File Infomation Viewer
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Introduction
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The File Information Viewer is a simple utility for showing the 'internal' name
of a Windows format EXE or DLL file, plus any dependencies a file may have on any
DLLs and whether they can be found by Windows.

The internal name of a file is a description string which is placed in the file
at compile time by the author. This usually contains the full product name and
sometimes a copyright notice. For example, the name string for WINFILE.EXE, the
executable for the file manager, reads 'Windows File System 3.1'.

The dependencies of an executable are all those DLLs which a program needs in
order to be started by Windows. If one or more of these DLLs cannot be found, Windows
displays the familiar and unhelpful 'Cannot Run Program' dialog box saying 'Cannot
find file (or one of its components) ...'. The File Information Viewer will
show all dependencies a program has and where (if at all) the DLLs may be found.


Usage
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To use the File Infomation Viewer, simply select and drag one or more files from
the File Manager window into the main window of the program. The files will be
automatically added to the list and display their names and DLL information.

As a DLL may itself depend on other DLLs, you can double-click on any entry to
add it to the end of the list and finding its dependencies. Using the Edit menu
you can clear the entire list or have it cleared automatically whenever a new
selection is droppped into it.


Copyright & Licensing
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The File Information Viewer is copyright 1995 Bahman Rafatjoo. It is a FreeWare
program and may be used and distributed freely. It may not be used for direct
profit and no charge may be made for its distribution other than a reasonable
fee to cover the distribution cost.

Any suggestions for improvement are welcome.


Bahman Rafatjoo (CIS: 100117,665)
September 1995