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[OFFER] DRAGNET v2.01 (1989) File search utility for Windows 2.x

SlashNetSlashNet
edited January 15 in Offers & Requests
It looks like this is the only application for Windows 2.x for searching files, don't know of any other.
This application was mentioned in Nathan's ToastyTech list
It can also view different text, spreadsheet and graphic files for which it requires filters (*.FLT files) and settings in WIN.INI (see READ.ME). This behaves like Total Commander's internal Lister app.
There are Windows 2.x and 3.0 versions in DRAGNET.ZIP
Additional *.FLT files (for TIFF, Lotus 1-2-3, etc) are attached in DRAGNET1.ZIP. Looks like they work on Windows 3.0 only, probably I am wrong.



Comments

  • menagemenage
    The filters could also be used with Prompt, the related file manager.

    Access Softek is still in business though has moved to financial programming. Same owner even.
  • SlashNetSlashNet
    Prompt File Manager? I think I've seen it somewhere.... Give me a few hours! :)
  • SlashNetSlashNet
    Yes, it turned out to be a great file manager, it has integration with Dragnet and of what i am amazed - it supports drag and drop with right mouse button and multiple file selection with left mouse button like in Windows 95.

    It really looks like Windows 95's explorer, more powerful though, as it can open and handle multiple directories in the same window.

    I haven't found an integrated file viewer like in Dragnet, and yet not discovered how to handle external filters to view files, I should look closer later.

    Also from what I've discovered, it comes with internal compression utility, format is unknown, TrID file identifier doesn't know the file type. The archiver changes last letter of file extension to Z (AMANDA.TIF -> AMANDA.TIZ) with a slight reduce in size. Zip offered 300% better compression rate.

    Usually I use Command Post 7.0 as a file manager in Windows 2.x, probably it's time to switch, another benefit is that Prompt uses less conventional memory.





    The archive provided as is. Like Dragnet, it contains WIN2 and WIN3 versions and no installer.
    I think it's possible to distribute all three archives together cause they are closely connected to each other and have the same developer - Access Softek.
  • menagemenage
    Thank you very much for that. My copy of Prompt got corrupted.
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