WhereIsIt? 3.26 Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Robert Galle All Rights Reserved http://www.whereisit-soft.com GENERAL NOTES ============= WhereIsIt? was designed with a single goal in mind - to create an easy-to- use, but powerful media catalog program, made to make our lives easier. Familiar and simplified user interface, extensive search capabilities and archive file support, combined with powerful report generator and compact, but rich in details database, all that should bring you the ultimate tool to handle your software collection. WhereIsIt? is a shareware software. See ORDER.TXT for more information on how to register this program. Be sure to read carefully the LICENSE.TXT file before using the program. The unregistered version imposes some limitations to the user, which are removed by registering the software. More information about these limitations can be found later in this document. USING A FAKE LICENSE FILE TO REMOVE SHAREWARE LIMITATIONS FOR ANY PURPOSE (INCLUDING "EVALUATION") IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN AND IS CONSIDERED AN ILLEGAL USE OF THE SOFTWARE. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== - Any 32-bit version of MS Windows (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP) - At least 8 MB of RAM is strongly recommended, 16 MB or more preferred. - 5.0 MB free hard disk space for program installation and catalogs. - Mouse or other Windows-compatible pointing device strongly recommended. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ================== Suitable for beginners and advanced users ----------------------------------------- Very adjustable program with many options for power users, as well as easy to use with default settings and Quick-Setup Wizard for all those who don't want to get their hands dirty. Explorer-like interface ----------------------- Easy to use, familiar Explorer-like user interface with adjustable toolbar, columns to choose between, and extensive use of object menus (right mouse click). Full multi-language support is included for international users. Wide media and file system support ---------------------------------- Where is it? supports any media type Windows can use, including diskettes, CD-ROMs, removable disks like iomega Zip and Jaz, hard disks, network drives etc. It will recognize by name and collect useful data for most of them, too. Also, it is compatible with all Windows-supported file systems, including FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Manageable catalog files ------------------------ Logical organization of databases, based on one or more catalogs. Each catalog can easily be transferred as a single file to another computer, a friend, a public forum... Small catalog-file size with optional compression, with approximate usage of 1 MB for 40.000 files and folders (that's about 6 fully filed CD-ROMs). Internal database structure optimized for very efficient access and small total size. Single-file, transferable catalog storage makes sharing your data easy. Fast access to item's properties -------------------------------- Fast and easy access to every item's detailed properties, from wherever you are. Want to get item's description? Just leave mouse pointer on it for a moment, description will popup as a tool-tip!. Detailed info with descriptions ------------------------------- Detailed info on every object in the database (files, folders, disks, catalogs...) each capable of accepting up to 32 KB characters of description text, and a thumbnail image. Each file, folder, or disk can have assigned one or more user-defined, tree-ordered categories, up to 128 user flags, custom- defined icon... Disks in catalogs can be grouped into disk groups, forming a hierarchicaly organized, easy to browse and find collection. Auto-importing descriptions and thumbnails ------------------------------------------ WhereIsIt offers a plugin system for importing descriptions and thumbnails during media scan, allowing you to develop your own description plugins and extend WhereIsIt's description importing capabilities. Included with the program is a comprehensive collection of plugins, covering all widely used description file formats, such as 4DOS/NDOS, FILE_ID.DIZ, FILES.BBS, 00INDEX.TXT... description files, and importing details about audio CDs, WAV and MP3 audio files, Office documents, EXE files and system libraries, fonts, HTML files, Adobe Acrobat PDF files, most graphic files etc. Also included are thumbnail plugins, importing small, downsized images from most graphic files in use today. Internal support for many compressed file formats ------------------------------------------------- Handling of most compressed file formats on media scan, including ZIP, ARJ, RAR, CAB, LHA/LZH, TAR, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, SFX... Compressed archive files can be presented as folders, showing their content. Archive files can be extracted right out from WhereIsIt? to any folder, and a file compressed inside archive file can be viewed or launched with associated program with one click! Powerful searching finds what you need -------------------------------------- Powerful multi-threaded searching, with detailed settings on what to search for, where to search and how to search. Use either Quick Search to quickly find your items by name or description, or start up the Advanced Search with Search Expression Editor, allowing you to write complex search queries using full set of available search criteria and Boolean logic operators. Searching for duplicate items is there, too, as well as analyzing how data has changed since last cataloging, or checking if older or newer versions of files are present somewhere in the catalog. Report generator with print preview for summarizing your catalogs ----------------------------------------------------------------- Adjustable and powerful report generator adds a final professional touch to your catalog collection. Export your data to ASCII file, Excel table, rich- text document, HTML document, print on your printer, or send by fax using the Microsoft Fax, after previewing it on full-screen, with adjustable zoom. Script language for automated tasks ----------------------------------- Professional version of WhereIsIt includes internal script language that can help you automate tasks like unattended catalog updates. ... and many, many more! If you have an idea on your own how to further improve this program, feel free to send in your suggestions at "support@whereisit-soft.com". MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT ====================== This program supports selecting one of prepared languages to be used in program's user interface, and even preparing language files for currently unsupported languages (read more about this in program's help file). Please note that regular shareware version is only shipping with English and German language file by default, to save on download size. Many other languages are available and can be downloaded from program's home page on the Internet. If, for any reason, you would like to switch back to default English language, and are unable to do so in program because you can't understand or correctly display currently selected language, you can run the program from command line with this special parameter: WhereIsIt.exe /English This will effectively run the program with English language, ignoring current language setting in the program. UNREGISTERED VERSION LIMITATIONS ================================ Unregistered version of WhereIsIt? has build-in some limitations in order to encourage registering this software. All of the following limitations are removed when the program is registered using the appropriate license key file. For more information on how to register please read the ORDER.TXT file. - The total allowed capacity of all media in a single catalog is limited to 2 GB. You will not be able to add more disk images to the catalog if the total sum of all media capacities in the catalog already exceeds this limit. If you want to add more data, you will have to open a new catalog. - Only one catalog can be opened at the time. If you would like to work with another catalog, you must close the current one first. - Auto-loading catalogs on program startup is disabled. Registered users can setup a list of catalogs to load automatically when program is starting, or select to open all catalogs that were opened in the last session. - All reports will include a visible message saying they were generated with an unregistered version. - Tips on program startup can not be disabled in the unregistered version. The first tip will always remind you that you are working with an unregistered shareware program. - Script language is only available in registered version. Script language is mostly used for unattended catalog updates, or it can perform special tasks on program startup, for example, updating the catalog data when program starts, so you always have the latest state to work with. REGISTRATION BENEFITS ===================== After receiving the license fee, each registered user in entitled to: - A personal registration code, to unlock current and all future releases of shareware version, available on the Internet. This way, you can always use the latest version of this program, and enjoy all new features. - Optional program delivery on a CD-ROM, including all add-ons such as plugins, translations, help files, etc. for additional payment of $6.00 USD shipping and handling. - Access to a free mailing list to be notified about program's latest news and current development. - Free priority technical support via e-mail for a period of six months. Registration benefits can be suspended if registered user had violated license agreement, for example by distributing his personal registration data to other unlicensed users. DISTRIBUTION ============ Evaluation versions of WhereIsIt? are distributed as Shareware. This means that users are encouraged, subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement, to share copies of this program with friends, associates and bulletin boards. Please remember that if you use this software you are required to pay the registration fee of $39,95 as described in the License Agreement (LICENSE.TXT). OTHER INCLUDED DOCUMENTS YOU MAY WANT TO READ ============================================= License.txt - End user license agreement for this software. Install.txt - Instructions how to install WhereIsIt. FAQ.txt - Frequently Asked Questions with answers about WhereIsIt. Please always check this file first for answer before contacting the author with your question. History.txt - The history of program's development, or what's new. Order.txt - Information about ordering WhereIsIt. Plugins\*.txt - information about description modules and plugins included with the program (they import descriptions and thumbnails). CONTACTING THE AUTHOR ===================== Author's address: Robert Galle Pavsiceva 36 1370 Logatec Slovenia (Europe) E-Mail: robert.galle@whereisit-soft.com support@whereisit-soft.com Main WWW Page: http://www.whereisit-soft.com Mirrors: http://www.nettally.com/moribus/whereisit http://members.tripod.de/WhereIsIt http://www.s-sser.lj.edus.si/robert/WhereIsIt