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Copyright (c) 2008 - 2010 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net
Description
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BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor
the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth
device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth
Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last
Detection Time, and more.
BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is
detected, by displaying a balloon in your taskbar or by playing a small
beep sound.
Versions History
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* Version 1.37 - Fixed issue: Removed the wrong encoding from the xml
string, which caused problems to some xml viewers.
* Version 1.36 - Fixed bug: BluetoothView didn't loaded the oui.txt
filename when using it from command-line.
* Version 1.35 - Added custom timeout value (In 'Advanced Options').
* Version 1.31 - Added command-line option for sorting (/sort).
* Version 1.30 - Added command-line support for saving Bluetooth
devices list to a file.
* Version 1.25 - Added 'Speak the following text when a new bluetooth
device is detected' in advanced options. When this option is enabled,
BluetoothView will speak the desired text by using Windows SAPI when a
new device is detected.
* Version 1.20 - Added 'Try To Connect' option. (See below)
* Version 1.15 - New Option: Execute a command when a new Bluetooth
device is detected. (In 'Advanced Options')
* Version 1.11 - Added update rate (low/medium/high)
* Version 1.10 - Added 'Company Name' column (see below)
* Version 1.06 - Added new option: Select Another Font.
* Version 1.05 - Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the
user switched to another application and then returned back to
BluetoothView.
* Version 1.04 - Fixed bug in saving as comma-delimited file when
description or name fields contained comma character.
* Version 1.03 - Added support for saving as comma-delimited file.
* Version 1.02 - Added 'Automatically Set Device Description' option.
* Version 1.01 - Added 'Remove Selected Items' option. (The removed
items will be considered as new in the next time that BluetoothView
detect them)
* Version 1.00 - First release.
System Requirements
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* Bluetooth Dongle and device driver that works with the standard
Bluetooth module of Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7.
* Windows XP/SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Other versions of
Windows don't provide a build-in support for Bluetooth, and thus
BluetoothView cannot work with them.
Command-Line Options
====================
You can use the following command-line options for saving Bluetooth
information to a file, without displaying any user interface. Be aware
that you have to wait around 15 - 20 seconds until the file is saved.
/stext <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into a regular text file.
/stab <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into a tab-delimited text file.
/scomma <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into a comma-delimited text file (csv).
/stabular <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into a tabular text file.
/shtml <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into HTML file (Horizontal).
/sverhtml <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into HTML file (Vertical).
/sxml <Filename>
Save the list of Bluetooth devices into XML file.
/sort <column>
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting
by the desired column. If you don't specify this option, the list is
sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface.
The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first
column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or the name of the column,
like "Address" and "Description". You can specify the '~' prefix
character (e.g: "~Major Device Type") if you want to sort in descending
order. You can put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort
by multiple columns.
Examples:
BluetoothView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\bt.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1
BluetoothView.exe /shtml "f:\temp\bt.html" /sort "Major Device Type"
/sort "Minor Device Type"
/nosort
When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without
any sorting.
License
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This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !
Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.
Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com