Makemenu.bas converts a set of text files to HTML menus. I wrote it to
build/maintain this page so it's kind of specialized but I thought I
would offer it anyhow.
The main input/driver file is file MENU which consists of 1 line per
menu-offering. Each line has two parts, separated by a comma. The left
part is the actual offering including extension that will be the actual
download file. The right part is just the one-line description-summary of the
item. For example the menu line for this item:
MAKEMENU.BAS,generates HTML menu from textfile (used to make/maintain this page)
In addition to a menu-line, each item should have its own text file
having the same base-name as the menu-item but a .TXT extension.
(For the example given: MAKEMENU.TXT which contains the page of text you're now reading).
These are supposed to supply a full-page description of the items including any
warnings, usage instructions and notes. Each of these pages will be linked via the
"DOWNLOAD" link to the actual download item it refers to.
Missing .TXT files will simply re-iterate the one-line menu description.
The resulting HTM set functions as follows:
Clicking on the menu-item takes you to the long full-page description with
the