An index.html maker from PDF, HTML, VRML and other files

by Fabrizio Pivari

version 5.2 1998/03/15

IndexMaker is a PERL script to make an index.html file from PDF files, HTML files, VRML files and other files.
At the moment, it uses

the /Author field, the first /Title field and the /Subject field in every matched PDF files
the <TITLE> </TITLE> field and the META Description and Author fields in every matched HTML files
the Info node field in every matched VRML 1.0 files
the WorldInfo node field info and title in every matched VRML 2.0 files
the name of the file in the others

From version 5.2 IndexMaker can scan the files in a directory recursively.

From version 5.0 IndexMaker requires PERL 5.xxx.
This is the list of modules you require:

PDF libray v.1.04 by Antonio Rosella
File::Find (included in PERL 5.xxx distribution)
Getopt::Long (included in PERL 5.xxx distribution)

You can find all the modules also at CPAN.

This is the sintax

usage:
        indexmaker [-options ...] files

where options include:
    -help                        print out this message
    -verbose                     verbose
    -recursive directory         scan recursively the directory
    -configure file              default indexmaker.cfg
    -output    file              default index.html

files:
    with files you can use metacharacters and relative and absolute path name
    
example:
    indexmaker *.pdf
    indexmaker -c tests/test.cfg *.pdf
    indexmaker -v */*.html
    indexmaker -o home.htm *.gif *.tiff *.jpeg
    indexmaker -r my_directory *.gz

In the configuration file (default indexmaker.cfg) there are two fields separated by a colon : (it is possible to change this default in the perl code): the first field is the name of the variable, the second is the value of the variable. This is the list of the variables supported:

OUTPUT_file (default index.htmt). You can also use -output parameter to change the value of this variable.
GIF_pdficon this icon is used in the output file
GIF_getacrobat this icon is used in the output file
META_AuthorName META information in the output file
META_AuthorMail META information in the output file
META_Keywords META information in the output file
META_Description META information in the output file
TITLE_title the value of <TITLE>...</TITLE> and <H1>...</H1> fields in the output file
PDF_extensions lists of extensions for PDF files
HTML_extensions lists of extensions for HTML files
VRML_extensions lists of extensions for VRML files
Graphic_extensions lists of extensions for Graphic files
Compress_extensions lists of extensions for Compressed files

Added recursive option using File::Find module
Bugfix: now indexmaker works correctly with categories

History file

Source Code: the last release 5.2
Source Code: the last release that support PERL 4.xxx 4.3
You can also find the source code at CPAN authors/Fabrizio_Pivari/