IndexMaker Version 6.8 29th November 1998 Developing by SANFACE Software <sanface@sanface.com> What is IndexMaker 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

Getting and Installing IndexMaker

1. Make sure you have Perl Version 5.003 or later on your system:
   http://www.perl.com/perl/info/software.html

2. Get the latest Version of PDF library module from:
   http://www.sanface.com or CPAN

3. Get the latest Version of libnet module from:
   http://www.connect.net/gbarr/libnet/ or CPAN

4. Get the latest Version of libwww module from:
   http://www.sn.no/libwww-perl/ or CPAN

5. Create your personal indexmaker.cfg file.
   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.html). You can also use -output parameter to change the value of this variable.
   • proxy. You can set your PROXY host in URL mode. e.g. http://your.proxy.com:8080
   • YOUR_email. You have to customize your e-mail address like password for anonymous ftp
   • 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
   • Executable_extensions lists of extensions for Executable files

usage:
        indexmaker [-options ...] list

where options include:
    -help                        print out this message
    -verbose                     verbose
    -recursive directory         scan recursively the directory
    -match     files             match different files ex. *.pdf, a?.*
                                 (require -recursive option)
    -configure file              default indexmaker.cfg
    -output    file              default index.html
    -input     file              a collection of input files and urls

list:
    with list you can use metacharacters and relative and absolute path name
    and ftp URL like ftp://ftp.host.com/directory/file
    and http URL like http://www.host.com/directory/file
   
example:
    indexmaker *.pdf
    indexmaker -c tests/test.cfg ftp://ftp.host.com/directory/file *.pdf
    indexmaker -v */*.html
    indexmaker -o home.htm *.gif *.tiff *.jpeg
    indexmaker -m *.pdf -r my_directory *.gz

• Added Executable category
• Added contributed directory: thanks Jim Harvey for your indexmaker personalization
• New verbose messages

Source

Source Code: the last release 6.8
Source Code: the last release without libwww-perl-5 6.1
You can also find the source code at CPAN

Example

On our worstations behind the firewall we generated this index of some SANFACE pages
We use the PROXY feauture.