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WebFetch v1.16 June 27, 1996
Filename : Feature.txt
For best viewing in Windows, set font to Courier New 10.
Advanced Features
1. Copy and paste full path names into WebFetch.
2. Create subdirectories.
3. Allow multiple downloads through command files.
4. Saves a record of downloaded files.
5. Load, edit and save command files.
6. Using with a proxy server.
7. Using with a password protected page.
8. Set which webbrowser WebFetch mimics.
9. Resizing and customizing WebFetch interface.
10. To access the built-in help.
1. Copy and paste full path names into WebFetch.
By using Windows standard powerkeys (ctrl-insert to copy,
shift-insert to paste). Paste the full path in the Website Name
box and then either hit the tab key, or click on the box.
2. Create subdirectories.
If the subdirectory named in the D/L name does not exist,
WebFetch will ask if you want to create the directory.
3. Allow multiple downloades through command files.
WebFetch allows three different ways to "automatically"
download one or more webpages at a time.
(a) Command Line (one item):
From the command line (Run menu, or as an item in a group)
you call Webfetch with parameters that identify the full http
path of the webpage or file, where to save it on your hard
drive, and four optional parameters : run as an icon, D/L
referenced graphics, Strip HTTP headers, and Skip or Overwrite
existing files (the last four work similarly as the options on
the WebFetch main screen).
ex: webfetch -igoks http://www.yahoo.htm/ c:\temp\yahoo.htm
Where the options -i(icon only), -g(D/L graphics), -o
(overwrite existing files), -k (skip existing files), and -s
(Strip HTTP headers) are optional, but the full URL name and
DOS filename are required.
(b) Command Line (batch file) :
From the command line you can pass the name of a "command"
file that is a text file containing parameters in the same
format as above, with one job per line.
ex : webfetch /f weblog.txt
Where the /f parameter tells WebFetch to open and read the
contents of the weblog.txt file and execute each line separately.
example of file contents :
-igos http://www.yahoo.htm/ c:\temp\yahoo.htm
-igs http://www.cnet.com/Content/Techno/ c:\temp\tech.htm
(c) From WebFetch, you click on the "Auto Req..." and choose
the command file to run automatically. It has the same format
as in the previous section.
4. Saves a record of downloaded files.
WebFetch saves a record of every file it downloads in a file
named "weblog.txt". The format is the same as the command file
mentioned in 3. To configure WebFetch to log the download of
webpages or graphics files (the default is both), go to the
configuration screen, and click on the Advanced Configuration
option. Under "File Logger Information", check which items you
want saved to the logfile. When done, click on the Main Screen
Configuration and click the Save button. The settings are now
made permanent. If you just want the changes for that session,
then click on the Set Button instead of the Save button.
5. Load, edit and save command files.
To take advantage of the online editor, click on the "c"
button to bring up the configuration screen. Select Filelogger
Options and it will bring the filelogger configuration screen
which includes an online editor. You can create, load, save,
and edit command files to use in the auto or batch mode.
6. Using with a proxy server.
To configure for a proxy server, go to the configuration
screen and click on the Advanced Configuration option. Under
"Proxy Server Information", make sure the Proxy Server Active
box is checked, and fill in the values for the proxy server port
and Name(URL Address). Click on the Main Screen Configuration
and click on the save button. WebFetch is now configured to use
that proxy server and port for every download.
7. Using with a password protected page.
To enable a user/password pair, go to the configuration screen
and click on the Advanced Configuration option. Under
"Authorization", check the Enable Password box, enter a name and
password, and then click on the Authorize button. WebFetch will
use that name and password for as long as the Enable Pasword box
stays checked. If you want WebFetch to save that name/password
pair to a file and use it each time it starts, check the Save
Authentication box. In any case, click on the Main Screen
Configuration and press Save or Set to save values.
8. Set which webbrowser WebFetch mimics.
Some webservers will deliver different graphic or text content
based which webbrowser you are using (www.yahoo.com and
www.msn.com are just such examples). You can currently configure
to "mimic" or convince the website that you are either Netscape
or Microsoft's Internet Explorer (MSIE). Other webbrowsers may be
be added in the future.
To configure this option, go to the Advanced Configuration
option on the configuration screen. Under "Webbrowser Spoofing",
click on either the Netscape of MSIE(Microsoft) option. Then
click on the Main Screen Configuration at the top and click on
either the set or save button.
9. Resizing and customizing WebFetch interface.
For some circumstances, the width of the fields in WebFetch's
main screen are not wide enough to see the entire pathname. You
have two options, you can resize the main screen and the fields
will grow or shrink according to the change in the overall size
of the main screen.
Or, the three "Status" fields at the bottom : Connection,
File Name and Download status you can configure to show either
the beginning or end of the pathname. To configure, position
your mouse over the field, and click once with your >>right<<
mouse button. Clicking again will switch it back.
10. To access the built-in help.
Click on the ? button on the main screen. You will see a new
screen with the following functions:
Help screen with three options : Version History, Features,
Readme - and yes, before you ask, these contain the same info as
the files of the same name.
Network Status Screen - Lets you know if you do have a good
network connection. If you are using Compuserve and find the
connection has dropped, it will tell that in this window.
Force Winsock Connection - useful when another program (like
Compuserve's dialer) knocks WebFetch off. By pressing this, WF
tries to re-establish a network/Winsock connection.
And a scrolling advertisement at the bottom. You can this
stop the scrolling by double-clicking on the text.
Close button - what else?