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Filefind
Version 3.3
by
Snake River Software
Program and Documentation Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991
All Rights Reserved
Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Date: January 11, 1991 Page: 1
Filefind 3.3 Introduction
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Overview Overview Overview
Filefind is a Microsoft Windows based tool designed help you
locate and manipulate files on your hard-drive or network
drives.
To use Filefind, enter a file specification using
conventional DOS wildcards, select a disk drive from a
scrollable list, and let Filefind locate all matching files
on the drive.
Alternately, you can select one or more directories from the
current directory tree and list all the files (or all files
matching the current search criteria) in the directories.
Once Filefind finds all matching files, you may perform a
variety of pre-defined or user defined functions.
Filefind allows you to select one file, multiple files, a
range of files, or combine multiple and range selection
operations. Once you have selected a list of files, you can
print them, delete them, copy them to a specified drive and
directory, or move them to a specified drive and directory.
Filefind will also allow you to run a selected file if it is
a file that Windows recognizes as a program or if it has an
association in the WIN.INI file (e.g. *.TXT files are
associated with NOTEPAD.EXE in the WIN.INI file).
Additionally, you can specify up to seven of your own menu
items to run a specified program that will receive the
selected file as a run parameter.
Acknowledgments Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
Several people provided suggestions, inspiration, critical
assessments, etc. for writing Filefind. I would like to
particularly thank:
Rob Davis who always provides valuable, if not always
easy to take insights.
Ron Steiner who can break almost any piece of code
that is supposed to have all the bugs out of
it.
and Foofer who still thinks it was all his idea
anyway.
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Notations Notations Notations
The following notations are used in this manual:
[text] is used to identify optional information. If the
option is not specified, the default action will
be taken. An exception is in the discussion of the
WIN.INI file. WIN.INI section headers are
identified as [text] [text] [text]. These sections are
boldfaced to assist in their identification
whereas [options] are not normally boldfaced.
Hopefully, context and the use of boldfacing will
distinguish these two uses.
<key><character> is used to indicate a key to be pressed.
For example, <enter> is used to designate the
enter (or return) key. It also is used to avoid
ambiguity in the documentation by specifying
<character>. For example <space> may be used to
indicate that a space is required in some text.
bold bold bold is used for several contexts as explained in the
appropriate sections. Additionally, it is used to
identify section headings.
Italics is used to identify menus and menu items.
System Requirements System Requirements System Requirements
Filefind runs within the Microsoft Windows. Minimum System
requirements include:
Microsoft Windows 3.X or higher
DOS 3.X or higher
Approximately 75K memory*
Approximately 60K disk space
Windows compatible mouse
* Memory available within the Windows environment. The
memory required by Filefind varies with use. The
minimum memory is approximately 75K and maximum is
approximately 120K.
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Filefind 3.3 Installation
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Installation Installation Installation
Filefind is easy to install. Simply copy all distribution
files to the disk/directory where you want to run Filefind
from. This will usually be \windows or \win386.
All configuration options reside in your WIN.INI file. Most
of these can be set within Filefind. See the Options menu
for more information.
One configuration option that can not be set within Filefind
is the set of user defined menu items. User defined menu
items are used to define other programs that you want to
operate on files that Filefind finds. For example, you can
have a menu item that invokes Windows' NOTEPAD program to
edit a file that Filefind finds. These menu items must be
set by editing the WIN.INI file directly. The easiest way
to set these up is to first invoke Filefind and set your
default options. This will create a Filefind section of
WIN.INI where you can insert user defined menu items.
To change your WIN.INI, invoke NOTEPAD (or other text editor
of your choice). Scroll through the file until you find:
[SRS File Finder] [SRS File Finder] [SRS File Finder]
You may insert user defined Run menu items after this line
and before the next section (identified by [text] [text] [text]) or the
end of the file if Filefind is the last WIN.INI section.
Each user defined Run menu item must be in the following
format:
Runx=menutext <space> [drive:][path]program_name
Where:
Runx is the menu item identifier. Replace the
letter x with a single digit, 2 through 9.
Thus the acceptable values are Run2, Run3,
Run4, ... Run9. The menu items will appear
in ascending numeric order. You do not have
use consecutive items. For example you can
define Run2, Run5, and Run8 only.
menutext is the text that will appear in the windows
menu. You may not use spaces. You may
specify accelerator keys by placing an
ampersand (&) in front of the key that is to
become the accelerator.
[drive:] is a DOS drive. It may be a network,
virtual, floppy, hard drive, etc.
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[path] is a standard DOS path identification. This
parameter is optional. If you do not specify
a path, the program must exist in the current
directory or available from the PATH
environment.
program_name is the fully qualified program name.
This is usually a name that ends with .EXE,
.COM, or .BAT. Filefind uses the windows
WIN.INI [windows] [windows] [windows] programs variable to
determine whether a file is executable. For
example, you may wish to run PIF files. The
programs entry should then look something
like:
programs=com exe bat PIF
For more information, consult your windows
manual.
Example:
you might want to define the Run2 menu item to invoke
the windows notepad. The entry will look something
like:
Run2=&Notes e:\windows\Notepad.exe
You may also wish to add to or change the associations
defined to windows. These associations are used by Filefind
when you choose Selection under the Action menu and Filefind
can not run the selection. If Filefind can not run the
selection directly, it looks for the file's extension in the
[Extensions] [Extensions] [Extensions] section of the WIN.INI. If Filefind can find
the extension, it invokes the program specified passing the
selection as a parameter.
The [Extensions] [Extensions] [Extensions] section contains entries that appear as:
txt txt txt=notepad.exe ^.txt
where txt txt txt is the extension and notepad.exe ^.txt is run by
Filefind after substituting the selection for ^.txt with the
selection.
Simply edit the WIN.INI as described above to add any
additional associations desired.
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Usage Usage Usage
Filefind is invoked like other windows programs.
1. From the MS-DOS Executive, click on FILEFIND.EXE, the
File menu, and the Run menu item.
2. Double click on FILEFIND.EXE.
3. Select Filefind from the Filefind Run menu.
Modes of Operation. Modes of Operation. Modes of Operation.
Filefind operates in one of two basic modes. In file list
mode, Filefind displays a list of files based on a search
specification. You may select files in the list and then
copy them, delete them, etc.
In directory list mode, Filefind displays a directory tree
of the requested disk drive. You may select one or more
displayed directories, and instruct Filefind to switch into
file list mode for that directory. Filefind allows you to
list all files in the selected directory or all files that
match the current search specification that reside in the
selected directory.
Filefind may be started in either one of these modes
depending on how you set the initialization options in the
default dialog.
You can also set Filefind to not automatically start in
either mode. If you do this, you will have to specifically
request a file list or directory tree.
File List Mode.
File list mode presents you with a list of files. You
can also display file dates, times, attributes and
sizes. In this mode, you can select one or more files
to copy, print, run, etc.
There are several ways to enter file list mode. You
can set the default startup to invoke the Filespec
dialog when Filefind is started. You can also invoke
the Filespec dialog from the main menu at any time.
This dialog will allow you to enter a search
specification and set the disk drive to search on.
You can also enter the file list mode from the
directory list mode. When you invoke file list mode
from the directory mode, you will display a list of all
the files in a selected directory(s) or all the files
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in the selected directory(s) that match the current
search specification.
Finally, if you are in the directory list mode and a
file list is currently active, the main menu will
contain a List menu item. If you select this menu
item, you will switch over to the current file list.
Directory List Mode.
Directory list mode presents you with a tree of the
current drive's directories. You can not do a whole
lot in directory list mode except examine the
organization of your disk's directory structure or
invoke the file list mode for one or more specific
directories rather than all files on the disk.
Directory List mode can be entered in several ways.
You can set the default startup to invoke the Tree
dialog when Filefind is started, or you can press the
Bld Tree button in the Search dialog. You may also
select the Tree menu item in the Select menu at any
time.
Finally, if you are in the file list mode, the main
menu will contain a Tree menu. If you select this menu
item, you will switch over to the directory tree.
If one or more directories in the tree are selected,
you can choose the List Directory or the List Directory
w/Spec items under the Select menu. List Directory
will invoke the file list mode and display all files in
the selected directories. You may also double click on
the desired directory to select it and invoke the file
list mode. List Directory w/Spec will invoke the file
list mode and display all files in the selected
directories that match the current search
specification.
Mouse Usage
Filefind uses the mouse pretty much the same way as all
other windows programs. You can size, move, scroll,
minimize, restore, maximize, ad nauseam.
The only special Filefind mouse functions are in the
selection process.
When you are in the directory list mode, you can double
click on a directory and switch to file list mode with
a display of all the files in that directory.
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When you are in the file list mode, you may select some
or all the files in the list. Many of the other
functions require that you select one or more of the
files found. Filefind recognizes two different
selections. The current selection is generally the
last file that has been clicked on (delete, move, and
copy functions can alter this). A selection list is a
list of all currently selected files including the
current selection. Files in the current selection list
are displayed by Filefind in reverse video (white
letters on black if you are using the default colors).
The current selection is further identified by a dotted
rectangle around the displayed file.
All selections are made using the left mouse button.
To select a file, simply click in the desired file's
display line. If you click on another file, Filefind
deselects the first file and selects the second file.
To deselect the current selection click on the
selection. If you deselect the current selection, you
will not have a current selection.
To select multiple files, first click on one of the
desired files. Then, while holding the <Ctrl> key
down, click on the rest of the files desired for the
selection list. Pressing the <Ctrl> key tells Filefind
to retain the current selections.
To select file ranges, first click on the file at
either end of the range. Then, while holding the
<Shift> key down, click on the file at the other end of
the range. Pressing the <Shift> key tells Filefind to
select all files in the list from the current selection
to the file being clicked on.
You may mix multiple file selection with range
selection. Just press the appropriate key before you
click on the next file. If you are pressing the <Ctrl>
key, you will select an additional file. If you are
additionally pressing the <Shift> key, you will extend
the range from the current selection to the newly
selected file. You will retain all files in the
current selection list until you click on a file when
you are not holding down either the <Ctrl> key, or you
deselect the files.
When you have a selection list active, you may deselect
individual files in the list by clicking on the
highlighted file while pressing the <Ctrl> key.
You may scroll through the file list and Filefind will
maintain the current selection or list until you select
another file or deselect all files.
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Menus Menus Menus
Filefind contains the following high level menu:
Select Edit View List Search Action Options
This section describes the contents of these menus. Italic
text describes menus and menu items. ______ Italic __________ underlined
characters denote accelerator keys.
Sele_ ct Select contains menu items that allow you to
select different file lists, search drives,
or directory trees. Additionally, as the
first menu item, Sele_ ct contains the About...
dialog and Exit command.
Build _ Tree... Build _ Tree allows you display
a directory tree for a new
disk drive.
List Dir(s) List Dir(s)splays all files
for the selected directories
in the tree.
List Dir(s) w/spec List Dir(s) w/spec,
displays all files for the
selected directory in the tree
that match the current search
specification.
E_ xit quits the Filefind program.
A_ bout... displays a dialog box
containing version, copyright,
file counts and directory
counts for the current search.
_ Edit The _ Edit menu enables a displayed file list
or selection list to be copied to the
clipboard.
Copy _ List copies the entire file list to
the clipboard. The list is
copied as shown. File
attributes such as date and
size are written to the
clipboard if they are
currently being show.
Copy _ Selections copies files in the
current selection list to the
clipboard. As above,
whichever attributes are
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currently showing are copied
to the clipboard also.
_ View The _ View menu determines what is displayed in
the Filefind window and how the items are
displayed.
_ Date is a toggle. When checked,
the each file's date is
displayed. When unchecked, it
is not. This item is only
available in file list mode
_ Time is a toggle. When checked,
the file's time is displayed.
When unchecked, it is not.
This item is only available in
file list mode.
_ Size is a toggle. When checked,
the file's size is displayed.
When unchecked, it is not.
This item is only available in
file list mode.
_ Attribute is a toggle. When checked,
the file's attributes are
displayed. When unchecked,
they are not. The attribute
appears as rxdahsv where:
rx is 'rw' for a read-write file
or 'ro' for a read-only file;
d is 'd' if the file is a
directory, space if not;
a is 'a' if the archive bit has
been set, space if it has not;
h is 'h' if the file is a hidden
file, space if it is not;
s is 's' if the file is a system
file, space if it is not;
v is 'v' if entry is a system
volume id, space if it is not.
This item is only available in file list
mode.
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Concatenate Path Concatenate Path causes
Separate Path the file name and file
path to appear as one
long string. Separate
Path causes the file
name and file path to
appear as two strings in
separate columns. These
two items act as a
toggle. This item is
only available in file
list mode.
Unsorted displays the files (or
directories) as they were
found. This item is available
in both file list and
directory list modes.
by Name displays the files in filename
(or directory name) order.
The sort actually sorts
filename then file extension
so that x.a is guaranteed to
appear before x.b. For the
directory tree display,
subdirectories in a directory
are sorted with each other and
separately from subdirectories
in another directory. This
option is available in both
file list and directory tree
modes.
by Kind displays the files in file
extension order. The sort
actually sorts on the file
extension and then the file
name so that a.a is guaranteed
to appear before b.a. This
option is only available in
file list mode.
by Date/Time displays the files in the
order that they were created.
The sort is a two part sort.
The full date is the high
order part of the sort key and
the time, the low part of the
sort key. This option is only
available in file list mode.
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by Size displays the files according
to their size. The only
option is an ascending sort
with the smallest file
appearing at the top of the
window and the largest file at
the bottom of the window.
This option is only available
in file list mode.
_ List _ List and _ Tree are alternating menu Ids.
_ Tree When Filefind is in directory list mode,
List will appear and clicking on it will
toggle you into file list mode. Likewise,
if you are in file list mode, Tree is the
displayed menu Id, and selecting it will
toggle you into directory list mode.
_ Search allows you enter the file specification for
Filefind to search on. When _ Filespec is
chosen, a dialog that allows search pattern
specification and disk drive selection is
presented.
_ Action contains menu items pertaining to actions
that can be taken with entire selection
lists.
_ Delete Selections... allows you to delete
all or some of the files in
the current selection list.
_ Print Selections... allows you to print all
or some of the files in the
current selection list.
_ Copy Selections... allows you to copy all or
some of the files in the
current selection list to a
different directory on the
same disk or a directory on a
different disk.
_ Move Selections... allows you to move all or
some of the files in the
current selection list to a
different directory on the
same disk or a directory on a
different disk. Move actually
performs a copy to the
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destination and then erases
the source file.
_ Selection attempts to run the current
selection. The file extension
must be a program as defined
in the WIN.INI file. If the
selection is not an
executable, the extensions in
the WIN.INI are checked for an
associated program which is
invoked using the selection as
a parameter.
File_ Find runs another copy of Filefind.
The rest of this menu consists of user
defined menu items. Each of these will run
the program defined for the menu item. The
currently selected file concatenated to its
drive and path will be passed as a command
parameter.
Options
Options allows setting of defaults, options,
initializations, etc.
Printer Setup... displays the dialog box
for the current printer
driver. The contents of this
and the user interactions are
device dependent.
Set _ Defaults... allows the setting of
most initialization and
default options. See the
WIN.INI appendix and the
installation section for
further information on options
that can not set within this
dialog.
Set Options to Defaults resets display
options to the defaults.
Register License invokes the registration
dialog box. Once Filefind is
registered, the supplied
license id is entered through
this dialog.
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Dialogs Dialogs Dialogs
This sections describes the various dialogs presented by
Filefind. These dialogs are presented alphabetically
according to the invoking menu item.
_ About... displays version, copyright, etc.
information. The current drive, number
of directories, number of files, and the
total size of the listed files are also
displayed. An OK push-button is
provided to exit the dialog.
_ Copy Selections... copies all or part of the current
selection list to a new disk\directory.
Two dialog boxes are used. The first
dialog allows you to specify the
destination drive and directory. Double
click the list box in this dialog until
the drive and directory are
satisfactory. Click on the OK push
button to proceed. If you wish to abort
the copy operation, click on the Cancel
push-button. The second dialog displays
a list of the selected files. Below the
list is the file that is about to be
processed. Click the OK push-button to
copy the file, Ignore push-button to
bypass copying this one file, and Cancel
to bypass all the remaining files.
There is also a check box that allows
you to bypass clicking on the OK push
button for each file. If you un-check
this box, all remaining files in the
selection list will be copied without
further intervention. Be aware that if
you do this, you will have no
opportunity to intervene or stop the
process once the automatic operation has
started.
If directories or volume entries are in
the selection list, a message will be
displayed and they will be left
uncopied.
_ Delete Selections... deletes all or part of the
current selection list. The dialog
displays a list of the selected files.
Below the list is the file about to be
deleted. Click the OK push-button to
delete the file, Ignore push-button to
bypass deleting this one file, and
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Cancel to bypass all the remaining
files. There is also a check box that
allows you to bypass clicking on the OK
push button for each file. If you un-
check this box, all remaining files in
the selection list will be deleted
without further intervention. Be very
aware that if you do this, you will have
no opportunity to intervene or stop the
process once the automatic operation has
started.
If directories are in the selection
list, they will be deleted if they are
empty (contain no files or
subdirectories). Volume Id entries in
the selection list will cause a message
to be displayed and the entry left un-
deleted. The dialog displays a list of
the selected files. Below the list is
the file about to be deleted. Click the
OK push-button to delete the file,
Ignore push-button to bypass deleting
this one file, and Cancel to bypass all
the remaining files. There is also a
check box that allows you to bypass
clicking on the OK push button for each
file. If you un-check this box, all
remaining files in the selection list
will be deleted without further
intervention. Be very aware that if you
do this, you will have no opportunity to
intervene or stop the process once the
automatic operation has started.
If directories are in the selection
list, they will be deleted if they are
empty (contain no files or
subdirectories). Volume Id entries in
the selection list will cause a message
to be displayed and the entry left un-
deleted.
_ Move Selections... moves all or part of the current
selection list to a new disk\directory.
Two dialog boxes are used. The first
dialog encountered allows you to specify
the destination drive and directory.
Double click in the list box until the
drive and directory are satisfactory.
Click on the OK push button to continue.
If you wish to abort the move operation,
click on the Cancel push-button. The
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second dialog displays a list of the
selected files. Below the list is the
file about to be moved. Click the OK
push-button to move the file, Ignore
push-button to bypass moving this one
file, and Cancel to bypass all the
remaining files. There is also a check
box that allows you to bypass clicking
on the OK push button for each file. If
you un-check this box, all remaining
files in the selection list will be
copied without further intervention. Be
aware that if you do this, you will have
no opportunity to intervene or stop the
process once the automatic operation has
started.
If a directory or volume id entry is in
the selection list, a message is
displayed, and the entry left unmoved.
_ Print Selections... prints all or part of the current
selection list. The dialog displays a
list of the selected files. Below the
list is the file that will be printed
next. Click the OK push-button to print
the file, Ignore push-button to bypass
printing this one file, and Cancel to
bypass all the remaining files. There
is also a check box that allows you
bypass clicking on the OK push button
for each file. If you un-check this
box, all remaining files in the
selection list will be printed without
further intervention. Be aware that if
you do this, you will have no
opportunity to intervene or stop the
process once the automatic operation has
started.
If directory or volume id entry is in
the selection list, it can not be
printed.
Printer Setup... invokes the dialog to set up the
currently selected printer. This dialog
is device dependent and is the same
dialog that you see when you select a
printer from the Control program
supplied with your Windows software.
Register License... Invokes a simple edit dialog box.
This box allows you to type in the
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license id that you receive when you
register your copy of Filefind. The
case of letters is not important.
Clicking the OK box causes Filefind to
validate and store the id. If it is
valid, it will be stored in the WIN.INI
file and you will exit the dialog. If
it is invalid, a message will be
displayed, and you are left in the
dialog. You may click on Cancel to
leave the dialog. Filefind will not
store an invalid license id. Once you
have entered your valid license id,
there is no point in ever invoking this
dialog again.
_ Search The _ Search dialog is where you enter the
file specification used for the search
or building a directory tree. You also
specify which drive to search on in this
dialog box. When the file and drive
specification are satisfactory, you can
take one of the following actions:
_ Search Will search the selected disk
drive for all files that match
the file specifications.
_ Bld Tree Will build a directory tree.
Se_ t Sets the current file
specification, exits the
dialog, but does not search
for any files or build a
directory tree. This is
useful when you have a
directory tree and wish to
change what files List Dir(s)
w/spec will list.
Cancel Exits the dialog without doing
anything.
_ More >> Expands the dialog for
additional file search
filtering based on file
attribute or file date.
If .EXT Directories .EXT Directories .EXT Directories is checked, FileFind
will include directories with extensions
in the tree building, otherwise
directories with extensions are ignored.
Check this option if you have
directories with extensions. Otherwise,
leave it unchecked as FileFind will
build the directory tree up to twice as
fast.
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The More>> More>> More>> button will display
additional filtering of files during
search opertaions. Checkboxes for file
attributes allow you to include certain
file types. Normal files are always
included. By checking one or more of
the options, you may include other file
attributes in the file list. For
example, checking Read Only will include
read only files in addition to normal
files.
Checking the Within Within Within box opens the edit
field to its right. When Within Within Within is
checked, Filefind will only include
files with file dates within n n n days of
the current date.
The More>> More>> More>> button turns into a <<Less <<Less <<Less
button which allows you to shrink the
dialog box again. Once the file
specification and drive are set, they
will remain in effect until you change
them or exit Filefind. See the Set
Defaults... dialog for initializing the
disk drive. The initial search
specification is always *.*.
Set _ Defaults... Allows you to set most of the
initial values and display options that
Filefind will use when you run it.
Check boxes are used for:
Display Date
Display Time
Display Size
Display Attributes
Concatenate Path
If the first four display boxes are
checked, they will be initialized to be
displayed. If the concatenate path is
checked, the filename will be initially
concatenated to its path and displayed
in one large column.
The initial drive scroll bar allows you
to specify the default drive that
appears in the Filespec... dialog the
first time it is invoked. You may set
this to any valid drive on your system.
You may also set it to default drive default drive default drive.
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In this setting, the default drive is
the drive that you are on when Filefind
is first invoked.
The attribute checkboxes and radio
buttons allow you to set a default set
of filters. These defaults can be
changed later in the _ Search dialog.
The File Spec box at startup radio
button controls whether or not the
Filespec... dialog is automatically
invoked when you start Filefind. If you
set the File Spec at startup button, the
Directory Tree at startup box will be
reset.
The Directory Tree at startup radio
button controls whether or not the
Tree... dialog is automatically invoked
when you start Filefind. If you set the
Directory Tree at startup radio button,
the File Spec box at startup will be
reset.
Save Window Size always appears
unchecked in the dialog when it is
invoked. If you check it, the current
size will be saved if the OK push-button
is clicked. The next time you invoke
Filefind, its window will initially be
this saved size.
_ Tree ... Invokes the dialog that allows you to
change the current drive. This dialog
builds a list of the selected drive's
directories and displays the tree.
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Filefind 3.3 Support
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Support Support Support
Technical assistance is available via Compuserve, Easyplex
74076,1632. Support will be cheerfully provided for
registered users. You may also write to the same address as
you sent your registration, but presumably, you would rather
have a quicker response, so you will probably want to use
Compuserve.
Any bug reports, while not welcome, will none the less be
appreciated. Please send any to the registration address or
through Compuserve.
WIN.INI formats WIN.INI formats WIN.INI formats
Filefind maintains its default settings and other variable
information in the WIN.INI file. This section describes
these variables. Most of Filefind settings are in the [SRS [SRS [SRS
File Finder] File Finder] File Finder] section.
The variables are:
Date Display If 1, the file date is initially displayed.
If 0, the file date is not initially
displayed.
Time Display If 1, the file time is initially displayed.
If 0, the file date is not initially
displayed.
Size Display If 1, the file size is initially displayed.
If 0, the file size is not initially
displayed.
Attribute Display If 1, the file attributes are initially
displayed. If 0, the file attributes are not
initially displayed.
Concatenate Path If 1, the initial display shows the file
name and path concatenated. If 0, the
initial display shows the file name and path
in separate columns.
Drive If null (i.e. "DRIVE="), the initial disk
drive in the filespec dialog is the current
working directory. Otherwise, Filefind uses
the initial disk letter (e.g. 'C' for drive
'C', etc.).
Winx defines the initial horizontal size of the
window.
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Winy defines the initial vertical size of the
window.
initial dir tree If 1, Filefind will automatically invoke
the Tree dialog at startup. If 0, you will
have to invoke the Tree dialog specifically.
initial filespec If 1, Filefind will automatically invoke
the filespec dialog at startup. If 0, you
will have to invoke the filespec dialog
specifically.
Run2-9 defines user defined menu items. The
programs variable in [windows] [windows] [windows] defines the
file extensions that Filefind considers to be
executable files.
Registration Your registration identification.
lAttr defines what attribute filters Filefind will
default to. It consists of a string of eight
zeroes or ones.
Messages Messages Messages
This appendix documents the various messages produced by
Filefind.
Can not copy a Subdirectory
A subdirectory is in the selection list and you have
invoked the copy command. Filefind can not copy
subdirectories.
Can not copy a Volume Id
A volume label is in the selection list and you have
invoked the copy command. Filefind can not copy volume
labels.
Can not delete Volume Id
A volume label is in the selection list and you have
invoked the delete command. Filefind can not delete
volume labels.
Can not move a Subdirectory
A subdirectory is in the selection list and you have
invoked the move command. Filefind can not move
subdirectories.
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Filefind 3.3 Messages
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Can not move a Volume Id
A volume label is in the selection list and you have
invoked the move command. Filefind can not move volume
labels.
Can not move to the same directory
An attempt to copy or move a file to the same directory
has been made.
Can not run menu item xxxx
You have attempted to invoke a user defined menu item.
xxxx is the associated program id. Filefind does not
consider the associated program id to be an executable
file. If the associated program id is an executable
file, your win.ini file may be in error. See the
section on installing Filefind for further information.
Can not run selection xxxx
You have attempted to invoke a selection that Filefind
does not consider an executable file. xxxx is the
associated program id. If you have selected what you
think is an executable file, your win.ini file may be
in error. See the section on installing Filefind for
further information.
A Directory is not Currently Selected.
The list directory or list directory w/spec menu item
has been invoked. However, you have not yet selected a
directory tree item.
Do not ignore these messages.
You are running an unlicensed copy of Filefind and
clicked on the Ignore button. You can not ignore these
messages. You should also license you copy of
Filefind.
- Error S1002 - File Limit Exceeded
Some versions of Filefind have a built-in limit to the
number of files that may be found.
File not found
No files matching the entered file specification were
found. Check the specification. Also make sure that
you specified the correct disk drive.
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Filefind 3.3 Messages
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No files selected
A delete, move, print, or one of the user defined menu
items has been requested, but no file has been
selected.
No files to show
Filefind could not find any files to show. This may
come from a file search, trying to list files in an
empty directory, etc.
Not a valid license Id
You have entered the license registration id and
clicked the OK but the id is invalid. Correct and re-
try.
Not enough memory to construct selection string
Not enough memory exists construct a string of the
selections. Free some memory by closing existing
applications.
Not enough memory to continue
Filefind needs to allocate memory and there isn't
enough available. This can occur while Filefind is
searching the disk and building lists of directories
and matching files, when copying a file, or moving a
file. Freeing up memory from other windows
applications may help. If this happens while Filefind
is building the file list based on a search
specification, you probably have hundreds of files that
match the search specification. Try narrowing the
search specification.
Not enough memory to create destination path
An attempt to copy or move a file is being made. Not
enough memory exists to create destination directory
information.
Overwrite xxxx
A copy operation has been specified and the file
already exists in the destination directory. If you
want to write over the existing file, click on OK.
Click on Cancel to leave the existing file in the
destination directory intact.
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Filefind 3.3 Messages
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Unable to delete Directory FILENAME.EXT
Filefind is unable to delete the directory
FILENAME.EXT. The most likely cause is that the
subdirectory contains other subdirectories or files.
Filefind can only delete empty subdirectories. Another
reason may be that it is a read-only file.
Unable to delete File FILENAME.EXT
Filefind is unable to delete the file FILENAME.EXT.
The most likely cause is that the file is a read-only
file.
Within days are invalid
The days to use for the Within filter is invalid. This
value must be a positive number
xxxx opening destination file
A DOS error has occurred trying to open the destination
file for a copy or move. xxxx is the DOS error code.
xxxx opening source file
A DOS error has occurred trying to open the source file
for a copy, move, or print. xxxx is the DOS error code.
xxxx reading source file
A DOS error has occurred trying to read the source file
for a copy or move. xxxx is the DOS error code.
xxxx writing destination file
A DOS error has occurred trying to write the
destination file for a copy or move. xxxx is the DOS
error code.
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Filefind 3.3 License Information
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License Information License Information License Information
Filefind is distributed as a shareware product. All rights
have been reserved by the author. Filefind has not been
released into the public domain. If you use Filefind beyond
an initial evaluation period, you must purchase a license.
Two license options are available. You may purchase one
license for each user of Filefind. Alternatively, you may
purchase a site license.
Duplication and Distribution Restrictions
Filefind is a shareware product. It may be copied and
distributed for others to evaluate as long as the
following rules are followed. They are:
1) The Filefind program, this documentation, and any
other accompanying materials may not be modified
in any way.
2) A copy of this documentation and all accompanying
materials must be distributed along with the
program.
3) You may not charge for distributing this program,
except for a nominal media and handling charge.
In any case, such a charge may not exceed $5.00.
4) Users of Filefind must purchase a license for its
use. One license per copy of Filefind, or the
alternative site license, is required. Note that
this requirement allows you to make as many backup
copies as you wish as long as you have a license
per user or a site license.
5) If you purchased a disk containing this software
from a public domain/shareware software
distributor, you have paid the media and handling
charges as permitted in 3 above. You have not
purchased the required license for Filefind.
Purchasing a license is required for continued
use.
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Filefind 3.3 License Information
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Rates Rates Rates
Two rate scales are available for licensing Filefind.
You may purchase a single user license or a site
license. For either, you may simply purchase a license,
or you may purchase a license, the current version on
disk, and/or a printed copy of the documentation.
Refer to the license applications following this
section for current rates.
The purchase of a license allows you to use Filefind
and receive support. As new versions are released, you
may obtain them through the various shareware channels.
New versions will also be available directly from the
author for a nominal materials and shipping charge.
Make checks payable to and send payments to:
William L. Page
P.O. Box 266
Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266
Note Note Note Payments must be US funds. Checks must be drawn
on or payable through a US bank. If you wish to
remit a foreign check, we will attempt to have our
bank process it through their collection
department if you include a $7 fee. Somehow that
doesn't seem worth it. Foreign users are probably
better off sending cash.
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Filefind 3.3 Single User License Application
___________________________________________________________________________
Application for Single User License Registration
FileFind 3.3
Date: ______________________
To: William L. Page
P.O. Box 266
Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266
Please register Filefind for:
Name___________________________________________________
(Company)______________________________________________
(Title)________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
City, State Zip _____________________________________
Windows version that I am currently using: ____________
I got Filefind from (BBS & Phone #) ___________________
_______________________________________________________
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Current Version on 5 1/4 disk | $6 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Current Version on 3 1/2 disk | $6 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Printed Documentation | $9 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Total | |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------+
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Filefind 3.3 Site License Application
___________________________________________________________________________
Application for Site License Registration
FileFind 3.3
Date: ______________________
To: William L. Page
P.O. Box 266
Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266
Please register Filefind for:
Name___________________________________________________
(Company)______________________________________________
(Title)________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
City, State Zip________________________________________
Windows version that I am currently using: ____________
I got Filefind from (BBS & Phone #) ___________________
_______________________________________________________
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Users 11-20 | $9 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Users 21-50 | $8 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
| Users 50+ | $7 | | |
+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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+--------------------------------+--------+-------+---------+
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