Why not using SourceForge as common critter repository?
External link usually stop wiking after some time.
Since users cannot upload files on SourceForge (the project creato can), one solution in three steps can be :
1. Compressing (e.g with 7-zip) the critter file
2. Converting the compressed file to ASCII with UUENCODE (e.g with Notepad++)
3. Posting the ascii result as ASCII text in the forum.
Even easier than uploading and linking to external filehosting…
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1. Compress critter file (e.g. 7-zip, zip)
2. Encode to ASCII, for instance Base64 with newlines (e.g. with Notepad but you need to install the MimeTools notepad plugin) or similar.
An alternative is base91, which is opensource, standalon app and encode better than base64
3. Post to SourceForge forum
I can give a try…. not sure it will work (there's a limitation on max lines on a post?)
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UPDATE:
Unfortunately Base91 does not work, however Base64 works fine and not tool is required.
So the updated instructions to post a critter (encode to ascii):
1. Compress critter file (e.g. 7-zip, zip)
2. Encode to Base64 ASCII, for instance you can do it here: http://www.motobit.com/util/base64-decoder-encoder.asp
3. Post the obtained text, telling the type of the binary file that must be extracted (zip, 7z or other)
A simple copy&paste of the critter file content (it's a ASCII file) WORKS!
I've tried with a very large code, (exa critter, 333KBytes), and I was able to post and to copy and save the content.
Probably the copy&paste may be the way to exchange critters if they have not giganticcode, the method 7-zip+Base64 encoding may be reserved for large critters.
If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:
Why not using SourceForge as common critter repository?
External link usually stop wiking after some time.
Since users cannot upload files on SourceForge (the project creato can), one solution in three steps can be :
1. Compressing (e.g with 7-zip) the critter file
2. Converting the compressed file to ASCII with UUENCODE (e.g with Notepad++)
3. Posting the ascii result as ASCII text in the forum.
Even easier than uploading and linking to external filehosting…
I can give a try, to post critters:
1. Compress critter file (e.g. 7-zip, zip)
2. Encode to ASCII, for instance Base64 with newlines (e.g. with Notepad but you need to install the MimeTools notepad plugin) or similar.
An alternative is base91, which is opensource, standalon app and encode better than base64
3. Post to SourceForge forum
I can give a try…. not sure it will work (there's a limitation on max lines on a post?)
UPDATE:
Unfortunately Base91 does not work, however Base64 works fine and not tool is required.
So the updated instructions to post a critter (encode to ascii):
1. Compress critter file (e.g. 7-zip, zip)
2. Encode to Base64 ASCII, for instance you can do it here:
http://www.motobit.com/util/base64-decoder-encoder.asp
3. Post the obtained text, telling the type of the binary file that must be extracted (zip, 7z or other)
Instruction to download (and decode) a crityter:
1. Copy the text (encoded critter) from a post
2. decode using base64 tool, e.g
http://www.motobit.com/util/base64-decoder-encoder.asp or http://www.rbl.jp/base64.php
3. Unzip / extract
2.
LAST UPDATE:
A simple copy&paste of the critter file content (it's a ASCII file) WORKS!
I've tried with a very large code, (exa critter, 333KBytes), and I was able to post and to copy and save the content.
Probably the copy&paste may be the way to exchange critters if they have not giganticcode, the method 7-zip+Base64 encoding may be reserved for large critters.