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- Description of SCFILE Version 2.0
- This document is a description of the file SCFILE.ZIP
- located on this library.
-
-
- PURPOSE
-
- One significant shortfall of the Windows environment is
- the inability to view large text files. These files may
- be textual documentation, reports, programs, data files,
- or whatever. To get around the limits of applications
- such as Notepad, many people resort to loading these
- files into word processing applications. Besides being
- very slow, this solution also has its limits.
-
- A number of file viewers exist both commercially and as
- shareware. Many of these claim "no limit" to file size.
- If you have tried any of them, you will notice that they
- do in fact have limits. You will also notice that the
- limit of your time is stretched by waiting for your file
- to display.
-
- SCFILE also has a limit to the size of file it will
- display. Its limit is approximately 1,000,000,000 bytes.
- Don't be put off by this limit since this is probably
- larger than any file you will have to deal with. SCFILE
- will view a 1,000,000,000 byte file just as fast and
- easily as it will a 100 byte file.
-
- For Visual Basic developers, SCFILE provides an additional
- ability. It will allow the display of Visual Basic arrays
- of any size with nearly no coding required. If you have
- ever attempted to display a 10,000 entry array in a list
- box, you know the problems this addresses. By assigning
- an array to be displayed, you have your list box.
-
- In summary, SCFILE is the fastest, easiest way of viewing
- and printing text files and Visual Basic arrays that we
- are aware of. If you don't believe it, try it. If we are
- wrong, let us know.
-
-
- FEATURES
-
- View text files up to 1,000,000,000 in size.
-
- Print all, or selected portions, of text files. SCFILE gives
- you control of both the font and font style.
-
- Foreground and background colors as well as font and font
- style are easily set options.
-
- Selective highlighting allows for the color of text to be
- controlled by text content. In other words, you can have
- SCFILE display the word "Minneapolis" with a red background
- and white text every time it appears in an address list.
- Multiple highlighting rules can be applied to single lines.
-
- Line or column selection. Have you ever wanted to extract a
- column of numbers from a file and include them into a spread
- sheet? Or have you ever wanted to print just one page of a
- long document? SCFILE gives you these capabilities with the
- click of a mouse button.
-
- Most Recently Used list keeps track of the last five files
- you have viewed and where you were when you left the file.
- If you select a file from this list, you will be returned
- to your last position.
-
- Multiple (or no) .INI file support. SCFILE remembers how
- your screen looked the last time it was run as well as what
- files you were looking at. This data is stored in what is
- known as a .INI file. For most users, this is OK. For network
- users, this is usually not OK. A command line option allows
- you to specify the fully qualified name of the .INI file to
- store these values in (perhaps your local drive) or you can
- tell SCFILE to not store these values at all.
-
- High speed searching capability. When you are looking at a
- 1,000 byte file, this may not be important since one search
- is going to look pretty much as fast as another. If you are
- looking at a multi-megabyte file, high speed takes on a whole
- new meaning. SCFILE also provides an option on its search to
- allow you to just see how many occurrences of a character
- string exist within a file. This can save many hits on the
- repeat-search key.
-
- Mouse cursor position display option. If you ever got tired
- of counting characters to determine where a string is in a
- line (or where the line is in the file), this option is for
- you. Unlike a ruler which is basically useless with non-fixed
- fonts, SCFILE will continuously display the current mouse
- cursor position.
-
-
- FEATURES FOR PROGRAMMERS
-
- SCFILE's selective highlighting capabilities make code viewing
- easier by allowing you to say how certain lines should be
- displayed.
-
- SCFILE's copy functions are ideal for use in "cloning" code
- from one process to another.
-
- When you register SCFILE, you will be provided with the full,
- commented, Visual Basic source.
-
- When you register SCFILE, you will be provided with documentation
- on the 50+ DLL resident functions. You are free to use these
- functions in your own applications.
-
- A file drag and drop control to allow you to add drag and drop
- to your own Visual Basic applications.
-
- Many REXX like, word oriented functions. Did you ever want to
- know how many words were in a string? Did you ever just want a
- particular word from a string? How about having a string
- returned to you as expanded hexi-decimal?
-
- A sort for huge Visual Basic arrays. Combine this with the
- ability to display arrays and what do you have? A sorted
- list box.
-
- Support for displaying, printing, and extracting from, huge
- Visual Basic arrays.
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- Windows 3.1
- VBRUN300.DLL
-
-
- PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
-
- SCFILE is distributed as ShareWare. As such, you are free
- to use it for 30 days. If, after 30 days, you wish to
- continue using it you are expected to register its use
- with Software Assist Corporation. Simply click on the
- Register menu item and you will be walked through
- providing the necessary information.
-
- Registration Fee: $25.00 US
- Shipping and Handling: 5.00 US
- Total Fee: $30.00 US
-
- Site licenses are available upon request.
-
-
- If you are experiencing ANY problems with SCFILE or have
- further questions, this is how you can contact us:
-
- On CompuServe: User ID 76400,3555
-
- By telephone: (612) 541-0144
-
- By mail: Software Assist Corporation
- 75 Maryland Avenue South
- Golden Valley MN 55426-1544
-
- Remember, SCFILE grows through your comments and suggestions.
- DO NOT BE SHY! We want to hear from you! Software Assist
- Corporation is dedicated to providing quality software and
- services. We need your feeback in order to meet this goal.
-
- 11/07/93