Count Characters Funduc Software, Inc. Copyright 1998, All Rights Reserved http://www.funduc.com Thank you for using Funduc Software utilities! This is FREEWARE, Copyright 1998 Funduc Software Inc. Note: A 32-bit version of Count Characters 2.20 for Win 95/98/NT is available in the Simtel Win95 collection and in a combined 16- & 32-bit package at http://www.funduc.com. The program was written for several reasons: To allow users to dump the contents of combo, edit and list boxes as well as static and button fields to the clipboard. This can come in handy for browser lists, as well as items displayed by other applications to which you otherwise have no access. To help users understand how applications are built (what types of controls are used). Other tools are available for this of course but they are usually known only to programmers. To allow users to know at any time how many characters they have typed in an edit box. For example, if a site asks you to only enter a certain amount of data in their fields but don't tell you that you went over until it's too late. Using Count Characters: - Launch Count Characters. The Count Characters dialog will display some information about itself and you will also see the string "Use Ctrl+C to copy contents to clipboard". - At this point you may wish to move the Count Characters dialog off to one side of your display. - WITHOUT clicking your mouse or using a task switcher (e.g., ALT- TAB), move your mouse over another open program on your screen. The Count Characters dialog will display various information about the area under the mouse. Experiment by moving the mouse over data areas, toolbars, dialogs, etc. - Press CTRL+C to copy the data to the clipboard. If the data was successfully copied, Count Characters will present a message box confirming the action. - If the data is of a type that cannot be copied to the clipboard (see "Please Note" section below), no action will occur. Depending on your Windows configuration, Windows may issue a 'Default Sound' when CTRL+C cannot be accomplished. - To capture the data in combo boxes, move the cursor to the down arrow button to the right of the combo box before pressing CTRL+C. For some programs, you may need to activate the combo box by actually clicking on the arrow button in order to make all the data in that combo box available for capture by Count Characters. Doing so will 'inactivate' Count Characters so please see the next step. - Any action with your mouse or keyboard other than CTRL+C will inactivate the Count Characters clipboard copy mode. If at any point you don't see the "Use Ctrl+C to copy contents to clipboard" string in the Count Characters dialog, you may fully re-activate Count Characters by either: a) using ATL-TAB to switch to Count Characters or b) clicking once with the mouse on any area of the Count Characters dialog (except the blue link to our web site) to put Count Characters back into an active state. Some experimentation may be necessary for you to get the hang arranging your program windows before you put Count Characters into clipboard copy mode. - Once you're done experimenting, go ahead an click on that blue link to our web site... New features in v2.20: - Shift+Ctrl+C puts the name of the control under the cursor in the clipboard followed by the control contents (if possible). - Window is sizable so you can make it smaller. Please Note: - The Cntchr16.exe is for Windows 3.1x and will not tell you as much as Cntchar.exe if you are using Windows 95 or higher or Windows NT. Therefore, we won't let you use it if that's the case. - Some applications use customized controls or customize the standard ones, in which case you cannot dump their contents. - The new Windows 95/NT controls used for example in the Explorer do not allow other programs to access their data as far as I tell. If anyone knows of a way to do it, please contact me (info@funduc.com). I hope this comes in handy, Mike Funduc Funduc Software Inc. Other Funduc Software utilities that can be found at our web site (http://www.funduc.com) and other locations such as WUGNET's (Windows User Group Network) CompuServe forums (GO WINSHARE), the Simtel file archives (http://www.simtel.com) or America On Line include: Search and Replace for Windows 95/NT 3x (shareware) - Search and Replace looks through multiple files for a string and can also replace it with another string. It can search subdirectories and ZIP files and do case sensitive or insensitive searches. Extensive support for regular expression (egrep) search & replacement includes operations that span more than one line, insertion of the path & filename during replacements, and incrementing number replacements. Binary search & replace is also available. You can specify multiple include & exclude file masks as well as filters based on file date & size. Precise control over replacements is available through multiple confirmation options and a built-in context viewer that allows you to view replacements in-context before they are made. An easily understood script editor makes frequent &/or complex multi-step search/replace operations a snap to prepare. Script operations include a boolean expression evaluator that provides advanced decision making to determine which are processed by the script and full control over program options settings. The internal context viewer includes a build-in editor for editing text files. Other functions include: "Touch" files (change time/date stamp); Preservation of original file date during replacements; Replacements on backup path files instead of the originals; Output reports to monitor operations; Built-in editor for editing text files; Full compliment of command line switches; Shell extensions for the Win95/NT version to launch Search & Replace from Explorer and the Find Menu; and more. Separate executables for Win3x and Win95/NT and a detailed help file with examples are included. Complete German version and Japanese program interface are available. Cost: $25 Directory Toolkit for Windows 95/NT (shareware) - A multipurpose directory and file utility that provides features missing from Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 or higher. It displays single directory lists or side-by-side directory comparisons using color coding for alike, different, or missing files. Directory comparisons can be based on dates or a binary file analysis of actual file content. You can copy, move, & rename files while retaining long filenames and six built-in synchronize functions simplify updating directories. Built-in archive functions, with Explorer shell extensions, let you create & manage ZIP archives from Explorer and Directory Toolkit can serve as your primary archive manager for supported archives. File operations (copy, move, delete, rename) and directory comparison functions work seamlessly on files in archives, e.g., no need to manually extract files first. Other features include Explorer compatible OLE drag n Drop; Split/Concatenate files to/from diskettes; Encode/Decode UUENCODED, Base64(MIME), Binhex files (Decode also includes printable, 7 bit unencoded, & plain text); An integrated file comparison viewer for a color coded display of the actual differences in files; Safe physical sort of directories; Touch files (change time/date stamp); Find duplicate files on a drive; Open files and launch applications; Multiple include/exclude file masks and the ability to include/exclude files based on size and date; Command line switches to automate comparisons & synchronize operations via batch files; User configurable output file and print function to create reports of single and comparison directory lists; Automatically detects & runs (optionally) setup programs in archives; File numbering during rename, move, & copy operations that allow you to number files sequentially based on adjustable sort order and a user defined starting value. Cost: $25 Shortcut Doctor for Windows 95/NT (shareware) - Shortcut Doctor allows you to check all your links/shortcuts and see which contain targets which can no longer be found. You can then delete the shortcuts, resolve them or replace all shortcuts pointing to a certain drive or directory with another (after validation of new path is made). Individual shortcuts can be edited and all shortcuts on a drive can be displayed, regardless of whether they are valid or not. CD-ROM drives or network drives can be ignored during processing. Cost: $10. Funduc Explorer Extensions (shareware) - Explorer Extensions allow you to perform additional tasks using a familiar interface: the Windows 95/NT Explorer. You can split and concatenate files to/from diskettes; Encode/Decode UUENCODED, Base64(MIME), Binhex files (Decode also includes printable, 7 bit unencoded, & plain text), Touch files (change time/date stamp as well as attributes). Cost: $15. HexView for Windows 95/NT (freeware) - HexView allows you to view, print, print preview of any file as a Hex Dump. HexView is intended as a free companion program to our utility, Search and Replace. However, it is a standalone application and you are free to use it as you see fit. The source code (C++ using MFC 4.x or higher) can be downloaded for free from http://www.funduc.com. INI to Registry for Windows 95/NT (freeware) - This program works well with any program that relies on .ini files. It can read the contents of any INI file and load them into the Windows 95/NT registry. That way programs which previously used INI files can read the old data from the registry. The program is free. The source code is available for 25. Please E-MAIL info@funduc.com for information on purchasing the source code. Decode Windows 95 Shell Extension (freeware) - This Explorer extension provides a subset of the decoding features available in Directory Toolkit. It allows you to decode a UUENCODED, XXENCODED, BinHex or Base64(MIME) file by simply right-clicking on it in the Explorer and selecting Decode from the menu. It supports multiple attachments, multi-part files (already concatenated), XXENCODED and User (table) encoded files in addition to UUENCODED, Base64(MIME) and BinHex (Mac format) files. Resellers are welcome to put this product on any CD-ROMs or other distribution media without asking for specific permission. Watch for updates at http://www.funduc.com.