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UltraFind‚Ñ¢ 2.2 For Macintosh and Power Macintosh
T h e U l t i m a t e F I N D f o r M a c i n t o s h ‚Ñ¢
Designed and Programmed by Julian Linford and Steve Linford.
Copyright © 1993-1996 UltraDesign Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
                                                      
This manual is also available in Japanese, from NIFTY-Serve; fmacusl; lib 14-178
             (By MuON - Macintosh Users' group On Network)    
                                                      
QUICK START GENERAL
- INSTALLING THE COMMAND KEY READING TEXT IN FILES
- QUICK TIPS SEARCHING VOLUMES & NETWORKS
FINDING FILES - NETWARE & FOREIGN VOLUMES
- BY TEXT CONTENTS - APPLE REMOTE ACCESS
- THE THESAURUS APPLESCRIPT
- BY TYPE (OR CREATOR) THE ROUTINES MENU
- BY DATE - CREATING SEARCH ROUTINES
- BY ATTRIBUTE THE ADDITIONS MENU
- BY FILE NAME - INSTALLING ADDITIONS
- BY SIZE USING THE BACKUP FUNCTION
USING THE LIST WINDOWS
- FILE OPERATIONS GENERAL INFORMATION & LIMITS
- GETTING FILE INFORMATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- DRAG & DROP UPGRADES & ADDITIONAL COPIES
- HYPERTEXT
- APPENDING NEW SCANS
- EXPORTING THE FILE LIST
- LIST WINDOW ICONS (Command-P will print this help manual)
                                                      
QUICK START
INSTALLING THE COMMAND-KEY
UltraFind can be opened by pressing <Command-Option-F> on your keyboard.
To install the key, select "Preferences" from the File Menu and click "Enable".
UltraFind will install a System Extension into the Extensions folder in your System
folder. You should then restart your machine in order for the new Key to work.
If you have any anti-virus software running, you must temporarily disable it
while UltraFind installs the Extension or the function may not work properly.
                                                      
QUICK TIPS
• UltraFind is designed to perform very fast compound searches. The more search
criteria you set (ie: the more search buttons you set), the faster it will search.
• For fast Text Search, always set the File Type button to match the documents
you wish to search, that way UltraFind doesn't waste time in unnecessary files.
• To turn a search button off, hold the <Option> key down and click it.
To turn all buttons off, press <Clear> or <Esc>.
• To select multiple files hold the <Shift> key down, or drag the mouse over them.
The file action buttons (copy, move, show, read, open etc.) will then be enabled.
If you hold the selection down for 1 second UltraFind will enable Drag & Drop.
• To see where the files are, switch views by pressing the <Space Bar>.
• To get information on a file, move the cursor over the file's small icon (you
don't need to click). UltraFind will then display a File Information Box.
• Main Keyboard Commands:
<Command-N> Append New Scan <Command-M> Make Alias
<Command-S> Save Search Routine <Command-I> Get Finder Info
<Command-R> Read Contents <Command-E> Export Results
<Space Bar> Switch List View <Command-?> Open Help
                                                      
TEXT SEARCH
Use this function to search for words or parts of sentences within files, such as:
• names • keywords • captions • phone numbers • parts of addresses
• product codes • ingredients • Zip codes • events • descriptions
Find all letters, electronic mail and faxes sent to a particular person, find files containing
references to names, customers, places, objects, prices, chemicals, stock codes, etc.,
or even files relating to events such as a "meeting" in "Tokyo" in "December".
The Text Search Dialog box allows you to search for up to three main words and if you
need to search for more words you can use the Thesaurus. The Thesaurus also allows
you to enter variations of the main word(s) you are looking for, so UltraFind will find
all the other words which are related to (or have similar meaning) to your main word.
When searching for text, UltraFind’s list automatically switches to 'Text View' mode
and shows you where each word was found in the document. You can click on the Hyper
Text links (underlined words) and UltraFind will open the document and show you exactly
where the word was found. In this view, documents are given a score from 1 to 100.
Text search is very fast, typical text files take less than a second to search. However,
if UltraFind spends more time searching a particular file - because it is very large, or a
large number of words are found, a progress bar is displayed during the search and you
can skip the file if necessary. For an even faster search, use the "Max Word Hits" menu
to limit the number of word occurences to search for in each document so UltraFind will
move on quicker to search the next file.
WORD MATCHING (normal setting: Match Any Word)
The Match ANY word or Match ALL entered words settings allow you to specify if
UltraFind should find files containing any of the main words you enter, or if it should
only find files containing all of the main words.
SEARCH INSIDE (best setting: In Documents)
Not all files contain text, so 'In Documents' is the best setting. However, if the text
you are searching for is not contained in a document, but may be part of an image or
a system file etc., then you may specify 'All Files'. However, if told to search All
Files, UltraFind will search through everything - applications, fonts, images etc.
These files can be very large, therefore this type of search can be very slow and is
to be avoided, if possible.
SCAN (best setting: Data)
Macintosh files have two parts: a Data part and a Resource part (known as Data and
Resource Forks). Text is normally placed in the file’s Data Fork, therefore the normal
setting is 'Scan Data'. However, sometimes hidden text can be stored in the Resource
Fork, such as keywords, captions, credits, notes or passwords. Image files (e.g. JPEG,
Photoshop, Fetch etc.), QuickTime movies or sounds can keep subject descriptions
in the Resource Fork. Only use 'Scan Resources' if you think the text you are looking
for is in the Resource Fork.
News Agencies and Picture Libraries: JPEG images supplied by Reuters, AP and other
agencies carry captions and keywords in the Resource Fork, therefore use the 'Scan
Resources' setting to search text in image files (also set the 'File Type' to JPEG).
MAX WORD HITS (normal setting: 10)
This function limits the amount of word occurances UltraFind should look for in a
document (also limits the occurances of words it will display in Text View mode).
PROXIMITY (normal setting: OFF)
This function allows you to limit the distance between matching words. The proximity
value is measured in characters. This function is important if you are searching long
documents and want to know only if the words are present within the same paragraph
or sentence. NB: The Proximity function works best with a 'Match All Words' setting.
THE THESAURUS
If XRef is checked, each main word can cross-reference a built-in Thesaurus of
related words. For example, searching on just one one word "alcohol" can also be
made to find "liquor", "drink", "sake", "spirits", "whiskey" AND "whisky".
Further, "whisky" can also be defined to find "Johnny Walker", "Ballantines", "J&B",
"Jack Daniels", "Jim Beam" etc.
UltraFind's text search Thesaurus is user-maintained, initially it is empty and you can
add your own word groups according to your requirements. The Thesaurus dialog box
has two lists: the first list holds the main words (these are the words you would enter
in one of the three text search fields in the main Text Search Dialog). The second list
holds all the words you wish to relate to the main word (the relationship between the
two lists is one-to-many).
Words entered into the Thesaurus can also be selected using the 3 pop-up menus on the
right-hand side of the Text Search box.
To add a new main word (ie: to create a word group), open the Thesaurus, select the
first list (Searching on:) and press the Add button. To add words to the group, select
the second list (or tab), then press the Add button.
NOTE: If you double-click on a main word in the Thesaurus' list, it will be placed in the
current active text search field, and XRef will be turned on for you.
SCANNING IN THE BACKGROUND
We have designed UltraFind so that it can run in the background on long searches. If you
need to search very large disks or networks, just hide UltraFind (press the small green
UltraFind icon) and carry on with your work. When finished, UltraFind will alert you by
flashing its icon in the menu bar.
SPEEDING UP SEARCH TIMES
Not all your files contain text, so don't waste time searching everything. Text Search
will work faster if you tell UltraFind specifically what kind of files you are interested in.
For example, if you already know that the text you are looking for is probably within
word-processor files or e-mail, then use the "File Type" search button to tell UltraFind
to search specifically in files of that type. This will avoid searching your whole disk
when all that was needed was to search your word-processor files or e-mail files.
Similarly, if you keep all text files in a certain folder, use the "Confined Search"
button to limit the search to that folder.
NOTE: If you are looking for words with spaces in them such as 'motor car' or
'Apple Mac' it is best to put each word in a separate box. Use all three text boxes (and
the Thesaurus if you need to) when you are searching for multiple words. If there is
more than one space in between UltraFind will still find the words. Some DTP
applications (including QuarkXpress) surround words with invisible character-codes
to indicate styled text (e.g. bold, italic, etc.) so if one of the words is in bold searching
on them separately ensures the surrounding style characters are ignored.
NOTE: UltraFind will avoid searching image files, to search for text in Adobe
Illustrator or Macromind FreeHand files you must also set the file type.
(Setting the file type forces it to only search files of that type.)
NOTE: Searching for text does not distinguish between upper and lowercase.
NOTE: Some software may not hold text in a readable format, also, UltraFind cannot
scan for text inside some compressed archives.
                                                      
FINDING FILES BY TYPE (OR CREATOR)
This function allows you to search for specific types of files including:
• Applications • Documents • Text Files • Pictures • Fonts • System Files
• XTensions or Filters • Email • Sounds • Movies • Archives etc.
Using this function on it's own will find all files of a specific type on your system.
Used together with text search, this function will speed the text search up by limiting
the type of files UltraFind should search.
CREATOR LIST: This is a list of all the applications on your system. Selecting an
application from this list will find all files and documents created by the application.
TYPE LIST: This is a list of common Macintosh file types. Selecting any one of
these will find all files of that type.
NOTE: Each Creator in the Creator list supports a number of File Types listed in the
Type List. When you choose any Creator the file types supported by the Creator
application will replace the standard types in the Type List (this is to avoid for example,
looking for files of type 'Sound' created by 'MacWrite', which would not make sense).
DOCUMENT LIST: You should customise this pop-up menu, adding your own document
types which you use frequently. To add a new document type to this pop-up menu, just
select 'Add New Document' and then show UltraFind an example of the type of file or
document you want added to the list. To remove an unwanted item from this pop-up menu
hold the <Option> key down and select the item you want removed.
NOTE: If you know the codes you can directly enter the 4-character Creator or Type
signature into the fields alongside the pop-up menus (just click on them first).
NOTE: UltraFind displays file Creators and Types in the INFO window (the window
you get when you move the cursor over a file's icon in the List Window). If you
don't know what Type or Creator a certain file is (or if you want to find out), get
UltraFind to find a similar file and then move the cursor over the file's icon to
display the info window.
                                                      
FINDING FILES BY ATTRIBUTE
The "File Attributes" search button allows you to find files which have special
Macintosh System and Finder attributes, including the Label (icon) colour.
• Finder Label (finds all files having a certain icon colour)
• Alias (finds all Aliases)
• Invisible (finds files which are not normally visible in the Finder)
• Locked (finds files which have been locked by an application)
• Has INITs (finds files which have initialization code - mainly used by the system)
• Has Custom Icon (finds files which are not showing their true icon in the Finder)
                                                      
FINDING FILES BY DATE
Searching by "File Date & Time" allows you to search for files created or modified
(last updated) before, after, on, or between the given dates.
Both 'Find files created...' and 'Find files modified...' pop-up menus allow a choice of
search options. Depending on what you are searching for, you will need to choose
whether to search by the 'created' date or the 'modified' date. For example, finding
files created 'yesterday' will list only files that were created (made) yesterday,
but finding files modified ‘yesterday’ will list everything you worked on yesterday,
regardless of when the files were first made.
The Calendar is there to assist you in selecting a date, because you may not remember
what date is was "Monday, two weeks ago". Any date you select from the Calendar is
put in the current active date box.
                                                      
FINDING FILES AND FOLDERS BY SIZE
The "File Size" search function is designed to work together with other search criteria
and allows you to specify, or limit, the size of files to be searched.
Used on its own, this function can find empty files (less than 1K), empty folders (less
than 1K), and files or folders which are taking up much space on your disks (for
example, greater than 1,000K).
If the "Folders" search button is selected then folder sizes will be calculated during the
search and sizes will show in the List Window in Finder View mode. You can use this
function to find folders by size.
NOTE: The MacOS doesnt keep the Folder Sizes stored anywhere. Folder sizes change
as you work and have to be calculated each time.
NOTE: A folder’s total size is the size of that folder and all the other folders inside it,
therefore when in this mode UltraFind does not show the total size at the top of the
listing window.
NOTE: You can get a report on which folders are taking up disk space on your machine,
by searching for folders with size greater than 0, then sort the List by size.
                                                      
USING THE LIST WINDOW
All files found that match your search criteria are displayed in the List window.
You can switch the list window between 4 different views by using the pop-up
menu at the bottom of the window, or by pressing the space bar.
Finder View: Shows the file name, size, kind and date last modified.
You can sort the list by clicking on any of these headings.
Hierarchic View: Shows the relative location of each file -including all parent
folders- in the Mac’s Hierarchical Filing System.
Text View: (Only available in Text Search mode) Shows the occurence of
of each word found, in the context in which it was found.
Words found are underlined in red Hypertext. In this view
documents are given a score and sorted by the highest score.
Path View: Shows the full pathname to the file.
You can select a file by clicking on it in any view, select groups of files by dragging
down the list and select multiple groups by clicking with the <Shift> key held down.
<Command-A> selects everything. If the list is sorted by file name, you can also select
any file by typing the first character of it's name.
FILE OPERATIONS
Once you have selected one or more files, you can perform the following actions on them:
Open ------- opens the file (you can also double-click on a file to open it)
Trash ------ moves the file into your Trash (does not empty the trash)
Copy ------- copies the file to a different location
Move ------- moves the file to a different location
Read ------- displays text contained in the file
Open/w ----- opens the file with a different application
Label ------ changes the file's Finder Label (icon) colour
Show ------- opens the file's parent folder and selects the file
For fast operation, check out their command-keys in the File menu.
There more file actions in the File menu, including:
Backup ----- copies the file and resets the Backup Date to 'Today'
Make Alias -- makes an Alias of the file
Get Info ----- displays the Finder's Get Info box
You may also have various file management functions available in the Additions menu,
such as compressors, editors, etc. (see 'Additions Menu' description below for more on
UltraFind Additions).
And:
- Clear selected files from the list by pressing <Delete> or <Clear> on your keyboard.
NOTE: This is not the same as 'Trash' and does not delete the file.
- <Command> and double-click on any file to open the file and quit UltraFind.
GETTING FILE INFORMATION
Get detailed information on a file or folder in the list simply by moving the mouse over
the file's icon. The cursor will change to the blue UltraFind 'Info Cursor' and an information
box will appear below. Notice that files have two sizes: actual size taken up on disk
(Physical) and actual amount of data in the file (Logical).
DRAG & DROP
Files can be dragged out of UltraFind's list windows and can also be moved between
folders in the Hierarchic list view mode. UltraFind will enable Drag & Drop if you hold
the mouse down over a file for a second. Files can also be dragged in to UltraFind's File
List window from the desktop, or you can drop files on UltraFind's icon in the Finder and
then the files will be loaded automatically into the list window.
NOTE: Drag & Drop requires System 7.5 or the Macintosh Drag & Drop system extension.
HYPERTEXT
When searching for text, UltraFind’s File List switches automatically to Text View and
words found are shown, underlined in red, in the context or sentence where they were
found. Clicking on any underlined word opens the Data Reader and takes you to the point
in the file were the word was found.
APPENDING MULTIPLE SEARCHES
UltraFind can append the results of multiple searches to the files already in the
list window, so that different groups of files can be listed and sorted together.
While in the list window, you can append a new scan by pressing <Command-N>
or by selecting 'Append New Scan' from the Search menu.
EXPORTING THE FILE LIST
You can export the find results as a list from any of UltraFind's list windows
by selecting 'Export File List' from the File menu. The export function generates
a Tab-separated text file, which you can either print as is, or import into a
wordprocessor, spreadsheet or database.
LIST WINDOW ICONS
UltraFind uses it's own icon groups to show similar groups of files, so that all
images (regardless of what application they belong to) present a picture icon,
all text files present a text document icon, etc. This allows you to see groups
of files rather than an long list of different icons (to see the file's real icon, just
move the cursor over it).
                                                      
EXAMINING & READING TEXT IN FILES
Using UltraFind's built-in Data Reader, you can read text inside any document by
pressing the "Read" button. Using this function you can look inside a document without
having to open it, read documents you can't open when you don't have the Creator
application, recover text from damaged documents, and read any keywords, captions
or credits carried in the Resource Fork of certain picture files, sound files and movies,
etc. (for an explanation of "Resource Fork", see "Text Search", above).
You can select and copy text out of the Data Reader for pasting into another
application (but you cannot edit text in the Data Reader window). The Data Reader
is drag-aware and allows you to drag and drop text into other drag-aware applications.
The Data Reader 'reads' a file’s contents directly from the hard disk without actually
opening the file. Therefore it does not display any of the document’s original formatting.
Many documents (especially DTP files) will contain pictures or other items which will
not be displayed but will appear instead as random characters.
UltraFind is script-system compatible. Therefore if you tell it to read, for example,
a Japanese or Greek document, it will display in correct Japanese or Greek
(providing you are running a localized version of the MacOS, e.g: KanjiTalk).
                                                      
SEARCHING VOLUMES & NETWORKS
All volumes mounted on your Macintosh will be listed in UltraFind’s "Volumes" menu
and you can choose which volumes you want to search. To choose only one volume from
the list hold down the <Option> key and then select the volume from the menu. All the
others will be turned off.
UltraFind supports Novell NetWare and NFS/Share and will search all volumes that
support Apple protocols, whether mounted PC servers, IBM mainframes, VMS and UNIX
hosts, including Sun sparc stations and Crays, all directly from your Macintosh desktop.
NOTE: Searching over Apple Remote Access
Searching a remote volume over a modem using ARA is just the same as searching
your own local disks. However, the speed at which UltraFind can operate over a modem
will depend on the connection speed, and it will naturally take a little longer.
                                                      
APPLESCRIPT
UltraFind is fully scriptable. It can be controlled by other applications, and can return
information to other applications. If you would like to completely automate certain
operations, have data sent to your application, or just control UltraFind by voice,
you should find all you need in UltraFind's AppleScript dictionary. For further
information and examples please see: http://www.ultradesign.com/support
                                                      
THE ROUTINES MENU
SAVING PRESET SEARCH ROUTINES
UltraFind's user-maintained Routines menu allows you to save your search set-up,
allowing you to repeat the same search later at the touch of a key. You can add as many
Routines as you like to the Routines Menu and call them whatever you want. The first
ten routines in the menu have command-keys for easy use.
This feature allows you to customise UltraFind, making powerful compound searches
specific to your work that will save you time and energy.
For example, a Routine for finding letters, faxes or Email will produce a list of all
your mail which, sorted in date order, will give you immediate access to open or
read your correspondence no matter where the files are on your system.
Likewise, a Routine for finding Today's work will ensure you never have to run
around your folders again looking for files you only just made a few hours ago...
To create a Routine:
1) Use UltraFind to find an example of the group of files you want.
2) Once it has found files of the type you want, choose "Save Current Settings"
from the Routines Menu.
3) Type in a name for your new Routine search menu and press Save.
To remove a Routine menu item:
Simply hold down your <Option> key, go to the Routines menu and select the Routine
you want removed. Instead of running the Routine, UltraFind will remove it.
AutoScan
When saving a Routine, ensure that AutoScan is checked if you want UltraFind to
start the scan automatically. Leave AutoScan unchecked if you just want the
search criteria restored so you can to change or add more criteria before scanning.
                                                      
THE ADDITIONS MENU
The Additions Menu is for loading extra plug-in modules which extend UltraFind’s
capabilities. UltraFind Additions such as file compressors, editors etc., are available
(mostly free of charge) from our internet WebSite and from the major online systems.
Installing Additions
You should put UltraFind Additions in UltraFind’s folder (located in the Preferences
folder, in your System folder). The Additions are then accessed from UltraFind’s
Additions menu.
                                                      
USING THE BACKUP FEATURE
FINDING FILES BY BACKUP STATUS
"Files Not backed up" finds files which have been updated since the last time you
backed them up. Used together with the ‘Backup’ button in the File Menu, this function
allows you to use UltraFind to backup your files without the need for extra software.
Please note that this function is not meant to be a fully-fledged backup solution,
files backed up will simply be copied to your backup folder, in no particular order,
and UltraFind will reset the backup dates on the original files so that it knows each
time what has and what has not been backed up.
To see how much stuff there is that needs backing up, turn the 'Files Not backed
up' button ON, leave all the other buttons off, and press Scan. (If this finds a large
amount of files, then you have either not backed up your files for a long time, or
your regular backup software is not setting the file backup dates properly.)
When you select 'Backup' from the File menu you then choose a destination for the files,
this can be a folder on any Macintosh disk, SyQuest, Optical etc., but it must have at
least as much free space as the total amount of files you want to backup. If it does not,
then select only as many files as will fit, and repeat the process with other disks.
The next time you search for 'Files Not backed up' UltraFind will not list files that
have been backed up, but only those that have been modified since.
                                                      
GENERAL INFORMATION AND LIMITS
• Consistent with the normal operation of the Macintosh Finder, moving files
between volumes does not remove the original item. After moving files between
volumes you must then press 'Trash' if you want to delete the original item.
• Macintosh Drag & Drop has some limitations which Apple are aware of and will
fix in a later version of the Macintosh system software. These include:
1. If you drag a file to Finder version 7.1.3 and that file is currently displayed
in a Finder window then that window will not be updated correctly.
2. If a file is dragged to a different volume the Finder will produce an error and
the drag will usually fail. These problems also occur with System Software
version 7.5.
• This version of UltraFind can not search inside compressed files.
                                                      
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical Support is free, but limited to registered users only. Please quote your
User registration number in all support communications. Please note that we are
only able to provide phone support from 09:00 to 18:00 hours (London Time!).
UltraFind Support, Upgrades, Additions, News & FAQs are also available from our
World Wide Web Server at: http://www.ultradesign.com/support
Where possible, please use email (it costs you less and allows us to answer your
query better and faster).
Technical Support: support@ultradesign.com
General Information: info@ultradesign.com
Registration: register@ultradesign.com
                                                      
OBTAINING UPGRADES, EXTRA COPIES OR SITE LICENSES
UltraFind is frequently upgraded to incorporate new Apple technologies and to add
new features. The latest version can always be found on the major online systems
(CompuServe, AOL, NiftyServe, PC-VAN, eWorld, Genie, etc.), on the internet we
maintain an UltraFind WebSite at http://www.ultradesign.com/ultrafind
For information please contact us at:
UltraDesign Technology Ltd. Tel: +44 171 931 0010
F5, 39 St.George's Square Fax: +44 171 630 9105
London SW1V 3QN
United Kingdom info@ultradesign.com
If you would like more User Licenses for UltraFind please contact us for prices of
Site Licenses for 5, 10 , 50, 100 and Unlimited Users.
                                                      
DISCLAIMER
This Software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. UltraDesign
Technology Ltd. does not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations
regarding the use or consequences arising from the use of this Software or its
accompanying documentation, either in terms of its accuracy, reliability or
otherwise. You expressly acknowledge and agree that the use of this Software
is entirely at your own risk.
RESTRICTIONS
You may not sell, lease, rent or loan this Software or distribute registered copies
of this Software in any commercial format.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this Software. You
may not modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works based upon this
Software or it's interface in whole or in part. You may not modify or remove
any insignia or proprietary notices from this Software.
You may not copy the look and feel of this software; UltraDesign Technology expressly
reserves all rights to the unique and original design features of UltraFind’s User
Interface, such as : the UltraFind Control Interface, the InfoCursor, Preset Search
Routines and the UltraFind Thesaurus. These features are proprietary to UltraDesign
Technology Ltd. and may not be copied or emulated in whole or in part without prior
consultation and the written permission of UltraDesign Technology Ltd.
                                                      
UltraDesign Technology Ltd. designs and develops software exclusively for the
Apple Macintosh. Thank you for using UltraFind, we hope it serves you well.
Special Thanks to
Katsuji Onishi, Tohru Okai, Ian Walker, Cary Wyman, Jim McCormik, Ken Landau,
Bill Goodman, Grant Schampel, Brian Bechtel (DTS), Nigel Hunt, Michel Eytan,
Attack, MuON (Macintosh Users' On Network) Japan, Michael & David McCann.
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