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About the Ignored Flag

The Ignored flag may be set manually to signal WebGrabber to ignore the item during a Grab command or during a Hyperlink-Adjust command.

This flag may be set automatically for either one of the two following situations:

  1. Redundant URLs: During an Open Topic Roots command, for all shortcut items that contain a URL found in other item(s) under the same topic root, except the first one.
  2. File Name Problem: During a Name command (ex. a Name List or a Name All command), for all shortcut items that are named while using the least desirable naming policy but easily spotted visually. This policy is used automatically when there is a file name conflict under the specified naming policy. The file name of each such item starts by an underscore, its shortcut ID, an underscore (this is the name prefix) then followed by a redundant name. The prefix part acts as a visible "naming problem" tag. Here is an example:
    _[34]_index.htm

The "Ignored" flag becomes a visible way to signal that your intervention is required for the related item.

Redundant URLs items have their "Has redundant shortcut files" status bit set. You can visually spot that bit in the Status field of the item (the third bit from the left; ex. "2 - xx11 0xxx xxxx", the bit shown in bold red color). You need to clear the Ignored flag of only one of the items that contain the same URL. (Note: Because of the interlock system, when you clear the Ignored flag of an item, all the other redundant items sharing the same URL will have their Ignored flag set). Select the one that results in a desirable name, or select any one and edit the name to your liking. Do this for each set of redundant items that share a common URL.

For each item that is tagged as having a "file name problem", you correct the situation by:

  1. Clearing the Ignored flag
  2. Editing the File Name field (or using a different naming policy) with the help of the Shortcut Item dialog. Note: If the default name does not bother you, you may just skip this step.

 


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