| Activity |
Drawganizer Component |
Decription |
| Finding files |
LocationBox |
Find files in a folder and its subfolders
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| Finding files |
FilesBox |
Find files in a multiple folders with subfolders option. Apply individual
groups of filemask filters to folders. Select specific files and folders
for inclusion or exclusion.
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| Finding files |
All components |
All components can find files in the folder in which the drawing is
saved. This enables very simple drawings to be used to, say, print
all the files in a folder.
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| Finding files - additional filters |
DateBox |
Calendar date ranges, previous time periods of minutes, hours, days,
months.
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| Finding files- additional filters |
SizeBox |
File sizes at least or at most a set value.
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| Finding files - additional filters |
TextSearchBox |
Multiple words or phrases. Each word or phrase can be set for case
sensitivity, using wildcards or GREP search. Also, words or phrases
can be set to exclude any file with them in.
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| Backup files |
MoveCopyBox |
Send files to existing zip archive or make a new one. Send files to
self-extracting exe. Option to append date to backup file to prevent
overwriting. Option to save zip or exe file over as many diskettes as
needed. Move or copy files option. Usual options for "only
if destination file is older" etc.
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| Printing multiple text files |
PrintBox |
Prints all word processor documents or other printable files, such as
*.txt files. Ability to add new file types to list of printable types.
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| Launching files |
RunBox |
Launches files with the application associated with them. Use to open
files that need to be opened together. For example, a group of related
word processor documents and spreadsheets.
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| Deleting/recycling files |
RemoveBox |
Select for Recycle Bin or deleting files. Options for confirming operations.
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| Sending files to an application |
RunBox |
Send files to an application
not associated with the files. The applications can be custom-written
and will receive a filename as a parameter (for experienced programmers
and users). From Drawganizer 2.03 onwards, Drawganizer can be launched
by another application and return files to it. |
| Returning files
to another application |
LocationBox, FilesBox, TextSearchBox, DateBox, SizeBox
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From Drawganizer
2.03 onwards, Drawganizer can be launched by another application and
return files to it. An example
program is available for download, which shows how simply this
can be done. |
| Mulitple actions |
All components |
Branches are allowed, meaning more than one component can be connected to
the output of another component. For example, of the files found between
set dates in a range of folders, text files could be printed, spreadsheet
files could be backed up, and document files containing set words or
phrases could be opened in a word processor.
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| Multiple actions |
All components |
Several tasks can be made on one drawing screen and run at the same
time. Of course, it is not possible to, say, print files found with
one group of components if another group has moved them to somewhere
else first.
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| Running hidden - no user interaction |
Drawganizer drawing |
The drawing configured for a task is saved with the "run hidden"
option. Run the drawing from a shortcut on the desktop, a scheduling program,
double clicking its file etc.
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| Interacting with the drawing |
Drawganzer drawing |
Options for all components to view files found by the component and select
which ones are passed to next component or are processed (eg copied).
Files can be dragged and dropped from Windows Explorer or My Computer onto
a component. Right mouse click events, such as renaming files, sending to
zip, deleting etc.
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| Commenting the drawing |
Drawganizer drawing |
Labels can be added to the drawing to describe what it does. The labels can
be set to be shown when the user wants, such as before or after the drawing
is run or if an error occurs.
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| Customization |
Drawganizer application |
Screen color, line color, show hints, labels color and font.
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