File Splitter by Glenn Delahoy (C) Copyright 2006 All rights reserved Description ----------- Simple file splitter and joiner to help you move those huge files across disks, around the network or burn to disk. You control the split size according to your requirements. The results are checksummed to ensure a successful split and rejoin. Splitting Files --------------- Use the Browse button to select the file you want to split. The split size will be automatically selected based on the size of the file you select. You can choose a different split size from either the drop down combo or enter your own custom size. When you change the split size, the number of resulting output files is displayed. Next, select the folder where the output files will be written. You can also optionally select the memory buffer size to be used during the split. Click the Split button or just press Enter to begin the split operation. The Log will be displayed showing the progress of the split. When the split is complete the checksum of the resulting output files is computed and compared against the original source file to ensure the split was successful. Joining Files ------------- Use the Browse button to select one of the files you want to join. For example, MyFile.mpg.0001. Splitter will extract the original file name and perform a wild card search to find all the files, MyFile.mpg.* and sort the results in numeric order. From this, the number of files and original file size will be calculated. Next, select the folder where the output file will be written. You can optionally select the memory buffer size to be used during the join. Click the Join button or just press Enter to begin the join operation. The Log will be displayed showing the progress of the join. When the join is complete the checksum of the resulting output file is computed and compared against the source files to ensure the join was successful. Split Size ---------- There are a number of predefined split sizes you can select from the drop down combo. The biggest is 2GB which is the largest file size that Windows will copy across a network. 640MB is a nice size to burn to a CD. Buffer Size ----------- The default buffer size is 100MB but can be anything you like. The bigger the buffer, the less reads and writes are required and hence the less time required to do the split or join. If there is insufficient available memory for the selected size, the buffer will be reduced so the actual buffer size used may not necessarily correspond to the size selected. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Notes ------------- Version 1.00 ------------ April 2006 Initial release.