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- File/Folder Description Center (FFDC)
- Copyright (c) 1998-1999 AAR Software Ltd.
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
- FFDC is a full 32 bit right click menu enhancement.
- It gives you easy way to create, view and keep information
- about WIndows'95/98 and Windows NT4 folders and files, ZIP
- and RAR archives, WWW HTM/HTML pages using 4DOS comptible file
- format Descript.ion, Dirinfo, File_id.diz, to view file version
- data and to change file attributes.
-
- Requirements
- ------------
- Windows 95/98 or Windows NT4
- Mouse
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- Installation
- ------------
- 1.Reboot
- 2.Uninstall previous version of FFDC (if it exists)
- 3.Run Set_ffdc.exe
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- Description
- -----------
- If you click right mouse button on folder or file name
- in Explorer or other Windows'95/98 shell you'll see in menu
- 'File/Folder Description' item. Choose it and FFDC window will
- open and it will display file description from file with descriptions.
- Also FFDC looks for description inside ZIP and RAR
- archives and if it presents FFDC displays it.
- All descriptions FFDC keeps in separate database. So if you
- will copy or move file to another location FFDC displays his
- description. If you'll locate database at the network drive you can use
- it from any PC connected to the network.
- FFDC can create a list of all description files on your PC or in
- FFDC database.
- For more detail help press F1 when FFDC active.
- By default description filename is 'Descript.ion', but you
- can change it to any or add another filenames (File_id.diz, Files.bbs, etc.)
- This is FFDC description file format (choose it from Properties window):
- <Filename with extension> <file description>
- Example:
- FFDC.dll program that helps you to view and store information about folders and files inside folders
- Readme.txt This file
- Another description file format is:
- "<Filename with extension>" <file description>
- Example:
- "Readme.txt" This file
- You can make this file using internal FFDC editor or any
- text editor (like Notepad, Wordpad) and place it inside chosen
- folder.
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- Uninstall
- ---------
- 1.Reboot
- 2.From Start menu select Settings, then Control Panel,
- then Add/Remove Programs
- 3.Select the "File/Folder Description Center" entry
- 4.Click the Add/Remove button
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- Registration
- ------------
- FFDC is distributed as Commercial Demo. You may use it for 14 days.
- If after 14 days you would like to continue using it, then you should
- purchase a license.
- You can select one of the following ways to register:
- 1. Via a SECURE SERVER at address in 'Register.url'
- (double click on file 'Register.url' in directory where you install
- program or click button Register On-Line on the About window).
-
- 2.By voice or fax as an alternative to on-line ordering. US customers can
- call toll-free at 1-888-REG-IT-80 to place an order by voice;
- international customers can call 770-497-9126. Fax orders may be made
- to 770-497-9234. When placing your order, please refer to the product
- ID 5884.
- Registered copy allows:
- - to remove trial message
- - to save settings
- - getting new versions of FFDC without fee
- - support
-
- Thanks
- ------
- Special thanks to Robert R. Marsh, whose program code was used during
- the development of this software.
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- Feedback
- --------
- We'll be glad to get your questions, comments and suggestions.
- Thank you for using FFDC.
-
- Contact Information
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- AAR Software Ltd.
- E-mail: ffdc@arn.hypermart.net
- WWW: http://arn.hypermart.net/
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