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- The SimFuz Manual
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- VERSION 0.25 - Build 6
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-
- 1. What is SimFuz and how it works ?
- 2. How to use SimFuz ?
- 3. The history
- 4. The format of the listfile
- 5. The Future of SimFuz
- 6. The Author
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- What is SimFuz and how it works ?
- SimFuz is a little freeware Application that allows the user to create a
- specific set of files and pathes to search in.
- Unlike as in normal search, SimFuz searches linewise and with a simple
- Fuzzy-Algorithm. So you can specify any Searchstings though you don't know
- the right writing. To tell SimFuz how to differenciate, you have to specify
- the minimum thershold in percent.
- If you leave SimFuz with saving, the same filesset and options will be
- loaded on next start, providing you are starting it from the same directory
- again. SimFuz saves the fileset in a textfile named: simfz025.txt.
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- How to use SimFuz
- If you are starting SimFuz you will see two listboxes and some switches.
- The listbox at the bottom is called the FILELISTBOX. In fact this FILEBOX
- is used to specify files or paths to be searched. They can be inserted by
- using the Drag & Drop - Feature of Windows (i.e. using the Exporer),
- manually by using the editfield and the Add-Button or only by using the
- "..."-Button.
- Before you insert a Path, you have to specify whether you will SimFuz the
- path to be browsed every search or only once. For using the last methode,
- you can switch the "static files"-Check. Then every path will be recursed
- by the given leveldepth and the filemask for files, which then will be
- inserted. Otherwise only the pathname will be inserted and the given level
- and filter-parameters will be assigned.
- When adding files you can turn on a check for the filetype. If it is turned
- on, the "incoming" files will be compared by their extension and if they
- are not known, they won't be searched.
-
- The current acceptes types by SimFuz are:
-
- * Textfiles (*.txt)
- * HTML-Files (*.htm;*.html)
- * DBF- Database-Files (*.dbf)
- * DOC - Word-Files (*.doc)
- * MP3 - MPEG Layer 3 Tags version 1.1
-
- If you are using textfiles and you know that they were created on a
- PC-DOS-Machine you can use the OemConvert-Switch.
- Once you have specified the searchfiles you can start the search after
- typing the argument and hitting the GO-Button. Additionally you can specify
- the minimal compare-thershold in percent. If the "Check type"-Check is
- turned on, the searched files will be converted while searching. (if they
- are in known formats)
-
- The Result will now be displayed in the RESULTBOX. By clicking on the "%",
- "Filename" and "Line"-Column-Header you can sort the list by that subject.
- If you click on the "Contents"-Column-Header the whole box will be adjusted
- in size.
-
- Doubleclicking on the Resultbox will cause a new opening Window, which will
- display the file +100 and -100 lines of the file (highlighting the clicked
- line) in a simple format.
-
- Using the right mousebutton on the resultbox will open a Popupmenu, which
- lets you start the File, clicked on, with the Shell. (i.e. Netscape
- Navigator will be started on a html-File.)
- Furthermore it lets you export all the items of the resultlist to a File.
- Therefore a Dialog will be opened and you will be able to set the order and
- the seperationvalue for the file.
-
- Hint:
- The implementation of the Doc-Files was not made using the specifications
- of MS. The Algorithm only searches the largest textblock in the file.
- So Maybe simple-files (like no tables and graphics in it) should be used.
- SimFuz cannot give the garantee to search the Doc and Dbf-Files correctly.
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- The history
-
- Major changes since Version 0.21 - Build 2 (actual is 0.25 - Build 6):
-
- * supporting new Fileformats (*. doc, *.mp3, *.dbf)
- * file-listing-bug removed (not all files were searched before SORRY!)
- * ResultList export-function added (POPUP-Menu)
- * Associated Shellstart out of resultlist (by using POPUP-menu)
- * implemented own Simple-Viewer (but still have some bugs using next and
- prev button)
-
- Major changes since Version 0.21 (actual is 0.21 - Build 2):
-
- * removed the need of installed ActiveX (wininet.dll not needed anymore)
-
- Major changes since Version 0.2b (actual is 0.21):
-
- * OemConvert Button
- * Line-Count added
- * Full highlight of reportlistctrl
- * New Fileformat & Check in file:simfzl02.txt
-
- Major changes since Version 0.17b (actual is 0.2b):
-
- * Add Button and Edit-field for manual adding of sourcefiles
- * now also Paths are addable (with static and dynamic files)
- * new filenamesaved on exid : simfz02.txt
-
- Major changes since Version 0.15b (actual was 0.17b):
-
- * check-Filetype-Button
- * accept HTML files (when check is on !)
- * files will now be associated (if typecheck is on)
- * selected files will be searched (if they are selected)
- * Saving switches and editfields in the registry
- * Files in Filelist won't be sorted
-
- Major changes since Version 0.14b (actual was 0.15b):
-
- * open files in Filebox by doubleclicking
- * now whole line will be read. (BUGFIX)
- * ToolTip support.
-
- Major changes since Version 0.11a (actual was 0.14b):
-
- * Now results are listed in a Reportview.
- * Reportview is sortable.
- * Resizeable window
- * Win95-Drag & Drop-Bug removed
- * added Waitcursor while searching
- * and some more bugs were fixed ..
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- The format of the listfile
- The filename : simfz025.txt
- The format of the listfile is pure asci and can easily be edited with an
- editor.
- Its saved linewise and Check-Switches are saved as values (1 or 0).
-
- 1. Version of SimFuz
- 2. CGI/NOCGI ; For further use in with CGI-Version
- 3. Last Searchstring
- 4. Thershold * 100
- 5. CheckType
- 6. OemConvert
- 7. StaticFiles
- 8. Mask
- 9. levels
- 10. 1. filename
- 11. mask
- 12. selected
- 13. levels
- 14. 2. filename
- 15. mask
- 16. selected
- 17. levels
- 18. ...(till end of file)
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- The Future of SimFuz
- As this is the first real release I will try to add as many fatures as I
- and you need.
- So, if you have an Idea of how to extend this application, please send an
- eMail to me.
- Here are some thing I plan to implement in further time:
-
- * Support for more fileformats correctly: Word (*.doc), Execl (*.xls)...
- * Extended definition of filemask, using Filesets.
- * a little extension of the searchalgorithm
- * A CGI-Version (I allready have one but it has still too many Bugs)
- * don't know ... tell me ?
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- The Author
- If you want to reach me, you can mail me on :
- Timo.Engelke@frankfurt.netsurf.de
- Or you can go to my Home-Page :
- http://people.frankfurt.netsurf.de/Timo.Engelke/
-
- Have fun and be productive with SimFuz !
- 05/07/98
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