JVP-Voyager (Focused Desktop Search)

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Full Desktop Search
Microsoft Indexing Service
Windows XP Component

Focused Search - Desktop
No Indexing Necessary
Reads Files Individually

Folder Search:

By Filename or Content String
1. Finds all files in the folder.
2. Lists all folders in that folder.
Recursive Search:

By Filename or Content String
1. Finds all files in the folder.
2. Finds all files in all folders in the tree of sub-folders, 4 levels deep.
Keyword Search:

1. Finds all files in the folder.
2. Finds all files in all folders in the tree of sub-folders, 4 levels deep.
Special Searches:

You may also search by certain combinations as special search.
1. Finds all files in the folder.
2. Finds all files in all folders in the tree of sub-folders, 4 levels deep.

JVP-Voyager
Focused Desktop Search
Integrated with Internet Explorer

Focused Desktop Search
with General Search included

JVP-Voyager Search Final BETA RELEASE
February 18, 2008 Free Final BETA Download

by

Mr. J.V. Presogna
Presogna Productions

JVP-Voyager Search saves time.
Why search the entire hard drive
when a few folders will do?

If you know a file is anywhere within the path of 4 folders, the entire contents of those 4 folders can be searched for relevant files.

Download File Size = 981 KB Zip File
Program Size = 0.65 MB on your hard drive
Price: $0.00 FREE

Important Information:

By downloading
JVP-Voyager Search,
you certify that you have read and understand the License,
that you have WINDOWS XP, and that you have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed.

REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and WINDOWS XP
for all features.
The installation program will install ONLY on WINDOWS.

JVP-Voyager Search
was written using the SharpDevelop 2.1 IDE in C#.

Do not download the software unless you do have the requirements.

If you do not have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 you can get it here:
Microsoft Downloads

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The JVP-Voyager Final BETA Release is being offered free for a limited amount of time.
By downloading the JVP-Voyager program, you agree to the License included.
The Free Final BETA Release will always be free, but a future release will be commercial.

Please, read the license on this page.
It applies to both future commercial release and to the Free Final BETA Release.
For Windows XP and Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Platforms.

You will be prompted to save the Zip File to your hard drive
and a separate page will open underneath the prompt box.

The download site presents advertising before download.
Please, wait for the advertising to end, or click it away.
There is no adware in the download itself.

Price for Free Final BETA Release: $ 0.00 FREE
Download File Size = 981 KB Zip File
Program Size = 0.65 MB on your hard drive

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With Focused Search only relevant files are found.
Hyperlinks are automatically set in HTML Search Results pages.
When searching your desktop, filename and link are all you need.
Dynamic search pages can't be bookmarked, but you can save them.
JVP-Voyager is fully keyboard accessible, with one exception:
Adobe PDF files require mouse clicking on backspace and forward space.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Firefox have the same problem with PDF files.
The Adobe Reader PDF files do not always close quickly, a problem for all browsers.

JVP-Voyager Main Page (Intuitive User Interface with Browsing Capability)	JVP-Voyager Search Results ("Save Page As" to Save Searches)

JVP-Voyager Image Viewer
(Scales images to 360 pixel width
when opened from File Menu)

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1. Can I search all files on my computer?
If you want to search the entire hard drive on your computer, you can. You must enable the Microsoft Indexing Service on your Windows XP Platform. Instructions for how to do this are included in JVP-Voyager. To search the entire hard drive requires an index of such files, and this index is provided in the Windows XP Platform. It is already installed on your computer as a component, but it may not be enabled by the system. Instructions are provided for how to do this. If you use "Focused Search" capability, some files cannot be read, because the scanning of the files takes place on-the-fly.

2. Why do you have separate buttons for separate searches?
It is the most efficient way to search without getting irrelevant files in your searches. The aim of JVP-Voyager is to have a "Focused Search."

Search a Single Folder "by Filename or Content" Using "Content String" pattern

Search 4 Levels Deep "by Filename or Content" Using "Content String" pattern

Search 4 Levels Deep "by Content" Using "1, 2 or 3 Separate Keywords"

A "content string" is a pattern of words or letters always kept intact, so that the word "analytic" also finds "analytical" and "analytically."

But, a "keyword" search for "analytic" will find ONLY "analytic."

3. What is the real purpose of a folder search?
Focused search can take 2 directions, that of 1 folder, or that of several folders. If you have a lot of files in 1 folder, you need to search only that 1 folder, not your entire hard drive.

4. What is the advantage of recursive search?
Recursive search scans the contents of all files 4 levels deep from your chosen target. This means that, no matter how many files or folders are included within that particular pathway, all files will be scanned. You should be careful not to search "My Documents" as a large folder, since the desktop search would be better to search the "My Documents" folder. However, for any area of 4 folders depth, the recursive search is much better than a desktop search, since you will not get irrelevant files in the process.

5. Why do you limit the recursive search to 4 folders?
JVP-Voyager actually reads every file it is capable of reading. It does not use an index, and therefore it can search any folder at any time, without any indexing service. However, reading the files to the end takes much longer than using an index, so 4 folders is about the maximum amount. If you have 4 very large folders, the recursive search for content might take 20 - 30 seconds, because it reads every file. If you search by filename, however, it is almost instantly completed in a very short time, 2 - 3 seconds.

6. Must I always choose filename or content type search?
If you are using the Folder Search or the Recursive Search, you must choose whether it is a filename search or a content search. Desktop search does not require any choice. If you use a Keyword Search, the search is automatically for content based on your keywords.

7. What is the difference between searching for a "Content String" or "Keyword?"
The phrase "of the people" is a pattern of letters. In "content string" that pattern will not be disturbed, and the search will always look for those 3 words together as a single phrase, a single pattern of letters. However, in a "keyword" search, each individual word is searched for separately: "of", "the", "people." In a "keyword" search, "John Mary" is the same as "Mary John." The order of words is irrelevant.

8. What is a special search?
The Special Search allows you to make 2 entries. The first entry is the search string, and the second entry is the date the file was created. Matching files will be found. If you type in rtf 2005 all files from 2005 will be found if they have rtf in the filename using "Filename and Year" Search. If you type in Mary 2005 all files will be found if they contain the word "Mary" in the text using "Keyword and Year" Search.

In "Filename and Year" Search, you seek a "content string" as a portion of a filename, but in "Keyword and Year" Search, you seek a "keyword" as a single word in the file.

9. What files will JVP-Voyager scan in a content search?
Files which the Windows XP Platform can read are typically okay, with some exceptions, such as the .wps (Microsoft Works Word Processor), and the .pdf (Adobe). You can, if you wish, convert or save your .wps files to .rtf. The WordPad (.rtf) files are always read cleanly. If you use Full Desktop Search, you can scan .pdf and other files which have been indexed.

10. What files will JVP-Voyager scan in a filename search?
All files may be scanned in a filename search, because there is no problem in reading a filename, unless it has an illegal character in it, such as the apostrophe or the colon. You can even open images in the browser window, if you like. In other words, any file can be searched by filename --- text, images, media, whatever. If you know the filename of a .wps or a .pdf, you can find those too, but they cannot be scanned in a content search.

11. Can JVP-Voyager open a .wps or a .pdf file?
Yes. Opening any file is possible on the Windows XP Platform, if Windows can open it. If you find the file by way of filename search, you can open it. It will be opened by the default program associated with it.

12. Is this really free?
Yes, the "Free Final BETA Release" is indeed free. You can download it without worry, but the License is still the same regarding usage, with the exception of price. A future version as a full release will be commercial, but the current version on this web page is free.

13. After a future full release, will this still be free?
Yes. Once you download the "Free Final BETA Release" you can use it forever free of charge. It would be silly to think you'd owe anything after I let you download it. Downloading the free version means you get to use it for free forever, but you do not gain any rights to it, and you do not have rights to give it away or to re-distribute it.

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This is the commercial License for JVP-Voyager.
The "Free Final BETA Release" is free, but must abide by this license also.

JVP-Voyager
Focused Desktop Search
Integrated with Internet Explorer
by
Mr. J.V. Presogna
Presogna Productions

Copyright (c) 2008
All Rights Reserved

IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT CHANGE THE INSTALLATION FOLDER LOCATION, OR THE PROGRAM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

JVP-Voyager License:

JVP-Voyager, hereinafter to be called the PROGRAM, is the work of Mr. J.V. Presogna, hereinafter to be called the AUTHOR.

This document, hereinafter to be called the LICENSE, gives "you" certain rights to use the PROGRAM. By downloading and using the PROGRAM, "you" agree to the terms of the LICENSE. "You" are referred to as the USER in this LICENSE. If "you" do not agree to the terms of this license, do not download the PROGRAM.

Statements:
1. All work in the PROGRAM is the creation of the AUTHOR, and is copyrighted.
2. The PROGRAM was written in C#, using the SharpDevelop IDE as the programming environment.
3. It can be run on any Microsoft Windows XP system, and it has been tested on Windows XP.
4. A version for other operating systems may be available in the future.
5. All exclusive rights and ownership of the PROGRAM remain with the AUTHOR.
6. The sole owner of the PROGRAM is the AUTHOR.

The USER: Rights and Restrictions.
1. The USER must be an individual person, and cannot be a company or group.
2. The USER cannot copy, disassemble, decompile, distribute, modify, rent, or sell the PROGRAM.
3. The USER cannot make available for money, or for free, any portions of the PROGRAM, in whole or in part.
4. The USER cannot remove the name of the AUTHOR or the contact information from the PROGRAM.
5. The USER may use the PROGRAM for any personal or commercial use provided the name "JVP-Voyager" is recognized in the process.
6. In other words, the USER can use the PROGRAM for any purpose, but the USER cannot modify or sell the actual PROGRAM itself.
7. The USER gains no rights to use the PROGRAM until the purchase price has been paid in full to the AUTHOR.
8. Commercial use is defined for the single individual using the program for his or her own endeavor, not as some web site component, which would be disallowed.

The AUTHOR:
1. The AUTHOR offers only the guarantee that the PROGRAM is genuine.
2. The AUTHOR provides this PROGRAM for both personal and commercial use for the USER, after the purchase price has been paid, but the AUTHOR will not support any kind of use not supported in this license.

Liability:
1. The AUTHOR will not accept any liability in any form in any situation concerning the USER and his or her use of the PROGRAM.

Warranty:
1. The AUTHOR cannot give warranty past the point of stating the PROGRAM is genuine.

No use whatsoever is permitted of the "JVP-Voyager Logo" or "Icon" in any other project or program or document.

Mr. J.V. Presogna
Presogna Productions
Web Site: http://www.go2jvp.com/
E-Mail: jvpresogna@aol.com

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