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- CatScan a Archive Cataloging Program
- ====================================
-
- If you're alot like me, you have anywhere from 20 to 50 disks of Arc'ed
- files. Archiving has to be the greatest thing to hit computers since the
- invention of the floppy disk. The only trouble with Arc'ed files is you
- either have to take them apart (DeARC) or list them one by one when you
- want to find a certain file. Sure you know the file you're looking for is
- in an Archive called DATABASE.ARC, but which one? And on which disk?
-
- Enter the solution, CatScan from GrimWare, a filing system designed to take
- the hassel out of cataloging your Archives.
-
- How to Use CatScan
- ==================
-
- First thing you want to do is to make sure that your disks have a volume name
- on them, this makes finding which disk is what a lot easier. What I do is
- give them the volume name ARCHIVE.???. Starting with ARCHIVE.001 and
- incrementing each successive disk.
-
- Load up the program called CatScan. Insert the disk to be cataloged.
- Pull down the "Read" item on the menu and click on "Whole Disk".
-
- That was easy, insert the next disk and repeat this.
-
- Now you'll probably want to check this Cataloge out, pull down the "Scan" item
- click on "Search File". Now to find the file you're looking for, fill in the
- filespec on the line ( It will accept any legal TOS file wild cards ) and
- click on "EXIT". The file you're looking for if it is in the cataloge will
- appear on what should look like a 3 by 5 inch file card, neat huh?
-
- You'll notice that there is a comment line near the bottom of the file card,
- this can be filled in by clicking on the edit button. It will accept up to
- 40 characters of comment. If you fill in all the comments of every card you
- will be able to find a file by useing the "Search String" command on the menu
- bar. One word of note, the "Search String" function is case sensitive, that is
- to say "BACK UP" is not the same as "back up".
-
- Future Expandtion
- =================
-
- 1) The ablity to call another program from inside this program. So you could,
- after having found the file you're looking for, call your favorite ARC
- program and extract the file.
-
- 2) A merge function to merge cataloges.
-
- 3) A compression routine to compress the cataloge so it takes less space on
- the disk.
-
- 4) Functions to enhance the performance of the program as suggested by
- users.
-
- Wow This Is Great
- =================
-
- I hope you do think that this is a great program, great enough to send a small
- donation to me. Yes that's right this is another one of those shareware
- programs, and by now you've heard more than enough about them so I won't waste
- your time by reminding you what they are all about.
- But if you do like the program and you do use it.
- Send me a check or money order for $15 and I'll send you a disk with my latest
- version of this program on it.
-
- Thanks
- Chris Blue
-
-
- Send the check to:
-
- Chris Blue
- 3010 14 Ave S.
- Lethbridge Alberta
- Canada. TIK-0W3
-
- This program may be freely distributed to anyone, anywhere, anytime, provided
- that the program remains unmodified and this documentation remains intact.
-