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Find-It v3.63 for WINDOWS (v3.0 & 3.1), NT and OS/2 is the Ultimate file finder!
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by RME Enterprises.
All Rights Reserved worldwide.
Description:
Find-It is a disk file search utility. Given one or more file specs,
date and size options, and wildcard characters, the tool will search
ALL of the specified disks for files matching the specification. When
files are found, their full path names are displayed. Like other
search utilities it will recurse subdirectories in search of files.
This utility, however, has ONE MAJOR ADVANTAGE over the others in
these days of heavy file compression and archiving in that it will
open and scan archives in search of it's files. ARC, ZIP, ARJ, LZH,
PAK, DWC, and ZOO formats are currently supported. Additional options
allow the user to specify search criteria other than the file mask
including file dates and sizes. Files and directories that are marked
hidden, system, and read-only may also be found. If you're aware of
other compression utilities and have their formats, send them and we'll
incorporate them in the next release!
You enter the file search spec using a database style with the usual
DOS wildcard characters, except they may be used multiple times:
Use ? to represent 1 unknown character.
Use * to represent any sequence of characters.
For example, using a search spec of *s*t* would find 'setting',
'assets', and 'shoot'. Without using a period in the search file
name, the search spans the filename and extension.
Once the program locates matching files, you can process those files
by performing an unlimited amount of commands. You are offered a
checkbox to select the file types: those being normal, in ARC, in
ZIP, in ARJ, in LZH, in PAK, in DWC, or in ZOO files. The appropriate
items are illuminated with counts to let you know that those types of
file have been found. You may then process the files through commands.
The commands are anything that can be processed through DOS. You may
use the following macro substitution characters:
Use ! to represent the found file.
Use @ to represent the parent file.
(the ARCed file that contained the found file).
The default when found is to select ALL matching files.
You may deselect any or all of the files found before processing
with the click of your mouse button.
If you wish to print the list of found files, just type in 'PRN' or
the port that you have a printer connected. You will see a message
"Replace existing PRN?", answer yes.
RELEASE SUMMARY
(not totally but over ver 3.20)
- Added .PAK and .DWC compressed file formats
- Changed SAVE List option to save contents of the particular listbox
rather than processing through commands (as an ASCII file). This
allows you to pull the file into your favorite spreadsheet or whatever.
- Copy File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
- Move File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
updates the Select window of the changes
- Delete File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
(There is a safety net so that files marked ReadOnly, System, or
Hidden are asked prior to deleting anyway!) Updates the Select
window as to the changes
- The ability to search STORED FILES (compressed files that can't be
compressed further) inside of compressed files. That is for example
.zip files STORED IN .zip files or any compressed format IN any other
compressed format currntly supported! They're marked with a '+'.
- To narrow searches on large drives or for networks, the ability
to scan drives and SELECT DIRECTORIES to search! (when registered)
- SelectAll and DeselectAll buttons to make it easier to select
only a few files (or directories to search) in the lists.
- Help buttons sensitive to the current display.
- Select file details to display (Time, Date, Size, and Attribute).
Also saves the details configuration.
- Now saves the last filespec (even if it's not in the file type).
Saves the last FileType.
- Corrected Save File/List Dialog, wasn't getting
complete name to save (ver 3.10 oops!)
- Sets up columns based on system font size (ver 3.20).
- Corrected a process capability of 128 files (ver 3.20, oops!)
- Corrected date and size filters (inoperable in 3.20, oops!)
- Corrected Comfirm Delete option (ver 3.20)
- Corrected Process Files for only LZH found files,
only @ opening screen (ver 3.50)
- Corrected run-on program when running in background and terminated.
- One regristration number for both DOS and Windows (ver 3.50)
- over ver 3.53
Corrected search on .lzh files, only found 1st file if match.
Corrected overlap of Alt key controls on screens
Added Save complete list of found files
Added MessageBox after processing files when running in background
to alert user when complete
- over ver 3.54
Added Horizontal bar graph while processing files.
Changed the Alarm and Blink (when shrunk to an icon) function to
provide more reliable timing.
- over ver 3.56
Corrected size and date entry fields (boxes too small for text)
- over vers > 3.10
Corrected size and date search routines (on searches < or > the
results also included dates or sizes specified, so the searches
in effect were <= or >= the specified field)
- over ver 3.57 (and previous versions due to ZIP 2.0 formatting)
When searching zip file compressed with version 2.0 and optioned
to include directory path, Find-It would show '*' filename with
a date and time (if date and time attributes turned on). These
names (actually Directory entries) are stored but have zero length.
Version 3.58 corrects this false reporting of matches.
- over ver 3.58, changed Date/Size range subroutines which resulted
in 18% speed improvement!
- over ver 3.59, corrected Dirs listbox to provide common multiple
selection keystrokes (Shift and Ctrl key combination)
- over ver 3.60, changed Move function to check for same drive, if so
then do a DOS rename (only changes directory, not copy then delete)
- over ver 3.61, corrected program run-on if selected Quit while
program was running in the Background, corrected FileType add error
- over ver 3.62, added YesToAll button for Confirm Delete when deleting
more than one file. Corrected Copy to use same date and time as
original file.
Features:
- Can operate in the BACKGROUND (even as an icon) (when registered).
- When operating in background, the user can STOP the search.
- Availability OPTIONS
after search Alarm, Reactivate, Display after search
during search Display list during search (when found)
Background operation
- Can REACTIVATE itself (user selected) if it's an icon.
- Saves option configuration for later sessions.
- Has UNLIMITED FileTypes (ver 1.0 previously allowed 8).
- Does MULTIPLE MASKS of filenames (ie. SpreadSheets *.wr1 *.wk1 *.wks).
- Has a built-in search TIMER which is displayed upon completion,
or when operating in backgrgound.
- Searches through .ARC, .ZIP, .ARJ, .LZH, .PAK, .DWC, and .ZOO
compressed files. (when registered)
- Searches through stored compressed files IN compressed files.
(ie. .zip files contained IN .zip files)
- Select file details to display (Date, Time, Size, and Attributes).
Saves these options for later sessi