Create the text file
Create a plain ASCII text file with one file to a
line with its full path, e.g.
\\corpnet\backup\user files\london\expense.doc
\\corpnet\backup\user files\london\notes.doc
\\corpnet\backup\user files\london\ideas.doc
...
The entries can be in any order and folders need not be
entered unless they are expressly needed.
Open the Import dialog
In FileBoss use the File | New Dynamic File Set |
Import from Text File... command from the main menu to
display the Import File Set from Text File
dialog.
Enter or Browse for the
input file
Browse for the file you want to input using the 'Browse' button
and then press the OK button.
FileBoss will then read the text file and load each
file into a Dynamic File Set.
Don't Validate Files
If the Don't Validate Files box is
checked FileBoss will check each entry for existence and
if an entry in the text file can't be found FileBoss
will display it in red. If there are many network
entries that can't be found FileBoss will take quite
sometime as checking for missing files on a network is
very time consuming.
Create Navigation Structure
If the Create Navigation Structure
box is checked FileBoss will attempt to create a file
structure for the files. But if the imported files are
pretty much at random, file structure wise the structure
FileBoss creates may be quite ugly..
Once the entries are loaded successfully you can manage them with
all of FileBoss's tools just the same as in any other view.
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