IndexMaker Version 6.6 25th April 1998 Programming by Fabrizio Pivari <pivari@geocities.com> Documentation by Fabrizio Pivari <pivari@geocities.com> What is IndexMaker IndexMaker is a PERL script to make an index.html file from PDF files, HTML files, VRML files and other files.

• the /Author field, the first /Title field and the /Subject field in every matched PDF files
• the <TITLE> </TITLE> field and the META Description and Author fields in every matched HTML files
• the Info node field in every matched VRML 1.0 files
• the WorldInfo node field info and title in every matched VRML 2.0 files
• the name of the file in the others

Getting and Installing IndexMaker

1. Get the latest Version of IndexMaker from:
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3469/indexmaker.html or CPAN

2. Make sure you have Perl Version 5.003 or later on your system:
   http://www.perl.com/perl/info/software.html

3. Get the latest Version of PDF library module from:
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4794/ or CPAN

4. Get the latest Version of libnet module from:
   http://www.connect.net/gbarr/libnet/ or CPAN

5. Get the latest Version of libwww module from:
   http://www.sn.no/libwww-perl/ or CPAN

6. Create your personal indexmaker.cfg file.
   In the configuration file (default indexmaker.cfg) there are two fields separated by a colon : (it is possible to change this default in the perl code): the first field is the name of the variable, the second is the value of the variable. This is the list of the variables supported:

   • OUTPUT_file (default index.html). You can also use -output parameter to change the value of this variable.
   • proxy. You can set your PROXY host in URL mode. e.g. http://your.proxy.com:8080
   • YOUR_email. You have to customize your e-mail address like password for anonymous ftp
   • GIF_pdficon this icon is used in the output file
   • GIF_getacrobat this icon is used in the output file
   • META_AuthorName META information in the output file
   • META_AuthorMail META information in the output file
   • META_Keywords META information in the output file
   • META_Description META information in the output file
   • TITLE_title the value of <TITLE>...</TITLE> and <H1>...</H1> fields in the output file
   • PDF_extensions lists of extensions for PDF files
   • HTML_extensions lists of extensions for HTML files
   • VRML_extensions lists of extensions for VRML files
   • Graphic_extensions lists of extensions for Graphic files
   • Compress_extensions lists of extensions for Compressed files

usage:
        indexmaker [-options ...] list

where options include:
    -help                        print out this message
    -verbose                     verbose
    -recursive directory         scan recursively the directory
    -match     files             match different files ex. *.pdf, a?.*
                                 (require -recursive option)
    -configure file              default indexmaker.cfg
    -output    file              default index.html

list:
    with list you can use metacharacters and relative and absolute path name
    and ftp URL like ftp://ftp.host.com/directory/file
    and http URL like http://www.host.com/directory/file
   
example:
    indexmaker *.pdf
    indexmaker -c tests/test.cfg ftp://ftp.host.com/directory/file *.pdf
    indexmaker -v */*.html
    indexmaker -o home.htm *.gif *.tiff *.jpeg
    indexmaker -m *.pdf -r my_directory *.gz

• PROXY support

Source

Source Code: the last release 6.6
Source Code: the last release without libwww-perl-5 6.1
Source Code: the last release without libnet 5.3
Source Code: the last release with PERL 4.xxx support 4.3
You can also find the source code at CPAN authors/Fabrizio_Pivari/

Example

On my worstation behind the firewall I generated this index of some pages of my Geocities Home page.
I use the new PROXY feauture.