File Association Manager 0.1.1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Plugin for Miranda IM 0.6 and + Plugin Info: ---------------------------- | Version: 0.1.1.0 | Filename: assocmgr.dll | Author: H. Herkenrath (hrathh at users.sourceforge.net) | Description: Handles file types and URLs like aim, | ymsgr, xmpp, wpmsg, gg, tlen. Contents: ------------------------------- | Features, Requirements, Usage, Installation, Browsers, | Bugs and Wishes, To-Do List, Version History, | Thanks, Translation, License and Copyright Features ---------------------- + Allows file types and URLs to be opened using Miranda IM and plugins + If Miranda IM is is not running when an associated file or URL is opened it gets invoked automatically + You can add contacts easily from websites and forums + Adds an option to start Miranda IM automatically with your Computer + Offers the possibility to associate the file types only while running + Provides register services for other plugins (very easy to use) + Supports an unlimited amount of URLs or file types to be registered + Full Unicode support + All registry keys are cleanly generated and can completely be removed + Keeps a backup of overwritten file extensions and restores it + Backup gets restored only if it is still valid + Auto-cleanup for old database settings of uninstalled plugins + Automatic installation of all files, just unzip into Plugins directory + Supported plugins: Database Editor++ Requirements ---------------------- -> Miranda IM 0.6+: Miranda IM is needed in version 0.6 or later. Usage ---------------------- The registered associations of 'File Association Manager' can be configured here: 'Options' -> 'Services' -> 'Associations' You need to have other plugins installed that actually offer URL protocols or file type associations. This plugin only offers the registration service, it does not add any file associations on its own. Installation ---------------------- Find 'miranda32.exe' on your computer. Just copy all the contents of the zip-file as they are into the 'Plugins' directory in the Miranda IM folder. 'File Association Manager' will detect the files and move them into the appropriate directories on it's first run. You can also do all the installation by hand, if you want to: Main Plugin: Copy the file 'assocmgr.dll' into the 'Plugins' subdirectory in the Miranda IM folder. The Unicode version of the plugin will only work on Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or later with an installed Unicode version of Miranda IM. To use it on Windows 95/98/Me, please download the ANSI version of the plugin. Documentation: The txt-files should be moved along with the SDK-zip into the 'Docs' directory in the Miranda IM folder. That's it! Bugs and Wishes ---------------------- Feel free to mail me your wishes about 'File Association Manager' and tell me all the bugs you may find. My email address is: hrathh at users.sourceforge.net To-Do List (random ideas) ---------------------- - draw a better mirandafile icon...anyone? - outsource UrlDecode() function into MS_NETLIB_URLDECODE (MS_NETLIB_URLENCODE already exits) add nice wrapper Netlib_UrlDecode() as this needs to be called in each urlparser service (substrings) - test using different browsers - remove demo purpose code (after some time) - dreaming of an installer.dll plugin that registers on mir-files to unzip them...anyone? Version History ---------------------- 0.1.1.0 - keeps a backup of overwritten file extensions and restores it - backup only is restored if it is still valid - auto-cleanup for old database settings of uninstalled plugins - workaround for WinXP bug causing an scrolling glitch on ListView controls with groups - added FTDF_ISSHORTCUT flag for file types - list gets sorted using langpack locale - fixes for Win9x/NT4 - minor improvements 0.1.0.3 - really fixed crash on options - minor fixes 0.1.0.2 - fixed crash on options 0.1.0.1 - added v0.8 support - minor improvements 0.1.0.0 - Initial release Thanks ---------------------- * To Jacek_FH who wrote the ProtoLink plugin which first summed up all link handling, but was not extensible. * To egoDust who wrote the unfinished icqwm plugin to handle icq-files * To rainwater for the aim links part of the AIM TOC protocol * To Sergey Gershovich (Jazzy) who wrote the Autorun plugin Translation ---------------------- Translation strings for language pack maintainers can be found in 'AssocMgr-Translation.txt' of the SDK package. License and Copyright ---------------------- 'File Association Manager'" is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See "AssocMgr-License.txt" for more details. 'File Association Manager' is copyright 2005-2007 by H. Herkenrath. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required. 3. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software. 4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. H. Herkenrath (hrathh at users.sourceforge.net)