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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DiskCat V. 1.7
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
T-Online: 0506663397-0001
Email: falkner@ibm.net
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Files included in this package ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Window overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓûáThe first row of buttons shows your currently connected disks to your system.
Pressing one of them starts the cataloging procedure for that drive.
ΓûáThe second row of buttons have several funtions which are also described in
the menu options section of this document.
ΓûáThe first container in the main window holds all cataloged volumes. If you
select a volume from this container the file container (below the volume
container) will be cleared. A double click on a volume container entry will
fill the file container with the appropriate files for this volume. The type
column identifies the volume like follows:
FD - floppy disk
CD-ROM - compact disk or cdrom
CD-AUDIO - compact disk or cdrom
HD - hard disk
MO - optical disk
LD - lan disk
The volume column holds the volume names and if it is an audio cd the
interpreter and cd title. The id column shows the serial number of the
appropiate volume. The free and used columns shows how much kilobytes are
available and used by this volume. The column total lists the total capacity
in kilobytes of that volume. The column time lists the total amount of time if
the volume is an audio cd. The last column file count lists the number of
files for that volume or titles on an audio cd.
ΓûáThe second container 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.
ΓûáIn 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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Menu Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Toolbar items:
The first row of buttons contains all available drives connected to
your machine and if the drive type filter 'all drives' is selected.
This row is updated if you select another filter from the menu.
removable disks
hard disks or nonremovable disks
optical disks
compact disk drives
network disks
The second row holds some buttons which are used frequently in this
order:
Delete volume
Print all disks
Print all audio cd's
Copy to clipboard
Search files
Search comment
Search audio titles
Exit
Drive type filter:
If you press both mouse buttons over the window area you can select
the drive types you want to display.
Sort menu for files container:
This new option is displayed if you press the right mouse button over
the files container.
Context menu:
You can get a context menu if you press the right mouse button in the
program main window.
The following menu items are available:
Print all disks
Print all audio cd's
Printer selection
Exit
Copy to clipboard
Delete volume
Search files
Search comment
Search audio titles
Catalog drive
Compressed files
Index files
Harddisks
LAN drives
Eject CD drive
Product information
Registration
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Print all disks
Print all audio cd's
Printer selection
Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.1. Print all disks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This selection prints all disks to your printer. The printer output looks like
this:
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.2. Print all audio cd's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This selection prints all audio cd's to your printer. The printer output looks
like this:
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.3. Printer selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.4. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Like the menu item says.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Copy
Delete volume
Search files
Search comment
Search audio titles
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.1. Copy to clipboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The copy functions copies the currently selected volume with all its files and
attributes to the clipboard. Either you use the context menu or the fourth
button of the second button bar for this function.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.2. Delete volume ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.3. Search files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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 fifth button of the second button bar.
The result looks like follows:
The arrow button brings you back to the main window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.4. Search comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The search comment function operates like the search files function. You can
also press the sixth button of the second button bar. Please have a try.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.5. Search audio titles ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The search audio titles function operates like the search files function. You
can also press the seventh button of the second button bar. Simply try it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Catalog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Catalog drive
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. Drive x ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Compressed files
Harddisks
LAN drives
Eject CD drive
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.1. Compressed files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.2. Index files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In this dialog you can enter up to 10 files (wildcards supported) for which
the program look at the root directory after cataloging. If one ore more of
these files are found, the contents (ascii text) of them are copied to the
multiline entryfield at the bottom of the main window and stored for that
volume. So you can easily read in index files from large volumes such as
cd-rom's.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.3. Harddisks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can check/uncheck this menu item to enable/disable cataloging of hardisks.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.4. LAN drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can check/uncheck this menu item to enable/disable cataloging of lan
drives.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.5. Eject CD drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this item opens your cdrom drive door.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Product information
Registration
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.1. Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Simply brings up a product information window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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 the ini file. After registering there will never be a
registration information window at program startup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
T-Online: 0506663397-0001
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 of the program.
BMT Micro web site: http://www.bmtmicro.com
You also can find the program on this ftp servers:
Hobbes ftp server: ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu
mirror of Hobbes ftp server: ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com
In Germany you can transfer the money to my bank account:
BLZ: 25950130 (KSK Hildesheim)
Konto: 20511906
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Shareware limitation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The shareware version of this program is fully functional except that only 12
volumes can be cataloged.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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96/02/22 V. 1.0 initial release
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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
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96/03/03 V. 1.2 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
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96/06/24 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
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96/11/01 V. 1.4 fixed: some small bugs
fixed: long filenames in compressed files
fixed: compressed file dialog sometimes does not take
over the values
added: read in index files while cataloging
changed: complete redesign of the window and program
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96/12/22 V. 1.5 added: disk container sorting
changed: font size in second toolbar
changed: size columns now in kb
changed: pointer behaviour
fixed: sometimes program aborts if insert key is pressed
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97/01/25 V. 1.6 added: cancel search
changed: audio search now includes the cd interpreter and
title
changed: boostet up the performance of filling the files
container
changed: enormous speedup in files search routine
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98/04/04 V. 1.7 changed: better performance on slow machines while
cataloging large disks or cdrom's
changed: OS/2 standard icons for drives
added: sort options for files container
added: option for files container to show directories
only
added: fonts and colors will now be saved and restored
for containers
added: support for index files > 32KB
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