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What is AntiGame DB Editor?

Menu Commands

Item List

Search Item

Add New Item

View Item`s Information

Delete Item

Item Information


What is AntiGame DB Editor?

The AntiGame DB Editor is used to create and edit game (item) detection databases.  These are databases that can be used by the AntiGame Plus [image] detection program.

The AntiGame Plus game database is updated 2-4 times a year by DVD Software and can be downloaded by licensed users from the web site.  However, if you discover games that are not detected by AntiGame Plus and you wish to add them to your game database, you can do so using the AntiGame DB Editor.

The AntiGame DB Editor allows you to create multiple game databases.  The most common way to add new games is to add them to a user-db (different than the main game database).  This way it is easy to maintain the changes when a new release of the main AntiGame Plus game database is installed.

The DB Editor can be used for items other than games.  For example: if you want to detect old releases of Word in your network (including in the user`s local drives), you can create a database for it, and have AntiGame Plus map out all locations of that release in your network.  Optionally, you can ask AntiGame Plus to delete the old application from all the locations.

AntiGame was originally designed to scan and delete games from disks.  However, the new AntiGame DB Editor expands AntiGame`s use to an important network administration tool.   Examples of use: Detecting old software versions on user`s local disks (e.g., Word, user applications); or detecting copies of software which reside on user`s disks and deleting them (as a preparation for an upgrade); or detecting unlicensed software copies.

You can create multiple AntiGame Plus databases for different purposes using the AntiGame DB Editor. To better understand how AntiGame Plus can be used as a general purpose utility, please read the file MANUAL.RTF (The AntiGame Command Line and Using AntiGame Plus as a General Utility sections).  For reference on using item (game) databases in AntiGame Plus for Windows, please read the help file ANTIGAME.HLP (the Add Database and the ANTIGAMW  Command Line)

Note: The AntiGame DB Editor cannot edit the AntiGame Plus main game database.  If you wish to add new games to the main database, please add them to a separate database (create it with the AntiGame DB Editor.) This is done for integrity reasons.  It also allows you to easily upgrade to a new release of AntiGame Plus (your personal game database can work with the upgraded AntiGame game database).  AntiGame Plus allows you to work with any number of databases during the game scan. Please see the AntiGame Help (add database) and the MANUAL.RTF file for more information on how to add databases to the main game database.


Menu Commands

File

New

Open

Save

Save As

Edit

Add Item

Delete Item

Edit Item`s Description

Search Again

View

Item Information

Tools

Merge Databases


File

New

Open

Save

Save As


Edit

Add Item

Delete Item

Edit Item`s Description

Search Again


View

Item Information


Tools

Merge Databases


Help

Contents

About


Items List
Item List

A list of all the items in the currently loaded database.  The list is sorted by ascending item (game) name.  If the list is empty, check the bottom left corner of the Editor window.  If it contains a database name (or new database), then it means that the database is empty.  If it doesn`t, then you should load the database you wish to work on.  Use File|Open to load an existing database.  Use File|New to start a new database.

An

item is a program that can be detected by AntiGame Plus - it can be a game or any other program you wish to scan for.

You can scroll the item list or use the

Search Item box to scan for an item. By selecting an item, you can view item information (i.e., the detection and delete information) or edit item`s description (i.e., change the description) or delete the item.


Search Item

 Search for an item containing a specified string in its description. The search is done incrementally as you type the string in the search box.  To search for the next item description, containing the same string, use

Search Again from the Edit menu or simply press F3.


Search Again

Search for the next item in the list whose description contains the string specified in the

Search Item box.  You can use F3 as a fast shortcut for the command.


Add New Item

Adds a new item to the database.  The following window appears. Click on a topic to see additional information.


Select Main File

Select the main executable (EXE or COM) file of the item.  This is the file that will be used to detect the item (game or another application).  Press the button and use the file selection window to locate and select the file.

Note that the actual detection mechanism is not file name sensitive.  The file name is used only in the context of adding it to the database and of identifying it as the executable to be learned. The actual identification mechanism looks at the content of the executable and develops a unique signature, which is then stored in the database.


Main File Name

The item`s main executable (EXE or COM) file name.


Item Description

The description of the item, up to 20 characters long.  In case of a game, it is the game name.


Directory Files

The list to the left side of the Add New Item window is a list of all the files in the directory where the item`s main executable file resides.  With most games, these are files that are part of the game.  You should select files from this list to be deleted (by name only) when an item (e.g., game) is detected (by its signature  not by its name.)   With most games and applications, you should select all the files to be deleted.  However, certain games (or other applications) reside in general purpose directories.  For example: Windows Mines resides in the Windows directory.  In such a case, selecting all the files to be deleted would result in a destruction of the Windows directory - when AntiGame Plus is activated (in clean mode.)  In such cases, use the Select File or the UnSelect File options (buttons) to select only the files that should be deleted when the item is deleted.

Every file that is selected will appear in the list to the right side of the Add New Item window  the Item Files.


Item Files

The list to the right side of the Add New Item window is a list of all the files that will be deleted when AntiGame Plus detects the item (and the clean option is on).  Note that the detection of the actual item (e.g., game) main exe/com file is not name sensitive. However, the deletion of the additional files of the item (once the item itself is detected) is name sensitive.  In addition to the main executable (which is not name dependent), only the file names specified in the item files list will be deleted when the item (e.g., game) is detected  and only in the directory where the executable was found.

Use the

Select All The Files, the Select File or the UnSelect File options to select the files to be deleted (from the Directory Files list.)

WARNINGCertain games (or other applications) reside in general purpose directories.  For example: Windows Mines resides in the Windows directory.  In such a case, selecting all the files to be deleted would result in a

destruction of the Windows directory - when AntiGame Plus is activated (in clean mode.)  Make sure you select only the file, which should be deleted when the item is deleted.


Select File

Adds the selected file(s) from the Directory Files list to the Item Files list. You can select more than one file by holding the Control key while clicking with the mouse in the Directory Files list.


Select All The Files

Selects all the files in the Directory Files list (on the left side) to be included in the Item Files list.

WARNING

Certain games (or other applications) reside in general purpose directories.  For example: Windows Mines resides in the Windows directory.  In such a case, selecting all the files to be deleted would result in a destruction of the Windows directory - when AntiGame Plus is activated (in clean mode.)  Make sure you select only the file, which should be deleted when the item is deleted.


UnSelect File

Removes the selected file(s) from the items files list.


OK

Closes the Add Item dialog box and saves the new item information in the database.


Cancel

Cancels the  Add Item   operation.


View Item's Information
View Item Information

Opens the Item Information dialog box. Click on a topic to see more information.


Files List

The files that will be deleted when the item (game) is detected by AntiGame

Plus (and the delete option is on.)

A list of all the files that will be deleted when AntiGame

Plus detects the item (and the clean option is on).  Note that the detection of the actual item (e.g., game) main exe/com file is not name sensitive. However, the deletion of the additional files of the item (once the item itself is detected) is name sensitive.  In addition to the main executable (which is not name dependent), only the file names specified in the Files List will be deleted when the item (e.g., game) is detected  and only in the directory where the executable was found.


Main Exe File Size

The size of the item`s main exe/com file in bytes.


Number of Files

Number of files in the Files List


Total Files Size

The combined size of all the files that will be deleted when the item is detected (in bytes.)


OK

Exits the Item Information dialog box.


Delete Item

Deletes the item from the database.  Use this option with caution.


Item Information

The following information is presented on each item:

1.	The main exe/com file used to detect the item (game or other).  The name is for reference purpose only and is not used in the detection process.

2.	The item`s description (up to 20 characters).

3.	A list of all the files that will be deleted (from the directory of the main exe file) when the item is detected.

4.	The main exe/com file size in bytes.

5.	The size of all the item`s files in bytes (i.e., how many bytes will be deleted).


File|New

Starts a new (empty) database.


File|Open

Opens an existing database (game or another).


File|Save

Saves the database under the same name.


File|Save As

Saves the database under a different name.


Edit Item's Description
Edit Item`s Description

Change the description of the item.


Merge Databases

Merge all the items from another database into the current (open) one. The program checks  for duplicates and adds only the items that do not exist in the current database.

A file selection dialog box opens.  Select the database you wish to merge into the currently loaded database and follow the confirmation window.  The process takes a few seconds and in the end you will be notified of the number of items added.