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Filter Fields

(Pro version only)

PageNests filters can work on a variety of 'fields'. Using the web address 'http://www.solentsoftware.com/PageNest/support/search.html?type=abstract' as an example:
  • Filename is the name of the file excluding the extension, eg 'search' (see also entire filename).
  • Extension is the file extension (excluding the period) eg 'html'.
  • Entire filename is the filename plus extension eg 'search.html'.
  • Path is the path to the file excluding the server and filename, eg '/PageNest/support/'.  Generally it's easier to use folder item.
  • Entire path is the entire path including server and filename but not the query string.  Eg 'http://www.solentsoftware.com/PageNest/support/search.html'
  • Folder Item: Each path can contain more than one folder item.  Each folder item is one folder in the path.  In the above example both 'PageNest' and 'support' are folder items.
  • Server is the server name, eg www.solentsoftware.com. To use this field you must tell PageNest to visit other servers in the Advanced Range page.
  • A query string is the part of an address after the '?' which is passed to a server script, eg 'type=abstract'
  • Mime type.  When PageNest downloads a file it retrives information from the server about the files type. This is called a 'mime type'.  You should usually use extension instead - it's faster - but mime type can be useful, for example, for html files which can have many different extensions including html, htm, asp, shtml, dhtml among others.
  • Size is the size of the file in kilobytes (Kb)
     
    For most of the fields PageNest can decide whether or not to download a file just by looking at the address - which is very fast - but for the last two (Mime type and size) PageNest actually has to access the server to test whether the file should be downloaded which, obviously, takes longer.  It's not always easy, but avoid these if possible.

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