Encrypted Storage for Windows 95 and NT3.51 ------------------------------------------- Copyright 12/7/95 CSoft Software. DISCLAIMER: ============ This product works fine on my machine. NO WARANTY is expressed or implied as to the suitability of this software for your use! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purpose: To provide a simple, fast mechanism to store and retreive your data files in a safe and secure manner. Setup: The file Blowfish.dat MUST be in the same directory as the encstg4.exe file.! The file encservr.exe is the ole automation server that provides the encryption services for the program. This file must be run Once by hand to register the server with your system. You can place this file anywhere on your system. Once you decide where the file will live, double click on the icon to run it -- you should see a message box pop up that says cannot be run standalone. Click the ok button and your server is registered. Once the server is registered you can run the main program, it will find the server wherever it is. To run Double click on its icon. The first thing you see will be a small dialog asking for the name of the library and the key you want to use. Note that a single library can be used with multiple keys. Keys less than 4 characters long default to the key "testing" so enter a key at least 5 characters. Keys can be up to 55 characters long. After selecting the apropriate name and key, the system looks for and launches the server. Depending on the speed of your machine and the size of the library you are opening this can take a moment. At the main screen you can add files to the library by dragging files in from explorer / file manager. You can drag multiple files into the library at once. You can also use the add button to add single files if you wish. To extract files from the library -- select the files you want to extract from the contents list box and hit the extract button. Note that files will be extracted to the CURRENT DIRECTORY by default, usually the directory encstg is run from. To Extract files to a different directory. Enter the path in the edit control underneath the checkbox labeled Extract files to, then click the check box. No checking is done to make sure it is a valid path! If you enter an invalid path and then try to extract to it, the extraction will fail and a message box will pop up telling you so. ie: if you entered c:\test in the edit control any extractions would be to the directory c:\test. (note that no trailing backslash is needed). To delete files from the library select the files from the list box and use the delete key. The source options radio buttons determine wether the files you add to the library will be deleted from disk after adding. Thats all there is to it --- Hope yoy find it usefull!. REGISTRATION: This program is provided as is and free of charge. Those interested in devlepoing applications using the encservr automation object can receive the .odl and .tlb files by registering the product. For details call The Littlest BBS -- 508 839 7203 7 days 24 hours, and leave a message to the sysop.