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Use the Batch Wizard Target Properties Dialog Box to view and/or change a target's properties. This dialog box is new to CSE HTML Validator Professional v4.50 and later.

General Tab

Use this tab to view and/or change the target options that apply to all target types.

• Target - the actual file, directory, or URL target
• Process this target - Check this box to process the target when the target list is processed, otherwise the target is ignored or "deactivated" during processing.
• Never validate this target - Check this box to never validate the target. Other tools can be used on the target. This option doesn't make sense for URL targets because URL targets can only be validated. If you check this target for a URL target, then the target will never be processed with any tool. When this option is checked, the N flag is displayed.

Directory Specific Tab

Use this tab to view and/or change the target options that apply to directory targets.

• Include subdirectories - Check this box to include targets that are within the subdirectories of the directory target. Targets within all directories of the subdirectories will also be processed. When this option is checked, the I flag is displayed. The default is determined by the Automatically set the I flag to include subdirectories when adding a directory target option.
• When including subdirectories, exclude directories that begin with an underscore (_) or that are named "CVS" - Check this box to exclude any subdirectories with names that begin with an underscore character or that are named "CVS" (case insensitive). Note that this option has no effect if Include subdirectories is unchecked. This option is useful to exclude certain FrontPage and CVS directories. This option is enabled by default. (New v4.51)

URL Specific Tab

Use this tab to view and/or change the target options that apply to URL targets.

• Agent - The agent to use when requesting the URL from the server. An agent normally identifies to the server what browser is being used, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. The agent is also used to check the links in the target when link checking is enabled.
• Username - The username used to request the URL with, if needed.
• Password - The password used to request the URL with, if needed. Note that passwords are not stored securely and that they may be stored in the registry or in the target list file.
• Use username and password - Check this box to use a username and password when requesting the URL. Use this feature for password protected URLs.

Follow Links Tab

• Follow and validate links - Check this box to follow and validate the links in the target. Links that meet certain requirements (such as those specified by the limit to and extensions text) are automatically added to the target list being processed. This option has an effect only when validating or checking links.
• Limit to - Links that do not start with the text in this box will not be validated or followed. Relative links are converted to absolute links before checking whether the link begins with the limit to text or not.
• Extensions - A comma separated list of extensions that can be validated. Links that do not end in one of these extensions will not be checked, unless the link is a directory. If the link is a directory, it is followed if it meets all the other requirements.
• Depth limit - Set the depth to follow links to. This is to limit the number of links that are followed. Set to -1 for no depth limit. A limit of 0 is the same as not following any links. A limit of 1 will follow the links in the target, but will not follow the links in the followed links.

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