FSet - Get Started

Before you read this page, you need to know the basic concepts about F-Set, Action, Archive Filter.

In the example below, we copy some documents files from the "My Documents" folder to the "G:\Backp" folder. The files to be copied are Adobe Acrobat Document files (*.pdf), and Microsoft Word Document files (*.doc).

Temporary F-Set

Temporary F-Set is used for once-only file operations. The following steps show how to copy files use a temporary F-Set.

• Double click the Copy Action icon. This brings out the F-Set Copy dialog box.
• Click the [Create] button of the F-Set Copy dialog box. This brings out the F-Set Property dialog box.
• Click the [Add Folders...] button of the F-Set Property dialog box. This brings out the Add Folders dialog box.
• On the Add Folders dialog box, select the My Documents folder, type *.doc;*.pdf, check the [Include Listed Files Only] radio button. See illustration.
• Click the [OK] button and return to the F-Set Property dialog box. Now a new line appears on the Files & Folders list.
• Close the [OK] button and return to the F-Set Copy dialog box.
• On the F-Set Copy dialog box, click the [...] button to specify the destination folder, then click the [Start] button to start copying files. See illustration.

Create A Named F-Set

If we know we need to repeat the above copying again in the future, we create a named F-Set. A named F-Set is saved and can be used again.

• Click the [New] button of the F-Set List group. This brings out the F-Set Property dialog box.
• Follow the step 3, 4, 5 decribed in the above example.
• Enter the name of the F-Set, and click OK to close the F-Set Property dialog box.
• The F-Set DOC and PDF appears in the list.

Bind Named F-Set to Action

Once a named F-Set is created, you can bind it to Copy, Move, Delete or Zip. When you need to repeat the operation, just double click the icon on the right list view.     See illustration.

• Click the [New] button of the Action group. A menu pops out. Select the Bind Copy command of the popup menu. This brings out the Bind F-Set Copy dialog box.
• On the Bind F-Set Copy dialog box, select the F-Set DOC and PDF created in example 2, specify the destination folder. See illustration.
• Click the [OK] button and close the Bind F-Set Copy dialog box. A new icon appears in the Action List. When we need to copy the files again, we just double click this icon.