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Welcome to AxMan help!
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Introduction
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This is my first crack at creating a help file for AxMan, so let me know what you think.
This file is intended to provide any and all information necessary to successfully use
and understand all of the features of AxMan. This file is also intended to just to be a
temporary solution - help files should be built into AxMan sometime soon (I hope!).
Overview
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Simply put, AxMan is 32-bit file splitting application for Win95 and WinNT. It can
split ANY file into pieces. AxMan currently has 4 basic modes (tabs) of operation:
Split, Restore, Analyze, and Verify. This file is broken into 4 parts (one for each)
and will describe the features/options of each one.
The Split Tab
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The split tab is used to split the files into pieces.
"Select file to split" (required) - Enter into this box the file that you want to split.
The full path, including drive letter, must be specified. Use the "Browse" button to
easily locate the file.
"Select destination directory" (required) - Enter into this box the directory where you
want the split pieces written to. The full path, including the drive letter, must be
specified. Use the "Browse" button to easily locate the file. "A:\" is defaulted for
you automatically. You can split to any drive (including floppy) mapped on your PC.
"Span disks" - Select this option to have AxMan split the file into pieces based on the
amount of space available on the destination directory. When splitting to floppies, this
option will take maximum advantage of the space available on each floppy, without requiring
that the floppy already be empty. When writing to a fixed disk (hard drive), this option
will accomplish nothing as AxMan will split the file into 1 piece.
"Fixed size" - Select this option to have AxMan split the file into pieces based on a size
that you specify. AxMan will split each piece into the size specified, with the exception
of the last one, which may be less. When splitting to floppies, AxMan will fit as many
pieces as it can onto each floppy (again the floppies need not be empty). When splitting to
a fixed disk (hard drive), AxMan will write all the pieces to given directory.
"Split" - Select this button to start the split process.
"Exit" - Select this buttong to exit AxMan.
"Advanced Options" - This button will bring up a propery sheet that allows you to set
many other split options that are described below.
"Prompt to format each disk" - If this option is selected, then each time AxMan begins to
split to a new disk, it will bring up the common format dialog box (already set to the
given drive and with the quick format option selected). You must completely close out
of this dialog before AxMan will continue. AxMan will not prompt to format any hard drives!
"Include AxManRestore" - If this option is selected, then, after AxMan finishes splitting
the file, it will attempt to copy the file AxManRestore.exe. When splitting to floppies,
AxMan will attempt to copy this file to the last disk; if there isn't enough room, then
AxMan will prompt for a new disk. When splitting to a hard drive, AxMan will copy this
file to the given destination directory with the rest of the split pieces.
"Remove original split file after splitting" - If this option is selected, then, after
AxMan finishes splitting the given file, it will remove it; leaving you with only the split
pieces. Use this option with caution.
"Include checksum" - AxMan will calculate a 32-bit CRC checksum (same used for ethernet) for
each split piece and include it with it (assuming "Split to non-axman format" is not
selected. This is a great addition to AxMan and there is really no reason not to include
the checksum (I guarantee you wont notice a performance difference, and it only takes up
4 bytes), but its up to you.
"Split to non-axman format" - If this option is selected, then AxMan will not split the file
into proprietary, ".axman" format pieces. Instead, the file will simply be split into
pieces. AxMan uses its proprietary format in order to verify the pieces during the restore
process. This allows AxMan to guarantee that the right pieces are being restored in the
right order. However, there may be cases, when you simply need the file split without
any additional information being written "into" each piece. One instance would be when
you need to split files that need to be restored on other operating systems. Another
reason could be to save space (although the ".axman" really doesn't take up that much
additional space). AxMan will split the files into pieces named <FileName>.<Piece #>.
"Create batch file for restoring" - This option is similar to the copy AxManRestore option.
It is only available when splitting to Non-AxMan format. When selected, after the file
is split, AxMan will write a batch file that can be used to restore the origanl file. This
batch file assumes that all of the pieces are located in the same directory as it is, and
will restore the file to that directory. Therefore, to use, all the split pieces must
copied into the same directoy along with the batch file, and then batch file must be run.
"Destination directory" - This value is the default destination directory for split files
that is displayed each time that AxMan starts up.
"Span disks" - Select this if you want AxMan to default to disk spanning each time you
start.
"Fixed size split" - Select this if you want AxMan to default to fixed size splits each
time you start
"bytes" - Fill the default split size.
Restore
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The restore tab is used to restore the files that were split into their original form.
"Select file to restore" - (Required) Enter into this box the file that you want to restore.
When restoring files that were split to ".axman" format, you must select the last split
piece. When restoring files in Non-AxMan format, you must select the first split piece.
AxMan can restore any file split with AxMan. AxMan can also restore any file split with any
non-intrusive splitter (doesn't split to propietary format). To restore files not split
to ".axman" format, the files must be name according to the following format:
<FileName>.<#>
The number must increment 1 at a time, can not be zero padded (ex: "foo.001" is not
acceptable), and no numbers can be skipped. You will be required to inform AxMan when
there are no more pieces. Use the "Browse" button to easily locate the file to restore.
When the Non-AxMan format check box is not selected, only "*.axman" files will be available
for selection. When the Non-AxMan format check box is selected, only "*.1" files will be
available for selection. The full path, including drive letter, must be specified.
"Select destination directory" - Enter into this box the directory where AxMan should
write the restored file. When a valid, last piece, ".axman" file is selected in the
restore file edit box, this box will automatically be filled with the directory where the
file was split from. Use the "Browse" button to easily locate the destination folder.
The full path, including the drive letter, must be specified.
"Restore" - Select this button to start the restore process.
"Exit" - Select this button to exit AxMan.
"Advanced options" - This button will allow you to change the value of advanced restore
options. A new property page will be displayed that will allow you to select from the
options described below.
"Remove split files after restoring" - When this option is selected, AxMan will remove
each piece as it is restored to the new file (This helps aid in cleanup). Use this option
with caution.
"Verify checksum value if it exists" - When this option is selected, then when AxMan is
restoring a file that was split with the checksum included, then AxMan will verify, based
on the checksum, each piece that it restores. If this option is not selected, then AxMan
will ignore the checksum value.
"Default to "Non-AxMan format" - When this option is selected, AxMan will default to having
the "Non-AxMan format" option selected each time it starts.
"Auto-fill destination directory" - When this option is selected, AxMan will automatically
fill the destination directory with the directory that the selected file was originally
split from.
Analyze
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This tab is used to analyze existing split files. It will only be usefull for files split
to ".axman" format. This is a good tool to use when having problems restoring files. Use
this tab to make sure that AxMan thinks everything is ok with the file.
"Select axman file to analyze" - (Required) - Enter into this box the
split piece that you want to analyze. Use the "Browse" button to easily locate this file.
"AxMan part num" - Available for all AxMan pieces. This indicates the piece number that
this file represents.
"Split with AxMan version" - Available for all AxMan pieces. This indicate the version
of AxMan that was used to create this piece.
"Checksum" - The 32-bit CRC checksum value for this file. If this file was split without
the checksum included then "NOT USED" will be displayed.
"Original file name" - Available only when analyzing the last piece in the split sequence.
This value indicates the full name and path of the file that was split to create this
split piece.
"Total number of parts" - Available only when analyzing the last piece in the split
sequence. This value indicates the total number of parts that the file was split into.
"Restored file size" - Available only when analyzing the last piece in the split sequence.
This value indicates the size of the file that was split, and thus, the size the file will
be when restored.
"Analyze" - Select this button to have AxMan analyze the file specified. It will only
be necessary to use this button when you manually type in the path of the file to analyze.
"Exit" - Select this button to exit AxMan.
Verify
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This tab is used to verify existing split files. It can only be used for files split
to ".axman" format. This is a good tool to use when having problems restoring files. Use
this tab to make sure that AxMan thinks everything is ok with the file.
"Select file to verify" - Enter in here the ".axman" file that you wish to verify.
"Verify just this file" - Select this option if you only want AxMan to verify the checksum
for the currently entered file.
"Verify all files in the set" - Select this option if you want AxMan to verify all files
in a split set. When this option is selected, you must select the last file in the split
set.
"Verify" - Push this button to have AxMan actually perform the verification.
"Exit" - Push this button to exit AxMan.