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maxx200xx · 06-15-2005, 10:12 AM

Hi,

Can you help me find a huge free PAD (software description) files?
I want to build a software download site.

oakhg · 06-16-2005, 08:59 AM

what is PAD files? max

pcmagic · 06-16-2005, 08:39 PM

PAD stands for Portable Application Description. PAD is an XML-based open format to describe downloadable applications. It is our preferred method for submitting our software to download sites. If you maintain a software catalog, such as a download site, and want to include our software, please use these PAD files. To keep the contents on your site current, poll these files regularly.

The PAD format is published and supported by the Association of Shareware Professionals with the aim to make the lives of developers and webmasters easier. It is available free of charge to everyone. By using the PAD system, developers save time by having to create a description of their software packages only once. This description can then be uploaded quickly to all sites that support PAD. Webmasters can process these PAD files and extract the data appropriate for their site. They can keep the contents of their site current by polling PAD files on the web sites of the authors of the software they list.

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oakhg Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 33	what is PAD files? max

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pcmagic Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 21 Posts: 472	PAD stands for Portable Application Description. PAD is an XML-based open format to describe downloadable applications. It is our preferred method for submitting our software to download sites. If you maintain a software catalog, such as a download site, and want to include our software, please use these PAD files. To keep the contents on your site current, poll these files regularly. The PAD format is published and supported by the Association of Shareware Professionals with the aim to make the lives of developers and webmasters easier. It is available free of charge to everyone. By using the PAD system, developers save time by having to create a description of their software packages only once. This description can then be uploaded quickly to all sites that support PAD. Webmasters can process these PAD files and extract the data appropriate for their site. They can keep the contents of their site current by polling PAD files on the web sites of the authors of the software they list.