Storage Folders Tab

The HandyFile Find And Replace is capable of storing the back-up copies and processed files in folders other than specified source folder(s). This tab allows to specify rules that the HandyFile will use when creating and copying files.

The tables below describe the tab fields.

Back-up Folder Group

Any of the following options is only applicable if the Create back-ups option is set on the Properties Tab. Otherwise, no backup copies are created.

Field	Description
Same as a search folder	Default selection. The following rules apply. Back-up files are stored in the same directory as the source files. Back-up files have the extension supplied on the Properties Tab. If the back-up file already exists, it will be overwritten. Files having the extension supplied on the Properties Tab are excluded from search.
Subfolder of a search folder	Denotes that the back-up files will be copied to a folder created in the search folder. You can set the folder name in the text field. The following rules apply. The back-up subfolder is created in the root search folder (or folders, if multiple folders are specified). The back-up subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively. Back-up files do not change the extension; they are simply copied. Back-up folders are excluded from the search.
Other static folder	Denotes that the back-up files will be copied to a supplied static folder. The folder path may be a fully qualified path: c:\My files\Backup or they may include environment variables: %WINDIR%\TEMP Back-up files do not change the extension; they are simply copied. Static back-up folders are excluded from the search.

Field

Description

Same as a search folder

Default selection. The following rules apply.

Back-up files are stored in the same directory as the source files.
Back-up files have the extension supplied on the Properties Tab.
If the back-up file already exists, it will be overwritten.
Files having the extension supplied on the Properties Tab are excluded from search.

Subfolder of a search folder

Denotes that the back-up files will be copied to a folder created in the search folder. You can set the folder name in the text field. The following rules apply.

The back-up subfolder is created in the root search folder (or folders, if multiple folders are specified).
The back-up subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively.
Back-up files do not change the extension; they are simply copied.
Back-up folders are excluded from the search.

Other static folder

Denotes that the back-up files will be copied to a supplied static folder. The folder path may be a fully qualified path:

c:\My files\Backup

or they may include environment variables:

%WINDIR%\TEMP

Back-up files do not change the extension; they are simply copied.
Static back-up folders are excluded from the search.

Folder for Processed Files Group

These options control where the processed files are stored. Any of the following options is only applicable if the Find What field is not empty and the Search only option is not checked on the Files and Text Tab - that is, any replacement may have occurred.

Field	Description
Same as a search folder	Default selection. Note The existing files will be overwritten.
Subfolder of a search folder	Denotes that the processed files will be stored in a folder created in the search folder. You can set the folder name in the text field. The following rules apply. The target subfolder is created in the root search folder (or folders, if multiple folders are specified). The target subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively. Target folders are excluded from the search. This option cannot be used with FTP folders.
Other static folder	Denotes that the processed files will be created in a supplied static folder. The folder path may be a fully qualified path: c:\My files\Backup or they may include environment variables: %WINDIR%\TEMP The target subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively. Static target folders are excluded from the search.

Field

Description

Same as a search folder

Default selection.

Note
The existing files will be overwritten.

Subfolder of a search folder

Denotes that the processed files will be stored in a folder created in the search folder. You can set the folder name in the text field. The following rules apply.

The target subfolder is created in the root search folder (or folders, if multiple folders are specified).
The target subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively.
Target folders are excluded from the search.

This option cannot be used with FTP folders.

Other static folder

Denotes that the processed files will be created in a supplied static folder. The folder path may be a fully qualified path:

c:\My files\Backup

or they may include environment variables:

%WINDIR%\TEMP

The target subfolder structure mirrors the search folder structure recursively.
Static target folders are excluded from the search.

Remarks

General rules for creating names for directories (and files) on the Windows platform include the following:

Use any character in the current code page for a name, but do not use a path separator, a character in the range 0 through 31, or any character explicitly disallowed by the file system. A name can contain characters in the extended character set (128–255).
Use the backslash (\), the forward slash (/), or both to separate components in a path. No other character is acceptable as a path separator.
Use a period (.) as a directory component in a path to represent the current directory.
Use two consecutive periods (..) as a directory component in a path to represent the parent of the current directory.
Use a period (.) to separate the base file name from the extension in a directory name or file name.
Do not use the following characters in directory names or file names, because they are reserved:
< > : " / \ |
Do not use device names, such as aux, con, lpt1, and prn, as file names or directory names.
Do not assume case sensitivity. Consider names such as OSCAR, Oscar, and oscar to be the same.
The following reserved words cannot be used as the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also, reserved words followed by an extension—for example, NUL.tx7—are invalid file names.

(Source: Microsoft Developer Network http://msdn.microsoft.com)