Post by JJ Judkins on Apr 23, 2010 21:37:18 GMT -6
A Review from Mastercook Forum on Yahoo
If you collect recipes, you may be interested in these products.
Here is a brief description of each product:
RecipeFox: a tool for downloading recipes from the internet. It has several output formats, such as
Mastercook, Living Cookbook, and RecipeClips. It is not needed for running the RecipeClips system.
To use it, you must first configure it so it knows what kind of input and output you want, where
your recipe managers are installed, and which options you want to use. It runs under Java. The main
advantage of RecipeFox is that it can download a complete recipe and its photo with a single click
on supported sites. On unsupported sites, it works like the Mastercook import toolbar, only better,
because you can use options to configure how the recipes are saved.
CB2CB: (Cookbook to Cookbook), a tool for converting tagged text recipe files into Mastercook or
Living Cookbook format. Also can export to HTML, so you can review your recipes in a browser. It,
too, must be configured to know where your recipe managers are, and what options you want it to run
with. It runs under Java.
RecipeClips: a tool for converting OCR, or text recipes exported from another system, or even plain
text recipes, into the tagged text format that is used by CB2CB. It works as a set of scripts from
within NoteTab. Using the RecipeClips system, you can convert Living Cookbook FDX files to
Mastercook and vice versa. Or, with a minimum of manual effort, it can convert OCR text files to
tagged text files. It, too, has user options to allow you to control how it formats things.
The documentation for CB2CB and RecipeClips is available at the RecipeClips Google group and on the
RecipeToolz.com site. There are example files to run to help you verify everything is set up
correctly.
recipetools.gotdns.com/RecipeClips-System.htm
groups.google.com/group/recipeclips/web/recipetools?_done=%2Fgroup%2Frecipeclips%3Fhl%3Den%26
&hl=en
Each of these has regular releases. Everyone should always use the latest version of each, because
of two things: Bug fixes are released regularly, and Java is released regularly, which may break the
tools. Everything is free, although the paid version of NoteTab Pro is strongly recommended.
Locations:
Java: www.java.com
NoteTab: www.notetab.com
RecipeFox: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6061
CB2CB and RecipeClips: www.recipetoolz.com
CB2CB, and RecipeClips, are on an FTP site which can be accessed from the website above, or
directly. The username and password are: recipeclips.
Credit to Frank Mera for RecipeFox and CB2CB. I wrote the RecipeClips system, and wrote the
specifications for CB2CB.
Enjoy!
John
If you collect recipes, you may be interested in these products.
Here is a brief description of each product:
RecipeFox: a tool for downloading recipes from the internet. It has several output formats, such as
Mastercook, Living Cookbook, and RecipeClips. It is not needed for running the RecipeClips system.
To use it, you must first configure it so it knows what kind of input and output you want, where
your recipe managers are installed, and which options you want to use. It runs under Java. The main
advantage of RecipeFox is that it can download a complete recipe and its photo with a single click
on supported sites. On unsupported sites, it works like the Mastercook import toolbar, only better,
because you can use options to configure how the recipes are saved.
CB2CB: (Cookbook to Cookbook), a tool for converting tagged text recipe files into Mastercook or
Living Cookbook format. Also can export to HTML, so you can review your recipes in a browser. It,
too, must be configured to know where your recipe managers are, and what options you want it to run
with. It runs under Java.
RecipeClips: a tool for converting OCR, or text recipes exported from another system, or even plain
text recipes, into the tagged text format that is used by CB2CB. It works as a set of scripts from
within NoteTab. Using the RecipeClips system, you can convert Living Cookbook FDX files to
Mastercook and vice versa. Or, with a minimum of manual effort, it can convert OCR text files to
tagged text files. It, too, has user options to allow you to control how it formats things.
The documentation for CB2CB and RecipeClips is available at the RecipeClips Google group and on the
RecipeToolz.com site. There are example files to run to help you verify everything is set up
correctly.
recipetools.gotdns.com/RecipeClips-System.htm
groups.google.com/group/recipeclips/web/recipetools?_done=%2Fgroup%2Frecipeclips%3Fhl%3Den%26
&hl=en
Each of these has regular releases. Everyone should always use the latest version of each, because
of two things: Bug fixes are released regularly, and Java is released regularly, which may break the
tools. Everything is free, although the paid version of NoteTab Pro is strongly recommended.
Locations:
Java: www.java.com
NoteTab: www.notetab.com
RecipeFox: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6061
CB2CB and RecipeClips: www.recipetoolz.com
CB2CB, and RecipeClips, are on an FTP site which can be accessed from the website above, or
directly. The username and password are: recipeclips.
Credit to Frank Mera for RecipeFox and CB2CB. I wrote the RecipeClips system, and wrote the
specifications for CB2CB.
Enjoy!
John