Copyright: DiskCats
Citation: DiskCats


   Index

First steps

Catalogue management

Search in catalogue

Search file on disk

Product information


Product information

DiskCats

save You the time You spent upto now at: "I’ve got that file on some floppy or CD-ROM, but on which?" DiskCats catalogue directory strutures of floppy disks, hard disks, CD-ROMs and JAZ-Disks in a quick database. From there You can retrieve the location of any stored file or folder rapidly and easily.

DiskCats

- catalogue folders and files of CD-ROMs, JAZ disks,

- hard disks and floppy disks.

- update catalogues.

- categorize and comment folders and files.

- can restrict inclusion into catalogue by file filters.

- search for folders and files and duplicates in catalogue.

- search by name, file time, file size, category or comment.

- compare catalogued disk with actual.

- move catalogues or depots via drag and drop

- generate reports using adjustable standard templates.

- include internal directory of ZIP-File as virtual directory.

- import description file from ZIP-File.

- import folder descriptions.

- protect catalogues against unwanted viewing.

- have adjustable default settings.

- are bilinqual - user interface for English or German.

- set file time out of a file search programme.

- have a quick, compact internal database.

- have the look and feel of Windows Explorer.

Evaluation version and Registered version

This is not free software.
The unregistered version of DiskCats is offered for evaluation purpose only. DiskCats were developped thoroughly and tested in different environments. This program my be used for 21 days for free. After this period You must register and a registration fee of US$ 25 is required. Otherwise you must not use DiskCats  furthermore. Unregistered use of DiskCats period is in violation of US- and international copyright laws.

The trial version is restricted in functionality. You can create three catalogs and three depots for each catalog. DiskCats have been developped thoroughly and tested in different hardware environments.

As a registered user of DiskCats You gain a licence and a registration key, by which You can unlock DiskCats to their full functionality.

Disclaimer of Warranty

This software and the accompanying files are sold "AS IS" and without warranties as to performance or another warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which DiskCats may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any programme be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.The user must assume the entire risk of using the programme. Any liability of the author or seller will be limited.

Please read the accompanying file ‘licenceu.txt’ for further details.

Distribution

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of  this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above. You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations for any such copies.

Comments and Suggestions

DiskCats is just coming out. End-user feedback is very important to us. As a user please attempt to make extensive use of the features of DiskCats, to test both the base system and interface. Remember that user feedback is very important to us.

Should you come across any definite or possible bugs, please let us know so. Suggestions on how we can improve the general feel and operability of DiskCats and its help system are also very valuable items of feedback to us. If you can think of any ways to improve upon our interface, no matter how major or minor, please let us know!

If you have any comments, reports, suggestions, or questions, please contact us by the connections below

Registration

To register, You should use the form, accesible at the programme menu Product info | Order form. If the editor ‘notepad.exe’ is not available in the windows directory, you can use any text editor, to access the text file ‘ordformu.txt’ in the installation directory and print out the form.

Please order from following Address

Josef Kistler

CraneSoft

Software Design

Seedorfstrasse 31

D-86928 Hofstetten

Germany

Telephone/Fax    (49) 08196 1776

eMail                 CraneSoft@T-Online.de

Home page         http://home.t-online.de/home/cranesoft

Postbank Munich    Account Number 285998-802   Bank Number 700 100 80

Registration fee

Single user license: 25 USD

Multi user license:

Base fee (6 licences included): 125 USD

Additional fee per licence:

  7  bis  10                               20  USD

11  bis  20                               18  USD

21  bis  30                               16  USD

more than 30          special agreement

No Shipping. No additional fees. Delivery within one week after we got Your order.
You may pay by money or by check.
Online registration is available from our home page.


Catalogue management

DiskCats save You the time You spent upto now at: “I’ve got that file on some floppy or CD-ROM, but on which?” DiskCats catalogue directory strutures of floppy disks, hard disks, CD-ROMs and other drives in a quick database. From there You can retrieve the location of any stored file or folder rapidly and easily.

For detailled help go to:

First steps

Catalogue directory list

Compact catalogue file

Create depot

Drive information

Informations

Preferences

Save data

Search file on disk

Search in catalogue

Update Depot


First Steps

You choose from toolbar or menu the function Create depot to catalogue a drive. In the dialogue You select the drive and enter the name of a catalogue, to which the drive belongs to. You give the drive a name as a depot. Selected drive is shown in catalogue window, its files are displayed in file window.
To save the drive You select the function Save depot.
From there on You can search for files and folders in the depot.

For further help go to:

Create depot


Informations

You may specify a category, which the item belongs to.

You may also enter text as comment and retrieve it casually. This text is also shown as a tip text in a special window, if You leave mouse cursor some time on the item.


Compact catalogue file

Reduces file size of a selected catalogue, if it contains depots marked as deleted. DiskCats send You a message, when it is time to compact and do the job.

Data of a catalogue is written in files with the extension ‘DFL. On creating a catalogue file management system is stored in a file with the extension ‘HDR’. This file is used compacting a catalogue.

Please do never remove files with the extension ‘DFL’ or ‘HDR’. You can delete catalogues and depots from inside the programme.


Drive information

Gives information about disk storage of the different drives of the computer system.


Save data

Catalogues and depots are stored in files. Catalogue data is in a file with the extension ‘DFL’. Files with the extension ‘HDR’ contain file management system, which is used compacting catalogues. These files are stored by default in subdirectories of program folder. You should also save the file ‘Dcconfig.dat’ out of program folder. It contains all values of preferences, combo box strings and list templates. If You save Your data, You should save complete directories. Please follow the conveniences of secure data saving.


Update depot

When You update a depot, existing categories and comments remain unchanged. On correspondig drive newly created files or folders are included into catalogue, removed ones are removed from catalogue.


Save depot

Depot data is saved on hard disk. From there You can retrieve it at any time.


Open depot

A selected depot and  its folders and files are displayed.


Delete depot

All depot data is unrecoverably deleted.


Move depot

Via Drag and Drop You may move a depot into another catalogue.


Move Catalogue

Via Drag and Drop You may move a catalogue into another folder.


Open catalogue

A selected catalogue and all its depots are displayed in catalogue window.


Delete catalogue

All catalogue data is unrecoverably deleted.


File viewer

The standard browser for the selected file is invoked.


Click a button on the toolbar to start a programme function. A tip text is displayed when mouse pointer stays on a button.


The selected depot, the catalogue which the depot belongs to and the actual catalogue folder are shown in the status bar.


The tree of the catalogue window includes on the uppermost level root paths, then follow catalogues and their depots. Directories contained by a depot are displayed.


If the selected folder of the catalogue window contains files, they are displayed in the file list window.


Search in catalogue

Searching for a file or a folder in a catalogue You can find it thereby. Catalogues displayed in catalogue window are searched for files and folders according to the search criteria entered. Search results are displayed in file list windows and may be given out into file or on printer

File list windows

You can switch between different list windows by menu or toolbar. File list window ‘Catalogued’ shows files and folders found in catalogue. The windows ‘Modified’ and ‘Missing’ are additionally used comparing catalogue to drive, if catalogued files or folders have been changed or removed from disk folder.

Search criteria

All details for searching files and folders are handled here.

For detailed help go to:

Search criteria

Go to file in catalogue

Search resuls


Go to file in catalogue

Double clicking a file name of a search result You go to that file in catalogue. From there You can go to that file on drive after a call to Windows Explorer. This function is also available from menu or toolbar.


Click a button on the toolbar to start a programme function. A tip text is displayed when mouse pointer stays on a button.


The status bar shows, which file window is active, and how many files were found.


Files or/and folders found in catalogue are displayed in file list window.


Files or/and folders modified on drive are displayed in file list window.


Files or/and folders missing on drive are displayed in file list window.


Preferences

To customize user interface to user’s needs go to :

Filter

Depot creation

Root folder

View

Action

Categories

Autostart


Filter

Filter for inclusion of files and folders into depot

No filter:all files of choosen drive or directory are selected.

File type:only files of choosen file type are selected.

File mask:Files equal to the entered mask are selected.

Filter serves as

According to the marked combo box the selected filter may serve for inclusion or exclusion of files or folders.

Drive types for depot creation

Only marked drives are offered for selection of depot source.


Depot creation

Include folder information as comment

Files which usually content folder informations are stored as a comment in the directory information. This comment will be displayed in a tip text window. Please mark the wanted option.

Display zip-file

Mark here, if You want packed files to be included as virtual directories into a depot and their internal files shown in file ist window.

You can import internal files of zip-file with the name ‘file_id.diz’ as a domment to the zip-file as file or as virtual directory.


Root folder
Catalogue selection

Upper border of catalogue entries into menu

Paths of opened catalogues are integrated into menu ‘Catalogues’ for quick selection.

Root folders

Here You define the root folder of he folders where catalogues reside. Catalogues may be placed in and retrieved from any directory, but it is proposed to store them in subdirectories of the programme directory. These subdirectories are offered creating a new depot. Directory ‘standard’ is created starting DiskCats. No other files or folders should reside there. Programme data files have the extensions ‘DFL’ and ‘HDR’. The defined root folder is used at creation of new depots and quick selection of catalogues or depots for opening, deleting and compacting. Please do never remove files with the extension ‘DFL’ or ‘HDR’. You can delete catalogues and depots from inside the programme.


View

Marking or unmarking check boxes shape the view of DiskCats

Progress display kind

Progress of a program function may be shown in an animated window or in the statusbar.

Progress display

If You are used to the program, You may want to switch off progress display. This accelerates the process a little. You may stop process by the abort button in the toolbar.

Status display

Status bars

The status bars of the three windows of Diskcats may be switched off or on.

Empty folders

Empty directory branches containing also no files in the subdirectories must not be displayed in catalogue window.

Status light visible

In the past there was a convention to signal locked input by hourglass cursor. This function may be transferred to a status light in the statusbar.

Empty folders

An empty directory is not displayed in catalogue window, if this option is marked. Not displayed directories are not involved into a search for files or folders.

Message display

Here You may activate again disabled message windows.


Action

Toolbar buttons

You may select flat toolbar buttons or raised ones.

Double click

Choosen action is launched at double clicking a file name in the file list window.

Comment as tip text

If this check box is marked, comments to files or folders are displayed in a tip text window.


Categories

Here you may delete superfluous entries out of the category combo box.


Autostart

You enter the catalogues which are displayed in the catalogue window starting DiskCats.


No filter:all files of choosen drive or directory are selected.

File type:only files of choosen file type are selected.

File mask:Files equal to the entered mask are selected.


According to the marked combo box the selected filter may serve for inclusion or exclusion of files or folders.


Only marked drives are offered for selection of depot source.


According to the marked combo box files with the name ‘file_id.diz’ or ‘dirinfo.txt’ are included as comment to a folder.


Mark here, if You want packed files to be included as virtual directories into a depot and their internal files shown in file ist window.

You can import the internal files of a zip-file with the name ‘file_id.diz’ as a comment to the zip-file.


Mark this box if You want a depot immediately to be stored after input of depot source data. Otherwise You may regard it in explorer mode before.


Paths of opened catalogues are integrated into menu ‘Catalogues’ for quick selection.


You may change the root folder to select catalogues out of the subdirectories of another directory.


The status bars of the three windows of Diskcats may be switched off or on.

Empty directory branches containing also no files in the subdirectories must not be displayed in catalogue window.

In the past there was a convention to signal locked input by hourglass cursor. This function may be transferred to a status light in the statusbar.


You may regulate display of special messages.


Her You can reactivate list generator-dialogue.


This function only works under Windows NT for drives, which support this function.


You may select flat toolbar buttons or raised ones.


Choosen action is launched at double clicking a file name in the file list window.


If this check box is marked, comments to files or folders are displayed in a tip text window.


Progress of a program function may be shown in an animated window or in the statusbar.


If You are used to the program, You may want to switch off progress display. This accelerates the process a little. You may stop process by the abort button in the toolbar.


Search criteria

Location

Files or folders according to search criteria are searched in catalogue. If You compare catalogue to drive, files or folders are searched, which are in catalogue but modified or missing on drive.

Search item

You mark one or all three check boxes. You may search for files or folders separately or together.If You mark the duplicate check box, only items are included which are duplicates by name.

Selection criteria

Out of the group window You choose one or all of the given search kinds. Having marked a check box a dialog for input of further details is offered.

Fullfill selection criteria

You define, if one fullfillled selection criterion is enough to select an item or if all marked selection criteria must be fullfilled

Limit scope

Mrk here, if You want to exclude a depot of the catalogue window out of search

Include subdirectories

If this check box is not marked, only folders on the uppermost level of a depot are included into search, otherwise all levels are searched for.

Cat search results

So long as this check bos is marked, each actual search result is cat to the present result.

Save search settings

You may save the chosen preferences for further use from the menu or toolbar. Default values are also available.

For detailled help on selection criteria got to:

Selection by name

Selection by time

Selection by size

Selection by category

Selection by comment

Limit scope


Selection by name

Search by

You decide, if the input in the combo box ‘Search for’ is interpreted by program as a full file name or directory name, file name fragment or directory name fragment, file extension or search mask

Search for

Here You enter the text which is used by ‘Search by’.

Examples:

Mask:	*.*, *.txt, *disk*.*, ??disk??.?xt

Name:	diskcats.exe, diskcatg.hlp

Extension:	hlp, txt, exe, zip

Fragment:	disk, cat, hlp, exe, win

By attribute

If this check box is marked, files or folders fullfilling name criterion and containing at least one of the marked attributes are selected.


Selection by date
Selection by time

Category

If You select modification, search process is comparing file time shown by Windows Explorer and displayed by DiskCats.

Scope

Different categories of date scope are offered for selection.

Date

Data for date scope is entered here.

Time

Data for time scope is entered here.

Include clock time

Mark this check box, if You want to compare clock time to file time.


Selection by size

Scope

Different categories of size scope are offered for selection.

Size

Value of file size to search for is entered here. The sum of the sizes of all files contained in a directory without subdirectories is compared to this value.

Unit

You define the unit by which the value of ‘Size’ is interpreted.


Selection by category

If You search for files or folders of as special category, the selected category is compared to the category entered from information dialog.


Selection by comment

If You search for files with a special comment, the text of the edit box is compared to the text of the comment entered from information dialog.


Limit scope

Catalogues for searching

You limit search scope in catalogues by unmarking check boxes.

Search limit

An upper limit for hits in search result may be defined here.


Files or folders according to search criteria are searched in catalogue. If You compare catalogue to drive, files or folders are searched, which are in catalogue but modified or missing on drive.


You mark one or all three check boxes. You may search for files or folders separately or together.If You mark the duplicate check box, only items are included which are duplicates by name.


Out of the group window You choose one or all of the given search kinds. Having marked a check box a dialog for input of further details is offered.


You define, if one fullfillled selection criterion is enough to select an item or if all marked selection criteria must be fullfilled


Mark here, if You want to exclude a depot of the catalogue window out of search.
You decide, if folders on the uppermost level of a depot or all subdirectories are included into search.
Actual search result is cat to the present result or may be reset before each run.


You decide, how input in the combo box ‘Search for’ is interpreted by program.
You must enter the text which is used by ‘Search by’.


If this check box is marked, files or folders containing at least one of the marked attributes are selected.


If You select modification, search process is comparing file time shown by Windows Explorer and displayed by DiskCats.
Different categories of date scope are offered for selection.

Enter Data for search.


Different categories of size scope are offered for selection. Size by which to search for is entered here. You define the unit by which size is interpreted.


You may search for files or folders with or without category.


If You search for files or folders of a special category, the selected category is compared to the category entered from information dialog.


You may search for files or folders with or without comment.


If You search for files or folders with a special comment, the text of the edit box is compared to the text of the comment entered from information dialog.


You limit search scope in catalogues by unmarking check boxes.


An upper limit for hits in search result may be defined.


Search file on disk

This process finds files on any disks and sets file time for selected files.

Start directory

Default start directory is actual work directory. You can also choose any available, active drive as starting point for file search.

Directory tree

Any available directory may be set as a start directory

Mask

Mask serves for selection or input of file mask, by which is searched for files and folders.

Valid file masks:

*.*	*.txt	diskcats.*	disk*.*	??ani*.reg

File list

For found files time and date may be set. Please choose from menu the action You want.

For detailled help goto:

File list


File list window displays found files. File time for the files of the search result may be newly set.


Status line shows number of found files according to search criteria.


Create depot

In a Depot You store the drive or directory selected in Source. Several Depots form a Catalogue. A Catalogue is stored in a file of the same name. It is proposed to place catalogues of a special category in a special folder under the programme folder of DiskCats.

If You have selected under <Preferences | depot creation> ‘Save depot immediately after entering depot source’, depot is saved immediately after having finished new depot dialog. Otherwise You have the opportunity to explore the depot and save it later from menu or toolbar.

Source

For selection or input of the drive or directory to be catalogued.

Catalogue folder

For selection or input of the folder in which the catalogue file is stored.

Catalogue

For selection or input of the catalogue, in which the new depot is stored. A file with the name of the catalogue ist stored in the catalogue folder

Depot

The name of the new depot is to be entered. This name must be unique in catalogue.

Please see Preferences: Filter, Depot creation, Root folder how to customize criteria.

Preferences


Select catalogue

You may select catalogues for:

Inclusion into catalogue window or

Deleting or

Compacting

You distinguish the actions by function call, window caption or window icon.

This dialog may be closed by <OK>, if at least one catalogue is choosen, otherwise you may leave by <Exit>.

For multiple selection You click the wanted catalogues by <Ctrl+left mouse button>. You may select a group of catalogues by pressing left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over the wanted catalogues.

Change root folder

You may change the root folder to select catalogues out of the subdirectories of another directory.

Browse

The file open dialog known form Windows Explorer allows You to select any catalogue out of the complete directory tree of the available drives.


Select depot

You may select depots for:

Inclusion into catalogue window or

Deleting out of catalogue

You distinguish the actions by function call, window caption or window icon.

This dialog may be closed by <OK>, if at least one catalogue is choosen, otherwise you may leave by <Exit>.

For multiple selection You click the wanted catalogues by <Ctrl+left mouse button>. You may select a group of catalogues by pressing left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over the wanted depots.

Change root folder

You may change the root folder to select catalogues out of the subdirectories of another directory.


Folders under the root path are available for selection or creation of catalogues.


Folder tree serves for selection of the drive or directory to be catalogued.


Catalogue folder window serves for selection or input of the folder in which the catalogue file is stored.


Catalogue window serves for selection or input of the catalogue, in which the new depot is stored. A file with the name of the catalogue ist stored in the catalogue folder


The name of the new depot is to be entered. This name must be unique in catalogue.


Under Filter, Depot creation, Root folder You can customize creation details.


Folders under the root path are available for selection of catalogues


Select the folder out of which You want catalogues in folder window.


Select in catalogue window the catalogue out of which You want depots.

For multiple selection You click the wanted catalogues by <Ctrl+left mouse button>. You may select a group of catalogues by pressing left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over the wanted catalogues.


You may change the root folder to select catalogues out of the subdirectories of another directory.


The file open dialog known form Windows Explorer allows You to select any catalogue out of the complete directory tree of the available drives.


Folders under the root path are available for selection of catalogues and depots.


Select the folder out of which You want catalogues in folder window.


Select the catalogue out of which You want depots in catalogue window.


Select the depot You want. For multiple selection You click the wanted depots by <Ctrl+left mouse button>. You may select a group of depots by pressing left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over the wanted depots.


You may change the root folder to select catalogues and depots out of the subdirectories of another directory.


Catalogue information

Category

You may define to which category the catalogue belongs to.

Comment

Catalogue description entered here is displayed in a tip text window.

Tip text window


Depot information

Category

You may define to which category the depot belongs to.

Comment

Depot description entered here is displayed in a tip text window.

Tip text window


Folder information

Category

You may define to which category the folder belongs to. Text entered here may me used for searching the folder.

Cmmentr

Folder description entered here is displayed in a tip text window and may be used for searching the folder.

Tip text window


File information

Category

You may define to which category the file belongs to. Text entered here is displayed in the file list window and may me used for searching the file.

Comment

File description entered here is displayed in a tip text window and may be used for searching the file.

Tip text window


Tip text window

In a tip text window text is displayed entered under <Information | Comment> in the editor window. Delay time and show time of th window are controlled under <Preferences | Action>.

To display the text in the windows, You must locate mouse pointer in catalogue window on catalogue, depot or folder name, in file list window on file name. The window must already have got mouse focus.


Licence agreeent
Licence agreement

Josef Kistler

CraneSoft

Software Design

Seedorfstrasse 31

D-86928 Hofstetten

Fon/Fax       (49) 08196 1776

eMail           CraneSoft@T-Online.de

Homepage    http://home.t-online.de/home/cranesoft

DiskCats (R)

Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 CraneSoft (R)

Ale rights reserved

Copyright

All copyrights to DiskCats are exclusively owned by the author Josef Kistler.

Licence Agreement

The use of this software indicates your acceptance of this licence agreement. One registered copy of DiskCats may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered version of DiskCats through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licences for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network. For instance, if 8 different workstations will access DiskCats on the network, each workstation must have its own DiskCats licence, regardless of whether they use DiskCats at different times or concurrently. This software and the accompanying files are sold "AS IS" and without warranties as to performance or other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which DiskCats may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. Good data processing procedure dictates that any programme be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the programme. Any liability of the outhor or seller will be limited.

  Disclaimer of Warranty

Josef Kistler THE AUTHOR AND OWNER OF THIS SOFTWARE, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER THE AUTHOR OF THE SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS' LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENCE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.

Evaluation Version and Registration

This is not free software. You are hereby licenced to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 21 days. If you use this software after the 21 day evaluation period a registration fee of $25 is required. Unregistered use of DiskCats after the 21-day evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Distribution

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version, you are hereby licenced to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish. See menu item 'Product information' to verify. You may distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form on any way, specifically via electronic means. There is no charge for copies of the evaluatin version. You are specifically prohibited from charging or requesting donations for any such copies. You may distribute the software and its documentation with other products with our prior written permission.


Order

Josef Kistler

CraneSoft

Software Design

Seedorfstraße 31

D-86928 Hofstetten

Deutschland

Fon/Fax      (49) 08196 1776

Email         CraneSoft@T-Online.de

Homepage  http://home.t-online.de/home/cranesoft

Postbank Munich  Account Number 285998-802  Bank Number 700 100 80

Ways to a free trial version of DiskCats

1. Download from CraneSoft Home Page: http://home.t-online.de/home/cranesoft.

There You are sure to get the newest version

1. Download from different Shareware Distributors of the Internet like Download or Winfiles (http://www.download.com, http://www.winfiles.com).

You need an Extracter to extract the Zip-File containig DiskCats.

Unlocking a trial version

1. Entering licence number and registration key You unlock a trial version to a licenced full version.

2. Licence and registration key remain valid for all releases of a several version. Registering You gain the right for two free follower versions of DiskCats.

Ways to a licence for DiskCats

1. Online through the World Wide Web:
The ordering page is on a secure NetscapeCommerce Server, ensuring that your confidential information remains confidential. For details on ordering DiskCats through the Web, please go to DiskCats homepage:
http://home.t-online.de/home/cranesoft
and follow the link 'Order'.

2. Via Mail:
The registriation form is available from menu item 'Product information' under the button 'Order form' by an editor. You may print the form out of the editor by menu item 'File | Print'. You can get the registration form by any text editor from the file 'ordformu.txt' of the programme folder of DiskCats. You may send the registration form via mail to this address:

       Josef Kistler

       CraneSoft

       Software Design

       Seedorfstrasse 31

       D-86928 Hofstetten

       Germany

Ways of delivery

1. If You have chosen the unlocked full version on diskette in registration form, You can get it on postal way. The diskette contains a guided installation programme for DiskCats.

2. If You have chosen licence number and registration key, You can get them via mail, fax or email.

You can unlock a trial version under menu item 'Produkct information' and button 'Unlock'.

Ways of payment

1. You may pay by Mastercard, American Express Card or Visa Card ordering online on our homepage.

2. If You live in Germany, You can pay after You got the bill.

1. 	From outside of Germany You may add Your order the registration fee.

A single licence for DiskCats costs 40 DM or 25 USD or 15 GBP.

Network version

Simultaneous data access of a lot of users to the same data is managed trouble free.

Basic fee  (includes 6 licenses):       US $ 125

          Additional fees ordering more licenses:

  Number of licenses               Fee per license

_____________________________________

      7  to  10                                US $  18

     11  to  20                                US $  16

     21  to  30                                US $  14

more than 30                     special agreement


Reports
Lists

For detailed help go to:

List generator

Catalogue directory

Search result list

File list


List generator
Report generator

Selection

To output your first list, you only must click the OK-button. A standard list is outputted into file, which You can browse with the Windows Editor.

Catalogue list selection

In group window Catalogue list choice You choose a list for outputting the contents of a catalogue folder, a catalogue, a depot or a folder.

Search result list selection

In group window Search result list choice You choose a list for outputting results of a search for files or folders in catalogues.

Standard list

If You select Use standard list, You must not enter anything more. Columns shown on screen are used. Columns width is taken from screen columns. Sorting is accordding to the actual sort column. A predefined list caption is taken. Column headers are printed out. To switch off standard list You must at least create one self defined list template

Self defined lists

You can create Your own list templates and use one of them outputting lists.

Folders - Files

If Folders is marked, only directory tree is outputted, otherwise the files of the catalogue.

Caption

Caption shown here is printed in list head.

Column widths

They can not be regulated here, but on the tabulator Creation.

Active - Inactive

If You don’t want List generator dialog to be shown before outputting a list, You may inactivate this dialog by this button. You can reactivate it from menu item Preferences or Report generator.

Creation

Here You can create new list templates or update existing ones. Creating a new list it may be of advantage to output at first into file into standard folder.

List window

You enter the name of a new list template in the head line of list window. After input of first char a raw list template is offered. To edit existing list templates You select a name in list window.

By the radio buttons Catalogue lists - Search result lists You decide, for which kind of lists the new list template is used for.

List columns

Raw list includes all available list columns. You can delete unwanted columns and change the series of the used columns.

Delete columns by the Del-key. Putting a column by Drag and Drop out of the window or onto a free row it is also deleted.

Series of columns may be regulated by dragging and dropping column names.

Sort column

You select the sort column from the combo box or by double clicking the wanted column name in column window.

List head

You can enter a caption for each list. One caption can be used for different list templates.

If header line is marked, outputting on printer on each page column names are printed as a headline, outputting into file this headline is only printed at the beginning of the list.

Column widths

Dragging the column delimeters You regulate column width. Tabulating for text mode a tab stop is eight chars long, in graph mode it is eight times the average char width of the actual font.

A single list item can spread over several tabbed lines. The width of a single column may not be longer than one line.

Output

If into standard folder is marked, file save dialog is not shown. The list is outputted into the file ‘Report.txt’ of subfolder ‘Standard’ of program folder. You can switch off printer selection dialog by the box onto standard printer. Then output is directed onto the standard printer selected under Windows.

Tree levels limit output of catalogue folders and files.

Outputting into file it is proposed to choose Optimize for text mode browser and view the list with a pure text editor.

Tabulating by blanks increases storage volume of the list file.

Default browser for list files is Windows editor ‘Notepad.exe’. It can not browse through large files in pure text mode. Therefore You can install another text mode editor.

Layout

Page margins may be defined in inches or millimeters. Page margins are relative to the unprintable page section entered in printer preferences under Windows

Different fonts, sizes and text colors may be selected for list sections caption, column labels, list body, footer.


Catalogue directory

Select a catalogue directory, a catalogue, a depot or a folder, from where You want output a list of directory tree or included files into file or onto printer.

For further help goto:

Lists


Search result list

Details of the files and folders of the search result may outputted into a list into file or onto printer

For further help go to:

Lists


File list

For output of results of a search for files on drive a standard list is offered. Use of self defined list templates is not possible.

For further help go to:

Lists


Select a list template for outputting the contents of a catalogue folder, a catalogue, a depot or a folder. Select standard list, if You don’t want to create a self defined list template.
If Folders is marked, only directory tree is outputted, otherwise the files of the catalogue.


Select a list template for outputting the contents of a search result. Select standard list, if You don’t want to create a self defined list template.


Title shown here is printed in list head.


Column widhts can not be regulated here, but on the tabulator Creation.


If You don’t want List generator dialog to be shown before outputting a list, You may inactivate this dialog by this button. You can reactivate it from menu item Preferences or Report generator.


You enter the name of a new list template in the head line of list window. After input of first char a raw list template is offered. To edit existing list templates You select a name in list window.
By the radio buttons Catalogue lists - Search result lists You decide, for which kind of lists the new list template is used for.


Raw list includes all available list columns. You can delete unwanted columns and change the series of the used columns.
Delete columns by the Del-key. Putting a column by Drag and Drop out of the window or onto a free row it is also deleted.
Series of columns may be regulated by dragging and dropping column names.
You select the sort column from the combo box or by double clicking the wanted column name in column window.


You can enter a caption for each list. One caption can be used for different list templates.
If header line is marked, outputting on printer on each page column names are printed as a headline, outputting into file this headline is only printed at the beginning of the list.


Dragging the column delimeters You regulate column width. Tabulating for text mode a tab stop is eight chars long, in graph mode it is eight times the average char width of the actual font.
A single list item can spread over several tabbed lines. The width of a single column may not be longer than one line.


If into standard folder is marked, file save dialog is not shown. The list is outputted into the file ‘Report.txt’ of subfolder ‘Standard’ of program folder. You can switch off printer selection dialog by the box onto standard printer. Then output is directed onto the standard printer selected under Windows.


Outputting into file it is proposed to choose Optimize for text mode browser and view the list with a pure text editor.


Tabulating by blanks increases storage volume of the list file.


Default browser for list files is Windows editor ‘Notepad.exe’. It can not browse through large files in pure text mode. Therefore You can install another text mode editor.


Page margins may be defined in inches or millimeters. Page margins are relative to the unprintable page section entered in printer preferences under Windows


Different fonts, sizes and text colors may be selected for list sections caption, column labels, list body, footer.


Select font, size, text color.


Tree levels limit output of catalogue folders and files.


Base preferences

To adapt base preferences to Your personal needs go to:

Authorization

User identity

Language


Auhorization
Authorization

If DiskCats are unlocked modification of base preferences is only possible, if You enter valid registration key.


User identity

Password is checked at programme start, if the option With password security is marked. If You mark the option Stamp newly created catalogue with user password, the user’s name and login password are hidden in catalogue. Only the registered user can browse in his catalogue.
Only one user may be provided with a password. With the network version of DiskCats You may create many user profiles. The network version is only distributed by CraneSoft itself.
If the user looses his password, he looses access to all catalogues provided with this password.
Identity check is case sensitive.


Language

Select the lanquage to be used by DiskCats for user interface. This selection becomes valid restarting DiskCats.


Password is checked at programme start, if the option With password security is marked. If You mark the option Stamp newly created catalogue with user password, the user’s name and login password are hidden in catalogue. Only the registered user can browse in his catalogue.


Only one user may be provided with a password. With the network version of DiskCats You may create many user profiles. The network version is only distributed by CraneSoft itself.