Ticket #168 (closed enhancement: fixed)

Opened 3 years ago

Last modified 4 months ago

import/export multiple links at a once

Reported by: Teddy Assigned to: MaierMan
Priority: trivial Milestone: 1.1
Component: User Interface Version: 0.9.9.9
Keywords: Cc:
Operating System: All

Description

It´s a feature I love from some download managers, import a .txt or .lst with URLs and add all of them automatically to download.

Also export to a text file the links of the selected files.

Attachments

downthemall.metalink (12.0 kB) - added by MaierMan on 2008-03-04 03:31:13.
Sample .metalink export. Ant, what do you think?

Change History

2007-06-14 10:59:51 changed by ant

While that would be nice & simple, you can currently import a bunch of files to be downloaded with metalinks (XML text listing mirrors, checksums, etc). More complex than a plain text file, but useful if you have that other info.

It would also be nice to export to metalinks, so you don't lose any extra info.

(follow-up: ↓ 3 ) 2007-06-14 11:18:36 changed by Teddy

Do you call metalinks to hyperlinks? I know that you can download multiple files at once from contextual menu "Downthemall!..." , but the problem is when there is only plain text. dta cannot "see" links in this kind of files. Sometimes people sends me a txt file with a bunch of links and add them do dta I have to go to some random forum, paste the links in a post and click in "preview" in the php forums so the webpage generates a html file with the proper hyperlinks <a href="mylink">download</a>. Without a html with hyperlinks I cannot download the files directly. I do know anything about xml or any other meta-data oriented languages, I simply want to be able to download links that are written in plain text files.

(in reply to: ↑ 2 ) 2007-08-15 21:01:36 changed by MaierMan

  • milestone changed from 1.0 to 1.1.

Replying to Teddy:

... I know that you can download multiple files at once from contextual menu "Downthemall!..." , but the problem is when there is only plain text. dta cannot "see" links in this kind of files.

There are tools like the Linkification extension that you may find useful.

(follow-up: ↓ 6 ) 2007-08-22 22:47:22 changed by MaierMan

  • owner set to MaierMan.
  • status changed from new to assigned.

Possible formats should import/export formats include:

  • text/plain
  • Getright/FlashGot/other formats
  • generic xml? (own format)
  • html (kinda hard, as there is no domparser for this)
  • metalink maybe (export doesn't support all data we use, i.e. referrers)
  • clipboard (txt, html)

2007-08-22 22:47:48 changed by MaierMan

https://www.mozdev.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=15953

(in reply to: ↑ 4 ) 2007-08-22 23:19:10 changed by ant

Replying to MaierMan:

Possible formats should import/export formats include: * metalink maybe (export doesn't support all data we use, i.e. referrers)

Let me know what you need. We can easily add it, it's about time for a refresh of the metalink spec.

2007-08-23 18:59:43 changed by Teddy

Well, I think that text/plain and flashget is the same. They name it .lst instead of txt, but it is the same.

i think the good options and simplest are save as .lst file and copy to clipboard, I do not see a reason to create an own .xml file, to save not necessary metadata?

2007-09-15 22:13:41 changed by MaierMan

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2007-09-15 22:13:57 changed by MaierMan

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2008-02-29 23:39:35 changed by MaierMan

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2008-03-03 21:34:43 changed by MaierMan

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2008-03-04 03:28:33 changed by MaierMan

Work in progress: [835]

Export facility that exports as .metalink (+ some dta specific data in an own namespace) and text (one url per line).

Next to come:

  • html export
  • metalink import
  • text import

2008-03-04 03:29:05 changed by MaierMan

Err. should have been [836]

2008-03-04 03:31:13 changed by MaierMan

  • attachment downthemall.metalink added.

Sample .metalink export. Ant, what do you think?

2008-05-04 02:13:20 changed by MaierMan

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2008-05-21 16:29:17 changed by MaierMan

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2008-07-23 22:05:31 changed by MaierMan

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2008-08-02 05:22:01 changed by MaierMan

  • status changed from assigned to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

Finished for now.

Import:

  • Metalink (default)
  • Text

Export:

  • Metalink (default)
  • Text
  • HTML

2009-10-20 21:36:32 changed by Bookmarkwiz

Work in progress: [835]

Export facility that exports as .metalink (+ some dta specific data in an own namespace) and text (one url per line).

Next to come:

•html export •metalink import •text import

is this allready completed?

Portable dog fence

2009-10-21 15:10:49 changed by Teddy

Also import links from clipboard and select wich one you like, like flashget does.

2010-03-23 08:45:52 changed by hasadam

  • status changed from closed to reopened.
  • resolution deleted.

HOW DO I INSTALL & USE THIS PLUGIN? THX

2010-03-23 15:10:46 changed by Teddy

In the DTA Manager, do right click -> Miscellaneous -> Import from file or export selected.

2010-03-23 15:34:13 changed by MaierMan

  • status changed from reopened to closed.
  • resolution set to fixed.

2010-03-23 15:55:06 changed by hasadam

It says invalid metalink document, do I have a too new version?

thx