Hello!

It is finally here!

Just in time for the contest heh (deadline in less than one hour, anybody?)

This is still a Beta version, but pretty stable at the moment. I didn't had the time to complete the edit feature (exams + contest deadline), but I will update the script with it and many other features in less than a week.

Again, a short description of what the script does:

This script acts like the old feature of Plus! which listed files that your contacts could download from you using a command. You can manage your files by opening the manage files window using the Plus! Scripts menu. Default commands are !files to list your files and !getfile # to request a file. Both commands can be changed in the preferences window, accessible via the manage files window.

If you find any bug, please report it in this thread. I found one in MsgPlus! while working on my script: if you send a file and the "Sending this file is not safe" (.exe files for example) window pop-up appears, it continues sending the file in an infinite loop, resulting in a Messenger Crash. I don't know if this was a known bug, or if it even is a bug and not a mistake I did (if it is the latter, thank you to tell me about it).

Screenshot



Improvement ideas:

-Edit downloads
-More advanced help
-Maximum simultaneous users
-Files per contact
-Search trigger
-Support for MSN normal messages length / Plus! length / Stuffplug length, when listing files
-Custom Formatting
-Support for more files (waiting for the 14 seconds antiflood protection then continue listing files)
-Separate path / filename values
-Support to remove more files at the same time
-Chat window commands
-Offer the user to refresh all the IDs (without doing it automatically)
-Send a file with the list in it
-Disable commands on self

Download

http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/view/247-Files-Lister/

Looks nice, will it have an option to only allow certain people to download from you?
For some people/bots it would be useful if it also allowed to give a certain amount of "points" to every user (having a different counter for everyone)  that would allow you to download a certain amount of MB/files.

Just my thoughs ^^, good job anyway .

SerGuMa, this sounds good. Although it may not be in the first version, I will try to put it in

heheh, do your best ^^, I'll be looking forward to getting it

Btw, if you need an spanish or catalan translation contact me if you want .

I loved this feature of the old plus, im glad to see someone creating a script for it. And by the looks of it, an even greater version of the previos in-built one.
Cant wait to get my hands on it, good luck with all the coding.
(p.s I would love to translate it into turkish for you)

or into portuguese!

i'll be waiting for it.

Looks good.

could do:
- share folders (instead of 100files limit)
- limit access to x users.
- trigger to search, (and display first 3 results)
- trigger to get.
- use .xml to database info (like itunes and so, to search it faster)

and i can beta try it, and translate it to portuguese if u want to.

be here waiting.

Thanks for the ideas, already using .xml by the way

I was going to do this originally, but decided to do a Bot Utilities script instead Good luck! I can't wait to use this

hi,  this script sounds great,   but isnt it the same as sharing a folder?  this comes already with WML...
im just asking  i havent used the folder sharing thing on WML yet,   but for what i know its almost the same thing isnt it?

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Originally posted by novolo
hi,  this script sounds great,   but isnt it the same as sharing a folder?  this comes already with WML...
im just asking  i havent used the folder sharing thing on WML yet,   but for what i know its almost the same thing isnt it?

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Nice idea. Looking forward to release.

I would have liked to release this a few days ago, but I had some unpexected computer problems (who would expect those anyways?)

Its all progressing well though, and I should be able to release it by the week-end

i don't mind to usa a beta for a while...

no news?

Since http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=62704 was released, it listed a feature "shortcuts" that was doing pretty much what my script would do. This feature do not seem to be listed anymore, it was either done or abandonned. In the latter case, I would be interested to complete my script and release it as a public beta version

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Originally posted by mathieumg
Since http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=62704 was released, it listed a feature "shortcuts" that was doing pretty much what my script would do. This feature do not seem to be listed anymore, it was either done or abandonned. In the latter case, I would be interested to complete my script and release it as a public beta version

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Ok I will continue it then!

Yeah continue ! Your script is a very good idea and seems to have quality in the screenshot of the frontpage ! Waiting for the release ! Could translate in french ... but i can see you are french so no help, sorry

Good job, continue, Yil2201.

Script released, screenshots coming up!

Slight bug taken care of! First post updated accordingly. Screenshot added.

Very nice.  I was going to do this kind of thing for my Script in the comp.  But instead I was lazy and just played around with things and stuck them together and released.

Anyway a suggestion would be if when you list the files also add a number next to them so they can request a file number.

For exampled there is 3 files shared with really stupidly long names, you would just type "!getfile 3" instead of "!getfile stupidlylongnameoffilethatn0-onew0ulspell.logejs"

So the program would output

File ID                   FileName
1                           Movie.txt
2                           Jokes are cool.mov
3                           Hello Man.html

I hope that makes sence....

Well, that is the actual behaviour You get a file using the request tag followed by a space and the ID of the file you want.

Ahh, fair enough.  I take the above back....
(at work so just guessing the behaviour)

really looks nice.. would u mind if I used certain pieces of ur code for my own plugin ?
I'm trying to create a search plugin (kinda like your list command) but
since I just started programming 2 day's ago, I could use any help I can get.

thx in advance... and nice scripting !!!

Sure, but wait until the next week if possible, my code is a real mess actually (was written in a rush )

Hello!!! Good Work!!!
Nice script... Realy like it...

1) (Maybe Crazy) Suggestion:

How about adding a folder (specified by the user) and the description is automaticly the name of the file... so when a file is putted on the folder, the script auto-add on the list... So the user only Enables it...

1) Bugs:

1) De opition to Edit on the "Manage Files" window isn't enabled (can't click on it) and, can't edit the "files"... Sorry, didn't read this: "Edit: Used to edit a file from the files list (to be added very shortly)"
2) When a file is deleted, the "IDs ( the "#s") of the files didn't refresh too...
Example:
#1 File     
#2 File2
#3 File 3
Now, If #2 is removed, the list results in:
#1 File
#3 File 3
Now, If I add another file, the new list results in:
#1 File
#3 File 3
#4 File_added_later
So, the place #2 isn't replaced
Also, when a contact writes, "!files", the list will be the same as the list on the "Manage Files" Window (following the example, without a "#2")...
So I think, this last "bug" will be solved with the EDIT Buton too...

ok, I'll wait ...
and thx again

Well, since each ID is unique to a file you don't want them to "refresh" each time a change occured in your files list. Imagine for example that someone is used to get a specific file, he can just come in and request the file with the id right away, if that ID changes all the time, that may confuse your users.

Something that would be interesting though is to offer the user to refresh all the IDs (without doing it automatically).

how about (and yes I know this could be difficult) to make a small file (like txt or sumthing like that) where all the id's are listed, and allow the user to recieve the file by ex. !sendlist or something like that... It basicly comes down to the same thing as the list command on messenger, online this time in a file ...

Wouldn't be difficult, great idea Will be added to the possible improvements list

Realy, you're right,... if the Ids change, maybe will be a mess...
Maybe it's a good idea to add a text file, but people who don't have PLus! will probably not download the list and then download a file... I think showing on the conversation window is more practical...

Another sugestion:
The opition to Enable (ot not) on startup the script (like Key Flasher)... Or a way to save if you turned on/off on the last time sign in on WLM and when the user sign in again, the scrit will load on/off depending the last config.

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a way to save if you turned on/off on the last time sign in on WLM and when the user sign in again, the scrit will load on/off depending the last config.

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I was going to keep this a secret but me posting questions from time to time on this board these days wasn't very subtle!

When I released Files Lister 0.1, it was rushed out of the door to make it in time for the Scripting Contest deadline, and its quality kind of suffered from that. I said that I would shortly publish an update, and it never happened. That was in 2006. Now I'm back, determined to make things right. I'm actively working on Files Lister 0.2 with many of the suggested features!

Now I am seeking for your help, dear users! I am currently designing the Add file and Settings windows, and I want to make sure everyone is comfortable with how I intend to do it and I also want to benefit from improvement suggestions before coding it rather than after, when it would most likely be too late/represent too much work to redo.

So here is how I foresee the aforementioned windows:

Add/edit file: (Small differences between the two, but mostly the same)

Add   
    [RAD] A file
    [RAD] All files within one folder (may take a while to add depending on the number of files)
   
[TXT]+[BTN] Browse for file/folder
[CHK] Enable file once its created

Note that your whitelist/blacklist setting is applied before this filter. No need to add blacklisted/unwhitelisted contacts.

[RAD] All current and future contacts can download this file/these files
[RAD] All contacts can download this file/these files but the following
[RAD] Only the following contacts can download this file/these files

Contacts: [LSTCHK]

Settings:

-= General =- (Tab in settings window)

[CHK] Enable Files Lister on this messenger account
[TXT] Maximum simultaneous contacts using Files Lister features
    [CHK] Timeout after -> [TXT] seconds
    [CHK] Timeout when file is downloaded -> Average upload speed [TXT] kbit/s : [BTN] Attempt to find my upload speed

[RAD] Prompt me to resync the file IDs when removing a file that is not last
[RAD] Automatically resync the file IDs when removing a file that is not last
[RAD] Never resync the IDs

[TXT] Default tag to request the list of files
[TXT] Default tag to request details for a file
[TXT] Default tag to request a file
[TXT] Default tag to search for a file
[TXT] Default formatting code when listing a file
[TXT] Default formatting code when providing details for a file

-= Contacts =- (Tab in settings window)

[RAD] All current and future contacts are allowed to use Files Lister commands
[RAD] All contacts but the following are allowed to use Files Lister commands
[RAD] Only the following contacts are allowed to use Files Lister commands

Contacts: [LSTCHK]

-= Rules =- (Tab in settings window)

Rules: [LST]

[BTN] Add a rule
[BTN] Edit a rule
[BTN] Remove a rule

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\-> (Window to add/edit a rule)

    Contacts: [LSTCHK]
   
    Leave empty to use default
   
    [TXT] Custom tag to request the list of files
    [TXT] Custom tag to request details for a file
    [TXT] Custom tag to request a file
    [TXT] Custom tag to search for a file
    [TXT] Custom formatting code when listing a file
    [TXT] Custom formatting code when providing details for a file
   
-= Languages =- (Tab in settings window)

Languages: [LST]

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Thank you again for your input, suggestions/constructive criticism are welcome!

I am down for helping you get this going. I have a few bugs that need fixing so i am dieing to help lol. message me on here or on messenger think yeah can find my email in the profile.