Copyright: WebZIP Version 2.5, Copyright 1998 Spidersoft
Citation: Copyright 1998 Spidersoft


What Is WebZIP?

Found a great Web site? Want to save it? Want to view it later? Want to share it? Want to move it to another computer? Well NOW YOU CAN with WebZIP.

WebZIP is a Web spider. It lets you download all the pages you want from any part of the Internet. The original file names and directory structure are maintained to provide a mirror of the Web site. You can then view those pages offline using your favourite Web browser or WebZIP’s integrated browser. WebZIP means no more waiting for slow pages to download; no more clicking on links while your online charges rapidly accumulate. WebZIP automates the process, downloading up to 16 pages or images simultaneously, and saving you time and money.

Using WebZIP you can:

•	Download and compress all or part of a Web site into a single zip file.

•	Create your own ‘Personal Intranet’ by saving files of specified types to your local hard disk or your organization’s server.

•	Download a list of all pages on a Web site with WebZIP’s ‘map’ facility.

•	View saved Web sites offline, whether they have been zipped or saved without compression.

•	E-mail a zipped Web site to a colleague or move it to another computer.

In addition to downloading Web sites, you can also use WebZIP to zip and unzip normal files.


How You Can Use WebZip

Companies use WebZIP to capture sites for presentations.

Doctors, researchers and academics use it to download reference material.

Accountants use it to download tax office material.

Webmasters use it to back-up Web sites.

Educators use it to download Web sites of interest and incorporate them within their own local Intranets; benefiting from reduced online costs, and giving students a virtual Web experience without the inherent dangers and distractions of the 'real’ Internet.


Browser Requirements

WebZIP supports both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

If you have both browsers installed on your system, WebZIP will use the browser that is set as your system default.

To use the WebZIP integrated browser, you must have Internet Explorer 3.0 or above installed on your system.


System Requirements

To run WebZIP, you must have at least the following:

•	486 or higher class machine

•	Windows 95™, Windows 98™ or Windows NT™ 4.0

•	16 MB RAM

•	3 MB free hard disk space for the program

•	Additional free hard disk space for your downloads


The WebZIP Resource Meter

You may encounter diminishing resources with Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems. Some browsers are also known to have memory leaks.

WebZIP monitors resource use on your system so that it can alert you when the resources available are insufficient for normal system functions. When the resources drop below 10%, WebZIP will display a message suggesting that you close some of your windows. If you disregard the warning, you may find that your system ceases to respond and you must reset the machine.

Resources comprise:

•	System resources such as window handles (IDs)

•	User resources such as memory

•	Graphic Design Interface (GDI) resources such as buttons and graphics


WebZIP and the DropZone

WebZIP’s DropZone makes it easy to zip or save the pages and sites you want while you surf. Simply drag and drop the links from your browser into the DropZone. WebZIP will ask for information about how much you want to download and then take care of the rest.

The DropZone becomes active when you minimize WebZIP. It is positioned in the top-right corner of your screen and drops down when you move your cursor to this position. Most of the time, you won’t be aware that the DropZone is there.

To drag and drop links, make sure that your browser doesn’t occupy the whole screen. When you have selected the link, you need to be able to drag it from your browser to the DropZone. When you release the mouse button, WebZIP displays the Auto-WebZIP window. This window shows the starting address for your link and allows you to select a download profile or to use the WebZIP wizard to specify your download requirements. If you decide that you don’t want to zip or save the pages, select Cancel from the Auto-WebZIP window.

You can also copy a URL and paste it to the DropZone. To paste the URL, point to the DropZone, click the right mouse button and choose Paste URL and WebZIP… WebZIP will prompt you to select a download profile or to use the WebZIP wizard. Once again, if you decide that you don’t want to zip or save pages, you can select Cancel.

See also Adding Downloads to a Zip File.


Minimizing and Maximizing WebZIP

When you minimize WebZIP, the DropZone is activated.

To maximize WebZIP, do either of the following:

•	Click the right mouse button over the minimized WebZIP and choose Restore.

•	Display the DropZone by moving the cursor to the top-right corner of your screen. Click the square Maximize button that appears on the DropZone.


Quick Start

To introduce you to WebZIP, let’s download and zip an entire online issue of Wired Magazine. We've checked out the Web site and found that each issue is organized within its own subdirectory. Say we want the August 1998 issue. The URL for this issue is:

http://www.wired.com/wired/6.08/

Armed with this knowledge, we can use WebZIP to download and zip all the pages and images within this subdirectory.

1.	Open WebZIP.

2.	From the Profile drop-down list box, select 'Selected Directory (Text Images)'.

3.	To indicate how you want the text and images to be saved, click one of these buttons:

   The text and images are stored in a single zip file on your hard disk.

   The text and images are stored directly on your hard disk. No compression occurs.

4.	Enter http://www.wired.com/wired/6.08/ in the Address field in WebZIP.

5.	Double-click Go.

That's all there is to it! Now sit back and watch WebZIP in action.

A pop-up dialog box notifies you when the download is complete and displays the results of the download.


Creating Download Tasks

Each download has an associated task. A task contains all the information about the download. Once a task is created, it is added to the Tasks List so that you can browse it, schedule it to run again, stop it part way through and resume it at your convenience, or edit it to create a new task with similar details.You can create download tasks or allow WebZIP to create them for you.

For WebZIP to create a task it needs to know which download profile to use, whether the pages are to be zipped or saved to your personal Intranet and, of course, the URL to start downloading from. For more information on ‘no fuss’ downloading, see Quick Start.

To gain more control over the download process, you can create a download task. To do so, do one of the following:

•	Click Go and choose New Download Task.

•	Click the right mouse button in the Tasks List and choose New….

•	Choose either of these options from the WebZIP main menu bar:

•	File, New, Download Task

•	Task, New

•	Zip, New, Web ZIP

WebZIP displays the Create New Task window. For more information, see Completing the Task Window.


Completing the Task Window

This window is displayed when you create a new task or edit an existing one.

Task Name: You can enter a task name or allow WebZIP to assign one for you. If you leave this field empty, WebZIP will automatically create a task name based on the starting URL.

Category: You can select an existing category from the drop-down list or create a new category by typing a name into the field. WebZIP provides the General category, but you can create as many categories as you need to group your download tasks.

Profile: You can select an existing profile from the drop-down list. WebZIP provides several profiles to get you going. The relevant fields in the Task window will be filled from the profile. By default, the Profile field is set to ‘Custom’, which means that the settings are unique to the task. To create a new profile, choose View, Profiles Editor… from the WebZIP menu bar. For more information, see Creating, Editing and Deleting Profiles.

Starting Address

Starting URL: This is the address from which your download will begin. For example, http://www.wired.com/wired/.

Site requires a password: Some sites require a valid user or account name and password before they allow you access. Check the box or click the User Name/Password… button to provide this information. To maintain security, WebZIP will display the password that you type as a string of asterisks.

Save To

Download this Website to your Personal Intranet: Clicking the button next to this field will download files in uncompressed form to the specified directory. The original file names and structure will be retained. You can change the directory as necessary. Click [image] to browse for a different directory.

Download and Zip this Website: Clicking the button next to this field will download files and compress them in the specified zip file. The original file names and structure will be retained. The zip file may be new or existing. Click [image] to create a new zip file or [image] to open an existing zip file. By default, WebZIP will specify a new zip file that has the same name as the task.

Rename Zip File to Start Page Title: This check box accompanies the Download and Zip this Website field. The profile that you choose will determine whether this box is checked. If it is checked, the zip file will be renamed to match the HTML Title field for the starting URL. For example, if this box is checked, a zip file that is named C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\tusc.zip will be renamed C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\TUSC Computer Systems Home Page.zip because ‘TUSC Computer Systems Home Page’ is the title of the starting URL.

Filetypes

By default, the following file types are retrieved: HTML, Images, Audio, Video, Java, ActiveX, Plugins, Executables, Archive, Other file types such as Microsoft Word documents, Adobe PDF™ files and text files.

By clicking the All check box and removing the tick, you can select just the file types you want this profile to retrieve. Each file type has numerous extensions associated with it. For example, the extensions associated with HTML files include .htm, .html, .shtm, .shtml, .asp and .css. You may choose to include only those HTML files that have .htm, .html and .css extensions by clicking the boxes next to the remaining HTML extensions so that they no longer contain ticks.

The New…, Edit… and Delete buttons enable you to customize the file types and their extensions.

Followed Links

Followed Links - Levels: Whether restrictions are placed on the level of links to be followed. You can instruct WebZIP to follow all links or you can restrict it to the page specified in the starting URL or that page and x more levels of links. WebZIP follows all links by default.

Followed Page Links - Location: Whether location restrictions are placed on the retrieval of pages. You can instruct WebZIP to follow links anywhere or you can restrict it to the current directory or the current site. WebZIP follows links within the current directory by default. If you select Anywhere, all links will be followed to their conclusion regardless of where they are located. Be aware that this may retrieve a unrelated and unwanted information.

Followed Media Links - Location: Whether location restrictions are placed on the retrieval of media such as images and sounds. You can instruct WebZIP to follow links anywhere or you can restrict it to the current directory or the current site. WebZIP follows links within the current site by default. If you select Anywhere, all links will be followed to their conclusion regardless of where they are located. Be aware that this may dramatically increase the size of your download.

Followed Links (Advanced)

By default, WebZIP looks for links in HTML tags that are authorized to contain them. This means that some links may be missed, particularly if they are embedded within <SCRIPT> tags. The WebZIP aggressive parser is able to search <SCRIPT> tags and other parts of a page that are not authorized to contain links. To use this parser, click the Aggressive Parser box and choose one of the following options:

•	Aggressively extract and follow links from within <SCRIPT> tags only

•	Aggressively extract and follow all possible links from the entire page

URL Filters

Include: Include Filters contain characters, words and phrases that must exist in the links that are retrieved. Include Filters apply to all links, page links or resource (media) links.

Exclude: Exclude Filters contain characters, words and phrases that must not exist in the links that are retrieved. Exclude Filters apply to all links, page links or resource (media) links. For example, a site may contain a link to advertising on all its pages. If you know any of the words in the advertising URL you can prevent it from being downloaded. Another example is a site that contains a link to its home page on all its pages. You could exclude all links to pages containing the word ‘index’ in their URL.

Link Conversion

WebZIP categorizes links as followed and unfollowed. WebZIP can convert both types of links so that they reference your local hard drive rather than an Internet location. The links are stored relative to your download directory.

Followed Links: A followed link is one that falls within the criteria of the current task and will be downloaded or queued. Usually, you will want to convert all followed links to relative links. This is the WebZIP default.

Unfollowed Links: An unfollowed link is one that does not fall within the criteria of the current task and will not be downloaded or queued.

You may want to convert unfollowed links to relative links if another task will follow and download the links to the same directory. For example, you may divide the downloading of a large site into several tasks. The first task may specify to ‘convert followed links within the current website to relative links’ because the next task will download the pages to which those links relate. This is the WebZIP default.

Schedule

By clicking the button next to the appropriate option, you can choose to:

•	Schedule a task to run now.

•	Schedule a task to run at a specified time in the future. To specify a time in the future, click [image]. You can schedule tasks to run once or on a recurring basis.

•	Leave the task unscheduled. This is the default.

The Command Buttons

Reset: If you are creating a new task, clicking this button will clear the Starting URL and Task Name fields, display the last used category in the Category field, select the Download and Zip destination and the Custom Profile, and set all other fields to their default entries. If you are editing an existing task, clicking this button will re-display the fields as they were when you opened the task.

OK: Clicking this button will create the task.

Cancel: Clicking this button will cancel creation of the task.


Creating, Editing and Deleting Profiles

To display the Profiles Editor, choose View, Profiles Editor… from the WebZIP menu bar.

To create a new profile:

1.	Click New.

2.	Type the name of the new profile and press Enter.

3.	Modify the fields of the profile to suit your needs.

4.	Click Close. WebZIP saves the profile automatically.

To edit a profile:

1.	Highlight the profile.

2.	Modify the fields of the profile to suit your needs.

3.	Click Close. WebZIP will prompt you to save the changes.

To delete a profile:

1.	Highlight the profile.

2.	Click Delete.

For information on how to modify the fields of the profile, see Completing the Profiles Editor Window.


Completing the Profiles Editor Window

The Fields

Profile Name: This is the name that was given to the profile when it was created. You can change it as necessary.

Auto-Rename: If this box is checked, zip files will be renamed to match the HTML Title field of the starting URL. For example, a zip file that is named C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\tusc.zip will be renamed C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\TUSC Computer Systems Home Page.zip because ‘TUSC Computer Systems Home Page’ is the title of the starting URL.

File Types: By default, the following file types are retrieved: HTML, Images, Audio, Video, Java, ActiveX, Plugins, Executables, Archive, Other file types such as Microsoft Word documents, Adobe PDF™ files and text files.

By clicking the All check box and removing the tick, you can select just the file types you want this profile to retrieve. Each file type has numerous extensions associated with it. For example, the extensions associated with HTML files include .htm, .html, .shtm, .shtml, .asp and .css. You may choose to include only those HTML files that have .htm, .html and .css extensions by clicking the boxes next to the remaining HTML extensions so that they no longer contain ticks.

The New…, Edit… and Delete buttons enable you to customize the file types and their extensions.

Depth of retrieval: The number of levels of links to be followed.

Page Location: Whether location restrictions are placed on the retrieval of pages. If Anywhere is selected, all links will be following to their conclusion regardless of where they are located. Be aware that this may retrieve a unrelated and unwanted information.

Resource Location: Whether location restrictions are placed on the retrieval of resources such as images and sounds. If Anywhere is selected, all links will be following to their conclusion regardless of where they are located. Be aware that this may dramatically increase the size of your download.

URL Filter - Include: Include Filters contain characters, words and phrases that must exist in the links that are retrieved. Include Filters apply to all links, page links or resource links.

URL Filter - Exclude: Exclude Filters contain characters, words and phrases that must not exist in the links that are retrieved. Exclude Filters apply to all links, page links or resource links. For example, a site may contain a link to advertising on all its pages. If you know any of the words in the advertising URL you can prevent it from being downloaded. Another example is a site that contains a link to its home page on all its pages. You could exclude all links to pages containing the word ‘index’ in their URL.


Managing the Progress of Your Download

When a download is in progress, WebZIP graphs the rate of transfer in Kbytes per second and records the duration of the download, total Kbytes downloaded, current transfer rate and the number of Web pages and media files (images, sounds, movies, etc.) that have been downloaded. The number of errors is also recorded. You can find out more about the errors by displaying an error report for the task.

WebZIP's Connections screen lets you watch the progress of each connection to the Internet as your download occurs. From the Connections screen, you can dynamically increase or decrease the number of simultaneous connections to achieve the best possible throughput. Up to 16 connections are available, with the default set at 10.

The Connections screen also allows you to set the download priority of pages versus media files such as images, sounds and movies. WebZIP gives equal priority to pages and media files by default.

To display the Connections screen for a task, click Connections in the WebZIP toolbar.


Browsing an Error Report

To display the error report for a task:

1.	Highlight the task in the Tasks List.

2.	Click the right mouse button and choose Browse, Error Report.

For each error, the report displays the failed URL, the error message and the page from which the failed URL was referenced.


Zipping Files After Download Is Complete

If you have chosen to zip downloaded files, WebZIP will, by default, compress the files as they're being downloaded. You can instruct WebZIP to zip all downloaded files on completion of the download. This has the benefit of improving overall performance during a download, however, a download must run to completion for any files to be saved. If you stop a download or lose your connection to the Internet, files will not be saved.

To instruct WebZIP to zip files after a download is complete:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the General tab, click the box for Zip files only after download has completed until a tick is displayed.

3.	Click OK.


What Are Tasks?

Tasks contain all the information about a particular download operation.

Tasks are stored within .wzt files, and can be found within the \Tasks subdirectory of WebZIP.

Once created, tasks are added to the Tasks List. From the Tasks List you can perform any task-associated activities.

To display the Tasks List, click Tasks on the WebZIP toolbar.

What Do You Want To Do?

Run a Task

Stop a Task

Update a Task

Retry Failed Items

Schedule or Unschedule a Task

Edit a Task

Delete a Task

Explore the Progress of a Task

Browse a Task

Browse an Error Report


Editing Tasks

To edit a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task you want to edit.

3.	Do one of the following to display the Edit Task window:

•	Press CTRL+E.

•	Click Edit in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Edit… from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Edit…

For more information, see Completing the Task Window.


Running Tasks

There are several ways in which you can run a task.

To run a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Click [image] at the start of the particular task in the Tasks List or highlight the task and do one of the following:

•	Press CTRL+R.

•	Click Run in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Run from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Run.

•	Click [image] on the status bar at the bottom-left of WebZIP.

If another task is already running, the new task will be scheduled to run immediately upon completion of the current task.

If the task has been run previously, WebZIP alerts you to the number of HTML pages and media files that have been downloaded, the number that are queued and the number of errors that were encountered. You can choose to resume the task from where it last stopped, restart the task from the beginning, do a Smart Update or perform a Smart Recovery.

To find out more about the errors that were encountered, see Browsing an Error Report.

To set WebZIP to beep on task completion, see Setting WebZIP to Beep on Task Completion.


Setting WebZIP to Beep on Task Completion

To set WebZIP to beep when a task is completed:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the General tab, click the box for Beep on task completion until a tick is displayed.

3.	Click OK.


Updating Tasks (Smart Update)

Smart Update lets you re-run a task and download only the Web pages and items that are new or have changed. This ensures that you have the latest information from a Web site.

Smart Update requires a Web server to provide the modification date of files. With this information, it can determine whether the files within a task are out of date.

To do a Smart Update, run a task that has already been run. If the Web server can provide the modification date of files, the Smart Update option will be available for you to choose.


Retrying Failed Items (Smart Recovery)

Smart Recovery lets you re-run a task and attempt to download the Web pages and items that failed in the previous run.

To do a Smart Recovery, run the task that contains the failed items. If the Web server supports Smart Recovery, this option will be available for you to choose.


Stopping Tasks

There are several ways in which you can stop a task.

To stop the current task regardless of whether the Tasks List is displayed, click [image] on the status bar at the bottom-left of WebZIP.

To stop a task when the Tasks List is displayed:

1.	Click [image] at the start of the particular task in the Tasks List or highlight the task and do one of the following:

•	Press CTRL+S.

•	Click Stop in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Stop from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Stop.


Scheduling or Unscheduling Tasks

To schedule a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to schedule.

3.	Do one of the following to display the Schedule Task window:

•	Click Schedule in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Schedule… from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Schedule…

4.	Select the date and time when you want the task to be run. The task can be run once or you can set up a recurring schedule. Click OK to close the Schedule Task window. The icon at the start of the task in the Tasks List will change to [image].

5.	At the time you've scheduled the task to run, ensure that WebZIP is running on your system.

To unschedule a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to unschedule.

3.	Do one of the following:

•	Choose Task, Unschedule from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Unschedule.


Deleting Tasks

To delete a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to delete.

3.	Do one of the following:

•	Click Delete in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Delete from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Delete.


Exploring the Progress of Tasks

When a task is running, WebZIP queues the items in the task and proceeds to parse HTML files and save images, sounds and movies. A record of each of the task items is maintained in the Exploring screen. You can view the progress of a task as it runs or at a later time.

You can mark or unmark items for download, update or mapping.

To explore the progress of a task:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to explore.

3.	Do one of the following:

•	Click Explore in the Tasks List.

•	Choose Task, Explore from the WebZIP main menu bar.

•	Click Explore on the WebZIP toolbar.

•	Click the right mouse button over the highlighted task and choose Explore.

To unmark items you have decided not to download:

1.	In the Exploring screen, highlight the items that you want to unmark.

2.	Click the right mouse button and choose Unmark, Selected. WebZIP will remove the tick from the items.

To mark items for download:

1.	Click the right mouse button in the Exploring screen and choose one of the following:

•	Mark for download, Selected

•	Mark for download, All

•	Mark for download, All errors

•	Mark for download, All unmarked

Provided that the Web server can supply the modification date of files, you can mark items for future update.

To mark items for update:

1.	Click the right mouse button in the Exploring screen and choose one of the following:

•	Mark for update, Selected

•	Mark for update, All

To mark items for mapping:

1.	Click the right mouse button in the Exploring screen and choose one of the following:

•	Mark for mapping, Selected

•	Mark for mapping, All


Browsing Tasks

You can browse tasks offline or online using Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or WebZIP’s integrated browser. Note that a browser must be installed on your system before you can choose it. WebZIP’s integrated browser requires Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher to be installed.

To browse offline using your default browser:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to browse.

3.	Click Browse in the Tasks List. The browser of your choice will open separately of WebZIP and display the starting page of the task.

WebZIP allows you to view a Web site while it’s downloading. As soon as the first page has finished downloading, you can double-click the task to view that page in your default browser. You may need to click the Refresh button on your browser several times to display images used by the page as they are downloaded.

To browse offline using WebZIP’s integrated browser:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task that you want to browse.

3.	Do one of the following:

•	Click the right mouse button over the task and choose Browse, Offline, Integrated Browser.

•	Choose Task, Browse, Offline, Integrated Browser from the WebZIP main menu bar.

By default, the Browse screen opens in WebZIP with the Zips/Pages/Personal Intranet pane on the left and the integrated browser on the right. To use all the Browse screen for the integrated browser, click Browse on the WebZIP toolbar. To re-display the Zips/Pages/Personal Intranet pane, click Browse on the WebZIP toolbar again.

To browse online using the browser of your choice:

1.	Display the Tasks List.

2.	Highlight the task you want to browse.

3.	Do one of the following:

•	Click the right mouse button over the task and choose Browse, On Internet, and one of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Integrated Browser.

•	Choose Task, Browse, On Internet, and one of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Integrated Browser.


Understanding the Status of Tasks

In the Tasks List, you may see tasks with the following status codes:

Incomplete—The task has items that have not been downloaded.

Task Complete—All items in the task have been downloaded.

Scheduled—The task is scheduled for download.

Unscheduled—The task is yet to be scheduled for downloaded or has been removed from the scheduler.

Zipped!—All items in the task have been zipped.

Downloading…—The task is currently downloading.

Download Stopped—A user has stopped the task during downloading.


Creating Task Categories

Tasks can be grouped into categories for the convenience of the user. WebZIP provides a General category to which you can assign tasks. You can create additional task categories as necessary.

In the Tasks List, you can choose the task category Active Tasks to see all tasks that are in the process of downloading.

While in the Tasks List, you can create a category by typing a new name into the Task Category field. This will clear the existing tasks from the screen. To create new tasks for the category, click the right mouse button and choose New… or choose either of these options from the WebZIP main menu bar:

•	File, New, Download Task

•	Task, New

WebZIP displays the Create New Task window with the new Category displayed.

Alternatively, you can create task categories in the Create New Task window. For more information, see Completing the Task Window.


Displaying the Tasks List at Startup

By default, the WebZIP Home Page is displayed in WebZIP at startup.

To display the Tasks List at startup:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the General tab, click the box for Display Task Screen at startup until a tick is displayed.

3.	Click OK.


Setting Your Default Downloads Folder

When downloading and zipping files, WebZIP will present the default folder for this job. You can always decide to download and zip files into a different folder, but setting the default to your preferred location is a time saver.

If you installed WebZIP in C:\Program Files\WebZIP, your downloads folder is set to C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\ by default.

To specify a different default folder for downloaded and zipped files:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the Zip Folders tab, type the path of the folder or click [image] to browse for a different folder.

3.	Click OK.


Setting Your Default Personal Intranet Folder

When downloading files in uncompressed form, WebZIP will present the default folder for this job. You can always decide to download files into a different folder, but setting the default to your preferred location is a time saver.

Your Personal Intranet folder is set to C:\My Intranet by default.

To specify a different default folder for your Personal Intranet files:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the Personal Intranet tab, type the path of the folder or click [image] to browse for a different folder.

3.	Click OK.


What Are Profiles?

Profiles allow you to specify just how you want a Web site to be downloaded.

A profile specifies:

•	The types of files to retrieve

•	How many levels of links should be followed

•	Any restrictions on where pages are downloaded from

•	Any restrictions on where images, movies, sounds, etc. are downloaded from

•	Inclusion and exclusion filters for downloading URLs

Profiles are stored within .wzp files, and can be found within the \Profiles subdirectory of WebZIP.

WebZIP comes pre-installed with a number of basic profiles. You can create your own profiles and modify and delete existing ones. If you perform a particular type of download often, creating a profile for that scenario will save you time.

There are a few places where WebZIP presents a list of existing profiles that you can use to quickly create a downloading task.

•	Main Toolbar—Here you can select a profile, enter a starting address and double-click the GO button to automatically kick-off a download.

•	Task Window—This window gives you more control over how a Web site is downloaded. You can select a profile and specify other options.

•	DropZone—Whenever you drag and drop a link or URL from your browser into the DropZone, you are presented with a list of profiles that you can use to automatically download the Web site.

What Do You Want To Do?

Find Out About Supplied Profiles

Create, Edit or Delete a Profile

Complete the Profiles Editor Window


Supplied Profiles

WebZIP includes the following pre-installed profiles:

Selected Page(All)

Downloads everything within the selected page. Resources such as Java, ActiveX, audio, Shockwave, etc. will be included provided that they are located within the current site.

Selected Page(Text, Images)

Downloads the selected page and its images. Images must be located within the current site.

Selected Directory(All)

Downloads everything within the selected directory including content in any subdirectories. Resources must be located within the current site.

Selected Directory(Text, Images)

Downloads all pages and images within the selected directory including content in any subdirectories. Images must be located within the current site. This is the most useful profile since most well-structured Web sites organize related content within directories. This allows you to download information on a subject without following links back to the home page and then ending up with the entire Web site.

Selected Site(All)

Downloads everything within the selected site. Resources must be located within the current site.

Selected Site(Text, Images)

Downloads all pages and images within the selected site. Images must be located within the current site.

NOTE: The Custom profile is not really a profile. Specifying Custom in the WebZIP main window means that you will be prompted to complete the Create New Task window when you are downloading a task. The settings that you specify will be unique to the task.


WebZIP and Zip Files

WebZIP allows you to zip and unzip files that are resident on your local drive or on a networked server as well as zipping downloaded files.

What Do You Want To Do?

View the Properties of Zip Files

Browse Zip Files

Rename Zip Files

Delete Zip Files

Unzip Zip Files

Send Zip Files

Zip Non-Web Files

Set Default Zip and Unzip Folders


Viewing the Properties of Zip Files

To view the properties of zip files:

1.	Choose Zip, Open from the WebZIP main menu bar.

2.	Select the zip file and click Open.

WebZIP displays the zip file in the Zip Properties screen. The zip file is shown in the left pane and details of its source files in the right. You can expand the directory hierarchy contained in the zip file just as you would in Windows Explorer to present a ‘tree’ view.

If you move to another screen in WebZIP, you can easily redisplay the Zip Properties screen by clicking Zip Properties on the WebZIP toolbar.


Zip Properties Screen

The Zip Properties screen has three tabs in the left pane:

•	Zips—Presents zip files that have been opened. You can expand the directory hierarchy contained in the zip files. Details of the source files are displayed in the right pane.

•	Pages—Presents the HTML pages that make up the zip file selected in the Zips tab.

•	Personal Intranet—Presents files that have been saved to your personal Web. You can expand the directory hierarchy to the file level and highlight a file to display it in the integrated browser in the right pane.


Browsing Zip Files

WebZIP allows you to view the source files within a zip file.

To view source files within a zip file in the integrated browser:

1.	If the zip file that you want to browse is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it in the Zip Properties screen.

2.	Expand the hierarchy and highlight the file that you want to view.

3.	Click Browse on the WebZIP toolbar until you see the tree view in the left pane and the integrated browser in the right pane.

Clicking any of the files in the left pane will display them in browser or in their source application if it has not been set up as a plug in. Note that you must have Internet Explorer 3 or higher installed to be able to use the integrated browser.

To view source files in Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Notepad:

1.	Expand the Zip Properties hierarchy until you see the file that you want to view.

2.	Click the right mouse button over the file and make your selection.


Adding Downloads to a Zip File

To add downloads to an existing zip file:

1.	Highlight the zip file in the Zip Properties screen. If the zip file is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it.

2.	Click [image] on the WebZIP main window.

3.	All new tasks that you download will be saved to the zip file.

The [image] button is selected automatically when you choose File, New, Special, New WebZIPs For. This option creates a zip file named My WebZIPs for xx-xx-xxxx.zip, where the x’s signify today’s date. All downloads for today will be added to this file.

To stop downloads from being added to a zip file, click [image].

The DropZone also allows you to add pages and sites to the current zip file as you surf. As you drag and drop links into the DropZone, the corresponding pages and sites will be added to this zip file. You can stop pages and sites being added to this file by right-clicking in the DropZone and highlighting the option Add to Current Zip. The tick next to Add to Current Zip will be removed. To resume adding to this file, right-click in the DropZone and highlight this option again. The tick will be restored.


Renaming Zip Files

To rename a zip file:

1.	Highlight the zip file or one of its source files in the Zip Properties screen. If the zip file is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it.

2.	Choose Zip, Rename.

3.	Type the new name for the zip file and press Enter.


Deleting Zip Files

To delete a zip file:

1.	Highlight the zip file in the Zip Properties screen. If the zip file is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it.

2.	Choose Zip, Delete. WebZIP will ask, “Are you sure you want to send ‘xxx.zip’ to the Recycle Bin?”. Click Yes to delete the zip file.


Unzipping Zip Files

WebZIP allows you to unzip an entire zip file or one or more of its source files.

To unzip an entire zip file:

1.	Highlight the zip file in the Zip Properties screen. If the zip file is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it.

2.	Choose Zip, Unzip. WebZIP displays the Unzip window. WebZIP has automatically chosen the All Files option.

3.	Select options and change the directory in which the files are to be unzipped as required.

4.	Click Unzip.

To unzip one or more source files:

1.	Expand the Zip Properties hierarchy until you see the file or files that you want to unzip.

2.	Highlight the file(s).

3.	Choose Zip, Unzip. WebZIP displays the Unzip window. WebZIP has automatically chosen the Selected Files option.

4.	Select options and change the directory in which the file or files are to be unzipped.

5.	Click Unzip.

Understanding the Unzip Options

A tick next to Use path names indicates to WebZIP that the directory structure of the files is to be replicated beneath the unzip directory. For example, you have nominated C:\My Documents as the directory into which files will be unzipped. The files that are being unzipped have the path \www.unitedmedia.com\comics\dilbert\archive\. Therefore, the files will be unzipped into C:\My Documents\www.unitedmedia.com\comics\dilbert\archive\.

A tick next to Overwrite existing files indicates to WebZIP that existing files of the same name are to be overwritten without asking the user for confirmation.


Sending Zip Files

You can send zip files to colleagues if you use Microsoft Exchange.

To send a zip file to a colleague:

1.	Highlight the zip file in the Zip Properties screen. If the zip file is not currently open, choose Zip, Open to display it.

2.	Choose Zip, Send…

3.	Choose a profile name and click OK.

4.	Choose whether you want to work offline or via the Internet.

5.	Send the zip file as part of a message.


Zipping Non-Web Files

To zip local files:

1.	Choose one of the following from the WebZIP main menu bar:

•	File, New, File Zip…

•	Zip, New, File Zip…

The File Zip Wizard will lead you through the process.

2.	Click [image] to create a new zip file or [image] to open an existing zip file.

3.	If you created a new zip file, the option Add & replace files is automatically selected. Otherwise, you can choose from any of these options:

•	Add & replace files

•	Freshen existing files

•	Update and add files

4.	Click Next >.

5.	Click Add to create a list of files that you want to add to your zip file. Note that if you check Save path names in zip file, the directory structure of the file(s) will be retained within the zip file.

6.	Click Next >.

7.	Select the amount of compression that you want by dragging the pointer between None and Max.

8.	Click Finish for WebZIP to perform your request.


Mapping Web Sites

The WebZIP mapping function downloads index files and provides a list of the files in a site or directory.

To map a Web site:

1.	From the Profile drop-down list box, select 'Selected Site (All)'.

2.	Enter the URL in the Address field.

3.	Click Go and choose Map.

From the list of files in a site, you can mark items for later downloading. To see the list, display the Exploring screen for the task.


Setting Default Zip and Unzip Folders

When zipping and unzipping files, WebZIP will present the default folders for these jobs. You can always decide to zip and unzip files into different folders, but setting the defaults to your preferred locations is a time saver.

If you installed WebZIP in C:\Program Files\WebZIP, your zip and unzip folders are set to C:\Program Files\WebZIP\Downloads\ by default. The procedure for setting the default folder is the same for both zipped and unzipped files.

To specify a different default folder:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the Zip Folders tab, do one of the following:

•	Click the button next to Last Zip Folder. The last folder to which files were saved will be the default. If you choose a different folder during the process of zipping or unzipping, that folder will then become the default. This option is a good choice if you save files to a variety of locations.

•	Type the path of the folder to contain the files or click [image] to browse for a folder.

3.	Click OK.


Browsing Your Personal Intranet

To browse your personal Intranet using the integrated browser:

1.	Click Zip Properties on the WebZIP toolbar.

2.	Select the Personal Intranet tab in the left pane of the Zip Properties screen.

3.	Expand the hierarchy until you see the page that you want to browse.

4.	Highlight the page to display it in the integrated browser in the right pane.

Note that you can click Browse in the WebZIP toolbar to toggle the browser between narrow view (the default) and wide view (where the hierarchy is no longer displayed).


Setting Up Your Proxy Server

To set up your proxy server:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences...

2.	On the Connections tab, enter the Address and Port for your proxy server. These proxy settings should be provided by your Internet Service Provider and will be the same as those configured for Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

Most proxies do not require authentication before being used. However, if your proxy server requires a user name and password, you can enter them in the Authorization section of the Connections tab.

See also Identifying WebZIP to Web Sites.


Identifying WebZIP to Web Sites

Browsers, Web spiders and other Internet client programs can broadcast their identity when making requests for files. Sometimes a remote server will look at the identity of the browsing agent to determine what type of data to send it, or whether to send it data at all. If the server doesn’t recognize the browsing agent, it may restrict the data to a very basic level.

WebZIP broadcasts its true identify by default, however, you may want to change its identity if a site that works with your browser does not work with WebZIP.

To change the identify of WebZIP:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences…

2.	On the Connection tab, select one of the following from the Agent Identity drop-down list box:

•	WebZIP—Broadcasts the string “WebZIP current version number”

•	Internet Explorer 4.01—Broadcasts an identity corresponding to Internet Explorer 4.01

•	Netscape Navigator 4.05—Broadcasts an identity corresponding to Netscape Navigator 4.05

•	Anonymous—Broadcasts no identity at all

•	Mozilla/4.0 (various)—Broadcasts an identity corresponding to Mozilla for Internet Explorer 4.01

•	Mozilla/4.06 (various)—Broadcasts an identity corresponding to Mozilla for Netscape Navigator


Specifying the Location for Temporary Files

WebZIP creates a directory in which temporary files are stored. By default, the directory is C:\TEMP\WebZip\. The directory and the temporary files are deleted automatically when you exit WebZIP.

To specify the location for temporary files:

1.	Choose View, Options, Preferences...

2.	On the General tab, type the path of the directory that you want WebZIP to use or click [image] to browse for a directory.

3.	Click OK.


Changing the Way WebZIP Looks

WebZIP 2.0 and later versions let you customize its GUI by plugging in new Skins. Skins contain background schemes and button images. They are very easy to create and install.

What Do You Want To Do?

Create a Skin

Change a Skin


Creating a Skin

To create a new skin:

1.	In Windows Explorer display the \WebZIP\Skins\Default directory and copy it.

2.	Paste the Default directory into the Skins directory.

3.	Rename the Default directory..

4.	Modify or create your own replacements for the images within this new directory.

5.	View the results of your modifications by changing the current Skin in WebZIP to your new Skin.


Changing a Skin

To change a skin:

1.	Choose View, Options, Select Skin… or press CTRL+K.

2.	Do one of the following:

•	Highlight a skin and click OK.

•	Download pre-made Skins from the Downloads section of the WebZIP Home Page. Unzip them under your WebZIP\Skins directory. Each skin will have its own directory name.


Adding WebZIP to Your Startup Folder

You can start WebZIP automatically whenever you start Windows.

To add WebZIP to your Startup folder:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings and click Taskbar.

2.	Select the Start Menu Programs tab and click Add.

3.	Enter the full path for WebZIP in the Command line box. You can do this by typing the path or clicking the Browse button. If you chose the default location, the full path is:

C:\Program Files\WebZIP\WebZIP.exe

4.	Click Next, and then double-click the Startup folder.

5.	Type the name that you want to see on the Startup menu (for example, WebZIP), and then click Finish.


Accessing Tips and Features

You can access tips and features on the WebZIP Home Page.

To display the Home Page, click WebZIP Home on the WebZIP toolbar.


Troubleshooting Banner Ads and Downloading

How Do I Stop Banner Ads from Being Inserted in My Downloads

Only registered users can stop the insertion of banner ads into downloaded Web pages. Once you are registered, choose View, Options, Preferences…, General. Check Turn off banner ad insertion.

I Can Access a Web Page in my Browser; Why Can't WebZIP Download It?

Ensure that you’ve specified the correct proxy server information in View, Options, Preferences…, Connection. The proxy server information should be the same as that specified in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Check your browser’s Options dialog box and compare it with your WebZIP settings.


End-User License Agreement for WebZIP

WebZIP 2.42 End User Licence Agreement

Warning: Permission to use the WebZIP 2.42 Software (WebZIP 2.42) and documentation is conditional upon you, the Customer, agreeing to the terms set out below.  Do not load WebZIP 2.42 until you have read and accepted all the terms of this licence.  Your loading of WebZIP 2.42 will be deemed to be your acceptance of the following terms.

2. Licence.  The copyright in WebZIP 2.42 and its documentation is owned Spidersoft Pty Ltd ("Spidersoft").  Subject to the terms of this licence you are granted a non-exclusive right to install and use WebZIP 2.42 on a single machine and make a single copy of WebZIP 2.42 for backup purposes only.  The rights granted to you under this licence will lapse twenty eight (28) days after installation of WebZIP 2.42 unless you pay a registration fee of US$39.95.  WebZIP 2.42 is considered to be in use when it is in the memory of a computer or is otherwise stored in a machine.  WebZIP 2.42 if stored on a server solely for network distribution to other machines is not considered to be "in use".  Spidersoft may, if all licence fees have been paid in full and at its sole discretion, from time to time, provide you with codes to enable you to use WebZIP 2.42.

3. Your obligations.  You hereby undertake: not to copy, reproduce, translate, adapt, vary, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, create derivative works of, modify, sub-license, rent, lease, loan or distribute WebZIP 2.42 or its documentation other than as expressly authorised by this licence; not to use WebZIP 2.42 for or in connection with a service bureau operation; to supervise and control the use of WebZIP 2.42 in accordance with the terms of this licence; to ensure that your officers, employees, sub-contractors and other agents who have authorised access to WebZIP 2.42 are made aware of the terms of this licence; not to provide or otherwise make available WebZIP 2.42 in any form to any person; and to advise Spidersoft in writing within seven (7) days of you becoming aware of any person using WebZIP 2.42 who is not licensed by Spidersoft to do so; not to infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyright, by using WebZIP 2.42.  You acknowledge that copyright subsists in WebZIP 2.42 and any documentation and belongs to Spidersoft. You shall not during or any time after the expiry or termination of this licence permit any act which infringes that copyright. You shall ensure that you have the permission of the copyright owner of all materials you download using WebZIP 2.42.  You shall indemnify Spidersoft fully against all liabilities, costs and expenses, which Spidersoft may incur to a third party as a result of your breach of any of the provisions of this agreement.

4. Shareware Version Only.  Notwithstanding your obligations above, the shareware version of WebZIP 2.42 may be freely copied and distributed provided that it is complete and unmodified in any way.  However, written permission must be received to distribute the shareware version of WebZIP 2.42 on retail racks, cd roms, or if it is bundled with any other product.

5. Limited Warranty.  Spidersoft warrants that WebZIP 2.42 media is free from defects in manufacture.  Spidersoft will replace any defective media at no charge, subject to notification of the defect within thirty (30) days of the date of the commencement of this licence and this shall be your sole remedy for any such defect.  WebZIP 2.42 and any documentation are provided AS IS and all warranties whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, relating in any way to the subject matter of this agreement or to this agreement generally, including without limitation, warranties as to: quality; fitness; merchantability; correctness; accuracy; reliability; correspondence with any description or sample, meeting your or any other requirements; uninterrupted use; compliance with any relevant legislation and being error or virus free are excluded.  Where any legislation implies in this agreement any term, and that legislation avoids or prohibits provisions in a contract excluding or modifying such a term, such term shall be deemed to be included in this agreement.  However, the liability of Spidersoft for any breach of such term shall if permitted by that legislation be limited, at Spidersoft’s option, to any one or more of the following: if the breach related to goods: the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods; the repair of such goods; the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; or the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired; and if the breach relates to services: the supplying of the services again; or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.

6. Limitation of Liability.  Except for personal injury (including sickness and death) and the Limited Warranty, Spidersoft shall not be under any liability to you in respect of any loss or damage (including consequential loss or damage) however caused, which may be suffered or incurred or which may arise directly or indirectly in respect to the supply of goods or services pursuant to this agreement or the failure or omission on the part of Spidersoft to comply with its obligations under this agreement.

7. Duration.  The licence commences upon payment of the licence fee and is granted in perpetuity, but may be terminated without notice in the following circumstances: if you breach any term of this agreement; if you become the subject of insolvency proceedings; if you, being a firm or partnership, are dissolved; or if you destroy WebZIP 2.42 and documentation for any reason.  Upon termination, you or your representative shall destroy any remaining copies of WebZIP 2.42 and documentation or otherwise return or dispose of such material in the manner directed by Spidersoft.  Termination pursuant to this clause shall not affect any rights or remedies, which Spidersoft may have otherwise under this licence or at law.

8. Support.  Nothing in this licence imposes an obligation on Spidersoft to rectify any software or documentation errors in WebZIP 2.42 or to provide you with any corrections, modifications, enhancements or other form of support in relation to WebZIP 2.42. Spidersoft is under no obligation to update or maintain WebZIP 2.42.

9. Assignment.  You may only transfer all your rights and obligations under this licence to another party if you supply to the transferee a copy of this agreement, the licence information and all other documentation including proof of ownership and the original supply diskettes or media unaltered in any way.  Your licence is then terminated.  If WebZIP 2.42 is licensed in multiples of two or more (for example a pack) it may only be transferred in its entirety.  Individual licences to such components cannot be transferred.

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12. Entire Agreement.  This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties for the subject matter referred to in this agreement.  Any prior arrangements, agreements, representations or undertakings are superseded.  No modification or alteration of any clause of this agreement will be valid except in writing signed by each party.

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DropZone

The DropZone becomes active when you minimize WebZIP. It is positioned in the top-right corner of your screen and drops down when you move your cursor to this position. You can drag and drop the links from your browser into the DropZone.


Spider

A program that traverses the Web automatically retrieving linked pages. It's called a spider because it crawls over the Web.

Because most Web pages contain links to other pages, a spider can start almost anywhere. As soon as it sees a link to another page, it can go off and fetch it.


Profile

A profile specifies:

•	The types of files to retrieve

•	How many levels of links should be followed

•	Any restrictions on where pages are downloaded from

•	Any restrictions on where images, movies, sounds, etc. are downloaded from

•	Inclusion and exclusion filters for downloading URLs

WebZIP provides some basic profiles to get you started, such as ‘Selected Directory (Text Images)’. This profile will download all text and image links that are within the current directory of the starting address.

Profiles are re-useable, so it’s easy to download different Web sites using the same method.


Tasks List


Map

The mapping function downloads index files and provides a list of the files in a site or directory. From the list you can mark the items for later downloading. To see the list, display the Exploring screen for the task.


Custom Profile

Selecting the Custom Profile means that you will be prompted to complete the Create New Task window when you are downloading a task.


Proxy Server

A proxy server is a computer that acts as a safeguard between your computer and the Internet. Proxy servers control the access rights to and from a company’s network or Intranet and the Internet. Proxy servers which serve this purpose are also known as firewalls. Proxy servers can also serve as a store (cache) for already visited Web pages and Web sites. Your Internet Service Provider may require you to connect to the Internet via this type of proxy server to improve throughput and decrease the load on its Internet pipe.