The SimFuz Manual

VERSION 0.21


  1. What is SimFuz and how it works ?
  2. How to use SimFuz ?
  3. The history
  4. The format of the listfile
  5. The Future of SimFuz
  6. The Author


What is SimFuz and how it works ?
SimFuz is a little freeware Application that allows the user to create a specific set of files and pathes to search in.
Unlike as in normal search, SimFuz searches linewise and with a simple Fuzzy-Algorithm. So you can specify any Searchstings though you don't know the right writing. To tell SimFuz how to differenciate, you have to specify the minimum thershold in percent.
If you leave SimFuz with saving, the same filesset and options will be loaded on next start, providing you are starting it from the same directory again. SimFuz saves the fileset in a textfile named: simfzl02.txt.


How to use SimFuz
If you are starting SimFuz you will see two listboxes and some switches. The listbox at the bottom is called the FILELISTBOX. In fact this FILEBOX is used to specify files or paths to be searched. They can be inserted by using the Drag & Drop - Feature of Windows (i.e. using the Exporer), manually by using the editfield and the Add-Button or only by using the "..."-Button.
Before you insert a Path, you have to specify whether you will SimFuz the path to be browsed every search or only once. For using the last methode, you can switch the "static files"-Check. Then every path will be recursed by the given leveldepth and the filemask for files, which then will be inserted. Otherwise only the pathname will be inserted and the given level and filter-parameters will be assigned.
When adding files you can turn on a check for the filetype. If it is turned on, the "incoming" files will be compared by their extension and if they are not known, they won't be accepted.
The current acceptes types by SimFuz are:

If you are using textfiles and you know that they were created on a PC-DOS-Machine you can use the OemConvert-Switch.
Once you have specified the searchfiles you can start the search after typing the argument and hitting the GO-Button. Additionally you can specify the minimal compare-thershold in percent. If the "Check type"-Check is turned on, the searched files will be converted while searching. (if they are in known formats)
The Result will now be displayed in the RESULTBOX. By clicking on the "%", "Filename" and "Line"-Column-Header you can sort the list by that subject. If you click on the "Contents"-Column-Header the whole box will be adjusted in size.



The history

Major changes since Version 0.2b (actual is 0.21):

Major changes since Version 0.17b (actual is 0.2b):

Major changes since Version 0.15b (actual was 0.17b):

Major changes since Version 0.14b (actual was 0.15b):

Major changes since Version 0.11a (actual was 0.14b):



The format of the listfile
The filename : simfzl02.txt
The format of the listfile is pure asci and can easily be edited with an editor.
Its saved linewise and Check-Switches are saved as values (1 or 0).
  1. Version of SimFuz
  2. Last Searchstring
  3. Thershold * 100
  4. CheckType
  5. OemConvert
  6. StaticFiles
  7. Mask
  8. levels
  9. 1. filename
  10. mask
  11. levels
  12. 2. filename
  13. mask
  14. levels
  15. ...(till end of file)

The Future of SimFuz
As this is the first real release I will try to add as many fatures as I and you need.
So, if you have an Idea of how to extend this application, please send an eMail to me.
Here are some thing I plan to implement in further time:


The Author
If you want to reach me, you can mail me on : Timo.Engelke@frankfurt.netsurf.de
Or you can go to my Home-Page : http://people.frankfurt.netsurf.de/Timo.Engelke/

Have fun with SimFuz !