The following subjects are covered in this topic:
Defining what a filter does
Configure the Exclude the following filter setting
Configure the Restrict to only the following filter setting
Import a filter
Export a filter
Note: If you have no filter (or a filter with no restrictions), PlanBee will capture all the URLs the web browser reports. In addition, when using Netscape without a filter, PlanBee will capture a huge amount URLs, particularly when browsing websites containing a lot of advertising.
Filter Definition
On the Current Filter tab in buzPAK Preferences, you can modify the filter PlanBee uses to prevent certain sorts of files and webpage addresses from appearing in your buzPAKs. There are two primary types of filter settings you can configure:
Exclude the following: Excludes all file types and web addresses in the list.
Restrict to only the following: This list allows only the file types and web addresses in the list. All others are filtered out.
WARNING: Do not place the same information in both filters. If you do PlanBee will not be able to create a buzPAK.
PlanBee also allows you to import filters from buzPAKs you have received, or export filters you have configured in buzPAKs, and save them as separate files. Filters you have saved can be configured as the default filter that will be used whenever you create a new buzPAK. For more information on configuring the default filter see, Change the default filter for new buzPAKs in Change Default Settings.
To configure the 'Exclude the following' filter
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click buzPAK Preferences. The buzPAK Preferences window appears. Current Filter is the default open tab.
In the Exclude the following field type the kinds of web information you want to exclude from your buzPAK. The following are the two ways of entering the information you want to exclude:
.filename extension: By typing in the dot-filename extension of a file type that appears at the end of a URL (e.g., .jpg at the end of http://www.thoughtshare.com/intro/page1.jpg) you will exclude all URLs that end with that dot-filename extension (in the case of the example, all URLs ending in .jpg would be excluded from your buzPAK.)
URL.string.fragment: By typing in a fragment of a URL string (e.g., ads.com in http://www.ads.com/yet-another/useless/ad.htm) you will exclude all URLs that contain that URL fragment (in the case of the example, all URLs containing ads.com would be excluded from your buzPAK).
Press Enter after each filename extension or URL string fragment you type in.
Click OK to finish, or go on to configure the Restrict to only the following filter.
To configure the 'Restrict to only the following' filter
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click buzPAK Preferences. The buzPAK Preferences window appears. Current Filter is the default open tab.
In the Restrict to only the following field type the only kinds of web information you want to allow in your buzPAK. The following are the two ways of entering the information you want to allow:
.filename extension: By typing in the dot-filename extension of a file type that appears at the end of a URL (e.g., .jpg at the end of http://www.thoughtshare.com/intro/page1.jpg) you will allow only URLs that end with that dot-filename extension (in the case of the example, only URLs ending in .jpg would be allowed in your buzPAK.)
URL.string.fragment: By typing in a fragment of a URL string (e.g., thoughtshare.com from http://www.thoughtshare.com/cool/products/new.htm) you will allow all URLs that contain that URL fragment (in the case of the example, only URLs containing thoughtshare.com would be allowed in your buzPAK).
Note: The more types of filename extensions and URL string fragments you type in the Restrict to only the following filter, the more types of web information you will allow in your buzPAK.
Press Enter after each filename extension or URL string fragment you type in.
Click OK to finish.
To import a filter
To import saved filter settings from a filter file (and replace any current filter settings), click the Import button. The Select new Filter window appears.
Using the Open window find the filter file you want to import and double-click it. The filter settings saved in the file appear in the Exclude the following and Restrict to only the following lists (and any current filter settings are replaced).
To finish, click OK.
Note: Filter settings are saved as a part of the buzPAK, when the buzPAK is saved.
To export a filter
To export the filter settings to a filter file, click the Export button. The Export Current Filter window appears.
Type a filename for the filter file, and click the Save button. The file will be given a ".flt" extension and the Export Current Filter window closes.
Note: Having a filter file allows you to import filter settings you have created into new buzPAKs.