RPGSort

The purpose of RPGSort is to rename and sort all of your available RPG e-books whether they be fan-based or purchased from Wizards of the Coast.

I initially began work on this program for my own personal benefit to have a standard available on my computer. A friend, Max Amum, suggested all the users settling on a standard naming scheme that would allow full collecting and purchasing to be easier. The program has been written entirely by me. I started the database and passed it to Max Amum to continue, Z' Var ran with it from there and now I'm currently looking to section it off to a group of people.

If you're interested in assisting with the database (please be), contact me and let me know what world and rule set you are interested in assisting with. If I've any takers, I'll list them here as they express their interest.

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Clean, smooth interface.

I've created a complex command-line driven program that'll examine every file found in the directory. I take the 32-bit CRC of the file, compare it against our database and if a match is found--sort it and rename it!

The process is easily summarized like that; but, things can be a little more complex. There are several options to take care of varied interests.

I wanted to be sure that not only did RPGSort rename and sort files, it could provide some much needed purchasing support. So, RPGSort also creates the files "rpghave.lst" and "rpgmiss.lst" to showcase the files in your library and the ones missing. Now we just have to figure an easy way to afford those missing fills!

The core of the program is based on sorting and renaming. There are (currently) two different naming schemes:

• Standard
  09131 DragonLance Dragons of Hope (Official).pdf
• Long
  DragonLance (DL3) 09131 Dragons of Hope (Official).pdf

...and those can be edited with command-line switches. You can replace the separator in the filename with whatever single character you prefer or even remove it. That means the first example from above could be:

09131DragonLanceDragonsofHope(Official).pdf
09131_DragonLance_Dragons_of_Hope_(Official).pdf
09131-DragonLance-Dragons-of-Hope-(Official).pdf

Now understand that this is just a preview and not everything is quite implemented; but, things are progressing at a frenzied pace and you should see results quite promptly in the coming months. Just below I give an abbreviated summary of some catchy points (lame, I know) as well as programming goals to overcome.

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Features in brief:
• 32 Bit Program.
  RPGSort is programmed in PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.02, which allows access to the Windows API and all the memory available on your machine.
• On screen progress.
  There's a progress bar showcasing the percentage of completion for the lengthy comparing process and also a window showing what file is currently being examined.
• Command-line driven
  Easy command switches to suit your needs.
• Easily reversed - removed for batch file error 9.21.01
  If you decide you don't like the renaming scheme you've chosen feel free to run the backup batch file and it will rename the files that RPGSort renamed back to the original name.
• Clean interface.
  A very clean and aesthetically pleasing interface. I'll readily admit that I was influenced by the interface of ZipOne designed by Grymmjack.

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Future Features to be Finished:
• Abbreviated file names - finished 9.4.01
  09131 DragonLance Dragons of Hope (Official).pdf
  ...would become...
  09131 DL Dragons of Hope (O).pdf
  
• INI File support - finished 8.30.01
  Allows users to store command-line switches in INI file.
• Complete Sort Routine - finished 9.22.01
  I've begun basic support but nothing quite complete yet.
• Better ASCII Art
  I'm not saying that mine is bad (well, maybe it is); but, it definetly is lacking.
• Unknown Files Moved - finished 9.1.01
  At the recommendation of SurferBoy, I want to add support to move unknown files to another directory.
• A User Database - finished 8.30.01
  At the recommendation of Damian, I want to add support for a secondary, unencrypted database where you can add your own supplemental records to my database.
• Dynamic Naming
  Also at the behest of Damian, I want to add the ability to dynamically name your files based on any of the fields found within my database.

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