Fileview by Snake River Software Version 1.00 Program and Documentation Copyright 1990 All Rights Reserved Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 1 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Overview Overview Overview This documentation is for the This documentation is for the This documentation is for the Beta 1.0 Beta 1.0 Beta 1.0 release of release of release of Fileview Fileview Fileview. . . It is a particularly abbreviated version of the It is a particularly abbreviated version of the It is a particularly abbreviated version of the documentation. The documentation references the Windows 3.0 documentation. The documentation references the Windows 3.0 documentation. The documentation references the Windows 3.0 version of the program. Both versions are currently version of the program. Both versions are currently version of the program. Both versions are currently functionally identical. The 2.X version will run in both functionally identical. The 2.X version will run in both functionally identical. The 2.X version will run in both version 2 and version 3. The most noticeable difference to version 2 and version 3. The most noticeable difference to version 2 and version 3. The most noticeable difference to the user is the colored icons in the 3.X version. the user is the colored icons in the 3.X version. the user is the colored icons in the 3.X version. Fileview is a Microsoft Windows based tool that allows you to browse files on your hard-drive or network drives. Unlike other Windows browsers, Fileview does not load the file into memory, allowing you to browse files that are larger than available memory while leaving room for other windows applications to run. To use Fileview, select a file to browse from the File/Open dialog as you would select a file in any other windows program. Once you are browsing a file, you can scroll through it and search for text using DOS style or Regular Expression style search patterns. Notations Notations Notations The following notations are used in this manual: [text] is used to identify optional information. If the option is not specified, the default action will be taken. An exception is in the discussion of the WIN.INI file. WIN.INI section headers are identified as [text] [text] [text]. These sections are boldfaced to assist in their identification whereas [options] are not normally boldfaced. Hopefully, context and the use of boldfacing will distinguish these two uses. System Requirements System Requirements System Requirements Fileview runs within the Microsoft Windows. Minimum System requirements include: Microsoft Windows 3.X or higher DOS 3.X or higher __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 2 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Approximately 70K memory* Approximately 50K disk space Windows compatible mouse * Memory available within the Windows environment. The memory required by Fileview varies with use. The minimum memory is approximately 70K. Installation Installation Installation Fileview is easy to install. Simply copy all distribution files to the disk/directory where you want to run Fileview from. This will usually be \windows. All configuration options reside in your WIN.INI file. All of these can be set within Fileview. Usage Usage Usage Fileview is invoked like other windows programs. From the WINDOWS Program Manager, double click a Program Group that contains Fileview, then double click on the Fileview icon. If you have installed Fileview as a program under Filefind's user defined menu, you may invoke it from Filefind and automatically open and browse the selected file. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 3 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Commands Commands Commands _ F _ F _ File ile ile _ Open Invokes a dialog to choose a file to browse. E_ xit Shuts down the program. A_ bout Invokes the About dialog. Additional information about the selected file is included in the About dialog. This information includes the file path, Size in bytes, size in records, date and time created or last modified, and the file attributes. _ E _ E _ Edit dit dit _ Search Invokes a dialog to specify search criteria _ Continue Search Searches from the top line in the display downward for the last search string specified. _ O _ O _ Options ptions ptions _ Ascii Switches the display mode to Ascii _ Hex Switches the display mode to Hexidecimal _ Format Invokes a dialog that allows the display to be tailored. Settings in this dialog may be saved. Saved settings may also be restored. _ Register User Invokes a dialog to enter a license id. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 4 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Keys Keys Keys => Scroll 1 character to the right <= Scroll 1 character to the left. /\ Scroll 1 character up \/ Scroll 1 character down Home Position at the top of the file Ctrl+Home Position at the leftmost position of the file End Position at the end of the file Ctrl+End Position at the rightmost position of the file PgUp Scrolls 1 screen up Ctrl+PgUp Scrolls 1 screen to the left PgDn Scrolls 1 screen down Ctrl+PgDn Scrolls 1 screen to the right F3 Repeat search forward Shift+F3 Invoke the Search specification Dialog. Alt+F4 Exit the application. Crtl+F12 Invoke the Open dialog. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 5 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Searching Searching Searching Fileview will the file for a specified string. To specify and start a search, invoke the Edit/Search Edit/Search Edit/Search command. Once the OK button is pressed, the search will start at the top of the file and continue until the string is found or the end of the file is encountered. Fileview searches a single record at a time, so the search string can not span a line. Search For: Enter the text that should be search for. The string is entered as a wild card string or a regular expression depending on which search type is chosen. Ignore Case: If checked, the search ignores case in the search string and the file. If unchecked, the search matches on case as well as value for non- wildcard positions. Search Type Wildcard specifications are similar to wild card specification in DOS. Only the '?' is implemented as the '*' doesn't make a lot of sense. Regular Expression specifications include all the normal stuff. A couple brief commands for those not familiar with regular expressions: . Any character (like DOS ?) ? 0 or 1 of the previous character + 1 or more of the previous character * 0 or more of the previous character ^ match at the beginning of the line $ match at the end of the line [abc] match 'a', 'b', or 'c' Examples: a* match on 'a', 'aa', 'aaaaaaa', etc. a.b match on 'axb', 'ayb', 'azb', etc. a.b* match on 'ax', 'axb', 'axbb', 'ay', 'ab', 'abb' ^a.b matches 'axb' at the beginning of the line a.b$ matches 'axb' at the end of the line __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 6 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Save Saves the current values of the Ignore Ignore Ignore Case Case Case check box and Search Search Search Type. Type. Type. Reset Reset Ignore Ignore Ignore Case Case Case check box and Search Search Search Type Type Type to the saved values. License Information License Information License Information Fileview is distributed as a shareware product. All rights have been reserved by the author. Fileview has not been released into the public domain. If you use Fileview beyond an initial evaluation period, you must purchase a license. Two license options are available. You may purchase one license for each user of Fileview. Alternatively, you may purchase a site license. Fileview is also currently bundled with our FileFind product. If you have purchased a license for Filefind, that license will be recognized by at least all 1.XX versions of Fileview. Duplication and Distribution Restrictions Fileview is a shareware product. It may be copied and distributed for others to evaluate as long as the following rules are followed. They are: 1 The Fileview program, this documentation, and any other accompanying materials may not be modified in any way. 2 A copy of this documentation and all accompanying materials must be distributed along with the program. 3 You may not charge for distributing this program, except for a nominal media and handling charge. In any case, such a charge may not exceed $5.00. 4 Users of Fileview must purchase a license for its use. One license per copy of Fileview, or the alternative site license, is required. Note that this requirement allows you to make as many backup copies as you wish as long as you have a license per user or a site license. 5 If you purchased a disk containing this software from a public domain/shareware software distributor, you have paid the media and handling charges as permitted in 3 above. You have not purchased the required license for Fileview. Purchasing a license is required for continued use. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 7 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Rates Rates Rates Two rate scales are available for licensing Fileview. You may purchase a single user license or a site license. For either, you may simply purchase a license, or you may purchase a license, the current version on disk, and/or a printed copy of the documentation. Refer to the license applications following this section for current rates. The purchase of a license allows you to use Fileview and receive support. As new versions are released, you may obtain them through the various shareware channels. New versions will also be available directly from the author for a nominal materials and shipping charge. Make checks payable to and send payments to: William L. Page P.O. Box 266 Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266 Note Note Note Payments must be US funds. Checks must be drawn on or payable through a US bank. If you wish to remit a foreign check, we will attempt to have our bank process it through their collection department if you include a $7 fee. Somehow that doesn't seem worth it. Foreign users are probably better off sending cash. __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 8 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Application for Single User License Registration Date: ______________________ To: William L. Page P.O. Box 266 Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266 Please register Fileview for: Name___________________________________________________ (Company)______________________________________________ (Title)________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________ City, State Zip _____________________________________ Fileview version that I am currently using: ___________ Windows version that I am currently using: ____________ +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Item | Unit $ | Quant | Total $ | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | FileView | $10 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Current Version on 5 1/4 disk | $6 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Current Version on 3 1/2 disk | $6 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Total | | +--------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 9 Fileview 1.00 Beta Release Application for Site License Registration Date: ______________________ To: William L. Page P.O. Box 266 Flagtown, New Jersey 08821-0266 Please register Fileview for: Name___________________________________________________ (Company)______________________________________________ (Title)________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________ City, State Zip________________________________________ Fileview version that I am currently using: ___________ Windows version that I am currently using: ____________ +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Item | Unit $ | Quant | Total $ | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | First 10 Users | $100 | 1 | $100 | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Users 11-20 | $9 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Users 21-50 | $8 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Users 50+ | $7 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Current Version on 5 1/4 disk | $12 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Current Version on 3 1/2 disk | $12 | | | +--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | Total | | +--------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ __________________________________________________________________________ Date: October 1, 1990Abbreviated Draft Page: 10