═══ 1. About ═══ DiskCat V. 1.3 DiskCat is a shareware disk catalog program for archiving your diskettes, CD-ROM's, audio CDs, hardisks, lan drives and magneto-optical disks. All comments ands bugs are welcome. Rainer Falkner Auf der Bleiche 2A 31157 Sarstedt Germany Phone: +49-5066-63397 Fax: +49-5066-65637 Email: falkner@ibm.net ═══ 2. Files included in this package ═══ The following files are included in the zip file: FILE_ID.DIZ bbs file BMTMICRO.REG BMTMicro registration form INSTALL.CMD installation procedure DiskCat.EXE the executable DiskCat.MSG message file DiskCat.INF help information file DiskCat.INI will be created after first execution LCD.FON required font file ═══ 3. Window overview ═══ ■The first row of buttons shows your currently connected disks to your system. Pressing one of them starts the cataloging procedure for that drive. At the right side of the window you see a smaller one which holds the number of disks you cataloged. ■The second row of buttons have several funtions which are also described in the menu options section of this document. If you move the mouse arrow over them there is also a short description in the title bar of the program. At the right side of this row you see a smaller window which displays the number of files contained in the currently selected volume. ■The first listbox in the main window holds all cataloged volumes sorted by the volume name. The type column identifies the volume like follows: FD - floppy disk CD - compact disk or cdrom HD - hard disk MO - optical disk The disk column holds the volume names and if it is an audio cd the interpreter and cdrom title. The free KB column shows how much kilobytes are available on the volume and the used KB column shows the kilobytes that are in use by all files. The last column total KB/time lists the total amount of time an audio cd has recorded on it or the total capacity in kilobytes of that volume. ■The second listbox in the main window identifies the filename and the path where it is located. The size, date and time are the appropriate attributes of the file. ■In the last field at the bottom of the main window you can type any comment for the currently selected disk. It will be saved automatically when another volume is selected. ═══ 4. Menu Options ═══ If you press both mouse buttons over the window area you can select the drive types you want to display. You can get a context menu if you press the right mouse button in the program main window. Print current disk Printer selection Exit Copy Delete volume Search files Search comment Search audio titles Catalog drive Compressed files Harddisks LAN drives Eject CD drive Import CD titles Product information Registration ═══ 4.1. File ═══ Print current disk Printer selection Exit ═══ 4.1.1. Print current disk ═══ This selection prints the currently select disk to your printer. Feel free to use also the the second button of the second button bar. ═══ 4.1.2. Printer selection ═══ With the printer selection you can choose one of your installed printer queues. After the selection the ouput of printing goes to the correct printer queue. In this window you also can choose the job properities for your output. If you press this button, there comes up the job properties window for the selected printer. ═══ 4.1.3. Exit ═══ Like the menu item says. ═══ 4.2. Edit ═══ Copy Delete volume Search files Search comment Search audio titles ═══ 4.2.1. Copy ═══ The copy functions copies the currently selected volume with all its files and attributes to the clipboard. Either you the context menu or the third button of the second button bar for this function. ═══ 4.2.2. Delete volume ═══ The delete functions deletes the currently selected volume from your database. You can also use the first button of the second button bar for this functionality. ═══ 4.2.3. Search files ═══ With the search files function you can search your database for files. You can enter any string to search for but wildcards are not supported. You also can use the fourth button of the second button bar. The result looks like follows: The arrow button brings you back to the main window. ═══ 4.2.4. Search comment ═══ The search comment function operates like the search files function. You can also press the fifth button of the second button bar. Please have a try. ═══ 4.2.5. Search audio titles ═══ The search audio titles function operates like the search files function. You can also press the sixth button of the second button bar. Simply try it. ═══ 4.3. Catalog ═══ Catalog drive ═══ 4.3.1. Drive x ═══ This function gives you the oppurtunity to catalog any volume of your system like the buttons of the first button bar in your main window. If some drives are disabled please check under options the harddisks / lan drives selection. ═══ 4.4. Options ═══ Compressed files Harddisks LAN drives Eject CD drive Import CD titles ═══ 4.4.1. Compressed files ═══ If any of the above check boxes are enabled the appropriate files will be expanded to their contents if the files have the following extensions: ZIP - *.zip LZH - *.lzh / *.lha ZOO - *.zoo ARC - *.arc / *.pac ARJ - *.arj ═══ 4.4.2. Harddisks ═══ You can check/uncheck this menu item to enable/disable cataloging of hardisks. ═══ 4.4.3. LAN drives ═══ You can check/uncheck this menu item to enable/disable cataloging of lan drives. ═══ 4.4.4. Eject CD drive ═══ Activating this item opens your cdrom drive door. ═══ 4.4.5. Import CD titles ═══ PMDCAT Only for users of the predecessor version of DiskCat called PMDCat. ═══ 4.5. Help ═══ Product information Registration ═══ 4.5.1. Product Information ═══ Simply brings up a product information window. ═══ 4.5.2. Registration ═══ The registration window is for entering your name and code for a legal use of DiskCat. After becoming a registered user you will get a registration code that you must enter here. If the program then was closed in a normal way the code was saved in ite ini file. After registering there will never be a registration information window at program startup. ═══ 5. Registration ═══ This program is shareware so you can use it free for 30 days. Usage of the program after this trial period requires a registration. The registration fee is 20$ US (30 DM). Please send a check or money cash to the following address: Rainer Falkner Auf der Bleiche 2A 31157 Sarstedt Germany Phone: +49-5066-63397 Fax: +49-5066-65637 Email: falkner@ibm.net Credit cards are not accepted at this time. Please don't forget your name, address and EMAIL address (if you have one) or FAX number to receive the registration key. After you got it you must enter it with your name in the registration panel. This key is valid for all versions of this program. There also is a BMT Micro registration form included or use their web site to register and download new versions. BMT Micro web site: http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/ ═══ 6. History ═══ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96/02/22 V. 1.0 initial release ---------------------------------------------------------- 96/02/29 V. 1.1 changed: delete volume key from DEL to Ctrl+D changed: MLE buffer size from 1024 byte to 8192 byte bug fix: drive not ready popup at pogram start ---------------------------------------------------------- 96/03/03 V. 1.2 removed: the not registered limitation added: help file in inf format changed: audio titles / interpreter can now be typed in upper and lowercase characters bug fix: also the cd drive gives a popup at program start if the drive is not ready bug fix: copy into clipboard function if audio cd is selected bug fix: delete volume does not function properly ---------------------------------------------------------- 96/06/25 V. 1.3 added: columns of listboxes now sizable added: pressing both mouse buttons gives a context menu for selecting drive types changed: file search now gives the disk name instead of the volume id -------------------------------------------------------------------------------