The following tips will help you get more out of the Batch Wizard.
| • | Each folder target can be set to include subfolders. If a folder target includes subfolders, then an I will be included in the Flags column of the target. You can change whether subfolders are included in the target or not by selecting the folder target or targets that you want to change, bringing up the context menu, and then selecting Selection->Set I Flag or Selection->Clear I Flag. |
| • | Double-clicking on a file or URL target will open it in the editor or view its properties. Which action is performed is determined by a Batch Wizard option that you can change. |
| • | Multiple targets can be selected at the same time by using the standard multiple file selection technique (using Ctrl and/or Shift when selecting targets). You can also select all targets by pressing Ctrl+A. |
| • | To delete a target or targets, select the target or targets to delete and press the Delete key or select Target->Delete. |
| • | Targets matching specified strings can be treated as case insensitive. This allows better target handling for case insensitive servers. These strings may be specified in the Target List Options tab of the Batch Wizard. |
| • | A URL can be added to test dynamic web pages like ASP, PHP, and CGI pages. Variables can also be included in the URL, like in "http://www.test.com/mycgi.cgi?var1=value1&var2=value2". Agents can also be specified in case the document returned by the server is sensitive to the agent. For example, some dynamic URLs may return a different page for Internet Explorer users than for Firefox users (the server uses the agent to determine what browser is requesting the document). Furthermore, usernames and passwords can also be specified for protected URLs. |
Checking Large Sites
When working with large sites (over 1000 pages), consider splitting up the job. One way to do this is by folder/directory. Consider creating multiple target lists, one for each major folder/directory of the site. For example, you could split a large website into a target list that checks "http://www.domain.com/folder1" and another target list that checks "http://www.domain.com/folder2". If you have a very large site with many thousands of pages, then this will probably be required.
Limiting Link Checking to Specific Links
You can limit link checking in the Batch Wizard to specified links.
| • | Links matching specified strings can be excluded from the link check. If a link matched one of these strings, then it will not be checked. These strings may be specified in the Target List Options tab of the Batch Wizard. |
| • | If you only want to check certain links, then you can specify which links should be checked by provided a list of matching strings. If a link matches one of these strings, then it is checked. These strings may be specified in the Target List Options tab of the Batch Wizard. |
Increasing the Maximum Target Limit
If your system has a lot of resources such as memory, then you may want to override the default maximum target limit of 9999 targets. To do this, use the Registry Editor to change the value of "TargetListLimitMaximum" in the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AI Internet Solutions\CSE HTML Validator v4\Editor\BatchWizard".
NOTE: The Batch Wizard was not designed and tested for very large jobs. If you change this limit to more than the default of 9999, then be aware that CSE HTML Validator could crash or stop working if not enough resources (such as memory) are available to handle all the targets. If processing fails because of too many targets and not enough resources, then reduce the maximum number of targets and try splitting up the job into smaller parts.
