Updates prior to the handover to SGOTI

.make_email.cfg: New configuration file to simplify the original options
    to 'make_email'

.make_shownotes.cfg:  New configuration file to simplify the original
    extremely obscure options to 'make_shownotes'

collect_HPR_database: Script to simplify the collection and setup
    of MySQL dumps from the HPR server and conversion to a SQLite
    database.

make_email: Many changes to make the script simpler to use. It looks for
    all files in the same directory as the script. Reduced the number of
    options and added a new configuration file. Now reads and writes
    a date cache file (defined in the configuration file) where it
    writes the date and time of the next recording. Now uses a local
    SQLite database rather than linking to the live HPR database (more
    secure). Takes an output file name (with optional '%s'). Functions
    for loading and updating the date cache (also used by
    'make_shownotes'). Doesn't attempt to generate a real mail message,
    just something that can be cut and pasted into a mail client.

make_email_template.tpl: TT2 template for generating the mail message.
    This whole function was moved from the script itself to this
    templating system, making it all a lot simpler.

make_meeting: Minor updates. This script is probably obsolete.

make_shownotes: Almost totally rewritten. It looks for all files in the
    same directory as the script. Reduced the number of options and
    added a new configuration file. Now reads a date cache
    file (defined in the configuration file) where 'make_email' has
    written the date and time of the next recording. Now generates
    output files rather than writing to the live HPR database. These
    files can be added to the database on the 'hub' using existing
    workflow(s). One of the files generated is a stand-alone full HTML file
    for circulation to volunteers recording the show. The others are the
    HTML snippet to add to the database, and a JSON version for use in
    the hub workflow. The full HTML gets the expanded comments and
    contains markers of comments already read or missed last month. This
    version computes the episode number and date which will be used to
    post the resulting show (previously reserved slots were searched for
    in the database). The extremely complex query that collects comments
    has been thoroughly tested and enhanced and seems to be reliable.
    Dropped the "Any Other Business" section (and all code relating to
    it in the script and the template).

shownote_template.tpl: Soft link to the latest template. Doing this
    needs consideration given that the configuration file could just
    reference the appropriate file. This technique may just be
    a nuisance.

shownote_template11.tpl: Previous template, updated for the last release
    of 'make_shownotes'. Now replaced.

shownote_template12.tpl: New template without AOB capability.

Community_News/make_meeting

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 #               Hacking"
 #       AUTHOR: Dave Morriss (djm), Dave.Morriss@gmail.com
 #      LICENCE: Copyright (c) year 2012-2024 Dave Morriss
-#      VERSION: 0.2.2
+#      VERSION: 0.2.3
 #      CREATED: 2012-10-13 15:34:01
-#     REVISION: 2024-05-24 22:45:56
+#     REVISION: 2024-10-28 13:17:44
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use Date::ICal;
 #
 # Version number (manually incremented)
 #
-our $VERSION = '0.2.2';
+our $VERSION = '0.2.3';
 
 #
 # Script name
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ my ( @startdate, @rdate, @events );
 #
 # Attributes for the calendar message
 #
-#my $server = 'ch1.teamspeak.cc';
-#my $port   = 64747;
 my $server = 'chatter.skyehaven.net';
 my $port   = 64738;
 
@@ -129,11 +127,12 @@ else {
 # of having a time zone defined (default UTC, as now).
 #
 my $monday = 1;    # Day of week number 1-7, Monday-Sunday
+my $offset = -3;   # Offset from the target date (-3 is Friday)
 
-my @starttime = ( 13, 00, 00 );    # UTC
-my @endtime   = ( 15, 00, 00 );
+my @starttime = ( 15, 00, 00 );    # UTC
+my @endtime   = ( 17, 00, 00 );
 
-my @todostart = ( 9,  00, 00 );    # UTC
+my @todostart = (  9, 00, 00 );    # UTC
 my @todoend   = ( 17, 00, 00 );
 
 #
@@ -161,12 +160,13 @@ http://hackerpublicradio.org/recording.php
 ENDDESC
 
 #
-# Compute the next recording date from the starting date (@startdate will be
-# today's date or the start of the explicitly selected month provided via
-# -from=DATE. We want day of the week to be Monday, the first in the month,
-# then to go back 1 day from that to get to the Sunday! Simple)
+# Compute the next recording date from the starting date.
+# Now @startdate will be today's date or the start of the explicitly selected
+# month provided via -from=DATE. We want day of the week to be Monday, the
+# first in the month, then to go back $offset days from that to get to the
+# recording day! Simple.
 #
-@startdate = make_date( \@startdate, $monday, 1, -1 );
+@startdate = make_date( \@startdate, $monday, 1, $offset );
 @rdate = @startdate;
 
 #
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ for my $i ( 1 .. $count ) {
     #
     # Recording date computation from the start of the month
     #
-    @rdate = make_date( \@rdate, $monday, 1, -1 );
+    @rdate = make_date( \@rdate, $monday, 1, $offset );
 
     #
     # Save the current recording date to make an array of arrayrefs
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ exit;
 #      RETURNS: The start of the month in the textual date in Date::Calc
 #               format
 #  DESCRIPTION: Parses the date string and makes a Date::Calc date from the
-#               result where the day part is 1. Optionally checks that the
-#               date isn't in the past, though $force = 1 ignores this check.
+#               result where the day part is forced to be 1. Optionally
+#               checks that the date isn't in the past, though $force
+#               = 1 ignores this check.
 #       THROWS: No exceptions
 #     COMMENTS: Requires Date::Calc and Date::Parse
 #               Note the validation 'die' has a non-generic message