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FileView


by



Snake River Software

Version 1.4













Program and Documentation Copyright 1990-1992



All Rights Reserved





Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation.



FileView 1.4

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Contents*
Contents*
Contents*


1.
1.
1. Overview
Overview
Overview



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2.
2. Notations
Notations
Notations



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3.
3.
3. Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements



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4.
4.
4. System Requirements
System Requirements
System Requirements



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5.
5.
5. Installation
Installation
Installation



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6.
6.
6. Usage
Usage
Usage



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7.
7.
7. Commands
Commands
Commands



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8.
8.
8. Keys
Keys
Keys



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9.
9.
9. Searching
Searching
Searching



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10.
10.
10. Messages
Messages
Messages



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11.
11.
11. WIN.INI
WIN.INI
WIN.INI



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12.
12.
12. License Information
License Information
License Information



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13.
13. Ordering Information
Ordering Information
Ordering Information



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14.
14.
14. Rates
Rates
Rates



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A.
A.
A. Single User License Application
Single User License Application
Single User License Application



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B.
B.
B. Site License Application
Site License Application
Site License Application



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* Page numbers are based on the printed version. The *.txt
version of this document that is distributed on disk may not
be the same. The page numbers should provide an approximate
place to refer to.







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FileView 1.4

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1.
1.
1. Overview
Overview
Overview

This documentation is for release 1.4 of FileView.

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.



2.
2.
2. 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.



3.
3.
3. Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements

The regular expression routines were derived from routines
written by Henry Spencer and copyright in 1986 by the
University of Toronto.



4.
4.
4. System Requirements
System Requirements
System Requirements

FileView runs within the Microsoft Windows. Minimum System
requirements include:



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Microsoft Windows 3.X or higher

DOS 3.X or higher

Approximately 80K memory*

Approximately 80K disk space

Windows compatible mouse

* Memory available within the Windows environment. The
memory required by FileView varies with use. The minimum
memory is approximately 80K.



5.
5.
5. 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. Note that you may
install FileView in a directory that is not in your
environment path if you provide the path to the program
manager. However, the FileView.hlp file must be in the
environment path for it be found when help is requested. If
you install FileView in a path that is not in your
environment path, installing it in the \windows directory is
recommended.

All configuration options reside in your WIN.INI file. All
of these can be set within FileView.



6.
6.
6. 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.








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7.
7.
7. Commands
Commands
Commands

_
F
_
F
_
File
ile
ile

_
Open Invokes a dialog to choose a file to browse.
The dialog consists of one edit field and two
list boxes. The file name with a path or
wild cards may be entered. If the file
specification does not contain wild cards,
FileView will attempt to open the file. If
the file specification includes wild cards,
FileView will list all matching files in the
path, and change the default extension to
match the specification extension. The
extension will remain until changed again, or
the program is terminated. A file list box
allows a specific file to be picked without
typing the filename. A directory list box
allows the directory tree to be traversed and
the disk drive to be changed.

_
Refresh File Reloads the current file. FileView loads
a series of pointers into the file the you
are using. If this file becomes changed
(because you are changing it with NOTEPAD for
example), FileView will not display the file
correctly. The _
Refresh File command
instructs FileView to reload its pointers so
the file is correctly displayed. This
command is only needed if the file is changed
while you are viewing it.

_
Select Printer Selects the printer to use. The printer
selected will remain the printer to use until
another is selected or you close the program.
If no printer is selected, the windows
default printer is used. Setup... within
this dialog opens the setup dialog for the
particular printer selected. The details of
the Setup... dialog vary with the printer
selected. Control Panel... within this
dialog will invoke the
Control Panel(CONTROL.EXE
CONTROL.EXE
CONTROL.EXE). This program
must reside in the windows directory
(Whatever directory you originally installed
windows in).

_
Print File Prints the file.

Print _
Window Prints the portion of the file shown by

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the window.

Select _
Font... Invokes a dialog that allows you to
select a font and point size for printing the
file or window.

E_
xit Shuts down the program.

_
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. ASCII is
not always available. FileView examines the
beginning of the file to determine whether
ASCII mode is feasible. If not, ASCII mode
is disabled.

_
Hex Switches the display mode to Hexadecimal.

_
Display Invokes a dialog that allows the display to
be tailored. Settings in this dialog may be
saved. Saved settings may also be restored.

_
Other Controls auto-open, auto-refresh, initial
sizing. Options can be saved or restored.

_
Register User Invokes a dialog to enter a license id.

_
H
_
H
_
Help
elp
elp Invokes the windows help program. Once
invoked, you can select from the various help
topics as in other windows 3.x programs. You
can open other help files if you wish. When
FileView is closed, the windows help program
will also be closed (if no other application
is using WinHelp).

_
Index The main index is displayed

_
Keys Displays help for FileView's use of keys.

_
Printing Displays help about FileView printing.

_
Refresh File Displays help about FileView file
refreshing.


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Searches Displays help about FileView text searching.

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.













































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8.
8.
8. Keys
Keys
Keys

Ctrl+R Refresh the file

=> 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.
















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9.
9.
9. 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

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a.b$ matches 'axb' at the end
of the line

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.


10.
10.
10. Messages
Messages
Messages

This section describes the various messages that FileView may
generate. This section contains a description of the
messages that are specific to FileView. Other messages may
occur because of general windows errors, network problems,
etc. Please refer to the appropriate documentation for these
messages.

File
File
File does not exist
does not exist
does not exist
FileView can not open the requested file. This message
will occur if you invoke FileView will a command line
file that does not exist or specifies a path that does
not exist. This message will also occur if you type in
an invalid file or path from the open dialog.

Not a valid license Id
Not a valid license Id
Not a valid license Id
You have entered an invalid license id. You must provide
a valid license id or cancel the dialog.

Text Not Found
Text Not Found
Text Not Found
You have invoked the Search... or Continue Search
commands. FileView can not find a match for the search
pattern.

WM_COMMAND message nnnn not handled
WM_COMMAND message nnnn not handled
WM_COMMAND message nnnn not handled
This message should never be displayed. If it does, an
internal error has occurred. If you receive this
message, please record the events leading to the message
and contact support.














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11.
11.
11. WIN.INI
WIN.INI
WIN.INI

This section describes the contents of the [FileView] section
of the WIN.INI file.

AOpn
AOpn
AOpn
Indicates whether FileView automatically displays the
open dialog when invoked. A value of 0 indicates that
FileView will not
not
not automatically display the dialog. A
value of 1 indicates that FileView will automatically
display the dialog.

ARef
ARef
ARef
Indicates whether FileView automatically refreshes file.
A value of 0 indicates that FileView will not
not
not
automatically refreshes file. A value of 1 indicates
that FileView will automatically refreshes file.

IniX
IniX
IniX
The initial horizontal size of FileView's window.

iTab
iTab
iTab
The initial vertical size of FileView's window.

iTab
iTab
iTab
The number of spaces that tab expansion creates.

lLinN
lLinN
lLinN
Indicates whether line numbers will be displayed or not.
A value of 0 indicates that line numbers are not
displayed. A value of 1 indicates that line numbers are
displayed.

lLinT
lLinT
lLinT
Indicates whether line numbers or displacement values
will be displayed. A value of 0 indicates that
displacement values are displayed. A value of 1
indicates that line numbers are displayed.

LnFt
LnFt
LnFt
Indicates whether displayed line numbers are displayed as
a decimal or hexadecimal number. A value of d indicates
that line numbers are displayed as decimal numbers. A
value of h indicates that line numbers are displayed as
hexadecimal numbers.

lRul
lRul
lRul
Indicates whether a ruler will be displayed. A value of
0 indicates that a ruler will not be displayed. A value
of 1 indicates that a ruler will be displayed.

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lSrchC
lSrchC
lSrchC
Indicates whether case is respected or ignored. A value
of 0 indicates that case is respected. A value of 1
indicates that case is ignored.

lSrchT
lSrchT
lSrchT
Indicates whether wildcards or regular expressions are
used. A value of 0 indicates that wild card expressions
will be used. A value of 1 indicates that regular
expressions will be used.

lTab
lTab
lTab
Indicates whether tabs in the file are expanded or not.
A value of 0 indicates that tabs will not be expanded. A
value of 1 indicates that tabs will be expanded.


Regn=hhhhhhhhh
Regn=hhhhhhhhh
Regn=hhhhhhhhh
Is used to store your license identifier.





12.
12.
12. 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.



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 $10.00.


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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.









































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13.
13.
13. Ordering Information
Ordering Information
Ordering Information

All orders for amounts less than two-hundred dollars ($200)
must be pre-paid. Purchase orders for two-hundred dollars
($200) or more are subject to acceptance. Purchase orders
that obligate the author to your company's terms and
conditions are generally rejected. Purchase orders must
include:

l A list of items ordered with quantities
l Shipping address
l Billing address
l The name, address, and phone number of a
knowledgeable individual whom we may contact should
any question about this order arise.

All orders for single user licenses will normally receive a
registration id for each registration ordered. All site
licenses will normally receive a single registration id for
each site license ordered regardless of the number of users
in the license. Disks are usually supplied in 3 1/2 inch
format in either 720K or 1.44M sizes at our discretion. If
your needs differ from the above indicate your requirements
on the order form. Variations from the above are not
generally a problem. Printed documents or documents in
electronic form other than the supplied .TXT format can be
negotiated. Other requests or requirements will be reviewed
on an individual basis.


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 and the current version on disk.


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.

FileView is registered by completing either the user or site
application form and remitting the appropriate amount. We
do not currently accept credit cards. Purchase Orders are
accepted for site licenses only.

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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.

You can order the current version of the program when you
register FileView. You should note the date of this document
before ordering the current version. If the date is
relatively recent, you probably have the most current
version. If you have obtained FileView from a shareware
distributor, it is probably six to twelve months and several
versions old. When you register FileView, the registration
acknowledgement will indicate the current version of the
program. You have sixty days to order the current version at
the same price at the price noted on the application.



























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Application for Single User License Registration
FileView 1.4



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 _____________________________________

Windows version that I am currently using: ____________

I got FileView from (BBS & Phone #) ___________________

_______________________________________________________

+--------------------------------+---------+-------+---------+
| Item | Unit $ | Quant | Total $ |
+--------------------------------+---------+-------+---------+
| FileView | $10 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+-------+---------+
| Current Version on 3 1/2 disk | $6 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+-------+---------+
| Total | |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------+


Special Requirements: __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________




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Application for Site License Registration
FileView 1.4



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________________________________________

I got FileView from (BBS & Phone #) ___________________

_______________________________________________________

+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Item | Unit $ | Quant |Total $ |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| First 10 Users | $100 | 1 | $100 |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Users 11-20 | $9 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Users 21-50 | $8 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Users 50+ | $7 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Current Version on 3 1/2 disk | $12 | | |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+
| Total | |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------+

Special Requirements: __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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