Copyright: Copyright © Gary N. Kerkin and G.N. & J.L. Kerkin 1996
Citation: Folder Catalogue Help Copyright © Gary N. Kerkin and G.N. & J.L. Kerkin, 1996


Folder Catalogue
Folder Catalogue Application

Copyright © 1996 Gary N. Kerkin and G.N. & J.L. Kerkin

G.N. & J.L. Kerkin

Process Engineering and Information Consultants

428 Thames St., Morrinsville, New Zealand

Tel: +64 7 889 3607; Fax: +64 7 889 3028

email: gkerkin@kerkin.co.nz; 100250.1220@compuserve.com

An application to print folder (directory) listings from Windows 95 (© Microsoft) as a catalogue of the files contained in the folder. The catalogue may be printed or saved to a text file, and contiguous selections may be printed or copied to the clipboard. The font style and page layout is adjustable.


Kerkin
G.N. & J.L. Kerkin

G.N. & J.L. Kerkin are Process Engineering and Information Consultants operating out of New Zealand and providing process (chemical) engineering and process information services to the food and other process industries.

The partnership specialises in the economics of dairy processes and offers a service in modelling of costs of operation, establishment of development strategies, computer based process utilities and databases, process engineering design and process development. It has extensive experience in a variety of chemical process industries, chemical engineering education and the development of computer programs and computer based systems.


Disclaimer

THIS APPLICATION IS USED ENTIRELY AT THE USER'S RISK.

The author and copyright  holders accept no liability for any damage whatsoever which may result from the proper or improper use of this application.

This software and the accompanying files are sold "as is" and without warranties as to performance or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. No warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.


License Agreement

The following terms and conditions should be read carefully before using this application. Use of this application indicates acceptance of this License Agreement.

This application is not free. The shareware version may be used for evaluation purposes for 30 days. Thereafter continued use of this application without registration constitutes a violation of this license agreement.

Shareware Version

The shareware version of Folder Catalogue may be used for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. Continued use beyond the 30 day evaluation period without payment of the appropriate registration fee constitutes a breach of this License Agreement and violation of New Zealand and international copyright laws.

Copies of the shareware version of the Folder Catalogue software and documentation may be copied in unmodified form and distributed freely provided that no charge is made is made for any copies so distributed except that a reasonable and nominal charge may be made for recording media.

Registered Version

This License Agreement allows the use of one registered version of Folder Catalogue installed on a personal computer or workstation provided that installation of the software shall be such that it can not be used by more than one person simultaneously.

A registered version of Folder Catalogue may be installed on a network and accessed by a number of users provided that an individual license is obtained for each workstation which can access the software simultaneously.

This License Agreement forbids the copying and distribution of a registered version of Folder Catalogue without the purchase of additional licenses for each copy made. Such copying in the absence of additional licenses constitutes a breach of this License Agreement and violation of New Zealand and international copyright laws.

Governing Law

This agreement is governed by the laws of New Zealand


Copyright
Copyright for Folder Catalogue is held by Gary N. Kerkin and G.N. & J.L. Kerkin 1996


Startup

Folder Catalogue may be launched from a shortcut icon, by double clicking on its file name (fldcatxx.exe, where xx is 16 or 32) in Explorer or My Computer (Windows 95) of File Manager (Windows 3.1), or from Start/Run (Windows 95) or File/Run (Windows 3.1).

When it is launched a check is made to see if the application has been registered and if not a registration dialog box is displayed. The application may continue to be used with full functionality but if use is continued beyond the trial period it should be registered to avoid copyright and License infringements. If a license number has been obtained it should be entered at this time.

The main window will establish with the preview screen blank (displaying only an instruction message) and with only the Preview and Page Setup buttons activated. The Drive, and Folder boxes will be set to the last access made by the application and the Page Setup parameters, including font and colours will be those last used by the application.


Registration

A registration licence number may be obtained by copying the form below

and emailing, faxing, or snailmailing it to:

G.N. & J.L. Kerkin

428 Thames Street,

Morrinsville,

New Zealand.

Fax +64 & 889 3028

Email gkerkin@kerkin.co.nz; 100250.1220@compuserve.com.

Alternatively the program fcregxx.exe may be executed (where xx = 16 or 32).

CompuServe subscribers may register through the Shareware Registration

facility in CIS (GO SWREG) searching for number 11258 for the 16 bit

version (Windows 3.1) or number 11257 for the 32 bit version (Windows 95).

Please note the registration by email and payment as detailed below offers

the option of obtaining multiple licenses of Folder Catalogue, and copies

of Folder Catalogue on 3.5" Disks. However registrants using CompuServe

can only order a single license and will automatically receive a disk copy

of Folder Catalogue. The total cost for a license if ordered through

CompuServe is $US30.

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                    ORDER FORM

                  FOLDER CATALOGUE

Name                   ___________________________________________

Name for Registration  ___________________________________________

Organisation           ___________________________________________

Address                ___________________________________________

                       ___________________________________________

                       ___________________________________________

City                   ___________________________________________

State                  ___________________________________________

Zip                    ____________________

Country                ___________________________________________

Work Telephone         ____________________

Home Telephone         ____________________

Facsimile              ____________________

Email Address          ___________________________________________

Please indicate the number of Licenses required, the number of

disk copies and the platform required:

Number of Licenses of Folder Catalogue  ________

Number of 3 ½" Disks Required           ________

Platform: Windows 95 _____   Windows 3.1 _____

Payment Method (indicate which method):

Bank Draft___    Visa Card___  Mastercard___  American Express___

Credit Card Number      ______________________________

Cardholder's name	______________________________

Expiry Date	__/__

Signature (for fax or mail) __________________________

Payment Schedule (US Dollars):

               Copies              Licences(each)

                 1                   $25.00

                 2                   $24.00

                 3                   $22.00

                 4                   $20.00

               5 - 10                $17.50

                10+                  $15.00

Any number of disk copies up to maximum of one disk copy per license may be

ordered at a cost of $US2.00 per copy.

Payment Tendered:

Quantity              Item                Cost (each)      Amount

 _____   Licenses of Folder Catalogue @   __________     _________

 _____   Disk copies @ $2.00              __________     _________

         Postage and Packing ($US3.00 if disks required) _________

         TOTAL                                           _________

The total amount in US Dollars will be converted to NZ Dollars at the

conversion rate pertaining on the day the order is received. Because

currency conversions fluctuate rapidly there may be some discrepancies

between the amount on this order and the amount debited to a credit card.

A bank draft must be made out to G.N. & J.L. Kerkin and payable in

Morrinsville, New Zealand. The value must be in US Dollars.

A license number will be forwarded by the most effective means upon

receipt of registration. (Email, fax or snailmail, in that order).

If disk copies have been requested they will be forwarded by Airmail.


Folder
Selecting a folder

Select the combination of drive and folder to access the list of files you wish to display.

By default the last folder selected when the application was last run will be selected on startup.

Selecting another folder will clear the preview screen.


File Type
Selecting a file type

In the file type box either select one of the default file types or type in the extension required (eg *.txt)

The following groupings are available in the list box. Any other combination, separated by semicolons may be used as indicated below.

*.*

*.exe;*.com;*.bat;*.sys

*.dll;*.vxd;*.drv;*.386

*.jpg;*.gif;*.pcx;*.tif

*.bmp;*.dib

*.tga;*.pc*;*.rle

*.txt;*.prn;*.ans;*.asc

*.doc;*.dot

*.xl*;*.wk*

*.zip;*.lzh;*.arj;*.arc

*.tga;*.pc*;*.rle

By default *.* is selected on startup.

Changing the file type will clear the preview screen.


File Attributes
Selecting File Attributes

Check or uncheck  the file attribute boxes as required. By default all boxes are checked on startup.

Changing any of the attributes will clear the preview screen.


Preview
Previewing a Folder Catalogue

To preview the catalogue of files of selected type, attribute, in a selected folder, click on the Preview button, or select Preview from the File menu.


Print
Printing a Folder Catalogue

Printing a folder catalogue is only possible when the catalogue contents are displayed in the preview screen.

Click on the Print button or select Print from the File menu.

When the Printer dialog box is displayed select the appropriate printer and if a only a selection is to be printed, click the Selection radio button. Click OK. Another dialog box will request a page header, suggesting either the folder path, or the previously entered header as default. Accept this or enter another header as desired. Pressing the cancel button will stop a header being printed for this one print run. Page numbers are still printed.


Saving
Saving a Catalogue to File

To save a folder catalogue to file click on the Save button or select Save command from the File menu.

The File Save As Dialog is displayed. Enter or select a name and select a folder and press OK.

The folder catalogue data is copied to the selected file as comma delimited text which may be imported into a spreadsheet or database and parsed accordingly.


CDT
Comma delimited text is text in which the words or phrases (fields) are separated by commas allowing simple parsing in spreadsheets or databases.


Select File
Selecting An Individual File

Click on a line in the preview screen. The selected line will be displayed in a contrasting colour. If a previous line has been selected, select a new line replaces the current selection. Contiguous lines may also be selected.

Selecting a file activates the copy button and command (Edit menu).


Select File Group
Selecting a Group of Contiguous Files

Click on the first file in the group in the preview screen. Move the pointer to the last file in the group, scrolling the preview screen as required, and hold Shift while clicking on the last file. The group can be selected in either direction

The whole directory can be selected using the Select All command (Edit menu)


Copy
Copying to the Clipboard

Click on the Copy button or select the Copy command on the Edit menu to copy the selected file or group of files to the clipboard.

The selected information is copied as comma delimited text which can be copied into a spreadsheet or database and parsed accordingly.


Menu
Menus

File

Edit

Help


File
File Menu

Preview

Save

Page Setup

Print


Edit
Edit Menu

Copy

Select All


Help
Help Menu

Help

About


Toolbar

Save

Print

Copy

Page Setup

Preview

Help


Folder Preview
Preview

Writes information about selected files from the selected folder into the preview screen in the format selected for printing.


Folder Save
Save

Saves the selected folder and file information to a disk file as comma delimited text.


Page Setup

Displays a dialog box which allows margins, column widths and font to be selected. Only fonts which can be printed will be displayed. Font colour may also be selected and will be displayed on screen. Colour has no effect with black and white printers.

Margins may be set as desired up to a maximum of about 2 inches or 5 cm.

The width of the file name, file size and time & date columns may individually adjusted. The units are percentages of the width on the page available for printing. The file name column may be a minimum of 20% of the available width and a maximum of 70%. When the file name column is adjusted the other two columns are allocated one half each of the remaining width. The minimum for each column is 15% of the available width. When one of the file size or the time & Date columns are adjusted the other column is automatically adjusted to the balance of the width after the file name and the column just altered have been allocated subject to minimum widths.


Folder Printe
Print

The folder catalogue displayed in the preview screen may be printed by clicking on the Print Button or selecting the Print command on the File menu.

The Printer Dialog is displayed and both printer and paper may be selected.

If a single file, or a block of files is selected, the selection only may be printed. A number of copies may be set.

When the print dialog is completed, a Header to be printed on each page is requested. A default header which is either the current folder path, or the last header entered in the current session is displayed. This may be accepted (by pressing OK) or another Header entered in the text box. Pressing the Cancel button causes an empty string to be printed as a header.


Copy Selection
Copy

If a folder catalogue is displayed in the preview screen and if one or more files has been selected, clicking on the Copy button, or selecting the Copy command on the Edit menu will copy the information about the selected file(s) to the clipboard as comma delimited text.


Select Files
Select All

Selecting the Select All command on the Edit menu selects all the files in the folder catalogue displayed in the preview screen.


Help File
Help

Clicking the Help button, or selecting the Help command on the Help menu displays this help file.


Help About
About

Selecting the About command on the Help menu displays the About Folder Catalogue Dialog.


Shortcut Keys

Folder Catalogue recognises all relevant Windows editing keys.

The following keyboard shortcuts may also be used.

Copy	Ctrl+C

Help	F1

Page Setup	Ctrl+G

Preview	Ctrl+W

Print	Ctrl+P

Save	Ctrl+S

Select All	Ctrl+A