Topic: CybTekSol's BetaNews FileForum Templates (Uses THEIR Search)
My Universal BetaNews FileForum Templates: (TEST)
****IMPORTANT: I believe these templates WILL WORK for the VAST MAJORITY of
applications listed at BetaNews FileForum; located at:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/. This is the FIRST version
of my templates and they have been adjusted for their new site
design. IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS and I will post improvements
as they develop. 
There are TWO VERSIONS of the template; the FIRST is for all
applications that are NOT HOSTED by SourceForce and the SECOND
is for applications that ARE HOSTED by SourceForge. It is YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY to determine which to use by clicking on the apps
download link to determine the host location.
****NOTE: These templates use the application's NAME embedded in the
application INFO page URL as designated by BetaNews FileForum.
In other words, go to the application's INFO page at BetaNews FileForum
and copy the NAME that appears within the URL. For example, for
Spybot - Search & Destroy, at BetaNews FileForum:
hxxp://fileforum.../detail/Spybot-Search-Destroy/1043809773/1
the NAME you would paste at the FIRST prompt from the template
would be Spybot-Search-Destroy and the ACTUAL NAME of the
application Spybot - Search & Destroy at the SECOND prompt
from the template. These templates use BetaNews FileForum's SEARCH
ENGINE which should make the apps fairly impervious to their cryptic
URL changes!
1) There are two user defined global variables used, download_url={download_url}
(used as an alternative to {url}) and root_folder=YOUR Download Destination
ROOT Folder (for example C:\Latest-Apps) and two local variables, {find}
and {redir1}.
2) Ketarin (.0.9.9.22) released January 18, 2009 or later is required as this revision
uses the new 'placeholder' feature implemented by Florian.
3) The template for applications NOT HOSTED by SourceForge follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Jobs>
<ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<DownloadBeta>AlwaysDownload</DownloadBeta>
<DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
<VariableChangeIndicator />
<CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
<ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
<HttpReferer>http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/{find}</HttpReferer>
<Variables>
<item>
<key>
<string>BNFileForumName</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>Textual</VariableType>
<Regex />
<TextualContent><placeholder name="BetaNews FileForum Name ['Their Name' for App within App Page URL (i.e. TreeSize)]" /></TextualContent>
<Name>BNFileForumName</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>find</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<=results[ ]found[ ]for.*?A HREF="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/).+?(?=")</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/search?s={BNFileForumName:replace:-: :}</Url>
<Name>find</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>version</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<="main_file_details".*?<[a-z][\d]>.*?)\d[.].+?[ ]??(?=[ ]+[\r\n]|[ ][\r\n]|[\r\n])</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/{find}</Url>
<Name>version</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>download_url</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<=meta[ ]http-equiv="refresh".*?URL=)http://.+?(?=")</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/download/{find}</Url>
<Name>download_url</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
</Variables>
<ExecuteCommand />
<Category>[INSERT CATEGORY HERE]</Category>
<SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
<PreviousLocation />
<DeletePreviousFile>false</DeletePreviousFile>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<FileHippoId />
<LastUpdated xsi:nil="true" />
<TargetPath>{root_folder}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}</TargetPath>
<FixedDownloadUrl>{download_url}</FixedDownloadUrl>
<Name><placeholder name="Application Name" /></Name>
</ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>4) The template for applications HOSTED by SourceForge follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Jobs>
<ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<DownloadBeta>AlwaysDownload</DownloadBeta>
<DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
<VariableChangeIndicator />
<CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
<ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
<HttpReferer />
<Variables>
<item>
<key>
<string>BNFileForumName</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>Textual</VariableType>
<Regex />
<TextualContent><placeholder name="BetaNews FileForum Name ['Their Name' for App within App Page URL (i.e. TreeSize)]" /></TextualContent>
<Name>BNFileForumName</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>find</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<=results[ ]found[ ]for.*?A HREF="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/).+?(?=")</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/search?s={BNFileForumName:replace:-: :}</Url>
<Name>find</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>version</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<="main_file_details".*?<[a-z][\d]>.*?)\d[.].+?[ ]??(?=[ ]+[\r\n]|[ ][\r\n]|[\r\n])</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/{find}</Url>
<Name>version</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>redir1</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<=If[ ]your[ ]download.*?)http://.+?(?=")</Regex>
<Url>http://fileforum.betanews.com/download/{find}</Url>
<Name>redir1</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
<item>
<key>
<string>download_url</string>
</key>
<value>
<UrlVariable>
<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>
<Regex>(?<=You[ ]are[ ]downloading.*?)http://.+?(?=")</Regex>
<Url>{redir1}</Url>
<Name>download_url</Name>
</UrlVariable>
</value>
</item>
</Variables>
<ExecuteCommand />
<Category>[INSERT CATEGORY HERE]</Category>
<SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
<PreviousLocation />
<DeletePreviousFile>false</DeletePreviousFile>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<FileHippoId />
<LastUpdated xsi:nil="true" />
<TargetPath>{root_folder}\{category}\{appname:replace: :_}_v{version:replace: :_}.{url:ext}</TargetPath>
<FixedDownloadUrl>{download_url}</FixedDownloadUrl>
<Name><placeholder name="Application Name" /></Name>
</ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>TO USE THEM:
1) Define the user defined global variables under 'Settings' in Ketarin to YOUR preferences
2) Edit the template externally to reflect these modifications (if you chose
not to use mine) and change the <TargetPath> line to YOUR preferences
3) Then:
a) Import it (Obviously)
b) Enter the information needed as requested as a result of the 'placeholder'
prompts... it will ask for the application URL's NAME as described above and
the actual application's name
c) Modify the Category to your preferences
d) Change the 'Advanced Settings' to your preferences
e) VERIFY...VERIFY...VERIFY that ALL regex matches WORK and
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS to them as necessary!
****NOTE:
IF YOU WISH TO CREATE A TEMPLATE from one of YOUR XML exports:
1)It is important that the Guid="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" string be
removed from the XML export to use it as a template, otherwise you'll just keep
overwriting the previously saved application entry that was created using the
imported template
2) The <DownloadDate> line must be changed to <DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
3) The <LastUpdated> line must be changed to <LastUpdated xsi:nil="true" />
4) Remove the entire <PreviousLocation> line or replace it with <PreviousLocation />
5) Create 'placeholder' entries as needed (see THIS thread)
I hope somebody can use it... feel free to modify it in any way you wish for your use or make suggestions.
CybTekSol
