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Table of Contents
 File Viewer - The Windows File Utility

Table of Contents

Welcome to the File Viewer Program

Installation and Setup

Selecting and Displaying Files

Finding Files

Quick View of Pictures in a Folder

Using another Program to work with a File

Viewing Pictures and Multimedia Files on the Internet

Selecting Multiple Files for File Viewer Functions

Saving Files

Moving Files

Renaming Files

Deleting Files

Creating a New Folder

Selecting and Copying Batch of Files

Printing Picture/Image/Document/Database Files

Sending Files over the Internet

Receiving Files by E-Mail

File Properties

The Multi-File Viewer

Viewing Pictures and Images

Viewing Database Files

Viewing Text/Documents and HTML Files

Searching for Specific Text in Text and Database

Adding Text to Pictures

Adding Geometric Shapes to Pictures

Playing Multimedia Files

The File Group Organizer

Create and Maintain File Groups

Adding Files to the Group Organizer Database

Browsing the File Group Database

Adding Files in a Folder using the File Search

Creating a File Organizer Database for the Entire Disk

Viewing and Sorting Files in the Organizer

Printing Files in the File Group Organizer

Remove all Files from the Group File Organizer

Repairing and Compacting the File Group Database

Distributing Files

Renaming a Batch of Files

Copy a Batch of Files

Move a Batch of Files

Delete a Batch of Files

Create Zip File from a Batch of Files

Selecting Folders for Organized List

Setting Window Colors for Application

Setting the File Viewer Application Options

Refreshing the File List

About File Viewer 4.0

Registering File Viewer


Introduction
Welcome to the File Viewer

Welcome to File Viewer.  This is a disk utility program that

helps you find and display files of common file formats for

Microsoft Windows. If you are looking for a file, and you do not

know the name of the file, but you know it is a document or

picture or spread sheet, the File Viewer can help you find the

file.  You can also print many of the displayed files and send

nearly all files over the internet using the windows message API

function. The File Viewer contains the Microsoft Multimedia

player component, so you can play Video Files (AVI,MPG,MOV)

and music files such as MP3,MIDI, and M3U. Separate Play

Lists are included for Video and Audio Files.

File Viewer provides a very effective way to organize Files on

Disk, CD Rom, or across the local area network. Using an

internal database, you can easily add files individually, in batch,

or catagorize your entire disk. Descriptions and Comments, with

plenty of space a large amount of text, can be entered for any

file. You can also define your own groups, for organizational

purposes. Files can be rated by priority, and up to three search

words or phrases can be included per file for extra search

capability. This is useful if you are on a network, and frequently

need files on other computers.

File utilities are provided enabling you to move, rename,

delete, and copy files individually, or in batch. A quick list of folders

can be made and quickly set the File/Folder selector boxes by

clicking the Folder button [image] .

A file is displayed or played by clicking on the name of the file

in the File Selector Box on the first window. You can also use the

Open File menu option. This is useful to open files on another

computer on an internal network. Some of the files supported

by the File Viewer are listed below:

    1. JPEG (JPG)

    2. Lead Compressed (CMP)

    3. Uncompressed TIFF

    4. Bitmap - BMP

    5. Icons and Cursors (ICO,CUR)

    6. PCX Formats (PCX,DCX)

    7. Kodak Formats (PCD,FPX)

    8. Exif Formats (TIFF,JPG)

    9. Windows Metafile (WMF,EMF)

  10. Raw Fax Format (FAX)

  11. XPicMap (XPM)

  12. Interchange File Format (IFF)

  13. Portable Bitmap Utilities (PBM)

  14. Dr.Halo (CUT)

  15. Photoshop 3.0 (PSD)

  16. Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

  17. Truevision TARGA (TGA)

  18. Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

  19. Sun Raster (RAS)

  20. WordPerfect (WPG)

  21. Macintosh Pict Format (PCT)

  22. Fax Format (AWD)

  23. Microsoft Windows ClipBoard (CLP)

  24. X Window Dump (XWD)

  25. Flic Animation (FLC)

  26. Microsoft Animated Cursor (ANI)

  27. Silicon Graphics Image (SGI)

  28. XBitMap (XBM)

  29. Miscellaneous 1-Bit (MAC,IMG,MSP,ICA.CAL)

  30. Wave Sound Files (WAV)

  31. Multimedia MIDI (MID,RMI)

  32. AudioVideo (AVI,MPG,MPEG,MOV)

  33. Music Files (MP3,M3U)

  34. Text Files (TXT,LST,BAT,SYS,RTF,HTML,SHTML,etc.)

  35. Database Files (DBF,DB,MDB)

  36. Spread Sheet (XLS,WK4)

  37. Documents (DOC,WPS,HTML,ASP)

  38. Zip Files (ZIP)

Most of these files can be displayed and printed by the File

Viewer program. All files can be collected from any location

and automatically compressed in Zip File format. This can

be sent and received over the internet.

File Viewer performs many functions which are very resource

intensive. Combining Database views with Image view and

editing, and running E-Mail may use more memory than your

computer can handle. You must have at least 128 Mb of RAM

for the program to run. If you have 256 Mb or greater, memory

problems using File Viewer should be minimal. Loading

too many pictures can cause you to stay on one window,

not being able to access the viewing window. Just Cancel the

viewing window to free memory. Running E-Mail uses alot

of system resources particularly during Dial Up. If you are

using cable or DSL, you should not see any problem. It

is more efficient, and avoids problems to sign on to the

internet when you are using a Dialup connection, before

sending and receiving E-Mail. Rebooting your computer will

correct any memory problems you may run into using File Viewer.


Installation

The File Viewer is easily installed by clicking on the downloaded

FileView.exe file. You will be easily taken through a setup

procedure after the FileView.exe file is uncompressed. This

program is initially provided on a 45 day free trial basis. If you

choose to continue using the program, you are required to

register the program. The easiest way to do this is by clicking the

Register button on the register reminder window when exiting the

program. You can easily uninstall the program by selecting the

uninstall File Viewer menu option. If any new files are created or

placed in the File Viewer Folder, an incomplete removal of the

folder during the uninstall will occur. This program can create files

for the E-Mail Address files. Be sure to remove these files from

the File Viewer Folder before running the uninstall. If you receive

a message while uninstalling File Viewer, you can use Window's

Explorer to remove the File Viewer folder from your disk with no

problem. Always use the uninstall procedure provided with the

program to completely remove all supplemental files. This

ensures the Visual Basic and component files in your

Windows/System folder are removed.

If you are reinstalling the File Viewer, it is recommended you

remove the previous version, or install the newer version to a

different folder.

The File Viewer tracks the label or name of your computer, if

on a local area network. This is necessary if you are on a network

(intranet) for the search to avoid researching your machine on

a network search. You can display this prompt by selecting the

'Select Computer Name from Network' on the Main Utilities

menu.


Selecting and Displaying Files

The File Viewer allows you to find and display many types of

files on your PC disk, or CD-Rom. When starting the program,

two large boxes are shown containing selection for devices,

disk drives, folders, files, and a way to display specific file types.

Clicking a file name once will enable menu options and a pop up

menu accessible by clicking the right mouse button. Double

clicking the file will display another window with the file. This

window can display many files at once, allowing selection of

functions from the menu. Clicking the line between the two large

boxes (device/folder box and folder/file box) will change the

mouse pointer allowing you to shift the proportion of space

occupied by each box. Click the line separating the two boxes,

and move the mouse pointer left or right, giving more space

to one box and less to the other. You can resize the window

maintaining the relative proportions of each side of the

device/folder or folder/file display. Moving the mouse pointer

just under or over the boxes will adjust the box sizes more

quickly.  The window displaying the pictures can be also be

resized to occupy the entire screen. Pressing the Space bar

will redisplay the window of file selections if it becomes hidden

by the file window.  The Toolbar gives you the convenience of

quick access to picture functions.

Another disk drive or CD Rom drive can be selected using the left

list box on the main window. A new list of folders is displayed, and

files in the folder clicked will be displayed. You may select from

a list of many file types in the box below the file list to display

specific file types. The buttons under this box will set the file list to

pictures, sounds, music, or audio/video files. Clicking on an

audio/video file such as MPG, AVI, or MOV will show Microsoft

Media player that will play the file. You can also play songs from

a CD. Be sure to select the CD Rom drive with the device/folder

box on the left, and the song to play on the right of the window to

play songs from the CD.

Files can also be displayed and folders positioned, by selecting

the Open menu option on the File menu. Clicking the Open menu

option will display a windows dialog box allowing you to select

files and move to different folders. You can also use this dialog

box to locate and select files on another computer over the

network. The Close File menu option will close the active window

displaying a file. Both of these options are available on the File

window as well as on the Main Window menu.

The Combo box near the buttons at the main window top, contains

a history of file and folder selections as you have been using

the File Viewer. Clicking on one of these items will display the

picture or text on the viewer window on the right. You can get a

quick display of pictures listed on the Folder/File Explorer by

setting the Quick View Picture button before clicking on a

picture.

Button Functions on the Main Window

    - Open and display Files.

   - Find Files and File types on your system.

     - Find next File or File type without changing selections.

    - Print Pictures, Text, Spread Sheets and Database Files.

    - Send Pictures, Text, Spread Sheets and Database Files.

    - Receive Pictures, Text, Spread Sheets and Database Files.

   - Collapse Device, Disk, Folder Tree Diagram on Left.

   - Select Files for Viewing and other Functions.

   - View Files in the Group File Organizer in a Tree Diagram.

   - Add, Change and Delete File Information in the Organizer.

   - Display Groups and Organized Files.

    - Move up one Folder.

   - Quick Display of Pictures in a Folder.

   - Stop Loading of Thumbnails.

   - Toggle between Thumbnails and Folder/Files.

    - Display Folders and Files as Large Icons.

    - Display Folders and Files as a List.

    - Display Folders and Files as Small Icons.

    - Display Folder and File Details.

    - Quick Display of pictures with one mouse click.

   - Refresh Folder/File Explorer list.

   - Display Help Table of Contents.

    - Only Display Picture Files.

    - Only Display Sound (WAV) Files.

    - Only Display Music (MID,MP3,etc.) Files.

    - Only Display Video (AVI,MPG,MOV) Files.

   - Only Display Text (TXT,DOC,HTML,etc.) Files.

   - Only Display Database and Spread Sheet Files.

    - Immediately go to Folders saved in a list.

   - Exit File Viewer.

Button Functions on the Picture Window

     - Go back to Main File Viewer Window.

   - Go to the Next File on the Viewer Window.

   - Open File.

   - Close File.

    - Save File.

   - Rename File.

    - Move File.

   - Delete File.

   - Print File.

    - Send Picture, Text or Database File.

   - Receive Picture, Text or Database File.

   - Copy Text of Data Field.

   - Select Database Table.

   - Select Database Table Index.

   - Display Normal Size Picture.

   - Stretch Picture into Frame.

    - Resize Picture.

    - Adjust Picture Brightness.

   - Add Text to Pictures.

    - Add Shapes to Pictures.

   - Display Help Text.

Buttons used in Hierarchal View of Files in Organizer

   - Display Files in Organizer Alphabetically.

   - Display Files in the File Organizer by Group.

   - Display Files in the Organizer by Three Search Words.

   - Display Files in the Organizer by Priority.

  - Display Files in the Organizer by assigned File Type.


Finding Files
Finding Files using the File Viewer

One of the main functions of the File Viewer program is to help

you locate your Files. You can search your disk, diskette, or

CD Rom for pictures, sounds, music, text, audiovideo files,

documents, spread sheet, and database files using the Search

window. Click the Find  button  or Find File menu option to view

the Search window. Five Tab settings divide the various file lists

into several sections: Picture files, Multimedia files, Text and

Document files, Database and Spread Sheet files, and

miscellaneous combinations. Theses file lists on a page are

the different file types and file type combinations that can be

located. Select one of these file types by clicking the name of the

file type circle listed on the window. You may also search for a

specific file by entering the complete file name with dot extension

in the field on the bottom right of the miscellaneous tab window.

You may enter a Global Search file name in this field as *.any to

search for file types not on the list. Most files not on the file type list

cannot be displayed.

The first folder containing the files of the type searched or specific

file is displayed on the file list of the main window. You may view

the next folder with files in search by clicking the find next button,

or find next menu option. Please be patient during the search,

this may take a few minutes. The search will continue checking

all devices attached to your machine until files are found

matching  your selected search criteria. If you are on a computer

network with other computer folders and devices accessible by

your machine, the search can be performed over the network.

When no files are found or you have selected to continue the

search past all devices on your computer, you will be prompted

to continue the search on other computers on the network, if a

network is detected. The option to set the number of files, folders,

and devices to be searched before prompting to continue when

no files are found is available in the Set Program Options window.

You may also set the number of files, folders, and devices to

continue search once this point is reached, before prompting

to continue the search again.

The search function is also used to locate a group or type of

files easily to add a batch of files to the File Organizer Database.

The files filtered in the File List on the Main window will be

added to the database when clicking the OK button.

You can cancel a long search by hitting the Escape Key when a

search is in progress. If the response is slow, click on the Main

Window toolbar and press the ESC key again.

The OK button performs the Search. The Cancel button closes

the Find Pictures and MultiMedia Files window without a Search.

The Help button displays the current Help Text.


Quick View of Pictures  in a Folder

The File Viewer provides you with a Thumbnail window showing

all the pictures in a selected folder. Clicking the Thumbnail button

  or selecting the Quick view of Pictures in a folder menu

option on the File menu will display the Thumbnails.

Occasionally, it may take a few minutes to display the pictures,

if there are many and the pictures are large in size. The loading

of picture thumbnails can be stopped at any time by clicking the

Cancel or Stop buttons. The Cancel button will close the

Thumbnail Window, while the Stop button will stop the loading

of thumbnails without closing the window.

You can resize the thumbnail picture display by resizing the

window to get more pictures in a row. You also can set the size

of the pictures using the Set Program Options menu option on

the Utilities menu. The bitmap bits per thumbnail can also be set
here. Double clicking on a thumbnail picture will display that

picture in the Picture Image window.

You can Toggle between the ThumbNail Display and

the Device/Disk/Folder/File Explorer by clicking the

ThumbNail button [image] . The ThumbNails will not reload

unless the Folder is changed using the Explorer display.


Using another Program to work with a File
Loading another Program for a File

You can load another program, the program default for the file

type, for a file highlighted in the file box by clicking this File menu

option. This option is useful if you are using the File Viewer to

locate files that you edit with another program. The program that

is called when using this option, is the program set up to run for that

specific file type. You can use the Window's Explorer Folder

Options on the View menu of Explorer to select the program used

to display or work with different file types. Select the File Type

Tab when the folder options are displayed.


Saving Files using the File Viewer

You can save pictures, images and other files with the File

Viewer program. This function is available by selecting the File

menu option - Save File As on the Main File Viewer window or

on the File window display. After selecting this menu option a

Dialog Window will be displayed showing the File and folder

selected. You can change the File name or select another

folder, and the file will be saved. The windows networking

function is available using the dialog window to save the file

on another computer. If you keep the same file name, and folder,

you will be prompted if you want to replace the picture. The Save

File As menu option is handy after changing the color, brightness,

size or any editing to the image. Database Files are also saved

using this function. When the files are DBase or Paradox, all files

with the same name are copied to ensure index and memo files

are included.


Using File Viewer to Move Files

You can move  files from one folder to another using the

File Viewer program. Click the Move Files menu option on

the File Menu of the main window or file display window to

perform this function. A Dialog window will appear with the

selected file and file folder location. You can select another

folder using the Dialog window and Save the file in the new

folder location. Before the move is actually performed, a

window will pop up displaying the from and to locations where

the file will be moved.

Clicking the OK button will perform the file move. The Cancel

button will close the window without performing the file move.

The Help button will display the current Help text.


Renaming Files

The File Viewer provides you with the option to Rename Files.

Selecting the Rename File option on the File menu will a display

a window with the file name of the highlighted file on the file

selection box. Beneath this field is a field where you can enter

a new file name. This procedure only changes the name of a file.

You cannot move the file to another folder or make a copy of the

file. The original file type is preserved.

The OK button renames the file. The Cancel button closes

the Rename file window. The Help button displays the current

Help text.


Deleting Files

You can select and move files to the Window's Recycling Bin

using this program. Selecting the Delete File option on the File

menu will display the Confirm File Delete Dialog window.

Here, you can move the file to the recycling bin or not. When

files are moved to the Window's Recycle Bin, as you know,

they can be restored.


Printing Files
Printing Files or File Locations

You may print the contents of a file or a list of all the folders

where a file or type of files are located.  You may view the Print

Selection window by clicking the Print Button [image] , or selecting

the Print option on the File menu. The contents of file selected

using the Main Window File List or view of the File will be printed

for most file types supported by this program. You may also

choose to print a list of all folders containing this file or all folders

containing files of a particular file type. Select the Print File

Locations on the Print tab frame. You are able to print a list of all

the folders with the file or files with the type selected.

The print window frame is also tabbed according to four groups:

 1.  - Print Pictures

 2.  - Print Text Files, Documents or

 3.  - Print Database Files.

 4.  - Print File Locations

Printing Pictures and Images

When printing pictures, you may set the size and position of the

picture on the page. The image appears on the right in a

rectangular box that represents the page. Use the horizontal

scroll bar to adjust picture width, and the vertical scroll bar on the

left to set the picture height. The checkbox under the page is

used to automatically set the picture position when setting the

picture size relative to the page. On the right of the picture print

window frame are numerical settings for setting picture size,

and position on the page. Here you can enter the image left

and top position on the page. The units are in Twips, roughly

0 to 3000 or 0 to 3500 for the height. This is relative to a page

8-1/2 x 11 inches, and will be automatically converted. You can

also Enter a Title and description, and position the description

on the page. The Font can be set with the Font Button [image] , and

the color of the print with the Text Color Button [image] .

Clicking the OK button will print the picture.

Printing Text and Documents

Select the Print Text button on the Print Frame Toolbar at the top

to print Text, HTML Documents, Word and WordPerfect

Documents. Text, RTF, HTML files are supported, but to print

Word or Word Perfect Documents, Microsoft Word must be on

your system. Clicking on a Text or Document file on the Open and

Find Frame or while viewing a File in the Viewer Window, clicking

the Print button will display the Document in the Print Tab. You can

print the image of the HTML document or source code by clicking

on the HTML Toggle button [image] . Clicking the OK button will print the

Document.

Printing Database Files

Clicking the Print button [image] when Highlighting or Viewing a

Database File will display  the Print Frame Database Tab Print

selections. The Database File Print gives you the option to select

the  fields in the file to print on the listing. If no fields are selected,

all fields will be printed. You select the fields the show up on the

report listing by clicking on the available field in the file, and

clicking on the single arrow button [image] between the two field list

boxes. You can also undo the field to print selection by clicking

the field in the fields to print list box on the right, and clicking the

arrow left button [image] . All fields may be selected to print by clicking

the All fields button [image] , and unselect all fields by clicking the

remove all fields selected to print button [image] . The entire file will

be printed unless the process interrupted. The Font Print Size

can be set selecting a Print Size in the Font Size Combination

Box.

Printing File Locations

All the locations of a specific file or locations and files of

a given File Type can be printed using this Print Frame.

When you click the Print Tab [image] without selecting a file,

you will be taken to this Print File Locations Print Frame.

Whether to print locations of one file or all files of a selected

file type is accomplished by clicking the Print all Locations

of a Selected File or Selected File Types Radial button.

All these locations can be saved to a text file you will create

here by checking the Save Locations to a File Checkbox. You

can select the Types of files to list by selecting the file type in

the File Type Selection Combo Box on the Right. The size of

the type can be set, by selecting the Font Size from the Font

Size Combo Box.

The OK button [image] will print the report, and the Help button

displays this Help text.


Sending Files over the Internet
Sending Pictures over the Internet

File Viewer allows you to send files highlighted in the main

window file selection box, over the internet using E-Mail. The file

you selected or highlighted on the file selector is the file that will

be sent to an e-mail address when selecting this option. Clicking

on the Send File button [image] will display the send file selection Tab

Window Frame. The file selected by the file selector on the

previous window tab is the file that can be sent to an e-mail

address over the internet.

                         E-Mail and File Viewer

If you are using Microsoft Outlook Express, sending files

to an e-mail address should not be any problem. Clicking the

Send button [image] on the E-Mail Toolbar will load Microsoft Outlook

Express or another external email program you are using, and

create a message with the file attachment of the selected file.

All you need to do is click Send [image] to complete the process.

Unfortunately, some Internet Service Providers only allow

e-mail to be sent from within their Internet Program. For

example, if you only use America On Line for your email, this

program will not complete the file send using this program.

Sending files with Picture Viewer Max will only work with an

e-mail program external to your Internet Service Provider.

Microsoft Outlook Express and Netscape Composer are

examples of email programs compatible with File Viewer,

as long as these email programs are successfully sending

e-mail. Even if you are using a Service Provider with an internal

or Proprietary E-Mail Service, you can still set up your system

to use File Viewer to send pictures using your ISP Dialup

connection. All you need to do is set up an account in Outlook

Express. You will need to know the SMTP and POP server

address of an external E-Mail Service. For example, if you

are using AOL, you will not be able to send pictures through

AOL E-Mail system using File Viewer, but you can sign up with

an E-Mail service (eq. Hotmail.com) that will provide you with

the server information to set up the POP and SMTP addresses.

                 Sending Pictures and Files

File Viewer now uses one display to send and receive E-Mail.

You can toggle between Sending and Receiving E-Mail by

clicking  the Send/Receive Mode button on the E-Mail window

frame toolbar near the top. You also have a table on the left of

the window that displays the received e-mail messages. You

also have a Subject Field, and of course a field for the message.

A list is displayed of all the files you wish to send with the

message. These files will be automatically packaged into a

Zip file with the name and location of the Zip File in the field

below the list. You do have the options to send file attachments

without using a Zip File

                           Sending Picture Functions

   - E-Mail Send Mode

   - Select Files to EMail

   - E-Mail Address Book

    - Add To E-Mail Address to Address Book

   - Send E-Mail and File Attachments

   - Send E-Mail using Outlook Express or other

           program.

   - Help with Sending E-Mail

Sending E-Mail with Picture and other File attachments

with File Viewer is similar to other E-Mail programs. There is a from

and to field for sending the message. The from field should

contain your e-mail address. This can be entered in the Tools

Tab Frame so you do not need to enter this everytime. You

can send an e-mail with file attachments to more than one e-mail

address at one time. Enter the E-Mail Address, and hit enter

before entering another E-Mail address. You can also set up

E-Mail address in the E-Mail section of the Tools Tab Frame.

These E-Mail Addresses will automatically be set in the To Field.

Sending Files and other E-Mail Functions

You can send multiple Files as one Zip File attachment,

such as Pictures, Text, Documents, and Multimedia files.

Multimedia Files can be large, which will slow down the

sending process. Selecting files from the Folder/File

Explorer on the Find and Open Tab will add these files

to the Files to send listbox near the bottom of the window.

The following functions are available for sending Files.

   - Open Text File to use as Message to Send.

    - Delete Highlighted Message from Inbox. (Receive)

   - Find and Select File to Send.

    - Open Received Zip File. (Receive Only)

   - View Highlighted File to Send or File Received.

   - Delete Highlighted File from Send List.

   - Toggle to Send File History

   - Toggle to Sent/Received List of Files.

   - Clear List of Files to Send.

The Check box to view the message and attachment being sent,

will display the compose dialog window of your  external e-mail

program as Microsoft Outlook Express. The Send button within

your e-mail program must be pressed to complete the e-mail

transaction. You can drag Pictures from the Folder/File

Explorer on the main window to the Send Pictures window or

picture list box to add pictures to send. Keep in mind the larger

the picture or more pictures sent, the e-mail sending process

will be slowed. When sending picture files, a zip file for the

attached pictures is automatically created. You can check

the Omit Zip File check box to send the files individually in a

list without Zip compression. This will send the files slower since

they are in their original format.

Pictures can also be selected to send by clicking the Open

File button [image] . Pictures can be deleted individually from the

pictures to send list with the Delete button [image] , or the entire list

cleared with the Clear Picture List button [image] . To Delete a

specific picture on the list, click on the picture name on the

list to highlight before clicking the Delete button. Database

Files contain indexes that will be collected by File Viewer

when sending E-Mail with Database Files in the attachment

For DBase and Paradox Files, the indexes are pulled by the

same name as the Data File. If you have pictures or text with

the same name as the Paradox File (prefix), they will be

included, but can easily be deleted from the send files list.

You must have an proper email address entered in the Send

To Field at the top of the window.  You can maintain a list of

email addresses using the EMail Address List . The message

send with this file, can be changed or entered using the Message

Field at the window top. This message may also be altered

with you e-mail program.

A history log is provided near the center bottom of the

window, showing the files you have sent. It is periodically

worthwhile to clear the history log of sent files when there

are over 100 items. Click the Clear button at the bottom of

the window to clear the history file log. The Cancel button

at the bottom of the window will close the Send File Selection

window.


E-Mail Address List
E-Mail Address List for Sending Files

You can maintain a list of frequently used e-mail addresses you

use in this program to send files with this window. To view the

E-Mail Address List Window, select the New or Open Address

List menu option on the File Menu on the Send File Window.

Enter the name of the person or organization pertaining to the

e-mail address in the field on the left, and enter the e-mail

address in the field on the right. Click the Add button near the

bottom of the window to use this address. You must click on the

Save button to Save all e-mail addresses. An address may be

removed by clicking on the address and clicking the Delete

button.

Highlighting an e-mail address by clicking on the address,

makes the address available for edit or use. You may make

changes to the address in the box field at the top of the window.

The e-mail address may also be dragged to the To address on

the Send E-Mail Window when you want to send a file to that

address. The Select button also selects the highlighted e-mail

address as the Send To address. You may view the address

information within your e-mail service program by clicking the

Address Book button [image] . The Cancel button will close the E-Mail

Address List window.


File Properties

You can display the properties of a file by clicking the File

Properties menu option on the File menu. Some basic facts

about the highlighted file in the file selector is displayed, or

the active window file on the multiviewer window. Different

facts are displayed depending on the type of file.

The properties listed for pictures and images are:

  1. Number of Bits per Bitmap

  2. Number of Colors in the image

  3. The Image Format

  4. The Image Height in pixels

  5. The Image Width in pixels

  6. The Image Disk Size

  7. The Image Size in memory

  8. The X axis Resolution

  9. The Y axis Resolution

Database files display these properties:

  1. Type of Database File

  2. The Database Name

  3. The Current Table Name

  4. The Record Count

  5. The percent record position  in the table

  6. The Date Last Modified

  7. The Date Last Updated

  8. The Date Created

  9. The File Size

10. Table Field list with Field Type and Field Size

The Name, size of the file, Date Created, Date Last Accessed,

and the Date Last Modified are displayed for Text, System

or Document Files.

The Cancel button closes the File Properties window.


The MultiFile Viewer
The Multi-File Viewer

When you click on a file in the File Selector in the main window,

a larger window is displayed showing the contents of the file.

You can display many types of pictures, text, documents,spread

sheet, and database files. More than one file can be displayed,

as many as your computer memory can hold. The name of the

file is displayed at the top of the window, and a list of all the files

being viewed is found under the window menu option. The file

windows can be arranged and tiled horizontally or vertically.

When menu options are selected from this window, they are

applied to the active window containing the file. Some options

as rename require the file to be closed. In these cases, the

file is closed immediately before performing the function. This

pertains mainly to database files.

All the file utilities, as move, save, rename, and delete apply to

any file that is displayed. There are functions specific for

pictures, and a few viewing options that only apply to database

files. You can also search for a string of text in a Text File, HTML

file when displaying the source code, or Database File.


Viewing Pictures and Images

Pictures of many file types can be viewed using the File

Viewer program. Several editing and viewing functions are

available that apply only to pictures. Pictures can be viewed

exactly as they are, or stretched into the size of the window.

If the picture or image is smaller than the window, it will be made

larger occupy the entire window. If the picture is too large to fit in

the window, it will be compressed into the window. This will

change the aspect ratio or proportions viewable in the picture.

Clicking the View menu option - Stretch will perform this function.

Clicking the View menu option - Normal will set the picture back

to it's original size and aspect ratio.

Editing Options for Pictures and Images

Some of the image editing functions available in File Viewer

are Flip, Rotate, Reverse, Resize, Brightness, Contrast,

Stretch Color Intensity, Color Invert, and add text to pictures.

The Flip menu option will flip the picture upside down.

The Rotate menu option allows you to rotate a picture by any

angle selecting the color background. Reverse the Image will

display the current picture as a mirror or reverse image in the

picture window. You can Resize the picture or image by selecting

the Resize menu option on the Image menu. A window will be

displayed allowing you to choose exactly how much to resize the

picture, maintaining the aspect ratio, and resampling the image

as additional options. The Brightness can be modified for a

picture, allowing you to add more or less light to the image.

You can sharpen or soften the Contrast to an image using this

menu option. The Stretch Color Intensity will maximize the visible

colors on a picture. The Color Invert will reverse the colors of the

image giving the appearance of a negative. You can also

Add Text to a Picture using a special window that is discussed in

the Help text ahead. Common Geometric shapes can be added

to pictures such as arrows, circles, rectangles, triangles, etc.

Select the Image menu option Add Shapes to a Picture to

accomplish this function.

You can edit the entire picture or a rectangle region of the

picture that you select. Click on the Select Area Rectangle

menu option on the Edit menu. Hold the Left mouse button

down while moving the mouse, dragging the mouse pointer.

A rectangle should be visible. Selecting Image Menu options

to edit the picture will now be performed on the selected

region on the picture, rather than the entire picture. To stop

the Region Function, click the Right  mouse button or select

the Edit menu option: Cancel Area Selection. You can also use

the Select Area Rectangle to copy any part of a picture onto

another picture. Select the Select Area Rectangle option on

the Edit menu and select the rectangular area on the picture

you want to copy. Click the Copy menu option or Ctrl C, to

copy the picture region to the clipboard. Select the picture

you want to add the copied picture to using the Select Area

Rectangle on the Edit menu option. Highlight the area on the

picture receiving the added picture region. Click the Paste

button on the Edit menu. To make the addition permanent,

click the Left mouse button. To cancel the addition, click the

Right mouse button. If you get the message, that the entire

picture will be replace, repeat the copy from picture and

paste edit functions as done previously. If a regions is not

copied, you can replace the entire picture with another

picture. Pictures can be cropped using the Crop Selected

Picture Area on the Image menu. Editing for the last

operation of most picture editing functions can be reversed

by clicking the Undo Edit menu option.


Viewing Database Files

Database Files can be located and viewed by the File

Viewer. DBase 5, Paradox, Access, Excel, and Lotus (WK4)

files are supported. Support for these files is provided by

Microsoft DAO database engine. Later versions of these files

maintained by other software companies may change the

compatibility with this program.

Clicking on the name of the file in the File Selector or opening

the file with the Open File menu option will display the file, unless

there is a problem opening the file. There are a few viewing

options on the View menu, exclusive to database and spread

sheet files. DBase, Paradox, and Access files may have

indexes that allow you to view the data in different orders.

Access, Excel, and Lotus files have different tables within

the file you can select. If these View menu options are

available, clicking on the option will display a small list on

the left side of the database grid, allowing you to make a

index or table selection. Click the menu option a second time

to hide the list from display. Memo fields can also be displayed

by clicking the Comment menu option on the View menu. A

small box will appear on the right side of the table grid showing

you the memo field. The Grid can also be easily resized using

the mouse pointer or clicking the maximize box at the top of

the window.


Viewing Text Files

Text, System, and some document files can be displayed

using the File Viewer. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works

documents are files that can be viewed. Text and System files

are available for viewing and not editing. Text can be copied to

the window's clipboard by highlighting the text using the mouse,

and pressing Ctrl C on the keyboard. One practical use of doing

this is to put text from another file onto a picture. Move the mouse

pointer to the beginning of the text displaying you want to copy.

Press down on the left mouse key and moving the mouse to

highlight the text. When you have captured the text you wish to

copy, let up on the left mouse button. Click the Copy menu option

on the Edit menu or press Ctrl C on the Keyboard. Click the Edit

menu option - Add text to a picture, and a window will be

displayed that you can paste the clipboard text. Place the mouse

pointer in the large box near the top of the window, and press

Ctrl V. This will display the copied text that you can use to add

to the picture. Other options are available with the Add Text

to a picture window that will be discussed in the next Help Text.

You can search for a string of text in Text files or the Source for

Documents including HTML source.


Adding Text to Pictures
Adding Text to Pictures and Images

You can add titles, quotes, and paragraphs of text to an image

or picture. To enter text to be added to an image, select the Edit

menu option - Add Text on a picture. The Add Text to picture

window will appear. The large box at the top of the window allows

you to enter the text. You can also press the Ctrl V key, if there

is any text in the windows clipboard, and that will be placed in

the box. Since you can display Text files in the Picture/Image

window, text can be highlighted, and Ctrl C will place the text in the

windows clipboard.

You can set the Font and Size of the text, set the color of the text,

set the color of the text shadow, set the color of a highlight around

the text, set the text style, place a rectangle around the text, and

set the color of the rectangle.

Selecting the Text Font and Text Colors

Clicking the Text Font button [image] will display a dialog window

allowing you to select the text font, bold, underline, and size of the

text. The OK button will accept the Font, etc. selected. There are

3 colors you can set for the text:

   1. The Text Color

   2. A Shadow Color for the Text

   3. A Highlight Color for the Text

Clicking the Color button [image] next to any of these options will display

the windows color dialog window, allowing you to select the

color. You can click the Define Custom Color button to fine tune

your color, or select another color.

Setting the Style and Optional Rectangle

You are provided with different styles for the text. The box on the

lower right of the Add Text to Image window, lists your style

choices. Some of these styles may not have a Shadow or

Highlight feature, so for those styles, that will not appear

although a color was selected. You can also place a rectangle

around the text. Click the Check box - Place Rectangle around

Text to do this. The Color of the Rectangle can also be set by

clicking the Color button  under the Rectangle Check Box.

Clicking the OK button will accept these options, while Cancel will

close the window without accepting the values set. The Help

button displays the current Help text.

If you entered text, selected your options, and clicked the OK

button, you now can position the mouse pointer on the image

and click the Left mouse button to drop the text on the image

or picture. This can be done as many times as you want. To

cancel this procedure, click the Right mouse button.


Playing MultiMedia Files

The File Viewer will play multimedia files such as wave files,

MIDI files, MP3 files, and audiovideo files (AVI, MPG,MOV).

Clicking on a multimedia file in the file box on the main window,

will display the Play Multimedia file window, and start playing the

file. The Multimedia selections on the Filter box  on the main

window sets a filter on the file box so only music or audiovideo

files are displayed.

The component used to play the multimedia files is the Microsoft

Media Player.  The volume can be adjusted with the triangular

volume control button on the right. The player can be stopped

and restarted using the controls under the video screen. The

square block is the Stop button, the right arrow is Play, and the

two vertical parallel lines is the Pause button. Wave Files

(WAV extension) will be played with a different component.

The same functions are available: Play, Stop, Pause, with

Beginning of file, End of File, Next, and Previous also available.

This component can be used to play CD's. Insert the Compact

Disc in the CD Rom drive. Now select the CD Rom Drive using

the Drive box near the top of the main window. Clicking on a track

displayed in the file selector box will position to that Compact

Disc track, and play the song.

The OK button on the Multimedia Window, will replay the selected

multimedia file. The Cancel button will stop playing the file and

close the window. The Help button will display the current Help

Text.


The File Group Organizer

Files can be organized in groups using a database with

searchable key words for easy access. If you use many files

scattered over your disk or a network, the organizer allows

easy access to these files. Groups can be set up with any

name, containing files you select, without changing the file or

file location. The Organize menu option lists all the functions

available to the Group File Organizer. After adding files to

the Group File Organizer, click the View Organizer button

to sort and view files. Double clicking the file on the list will

quickly take you to a display of the file.

Files can be selected and added to a group using the Set Up

and Maintain File Groups menu option. This window will set up

groups, and allow you to add files to the group. You can display

a table of groups, and all the files in a group using the View and

Select File Group menu option on the Organize menu. Files can

be added in batch to a file group while using the File Viewer

Search window by clicking the Organize Files with Disk Search

menu option. A list of files in the Organizer can selected,

sorted, and printed, when selecting the Print Files in Organizer

menu option.  Finally, the File Organizer Database File can be

compacted or repaired using the Repair or Compact Database

menu option.

The first time you use the File Organizer, select a file on the File

Explorer List and click the File Organizer Maintenance

button. This will add the selected file to the Organizer. Any

time after this, just click the File Organizer Maintenance

button to open the window. You can drag  and drop files or

folders of files onto the File Organizer window to add to the

Group File Organizer database. You can also set the

Automatic  Add Files [image] button on the Organizer menu to

automatically add files to the Organizer database by just

clicking on the file using the File Explorer List on the main

window.

You can organize your entire disk using the organizer, and

automatically create groups for know file types.


Adding Files to the File Group Organizer

Adding and Maintaining Files in the Database Organizer is easy.

Clicking on the Database Organizer button [image] on the main window

toolbar will display the File Organizer Maintenance window. This

window is also displayed when selecting the button or Organizer

menu option to Add File to Database Organizer. You can

change the information show by entering data in the current field.

Some options, like Group and Priority, are selected by clicking

the item in the drop down Combo box. A Table of all Files in the

Organizer is on the left side of the window. Clicking on a File in

this table will take you to that file record in the database. Double

Clicking on a File in the table will open the file for viewing.

Using the File Organizer Maintenance Window

You can click on a field, and enter the information you want to

change. You can change the name, but be sure you maintain

the correct path name of the file. You can enter a lengthy or

short description, and find the path of an icon to associate with

this file in the organizer database. Double click on the Icon

Path, and a Dialog Window is displayed where you can find

and assign a bitmap, icon, cursor or JPG file to the file record

in the database. If you leave the Icon field blank, a default icon

is assigned while viewing the list of files in the file organizer. You

can select  a Group and Priority for the file, by clicking the an item

in the combo boxes. Up to three search words can be used

to categorize and find file records. You can enter Comments for

any file, in the memo box near the bottom of the window.

Click the Save button [image] on the toolbar to save the file

description in the File Organizer Database. Another file can be

located and added to the database by clicking the Add File

button [image] . Select the Database, Document, or Spread Sheet

File to add to the database. File records can be deleted from

the File Organizer by clicking the Delete button [image] . To cancel

any changes entered since the save, click the Undo [image] button.

The Find button  will take you to a Selection Window where

you can enter criteria to search for a file record in the Organizer.

You can display a list to sort the file records by index field by

clicking the Index button [image] . To close and reopen the File

Organizer Database, click the Refresh button [image] .

You can easily navigate trhough the table of file descriptions

using the Navigator Bar buttons on the toolbar. Go to the first

file record in the database by clicking the First button [image] .

Click the Prior button [image] to go back a record, click the Next

button [image]  to go forward one record, and click the Last

button [image] to go to the last record in the database. The percent

position of the File record in the database is shown. You can

display this Help text by clicking the Help button [image] .


Browsing the File Group Database

A table of all File Groups and files in a group is displayed by

this window. Clicking the Organizer Table Browser button [image] ,

or the Organize menu option - View and Select File Groups

will display a table with file groups, and the files within a selected

group. The Group Name, description, date and time created is

displayed. Clicking onto a group will highlight that group on the

table display. You can then click the Switch button [image] to view the

files belonging to that file group.

Files in a Group Table Browser

All the files selected for the group are now displayed.  The File

Group, File Name, File path location, File Description, File

Search Key word, File Type, Date File Last Updated, Time

File Last Updated, the Date and Time file added to the

group database are displayed in the table. You can click on

a file, then click the Select button [image] , to display the file with

File Viewer. The table of files for the group can be sorted in

different orders by clicking the File Sort button [image] . A small list

will be displayed on the right side of the table that you can

select how you want to sort the file list. The following sorts are

available:

  1. When File added to the List

  2. Group Name

  3. File Name

  4. File Type

  5. File Date and Time Last Updated

  6. File Search word

  7. File Path Location

The Search button [image] will display a window allowing you to

search for a particular file, or search using the File Search

key word.


Searching for Files in the Group Organizer

You can perform a search for a file added to the group organizer

database using this window. You can enter the name of the file,

or a few letters close to the name of the file to find a file in the

group database. You can also enter a search word you

remember or a few letters near the search word to perform an

exact search or approximate search using the search word. The

Table browser will be displayed showing a list of files closest to

matching your search criteria. All groups are displayed at this

time since the group of the file you are searching may not be

known.

The OK button will perform the search. The Cancel button will

close the Search window without searching, and the Help

button will display the current Help text.


Adding Files to the Organizer using Search

You can add all the files in a folder to a group using the File

Viewer Search at once using this window. Clicking the Organize

menu option - Organize Files with Disk Search will display this

window. The Search for File Type window is displayed. Select

the file type search option and click the OK button. The system

search will proceed until the first folder meeting the search

criteria is displayed. This window to add files to the group

database is now focused. You can select the group to add the

files in file selector on the main window in addition to file Priority.

Clicking the OK button will add these files, and proceed to the

next folder. You can change the file group at any time. Click the

Cancel button to stop the process. You can reopen this window

to start another search with different criteria. If you want to put all

the JPEG files on your entire computer in a group, this function

is very handy.


Repairing or Compacting the Group Database

Selecting the Organize menu option - Repairing and Compacting

the Group File Database will display this window. If the database

file index becomes unreadable, and the program does not seem

to be working correctly, it may be necessary to repair the

database file holding the groups and files in the groups. Also,

when records are deleted from the database file, it is necessary

to compact the database to reorganize the database file. When

this window is displayed, you will see two options allowing you to

compact the database file or repair the database. Click the

circular button to select the desired option. Click the OK button

to perform the database file function. When you opt to Compact

the database file, a dialog window will appear asking you to

name a new file to move the data. You can select the existing

table - FileTabl.MDB, and replace the file.

The Cancel button closes the window without doing any work on

the file. The Help button displays the current Help text.


Selecting Folders for Folder List
Selecting Folders for a Quick View List

The File Viewer gives you the option to create a list of folders

that you can move through setting the folder box on the Main

window. Selecting the Set Working Folders option on the Utilities

menu will display a window you can select folders for the list.

Clicking the Folder List button [image] will move to the next item on the

list and set the Folder box to the item on the list. The purpose of

this is to keep at hand your most frequently used folders for

different files.

Using the Make Folder List Window

You are presented with a similar view of Device, Folder

selection as on the Main window. A Device, Disk, Folder List

box is displayed on the Left. Another list is displayed on the right

showing the Folders selected, and a number for the filter item

in the filter combo box is set when selecting this folder from the

list. You can highlight the folder you want ot select by clicking on

that folder with the left mouse button. Then click the Select Folder

button [image] to add the folder to the list on the right. You can remove

a folder from a list by highlighting the folder with the click of the

mouse, and clicking the Remove Folder button [image] . The position

of a folder in the list can be moved up or down by highlighting the

folder in the list and clicking the Up [image] or Down [image] buttons.

As you can see, all the folders are accompanied by a number

representing the position of the filter item in the filter combo box.

This is used to set the filter on the file selector list on the main

window for the list selected.

The OK button will save your folder list, while the Cancel button will

close the window without saving the list. The Stop button will stop

loading thumbnails, allowing you to more easily select the

picture you want to view. The first folder on the list, is the folder

that the folder list on the main menu will be set to when the

program is first started.


Set Application Colors
Set File Viewer Window Colors

You have the capability of setting the colors for the

different windows and window components. Selecting

the Set Window Colors option on the Utilities Menu, will

display the Tools Tab Frame allowing you to select

colors for windows, and window components.  Both

background and text colors can be set for the different

windows and some window components. Double

Clicking on the color box will bring up a color palette from

which colors can be chosen. The background color is

a color gradient to the Color White in the center. You

also will notice other options are available on the Tools

Tab Frame. Clicking the buttons at the top toolbar will

display the other options.  Listed below are items that you

may set the colors:

  1. The background and text colors for the Main Window.

  2. Set background and text colors for the Toolbars.

  3. Set colors for the Tabs at the bottom of the Window.

  4. The colors for List boxes can be set.

  5. The background and text colors for entry fields

       for non dialog selection windows can be chosen.

  6. The background and text color for the display only

       fields can be set.

  7. You can set the colors for non-dialog selection

       windows.

  8. The background and text color of the Table Browsers.

  9. The background and text color Thumbnail Window.

10. You can set the background color for selection item

       on the Thumbnail Window.

11. You can set the colors for then Quick Tip Window.

12. You can set the background color for the Picture

       Image Window.

13. You can set the background color for non dialog

       selection window buttons.

Clicking the Windows Colors button  will use the color

settings you are using in Windows. Many components do

not have a color selection in windows so most use the

window background setting when this option is selected.

Clicking the Default Colors button  will set the program

colors to the basic plain color setting.

The Apply button  will save and set your color

selection. The Help button  will display the current

Help Text.


Setting Options
Setting File Viewer Program Options

There are a number of options that can be changed,

and saved using File Viewer. Clicking the Set Application

Options on the Utilities Menu will select the Tools Tab and

select the General Options.  In general, the size and position

of the Main window and Picture/Image window can be saved

when exiting the program. The Size of the Thumbnails can set

entered and saved. The Thumbnail picture resolution can

be set. Whether to use Bold Type on the windows can be set.

Whether or not to automatically save the window size and

position when resizing can be set. Search criteria such as the

number of folders and files to search without a find, before

stopping and asking if you wish to continue, and the next

number of folders and files to search without a find before

the next prompt. The name of the default Address Book for

sending files via E-Mail can be saved. It is helpful to save your

from E-Mail Address here if you use this program to send

pictures using the programs E-Mail function.

Using the Tools Tab Frame

The Tools Tab window is divided into four tabbed sections:

Set Colors, General, Search and Thumbnails, and E-Mail.

  Set Colors

You can set various colors for window and window

components by clicking the Set Colors button. Double Click

on a color to select the color for window or component.

  General Options

The General Settings Option allows you to specify if you want

all letters in bold type on all windows. If you resize the main

and viewer windows, do you can save the new sizes when

exiting the program. Do you want to display Grid lines on the

folder/file selection list on the right? This option is set here.

You can also Display Grid lises on all Database and Spread

Sheet Viewing. Source Text can be displayed for HTML, HTM,

DOC, etc. Files can be displayed as seen using a word

processor or Web Browser, or you can view the source code

for these types of Files. Check the Display Text Source for

Documents and HTML File Option to view the source code

for these files. Although HTML can be viewed directly, you

must have Microsoft Word on your system to view DOC files

directly. The text source for Word and Word Perfect

Documents can be viewed regardless if these applications

are present.

Be careful to keep the main and viewing windows on the

screen. If you cannot bring up the main window because

of this problem, delete the options.ini file in the File Viewer

folder, and rerun the program. You can also change the

Main and File Viewing window menu text from flat to

3 dimensional by selecting the option on this panel.

The Browser Text Options allow you to set the type of text used

on database browser tables. The text can be flat or 2

dimensional, Indented, or Raised. The scaled slide bar can set

the height of a database table row between a value of 250 and

600.

When displaying the results of the File Organizer, you can

list files independent of Folder Location or make a final

grouping of files by Folders when checking this option.

  Search and ThumbNails

You can specify how many files and folders initially

to search before stopping when no files are found. A

number between 2,500 and 10,000 is required. Secondly,

enter the number of folders and files to search in

subsequent blocks, so a prompt to quit or continue can

be issued if no pictures or files are found with the search.

You must enter a number between 500 and 2,500.

You can specify the size of Thumbnails displayed when

selecting the Quick view of pictures/images in a folder.

These units are in centimeters. There is a size limit for

the thumbnail pictures - from 0.5 to 5.5 centimeters. You

can also change the picture resolution or bits/bitmap to

increase the speed of thumbnail display. You can also

specify the quality of JPeg Picture File when saving

JPeg Files. The quality range is between 1 and 99 with

1 being the highest quality and 99 being the lowest quality.

The size of the picture file saved varies greatly with the

quality selected. The higher the picture quality, the

larger the file. Using a JPeg Quality factor of 9 or 10

will keep the file about the same size. Position the

slider to the quality you wish to use, and click the

Apply button [image] . Every time you save a JPeg File, this

quality will be used.

  E-Mail Options

Finally, the last section you can enter the name of the

E-Mail address book, so you will automatically be

positioned to that address book when selecting E-Mail

addresses to send pictures. You can use the Open

button [image] to display an Open Dialog listing folder

locations and e-mail address list files to select. Enter

your from e-mail address as a reference for sending

e-mail. You can enter up to three To E-Mail addresses

that will automatically appear in the send to field of

the Send Pictures Window.

The Apply button [image] will permanently save these entered

option. The Help button [image] will display the current Help text.


Refreshing the File Selection List

The Folder/File Explorer List on the main menu can be easily

refreshed by clicking the Utilities menu option -  Refresh File List.

This will reload the file names on disk into the Folder/File

Explorer List box. Most of the functions that change file names,

created new files or delete files, automatically cause the

Folder/File list box to be refreshed. If you make a change to a

file or add a file to the folder being viewed by the File Viewer,

it may be necessary to refresh the Folder/File  Explorer List

for accuracy. The Refresh button [image] on the Main window will

also Refresh the Folder/File Explorer List below.


About the File Viewer
About the File Viewer Program

The File Viewer program was written in January, February, and

May of 1999. Updates producing version 2.0 when coded in

October and November of 1999. The new interface with

windows explorer features was completed in February 2000.

The primary purpose of the program is to help you find, print

and send files over the internet using e-mail services.

A small upgrade to add the ability to view multimedia files on

the internet, and create picture thumbnails in the File/Folder

display box was coded in April of 2000. In October 2000, new

Toolbars and Menus were added. Better viewing of

documents, and additional file types such as zip files were

added to support. Better Send and Receive File capabilities

were added to the File Viewer producing version 3.0. The

File Organizer was updated to become a more integral part

of File Viewer in version 3.5. A batch copy utility was added,

and region image editing with copy and paste between

pictures. Version 3.5 was completed in June 2001.

File Viewer's Tabbed Interface was introduced in version

4.0 along with Batch Distribution Functions for File Renaming,

File Moving, Deleting, and Zip File Creation. Version 4.0

was completed in June of 2002.

The following components are used in the File Viewer:

  LeadTools Imaging Active X component

  Plasmatech Windows 'Explorer Like Interface'

  Zip File creating and opening - Inner Media's Dynazip-Ax

  Visual Basic 6.0 runtime provided by Microsoft

  Infragistics Active Toolbar component

  Becubed - HiColor Tools component

  Wise InstallMaker - Wise Solutions

  Stateline Software - Help Text created with Help Magician Pro

The File Viewer software does not have any warranty of any

kind, either expressed or implied. All risk related to this program

performance or quality is assumed by the user. Any errors or

damage resulting from the use of this program is entirely the

responsibility of the user. The end user agrees to hold the author,

Robert Carson completely free of any liability for any problems

as a result of the use of this program.


Register File Viewer

If you can use the File Viewer Program, I appreciate your

support by Registering the program. The easiest way to Register

is by clicking the Register button on the Registration Reminder

window that appears when exiting the program. You will be

taken to an online registration Web Page where Credit Cards

payment is supported. Please sign on the internet as you normally

do with your Internet Provider's signon. Do not use the generic

looking dialer pop up signon that may appear a few seconds after

clicking the Register button. You can also Register the program

by going online and going to Accessory Software Web Site:

     www.Accessoryware.com/FileView.htm. The Order button will

take you to the Registration Web Page. Be sure to include

a Valid E-Mail Address and the Registration Code number that

appears near the bottom of the Registration Reminder window

that appears when exiting the program. This is important, because

after the online registration is done, you will be e-mailed a

password that will activate the program, allowing the program to

function normally past the 45 day trial. If you do not register before

45 days, the program will shut off and only the Registration

Reminder window will be shown. After you complete the online

registration, a password will be e-mailed needs to be entered

using the Registration Reminder window. Click the Activate button

to display a small box with an entry field where you can enter the

password sent to you. Click the Activate button a second time, and

if the password is correct, the Registration Process is complete.

You can also register by sending a check or money order. Please

send the following information with a check or money order

for $27.50 to:

Accessory Software

c/o Bob Carson

P.O. Box 3297

La Habra, CA. 90632

Be sure to include your E-Mail address, or an E-Mail Address

where the password can be sent to complete the Registration.

You will need to enter the password using the Registration

Reminder Window. Click the Activate button, enter the password

in the small boxed field on the right bottom of the window.

Click the Activate button again to save the password. If this is

not done properly, the program will not function after 45 days

from the installation.

Thank you for your support.

Robert Carson


Adding Object Shapes to the Image

You can add simple geometric shapes to an image or

picture with the File Viewer. The Image menu option:

Add Shapes to Picture will display a window allowing

your to select from various geometric shapes to place

anywhere on your picture or image. A list of shapes by

name is displayed. Clicking on one of these names in

the list will show the image in the box on the right. This

window will allow you to set the height, and width of the

shape. You can set the color of the shape, and the color

of the border. A simple effect can be added to the

borders of the shape.

Editing the Shapes

Entering a number in the Height or Width Fields, will set

the size of the selected shape. The scale for the shape

is in a unit called Twips. Approximately 100 twips will be

about 1 centimeter in length. You can set the color of the

object and the color of the border around the object by

clicking the Color buttons  . You can fine tune the

color by clicking the Define Custom Colors button on the

displayed color dialog window. The Shape can have an

Inner Band and an Outer band for a 3 dimensional effect.

The Radio button selection allows you to set the inner

and outer bands as Flat, Raised, or Indented. Click the

circle option you want for both the inner and outer bands.

The OK button will set the object shape options that can

be placed on the image or picture. When the Add Shape

to Image window closes, you can place the object

anywhere on the picture using the mouse pointer. Click

the Left mouse button to drop the shape on the image,

where the mouse pointer is on the image. This can be

done many times. Click the Right mouse button to

disable the shape addition to the picture.

The Cancel button on the Add Shape to Image window

will close the window without selecting a geometric

shape. The Help button will display the current Help text.


Maintain File Groups
Creating and Maintaining File Groups

You can create and change group descriptions used to

organize your files using this window. File Groups can be

created, and files selected for the group are maintained by this

window. All the windows associated with the Organizer are

available on the Organize menu option. Clicking the Set up and

Maintain File Groups will display this window. The top half of the

window allows you to create and change file groups, while the

bottom of the window displays a table of added group records.

Using the Group Maintenance Window

Clicking the Insert Group button [image] , will create a blank record you

can enter the group name and a description of the group. Click

the Save button [image] at the top of window to add the group to the

file organizer database. A group can be deleted by clicking the

Delete button [image] . All Files in the group must be deleted before

deleting the group. If you want to cancel a group addition before

it is saved, click the Refresh button [image] .


Clear Group Organizer
Clear all Files from the Group File Organizer

All files can be cleared or removed form the File Organizer using

this organizer menu option. You should run the Compact

Group File Organizer, after clearing all the files from the Organizer

Database. This will compress the free space in the file. When

selecting the Clear option on the Organizer menu, a small window

will appear asking you to confirm the deletion of all file records

in the File Organizer. Clicking the OK button will perform the

removal of alll records in the table. The Group definitions remain,

and can be added or removed in the Organizer Group

Maintenance window. The Cancel button closes the Clear

Window. The Help button displays this Help text.


View Pictures on the Internet
Viewing Pictures & Multimedia on the Internet

Pictures and multimedia files can be viewed or played

located on the internet. Clicking the menu option -

Open File located on the internet from the main menu or

Picture Viewing window menu will display a small

resizable window. You can select multimedia files on the

list or enter new known web site addresses for other

multimedia files. This includes pictures, music, sounds,

and video files. When you enter a new file address, it

is automatically saved on the list. Files that cannot be

located on the internet should be removed from the list.

Clicking the Open button [image] or pressing the Enter Key

will start the process of looking for the file on the

internet. If you are not signed on to the internet, sign

on using your Internet Service as AOL, etc. If a sign on

appears that is not what you normally use to sign on to

the internet, cancel the sign on, and use your usual sign

on. It may take a few minutes for the picture to be

located and drawn, depending on the size. Videos

and music will be played with windows media player.

You can perform other tasks with the File Viewer,

while Internet Pictures are loading. This may slow down

you computer, depending on memory and processor

speed.

You can use the Up [image] or Down [image] buttons to move the

highlighted file position up or down on the list. The

Delete button [image] will remove a highlighted file from

the list. The Help button [image] displays the current Help

text, while the Exit button [image] closes the Internet File

Selection window.


Receiving Files by E-Mail
Receiving Files by E-Mail over the Internet

Pictures and packages of pictures can be received directly

into File Viewer using this window. Clicking the Receive Pictures

button [image] on the main window toolbar or selecting the send menu

option - Receive Pictures will display this window. Basically,

the Receive Pictures and Files Window connects to your e-mail

service using windows message API to Receive e-mail with picture

attachments. Using external e-mail programs as Microsoft Outlook

Express or Netscape Composer work with File Viewer. Some

e-mail services are inaccessible to Picture Viewer Max as AOL

and CompuServe. If the POP3 or SMTP Servers are accessible

in windows, the File Viewer should receive E-Mail with file

attachments.

Using the Receive Pictures by E-Mail Window

Receiving E-Mail with the File Viewer is easy. Sign on with the

Internet Service you use when receiving e-mail with Microsoft

Outlook,Outlook Express or Netscape Composer. File Viewer

will automatically display the sign on with some internet services

when clicking the Receive First  or Receive Next  message

buttons. Be sure to use your regular User ID and Password

signon window, instead of the generic substitute. The usual

signon is needed for password clearance. The Receive First

Message  button [image] starts communication with your e-mail

service. If everything is successful, the e-mail information should

appear in the boxes. You can select between viewing all e-mail

sent to you in your system inbox or e-mail you have not yet read.

This option should be selected before clicking the first e-mail

message button. If a zip file as a message attachment is located,

you can open the zip file with the Open Zip File button [image] .

The files appear in the File list near the bottom of the Receive

Files window. You can highlight one of the pictures on the list by

clicking the name with the mouse button. Click the File View

button [image] near the list of pictures to view the file with the File

Viewer. If a Files were sent to you, the Open attachment

button [image] on the toolbar  will be enabled. The Zip file

you receive, can be moved and opened in the location

designated by the Open Zip File button [image] at the bottom of the

window.

You can Forward E-Mail messages and Reply to messages sent

to you with the Forward E-Mail button [image] and the Reply button [image] .
Clicking the Name and Address button [image] will display names and

addresses for the current Address Book. Clicking the Add current

E-Mail Address to Address Book button [image] will add the E-Mail

Name and Addess to the Addess Book. This Help Page is

reachable by clicking the Help button [image] .


Copying a Batch of Files
Selecting and Copying a Batch of Files

You can select a large number of files from any folder, and

copy the files to another Disk, RW-CD Rom, Zip, or diskette

using this window. Click the File menu option: Copy Batch of

Selected Files, to display this window. You can find and filter

files to copy using the main window Device,Disk,Folder,File

Explorer Window. Drag a File or Folder of files on to the

Batch Copy window Copy File List box to add to the list of

files to copy.

Using the Batch Copy Function

You can also add files by clicking the Add File

button [image] . A Open Dialog window is displayed where you can

locate and select a file. You can delete a file from the list by

clicking the Delete file from list button [image] after clicking the

file to highlight. All the files can be cleared from the list by

clicking the Clear files from List button [image] .

You are now ready to select the Device, and Folder to

receive the copied files. Click the Open To Folder button [image] ,

to open a dialog that locates the disk and folder to copy

the files. You can copy files to another computer on the

network, Zip Drive, RW CD Rom, or diskette. If you need

to create a new folder, use the New Folder button on the

Open Dialog Box. If a file already exists, you will be prompted

whether or not to replace the file.

Click the OK button to perform the batch copy. You can

cancel the process and close the window by clicking the

Cancel button. The Help button displays the current Help

text.

A History Log is kept for the last copy performed, and

displayed when clicking the History Log button [image] .


Viewing and Selecting Files in the Organizer

You can view all you files in a tree diagram using the View

Organizer button [image] on the main window toolbar. Clicking the

Hierarchial View of Database Organizer Files will also display

this window. Initially, all the Files are listed by Group. Files

can also be sorted alphabetically, categorized by first letter.

Files can be quickly sorted and organized by group, any one

of three search words, priority, file extension, and file type.

Clicking on the selected sort button will sort and redisplay the

files in the organizer. Double click on a file to open the file for

viewing. If you assign an Icon to a file in the database, you will

see it here. After adding more files to the Organizer, click one

of the Sort buttons at the top to rebuild the View.


Finding a File Record in the Organizer

You can search for a File Record in the File Organizer while

using the File Organizer Maintenance Window. Clicking the

Find button [image] on the File Organizer Maintenance window will

display this window where you can enter criteria to search for

a file record in the Organizer Database. You can search for

a record based on the file name, or any of the three search

words. Entering letters into any one of these fields will set the

Organizer Table to the order of the field, and find the first

record closest to the letters entered. Clicking the OK button

will perform the search. Clicking the Cancel button will close

the Search Window, and the Help button displays the current

Help text.


Printing a List of Files in the Organizer

You can sort and select files in the Organizer and print the

resulting list using this window. Clicking the Organizer Report

button [image] or the Organizer menu option - Print a Report of

Group File Organizer, will display a Selection Window that

allows you to make sort and selection choices. You can enter

letters to begin printing files with this name and enter the name

of the file or letter through to list. The report can be sorted by

Group or any one of the three search words. You can select a

Group name to start with or the first letters entered in any of the

three search words. The report will print files in the order of the

field with an entry, and start listing files with that entry.

Pertinent information is on the report such as file name, file path,

description, group, and search words. Clicking the OK button

will print the report. Cancel will close the selection window, and

the Help button displays this Help text.


Creating a New Folder

You can easily create a New Folder within the current

folder shown on the Folder/File Explorer by clicking

this menu option. Be sure the right side of the Folder

File Explorer has a disk or folder visible to create the

new folder. An empty folder will be created labeled

New Folder. You can easily rename the folder by

clicking the right mouse button on the selected folder

and choosing the Rename Popup menu option. If

you decide not to use this folder, it can be deleted by

selecting the folder, and pressing the keyboard

Delete key or using the right mouse button to select the

Delete Popup menu option.


Selecting Files for File Viewer

File Viewer provides many functions such as Viewing, Printing,

EMail, Playing Multimedia Files, Organizing, and Batch File

Functions. The Multifile Selection Window allows you to select

any number of files to be used for performing these functions.

You can change the Folder/File View from Large Icons, Small

Icons, or Detail File View using the buttons above the

Folder/File List. You can move up a Folder or Device Level

using the Up Folder button [image] . Large Icons are displayed

using the Large Icon button [image] . Small Icons are displayed

using the Small Icon button [image] . To display Files and Folders

in columns as a list, click the List Icon button [image] , and File

details are displayed using the File Detail button [image] . You

will notice the files in the list are followed by a word referring

to the file type. You can filter files by file type and categories

of file types by clicking the File Type on the Combo Box List.

Double clicking on a File in the File/Folder List or in the

Selected Files List will display the File if it is a picture or image.

Selecting Files

You can click on a File or Folder of Files you want to Select in

the Folder/File List on the upper right of the window. The File or

Folder can be dragged to the Files Selected List on the bottom

right of this window, or you can use the buttons above the

Selected Files List. Dragging a Folder from the File/Folder

List to the Selected Files List will add all the Files of the

selected File Type to the Selected File List.

   - Select all Filtered Files in the File/Folder List.

   - Clear all Selected Files in the File/Folder List.

   - Select Highlighted File in the File/Folder List.

   - Delete the Highlighted File in the Selected File List.

Clicking the Select button [image] will add the selected files

to the list of files for whatever function you are performing.

You can toggle between a smaller file selection window

and the normal file selection window display by clicking

the Selection Window Toggle button [image] . The Shorter

view of the File Selection Window will only display the

Selected Files List, and Favorite Files Lists.

Creating and Selecting Favorite Files Lists

You can save Lists of Files in a File called the Favorite

File List. Click on the Create Favorite File List button [image] .

A small window will pop up allowing you to enter the

name of the Favorite File List. You can now add or delete

files from the list. You can also select a Favorite File list

from the Combo Box List near the bottom of the window

to use these files. You can delete a Favorite List by

selecting the Favorite on the Combo Box List, and

clicking the Delete Favorite List Button [image] .

The Help button [image] displays this Help Text. The Exit

button [image] closes the Selection Window without selecting

any files.


Searching for Specific Text in Text and Database
Searching for Specific Text in Files

When viewing Text, or documents in Source mode, or Database

Files, you can search for specific words or text you enter. Clicking

the Edit Menu option: Find Text will display a small window

allowing you  to enter text. Clicking the OK button will proceed to

locate the text in the current text file or Database file record you

are viewing. To find the next occurrence of the same text, click the

Edit menu option: Find Next Text, or press the F4 Function Key.


Distributing Files

File Viewer provides a Tab Option to Distribute Files.

Clicking the Distribute Tab Frame will display a Tab Frame

allowing you to Rename, Copy, Move, Delete or Zip a Batch of

Files selected from any Folder or Accessible Local Location.

The Five Large Command Buttons at the top of this window

frame:

  - Batch Rename

  - Batch Copy

  - Batch Move

  -  Batch Delete

  - Create a Zip File

Clicking any one of these buttons will display the frame to

Rename a batch of files you select, Copy a batch of files

from selected locations to another device (eg. CD Rom,

folder, PC on the local area network), Move a batch of

files to another file type and copy to selected location,

Delete a batch of files to the Recycling Bin with one prompt,

and finally select pictures to use in creating a Zip File.

Renaming files also allows you to move the batch of

selected files to another location. Deleting a batch of files

can be recovered, by clicking on the Recycling Bin and

Restoring the files back to the selected location. You can also

create a ZipFile to archive or send. File Selection does apply

to the local area network.


Batch Rename

A batch of selected files from different locations can be

renamed, and moved to another location. The list box displays

the files and locations of the files to be renamed. You can

select files individually by clicking the Open button [image] or

several files at once can be added to the list when clicking

the Select button [image] . The buttons along side the list also allow

you to select and delete files. The Add File button [image] will open

a dialog allowing you to select a file. The Delete button [image] will

delete the highlighted file from the list. The Clear All button

will clear the list of all files.

On the field below the list, you can enter the files new name prefix

along with the folder location all the files will reside. Click the

Locate and Rename button [image] to display the Open Dialog

where you can select the final location of the files to rename,

and enter the Prefix to Rename the files. For example, If you want

to name Files Vacation, and Five Files are selected, the files

will be named Vacation1, Vacation2, etc. If more the 10 Files are

selected, the files will be named Vacation01, Vacation02, etc.

Click the Rename button to Rename the batch of files, and move

if the destination folder is different from the starting folder.


Batch Move

A batch of selected files from different locations can be

moved to  another location preserving each file name.

The list box displays the files and locations of the files to be

moved. You can select files individually by clicking the Open

button [image] or several files at once can be added to the list when

clicking the Select button [image] . The buttons along side the list

also allow you to select and delete files. The Add File button

ill open a dialog allowing you to select a file. The Delete

button [image] will delete the highlighted file from the list. The Clear All

button [image] will clear the list of all files.

On the field below the list, you can enter the new location or

select the new folder location where all the files will reside.

Click the Locate Folder button [image] to display the Open Dialog

where you can select the final location of the files to move.

Click the Move button to move the batch of files, and move

if the destination folder is different from the starting folder.

A log is kept for the last batch move performed, and displayed

by clicking the History Log button [image] .


Deleting a Batch of Files

Files can be selected from any Folder in Batch to be deleted

ot moved to the Recycling Bin for Deletion. Clicking the

Distribution Tab Frame and clicking the Batch Delete button

near the top of the window frame. These files are recoverable

until the Recycling Bin is emptied or deleted from the Recycle

Bin.

You can select files individually by clicking the Open button

or several files at once can be added to the list when clicking

the Select button [image] . The buttons along side the list also allow

you to select and delete files. The Add File button [image]  will open

a dialog allowing you to select a file. The Delete button [image] will

delete the highlighted file from the list. The Clear All button [image] will

clear the list of all files.

Click the Delete button to move the batch of files to the Recycle

Bin. A log is kept for the last Batch Delete performed, and

displayed by clicking the History Log button [image] .


Creating Zip Files

Zip Files can be created by clicking the Distribution Tab Frame,

and clicking the Create Zip File button near the toolbar on the top.

Files can be selected from any accessible location, and

compressed into a Zip File that can be saved to any accessible

folder location.

You can select files individually by clicking the Open button

or several files at once can be added to the list when clicking

the Select button [image] . The buttons along side the list also allow

you to select and delete files. The Add File button [image]  will open

a dialog allowing you to select a file. The Delete button [image] will

delete the highlighted file from the list. The Clear All button [image] will

clear the list of all files.

On the field below the list, you can enter the new location or

select the new folder location where all the files will reside.

Click the Locate Folder button [image] to display the Open Dialog

where you can select the final location of the zip file, and name

the zip file.

Click the Create Zip File button near the bottom of the window frame

to compress the batch of files into the zip file, and move to destination

folder. A log is kept for the last batch zip performed, and displayed

by clicking the History Log button [image] .


Creating a File Organizer for the Entire Disk

You can create a File Organizer Database for your entire disk

grouping all of your files by Pictures, Multimedia, Text, System,

Document, Database and Spread Sheet Files. This will give you

a quick view of all the files you have on your disk, automatically

grouped by these categories. The files in any group can be

displayed alphabetically by name, or organized by group and

sub grouped by folder location. Clicking the Organize Menu

Option: Organize Entire Disk will display a window allowing

you to select some options before running the procedure.

The database you are about to build will contain a list of all

files supported by File Viewer categorized by groups such as

pictures, multimedia, text, documents, etc. You can enter

descriptions and comments for each File, select another

icon to track the file in the database, select priorities for the

file, and enter up to three search words to track the file. The

first Combo box displayed allows you to select the priority to

initially assign the files. You can also check the appropriate

Checkbox to place either the File Name or Folder Name in

Search Words 1 and 2.

When running the Entire Disk Organizer procedure, you will be

first prompted to clear the database of previous file records.

Secondly, a system search will start creating a File List that can

be saved as a separate Text File. Whenever a Disk Drive or

Device changes, you will be prompted whether you want to

stop or continue. To skip the device, leave any external media

out of the device such as CD's, Zip Disk, or diskette, and select

yes to continue. You will get to the Hard Disk soon after, passing

the diskette drive. You can also cancel the procedure when

running by clicking the Cancel button [image] . The Search will run

for several seconds before stopping. When stopped, exit the

Selection window and rerun the Organize Menu Option:

 Organize Entire Disk. This time you can click the Checkbox

to Bypass the Search and run off the list created the last run up

to the point of Cancel. This procedure may take up to 10 minutes

to run on a 266 Pentium II with a 6 gigabyte hard drive. On a 935

Pentium III, the procedure took less than 5 minutes.