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M O D D I R
v2.0
(c)1993.06.25
by Tom Rathborne / Totally Unlimited
MODDIR is FREEWARE!
CONTENTS:
ABOUT MODDIR
USAGE
FORMATS SUPPORTED
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OTHER STUFF
HISTORY
*** ABOUT MODDIR: ---------------------------------------------------------
With the advent of Creative Labs' SoundBlaster audio card, the Amiga
.MOD (Module) format of music is now very popular on the PC-compatible
scene. There are LOTS of different types out there, too.
MODDIR is a simple derivative of my ever-popular :-) MODNAMES program.
MODDIR lists the modules in the current directory, their sizes, the
title of the song, and the file type.
*** USAGE: ----------------------------------------------------------------
There are many different extensions on modules, for example:
MOD NST STM STS OCT 669
MODDIR defaults to listing ALL files in the current directory. If it
finds a file that it cannot identify, it will not list it.
If you specify a filespec, i.e. *.MOD, then all files will be listed
regardless of whether or not they can be identified.
To display a directory, simply change to the directory where you store
your modules and run MODDIR. You can't specify another directory - only
a file specification. Here's some sample output:
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ MODDIR v2.0 ■ (c) 1993.06.20 by Tom Rathborne of Totally Unlimited │
│ Directory of *.* │
╞══════════════╤══════════╤══════════════════════╤═════════════════════════╡
│ Filename │ Size │ Song Title │ File Type │
├──────────────┼──────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ HARDWIRE.669 │ 62040 │ Hardwired... │ Composer 669 Module │
│ ECHOING.MOD │ 40104 │ Echoing │ Sound/Noise/Pro Tracker │
│ VOCALIZE.MOD │ 16220 │ Vocalize │ FastTracker 8-channel │
│ RAPBEAT.OCT │ 53542 │ [No title] │ OctaCompositor │
│ JAM.OKT │ 289280 │ JAMES BROWN IS DEAD! │ Oktalyzer │
│ GMIX.STM │ 10112 │ [No title] │ ScreamTracker Module │
│ DRUMROLL.STS │ 1595 │ A Drum Roll, Please. │ ScreamTracker Song │
├──────────────┼──────────┴───────────┬──────────┴──────────┬──────────────┘
│ 7 modules │ 472893 total bytes │ MODDIR is FREEWARE! │
└──────────────┴──────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
MODDIR should work properly with most module file formats. It
originally just read the first 20 characters of the file, but the
Oktalyzer and 669 formats don't conform to that, so the autodetection
routine was born.
If the name in the file is empty, you'll just see
"(No name)" in the appropriate column.
If you don't specify a filespec and no valid modules are found, you'll
simply see a blank list. If you DO specify a filespec, invalid files
will be displyed with [N/A] as the name.
The most error checking done here is this; if no files matching the
filespec are found, you will get a message like this:
* MODDIR v2.0 ■ (c) 1993.06.20 by Tom Rathborne of Totally Unlimited
■ No files matching *.POO found
■ MODDIR only works in the current directory!
You'll probably get the same message if you try to look at another
directory. For example, if you are in the root directory, and type
"MODDIR C:\MODS" or "MODDIR C:\MODS\*.*". I haven't added support for
that kind of thing yet!
*** FORMATS SUPPORTED: ----------------------------------------------------
Origin Type Typical Extension
----------------- ----------------------- -------------------
Amiga SoundTracker MOD, NST
NoiseTracker MOD, NST
ProTracker MOD, NST
Oktalyzer OKT?
MED MED
I've never seen an Oktalyzer or MED player for
the PC, and I can't seem to find the titles of
MED songs!
Mr. H FastTracker 6 channel MOD
FastTracker 8 channel MOD
AJGG Graveland OctaCompositor OCT
Sami Tammilehto ScreamTracker Module STM
ScreamTracker Song STS
Tran Composer 669 669
Thanks to Mr. H. for the info in FastTracker's help screens which
helped me to identify the ST/NT/PT/FT and OctaCompositor formats, and
to Sami Tammilehto and Tran who documented their formats so well.
*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: -----------------------------------------------------
Totally Unlimited is my little company name. You can't have it.
Stamped it! Whenever I write something I think someone else would like,
I release it under this name.
Questions or comments about MODDIR can be directed to me by paper mail!
What do you expect for freeware? An Internet address?
Here's my geographical address:
Tom Rathborne
132 Leland Rd.
London, Ontario
N6K 1T3
CANADA
Ok, you can probably track me down somewhere electronically. Address
any messages to "Tommy Rathborne" - my name macro hasn't changed in
years!
I try not to call long distance too often or for too long, so look
around here:
NANet, IntelecNet:
Star Trek conferences would be your best bet! I lurk. :)
*** OTHER STUFF: ----------------------------------------------------------
MODDIR's sibling program, MODNAMES, is for 4DOS/NDOS users. It creates
a DESCRIPT.ION file containing the titles and types of all modules in a
directory.
MODDIR was created and compiled with Borland C++ 3.1.
*** HISTORY: --------------------------------------------------------------
v1.0 - 1993.05.26 - Initial release!
v1.2 - 1993.06.16 - Added totals at the bottom.
v2.0 - 1993.06.25 - Added module type detection/display.
- Eliminated Null Pointer Assignment error!