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I'm not able to spend much time on programming at the moment, so they are not getting updated as often as I would like.
Current Projects
- IDE for Borland C++ Builder Command-line Compiler
- POP3 Mail Previewer/Filter
- A "Get your hands really dirty with tags" HTML Editor!
IDE for Borland C++ Builder Command line Compiler
The nice people at Borland have made available a FREE command line only version of their C++ Builder product for win32. It's absolutely wonderful - I highly recommend it.Click here to download!
Being a FREE Compiler, the 1 thing you don't get with it is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
There are a few free IDEs available for it on the net, but after looking at a couple I decided
to write my own with all the features I need and want (and because I can) :).
Features in Version 1.03 include:
- Multiple-file text-editor
- Clipboard and text search features.
- Target application selection - Console, GUI, DLL etc.
- Compile via "BCC32.EXE" (naturally) - with its output redirected to a "Message View".
- Run the compiled EXE (with command line parameters).
- User installable "Tools" (including Macros in the command line parameters).
- User installable "Help" - Add any help-file(s) you like to the "Help" menu.
- Automatically makes all "C++ Builder Command line Tools" help file(s) available in the help menu.
- SpeedButtons for many common tasks.
- "Re-Open" sub-menu within the file menu allows you to quickly re-open files you have worked with before.
- Print Source code.
- Code Templates - store source code that you use often, allowing you to insert it into your current source file quickly and easily. Can save alot of typing!
- Status bar indication of "NUM Lock" and "CAPS lock" key states.
- Save/Restore desktop state. Saves a list of your open files when you close the program, and automatically reopens them the next time the program is started.
System Requirements:
- Windows 95/NT 4.0 or newer.
- Borland C++ Builder Command line tools
I have tested it about as much as 1 person can.
Please let me know if you come across any bugs or problems so I can get them fixed quickly.
Download BW-IDE Version 1.03
File is a self-extracting zip.
Installing
Once you have downloaded the file, double-click it to extract the files it contains.When the extract-window appears, you can enter the location that you would like to extract to, or use the default folder that is entered (I recommend putting it into a new empty folder as the program creates a couple of files when it's run).
Click the Unzip button to extract.
Once the files have been extracted, double click the help file BW_IDE.HLP (in the folder you extracted to) for setup and usage instructions.
I hope you enjoy it!
POP3 Mail Preview/Filter
This is a program that connects to your POP3 e-mail server and tells you what messages are waiting there for you (without downloading them all).
You can then delete any messages that you don't want to read (like junk mail),
then download the remaining messages as usual with your regular mail-reader (such as MS Outlook or Netscape).
I wrote it because I get a fair amount of junk mail and sometimes messages with large attachments that take a while to download. With this program I can delete the spam without it ever entering my computer, and I can see if someone has sent me a really large message that will take a long time to download!
I use MS-Outlook Express as my regular mail reader, and although it does have the ability to block
email addresses - it still downloads the entire blocked message(s) from the server before deleting them!
Features so far:
- Displays message "Subject", "Sender", "Return-Path", "Size", "Date".
- Displays an icon to indicate if a message:
- Is from a blocked email address or domain.
- Is Large (over 64 KB) in size.
- "Might be" SPAM (Junk mail).
- Import/Export "blocked senders list" to/from MS-Outlook Express.
- Ability to block either an individual address or domain.
- A "Speed button" to launch your default mail-reading program.
I've had a few people enquire about it, so here is Version 1.01!
System Requirements:
- Windows 95/NT 4.0 or newer.
- A working Internet connection.
- A POP3 email account to access.
(Self-extracting ZIP)
Installing
Once you have downloaded the file, double-click it to extract the files it contains.When the extract-window appears, you can enter the location that you would like to extract to, or use the default folder that is entered (I recommend putting it into a new empty folder as the program creates a couple of files when it's run).
Click the Unzip button to extract.
Once the files have been extracted, double click the help file POP3PREV.HLP (in the folder you extracted to) for setup and usage instructions.
I hope you enjoy it!
HTML Editor
I have always preferred writing html by hand, in a plain old text-editor.
This may sound a bit stupid considering all the software that's available to do the job,
but here are a few good reasons to write it this way:
- Better control over which tags are used, and how they are used.
- I can be sure that my html doesn't end up full of unnecessary tags, which can happen with some WYSIWYG editors after playing around with formatting and such a few times.
- Better control over the internal formatting of the html.
- The satisfaction that can only come from doing something yourself!!!
You still need to know html tags, structure and rules in order to write good html with this program.
It may not do absolutely everything for you, but it should prove itself to be a useful, time-saving tool!
Features so far:
- Multiple-file text editor, with Clipboard and Search
- Built-in "Web-browser" for previewing your html ("Microsoft Internet Explorer" ActiveX control)
- Speed-buttons, Menus and Shortcut -Keys for inserting many common html tags - Including formatting, Hyperlinks, Headings, etc.
System Requirements:
- Windows 95/NT 4.0 or newer
- Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or newer
I still have many features I want to include first!
If you can think of any really cool and useful features to include
please let me know!