Welcome
File Mag-Net Overview

File Mag-Net is a powerful file search tool that filters all content from a web page and lists only the files that were used or referenced. It then lets you download all the files at once, which the web browsers don't support.

By user defined preferences File Mag-Net will also search just the current page, entire web site (default), only external links, or a combination of the above.

Keyword Search - File Mag-Net can also perform a search, much like a Find command on a web browser, but to an entire site. For example, one can search www.cnn.com for any reference of the word Clinton and a list with all the web pages will be produced. The user can then just double click on the listing and go directly to that page, or save it locally.

Newsgroups – Unlike many newsgroup readers, File Mag-Net can filter out all articles, advertisements in the newsgroups and display only the files.  You can also filter articles based on keywords.

With File Mag-Net 3.0 you can seamlessly download from Web sites, FTP Servers, and the Newsgroups in one job without having to use multiple programs.

Menu Options

Preferences

Keyword Searching

Paste & Search

Image Viewer

Adding / Removing Items from Location Bar List

Newsgroups

Common Problems

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Common Problems

1) Please remember that File Mag-Net is not a stand alone web browser. It’s actually not very productive without a browser. One of the most common mistakes a new user makes is to put in a web site in File Mag-Net without looking at it in a web browser. So when File Mag-Net does not list any files, the user feels it does not work.

2) If File Mag-Net does not seem to be responding and after a attempted search is immediately returning a search completed message, this may be due to Internet Explorer being in Work Offline mode. To fix this, just open Internet Explorer, and under the File menu option, make sure the Work Offline is unchecked.

3) One problem not addressed in this version of File Mag-Net deals with web sites which automatically transfer the user to a second web site. File Mag-Net will not work properly in these sites. You can tell a web site is doing this when you type in a location and instead of a page downloading, a new location is presented to you.

4) If you enter a web site and File Mag-Net displays the message "Contacting..." and in a minute justs returns "Search

Completed" without doing anything (this will happen for any location typed in), this is probably due to a mismatch of system files. Internet Explorer v3.0 or later will install the newest versions of all the required system files.


Menu Options

File

New	Clears current contents of the main list window. Does not disturb any searches or downloads currently in progress.
Open	Opens a saved file list set (.wbf extension).
Save	Saves the currently displayed list in a file for later import (.wbf extension) or as an html file with links to the current file list.
Save As	Saves the current list with another file name.
Save Selected Files	Same as Save As except only the files currently selected are saved.
Find	Opens standard Windows search screen. Allows search of specific text in the file list. This screen will close after the first item has been found. To search again for the same text press the F3 key.
Folder Hierarchy	Displays the current file list in a "explorer" like directory structure. Downloading from this screen maintains the original directory structure as File Mag-Net will create subfolders of the same name on the local computer.
Manual File Addition	Lets the user add a file to the download list manually. Input the URL of the file to be downloaded.
Manual Logon	Lets the user log on to a password protected web site with the traditional web browser Username / Password screen. Searches and downloads can then be performed on the site without including the username and password in the URL.
Preferences Summary	This option brings up a screen with the values of all your preference. It is useful when requesting support from FileMagNet.com.
Generate FM URL	This option creates an encrypted version of any URL that only File Mag-Net supports. This option can be used to send URLs exclusively to File Mag-Net users. The FM URL is in the format fm://site
Shutdown After Download	This option can be checked on and off. When on, File Mag-Net will shut down the computer after completing the current download job. (Next job if no current job is in progress)
Exit	Closes File Mag-Net, ends any current searches and downloads.

Online

Stop Search	End existing search process.
Cancel Download	Stops existing download process.
Skip Current File	Aborts the download of the current file. Continues the download process with the next file in the download queue.
Pause Download	Will pause the download process after the current file has been completely downloaded. A “Paused” message will appear on the download status bar.
Resume Download	Prompts the user to resume a paused download process immediately or at a later time. For downloads which are chosen to resume at  a later time, the specified date and time are placed on the download status bar.
Clear Download Status	Removes the selected file(s) from the download queue (if it is found). This command will also remove any indicators in the description which were added during the download process.
Download	Downloads the currently selected file(s). (Selected files will marked with an ->, the file currently being download will be marked with <-, a successfully downloaded file will be marked with *)                   If files are currently being downloaded, this option will add the newly selected files to the download queue.
Download to Folder	Same as Download except the user is prompted to choose the local folder to download the file into.
Download & Run	Downloads the currently selected file(s) and then runs it using the locally associated application.
Download to Folder & Run	Same as Download & Run except you are prompted to choose the local folder to download the file into.
Run Local File	Runs the selected file(s) using the locally associated application, if the file has been downloaded.
Get File Size	Fetches the size of the selected file(s) from the Internet and places them in the description.
Copy URL	Copies the URL of the first selected file into the clipboard. If the first file is a newsgroup item, it will copy the article number.
Delete Local File	This option will delete any local files represented by the selected items. The exact file names are listed in the first column.
Load in Browser	Loads the currently selected file(s) in the default web browser.
Go To Web Site	Opens the web page that the currently selected file(s) was found in.
Read Article	Downloads the selected article and opens the File Mag-Net article reader. (Only available for news articles with NG file type or when Control key is pressed download on any news artlicle)
Filter Duplicates	Removes duplicate files that were reported. (This occurs when one file is used or linked to in more than one page)


Keyword Searching

The input box labeled "Keywords :" is used for searching a web site for a specific word or phrase. Any page that is found to contain the keyword(s) entered is listed with a description "Found -> Keyword" and a filename entry as "Goto Web Page".

You can then visit the page by double clicking on the entry.

Multiple Keywords can be added by separated them with semi-colons, as in the following manner:

Keyword1;Keyword2;Keyword3;Keyword4;Keyword5


Paste & Search
Paste & Search - F8

When this option is clicked, File Mag-Net will paste a web site location from the clipboard to the location bar and immediately begin searching the site. If a web site location is not in the clipboard, this option does not do anything.

If the Control Key is pressed while clicking this option, File Mag-Net will perform a Manual File Addition if a valid Internet file is found in the clipboard.


Image Viewer

The Image Viewer is a convenient way to view all the pictures that you find using File Mag-Net. You can open the viewer by clicking on the Image Viewer menu option. If you have any picture file (.jpg or .gif only) highlighted in File Mag-Net, the viewer will immediately begin downloading it. To download another picture just single click on another file or scroll to it. Simple as that. The File Mag-Net has some built in short cuts to make your surfing experience more pleasant.

Shortcuts

F9	Opens the File Mag-Net Image Viewer.
Enter	Toggles the Image Viewer between Maximized and Normal state.
Space Bar	Scrolls to the next file displayed in File Mag-Net
Ctrl - Space Bar	Scrolls to the previous file displayed in File Mag-Net
Ctrl – D	Saves the currently displayed file to your local hard drive (in the location specified in the preferences)
Esc	Closes the File Mag-Net Image Viewer
Left Click	Zoom In
Right Click	Zoom Out
+	Zoom In
-	Zoom Out


Search Options

1) Order

Search Only This Page:

             Most basic search. Only searches the current page. Does not follow any links.

Example:

A search on page http://www.xxx.com/index.html with this option:

1) Will look for any files on http://www.xxx.com/index.html.

2) Will not follow links located on this page.

Search Only The Links:

Does not look for files in the current page. Only follows the links to external sites.

Example:

A search on page http://www.xxx.com/index.html with this option:

1) Will not look for any files on http://www.xxx.com/index.html.

2) Will follow links located on this page

Search This Page Then The Links:

Looks for files in the current page, then follows all the links.

Example:

A search on page http://www.xxx.com/index.html with this option:

1) Will look for any files on http://www.xxx.com/index.html.

2) Will follow links located on this page.

2) For Any Page, Search The Complete Site

When checked on, this option tells File Mag-Net to follow any links that are on the same server as the current page, disregarding any limits.(See #5 below)

Example:

A search on page http://www.xxx.com/index.html with this option:

Will cause all of the web pages on server www.xxx.com to be searched. File Mag-Net will go from one page to another and as long as it finds a link leading to a page on www.xxx.com that has not already been searched, it will follow it, disregarding any limits.(See #5 below)

3) Only Search Under Current Directory

When checked on, this option tells File Mag-Net to only search under the directory of the entered web page.

Example:

A search on page http://www.xxx.com/directory1/index.html with this option:

Will cause all of the web pages on server www.xxx.com  in and under directory1 to be searched.

In the following, dir2 is under directory1.    http://www.xxx.com/directory1/dir2/index.html

This option is userful for isolating large web site areas. A search with this option on www.cnn.com on the page http://www.cnn.com/weather/index.html will result in only the weather topics to be searched, not the headlines, sports, etc.

4) List Embedded Images

When checked on, this option tells File Mag-Net to list all the images on a web page that are displayed to the user (as oppose to images that are in a web page as a text link with a description). In order for this option to work, the image extension (usually jpg or gif) must be listed in the Extensions Tab in Preferences.

5) Keyword Search Only

When checked on, this option tells File Mag-Net not to list any files during its search. Only list the web pages containing Keywords entered. If this option is checked on, and there are no Keywords entered, File Mag-Net will basically just search and not list anything.

6) # of Child Layers to Search

This option deals with how many layers to the user wants File Mag-Net to search, and can be best explained through an example.

Example:

A search on page A1 with # of Child Layers to Search set a 2 :

With the way the World Wide Web works:

A1 has links to B1 and B2;

        B1 has links to C1 and C2;                         Child Layer #1

        B2 has links to C3 and C4 ;

                C1 has links to D1 and D2 ;                Child Layer #2

                C2 has links to D3 and D4 ;

                C3 has links to D5 and D6 ;

                C4 has links to D7 and D8 ;

Setting this Option to 2 will tell File Mag-Net to stop at C1, C2, C3, C4 and not search the D's.

In most web pages, since there are many more links, setting this option to a high number will result in a very lengthy search.

7) Web Page Extensions

This preference will determine which links File Mag-Net will consider to search during a scan of the web site. Most web pages have an extension of htm, html or shtml. If you encounter a web page with other extensions for the page files, you can enter those extensions here.


File Types

This tab lets the user specify the types of files to look for and also the types not to look for. File Mag-Net will only list the files whose extensions (untitled.txt where txt is the extension) are listed on this tab with a check next to them.

File Mag-Net comes with a default set of common extensions which can be modified easily by the user.

You can turn off searches for specific file types by unchecking them.

Quick Menu
Use the Quick menu to select commonly searched file types instantly. If the file extension of a certain type is not in the list, it will be added automatically.


Sites to Avoid

This tab lets the user specify the certain sites that File Mag-Net should not follow links into. These usually are very large sites which do not contain data on any specific topic. Also these are commercial sites or search engines which most web sites provide links to. By avoiding sites like these, search times are improved immensley.

File Mag-Net comes with a default set of Sites To Avoid which can be modified easily by the user.


Advanced Preferences

1) Proxy Server

If the user is connecting to the Internet via a Proxy Server he can put this information here. If the check box "Access the Internet Using a Proxy Server" is checked but an address is not entered, a Proxy Server connection will be attempted using shared data from the registry.

2) Advance Use of Keywords

The keywords can be used to limit the links searched by File Mag-Net and the files listed by File Mag-Net. Check the preference which applies to the current search. These options are ignored when the keywords box is empty.

Tip: To only list items or only search links which do not have a specified keyword, place a ! before the keyword.

3) HTML Columns

This option is used with the Save functionality. File Mag-Net lets you save the list of files as an html page. Select the File – Save option from the menu and choose "HTML files" as the File Type. This option will organize large file lists in columns to use the maximum area on a web page.

4) Auto Focus on Location Bar

When this preference is checked, the focus automatically returns to the location bar when switching between File Mag-Net and another application.


Preferences

File Mag-Net is a highly tunable program. The following are options that can be set to optimize File Mag-Net for your search.

Searching Options

Download

File Types

Sites to Avoid

Advanced

Newsgroup Preferences


Newsgroups

Listing Articles for a Specified Newgroup

To list newsgroup articles using File Mag-Net the following steps need to be followed:

1)	Enter a valid News server (NNTP) in the Newsgroup tab in Preferences. Your Internet provider will provide this information.

2)	Enter a valid new group in the location box in the following format and press enter:

news:newsgroupname	example:  news:alt.jokes

3) After you press enter, a window titled “Newsgroup Options” will open with the following fields:

# of articles to Download	- This value will limit the maximum number of article headers to download.
Only list articles after article #	- File Mag-Net maintains a history of the last article header downloaded. It will pre-fill this field with the number of that article so you can avoid seeing the same articles from your last download.

Note: If these fields are empty, File Mag-Net will download all articles in the given newsgroup.

After your press OK, File Mag-Net will begin downloading article headers from the given newsgroup.

File type assignment

File Mag-Net will label an article with a File Type of “NG” unless it contains one of the selected file extensions. For such cases the File Type will be “NG-Extension”.

Downloading artlicles

Downloading a newsgroup article is exactly the same as downloading a file extracted from a web site. Highlight the article(s) desired and from the menu choose Online->Download.

Automatic extraction of attached files

After an article is downloaded, File Mag-Net attempts to search it for an attached file. If one is found, it will perform a uuedecode and save it to the local drive. If a file is not found or the uuedecode fails, File Mag-Net will save it locally as a  text file. (The article number will be used as the file name)

Reading an artlicle

File Mag-Net provides functionality to read articles without saving them as local files. You can read articles having the File Types “NG” by: Right Clicking->Choose Read Article, Double Clicking, Pressing Enter while in focus.

Articles with file attachments will not have this functionality by default, but can be read in the same way if the Control Key is pressed down.

Image Previewing

Articles with attachments of type jpg and gif can be previewed in the File Mag-Net Image viewer.


Download Preferences

1) Auto Skip During Download

This option will let the user avoid the download of files which are too small (small graphics used in web page design) or too large.

Note: If any of these fields are cleared, File Mag-Net will download files without a check for that particular field.

Skip Files which are less than  X  Kbytes	- where the value of X is the minimum size a file must be to be downloaded
Skip Files which are greater than  X  Kbytes	- where the value of X is the maximum size a file can be to be downloaded
2) Current Save File Folder

This option sets the folder in which all downloaded files are saved. This is defaulted to the installation location of File Mag-Net. The folder can be changed by clicking on the 3-dot button to the right, and selecting a folder from the list.

New Folder Under Current

This feature can be used to create a new folder under the listed directory above. Type the name of the new folder in the field provided and click the Create button. If the folder was created successfully, the directory path in the field above will be updated with the new folder name and the New Folder Field will be cleared.

3) Duplicate Files

Use this preference to specify what action to take when a duplicate file name during the download process. The file name for the new file may be changed or the old file can be overwritten.

4) Save list after each file download

Checking this preference will cause File Mag-Net to automatically save the list of files after each file download. Auto Save is implemented only if the current list has been saved manually at least once.


Newsgroup Preferences

1) Connection

This information needs to be completed before File Mag-Net can search newsgroup articles.

News Server	The server which provides the NNTP connection.
Port	The port to connect on the News Server (Default 119)
Login Using Password	To login to a news server which requires a username and password, check the Login option and enter the User and Password for the server.

2) Only list articles with attached files having matching extensions

When this option is checked, File Mag-Net will filter out all articles which do not have a file attached. The attached file must match one of the selected File Types for that article to be listed.

3) Limit articles with keywords search

When this option is checked, File Mag-Net will filter out all articles whose headers do not have at least one of the keywords within their headers. This option is ignored when the keywords box is empty.


Adding / Removing Items from Location Bar List

Items may be added to the Location Bar list by typing in the item and pressing Control + Enter. Items may be removed by selecting an item from the list and pressing Control + Delete.


What's New in File Mag-Net 2.0
What's New in File Mag-Net 3.0

File Mag-Net 3.0 has powerful new features that were created based on user requests.

•	New preference to specify web page file extensions.

•	Ftp download capability.

•	Automatic computer shutdown after download option.

•	Create File Mag-Net only encrypted URLs (FM URL).


Deleting files from list

To delete files from the list of files, highlight the file(s) and press the Delete key. To also delete the file (if downloaded) from the local drive, press Control + Delete. You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the file from the local drive.