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Programmable file processor

for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

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Detailed informations

What is finefiles? What can I do with it? This page gives some answers and provides a quick introduction to the software and the features

 

Concept

The procedure in brief: finefiles will examine all files in specified folders or on a disc. What exactly happens with the files (the “Configuration”) is defined in three sections: input-, inspection- and case action section. finefiles uses predefined “Rules”, "Actions" and "Cases" - commands consisting of simple English words which describe what happens. After finishing the configuration you start the so-called “Process”, where the files in a specified target are examined using this configuration.
 

Main window

The main (or console) window was designed to look like a classic display device for system administration messages with black background and

The Main Window (Click to enlarge)

white fixed typo. The reason for choosing this design was that this kind of view is very suitable for programs that process files and it is well known by PC users. It features a configurable display memory where you can browse through using a

scrollbar or the keyboard. The window is fully sizable, even if a process is running. The content is saved and restored next time, it allows you to view the results of processes run before.
 

Configure Process

As mentioned above, the configuration process is divided into three sub-sections. To mark the three sections, the configuration process follows the strict color scheme of orange, gray and white. The finished configuration is stored in “profiles”, please follow the guided tour part 1 for how to create a new profile. The whole configuration process is handled in one sizeable window (the so-called Config Process window or “UniConfig”) which provides a complete overview of what happens.

Configuration Window (Click to enlarge)

Input section (orange): In the input section you define how to select the files to process with a set of rules and actions. All files that do not match these rules are skipped. All dialogs are colored with orange elements.
 

Inspection section (gray): In the inspection section you define what should be inspected for the selected files and here you gather specific information to be reviewed later. The inspection can result in a true or false state. All dialogs are colored with dark gray elements.

Case action section (white): In the case action section you define actions to be taken for a specific case. Possible cases are the result of the “Inspection Section” or the registers for example. All dialogs are colored using white elements. Here some more screenshots...
 

Configuration examples

Here are a number of finefiles configurations for common scenarios that should help make things easier to get started with:

1 | You would like to get a list of all video files which are in 720p HD format and have a duration of 90 minutes and above. After the process has finished, double click a found file to view the video.

2 | You’ve got a disc full of important files with great memories and you would like to maintain that the content stays unchanged - finefiles can be configured to check a previously calculated hash of the files automatically.

3 | Find, list or copy files on your discs on the basis of internal data such as artist, album, song name from MP3, MP2, AAC, WMA etc.
 

Want to read more?

Please visit the download page and take a look at the HitchhikersGuideToFinefiles.chm (Windows help format). This help includes lots of additional informations how the program works, a guided tour throught the program and some technical specifications. Here a list of additional features finefiles offers. Read here what has happend during the creation process.

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List of additional features that finefiles offers

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Some screenshots showing the appearance of the current finefiles release

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You’ll find information on how to install the program and which files are created and managed on the installation page

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Read here what happend while building the program
 

 

If you have questions about the program or would like to submit a bug please contact me using the contact page or mail@finefiles.com
 

Licence agreement

The regular version of finefiles is freeware. YouŽll find the complete licence agreement on the imprint page.





 

finefiles | Sophisticated file processor for Windows XP, Windows Vista

and Windows 7. Written by Christian Schnettelker | Imprint