CheckOut Feature

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The CheckOut feature makes it easy to examine and/or run files in an archive. It creates a temporary folder, extracts all files from the archive into the folder, and opens a “My Computer"-style window showing files in the folder. Double click any item in the window to perform the action normally associated with the document or program (associations are described in the section titled Windows Associations).
CheckOut Dialog Box
Use the CheckOut toolbar button or the CheckOut entry in the Actions pull-down menu to activate the CheckOut dialog box. This dialog box lets you configure these aspects of the operation:

• Use the Folder edit field to specify the temporary CheckOut folder name. The folder will be created if it does not already exist. The suggested folder depends on the setting of the CheckOut base folder in the Configuration | Folders dialog box.
  
• Use the Group name edit field to specify the name to use for the CheckOut window.
  
• Use the Maximum Icons edit field to specify the maximum number of items to be placed in the CheckOut window.
  
• The Create icons for programs and documents only check box lets you control whether EasyZip creates icons for all files in the archive or only for the specified files. When this option is selected, icons are created for executable files and files with associations. Icons are also created for any files with names starting with “read” (in order to catch files with names like “readme.1st", “read.me", etc.).
  
  

Operations performed by the CheckOut feature:

When you click on the OK button in the CheckOut dialog box, EasyZip performs the following operations:

1. If the specified folder does not already exist, EasyZip will create it.

2. The “CheckOut window” is actually a second folder, located in \Windows\Start Menu\Programs, that contains shortcuts to the extracted files. If a folder with the specified name already exists, EasyZip will delete it after getting your permission. This ensures that the folder will contain only icons for files in the current archive.

3. EasyZip extracts files in the current archive to the specified folder.

5. EasyZip creates the CheckOut folder and window containing the appropriate icons.

Using the CheckOut window:

The window created by CheckOut is a My Computer-style view of the checkout folder and works like any similar window. EasyZip creates shortcuts in this folder for each extracted file so that you can use them as follows:

• If a file is executable, double clicking on the icon runs the program.
  
• If a file has an association, double clicking on the icon loads the file in the associated program so you can view the file.

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