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- SHORT: Quickly act on random files
- This archive contains version 2.0 of my "Directory Database" suite.
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- Please note these programs ALL require 2.04 or greater. :-)
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- Contents :
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- The programs contained are :
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- MakeDirDB
- FindDBEntry
- DBEntry
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- Also contained in this archive is Jonas Petersson's 'upd' program,
- which is an ARexx 8SVX sample server, and some scripts to use the
- Directory Database with your sound samples.
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- Purpose :
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- These programs make and search databases created from Amiga directory
- trees. It is much faster to search one of these databases for a file,
- than it is to search the filesystem. Also, you can use these programs
- to do something with all the files which match a pattern, or with
- random files.
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- Uses :
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- - Finding a file, when only part of its name is known
- - Choosing a file at random
- ++ Playing a random sound sample, either from a script (see the
- examples), by a hot key (using FKey and the scripts) or
- a cron program (and the scripts). My amiga plays a random
- sound sample every quarter hour, between reasonable hours,
- to keep me awake. Look for CyberCron.
- ++ Choosing a random background picture (for WB3.0 or via NickPrefs).
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