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To create self-extracting archives, paste or drag files or folders to the program main window and click Actions => Make Self-extractor (EXE) ... menu, or simply click the Encrypt toolbar button. A dialog window will appear. The Output File field shows the location and the file name of the archive to be created. Click the Browse button to change the destination path of the archive. Type your passphrase in the Enter Passphrase field and confirm it in the Re-enter field. If you would like to see the passphrase as you type it, check the Show typing checkbox. If you would like to enter your passphrase without using the keyboard, click on the Virtual Keyboard button. To preserve folder structure in the archive (if it contains folders) check the Preserve folder structure checkbox. If this option is not selected, all files from all folders will be placed in one folder when decrypted. You can change the type of archive from self-extracting (EXE) to DigiSecret (DGS) archive by un-checking the Self-extracting archive (EXE) checkbox. Encryption algorithm menu allows you to select your favorite encryption algorithm from the list. For more information on encryption algorithms, please see the Encryption chapter. Shredding You can choose what action you would like to perform on the original files in the What to do with original files drop-down box of the files in the Shredding tab. The default option is to leave them as they are; alternatively you can simply delete the files or delete them without a possibility of recovery (shred options). If you choose any of the options that involve deletion, you can also check the Delete empty folders checkbox to remove the empty folders as well. EXE Caption Text entered in the box will be displayed in the top part of the SFX archive window when the SFX file is launched. The text may be loaded from a text file by clicking the Load button and browsing for the file on the disk. The Clear button clears the text box. This functionality is available in DigiSecret Pro only. EXE Hyperlink SFX archives may display a hyperlink in the upper right corner of their windows. Clicking on the hyperlink executes any command that was specified by you (opens a specific web page, sends an e-mail using the MAILTO command, launches an application, opens a document, etc.) This functionality is available in DigiSecret Pro only. Display hyperlink - check this checkbox if you would like the hyperlink displayed in the SFX archive window. Visible caption - the text of the hyperlink that is visible to the user (does not have to correspond to the command that will be executed when the user clicks on the hyperlink). Command to run - command line that will be executed when clicking on the hyperlink. Examples of such commands are: Notepad.exe http://www.tamos.com mailto:myname@hotmail.com?subject=Notify MyNotes.doc The hyperlink in the upper right corner of the tab is for testing. It emulates the hyperlink that will be displayed in the SFX archive being created. When you click on it, the specified command will be executed. If you would like to use the current settings for all archives created in the future, check the Use these settings as default checkbox. Click on the Encrypt button in the dialog window, and the new self-extracting archive will be created. You can also create self-extracting archives by right-clicking on a file in Windows Explorer and selecting DigiSecret => SFX Archive (EXE) ... . |
