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WebFetch v1.1 June 13, 1996
Filename : Readme.1st
For best viewing in Windows, set font to Courier New 10.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* See Install.txt for installation instructions. *
* See Feature.txt for explanation of some advanced features. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Thank you very much for downloading my program and thank you
>>double<< for actually 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, for my
part, I will give you what you need to know as succinctly as possible.
On your part, please at least scan over all the items and it may save
you some frustration later.
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* 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/ *
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* Contents *
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1. What do you need to run this program?
2. What does this program do?
3. How do you use it?
4. What does it cost?
5. Why did I write it?
6. Who am I?
1. 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.
Personally, I haven't tested it on OS/2, but I have been told it does
run.
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, Prodigy, Simtel, Cica, or do a search on the net for
vbrun300.dll.
A network connection :
Either direct or an active dial-in connection. This network
connection must support the Winsock DLL v1.1 or later calling convention
and the asynch calling features. To date, there have been several
problems reported with running WebFetch.
A WebBrowser :
Netscape, Mosaic, MSIE, etc is recommended, but is absolutely not
required (But sure makes looking at WebPages easier).
And, of course, some Network experience.
2. What does this program do?
It allows the user to do two things :
a.) Download any binary or text file that can be accessed with a single
"http" parameter.
b.) Download a webpage (*.htm, *.html) along with all the images that
are referenced in that webpage, including CGI-generated images. 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. This process can be done "live" or in "batch" mode (see
feature.txt).
After downloading, the webpage can then be loaded with the open file
option in your webbrowser.
3. How do you use it?
Though I purposely designed the interface to make it as clean and as
intuitive as possible, here is a short description for each field,
checkbox, and button on the main form.
-- Text Fields --
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 can 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.
-- CheckBoxes --
"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" 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.
"Skip" Option - Does the opposite of the "Overwrite" option - it will
skip downloading any files that already exist.
-- Buttons --
"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.
"..." Button - Brings up a file dialog box for selecting Download file
name.
"C" Button - This button opens a configuration screen that allows you
change the defaults and save them on just about everything useful.
4. 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 release
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.
5. Why did I write it?
I wrote it for myself. When I was teaching myself about webpages,
I found two problems. First, I wanted to see how different webpages
were put together, and second, I didn't want to tie my webbrowser up
with a 20 minute download. Having the graphics files local to my disk
made that a lot easier. This program made all that possible.
6. 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 ha