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-* SnapFiles V1.1 By Glenn Wihlborg *-
Before I start to intruduce this program, I would like to thank Nico François
for SPOT. It's the most userfriendly program I've ever seen on the Amiga
platform, So here's to you Nico, CHEERS! and keep up the good work.
INTRODUCTION
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SnapFiles is offered to you under the concepts of Netmailware. That means
if you are using this in a period of 30 days, I would lika a Netmail
from you :):):):)
SnapFiles is a program to search out messages that contains filenames, with
diffrent extensions. There are seven predefined extensions but it's easy to
add or remove them.
I must remind you, what this program search for is "POSSIBLE" filenames.
So here it is, hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
REQUIREMENTS
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Registered copy of Spot
Arexx
HOW TO USE
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SnapFiles is only executeble in a message area. Run it and there will pop
up a requester asking you which nodenumber to use.
'From' will take the nodenumber from current message.
'Boss' will replace the pointnumber with a '0'.
'Other' where you can enter another nodenumber for the #?.req file.
NOTE: You must enter the nodenumber in this format 'Z.N.N.P
otherwise it will not work.
'Cancel' exit the program.
After this it will start to search for the defined extensions. When it's
finished there will pop up a requester saying how many files it could find
or a requester telling you that it could not find any files.
The requester that tells you how many possible filenames it could find also
have the option to edit the #?.req file. If the person who announced the
file(s) is a POINT you will have to enter his point number in the
'node string requester'. Otherwise you will not be able to edit the #?.req
file, but if the announcer is a NODE there should be no problems.
There is also a possibility to delete the #?.req file.
KNOWN BUGS
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o It's in the search routine, it will only check words that contain a '.',
that include words that begin or end with a '.'. So this slow things
down a little.
o If the word in question only is the extension e.g. '.LHA' it will be saved
to the #?.req file. So if you know that the message include such a word do
edit the #?.req file.
o If the filename ends with a '.', it will not be saved to the #?.req file,
e.g. 'SPOT.LHA.', this may occour if the file is the last word in a
sentence.
DISCLAIMER
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I'm not responsible to any damage caused through the use or misuse
of this product and so it must only be used at your own risk. All
efforts have been made to ensure the stability of the program but
this does not mean it is 100% safe. Please backup any important data
that could be damaged through the use of this software until you are
sure that it is stable.
Any comments, bug reports or suggestions can be sent to:
Glenn Wihlborg:
Fidonet 2:200/600.39
PROGRAMHISTORY
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Ver1.0
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o First release :)
Ver1.1
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o A new search routine, it's almost THREE times as fast as the one
in V1.0 (according to my tests) and I think I dare to say that
it's 100% accurate. The routine in V1.0 checked EVERY word, very,
very SLOW. This new routine ONLY check words that contains a '.'
o Added progress requester when scanning for possible filenames. This
requester also allow you to abort the operation.
o You are able to choose in which name you want to save the #?.req file.
'From' will take the nodenumer from the message. 'Boss' will replace the
pointnumber with a '0'. 'Other' you can enter another nodenumber for the
#?.req file.
o Also added a timer so you can see how long time it took to search
through the message, it's not so usefull but...