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WebFetch v1.0k April 27, 1996
Filename : Readme.1st
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* See Install.txt for installation instructions.
* See Feature.txt for explanation of features.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Thank you very much for downloading my program and thank you
>>double<< for actual reading this very brief introduction! I
certainly hate (as I am sure you do) wasting time reading when I
could be playing with the brand-new toy that I just downloaded.
So, my contribution is to give you all you need to know in a
nutshell. On your part, please at least scan over all the items
and it may save you some frustration later.
*********
First : a short commercial. If you or your significant other is
a doll collector and enjoys a good deal as well as friendly
service, you should check out my wife's business webpage
(http://www.charm.net/~hdollies/).
*********
A.) What do you need to run this program?
- A PC with MS Windows - this can be Win 3.1, Win 3.11,
Windows for Workgroups, or Win95(I haven't tested it on WinNT,
but I would guess it should work on that OS too).
- vbrun300.dll (Visual Basic 3.0 runtime module). Check
in your windows or windows/system directory. Otherwise, you can
download it from any of a number of sites incuding American Online,
Compuserve, or do a search on the net for vbrun300.dll.
- A network connection : either direct or dial-in must be
active. This network connection must support the Winsock DLL and
the asynchronous calling features. To my knowledge, the only problems
found are early versions of Twinsock (get Twinsock 2.0 to solve) and
Novell TCP/IP (make sure you have the latest TCP/IP and winsock and that
both are in your machine's path). Most internet providers that allow
you to use third party webpage viewers will support WebFetch, but there
may be some minor adjustment. For example, an internet provider such as
NETCOM will work, but see the Netcom home page on how to "enable" third
party programs.
- A WebBrowser (Netscape, Mosaic, etc) is recommended, but
is absolutely not required.
- Network experience enough to know how to browse around
on the World Wide Web.
B.) What does this program do?
It allows the user to do two things :
1.) Download any binary or text file that can accessed
with the "http" parameter.
2.) Download a webpage (*.htm, *.html) along with all the
images that are referenced in that webpage. In addition, the
program will edit the webpage so that it points to the graphics
files it downloaded to your disk, not to the ones on the net.
The file can then be loaded with the open file option in your
webbrowser.
C.) How do you use it?
Though I purposely designed the interface to make it as
intuitive as possible, here is a short description for each
field, checkbox, and button.
Website Name : Enter the name of the site (It is located
between the "http://" and the first "/" in the webpage reference).
OR you can copy and paste in the whole address, click on the name,
and WebFetch will place the right information in the Website name
and URL name itself. NOTE: to copy and paste in WebFetch, you must
use the standard Windows Powerkeys (Ctrl-Insert to copy,
shift-Insert to paste).
URL Name : Includes everything (including the filename)
after the name of the site.
D/L Name : The complete pathname of where you want to save
the file. If you have selected the "Download Referenced
Graphics Files" option (see below), the graphics files will be
downloaded into the same directory as the webpage.
"Download Referenced Graphics Files" Option - Select this
when you are downloading a webpage (*.htm, *.html) and you wish
to download the referenced graphics files. Otherwise, unselect
it.
"Strip HTTP Comments" Option - Suffice it to say, you are
best to leave this checked. Some sights send header information
that would corrupt any binary files (including the graphics
files) that Web Fetch downloads. On the other hand, if you are
down-loading webpages to see how they are put together, it may
be useful to see that header information, so you can unselect
it.
"Overwrite Existing Files..." Option - Will overwrite
existing files with the same name as it is saving. Unselecting
this option will have WebFetch ask permission to overwrite before
overwriting existing files.
"Auto Req..." Button - Prompts you for a command file name.
See the Feature.txt file for explanation of Auto feature.
"Send Req..." Button - Clicking here starts the
download process.
"Cancel All" Button - Cancels all pending file downloads.
"Cancel File" Buttom - Cancels current file download only.
"Exit Program" Button - Stops any download and exits the
program.
The "B" Button - Brings up a file dialog box for selecting
Download file name.
The "C" Button - This button opens a configuration screen
that allows you change the defaults and save them on just about
everything useful.
D.) What does it cost?
Nothing - it is freeware. I consider this my gift to the
internet community at large as a way of saying _thank you_ for
all the useful files and information I have gotten over the
years. There will probably be some additional updates to either
correct a problem or to adapt to the ever-changing world of HTML.
Currently, I have no plans to relase the source code for the
public.
All that I ask is that if you like it, find it useful, have
suggestions or inquiries, or want to be notified of any program
updates, drop me an email message at :
Jim Borror <hdollies@charm.net>.
Oh, and please read the disclaimer below.
E.) Why did I write it?
I wrote it for myself. When I was teaching myself about
webpages, I found two problems. First, I didn't want to tie my
webbrowser up with a 20 minute download, and second, I wanted to
see how different webpages were put together. Having the
graphics files local to my disk made that a lot easier. This
program made all that possible.
F.) Who am I?
Jim Borror, hdollies@charm.net. I am a computer programmer
specializing in graphics, network, and web apps (HTML, CGI, and
now Java).
Disclaimer :
I make no representations about the suitability of this software
or about any content or information made accessible by the
software, for any purpose. The software is provided 'as is'
without express or implied warranties, including warranties of
Merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or
noninfringement. This software is provided gratuitously and,
accordingly, I shall not be liable under any theory or any
damages suffered by you or any user of the software. I will not
support this software.
All content accessed through the software is the property
of the applicable content owner and may be protected by
applicable copyright law. This license gives you no rights to
such content. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual
property rights in and to the software shall remain with me.
You agree to abide by the copyright law and all other applicable
laws of the united states including, but not limited to, export
control laws.
I shall not be liable for (a) incidental, consequential,
special or indirect damages of any sort, whether arising in
tort, contract or otherwise, even if i have been informed of the
possibility of such damages, or (b) for any claim by any other
party. This limitation of liability shall not apply to
liability for death or personal injury to the extent applicable
law prohibits such limitation. Furthermore, some states do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so this limitation and exclusion may not apply to you.
If you have gotten this far, thanks again, and enjoy the
program and feel free to drop me a line on what you thought of the
program - compliments and suggestions welcomed. If you want to be
kep informed of future versions/products, just send me an email
requesting same at : hdollies@charm.net.
Jim Borror 04/27/96.