skWare's HTML File Finder (skUserFinder) is a HTML User Finder program written in wcCode.Usage of this software is covered by skWare's Software License which you should read at some stage and you should also check out skWare's Software Warranty. You may also want to check out the Trademarks page at some stage.
You should definately read the Software History page.
You can also check out skWare Online for the latest information on this program and also the others written by skWare.
In this documentation we have assumed that Wildcat! has been installed on drive d: in the directory wc5 resulting in the fact that the default wildcat directory is d:\wc5, as this is how our development system is set up. Your system may not be set up like this.
To upgrade skUserFinder to v1.00e you should follow these steps when upgrading from v1.00d.
- Unzip the package skuf100e.zip into a temporary directory with a 32 bit unzip program such as unzip as shipped with WildCat.
- Move the following files to your default WildCat directory (eg: d:\wc5).
- html-skuserfinder.wcx
- As all of the header and footer templates have been modified to reflect the version change you can either copy them to the skware_templates directory or elect no to.
To upgrade skUserFinder to v1.00d you should follow these steps whether upgrading from v1.00a, v1.00b or v1.00c.
- Unzip the package skuf100e.zip into a temporary directory with a 32 bit unzip program such as unzip as shipped with WildCat.
- Move the following files to your default WildCat directory (eg: d:\wc5).
- html-skuserfinder.wcx
- Update the configuration file as follows:-
- Add the BackPageLink entry.
- Remove the WWWHostName entry.
To install skUserFinder you should follow these steps.
- Unzip the package skuf100e.zip into a temporary directory with a 32 bit unzip program such as unzip as shipped with WildCat.
- Move the following files to your default WildCat directory (eg: d:\wc5).
- html-skuserfinder.wcx
- The rest of the files supplied in the package are in relative directories and should be moved as follows:-
Source Directory Example Destination Directory data d:\wc5\data http\skware_uf d:\wc5\http\skware_uf http\skware_templates d:\wc5\http\skware_templates - Next you should edit the configuration file skuserfinder.cfg as explained in the section on the configuration file.
- Add one or more links to the program on the pages that you want. An example of the link required is as follows:-
<a href="/code/html-skuserfinder.wcx?BtnClear=Clear"<b>Skware's HTML User Finder</b></a>
The operation of the program is controlled by the configuration file. This configuration file is called skuserfinder.cfg and must be in your WildCat data directory (d:\wc5\data). It is an 'ini' type file the contents of which are described in the following table.
Parameter Description RegCode Once registered this parameter should contain your registration code as supplied by skWare. In the shareware version this should contain the word "SHAREWARE" without the quoutes. HomePageLink This is the link to your home page. It is used by the Home button so that the user can return quickly to you home page. BackPageLink This is the link used by the back button so the user can return quickly to the page that called the query program.
To customise the headers displayed by the program you should modify the supplied templates (in http\skware_templates) to suit your needs. Header customisation only works in the registered version of the program. The templates supplied are discussed in the following table:-
Template File Used By skuserfinder_html_query_header.htm This template is used as the header on the query page. If the program does not find this file it will use the internal default. skuserfinder_html_results_header.htm This template is used as the header on the results page. If the program does not find this file it will use the internal default.
To customise the footers displayed by the program you should modify the supplied templates (in http\skware_templates) to suit your needs. Footer customisation only works in the registered version of the program. The templates supplied are discussed in the following table:-
Template File Used By skuserfinder_html_query_footer.htm This template is used as the footer on the query. If the program does not find this file it will use the internal default. skuserfinder_html_results_footer.htm This template is used as the footer on the results page. If the program does not find this file it will use the internal default.
You can totaly customise the help page shown to users when they select the help button in the program. To do this all you need to do is modify the html file skuserfinder_html_help.htm found in the skware_templates directory. You should ensure that the form part at the bottom of the file is left intact so that users can still navigate around the program.
To Register skUserFinder print the file register.txt fill it in, and send it and US$15 to the following address:-
skWare
PO Box 9559
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND