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LS - File List Generator v1.53 - Readme
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This tool collects the information about files and sub-folders under the 
specified folder or drive and generates the list in your preferred 
format. You can individually specify your desired information types to 
include in the list. You can even customize the listing order and sorting 
priorities.The output format of the list can be chosen from txt, html, and 
csv (Excel's primitive file format).

Note: No longer under development.

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Known Problems
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On closing the program an error message is generated. This problem does not 
effect the usability of the software...

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Features
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This tool can collect the following information items: path, folder name, 
file name, extension, file size, save date.Then, the tool: 

* Generates the list using only the items you select,
* Allows you to customize the listing order of the selected items, 
* Sorts (rising/falling/no sort) multiple items while generating the list,
* Allows you to specify the file size unit from no units, bytes, KB, MB, GB
* Allows you to specify the delimiter from space, tab, comma, slash, and 
  no delimiter
* Supports drag & drop operations when you specify the 
  location of a folder
* Includes an Abort button to stop the operation when 
  a folder is too big or a machine is too slow.

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Installation and uninstallation
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To install the program, unzip the downloaded file (LS.zip) in the folder 
from which you want to run the program. To uninstall, delete the program 
folder and its content. You do not need to use Add/Remove Programs in 
Control Panel.
* The program does not touch the registry.
* No DLL such as MFC or VB is used.

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Launching the program
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To launch the program, double-click the executable file (LS.exe).
No alias will be automatically created on the desktop or in the Start menu.
If you like, create an alias and put it on the desktop, task bar, or Start 
menu for your convenience.

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System requirements
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* Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT4/2000/XP
* Memory capacity recommended by the OS you use

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Contents in unzipped folder
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The following files will be in the program folder:

LS.exe
This is the application program file.
Double-click it to use the program. 

LS.exe.manifest
This file makes the graphic user interface (UI) consistent with the Windows
XP's visual style.It must be located in the same location as LS.exe.
This file is active only on Windows XP.
On the other operating systems, the file is ignored.

LS.ini
This file stores various setup values.
Do not modify this file.
For details, refer to the next section "About LS.ini".

Readme.txt
This file

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About LS.ini
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When you exit LS.exe and restart it later,
LS.exe remembers the various settings you made last time.
This is possible because LS.exe stores all current settings in LS.ini when 
you exit the program,and LS.exe loads the data in LS.ini when you restart 
LS.exe. 

LS.ini must be located in the same folder as LS.exe.
If LS.ini cannot be found in the same folder,
the settings will be initialized when you restart LS.exe.

In other words, if you do not want it to remember the current settings,
delete LS.ini before you restart LS.exe.
By so doing, LS.exe will use the default values every time you launch 
LS.exe. 

After you delete LS.ini,
you might feel again that you want it to remember the settings.
In this case, create an empty text file (0 byte),
name it LS.ini, and save it in the same folder as LS.exe.
LS.exe then will resume storing the last used settings from the next use 
on.

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Copyright
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This program is freeware.
The author is not responsible for any consequence caused by the use of this
software. 

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Contact Web site - English version
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The original website below does not exist any more.
http://home.a03.itscom.net/tsuzu/programing/en/

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Redistribution and Citation
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If you do not modify the archive (zip) file and its content files,
you can redistribute to others and/or cite this program on your article.
If the redistribution or citation involves business activities,
please contact the author beforehand.

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Revision History
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July 19, 2003 - The English version was released.

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