›          THE QUICK CATALOGER›        by Ron Fetzer of OHAUG›› Have you a box of disk that you  have› not  the  slightest idea whats on it?› Does it take you forever  to  find  a› program.  You  need  help!  The QUICK› CATALOGER will put a disk  number  on› your  disk  and  also catalog it. The› program is fast and easy to use.  You› will  now  be able to sort your disks› by FILE NAME or by  DISK  NUMBER.  It› will  now be easy to find any file or› disk. I did 17,000 files of our OHAUG› P.D.  library with this program. That› is over 650 double sided  disks.  The› program    is   very   heavly   error› protected. I think you will like it.›› MASTER DISK. To make a master disk do› the following:› ›   1. Format   a   disk   in    single›      density.›   2. Put DOS 2.5 on it›   3. Put RAMDISK.COM on it.›   4. Copy the file AUTORUN.SYS›      (TURBO BASIC) to the disk.›   5. From  the  Newsletter  copy  the›      file CATMENU.ARB to your disk.  ›   6. From  the  Newsletter  copy  the›      file QUICKCAT.TUR to your disk. ›› If  you have the old TURBO BASIC that› has the prompt  'READY'  then  change› the  name  of the file CATMENU.ARB to› AUTORUN.BAS.   If  your  prompt  says› 'TURBO' then you have the  new  TURBO› BASIC  and  you do not have to change› any file names›› You can also order  a  ready  to  run› disk  from OHAUG. Please make a check› payable for $4.00 to RON FETZER. Mail› it to:››   OHAUG›   c/o Ron Fetzer›   22 Monaco Ave.›   Elmont, NY 11003, U.S.A›› Your order will be filled promptly.›› FEATURES:  The QUICK CATALOGER is for› the 130XE or a modified 800XL with  a› RAMDISK  D8. It needs TURBO BASIC. It› can sort up to 810  files.  It  reads› the  disk  directories  automatically› and  stores  them  in  the  RAM  DISK› "D8:DISKFILE". You need only one disk› drive. It writes  the  disk  name  or› number  to  the  disk  under the file› name of "DISK.CAT". It  is  fast  and› easy  to  use.  It has been tested on› over 17,000 files in the  OHAUG  P.D.› LIBRARY.  It  requires  a  minimun of› typing.›› IMPORTANT: Everything is done in  the› RAMDISK  D8.  Therefore you MUST copy› the contents of D8 to a  floppy  disk› BEFORE  you  turn  off  the  computer› otherwise  your  work  will  be lost.› ALWAYS go to "8: END" on the menu. It› will give you a reminder of how to do› it.›› OPERATIONS: You feed one  disk  after› the  other  into  the disk drive. The› program   reads  the  directory   and› stores it in  D8:DISKFILE.  You  must› give a name or number of 5 characters› for each disk. It will be put on your› disk under the file name DISK.CAT. It› will not let you  catalog  more  than› 810  files  (memory  is  used up). It› will not catalog the  folowing  files› because  they  are  not  significant:› DOS.SYS;    DUP.SYS;     RAMDISK.COM;› DISK.CAT;  MEM.SAV.  It will show you› the disk directory on the screen  and› also  a running file count. If a disk› has already a  name  under  the  file› DISK.CAT  then it will use that name.› You can sort by  file  name  or  disk› number.  The  printout  will  be in 5› columns on 3 pages.›› LOAD: If this is your first time  you› use the program it will create a data› file of D8:DISKFILE. If you have used› the  program  before  then  you  must› first  COPY "D1:DISKFILE,D8:DISKFILE"› to the RAMDISK D8. The  program  will› be looking for this file.› After  you have copied the file to D8› go to DOS OPTION L and for  the  file› name  type  AUTORUN.SYS(TURBO BASIC).› It will load the menu  and  then  you› type  QUICK  to  get the program. The› cataloger will do a  file  count  and› then  you  can  proceed.  In order to› sort  in  the  right  squence  please› number your disks as:  0001A,  0001B,› 0002A,  0002B  ...9999A,  9999B. A is› the front. B is the back. You  cannot› go  1AAAA  or  1BBBB because the sort› will be incorrect.›› If a disk is FULL or  has  the  WRITE› PROTECT  TAB  on  it  you  will get a› promt. When you are to exceed the 810› file  count the program will send you› to the menu with a prompt. You cannot› catalog  more  than 810 files. If you› have more then 810 files you save the› present  D8:DISKFILE  sort  and print› it. Start over again with a new batch› of disks.›› ADD  INDIVIDUAL  FILES:  You can add › individual   files   to  the  catalog› without having a  disk  in  the  disk› drive.  This  is useful when you want› to add commercial disk that cannot be› loaded.›› ERASE INDIVIDUAL FILES: You can erase› files from D8:DISKFILE the data file.› You  must  know the file name and the› disk name or number. The program will› tell  you  by a promt if it found the› file and erased it. You must  re-sort› to eliminate a file or files.›› SORT  FILES:  The  sort I used is the› SHELL SORT. It is one of the  fastest› BASIC  sorts.  It  will  take about 5› minutes to sort 810 files.  You  will› hear  a  bell  when   the   sort   is› finished.›› You  can sort by FILE NAME or by DISK› NAME OR NUMBER. When the SORT  option› is  chosen  you  are  asked what disk› directory you  want.  I  suggest  you› always  select 8. The sort files will› also be saved on D8.›› DISPLAY SORT: You  can  only  display› SORT  FILES  from  D8. If you want to› show a DISK NUMBER SORT on the screen› you must have first done that sort.›› PRINT THE SORT: The hard copy is in 5› columns on 3  pages.  The  sort  runs› vertically  through the 3 pages (like› chinese writing). This  was  done  in› order  to  conserve  memory  for  the› cataloger. You must give the printout› a title.  There  are  automatic  page› breaks in the printout.›› END:  Always go to "8: END" This will› give   you   a  prompt  to  save  the› contents  of  the  RAMDISK  D8  to  a› FLOPPY DISK.›› PROBLEMS:   Some   disks   have   non› standard  ATARI  DISK  NAMES  such as› PRINT  SHOP  ICONS.  They  cannot  be› cataloged. Some  disks  have  inverse› file  names  or other irregular names› and  they  get  automatically  loaded› into the data file. You  must  remove› then before you sort.›› Removing    problem    files     from› D8:DISKFILE.   Copy   the   file(DOS)› D8:DISKFILE,D1:DISKFILE to  a  floppy› disk.    Load   the   file   into   a› wordprocessor.   CORRECT   any    non› standard  file in the word processor.› Save the file to a floppy  disk  with› the  file  name  "D1:DISKFILE". Go to› DOS and copy this file to the RAMDISK› D8.  Start the program again with DOS› OPTION L -  File  name  AUTORUN  SYS.› Select QUICK and now you can sort and› print   the  data  file  without  any› problems. It  is  strongly  suggested› you do a file cleanup before you do a› sort.›› PRINTER CONTROL CODES. There is  only› one  control   code   for   CONDENSED› printing.  It  is  CHR$(15)  in  line› 2650.  It is for an EPSON PRINTER. If› your printer uses  a  different  code› please  change  it  and  resave   the› program    with    the    file   name› QUICKCAT.TUR.›› MEMORY. The program uses all but  318› bytes  of your volatile RAM therefore› not many changes  are  possible.  You› MUST  use  TURBO  BASIC   with   this› program.›› If  you  have  any  comments they are› welcome. Please write to RON  FETZER,› 22  MONACO  AVE.,  ELMONT,  NY 11003,› U.S.A. This program is in the  PUBLIC› DOMAIN. February 1997.›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›››