Discussions View:  Topic list, Topic summary Topics 1 - 8 of 8 You cannot post messages because only members can post, and you are not currently a member. Description: forum for discussing and getting help with app2date from http://www.app2date.com   Mac OS / Linux Version    Hello, I read about this application in DDJ awhile back and wanted to use it on my Mac. Since it is running Java, could you supply a ZIP containing the neseccary files? By UniversalJava  - Jul 15 2008 - 2 new of 2 messages     version check    How do I: 1) Get app2date to check the actual versions of the software I have installed and compare with the latest versions on the web sites? Or: 2) Set the installed versions in a table (or somewhere) so that app2date can access it and compare with the website versions? By anan  - Feb 17 2008 - 5 new of 5 messages     Using a proxy    Ho can I tell app2date to connect to the web sites for checking using a proxy? TIA Stefan By Stefan Naewe  - Feb 14 2008 - 2 new of 2 messages     Regular Expression Tutorials    Two useful websites for learning more about regular expressions are: [link] [link] By Scott Miller  - Dec 28 2007 - 1 new of 1 message     HOWTO: run app2date from the command line    1) cd to the app2date installation directory: C:\Program Files \app2date 2) run the following command: javaw.exe -Xmx256m -splash:splash.gif - Dswing.defaultlaf=org.jvnet.su bstance.skin.SubstanceMistSilv erLookAndFeel -classpath .;swing-layout-1.0.3.jar;app2d ate-core.jar;app2date- ui.jar;commons-io-1.3.2.jar;co mmons-codec-1.3.jar;commons-... more » By Scott Miller  - Dec 22 2007 - 1 new of 1 message     HOWTO: see the text available to parse    The easiest way to see the text that app2date has retrieved (in order to know what regular expressions to apply), use ".*" as the only regular expression, check the website, then right click on the website and select "Show parsed text" By Scott Miller  - Dec 15 2007 - 1 new of 1 message     HOWTO: match the last occurrence when version numbers are listed in ascending order (newest last)    If the page you are trying to parse lists the version numbers in ascending order (oldest first) you can use a lookahead assertion to match the last (newest) occurrence. For example: ([\d\.]{3,})(?!.*[\d\.]{3,}) matches the last occurence of three or more digit/dot characters. By Scott Miller  - Dec 9 2007 - 1 new of 1 message     What regular expression syntax is supported?    App2Date uses Java's built in Pattern class for regular expressions: see [link] By Scott Miller  - Dec 1 2007 - 1 message     No more topics in this group. 1 - 8 of 8 XML       Send email to this group: app2date@googlegroups.com