folders used in this code are

/filelist_folder/files
and
/filelist_folder/descriptions
In the script the files folder is relative to the root directory the descriptions folder is relative to the current directory The description files must have the same name as the download file WITHOUT an extension
The descriptions can be html and built with the building tool or plain text.
If the description is a html page Only the content between the body tags (including the container) is used the rest is ignored.
Any html, javascript, most xt functions and xt widgets can be used in the description.
Some functions and widgets may not work correctly due to parsing order. So experiment to see what will work for you You cannot use php or xtscript in the descriptions.

CODE
<!--parser:xtscript--> # The filelist # Set the paths # Files path is relative to the root directory var $path=/filelist_folder/files # Descriptions path is relative to the current directory var $descr=/descriptions # Set the filelist template MUST BE ALL ON 1 LINE var $template=<a href=".file_url.">.file_name_parsed.</a><br />.file_size.<br />.file_datetime. var $template=call htmlspecialchars $val=$template #Get the filelist var $filelist= # The outer holder print <div class="xt_list"> @loop # Get the entry var $offset=call strpos $haystack=$filelist;$needle=||;$offset=$offset var $end_file_substring=call strpos $haystack=$filelist;$needle=##;$offset=$offset var $file_substring=call substr $val=$filelist;$start=($offset+2);$length=($end_file_substring-$offset-2) # Get the file base name (no file extension) var $file_name_base_end =call strpos $haystack=$file_substring;$needle=@@; var $file_name_base=call substr $val=$file_substring;$start=0;$length=$file_name_base_end # Get the rest of the template var $list_entry=call substr $val=$file_substring;$start=($file_name_base_end +2); # Get the content of the description file var $description=call source $file=$descr/$file_name_base;$html_safe=0; # Check for body tags var $description_content_offset=call strpos $haystack=$description;$needle=<body; # Extract just the content of the body tags if $description_content_offset var $description_content_start=call strpos $haystack=$description;$needle=>;$offset=$description_content_offset var $description_content_end=call strpos $haystack=$description;$needle=</body;$offset=$description_content_offset var $description=call substr $val=$description;$start=($description_content_start+1);$length=($description_content_end-$description_content_start-1) endif # output the entry change this to suit your needs print {{ <div class="xt_item"> <div class="xt_description">$description</div> $list_entry </div><hr /> }} # Loop back for next entry var $offset=call strpos $haystack=$filelist;$needle=||;$offset=($offset+2) if $offset > 0 goto @loop endif # Get the paging code from the filelist var $paging_code_start=call strrpos $haystack=$filelist;$needle=## var $paging_code=call substr $val=$filelist;$start=($paging_code_start+2); # Output the paging code and close the outer holder print $paging_code </div> <!--/parser:xtscript-->