How to generate HTML Index?

zbatia · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 04:06 PM

Folks, I have a lot of HTML files in separate directories divided by topics that need to be indexed. As you might guess, to index them manually is not a big pleasure...
Do you know anything about the programs/utilities that could help me to accomplish this task faster?

blastradius · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 05:18 PM

Probably the most secure way to do it would be to use asp, php, cold fusion to scan the directory and depending on the coding would link to each file. I know it can be done, can't say that I have had to do it so I don't have an example code for you.(I will move this tread to the programming forum where you will get better results)

Another way you could accomplish this although I don't recommend it is to enable the browse function on these directories on the server itself. This will give you a plain text html list of the files in the directory with links to each.

cyanide · #3 (**permalink**) 12-02-2003, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zbatia

Folks, I have a lot of HTML files in separate directories divided by topics that need to be indexed. As you might guess, to index them manually is not a big pleasure...
Do you know anything about the programs/utilities that could help me to accomplish this task faster?

uhhh, I'm confused.

What do exactly do you want to do?
Do you mean link the pages?
Not sure what you mean about indexing them.

zbatia · #4 (**permalink**) 12-02-2003, 11:23 AM

blastradius,

Your suggestion about browsing the directory is worth consideration even if I have to move all those numerous file to the web server. I know about the PHP/ColdFusion possibilities but this is too much for this task. I was actually looking for some kind of utility that would browse the directory and create the Index of files with the links.