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Find-It ver 3.52 for WINDOWS (v3.0 & v3.1) is the Ultimate file finder!
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 by RME Enterprises. All Rights Reserved worldwide.
Description:
Find-It is a disk file search utility. Given one or more file specs,
date and size options, and wildcard characters, the tool will search
ALL of the specified disks for files matching the specification. When
files are found, their full path names are displayed. Like other
search utilities it will recurse subdirectories in search of files.
This utility, however, has ONE MAJOR ADVANTAGE over the others in
these days of heavy file compression and archiving in that it will
open and scan archives in search of it's files. ARC, ZIP, ARJ, LZH,
PAK, DWC, and ZOO formats are currently supported. Additional options
allow the user to specify search criteria other than the file mask
including file dates and sizes. Files and directories that are marked
hidden, system, and read-only may also be found. If you're aware of
other compression utilities and have their formats, send them and we'll
incorporate them in the next release!
You enter the file search spec using a database style with the usual
DOS wildcard characters, except they may be used multiple times:
Use ? to represent 1 unknown character.
Use * to represent any sequence of characters.
For example, using a search spec of *s*t* would find 'setting',
'assets', and 'shoot'. Without using a period in the search file
name, the search spans the filename and extension.
Once the program locates matching files, you can process those files
by performing an unlimited amount of commands. You are offered a
checkbox to select the file types: those being normal, in ARC, in
ZIP, in ARJ, in LZH, or in ZOO files. The appropriate items are
illuminated with counts to let you know that those types of file have
been found. You may then process the files through commands. The
commands are anything that can be processed through DOS. You may
use the following macro substitution characters:
Use ! to represent the found file.
Use @ to represent the parent file.
(the ARCed file that contained the found file).
The default when found is to select ALL matching files.
You may deselect any or all of the files found before processing
with the click of your mouse button.
NEW THIS RELEASE (not totally but over ver 3.20)
- Added .PAK and .DWC compressed file formats
- Changed SAVE List option to save contents of the particular listbox
rather than processing through commands (as an ASCII file). This
allows you to pull the file into your favorite spreadsheet or whatever.
- Copy File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
- Move File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
updates the Select window of the changes
- Delete File (or Parent if in an archived file) (when registered)
(There is a safety net so that files marked ReadOnly, System, or
Hidden are asked prior to deleting anyway!) Updates the Select
window as to the changes
- The ability to search STORED FILES (compressed files that can't be
compressed further) inside of compressed files. That is for example
.zip files STORED IN .zip files or any compressed format IN any other
compressed format currntly supported! They're marked with a '+'.
- To narrow searches on large drives or for networks, the ability
to scan drives and SELECT DIRECTORIES to search! (when registered)
- SelectAll and DeselectAll buttons to make it easier to select
only a few files (or directories to search) in the lists.
- Help buttons sensitive to the current display.
- Select file details to display (Time, Date, Size, and Attribute).
Also saves the details configuration.
- Now saves the last filespec (even if it's not in the file type).
Saves the last FileType.
- Sets up columns based on system font size (ver 3.20).
- Corrected a process capability of 128 files (ver 3.20, oops!)
- Corrected date and size filters (inoperable in 3.20, oops!)
- Corrected Comfirm Delete option (ver 3.20)
- Corrected Process Files for only LZH found files,
only @ opening screen (ver 3.50)
- Corrected Save File/List Dialog, wasn't getting
complete name to save (ver 3.10 oops!)
- One regristration number for both DOS and Windows (started ver 3.50)
Features:
- Can operate in the BACKGROUND (even as an icon) (when registered).
- When operating in background, the user can STOP the search.
- Availability OPTIONS
after search Alarm, Reactivate, Display after search
during search Display list during search (when found)
Background operation
- Can REACTIVATE itself (user selected) if it's an icon.
- Saves option configuration for later sessions.
- Has UNLIMITED FileTypes (ver 1.0 previously allowed 8).
- Does MULTIPLE MASKS of filenames (ie. SpreadSheets *.wr1 *.wk1 *.wks).
- Has a built-in search TIMER which is displayed upon completion,
or when operating in backgrgound.
- Searches through .ARC, .ZIP, .ARJ, .LZH, .PAK, .DWC, and .ZOO
compressed files. (when registered)
- Searches through stored compressed files IN compressed files.
(ie. .zip files contained IN .zip files)
- Select file details to display (Date, Time, Size, and Attributes).
Saves these options for later sessions.
- Can scan drives for directories (when registered),
then select the directories to search.
- Displays the FILE'S date according to the WINDOWS date format.
- SelectAll and DeselectAll buttons to simplify selecting only
a few files to process.
- Can display files as they're found or wait until all are found.
- Found files can be selected and processed with any DOS command.
- Automatically sizes the Found file and Process dialog box to the
width of your screen to take advantage of higher resolution screens
- Wider search path window to accommodate bigger search paths
- This is a maintenance release and is a FREE UPGRADE to version 3.1 or
higher. (use your same registration information to upgrade.)
NOTE: To upgrade press the About Box to retrieve your Name and
registration Number! Copy the new version over the previous,
then run the new version and register.
If your running a resident anti virus software, you should
disable it prior to registering. This software rewrites
itself upon registering.
- Registered owners (ver 1.0 & 2.0) can UPGRADE both portions
(DOS & Windows) for $15 US.
Improvements over versions (1.0 and 2.0):
- TOTALLY rewritten in C++ 3.1 and optimized resulting in:
- 30% speed improvement.
- smoother multitasking with other processes.
- self checking for VIRUS's upon startup.
- Added option to SORT alphabetically (helps find duplicate filenames).
- Added searching BETWEEN dates and sizes.
- Shows selected file attributes.
- Added Help Screens.
- Search Timer is updated every second (in Background Operation).
- Added to Save Selected Drive list and all selected options.
- Redesigned main screen to allow wider display of search directories
- Increased stack size to allow searching directories 13 levels deep
- Saves contents of listbox to a .LST file
If you're a previous registered user (ver 1.0 ONLY), you may delete
(in WIN.INI) the line FileTypes=.... or make it FileTypes0= and
replace the space with a comma between the file types. Otherwise
you will loose those original formats, as the previous line is
incompatible in version 2.0 and later (because of the unlimited
masks).
Original: FileTypes=AllFiles *.* ArcFiles *.arc
New Format: FileTypes0=AllFiles *.*,ArcFiles *.arc,ZipFiles *.zip
Find-It ver 3.52 for DOS is the ultimate file finder.
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 by RME Enterprises. All Rights Reserved.
Description:
Find-It is a disk file search utility. Given one or more file specs
containing options wildcard characters, the tool will search the
specified system, disk, tree, or directory for files matching the
specification. When files are found, their full path names are
displayed. Like other search utilities it will recurse
subdirectories in search of files. This utility, however, has one
MAJOR ADVANTAGE over the others in these days of heavy file
compression and archiving in that it will open and scan archives in
search of it's files. ARC, ZIP, ARJ, LZH, PAK, DWC and ZOO formats
are currently supported. Additional options allow the user to
specify search criteria other than the file mask including file
dates and sizes. Files and directories that are marked hidden,
system, and read-only may also be found. When files are found,
their quantity and sizes are summarized for each directory,
archive, and specification.
Usage:
Find-It [options] <filespecs...>
The filename may be any valid DOS file specification. It may
contain the standard dos wildcards "?" and "*".
Multiple file specs may be used to search different areas of a
system.
-> find-it a:\programs\sys*.h c:\utilities\sys*.h
Multiple file masks may be used to search the same area for
different file specifications. Separate the file masks by a comma.
-> find-it a:\programs\*.h,*.c,*.cpp
An asterisk may be supplied instead of a specific drive to search
all existing hard disk drives from the root directory down. This
is very useful for large networks.
-> find-it *:\missing.doc
Any combination of these options may be used together.
-> a:\programs\*.h,*.c,*.cpp d:\test\*.doc,*.txt *:missing.doc
The output of the program may be redirected to the printer to
obtain a hard copy or to a file for later use in conjunction with
another program. When output has been redirected, the opening
screen and the usual search progress messages will be suppressed.
-> find-it /d \*.doc >prn
-> find-it /d/s \*.h >listing.dat
Options:
Any number or combination of options may be specified anywhere on
the command line. Each must be proceeded by a forward slash (/).
Option parameters may be proceeded by an equal sign (=). Option
switches may be followed by either a plus sign (+) to activate the
option (default) or a minus sign (-) to deactivate the option.
/D[=dir_mask] = Descend Directories (default NO,dir_mask=*.*)
The /D option causes any subdirectories that are encountered to be
scanned in search of files. This allows an entire disk or
directory tree to be searched.
-> find-it /d c:\missing.doc
When the optional directory mask is specified, only directories
with names matching the mask will be searched.
-> find-it /d=SOURCE d:\*.cpp
-> find-it /d=DOC*,TXT* d:\*.doc
/S[=arc_mask] = Scan Archives (default=NO,arc_mask=*.*)
The /S option causes any archives that are encountered to be
scanned in search of files. This allows files that are stored in
compressed archives to be found. ARC, ZIP, ARJ, and LZH formats
are currently supported.
-> find-it /s d:\archives\missing.doc
When the optional archive mask is specified, only archives with
names matching the mask will be searched.
-> find-it /s=*.zip d:\archives\missing.doc
-> find-it /s=*.arj,*.lzh d:\archives\missing.doc
/R± = Show Directories (default=NO)
This option causes any directories containing matching files to be
displayed.
-> find-it /d/r *.c
-> find-it /d/r- *.doc
/E± = Show Files (default=YES)
This option causes any files matching the file specs to be
displayed.
-> find-it /e d:\test\*.c
-> find-it /d/r/e- c:\doc\*.doc
/C± = Show Archives (default=NO)
This option causes any archives containing matching files to be
displayed.
-> find-it /s/c lost.dat
-> find-it /d/s/c- unknown.lst
/K± = Show Archived Files (default=YES)
This option causes any files matching the file specs that are found
within an archive to be displayed.
-> find-it /s/k work.dat
-> find-it /s/c/k- test*.dat
/B± = Use Database File Matching (default=NO)
This option causes Find-It to use standard database wildcard
matching instead of standard DOS wildcard matching. The basic
difference is that multiple asterisks may be used each of which
represent any number of characters.
-> find-it /s/d *ss*.dat
-> find-it /s/k- test*x*.txt
/A± = Show File Date (default=NO)
This option causes the file date to be displayed with the file
name.
-> find-it /a *.dat
/M± = Show File Time (default=NO)
This option causes the file time to be displayed with the file
name.
-> find-it /m *.dat
/Z± = Show File Size (default=NO)
This option causes the file size to be displayed with the file
name. File counts and sizes are subtotaled at multiple levels.
Each directory, archive, and file spec will display the appropriate
subtotals of file counts and sizes. If multiple file specs have
been supplied, then a grand total will be displayed when the entire
search has been completed. Archived files will display the
original size of the file when uncompressed.
-> find-it /z *.dat
-> find-it /d/s/z *:\*.pas
/P± = Show Full Path (default=YES)
This option causes the full path of the file to be displayed.
-> find-it /p *.for
-> find-it /d/p- E:\*.for
/F[=YY-MM-DD] = Include only files stamped on or after date (default=today)
This option causes only files which have a time stamp on or after
the specified date to be displayed.
-> find-it /f c:\*.h
-> find-it /d/f=91-02-15 c:\*.cpp
/T[=YY-MM-DD] = Include only files stamped on or before date (default=today)
This option causes only files which have a time stamp on or before
the specified date to be displayed.
-> find-it /t d:\tqx*.*
-> find-it /t=91-04-19 accounts\*.jan
Note: The date /To and /From options may be combined to include only
files within a specified date range.
--> find-it /f=91-03-01 /t=91-03-31 c:\doc\*.doc
/L = Include only files less than or equal to size.
This option causes only files which have a size that is less than
or equal to the specified size to be displayed.
-> find-it /l=5000 f:\books\*.doc
-> find-it /l=100000 d:\huge\*.*
/G = Include only files greater than or equal to size.
This option causes only files which have a size that is greater
than or equal to the specified size to be displayed.
-> find-it /g=5000 f:\books\*.doc
-> find-it /g=100000 d:\shrimps\*.*
Note: The size /Less and /Greater than options may be combined to
include only files within a specified size range.
-> find-it /l=10000 /g=20000 e:\include\*.h
Product Registration:
/REGISTER = Register product to enable enhancements.
As distributed, this product will not scan archives in search of
matching files. When you register your copy, it will be enhanced
to scan all forms of compressed archives and the initial display
message will be deactivated. When you receive your registration
name and number by mail or phone, type the following command when
you are in the directory containing the file SS.EXE:
-> find-it /register
The software will then prompt you to enter your name and
registration number. Be sure to enter your name exactly as
specified paying attention to case sensitivity.
Software License Agreement:
You are free to copy Find-It for noncommercial or commercial
use subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
Find-It must be copied in unmodified and unregistered form.
This documentation file must be supplied with the software.
No copying or distribution fee may be assessed other than the
basic charges for the cost of the coping medium.
Find-It may not be distributed with any other software or
hardware product(s) without the express written permission of
RME Enterprises.
Distribution of the software in registered form is strictly
prohibited!
No one may modify Find-It for any reason, in any way,
including but not limited to, decompiling-compiling, patching,
disassembling, or reverse engineering the program. This
restriction also applies to all program outputs such as the opening
screen. RME Enterprises hereby disclaims all warranties relating
to this software, whether express or implied, including without
limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for
a particular purpose. RME Enterprises will not be liable for any
special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due
to loss of data or any other reason, even if RME Enterprises or an
agent of RME Enterprises has been advised of the possibility of
such damages. In no event shall RME Enterprises's liability for
any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the
software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using
the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of
the software.
COMPUSERVE ID 70670,1740
Software Ordering:
To register Find-It by phone call (313)-623-6970 with your
VISA/MC number and expiration date. You will be given a
registration number over the phone for instant gratification!
Out of the Country checks, please specify New York DRAFT! This
will expedite your order. Checks must clear before order is sent.
To register by mail complete the order form below and mail to:
Find-It c/o RME Enterprises
7514 Maceday Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48329-2626
Quantity Description Amount
________ Find-It v3.52 for Windows & Dos $ 25 ea _________
________ UPGRADE Find-It v3.52 (Windows & DOS) $ 15 ea _________
from versions prior to 3.1
________ Find-It v3.52 (Windows & DOS)
2 to 9 computers $ 20 ea _________
10 to 24 computers $ 16 ea _________
25 to 49 computers $ 13 ea _________
50 to 99 computers $ 10 ea _________
100 to 199 computers (one time fee) $ 1,000 _________
200 + computers (one time fee) $ 2,000 _________
________ Latest version of Find-It on Disk $ 5 ea _________
________ Out-of-United States $ 5 ea _________
(Michigan residents add 4% sales tax) Tax _________
Total _________
Payment:
Terms:
MasterCard, VISA, Check or Money Order drawn on a U.S.A. bank
in U.S. funds. Corporate Purchase Orders (net 30) accepted for
software from large corporations within the USA & Canada. All
licenses are prepaid only. All orders outside of the United
States & Canada must be prepaid.
Check [ ] Visa [ ] MasterCard [ ] PO [ ] ____________
Name: _____________________________________________________
Company: _____________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
Work Phone: (___) ___________ Home Phone: (___) ___________
Card Number: ____________________ Exp Date: ________________
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Where did you receive your copy:
____ Compuserve ID _______,_____ (for release notifications)
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