Copyright: FileSplit Help Version 2.2


FileSplit Help Contents
FileSplit™ Help Contents

General

Introduction and System Requirements

Using FileSplit™

Splitting and Spanning Files

Merging Files

Comparing Files

Registration

Registration Information

Support

Support and Question


Introduction and System Requirements

FileSplit™ is a utility to split large files into smaller files so that they can be easily copied to floppy disks or transferred via e-mail. Files can be splitting directly from Windows Explorer by right clicking on any file and selecting Split File.

Features:

•	Easy to use interface and fast 32-bit file splitting.

•	Batch file generation for users who don’t own FileSplit™.

•	Preserves all file information including file time, date, and attributes.

•	Calculates CRC signature to detect file corruption when merging files.

•	Can split multiple files in one operation.

•	Files split with FileSplit™ are compatible with Splitty™ and MasterSplitter™.

FileSplit Requires Windows 95® or Windows NT® 4.0.

Splitty™ is a trademark of Basta Computing, Inc.

MasterSplitter™ is a trademark of TomaSoft Corporation.

Windows 95® and Windows NT® are trademarks of Microsoft® Corp.


Splitting and Spanning Files

1.	Select the ‘Split’ tab.

2.	Click Add, select the files in the dialog, and click OK.

3.	Type the name the folder where you want the split files to be created in the Destination Folder box or click Browse to select the folder. If you enter the name of a folder that doesn’t exist, FileSplit™ will create it.

4.	If you want to span the files to a floppy disk, select the ‘Span’ option. Otherwise, enter the size for a file part in the Size of Each Part box, or the number of file parts to create in the Number of Parts box, or how long you want a file part to take to download in the Hour, Min, Sec, and Bps boxes.

5.	Click the Start button to begin splitting or spanning the file.

The first file part will have the base of the original file and the ‘001’ extension. The other files will have the extensions ‘002’, ‘003’, ‘004’, etc. The ‘FSI’ file will contain the information that FileSplit™ needs to merge the file back into the original file.

If you entered a comment in the Comment box, it will be displayed when you Merge or Compare the files.

If you select the ‘Span’ option and one of the files fits on the disk, FileSplit™ will simply copy the file to the disk.


Merging Files

1.	Select the ‘Merge’ tab.

2.	Type the path and file name of the ‘FSI’ file into the Source File box or click Browse to select the file.

3.	Type the name of the folder where you want the merged file to be created in the Destination Folder box or click Browse to select the folder. If you enter the name of a folder that doesn’t exist, FileSplit™ will create it.

4.	Click the Start button to begin merging the file.

Once the ‘FSI’ file has been located, the file parts will be merged back into the original file. If an ‘FSI’ file from a version prior to 1.5 is located on a removable disk, you will be asked to insert the last disk. With version 1.5 or greater of FileSplit™, the ‘FSI’ file is stored on the first disk.

You can also merge files with the ‘001’ or ‘CA1’ file if the ‘FSI’ file is not available. After each file is merged back into the original file, FileSplit™ will ask you if there are any more files. Also a file integrity check will not be available.

If the previously mentioned method is not available, the files can be merged with the MS-DOS copy command as shown below.

copy /b foo.ca1+foo.ca2+foo.ca3 foo.exe

The files can also be merged with the batch file if the Generate Batch File option was selected when the original file was split.


Comparing Files

1.	Select the ‘Compare’ tab.

2.	Type the name of the file that was originally split into the Source File box or click Browse to select it.

3.	Type the name of the ‘FSI’ file into the Information File box or click Browse to select it.

4.	Click the Start button to begin comparing the files.

Once the ‘FSI’ file has been located, the file parts will be compared with the original file. If an ‘FSI’ file from a version prior to 1.5 is located on a removable disk, you will be asked to insert the last disk. With version 1.5 or greater of FileSplit™, the ‘FSI’ file is stored on the first disk.


Registration Information

You are entitled to a 30-day trial period so that you may evaluate this product. If you continue to use program after the trial period, you must register. If you do not register after the trial period, you must discontinue use and remove the FileSplit software from your computer.

Registration is $10.00 (US dollars)

To register, go to http://www.partridgesoft.com/order on the Web or in the About in FileSplit, click Print Order Form and follow the directions on screen


Support and Questions

Help is available at any time in the program by pressing F1 or the help button.

If you have questions or need technical support, send e-mail to partridgesupport@infinisource.com

To check if you have the latest version of FileSplit™, visit http://www.partridgesoft.com on the Internet.

For those who are interested, FileSplit™ 1.0 through 1.41 was developed in Symantec C++ 7.5, and FileSplit™ 1.42 through 2.2 was developed in Visual C++ 5.0 with the Win32 API.


Click this to start splitting, merging, or comparing files.


Click this to close FileSplit.


If this is checked, the source file will be deleted after splitting. If files are being merged, the split files will be deleted.


A batch file will be created that will allow you to merge the files if FileSplit is not available.


The size of each split file part that FileSplit will generate.


The number of split file parts that FileSplit will generate.


The size of a split file part will be displayed in bytes.


The size of a split file part will be display in kilobytes (KB) rounded to the nearest 10th of a kilobyte.


The size of a split file part will be displayed in megabytes (MB) rounded to the nearest 10th of a megabyte.


The amount of time 1 part will take to download.


This is where you enter what file you want to split, merge, or compare.


When this option is selected, the files will be split according to the information entered in the boxes below.


When this option is selected, the files will be spanned across multiple disks. (Available only when the destination is a removable drive.)


The baud rate that will be used to calculate the amount of time a file will take to download.


This is where you enter the destination folder where the split files or the merged file will be placed.


This is the comment for the split files.


Click this to browse through folders to find the file you want.


The list of files that FileSplit will split.


Click this to add a file to the Source Files list.


Click this to remove a file from the Source Files list.


Click this to remove all the files from the Source Files list.


This is where you enter the first split file or the FSI file for the split files that you want to compare to the original file.


Click this to display the About box.


Check this if you want all the files on the destination removable disk to be deleted before splitting the files.