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- WebFetch v1.0k April 27, 1996
- Filename : Readme.1st
-
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * See Install.txt for installation instructions.
- * See Feature.txt for explanation of features.
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-
- Thank you very much for downloading my program and thank you
- >>double<< for actual reading this very brief introduction! I
- certainly hate (as I am sure you do) wasting time reading when I
- could be playing with the brand-new toy that I just downloaded.
- So, my contribution is to give you all you need to know in a
- nutshell. On your part, please at least scan over all the items
- and it may save you some frustration later.
-
- *********
-
- First : a short commercial. If you or your significant other is
- a doll collector and enjoys a good deal as well as friendly
- service, you should check out my wife's business webpage
- (http://www.charm.net/~hdollies/).
-
- *********
-
- A.) What do you need to run this program?
- - A PC with MS Windows - this can be Win 3.1, Win 3.11,
- Windows for Workgroups, or Win95(I haven't tested it on WinNT,
- but I would guess it should work on that OS too).
- - vbrun300.dll (Visual Basic 3.0 runtime module). Check
- in your windows or windows/system directory. Otherwise, you can
- download it from any of a number of sites incuding American Online,
- Compuserve, or do a search on the net for vbrun300.dll.
- - A network connection : either direct or dial-in must be
- active. This network connection must support the Winsock DLL and
- the asynchronous calling features. To my knowledge, the only problems
- found are early versions of Twinsock (get Twinsock 2.0 to solve) and
- Novell TCP/IP (make sure you have the latest TCP/IP and winsock and that
- both are in your machine's path). Most internet providers that allow
- you to use third party webpage viewers will support WebFetch, but there
- may be some minor adjustment. For example, an internet provider such as
- NETCOM will work, but see the Netcom home page on how to "enable" third
- party programs.
-
- - A WebBrowser (Netscape, Mosaic, etc) is recommended, but
- is absolutely not required.
- - Network experience enough to know how to browse around
- on the World Wide Web.
-
- B.) What does this program do?
- It allows the user to do two things :
- 1.) Download any binary or text file that can accessed
- with the "http" parameter.
- 2.) Download a webpage (*.htm, *.html) along with all the
- images that are referenced in that webpage. In addition, the
- program will edit the webpage so that it points to the graphics
- files it downloaded to your disk, not to the ones on the net.
- The file can then be loaded with the open file option in your
- webbrowser.
-
- C.) How do you use it?
- Though I purposely designed the interface to make it as
- intuitive as possible, here is a short description for each
- field, checkbox, and button.
- Website Name : Enter the name of the site (It is located
- between the "http://" and the first "/" in the webpage reference).
- OR you can copy and paste in the whole address, click on the name,
- and WebFetch will place the right information in the Website name
- and URL name itself. NOTE: to copy and paste in WebFetch, you must
- use the standard Windows Powerkeys (Ctrl-Insert to copy,
- shift-Insert to paste).
- URL Name : Includes everything (including the filename)
- after the name of the site.
- D/L Name : The complete pathname of where you want to save
- the file. If you have selected the "Download Referenced
- Graphics Files" option (see below), the graphics files will be
- downloaded into the same directory as the webpage.
- "Download Referenced Graphics Files" Option - Select this
- when you are downloading a webpage (*.htm, *.html) and you wish
- to download the referenced graphics files. Otherwise, unselect
- it.
- "Strip HTTP Comments" Option - Suffice it to say, you are
- best to leave this checked. Some sights send header information
- that would corrupt any binary files (including the graphics
- files) that Web Fetch downloads. On the other hand, if you are
- down-loading webpages to see how they are put together, it may
- be useful to see that header information, so you can unselect
- it.
- "Overwrite Existing Files..." Option - Will overwrite
- existing files with the same name as it is saving. Unselecting
- this option will have WebFetch ask permission to overwrite before
- overwriting existing files.
- "Auto Req..." Button - Prompts you for a command file name.
- See the Feature.txt file for explanation of Auto feature.
- "Send Req..." Button - Clicking here starts the
- download process.
- "Cancel All" Button - Cancels all pending file downloads.
- "Cancel File" Buttom - Cancels current file download only.
- "Exit Program" Button - Stops any download and exits the
- program.
- The "B" Button - Brings up a file dialog box for selecting
- Download file name.
- The "C" Button - This button opens a configuration screen
- that allows you change the defaults and save them on just about
- everything useful.
-
- D.) What does it cost?
- Nothing - it is freeware. I consider this my gift to the
- internet community at large as a way of saying _thank you_ for
- all the useful files and information I have gotten over the
- years. There will probably be some additional updates to either
- correct a problem or to adapt to the ever-changing world of HTML.
- Currently, I have no plans to relase the source code for the
- public.
- All that I ask is that if you like it, find it useful, have
- suggestions or inquiries, or want to be notified of any program
- updates, drop me an email message at :
- Jim Borror <hdollies@charm.net>.
- Oh, and please read the disclaimer below.
-
- E.) Why did I write it?
- I wrote it for myself. When I was teaching myself about
- webpages, I found two problems. First, I didn't want to tie my
- webbrowser up with a 20 minute download, and second, I wanted to
- see how different webpages were put together. Having the
- graphics files local to my disk made that a lot easier. This
- program made all that possible.
-
- F.) Who am I?
- Jim Borror, hdollies@charm.net. I am a computer programmer
- specializing in graphics, network, and web apps (HTML, CGI, and
- now Java).
-
- Disclaimer :
- I make no representations about the suitability of this software
- or about any content or information made accessible by the
- software, for any purpose. The software is provided 'as is'
- without express or implied warranties, including warranties of
- Merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or
- noninfringement. This software is provided gratuitously and,
- accordingly, I shall not be liable under any theory or any
- damages suffered by you or any user of the software. I will not
- support this software.
- All content accessed through the software is the property
- of the applicable content owner and may be protected by
- applicable copyright law. This license gives you no rights to
- such content. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual
- property rights in and to the software shall remain with me.
- You agree to abide by the copyright law and all other applicable
- laws of the united states including, but not limited to, export
- control laws.
- I shall not be liable for (a) incidental, consequential,
- special or indirect damages of any sort, whether arising in
- tort, contract or otherwise, even if i have been informed of the
- possibility of such damages, or (b) for any claim by any other
- party. This limitation of liability shall not apply to
- liability for death or personal injury to the extent applicable
- law prohibits such limitation. Furthermore, some states do not
- allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
- damages, so this limitation and exclusion may not apply to you.
-
- If you have gotten this far, thanks again, and enjoy the
- program and feel free to drop me a line on what you thought of the
- program - compliments and suggestions welcomed. If you want to be
- kep informed of future versions/products, just send me an email
- requesting same at : hdollies@charm.net.
-
- Jim Borror 04/27/96.
-