Copyright: FileSplit Help Version 2.31


FileSplit Help Contents
FileSplit™ Help Contents

General

Introduction and System Requirements

Using FileSplit™

Splitting and Spanning Files

Merging Files

Comparing Files

Command Line Options

Automation

Registration

Registration Information

Support

Support and Question


Introduction and System Requirements

FileSplit™ is a utility to split large files into smaller files so that they can be easily copied to floppy disks or transferred via e-mail. Files can be splitting directly from Windows Explorer by right clicking on any file and selecting Split File.

Features:

•	Easy to use interface and fast 32-bit file splitting.

•	New Self-Merging ability so files can be merged without FileSplit™ and still be just as easy to merge. (This option replaces the batch file option.)

•	Preserves all file information including file time, date, and attributes.

•	Calculates CRC signature to detect file corruption when merging files.

•	Splits multiple files in one operation.

•	Ability to create ZIP files.

FileSplit™ Requires Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP Home or Professional.

Windows 95® and Windows NT® are trademarks of Microsoft® Corp.


Splitting and Spanning Files

1.	Select the ‘Split’ tab.

2.	Click Add, select the files in the dialog, and click OK.

3.	Type the name the folder where you want the split files to be created in the Destination Folder box or click Browse to select the folder. If you enter the name of a folder that doesn’t exist, FileSplit™ will create it.

4.	If you want to span the files to a floppy disk, select the ‘Span’ option. Otherwise, enter the size for a file part in the Size of Each Part box, or the number of file parts to create in the Number of Parts box, or how long you want a file part to take to download in the Hour, Min, Sec, and Bps boxes.

5.	Click the Start button to begin splitting or spanning the file.

The first file part will have the base of the original file and the ‘001’ extension. The other files will have the extensions ‘002’, ‘003’, ‘004’, etc. The ‘FSI’ file will contain the information that FileSplit™ needs to merge the file back into the original file. (Note: There will be no ‘001’ part if Create Self-Merging File was selected; that file will have an EXE extension.)

If you entered a comment in the Comment box, it will be displayed when you Merge or Compare the files.

To create ZIP file before splitting, check Create Zip File, and enter the name of the ZIP file in dialog that is shown, or select it from the drop-down list.

Check the Create Self-Merging File option to have FileSplit make the first split part into a Self-Merging EXE so the file can be merged without FileSplit.

If you select the ‘Span’ option and one of the files fits on the disk, FileSplit™ will simply copy the file to the disk.


Merging Files

1.	Select the ‘Merge’ tab.

2.	Type the path and file name of the ‘FSI’ file into the Source File box or click Browse to select the file.

3.	Type the name of the folder where you want the merged file to be created in the Destination Folder box or click Browse to select the folder. If you enter the name of a folder that doesn’t exist, FileSplit™ will create it.

4.	Click the Start button to begin merging the file.

Once the ‘FSI’ file has been located, the file parts will be merged back into the original file. If an ‘FSI’ file from a version prior to 1.5 is located on a removable disk, you will be asked to insert the last disk. With version 1.5 or greater of FileSplit™, the ‘FSI’ file is stored on the first disk.

If the Create Self-Merging File option was selected, you can just open the first part and merge the file from there.

You can also merge files with the ‘001’ or ‘CA1’ file if the ‘FSI’ file is not available. After each file is merged back into the original file, FileSplit™ will ask you if there are any more files. Also a file integrity check will not be available.

If the previously mentioned method is not available, the files can be merged with the MS-DOS copy command as shown below.

copy /b foo.001+foo.002+foo.003 foo.exe

Note: A file cannot be merged this way if the first part is the Self-Merger.


Comparing Files

1.	Select the ‘Compare’ tab.

2.	Type the name of the file that was originally split into the Source File box or click Browse to select it.

3.	Type the name of the ‘FSI’ file into the Information File box or click Browse to select it.

4.	Click the Start button to begin comparing the files.

Once the ‘FSI’ file has been located, the file parts will be compared with the original file. If an ‘FSI’ file from a version prior to 1.5 is located on a removable disk, you will be asked to insert the last disk. With version 1.5 or greater of FileSplit™, the ‘FSI’ file is stored on the first disk.


Command Line Options

Usage: fsplit.exe action options file(s)

Where action is one of the following:

/S 	– Split files

/M 	– Merge file

/C 	– Compare file

Options:

/b number	– Make each split file number bytes.

/k number	– Make each split file number kilobytes (1024 bytes).

/m number	– Make each split file number megabytes (1048576 bytes).

/d	– Delete file after splitting or merging files.

/e	– Create Self-Merging file.

/w	– Wipe removable disk before splitting files.

/n number	– Make this number of split files.

/o path 	– Put split or merged files in path.

/z file	– Create ZIP file.

/l (lowercase L not one) 1-4	– Set compression level of ZIP file.

/c text	– Set the File Comment.

If splitting files, wildcards can be specified.


Automation

FileSplit can now be controlled by Windows Scripting Host using ActiveX automation.

Application Properties

Application	Returns the Application object.
Visible	Show or Hide the FileSplit window.
FullName	Full path of the FileSplit EXE file.
Name	Returns “FileSplit”
SplitPage	Returns the SplitPage object.
MergePage	Returns the MergePage object.
ComparePage	Returns the ComparePage object.
ShellExt	Enable or Disable the Explorer context-menu extension.
ShortFileNames	Enable or Disable the short file name option for 8.3 length file names.
NewVersion	Enable or Disable the New Version check on FileSplit startup.

Application methods

Quit	Exits FileSplit


Registration Information

You are entitled to a 30-day trial period so that you may evaluate this product. If you continue to use program after the trial period, you must register. If you do not register after the trial period, you must discontinue use and remove the FileSplit software from your computer.

Registration is $10.00 (US dollars)

To register, go to http://www.partridgesoft.com/order on the Web.


Support and Questions

Help is available at any time in the program by pressing F1 or the help button.

If you have questions or need technical support, send e-mail to support@partridgesoft.com

To check if you have the latest version of FileSplit™, visit http://www.partridgesoft.com on the Internet.


Click this to start splitting, merging, or comparing files.


Click this to close FileSplit.


If this is checked, the source file will be deleted after splitting. If files are being merged, the split files will be deleted.


The first part will be made into a Self-Merger that will allow you to merge the files without FileSplit.


The size of each split file part that FileSplit will generate.


The number of split file parts that FileSplit will generate.


The size of a split file part will be displayed in bytes.


The size of a split file part will be display in kilobytes (KB) rounded to the nearest 10th of a kilobyte.


The size of a split file part will be displayed in megabytes (MB) rounded to the nearest 10th of a megabyte.


The amount of time 1 part will take to download.


This is where you enter what file you want to split, merge, or compare.


When this option is selected, the files will be split according to the information entered in the boxes below.


When this option is selected, the files will be spanned across multiple disks. (Available only when the destination is a removable drive.)


The baud rate that will be used to calculate the amount of time a file will take to download.


This is where you enter the destination folder where the split files or the merged file will be placed.


This is the comment for the split files.


Click this to browse through folders to find the file you want.


The list of files that FileSplit will split.


Click this to add a file to the Source Files list.


Click this to remove a file from the Source Files list.


Click this to remove all the files from the Source Files list.


This is where you enter the first split file or the FSI file for the split files that you want to compare to the original file.


Click this to display the About box.


Check this if you want all the files on the destination removable disk to be deleted before splitting the files.


Check this to have FileSplit compress the files into a ZIP file before splitting.