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Conference 7.286::ibmpc_shareware

Title:Shareware for IBM PC and compatibles
Notice:vmsmkt->humane| caldec->trinty| ufrcs1->muccs1
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN
Created:Tue Oct 16 1990
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3369
Total number of notes:24372

3365.0. "Copy Many a Zip in one swoop" by AYOV20::SYS_132726 () Tue Apr 01 1997 16:10

    Is there any place now that you can copy in a mass of database zips
    (shareware)
    To pull in all the Database Zips from www.shareware.com takes forever.
    
    Regards
    		Brian
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3365.1WRKSYS::INGRAHAMAndyWed Apr 02 1997 11:2422
What exactly are you trying to do??

It's easy to copy many files in one swoop.  From DOS, you can just
'cd' to the target directory and type 'copy *.zip'.  From Windows,
highlight the ones to copy and then do it.

If what you're trying to do is copy several files off the web, WS-FTP
(I _think_ that's the name, it's off the top of my head) also lets you
highlight multiple files and copy them.  Of course you need to have an
FTP connection with the other site.  Even plain and simple ftp has the
'mget' command.

If you want to do this with links on a web page, just remember the web
(WWW) was created to be interactive, one operation at a time, via
keyclick and hypertext pages and graphics organized by the web page's
designer.  Doing multiple things at once doesn't seem to be one of
WWW's objectives.

On the other hand, I know I have downloaded a number of files at once
from web links, just by clicking on another link while the first one
is still copying.  But I don't recall whether each file was an 'http:'
or 'ftp:' link, in case it matters.
3365.2Shiver me timbers.CHEFS::WILLIAMSAI wanna be LukeWed Apr 02 1997 11:458
    If you're looking for something to trawl round and grab all zip files
    from a site (or any other kind of files) then you need something like
    Internet Marauder. (Find it on www.shareware.com). This follows http
    links to files and grabs them all back for you, so if you have access
    to a web page which links to ten zip files, point the marauder at the
    web page and it'll grab all 10 for you.
    
    Alen.
3365.3the answer is always in notes (not WWW)AYOV20::SYS_132726Wed Apr 02 1997 20:565
    copied in Marauder & going to play with FTP
    Many thanks "Oh helpfull one's"
    
    			Regards
    				Brian