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Contents
Space Hound 32

Contents and Introduction

Registration and Ordering Information

Note:  If you are already Registered

Space Hound 32 is a professionally designed and developed multipurpose Windows utility program. The overall mission of the program is to "sniff out" wasted space on your hard disk that is duplicated, obsolete, or simply forgotten.

Five primary displays guide you in identifying files which may be unnecessarily taking up valuable disk space. Space Hound 32 provides the tools to assist you in determining which files fall into these categories.

In addition to helping you "sniff out" wasted and nonproductive disk space, the program provides excellent reporting and exporting capabilities to aid you in managing your data and program files.

Program Operations  - Read this to get started using Space Hound 32

Note:  Don't miss the section on Grid Mechanics.  It covers all aspects of program operation once a results list has been displayed.

Program Displays:

Files List:

Directory Map:

File Extension:

Duplicate Files:

Open Files:

Shortcuts and Links

Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer

Other Functions:

Miscellaneous Options:

Ancillary Functions:

Printer Setup:

Default Disk Drives:

Netware Extensions - Documentation on Novell Netware specific features of the program.

Other Miscellaneous

Tips and Tricks

Disclaimer & Agreement

Copyright Notice

Trademarks

Product Support

System Requirements

Credits

What is Shareware


Program Operation

Space Hound 32 is very easy to use.  Most operations are begun by either selecting items from the pull down menu or using a mouse or other pointing device to select operations from the buttons on the button bar.

You will notice that the images on the tool bar buttons change as you enter and leave various parts of the program.   Only buttons for operations that are currently available are visible.   A short description of the function of each toolbar button will appear if you allow the mouse to hover over the button image for a couple of seconds.   The pull down menu also changes so that currently available options only are presented.

A status bar is located at the bottom of the main screen where messages and other helpful information will appear while using the program.  When you move the mouse over various screen elements, the status bar sometimes provides descriptive information that will tell you what the element is.  Occasionally, running processes will display their completion status as well although most progress results will be displayed in the Progress Screen.

What happens next depends upon which option you select.  Most of the processes within Space Hound 32 trigger the display of the File Selection Options dialog screen as a first step.  This is a tabbed dialog form where you can establish the search parameters that you wish to use in completing your request.

One of Space Hound 32's best features is it's ability to search for a particular file or group of files using a set of highly customized parameters..  Use the Files List to quickly find files which match the criteria you specify using File Selection Option dialog.   The Files Listis a good tool to use initially to learn how to use the program.

Selection Options may be used to create any of the primary displays.  (See Ideas)

Note: See Keyboard Operations.

Please return to the Contents screen for specific instructions on use of the program's primary display and reporting functions.


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Directory Map

The primary function of the Directory Map Display is to present the files which have been found by a search defined by the File Selection Option dialog in a directory display.  This will allow the user to identify directories and directory structures with large concentrations of files or concentrations of used bytes.

The Directory Map Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Directory Map Display. The Directory Map Display button is in the second position on the left.  You can create as many as nine separate Directory Map Display windows, each displaying different results.

The Directory Map Display consists of a two-sided display. The display can be split either vertically or horizontally. To change the split, use the pull down menu to select Map Tools | Change Split or choose the button bar button.  You can adjust the relative size of each display pane by using the mouse and dragging the split bar to the left or right (vertical orientation) or up and down (horizontal orientation).

The left side of the display (when viewed using a vertical split) represents the directory structure.  The directory structure can be viewed two different ways.  The default method displays the directory as a tree view structure.  Small plus and minus signs to the left of each file folder icon allows you to expand and contract the structure so that embedded directories can be seen or hidden.

The Directory Tree display is useful for seeing the structure of the files.  Each tree element contains the name of the directory and one or two numeric values within brackets, which represent the number of bytes contained within the directory. If the contents of the brackets includes only a single number such as [ 1,635K ] then there are no embedded sub-directories.  In the preceding example, the directory contains files which total 1,635 Kbytes (1,635 X 1,024).

If the display contains two numbers such as [ 1,504K / 3,004K ] then the associated directory contains one or more embedded directories.  The first number represents the combined file size (in Kbytes) of the files within the directory itself.  The second number represents the combined file sizes of all files within the directory plus any embedded directories.

Some users may find the size counts distracting.  You can remove the size counts by using the mouse to right click on the Directory Map display and de-selecting the option Show Directory File Size.  You can also use the pull down menu to select Map Tools | Show Directory File Size.

Another feature available from either the pop up menu or the pull down menu is the ability to set the directory depth for the entire display.  From the pull down menu select Map Tools | Set Tree Depth... | 5 Levels. This would uniformly expand the tree to five levels deep if any of the individual directory structures extended that deeply.  Note:  One of the program's features is the ability to print a graphic representation of the directory structure.  The contents of the printed report will mirror what is visible on the screen.  This allows you to customize the report and include only directories that you want to show.

A secondary method for viewing the directory structure is the Grid View.  You can select Grid View three different ways.

•	Right click the Directory Tree display and select Grid View from the pop up menu.

•	Use the pull down menu to select Map Tools | Grid View.

•	Select the appropriate button form the button bar.

Grid View provides an alternate angle on the directory structure.  The Directory Grid includes 5 individual columns.  These columns are:

•	Full directory path name.

•	A count of Files within the directory.

•	The combined size (in bytes) of all files within the directory.

•	A count of all Files within the directory and any files stored in embedded sub-directories.

•	The combined size (in bytes) of all files within the directory plus any files stored in embedded sub-directories.

You can quickly see where file concentrations are located by sorting the file count & size columns so that the largest cache of files is at the top of the list.

The right side (labeled File Information) is similar to the Files Display in that it looks like a spreadsheet with the data  organized by rows and columns.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Note: Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The File Information is useful for quickly seeing which files belong to the currently selected directory on the Directory Tree/Grid pane.

Note:  One major difference between this version of Space Hound and the older 16 bit version is that the directory tree in the 16 bit version did not have a preliminary selection option.  The display always included all files on the target drive.  Space Hound 32 greatly extends your ability to quantify and identify your file usage and storage by preceding the display with a search defined by the File Selection Option.  This can cause confusion because it may appear that directories are empty when in fact the program is simply telling you that no "qualified" files are to be found.

Once a directory has been selected, there are many operations that you can perform with the files displayed in the File Information portion of the display.

For example:

•	MOVE, COPY, or ARCHIVE files

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Delete files.

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

Printing Operations:  You have multiple report options available to you from the Directory Map Display.  You can print graphical tree structures of the visible directory elements or a sorted view of the directories based on the Grid View.

To print a Directory Tree, ensure that the Directory Tree view is selected as the current option instead of Grid View.  Next, use the right mouse over the Tree View to make the pop up menu visible and select Print Directory Tree. A secondary method is to use the pull down menu system to select Map Tools | Print Directory Tree.

To print a Grid View, ensure that the Directory Grid view is selected as the current option instead of Directory Tree View.  Next, use the right mouse over the Grid View to make the pop up menu visible and select Print Directory Grid. A secondary method is to use the pull down menu system to select Map Tools | Print Directory Tree.

You can also use the pull down menu selection File | Print or the button bar button to initiate a print function.  Selected this  way, you will be prompted to select which type of report (Directory or Files) that you desire.

When printing Files, you can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighting specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.

You can print all of the files from multiple directories by using Grid View and selecting multiple directories.  All files within the highlighted directories will be printed.

Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

You can export all of the files from multiple directories by using Grid View and selecting multiple directories.  All files within the highlighted directories will be exported.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.

Move, Copy, and Archive Operations:  You can use Space Hound 32's built-in file management capabilities to organize the files that you place in the program's various displays.  Highlight the files you wish to move, copy or archive and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Move, Copy, and Archive Functions... or choose the button bar button.


File Extension
File Extension Display

The primary function of the File Extension Display is to present the files which have been found by a search defined by the File Selection Option dialog by file type.  This will allow the user to identify and categorize files found on the target computer by type and function.

The File Extension Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Extension Display. The File Extension Display button is in the third position on the left. You can create as many as nine separate File Extension Display windows, each displaying different results.

The File Extension Display consists of a two-sided display. The display can be split either vertically or horizontally. To change the split, use the pull down menu to select Extension Tools|Change Split or choose the button bar button.  You can adjust the relative size of each display pane by using the mouse and dragging the split bar to the left or right (vertical orientation) or up and down (horizontal orientation).

The left side of the display (when viewed using a vertical split) summarizes each file extension found. You can quickly see each file extension, the number of instances found, and the combined size of all files with each extension.

You can quickly see where file concentrations are located by sorting the file count & size columns so that the largest cache of files is at the top of the list.

The right side (labeled Matching Files) is similar to the Files Display in that it looks like a spreadsheet with the data organized by rows and columns.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Note: Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The File Information is useful for quickly seeing which files were found belonging to the currently selected extension type on the summary pane.

Once a extension type has been selected, there are many operations that you can perform with the files displayed in the File Information portion of the display.

For example:

•	MOVE, COPY, or ARCHIVE files

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Delete files.

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

Printing Operations:  You have multiple report options available to you from the Extensions Display.  You can print a summary of the extension types based on the Grid View.

To print an Extensions Summary Report, use the right mouse over the Extension Summary to make the pop up menu visible and select Print Extension Summary Report. A secondary method is to use the pull down menu system to select Extension Tools | Print Extension Summary Report.

You can also use the pull down menu selection File | Print or the button bar button to initiate a print function.

When printing Files, you can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighting specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.

You can print all of the files from multiple extension types by using Extension Summary and selecting multiple extensions.  All files within the highlighted extensions will be printed.

Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

You can export all of the files from multiple directories by using Grid View and selecting multiple directories.  All files within the highlighted directories will be exported.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.

Move, Copy, and Archive Operations:  You can use Space Hound 32's built-in file management capabilities to organize the files that you place in the program's various displays.  Highlight the files you wish to move, copy or archive and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Move, Copy, and Archive Functions... or choose the button bar button.


Duplicate Files

The primary function of the Duplicate Files Display is to present the files which have been found by a search defined by the File Selection Option dialog where duplicate files have been found.

The program includes three different duplicate file searches.

•	Duplicate Names

•	Exact Duplicates

•	Duplicate Content

Duplicate Names searches are reasonably fast and are useful for finding instances of files or documents where the name is the same but the internal content has changed.  This is most useful for finding duplicated application extension files such as .DLLs which have different internal version information.

Exact Duplicates reduces the number of files returned and limits the display to files that are truly duplicated.  They must have the same file name, file size, and internal content.  File attributes and file dates are not checked since these can be modified by the user.

Duplicate Content searches focus strictly on the internal content of the file.  The file names of duplicates found under this search do not have to be the same.

The Duplicate Files Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Duplicate Files Display. The Duplicate Files Display button is in the fourth position on the left. You can create as many as nine separate Duplicate Files Display windows, each displaying different results.  Note:  The type of duplicate file search is selected by choosing an option on the first tab (Disk Drives) of the File Selection Option dialog.

The Duplicate Files Display consists of a two-sided display. The display can be split either vertically or horizontally. To change the split, use the pull down menu to select Duplicates Tools | Change Split or choose the button bar button.  You can adjust the relative size of each display pane by using the mouse and dragging the split bar to the left or right (vertical orientation) or up and down (horizontal orientation).

The left side of the display (when viewed using a vertical split) summarizes each duplicate file found. You can quickly see each file, the number of instances found, and the combined size of all files with each extension.

You can quickly see where file concentrations are located by sorting the file count & size columns so that the largest cache of files is at the top of the list.  This way, you can concentrate your efforts on the files that take up the most space.

The right side (labeled Matching Files) is similar to the Files Display in that it looks like a spreadsheet with the data organized by rows and columns.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Note: Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The File Information is useful for quickly seeing which files were found belonging to the currently selected extension type on the summary pane.

Once a extension type has been selected, there are many operations that you can perform with the files displayed in the File Information portion of the display.

For example:

•	MOVE, COPY, or ARCHIVE files

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Delete files.

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

Printing Operations:  You have multiple report options available to you from the Duplicate Files Display.  You can print a summary of the duplicate files based on the Duplicate Files Summary.

To print an Duplicate Files Summary Report, use the right mouse over the Duplicate Files Summary to make the pop up menu visible and select Print Duplicate Files Summary Report. A secondary method is to use the pull down menu system to select Duplicate Tools | Print Duplicate Files Summary Report.

You can also use the pull down menu selection File | Print or the button bar button to initiate a print function.

When printing Files, you can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighting specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.

You can print all of the files from multiple duplicate matches by using Duplicate Files Summary and selecting multiple duplicated items.  All files listed within the highlighted duplicate items list will be printed.

Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

You can export all of the files from multiple duplicated items by using Grid View and selecting multiple items.  All files within the highlighted items will be exported.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.

Move, Copy, and Archive Operations:  You can use Space Hound 32's built-in file management capabilities to organize the files that you place in the program's various displays.  Highlight the files you wish to move, copy or archive and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Move, Copy, and Archive Functions... or choose the button bar button.


Ancillary Functions

There are many functions available for investigating and managing files once they have been collected and placed into one of the displays.  These functions are listed below.

Launching Files and Documents

Exporting

Displaying Embedded Icons

Deleting Files

Comparing Files

Zip File Display

Graphic file Display

Sound and Music File Playback

Hex Display for Files

Delete Unnecessary Files


Trademarks

The following trademarks are used throughout this help file.  Whenever you come across them, please remember that they are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies shown below.

Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows and Visual Basic are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Any product names or file names used in this help file are for illustrative purposes only.  Use of these product names does not imply endorsement of the product by Fineware Systems, or endorsement of Fineware Systems by the product vendor.


Credits

Programming and System Design:

Al Meadows

Fineware Systems

Development Language

Visual Basic Pro v. 5.0 for Windows

Visual Basic is a product of Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft, MS, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks, and Windows and the Windows  logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Add-on Products and libraries

DynaZIP

Sheridan Software Systems

MicroDexterity, Inc.

Help File

Al Meadows

Using VB HelpWriter by Fred Bunn/Teletech Systems

Beta testers of Exceptional Merit

Ted Mitchell

Rusty Welch

Julian Dyer


Definition of Shareware

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.


Disclaimer & Agreement
Disclaimer & Agreement   (for freely distributable Shareware version only)

Note:  See Registered version Disclaimer & Agreement

Users of Space Hound 32 must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

Space Hound 32 is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Space Hound 32.

Space Hound 32 is a "Shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.  If you find this program useful and find that you are using Space Hound 32 and continue to use Space Hound 32 after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $37.95  (plus applicable shipping/handling/sales taxes) to Fineware Systems.  The $37.95 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time.  You must treat this software just like a book.  An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Space Hound 32 must register and pay for their copies of Space Hound 32 within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Fineware Systems.

Anyone distributing Space Hound 32 for any kind of remuneration must first contact Fineware Systems at the address below for authorization.  This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for Shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Space Hound 32 immediately (However Fineware Systems must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Space Hound 32.).

You are encouraged to pass a copy of Space Hound 32 along to your friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.  Upon registration they will receive a copy of the latest version of Space Hound 32.

Fineware Systems

P.O. Box 75776

Oklahoma City, Ok 73147

Technical support via E-mail

fineware@fineware.com

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Ordering Information

Registration for Space Hound 32 is $37.95 ($74.95 for Netware Edition).

Shipping and handling is $3.00 North America, $5.00 International. You may either pay by check, money order, or credit card.

NOTE:  A 16 bit version of Space Hound is available for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Work Groups 3.11.  To order the 16 bit version, please indicate on the order form that you want the 16 bit version instead.  It is priced the same as the 32 bit.

If you are already a registered user of the 16 bit version and wish to upgrade to the 32 bit version, the upgrade price is $23.00 (Netware Edition is $39.00).

See Site License Ordering for multi-unit sales.

You may order with Visa, MasterCard, or American Express by including the card number, expiration date, name as is appears on your card, and the billing address.

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Ordering Online  via CompuServe SWReg Service

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PsL Ordering Information

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You can order with MasterCard, Visa, Amex, or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by Fax to 713-524-6398. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705.

THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR ORDERS ONLY. NOT TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

PsL Order Form (Credit Card Orders ONLY)

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, etc., must be directed to Fineware Systems.

To ensure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you.


About PsL

PsL is short for "Public (software) Library". PsL has been distributing public domain and Shareware software on disks since 1982. PsL has been recommended in every major (PC) computer magazine, many computer books, and many non-computer publications such as NY Times.

PsL offers a Shareware registration order taking service primarily for the benefit of Shareware authors and their customers. The service began in January 1989 and presently takes orders for many hundreds of Shareware authors.

PsL can take orders via our 800#, non-800#, CIS#, and Fax#. Their operators are available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST Monday-Friday and normally from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends. They provide the easiest and most direct way to register Shareware via CompuServe - via E-mail. Fax and credit cards are the primary means of registration for overseas customers.

Please note that support and usability problems are not to be reported to PsL.  They do not have support technicians who are trained about the usage and capabilities of  Space Hound 32 and simply refer such calls to me anyway "after" charging me a service charge.


PsL Order Form

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You can order Space Hound 32 by Phone, Mail or Fax with payment by credit card.

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Product Support

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Primary support for Fineware's Utility programs is provided via E-mail.

Please do not use the order phone to report problems.  Order taking staff is not capable of providing this support.

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How to Report Problems

When reporting problems, please include the following information:

There are four types of bug reports:

    1) Error within the program - These are errors caused by programming mistakes or omissions within Space Hound 32 itself.  These are normally accompanied by a message box that informs you that an error log has been created and asks that you forward this error report to Fineware.  The error log (errors.log) is plain text and can be opened by any text editor such as NOTEPAD, WORDPAD, or any full fledged word processor such as Microsoft Word.   You can simply copy the contents of this file into an E-mail message or send the errors.log file itself to fineware@fineware.com.

    2) Errors in Windows - These are errors where a program function causes a failure in an external dynamic link module.  These errors are generally referred to as General Protection Faults, Page Faults, and system halts where no error message is displayed.  These are often difficult to isolate and occasionally are the result of previous program activity unrelated to Space Hound 32 at all.  When an error of this nature occurs, the suggested procedure is to close all existing programs including Windows itself, then reboot the machine and attempt to repeat the sequence of events in Space Hound 32 that led to the error.  If you cannot duplicate the problem it is unlikely that we will be able to.  However, please send reports including any information provided by the operating system to fineware@fineware.com.

    3) Documentation or functionality - This category includes everything from spelling errors to failures to produce an expected result.  If you encounter functionality errors, please verify that your own steps are in the proper order and include the techniques (mouse clicks, keyboard commands, steps taken, etc) used.  As stated above, if you cannot duplicate the problem it is unlikely that we will be able to.  Please send reports including any information provided by the operating system to fineware@fineware.com.

    4) Comments or Suggestions - Fineware is always receptive to comments both critical and approving.  We will add your suggestions regarding enhancements and improved functionality to a list for future consideration. Please send comments to fineware@fineware.com.

Please include some method (preferably an E-mail address) where Fineware can contact you if we need additional information and to inform you when the problem has been resolved.


System Requirements

Space Hound 32 requires Windows'95 or later.   Some keyboard support has been provided but a mouse or other pointing device is highly recommended.

A PC (Pentium processor or above recommended) with at least 8 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended).

For exceptionally large searches (more than 100,000 files) performances is greatly improved by additional memory in order to eliminate paging.


Deleting Files

Deleting files is easy with Space Hound 32.  Files can be deleted while viewing any of the major displays including the Directory Map, Extensions Display, or Duplicate File Names Display

Highlight the file(s) you wish to delete using the mouse.  You may select multiple files by holding down the Control Key (Ctrl) and selecting the desired files by pointing the mouse cursor at the file and pressing the left mouse button.  You may select a range of files by selecting the first in the range, and then selecting the bottom of the range with the mouse and the left mouse button while holding down the shift key.  You may also select multiple files in a range by holding down the left mouse button and dragging across the desired files.

Note:  You will be queried about confirming the delete before it occurs (unless the feature is disabled - see Miscellaneous Options)

Note:  You have the option of sending files to the Recycle bin.  This offers some protection against accidental deletes. (see Miscellaneous Options)

Note:  You may delete an entire directory structure while the Directory Map is the current active display.  Please be cautious using this option. It is extremely powerful and can be difficult to recover from if you make a mistake in selecting the directories you want to delete. You must also authorize this feature by setting an option under Miscellaneous Options.


Miscellaneous Options

You can set your own personal preferences for many program operations.

TAB - Report

Printer Orientation

You can assign printer orientation defaults for each of the program's report functions.  Please be aware that selecting a font type and size that is too large can cause a report to exceed its default orientation assignment.  If you select portrait and this occurs then you will be prompted to accept a temporary change to landscape mode.  If the report will not fit within landscape mode parameters then you will be given the option to cancel the report so that you can re select printer fonts.

TAB - Miscellaneous

Delete Confirmations

You can choose to turn off delete confirmation requests.  This option is not recommended.

Send Deleted Files to Recycle Bin

You must be using Windows'95 or WindowsNT 4.0 to use this option. Sending files to the recycle bin allows you to undelete them if necessary.  Space Hound 32 does not provide the undelete capability itself.  This is a basic Windows'95 feature.  Please refer to your Windows documentation for instructions on restoring accidentally deleted files. This option is recommended.

Allow Searching of Recycle Bin

You must be using Windows'95 or Windows NT v4.0 to use this option. Normally, you will wish to treat files in the recycle bin as if they do not exist at all.  The option to search the recycle bin is provided for those rare occasions where this might be desirable.  This option is not recommended.

Allow Directory Deletes

This program has the ability to delete a directory and all embedded directories within the target directory's structure. There is only one place within the program where you can delete directories.  This is from the Directory Map display when viewing the tree structure format. Space Hound 32 operates on memory based tables.  These tables are filled with the results of searches performed after the File Selection Option dialog has been completed. This may result in a directory display where files exist but the Directory Map reports that the directory is empty.  Another concern is that files may have been created within a targeted directory after the Directory Map display has been created.  If enabled, an attempt to delete a directory will result in an evaluation of the directory's contents at that moment.  If there are files there (including hidden files) then you will receive a message indicating that files exist within the targeted directories structure. Note:  This option cannot be used against a root directory entry such as C:\ or A:\. This option is not recommended unless the user completely understands how data is represented within this program.

Allocate Memory for X Hits

This is strictly a performance issue.  If you are about to process a search against a large volume of files then you may wish to consider increasing this setting to a point just over the expected number of files.  If you underestimate the number of files then an extra memory allocation step must be performed which consumes some time.  This is mostly apparent in a situation where the numbers of files to be examined greatly exceed the initial setting because multiple secondary allocations are required.

Play Music During Search Operations

This feature was included within the program because the programmer became bored waiting on various searches to complete during the design and testing stage of this program.  The use of this feature does not seem to increase the search time in any meaningful way.  You must have a sound card capable of playing midi files.

Use Custom Musical Selection

This feature was included within the program because the programmer became bored listening to the same tune while waiting on various searches to complete during the design and testing stage of this program. Space Hound 32 is shipped with a melody that is believed to be in the public domain.  You may select another tune by using any of the program's displays and highlighting a midi format file.  Once you select the file, use the right mouse button to display a pop up menu which has an option for assigning the file as the musical selection default.

Quote File Sizes by Allocation Units

As technology evolves with the use of FAT-32, NTFS, and various compression techniques, the need for this tool will be eliminated.  However, for many, this is still need-to-know information.

A hard disk is divided up into a series of concentric rings known as tracks.  Each ring is broken up into manageable chunks called sectors, separated by small gaps.  A sector begins with a unique pattern that enables the disk controller determine where something starts.

With older style disk management systems (i.e. FAT) there is a certainty of significant waste occurring due to slack space within a file.  Each file must begin on a sector and the size of a sector is dependent upon the size of the drive either physically or partitioned.  Partioning is the method used to reduce the size of the sectors by fooling the operating system into thinking that the original disk drive is really two or more drives each having its own drive letter.  As this document is written, it is standard for companies like Gateway, Dell, and others to ship computers with disk drives larger than 2 gigabytes into multiple partitions.

A 1.6 gigabyte hard disk (or partition) has a sector size of 32,768 bytes.  This means that every file on the drive consumes one or more sectors of 32,768 bytes each and this includes all of the little files like icons and shortcut links.

You can measure the effect of apply different partitioning schemes to your hard disk as well as using the display results to identify large slack loss areas where moving a directory from one drive or partition to another could reduce waste.

Version Check All Files During Printing and Export Operations

This is a performance feature.  Obtaining version information is a bit time consuming and if you are printing or exporting large numbers of files you may wish to exclude this data.

Print Graphics on Directory Tree Structure Report

This is a performance feature.  Printing graphics can slow down a printer.

Large Volume Support for Directory Map

Disk drives are becoming larger and larger.  With the exception of the Space Hound 32 Explorer display, the program creates it's various displays by searching for files and storing "hits" in a table of all files found.  This may not be feasable for volumes with a million files.  Under this option, only whole drives can be selected.  Once built, all operations are available except for file list printing and exporting.

Use dots in grid cells to indicate partial display

Sometimes a cell contains more information than can be seen without widening the column to an unacceptable size.  This can be overcome by increasing the row height (see Grid Mechanics).  You can optionally use the option to "Use Dots" to indicate a partial display.  Selecting this option disables the word wrap capability available by increasing row height.

Welcome Bark

Some people like it.

Show File Slack Space

This is a performance feature.  Slack space is the amount of bytes which remain unused when a file is stored on your hard disk.  See Quote File Sizes by Allocation Units section above.  When enabled, all displays include a column for individual file slack space. Including the column adds an extra read to each file displayed.

Disable Novell File Atrribute Access

Novell edition only.  This is a performance feature.  Accessing the Novell attributes will slow down the search process and increases the amount of memory required to perform various program functions.  Unless attributes such as file ownership and last accessed by are specifically required, this feature should be turned off.

Default Password for Zip Archive Files

Zip files can be password protected.  This text field allows you to set the default password  for use when creating or extracting from zip archived files

TAB - Fonts

Display Fonts

You can assign a specific font (with selected font attributes) to the display grids used within the program.

Printer Fonts

You can assign a specific font (with selected font attributes) to the printed reports produced by this program.

TAB - File Types

File Types

This tab performs double duty.  It displays the set of File Extensions with the file association or file type used within the program when identifying file types.  Most of the information within the display is obtained from your own configuration and extracted from the Registry database.

Files are identified three ways:

•	Defined - example BMK is defined as a Bookmark file.

•	Not-defined - example BMK is defined as a BMK file

•	Associated - example LST is associated with the notepad utility and the File association identifies this with the symbols => preceding the executable name (i.e. => notepad.exe).

Set Grid Colors

The display grids default to a set of contrasting colors to make it easier to read the grid.  The basic color schemes used by Space Hound 32 are controlled by Using the Windows Control panel to select Display.  You can change the grid colors so that the results better match your existing color scheme.

TAB - Backgrounds

You can turn Space Hound 32 into a designer application by selecting from the various background textures and images.  Backgrounds can be selected for form backgrounds as well as the application background.  The form background is display area shown below the basic data if a button option is required on a form.  The Miscellaneous Options dialog is an example where form backgrounds can be seen.  The application area is the large open space behind displayed windows and below the button bar and above the status bar on the main window.


Comparing Files

Space Hound 32 allows you to compare a group of files regardless of how they are named.   To compare files, you must run one or more of the various displays. Highlight the files you wish to compare and select Display Tools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the assigned button bar button (apples and oranges).

Your are not limited to choosing files from only one display.  For example, you could run a Directory Map of your Drive C and an Extensions Display on Drive D.   All highlighted selections will be included in the File Compare Display.

The File Compare Display is similar to other file lists provided by Space Hound 32 except for the use of the column labeled Comparison.   This column contains buttons instead of file information data.  Each button label indicates how the rest of the files in the display compare to the = BASE = item.  You can alter the base by selecting the Comparison column button assigned to the file you want to use as the base.


Default Disk Drives

The definition of the term Default Drives within Space Hound 32 describes the complete set of drives normally used when performing program operations such as searches and duplicate file scans.

A suggested setting is to exclude diskette drives because the program checks each drive within the list to ensure that it is accessible whenever the File Selection Option is opened.   Checking diskette drives slows down this process.

You may include or exclude any disk volumes which are visible to your system.  This can be very handy in network environments where Disk Mapping is used to create search paths and user volumes.  It is also likely that you would wish to exclude RAM Drives from routine searches.  Once the set of default drives has been established, you can choose one or more of the drives in the default list for subsequent operations.

Steps to change the Default

Use the pull down menu to select File | Default Disk Drives.  This may take a few seconds depending upon your configuration.  Once your available drives have been detected, the Available Drives screen will be displayed with the current defaults highlighted.

You can also access the  Available Drives from the Disk Drive tab of the File Selection Options dialog.


Printer Setup

You may select from any of your available printers.  Note: Printer orientation is controlled by settings within the program (see Miscellaneous Options) and not by the Printer setup Dialog Box.


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Launching Files and Documents

You can launch programs as well as open documents (which have been associated with programs) from any list which contains files.

To launch a specific file:

•	highlight the row containing the file or document using the mouse or the keyboard

•	Launch by using the mouse to press the associated toolbar button or from the "Tools" menu associated with the currently selected display or by using the mouse to Right Click on the row and display a popup menu which includes the launch function.

Note:  You can launch or open multiple files by highlighting more than one file.

You should refer to the Windows HELP for documentation on file associations.


Keyboard

Tab	Moves to the next command button, list box, text box, check box, active grid or group of option buttons.
Shift+Tab	Moves to previous list box, text box, check box, command button, or group of option buttons.
Arrow keys	Move up and down file list or within group of option/command buttons. Move left and right in columns in a file list.
Space bar	Chooses active command button or turns active check box on or off.
F1	Displays help.
F10	Activates menu bar.
Alt+F4	Closes Space Hound 32.
Ctrl+F1	Displays initial dialog for creating a Files List Display.
Ctrl+F2	Displays initial dialog for creating a Directory Map Display.
Ctrl+F3	Displays initial dialog for creating a Duplicate Files Display.
Ctrl+F4	Closes Quick View Plus (if Installed)
Ctrl+F5	Displays initial dialog for creating an Extensions Display
Ctrl+F6	Moves to next open list when working full-screen.
Ctrl+F7	Displays initial dialog for creating an Open Files Display.
Ctrl+F8	Displays initial dialog for creating an Shortcut Links Display.
Ctrl+F9	Opens Space Hound Disk Explorer Display.
Ctrl+F11	Displays Drive Information.
Ctrl+P	Displays dialog for printing the current active display.
Ctrl+O	Displays the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.
Shift+F4	Cascade open windows.
Shift+F5	Tile Vertical open windows.
Shift+F6	Tile Horizontal open windows
Delete	Delete highlighted files.
Enter	Chooses active command button.
Esc	Closes current display


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Upgrading to Latest Version

Space Hound 32 will be continually upgraded to correct programming errors as they are detected. Occasionally, new features will be added as well.  In addition, changes to the underlying operating systems may make some features of the program redundant while creating new capabilities that can be enhanced by the program.

The policy of Fineware Systems on upgrades to registered users is as follows:

If you are a registered user of the 16-bit edition of Space Hound Pro then you qualify for a reduced price.  The upgrade from the 16-bit version to the 32-bit version is $23.00.  For registered users of the Netware Edition, the upgrade to the 32-bit Netware Edition is $39.00.

If you are already a registered user of Space Hound 32, you may be able to update your existing registered version to the latest edition by simply downloading the most recent version while retaining the program's registered features.  This applies to all versions of Space Hound 32 between version 2.0.0 through 2.9999.9999.      Releases labeled version 3.0 or later may require additional licensing fees for the upgrade.

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File List Display
Files Display

The primary function of the Files Display is to present the files which have been found by a search defined by the File Selection Option dialog.

The appearance of the Files Display is like a spreadsheet in that rows and columns organize the data.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The Files Display is useful for collecting files in a set for further processing.

For example:

•	MOVE, COPY, or ARCHIVE files

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Delete files.

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

•	Collect sets of files.  You may have several hundred small icon files located on your computer.  These files may be spread over dozens of directories and multiple disk drives.  You could use the Files Display to collect all of these files into a single list by using the File Selection Option dialog to select only files with the file extension .ICO.  Once the display has been created, you could use the built-in ZIP Archive feature to create a zip file containing all of your icons.

The Files Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Files List Display. The Files Display button is in the first position on the left.  You can create as many as nine separate File Display windows, each displaying different results.

Printing Operations:  You can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighted specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  The report will be sorted in the same sequence as the on-screen display. You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.    Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.

Move, Copy, and Archive Operations:  You can use Space Hound 32's built-in file management capabilities to organize the files that you place in the program's various displays.  Highlight the files you wish to move, copy or archive and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Move, Copy, and Archive Functions... or choose the button bar button.


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Exporting

You may export the contents of the various displays such as Files List Display, Extensions Display, the Duplicates Display, and others.

The export is in the form of comma delimited ASCII and is suitable for importing into products such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access.

Specific instructions for exporting to Microsoft Access  (using MS Access Ver 2.0.  Later versions of MS Access have the same basic capability but may differ as to sequence.  Refer to your own version of the product for additional specifics.)

•	Create the exported file by launching one of the Space Hound 32 displays such as the Files Display.   When the display is on the screen, you may process the export.

•	Press the Export Button on the toolbar.  You will be prompted to provide a file name and directory for the exported file.   Type a file name (such as MyExport). The file name will default to a .TXT file extension (example: MyExport.TXT).

•	Launch Microsoft Access and either open an existing database or create a new one.

•	From the File Menu, choose Import.

•	Select Text [Delimited]

•	Use the file open dialog box to select the file created by Space Hound 32 in the steps above (example MyExport.TXT).

•	While the file is highlighted, press the IMPORT button.

•	The Import Text Options dialog will appear.  Select the check box "First Row Contains Field Names" and choose "Create New Table".

•	Press the OK button and the import will be processed.  Refer to your Microsoft Access documentation for additional information and help.


Netware Extensions

A special edition of Space Hound 32  is available for use on Novell Networks.   The additional features include the addition of six Netware specific fields to all program displays and reports.  These fields can also be used in the File Selection Option dialog to limit displayed results. The fields are as follows:

•	Ownership  (based on Login Name)

•	Updated By (based on Login Name)

•	Modified Date

•	Last Accessed Date

•	Archived Date

•	Date Created

Note:  At this time, the Novell Netware 32 bit client is required for this edition.

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Tips and Tricks

Question:  I have multiple copies of files.  How do I know which ones I can delete?

Answer:  There is no foolproof way to know which files are safe to delete.  I will not refer to duplicate documents  because there are no options other than comparing the file date stamp to guide you.  Common Windows file types such as .DLLs and .VBXs contain embedded version information.  Using Space Hound 32, you may view basic version information on the status bar of the current display while the file name is selected.  It is normally safe to assume that the latest version is the one to keep.

Question:  I have found multiple copies of files.  One of them is in my Windows\System directory.  The other one is within an application's directory.  They are both identical.  Which one should I keep?

Answer:  Files within the Windows\System directory can be seen by all of your applications.  It is safe to remove a duplicate when an identical version is contained within your Windows\System directory.

Question:  I have found duplicate files in two different applications directories.  One of the files is a newer version than the other.  What should I do?

Answer:  It is normally safe to move the newest version to the Windows\System directory and remove the older version.

Question:  I am worried about deleting an older version of a file that is used by one of my programs.  How do I know that the newer version I moved to the Windows\System directory will work with both applications?

Answer:  Dynamic Link Libraries (.DLL files) are normally 100% backward compatible.  A newer version may contain additional routines and functionality but older routines are generally left alone.  This allows the newer version to continue to work fine for older programs while giving extended services to newer programs.

Question:  I still have concerns about deleting some of these files.  What do you suggest?

Answer:  First, if you discover that an older program has problems using newer components, you should contact the company that released the package and inquire about an update.  This type of problem would indicate that there were problems in the original program all along but they had been masked by other problems in the original .DLL file.   However, it is not a bad idea to simply copy files to diskettes instead of totally deleting them.  This way your free of them and you still have them.  A few diskettes used this way is not a great price to pay for "insurance".

Question:  One of the columns included in virtually all reports is Slack Space.  What is Slack Space?

Answer:  "Slack" is the difference between the actual file size and the amount of disk space used by the file.  The two may differ because space is allocated in increments of 1 cluster, which is at least 512 bytes and may be as high as 32768 bytes for some disks.

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File Selection Option

The File Selection Option Dialog is a tabbed dialog form which is used to create a set of search parameters.  The dialog is divided into four main sections.  These sections (also known as option sheets) are listed below by their tab item captions. They are:

•	Disk Drives

•	Starting Directory

•	Pattern Mask

•	Limits/Ranges

Using the mouse to select the tab desired accesses each section within the dialog box. You may also use the arrow key to navigate between tabs when the tabs have the focus (small rectangle surrounding the tab caption).

Note:  You can create complex search parameters and save them for use later.  Once all of the desired limitations and criteria has been set, press the Save Parameters button to store the option set in a user defined location on your computer.  You can have as many option sets as desired.  One useful technique is to prepare a set of base options and use the Load Parameters button to preset them.  Once loaded, you can refine the pre-loaded search as desired.

Options:

Disk Drives -  You can select any of the disk drives displayed in the list box labeled "Select Drives(s) to be Examined".

To select multiple drives, hold the left mouse button down and drag across each drive desired.  If you wish to non-contiguous items in the list, use the mouse while pressing the Control [Ctrl] Key.

You can select a range within the list by using the mouse and the shift [Shift] key.  You can quickly select all items in the list by pressing the All button located below the list.

Note:  If you do not see one of your disk drives within the list, then press the Default Drives button to display another option dialog which contains all of the drives available to your computer including attached network drives.  See Default Drives

Starting Directory -  This is used to define one or more starting points for the file search process.

For each disk drive selected on the Disk Drives option sheet, a drive ribbon with small images that denote the type of drive (i.e. diskette, network, CD-ROM, or hard disk) is displayed.  If you select more than one disk drive, then you will need to select each of the drives in order to establish a starting point on that drive. The default setting is to begin the search at the drives root which means that the entire drive will be searched.  If you don't assign a starting point, then the default will be used.

If you wish to select multiple starting points on a specific drive, then you must select the Multiple Directories checkbox control which is located on the right hand side of the Starting Directory option sheet.   This will cause a list box labeled Selection List to appear to the right of the directory control with Green and Red arrow buttons which are used to select and unselect directory names.

Note:  Once you choose this option, ONLY the items within the list will be searched.  For example:  You want to search the following locations:

Windows directory (and all sub-directories) on your C drive

Programs directory (and all sub-directories) on your C drive

The Zip directory located within the MSPub directory on your D drive

All of your E drive

The contents of the Selection List would appear as follows:

C:\Windows

C:\Programs

D:\MSPub\Zip

E:\

Note: If you don't specifically include E:\ in the list, it won't be searched despite having selected it on the Disk Drives option sheet.

Note: You can also mark directories to be excluded from the search.  To mark a directory for exclusion you must first specifically add the directory using the Multiple Directories option as described above.  Once a directory is in the Selection List you can use the mouse to select and then right click on the directory you want to exclude.

In the example above, the Windows directory was one of the named directories in the Selection List.  To this example, let us add C:\Windows\System and C:\Windows\System\Viewers as follows:

C:\Windows

C:\Windows\System

C:\Windows\System\Viewers

C:\Programs

D:\MSPub\Zip

E:\

By using the mouse to highlight and then the right mouse button to mark C:\Windows\System we can exclude C:\Windows\System and all embedded sub-directories within C:\Windows\System.  Note the word NOT which precedes the directory name.

C:\Windows

NOT  C:\Windows\System

C:\Windows\System\Viewers

C:\Programs

D:\MSPub\Zip

E:\

One final note on including and excluding directory structures.  In the example above we have specifically included the directory called C:\Windows\System\Viewers.  Without specifically adding this directory to the list it would not be included because of the exclusion of its parent directory.

Pattern Mask -  Use this to limit the search to specific file names or file mask patterns.  Wild card characters such as * and ? are supported.  If the list is empty, then no files are excluded based on their file name.

Note:  You can use the Pattern Mask list to EXCLUDE certain files or file types from the list.  Although this can be a useful feature, it slows down the search process considerably.  There are also some limitations on the allowed complexity of Pattern Mask Exclusions.

Allowed Exclusions:

•	Exact File Names such as AUTOEXEC.BAT

•	Exact File Names with any file name extension such as AUTOEXEC.*

•	Exact File Name Extensions with any file name such as *.BAT

•	Wild Card patterns such as A???EXEC.*

Limits and Ranges -  The option sheet provides four additional (six additional with the Netware Edition) sub tabs which provide access to option sheets for defining file size limitations, date ranges, selection based on file attributes, and embedded text.  The Netware edition allows additional searching for ownership and last access by based on the user's Netware login name.

File Size -  You can select files larger than a specified limit or smaller than a specified limit.  You cannot limit the size to files within a range.  The size value when selecting the Files larger than option and the Files smaller than option is stated in Kbytes.  For example: To limit the search to files larger than one megabyte, then the entry should be 1000.  This will be equated to 1,024,000 bytes.  The default is All Files.

Dates -  Choosing the Dates option sheet grants access to another sub group of tabs which allow you to set limitations on any of the three supported DOS file dates.  The default is All Files.

Each date type (Created, Accessed, or Modified) option sheet provides an option to select Files within a date range....  When selected, you can define the range by selecting one of four choices which include Today, Past 7 days, Past 30 days, and Range....

When Range... is selected, the default range is stated as 90 days ago up through today.  To change the range, press the button that is labeled with the current range and you will see a pair of calendar controls.  You can use these to set the range to any desired time frame.  The date selected on the left side calendar represents the starting point for inclusion and the date highlighted on the right side calendar represents the ending date.

Created Date -  The date the file was created.

Accessed Date -  The date the file was last accessed.  Note:  This date can be misleading because many applications including this one set the last access date on files for extremely weak definitions of the term accessed.   With regards Space Hound 32, this occurs when the file is individually highlighted within one of the displays, when one of the tools provided by the program (such as the Quikview file viewer tool) are used against one of the highlighted displays, when version information is extracted (potentially during an export or printout, and when a search procedure is run with the option to search embedded text is used.

Modified Date -  Date most recently modified.  This would be the same as the Created date if the file has never been changed.

Note:  The Netware edition provides selection access to four additional Netware specific date fields.  These are Created, Last Accessed, Modified, and Last Archived.

File Attributes -  The file system maintains a set of attributes which you can use to limit the results of a search.  These attributes are Normal, Hidden, System, Read Only, and Archive.  You can select any one or any combination of attributes desired.

Text Search -  Useful for finding specific files which contain one or more strings of embedded text.  You can search for text strings three ways:

•	Containing any one of up to five words or contigious text strings

•	Containing all (as many as three) desired words or contigious text strings

•	Containing two desired words or contigious text strings which occur within a selected proximity of each other

Note:  Text searches and especially proximity text searches can be very time consumming.  You should always try to limit the search to certain file types, directories, and perhaps dates if possible.

Owner - (Netware Edition only) You can enter specific names as search criteria.  Please note that you must know the names you want to search for.  An exact match (including case) is required. The program does not provide a list of all existing unique file owners from which to choose.  One suggestion for obtaining the names is to perform a directory map search on a directory structure where files belonging to the owner in question are likely to be found.

You may select several names during a single search.

Updated By -  (Netware Edition Only) You can enter specific names as search criteria in the same as a search on Owner described above.


Progress Screen

The Progress screen provides feedback during search operations.  It will display the name of the directory currently being searched as it completes the request defined in the File Selection Option dialog.

A continually updated count of the number of files examined as well as the number of files selected by the search is displayed during the search phase of the operation.

Note:  The number of files "examined" is dependent upon the file pattern mask used.  If your request does not include a file mask qualification then all files within each directory being searched will be counted.  If you limit the search to only one or two file mask patterns such as *.DLL and *.EXE then only files which match these extensions will be counted as "examined".

Note:  The number of files "selected" is always equal to or less than the number of files "examined".  The files selected will be based on the additional selection criteria (if any) that was defined within the File Selection Option dialog form such as file size, dates, etc.

The Files Display procedure displays a list (display grid) of found files as it progresses through the selected file and directory systems.  This is an informational display only and is not functional like normal program display grid used elsewhere in the program other than to scroll up and down (see Grid Mechanics).  It is also limited to a maximum of 512 items.  All selected items will be displayed in the final grid.  Note:  Other program functions such as the Directory Map, Duplicate File Finder, and File Extensions Display do not show found files during the search process.

Some of the program functions such as the Directory Map, Duplicate File Finder, and File Extensions Display display additional completion information once the initial file search phase is completed.  These processes are often visualized by the use of a progress percent complete bar.   These secondary refinements to the results are usually much shorter than the file search portion of the process.

Once the search and secondary refinements that are required have been completed, the Progress screen disappears.

You have the option of canceling a search when the Progress screen is displayed as long as the current state of the search operation is still in the actual file discovery portion of the procedure.  Upon canceling , you will have the option of displaying whatever results have been obtained up to that point. Once secondary refinements have begun, canceling is not an option.

Music while you work.

One small feature of Space Hound 32 is the ability to have a favorite melody (requires multimedia capabilities) played during search processes.  The program is shipped with a sample melody but you can change it very easily.

Steps to enable your own custom music selection:

•	Open the Miscellaneous Options dialog and select the Miscellaneous Tab.

•	There are two music options located on this tab:  Play music during search operations allows the music to be played.  This must be checked before you can assign your own musical selection.

•	The option to Use custom musical selection option must be checked.

•	Close the Miscellaneous Options display by pressing the OK button.

•	Perform a Files Display search and specify all midi format files (normally identified with the file extension .MID or .RMI) on your computer.

•	Space Hound 32 has the ability to play midi files from any display.  If a midi file is highlighted then you will see a small button appear on the bottom of the current display.  This button is labeled Play Midi File.  You can use this capability to assist you in selecting your search melody.

•	Once you have decided on your choice of melody, use the mouse to right click on the highlighted item.  The pop up menu will have a selection for Set Midi File as Default Search Music.  Once selected, your choice will remain intact until you change it.

If Music has been enabled (See Miscellaneous Options) then you will see a small button with a speaker on the button face.  This button allows you to turn off the music and subsequently restart the melody from the beginning. The music does not restart after reaching the end of the melody regardless of the progress of the search. However it does stop once the search has been completed.


Grid Mechanics

All Display Grids function the same way with only a small number of exceptions that will be listed at the bottom of this section.

A Display Grid consists of rows and columns that are similar in design to a spreadsheet.   Column headers are used to identify the contents of each column. Each row has a row selector that is located on the far left side of each row.

Column Sizing - You can alter the width of a column by placing the mouse pointer on the right side border of the column's header for the column you want to change.  While pressing the left mouse button, move the mouse in order to drag the border to the left or right to obtain the desired width.

Row Sizing - You can alter the height of a row by placing the mouse pointer on the bottom border of the row selector of the row that you want to change.  While pressing the left mouse button, move the mouse up and down in order to drag the border to the desired height.

Column Moving - You do not have to settle for having the columns displayed in their original order.  You can permanently alter the sequence of the columns by using the mouse to drag the columns to new locations.  To perform a column move, place the mouse pointer over the column header of the column you want to move. While pressing the left mouse button, move the mouse in order to drag the column to the new location.

Note: Column order, column width, and row height settings are retained as defaults for future operations.

Sorting - You can sort on any column you want to.  Sorting is extremely fast and is performed by using the mouse (Left button) to click once on the column you want to sort. Sorting a column causes all of the data to sort, not just the selected column.  The initial order applied to a sorted column is ascending.  A second click on the same header triggers a sort in descending sequence.   When a column is sorted, the currently selected row remains visible.  If multiple rows are highlighted then only the most recently selected row remains selected and visible after the sort.

Move to Top - You can quickly move to the top record in the display by using the mouse (right button) to click once anywhere on the column headers except for the leftmost, top area which is used for selecting all rows (see below).  Note: this operation deselects any other previously selected rows.

Select All - You can highlight (select) all rows by using the mouse (left button) on the small rectangular area to the left of all column headers and above all row selectors.  You can unselect all rows by clicking once with the mouse (left button) on any individual row.

Selecting a Range - You can select a range of contiguous rows by highlighting one row and then using a combination of the keyboard (Shift Key) and mouse (left Mouse button) to select another row.  All rows located between each of the two selected rows will become highlighted as well.

Selecting noncontiguous rows - You can select a multiple individual rows by using a combination of the keyboard (Ctrl Key) and mouse (left Mouse button) to select other rows one at a time.  You can deselect all previously selected rows by clicking once (left mouse button) on any row.

Extended File Information - You can obtain additional information about an individual file displayed in any of the rows by placing the mouse over the desired row and holding down the right mouse button.  If the file referenced in the row contains embedded version information, it will be displayed on a pop up menu.  In addition to any version information displayed, specific additional functions, which are possible with the file, are listed in the pop up menu.  This includes file deleting, activation of the Quikview File Viewer, and file/document launching.

Grid display status bars - Most display grids within the program also have a status bar at the bottom.  This status bar provides information about any currently highlighted file(s).

There are four main sections of the status bar:

The left icon and text represent the currently selected row item.  The icon is the icon associated with the file itself or with the program used to manipulate the file.  For example, highlighting row that contains a Microsoft Word document would cause the icon to change to Word's icon.  In addition to the file's icon, the file's size in bytes and sequence within the list is displayed.

The center icon and text represent all currently selected row items.    For example, highlighting 3 rows would show that you had marked 3 items and the combined size of all highlighted items would be displayed. The icon does not change.

The right icon and text represent all row items.    The combined size of all items is displayed. The icon does not change.

Description - For files which contain embedded version information, the file's description and version number are displayed to the right of the right most icon and text.  Note:  When the currently selected row contains a zip archive, a View Archive Button is displayed.  Pressing this button causes a new display to be opened that is similar to a normal file display but it represents the contents of the zip archive.  See Zip File Display.


ZIP File Display

The ZIP File Display is available anytime one of the primary displays has a zip file as a member of the displayed set of files.  When a ZIP file is highlighted, a button appears on the lower right hand side of the display labeled View Contents.  Pressing this button with the mouse launches a ZIP File Display which is filled with the information found within the zipped file.

In layout, a ZIP File Display is similar to other File Displays found within the program.  Additional information about the individual files is included in the grid.  This includes such items as compressed size, compression method, etc.

One major difference between a standard Files Display list is the checkbox located on the lower part of the ZIP File Display labeled Unzip to Temp. This option must be selected in order to use the tools Space Hound 32 provides for regular files such as viewing, launching, etc.  Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

Once the option to Unzip to Temp has been selected, you can use the ZIP File Display for further processing.

For example:

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

Printing Operations:  You can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighted specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  The report will be sorted in the same sequence as the on-screen display. You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.    Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.


Highlighting and Selecting Multiple Rows

You can select multiple rows within a display easily.  You can select a range of rows or a noncontiguous range.

To Select a Range:

•	Highlight the first row desired.

•	Hold the Shift Key while using the mouse to scroll (if necessary) the list until the end of the range is visible.

•	Highlight the last row desired.  This will select all rows within the range.

•	Release the Shift Key

To Select Noncontigious Rows:

•	Highlight the first row desired.

•	Hold the Control Key while using the mouse to select each row desired.

•	Release the Control Key

To Select All Rows:

•	Use the mouse to click once on the small square above and to the left of the grid's displayed contents.


Open Files

The primary function of the Open Files Display is to present a quick peek at the files which are currently open or in use on your system.

The appearance of the Open Files Display is like a spreadsheet in that rows and columns organize the data.   Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The Open Files Display is useful for further processing listed below

For example:

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

The Open Files Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Open Files Display. The Open Files Display button is in the fifth position on the left.  You can create only one Open Files Display window at a time.

Printing Operations:  You can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighted specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  The report will be sorted in the same sequence as the on-screen display. You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.    Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools|Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.


Shortcuts and Links

The primary function of the Shortcuts and Links Display is to provide a method for identifying orphaned links.  Although these files are small they are bothersome when they don't work.  Shortcuts are used on your Windows desktop as a means of quickly launching a program or as a means of opening a file or document with a predefined application such as Microsoft Word. Shortcuts can be broken when files are deleted or moved.

The appearance of the Shortcuts and Links Display is like a spreadsheet in that rows and columns organize the data.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The Shortcuts and Links Display is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Shortcuts Display. The Files List button is in the sixth position on the left.  You can create only one Shortcuts and Links Display window.

Resolving Links

The Shortcuts display includes a column with the caption Resolved.  If a shortcut points to a file or document that still exists on your system then the contents of this column will indicate YES for the link listed in the file name column.  If the link has been broken (column contains NO), you can attempt to repair the link by letting Windows do the work for you.  Highlight the link and attempt to launch the program.  If possible, Windows will locate the missing file or document and the link will be resolved.

Note: This procedure attempts to reassign the link based on a set of logic rules which include searching for files with the same name, same file size as the previously created link, etc.  It's possible that Windows will find a file but it may not be the correct one.  Review the results to determine if the resolved link is as intended.

Printing Operations:  You can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighted specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  The report will be sorted in the same sequence as the on-screen display. You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.    Note:  Printouts produced by this program can be quite lengthy.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.


Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer

The primary function of the Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer is to provide a method of presenting the files on the computer without requiring a preliminary search operation to be performed.

The Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer is created by using the mouse to press the correct button on the toolbar or by using the pull down menu to select Operations | Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer. The Space Hound 32 Disk Explorer button is in the sixth position on the left.  You can create as many as nine separate second windows, each displaying different results.

The second consists of a two-sided display. The display can be split either vertically or horizontally. To change the split, use the pull down menu to select Map Tools | Change Split or choose the button bar button.  You can adjust the relative size of each display pane by using the mouse and dragging the split bar to the left or right (vertical orientation) or up and down (horizontal orientation).

The left side of the display (when viewed using a vertical split) represents the directory structure.  Small plus and minus signs to the left of each file folder icon allows you to expand and contract the structure so that embedded directories can be seen or hidden.

Please note that the ability to print the directory structure is not available within this display.  The Directory Tree display can print the directory structure and has the added benefit of having access to file size and count totals for each displayed level.  See Directory Map

The right side (labeled File Information) is similar to the Files Display in that it looks like a spreadsheet with the data  organized by rows and columns.  Each row represents a file stored on (or accessible to) your computer. Note: Please see Grid Mechanics for usage and techniques available for all displays.

The File Information is useful for quickly seeing which files belong to the currently selected directory on the Directory Tree pane.

Once a directory has been selected, there are many operations that you can perform with the files displayed in the File Information portion of the display.

For example:

•	MOVE, COPY, or ARCHIVE files

•	Send them to the Quikview File Viewer

•	View embedded file version information

•	Delete files.

•	Launch programs

•	Open Documents using the default program for the specific document

Printing Operations:   You can also use the pull down menu selection File | Print or the button bar button to initiate a print function.

When printing Files, you can send the entire list to the printer or limit the scope of the printed report by highlighting specific rows in the display.  If only one file is highlighted, the report will include all files in the list.  You can control printer orientation by selecting the Miscellaneous Options Dialog.  To print, use the pull down menu to select File | Print... or choose the button bar button.

Export Operations:  You can export data from list to a file in ASCII comma delimited format.  You can export the entire report or select and export only specific files by using the mouse and keyboard to highlighting them.  Use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Export Display Contents or choose the button bar button.

You can export all of the files from multiple directories by using Grid View and selecting multiple directories.  All files within the highlighted directories will be exported.

View Files:  Space Hound 32 can use the built-in Windows'95 (or later) file viewer known as Quikview.  To view a file, highlighting the desired file and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Send Selected File Document to Quikview or choose the button bar button.

Compare Files:  A file comparison tool is available from any display.  To compare one or more files, highlighting the desired file and then use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Compare Highlighted Files or choose the button bar button. Note:  If you have multiple displays open at the same time, the File Compare display will include files from all open displays.

Move, Copy, and Archive Operations:  You can use Space Hound 32's built-in file management capabilities to organize the files that you place in the program's various displays.  Highlight the files you wish to move, copy or archive and use the pull down menu to select DisplayTools | Move, Copy, and Archive Functions... or choose the button bar button.


Displaying Embedded Icons

Many Windows' programs and library files contain embedded icons for use within the program.  You can display these icons using Space Hound 32 from any display that shows a list of files.

To open the icon display window, use the pull down menu to select Display Tools | Show Icon Viewer.  The Icon viewer window will stay open until closed.  All icons embedded within the highlighted file will be displayed in the icon viewer's scrollable viewport.

Note:  A icon which is displayed within the viewport can be copied to the windows clipboard and pasted elsewhere.


Graphic file Display

The Graphic File Display is available anytime one of the primary displays has a graphic image file (BMP, JPG, DIB, ICO) as a member of the displayed set of files.  When a graphic image file is highlighted, a button appears on the lower right hand side of the display labeled View Image.  Pressing this button with the mouse launches a Graphic File Display which displays the contents of the image file.

Files displayed within the Graphic File Display can be printed or placed on the Windows clipboard for use with other programs.


Sound and Music File Playback

When a sound (.WAV)   is highlighted, a button appears on the lower right hand side of the display labeled Play Sound.  Pressing this button with the mouse plays the sound if your computer supports multimedia features.

When amusic (.MID, .RMI) is highlighted, a button appears on the lower right hand side of the display labeled Play Midi File.  Pressing this button with the mouse plays the music if your computer supports multimedia features.


Hex Display for Files

The Hex File Display is available for use anytime.  Use the pull down menu to select Display Tools | Show Hex Viewer.

The currently highlighted file within the currently selected display will be placed into the hex viewer window.  If you select another file, the contents of new file will replace the content of the old. The Hex File Display window will stay open until closed.

Hex file Displays can be printed in two different ways.   To print selected rows of a hex file dump, select the rows desired and use the mouse to press the normal Print button (Image of a printer).  You can send the entire file to the printer by selecting the Print Hex Report button (image of a report) which is located to the right of the normal Print button.


Delete Unnecessary Files

Space Hound 32 includes a set of pre-defined disk space recovery functions which allow you to delete unncessary files from your computer.  You should be aware of the ramifications of using these automated functions.

Launching this program function causes a window to appear with a set of options which you can choose from.

*.TMP files on all Default Drives

Many windows application use the extention *.TMP to indicate that a file is temporary.  These files can normally be deleted at anytime unless they are currently in use.  As a safety precaution, Space Hound 32 will only delete .TMP files which have a creation date prior to the current date.

*.BAK files on all Default Drives

Many windows application use the extention *.BAK to indicate that a file is a backup copy of a required file.  These files can normally be deleted but you should be cautious using this specification.  As a safety precaution, Space Hound 32 will only delete .BAK files which have a creation date prior to the current date.

*.GID files on all Default Drives

Many windows application online Help Files.  Files with the extension *.GID are Help File indexes which allow you to search a help file on a specific word.  These files are generated (if necessary) when you access help to perform a search.  Since many help file may never be accessed or rarely accessed, deleting these files on a regular basis can conserve some disk space. As a safety precaution, Space Hound 32 will only delete .GID files which have a creation date prior to the current date.

*.* Where the File Size = ZERO

Empty files do take up space on your hard drive.  If your drive is unpartitioned then you may be losing several thousand bytes of disk space for each empty file.

The presence of an empty file may be necessary for certain applications. These files can normally be deleted but you should be cautious using this specification.  As a safety precaution, Space Hound 32 will only delete empty files which have a creation date prior to the current date.

Note:  One instance of empty files occurs when certain Microsoft applications are installed.  MSCREATE.DIR (a 0-byte hidden file) is created in each folder that the Setup program creates to indicate that the folder was created by Setup. When you run Setup in maintenance mode and remove a component or click Remove All, Setup uses this file to determine whether an empty folder can be removed. If an empty folder does not contain this file, when you run Setup in maintenance mode, Setup will not remove this folder.

For example, if you create the folder My Files in the Microsoft Office folder, when you run Microsoft Office Setup in maintenance mode and click Remove All, the My Files folder is not removed by Setup, even if it is empty when you run Setup.  When the option to delete empty files is selected, you have the option of also deleting the MSCREATE.DIR entries or leaving them alone.


Ideas

This is list of some of the things you can do with this program.  We offer these as suggestions to assist you in seeing what possibilities you have with this program.

1)  Build a Directory Map that has only files which were accessed within the last 6 months and print it.

2)  Export a list of all DLLs that exist on your system and export them to a database such as Microsoft Access or spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel where you can generate custom reports and summaries.

3)  Perform an icon purge by running a Duplicate File Search on Content and specifying only icon files (.ICO).

4)  Hunt for all your sound files (.WAV) and play them with Space Hound 32's built in Sound player.  Do it for Midi (.MID) files also!  Delete the ones you don't like as you go.

5)  Search for a missing document by specifying that the word CAT must appear within 15 characters of DOG.

6)  View inside Zip Archive files.  You can use the various tools (image viewer, QuikView Launcher, icon viewer, sound player, etc) on the contents of the archive.

7)  Unzip complex archives that contain embedded directory structures.


Glossary

8.3 DOS file name

= BASE =

A

application's directory

application's disk

ARCHIVE

associated

C

contigious text strings

current display

D

de-selecting

directory

directory structures

disk file storage

E

exact duplicates

F

Fineware Systems

H

highlighted

K

KBytes

L

launch

M

masks

midi

MSAPPS

N

nested sub directories

O

orientation

P

processes

programs

PsL

R

Ram drives

resolved

Right Click

S

search parameter

search parameters

search paths

selected proximity of each other

sniff out

starting point

U

unregistered version

V

version information


8.3 DOS file name

DOS naming convention.  A file name can consist of a name (from 1 to 8 characters) a period and an extension (from 0 to 3 characters).


= BASE =

The file to which all other files in the Compare Files display is compared to.


application's directory

Directory where Space Hound 32's executable module (HOUND32.EXE) is located.


application's disk

Disk where Space Hound 32's executable module (HOUND32.EXE) is located.


ARCHIVE

Place within a zip file to conserve space or combine multiple files into a smaller single file.


associated

Windows establishes file associations with certain types of file extensions.  .TXT files are normally aassociated with the NOTEPAD.EXE applet which is shipped with Windows.  Other applications will also register the file extension names commonly used by the application.


contigious text strings

Words together such as:  The Wall Street Journal


current display

This refers to the most recently activated primary display such as a Map Display, and Extensions Display, or a Duplicate File Names Display.


de-selecting

un-checking


directory

Also referred to as a FOLDER.


directory structures

A directory and all embedded subdirectories within in.


disk file storage

This total is based upon a user selected option within the program.  The numbers will represent a total based on bytes or allocation units.


exact duplicates

Exactly the same content, shares the same name but may have a different file date and time.


Fineware Systems

P.O. Box 75776

Oklahoma City, Ok 73147

Technical support via Commercial Online Services and the Internet:

fineware@fineware.com

CompuServe ID: 70650,2022 (Al Meadows)

Prodigy ID: BBTK05A (Al Meadows)

America Online ID: VB AL (Al Meadows)

fineware@msn.com


highlighted

When an item within a list or grid is highlighted, it is considered to be the currently selected item.  It is possible to highlight multiple items in some displays while others limit you to a single item at a time.


KBytes

Kilo Bytes - A Kilo byte is often referred to as one thousand bytes (or characters) but it is actually 1,024 bytes.


launch

When a program is launched, it is executed or run.  When a document is launched, it is opened by the program which created it.  In the case of a document, the controlling program is the file which gets launched and the program will have the originally selected file loaded.


masks

Allows wildcard matching on file names.


midi

Musical Instrument Digital Interface.  Most modern sound cards support this capability although the resulting sounds and instrumentation may vary.  Consult your Windows documentation on setting midi defaults.  Midi files are often identified by the file extension .MID and .RMI.


MSAPPS

MSAPPS is frequently used to store components from various Microsoft applications which can be shared between multiple Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.


nested sub directories

A directory is not a fixed amount of disk storage nor does it physically begin and end on any hardware based boundary.  A directory can contain files.  A directory can also contain other directories.  The term nested sub directories refers to the set of directories within a particular parent directory.  Nesting directories can greatly simplify management of your hard disk by allowing distinct categories of data.  An example might be to create a directory into which all of your spreadsheet documents would be placed.  Please refer to your Windows documentation or the Windows Program Manager HELP file for instructions on creating new directories.


orientation

Portrait or landscape.  Portrait is the normal setting for letters, landscape is more often used for reports.


processes

An event which takes over the operation of the program. The mouse pointer will turn into the hourglass image during this period and the menu items and toolbar buttons will not function.  You may continue to use other Windows applications while a process is underway.  An example of a process is the creation of a directory map. The time to completion depends upon the number of directories, the level of nesting used within the directory structure, and the number of files being processed.


programs

In general, files with the extension following extensions:

.EXE

.BAT

.COM

.PIF

are considered programs and may be launched by Space Hound 32.


PsL

Public (software) Library

P.O. Box 35705

Houston, TX 77235-5705


Ram drives

A drive created from memory.  Please refer to your DOS or Windows manuals for information on creating and using Ram Drives.


resolved

Resolved means that the link points to a file or program which can be launched or opened.


Right Click

Windows'95 and later often uses the left mouse button to "select" an object and the right mouse button to tell you what you can do with the selected object.


search parameter

Selected limits that qualify the drive(s) and/or starting directory, dates, file sizes, and other criteria to be used in producing the reports and displays.


search parameters

Selected limits that qualify the drive(s) and/or starting directory, dates, file sizes, and other criteria to be used in producing the reports and displays.


search paths

Subset of a network volume which begins at a specific directory level.  Contact your network administrator for help on identifying search path volumes.


selected proximity of each other

For example:  Microsoft within 200 characters of Bill Gates within the same document or file.


sniff out

Basis for the program's title.

Hope you enjoy using the application.

Al Meadows

Programmer and Systems Analyist

Fineware Systems


starting point

Directory location on the indicated drive where you wish to begin the search process.  All sub-directories embedded within the directory will be searched also.


unregistered version

This product has been released as shareware in order that you may evaluate the program free of charge.  Your license begins on the day the program is initially run and concludes after 30 days.  If you decide not to register, you must cease using the program after the 30 days has elapsed.


version information

Version information is normally included in application programs and application components such as .DLL and .OCX files.  It is useful in determining which instance of a file is the most recent.  Note:  File date information should NEVER be used as a tool to evaluate which file is newer when examining files with embedded version information.