About FileStar/2

is a powerful OS/2 file management utility that users should find very helpful in the maintenance of all types of files. It is simple to use yet has many robust features that should accommodate the needs of less experienced users as well as advanced OS/2 users who demand extensive control over the configuration and the interface with the OS/2 file systems. It is complementary to the WPS Drives, Folders and File objects and essentially provides a single well integrated desktop window as a solution to file management tasks while also providing enhanced file management functions, some which can only be found in FileStar/2.

FileStar/2 provides a simple graphical interface to view and manipulate file objects, combining familiar file manager concepts with extensive integration of windows and controls. FileStar/2 uses two internal windows for the simultaneous viewing of the contents of two directories, with drag and drop capabilities for moving and copying files between windows and other WPS objects, such as the shredder and printer objects. Both graphical and message feedback on the progress of operations is provided. Additionally, FileStar/2 employs a convenient point and click method for specifying target paths when performing common file operations.

In addition to the usual file management functions, it has an outstanding file and text search tool, file and directory compare functions, an unique capability to collect and manipulate files from more than one, or all, directories on a drive in one combined window view, the directory tree view may be selectively limited to desired drives and operated with a full tree of directories or alternatively show only the current directory. Directory views can include a details view with summed directory sizes. It features single click operation for reading drives and directories and has comprehensive file filters including date filters. A single click can set the window view or file sort in any supported manner. There are numerous other time and mouse click savers.

A full featured internal text editor or viewer, FlexEdit, also is provided for fast and flexible use in viewing or editing all files in either text or hex modes as appropriate. It is also available as an executable program.

FileStar/2 is extensively multithreaded and supports running different operations in its two windows simultaneously. For instance, you may copy selected files in one directory to another directory in one file window while archiving all files in a third directory in the other file window. Other operations that do not require a window, such as formatting a diskette, may be performed concurrently with file operations.

FileStar/2 may also be used to perform complete drive backups by copying all files and directories (no compression) to an aptly named directory on a target drive. By performing a drive backup in each Files window, and starting other instances of FS/2 to perform additional backups, several drives may be backed up concurrently. Backups may be restored by reformatting a drive and restoring the files from the backup, which also results in complete defragmentation of the files on the drive.

FileStar/2 has excellent archived file support for InfoZip's archiving utilities. These programs, ZIP.EXE and UNZIP.EXE, support OS/2 Extended Attributes and are compatible with Version 2 PKZIP compression software. The InfoZip products are widely available and are free.

FileStar/2 is a copyrighted product of Sierra HyperStar Software, LLC, 1427 Dominion St. Dallas, TX 75208-2506, USA. For sales and support, phone or fax (214) 946-7640. The web address is www.filestar.com.

FileStar/2 is a commercial product and is distributed online at the above web address as an evalation product. There is a product key to enable the evaluation version to the full featured version. It must be installed from the distribution software - which includes a graphical installation program.

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