
1. Introduction __________________________________________________________________________
  
  Welcome to Urlgrab!
  
  Have you ever been reading a document (text file, readme, etc) that references an 
  internet address and have found yourself scribbling it down?

  Have you ever opened up your browser, and whished you had a way of keeping track of
  all those places mentioned in the files youve been reading that you wanted to visit?

  Make the index generated by Urlgrab your startup page!
  
  Urlgrab is a simple command line utility to scan files for URLs (internet addresses)
  and output an HTML file, by default UrlIndex.htm in the current directory, with links
  to the URLs found, for use as a startup page in your favorite browser.

  Urlgrab will admit up to 10 input files and process them, appending to an existing
  index file if necessary. You can also overwrite this file by using the -o switch.


2. Sintax and use ________________________________________________________________________

  Syntax:  Urlgrab [flags] inputfile1 [inputfile]...[inputfile10]

   Flags (preceded by - or /)

  -? -h            display a concise help screen.
     -d            do not ouput date and time stamp to HTML file.
     -c            console. Output to screen. Do not create HTML File.
     -s            silent. Do not beep if no URLs are found.
     -f filename   specifies the name of the output file to write.
     -o            overwrite output file if it already exists. By default
                   new URLs found are appended to existing file.

  The output directory for the index file can be specified by setting the environment
  variable URLGRAB to equal the desired directory (e.g. Add the following line to your     Autoexec.bat: SET URLGRAB=d:\doc\html).

  Use of wildcards is not supported in this version.


3. Some ideas _____________________________________________________________________________

  Urlgrab was intended to be a quick command line utility. As such, it can be used to
  add extra functionality to your context menus.
  
  Windows 9x users in particular may add a new "Urlgrab" entry to their .txt files context
  menu and later set their browsers start up page to the index created thus.


4. License of use _________________________________________________________________________

  The author is aware there is no way he can enforce this license in every individual case,
  and is up to you, the user, to comply and support this and other programs made by the
  author, as well as the Shareware concept.

  The author has engineered no additional hindrance in the software in order to coax you,
  the user, to comply to the terms of this license.

  Urlgrab is Shareware. You are granted a limited license to use this program for a reasonable
  period of time to determine wether it meets your needs. After that, you must register with
  the autor, as explained in register.txt, included with the package.

  Registration benefits include notification of updates, free upgrades within the same
  major release, and technical support from the author.

  You are encouraged to distribute this program in its orginal archived form, provided
  all acompanying documentation is included and all copyright notices are left intact.
  You may not charge any amount for this distribution other than to cover the
  expenses that might arise from such distribution.


5. Contacting the Author __________________________________________________________________
  
  The author can be reached, should the need arise, by any of the following internet email
  addresses:
  
   
   Humberto J. Normey Gmez

   normeyh@usa.net (preferred)       
   hnormey@airtel.net
  
  
  Users are encouraged to send bug reports, comments, feature requests and the like to any
  of the above addresses. You can also inquire above for information about next major
  releases and download sites.
    
  Technical support is only provided to registered users of the software.


6. Copyright and  legal info ______________________________________________________________

     DISCLAIMER:

     This software URLGRAB is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty
     of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the
     implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
     purpose.  The person using the software bears all risk as to the
     quality and performance of the software. Should the software prove
     defective, the user assumes the entire cost of all necessary repair,
     servicing, or correction.	The author will not be liable for any
     special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to
     loss of data or any other reason, even if the author or an agent of
     the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

     The URLGRAB program and the associated documentation and files
     are copyright (c) 1999 Humberto J. Normey Gomez, all rights reserved.

     Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of 
     Microsoft Corporation.


