Thank you for using Scantool.

GENERAL INFORMATION.
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Scantool is an extremely fast search tool that allows users to search all files in a directory
using up to 220 search strings per run. It has a filter facility that allows elimination
of certain found strings so as to return only those strings that are actually needed.

Scanning around 3,000,000 per minute (on 266MHz machine), Scantool is an excellent tool for
use by analyst/programmers where a search of a complete system involving thousands of programs
is needed. It can be used as part of an impact analysis to determine where code needs changing
and how much effort is needed to change the code. It has special processing for the
following languages:-
	C/C++
	Oracle PL/SQL
	Dataflex
	Visual Basic
	dBase
	COBOL
	Access		(use Visual Basic in language selection)
	Powerbuilder	(use C/C++ in language selection)

For languages other than the above Scantool can still scan them but does not have the special
processing that allows the above languages to be processed faster and produce a more refined
report.

Scantool has also been designed for non programming tasks and has an option that allows any
text file to be searched.


INSTALLATION.
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To install Scantool you need to run INSTALL.EXE. This simple program will allows you to place
Scantool & its associated files into the directory/directories of your choice. You may let the
installation process place Scantool in the default directory or to an existing directory or
to a new directory that you specify.

You have an option as to where SCANTOOL.EXE & its Windows help file are to be placed as well
you have the option as to where the criteria files (a file that contains the search strings
& filter file) are to be placed.

As Scantool uses input files for its search strings a text editor is needed to edit these files.
In addition a text editor is needed to view the reports that are produced on every run
of Scantool. The install program asks you to specify the location of this editor (Wordpad is
an excellent editor for this purpose).


SHAREWARE.
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Scantool is a shareware program and as such you should register if you intend to use Scantool
after an initial trial period.

Scantool can be freely distributed but again it is a shareware program and should be
registed if intending to use it after a trial period.

You can register online at:-
	www.shareit.com/programs/101236.htm

price is Australian $50, EUROS 31, US $31


REMOVING SCANTOOL FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
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Scantool does not alter any existing files on your computer. It does however create its own
INI file (SCANTOOL.INI) in the windows directory. This should be deleted.

The following 3 files should be deleted from the directory that are they in:-
	SCANTOOL.EXE
	USERHELP.HLP
	INSTALL.EXE

The following 4 files should be deleted from the directory that they are in:-
	CRITERIA.INC
	CRITERIA.EXC
	CRITERIA.FOU
	CRITERIA.REJ


MORE INFO, QUERIES, COMMENTS.
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Contact Tamrookum Pty Ltd at:-

   email:     tamrookum@webone.com.au
   web site:  www.webone.com.au/~tamrooku
   phone:     within Australia  (02) 6281 7406
	      outside Australia 61 2 6281 7406	
