 |
 |
 |
|
| Future Students | Current Students | Alumni & Friends | Curriculum | Faculty | Centers | Clinic | Library | Career Services | CLE | News | |||
|
|
|
|
| Future Students | Current Students | Alumni & Friends | Curriculum | Faculty | Centers | Clinic | Library | Career Services | CLE | News | |||
This Manual © 2002 by iisworks.com
Washburn Law is using Fileman to provide students, staff, and faculty access to personal file space so they may better manage files. Features of Fileman include:
Navigate through your folders by clicking the folder icon ( 
) to the left of a folder name. Alternatively, you may jump directly to a folder by
Each user account has access to two types of file space: Private, and Web Space. Navigate between these two spaces by using the 'Private or Web Space' dropdown box. Private file space is accessible only to the user. Files stored in a user's Web Space may be accessed through the world wide web by anyone via a browser.
Viewing folder contents ( )
When you select a folder, Fileman will display a list of subfolders and files. You can select what properties you want to see and how many items you want to see on the configuration page (see below). By clicking on the property in the column header you can change the sort order. Hovering over the file or folder icon will show all the available properties of that item (Exact size, date Created, Downloads, etc.). To change folders you can click the Folder name or icon. Clicking a filename will download it, clicking the icon is only active for some types (see below).
If you want to perform actions on items you have to select them first by clicking the checkbox in front of each item. The select box at the bottom row will select or deselect all items, clicking the file extension (if displayed) will select all files of that particular type. Many of the frequently used functions are also available on the context menu for easy access (IE5+ only). Just rightclick anywhere on the listing page. Use the CTRL key to bypass the menu if necessary, for example to save a file with "Save target as".
Edit text files ( 
)
Clicking the file icon will open an edit window where you can edit and save the text file. With the "Go to line" function you can jump to a specific line number. A wysiwig editor is present to simplify manipulation of HTML files (IE5.5+). Note that this should only be used for plain HTML files, because it is not guaranteed that all contents is properly preserved when manipulating files that contain scripts.
View and unpack ZIP files ( 
)
By clicking the icon of a ZIP file you can view the contents of it in the familiar FileMan listing style. The list contains the name, date, size and compression ratio of each file. You can select individual items and extract them to the current folder. Password-protected files will be displayed with a + after their names. If password protection is detected, a password inputbox wil be displayed so that you can enter the required password.
File management is performed through the toolbar. A brief explanation of each icon follows.
Refresh Folder ( 
)
Use this function to regenerate the list of folders and files in the current folder.
Create new Folder ( 
)
Use this function to create a new subfolder in the current folder.
Create a new text file ( 
)
Use this function to create a new text file in the current folder. This is basically the same as "Edit text files", so you can check out that section for more info.
Upload files ( 
)
You can upload files to the current folder using this function. Each file slot on the upload page can contain one file you can browse for on your local machine. Click the "Upload" button to start the upload. This may take several minutes, so be patient. The upload is complete when the main listing will be displayed again, now containing the uploaded files.
Download files ( 
)
Regular downloads can be performed by clicking the file you want to download. Some file types are displayed in the browser instead of being downloaded.
When the optional Zip component is installed, clicking this button will pack all selected files and folders to one Zip file with the same name as the containing folder, and send the file to your browser. When you have downloaded the file you can use your favorite Zip program to unzip it like you normally would.
Find files and folders ( 
)
You can search for files and folders in the current folder by name, date (both modified and created are matched) or size. Searching all subfolders is optional.
Find text in selected files ( 
)
Search for text in all selected editable files.
Send to any folder ( 
)
This function allows you to copy or move files directly to any folder without having to change to that folder first. You can manually enter a target folder or select one from the History list.
Copy items ( 
)
This will copy selected files and folders to the FileMan clipboard. To paste the selected items you have to navigate to the target folder and click the "Paste" button. Behavior is similar to Windows Explorer. If the target already exists, FM will add the string "Copy(n) of " to the file name. That way you never have to be afraid you will overwrite an existing file, unless you delete it yourself first.
Cut items ( 
)
Similar to the copy function, but this will cut the items instead of copying them.
Paste items ( 
)
This button is only available if you previously copied or cut items. It will paste the items from the FileMan clipboard to the current folder. The icon description indicates how many items are on the clipboard to paste.
Rename item(s) ( 
)
FM can handle normal rename or rename of multiple, files according to a template. When you want to rename a file or folder: select the file, press the Rename button and enter the new name. In this case only the first selected file will be renamed. If you want to use the multiple rename function: use wildcards *.* for the current name and extension and add whatever you want to add to the items.
Delete items ( 
)
This will delete selected files and folders. The items will be moved to the Recycle Bin first. To delete items permanently you need to go to the Recycle Bin and remove files there.
View and change item attributes ( 
)
File and folder attributes can be viewed (in the main listing) and set. With this function you can add and remove attributes like the MSDOS ATTRIB command: +/- A(rchive) R(ead only) H(idden) S(ystem) Add /S to Include all items in selected subfolders.
Example: -H-S+A
Zip selected items ( )
This function adds all selected files and folders to a ZIP file in the current folder. The script will suggest a filename that you can change if needed. There are 2 additional command line switches (note that not all contols support these extended functions): /SFX and /Pass=mypass. The /SFX option will create a self-extracting zip file that you can use on systems where no zip program is installed. The /Pass option will add password protection to the archive.
Unzip selected zip files ( )
This will unpack all selected ZIP files to the current folder. Selected folders and file types other than ZIP will be ignored. This function is only available if the Zip component is installed.
Extract file descriptions ( 
)
Extract file description of selected files to a separate text file with the extension .nfo added to the originating file name. This can be convenient if you want to download or zip files, because file descriptions are lost when they leave the filesystem.
Send files by email ( 
)
You can use this button to send all selected files by email. Selected folders will be ignored. You can add up to 6 recipients by entering multiple email addresses, separated by a comma.
Save URL ( 
)
You can save URL's directly from the web to your FileMan folder using this function. Useful for transferring images, zipfiles etc. directly to FileMan instead of downloading it to the local workstation. Just enter a valid web address in the javascript popup (for example http://washburnlaw.edu/graphics/wusllogo-304x94.gif) and it will be saved.
Encrypt files ( 
)
This function is intended for advanced users only. Encrypted files can be recognized by the .ENC extension and will be decrypted when selected. You can create a stand-alone, self-decrypting file by adding the /SFX switch in the password input box when encrypting files. Such a SFX file is handy if you want to download the encrypted file for later use.
Recycle Bin ( 
)
Deleted files and folders will be moved here instead of being actually removed from the system. To delete items permanently you need to go to the Recycle bin and remove files there. The current Recycle bin size is displayed in the button description.
Configure FM ( 
)
You can use this page to configure the appearance and behavior of FileMan. For example: change password, set your prefered language, change view settings. On this page you can also set what file properties you want to see in the listing: Name, Type, Size, Attribs, Modified, Created, Accessed and Short name.
Logout current user ( 
)
This will log off the current FM user and return to the login page.
Info ( 
)
On this page you can find some useful general user information such as login name, count, duration, client browser and IP as well as RootFolder and bandwidth information (how much allocated and free).
Go to home page ( 
)
Contains a link to the home page.
This Manual © 2002 by iisworks.com