache and is configured to allow such
a thing. They usually are in shared hosting environments, but not always.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_autoindex.html

As this is off-topic for an html group, may I suggest you take any
further questions to an appropriate server group? (I'd x-post, but I
don't know which server you use, and thus don't know which group is
the right one.)

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[Stan Brown]

Re: creating an index

"Ken" <nospam@yahoo.c om> wrote in
comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.html:[color=blue]
>Hi, I'd like to create a simple text list of all the files (mostly pictures)
>in a server, with each filename being a link to the file. Is there a tool
>around that I could use to make the index file?[/color]

Well, yes -- if that's all you want, a simple "dir" or "ls" will do
it. Then use your text editor to convert each to a link.

But are your file names really good enough to use as link text. Are
they completely self explanatory?

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