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Manual CatMan-DO! Copyright 1994 Sunrise Software San Jose, CA. ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Table of Contents ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Feature Description ║ ║ Hardware Requirements ║ ║ Installing CatMan-DO! ║ ║ Command Line Parameters ║ ║ Getting Started ║ ║ Using the Mouse ║ ║ Menu Map ║ ║ Understanding the Menu Items ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Feature Description ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Have you ever tried looking for a letter you wrote six months ago but could not find the diskette you stored the file on? Or, do you just have so many disks lying around you can not seem to keep track of them all? CatMan-DO!: A management tool to help you keep track of all your files stored on diskettes. CatMan will allow you to catalog and cross-reference data files, programs, or any other files you have. How often have your tried to cram all the file names onto the diskette label? Instead, mark the diskette with the same identifier you entered into the Label field. Now, CatMan can track the files by the Label. The automatic Bulk Load feature is the quickest method to build your database. Simply pop in a diskette, provide the label name and hit the enter key. Files listed in CatMan can be identified by: File Name the DOS file Where It Is a directory path or disk location Package Name an application name Label a personalized identifier Categories up to 6 cross-reference words The Description in CatMan provides an open text area for each entry. This area is useful for any notes or comments you may have about the file. For example, a software librarian may use this area to hold a copy of the FILE_ID.DIZ or track who has borrowed it. For those who prefer printed material, CatMan can print a listing by Label, File Name or Package Name to keep in a notebook. CatMan can also compare filenames across many disks to uncover duplicates. From this you can determine the existence of older data and older versions of programs. Then, you can go back and delete those old files and reclaim previously unusable disk space or even entire diskettes. With CatMan you will have your entire data disk library cataloged and organized in no time. And, once you have loaded all your information, the time you save finding what you need will be incredible. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Hardware Requirements ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ IBM Compatible Personal Computer 423 kb RAM Hard Disk Drive floppy diskette drive (for installation) Color or Monochrome Monitor Mouse (optional) Parallel Printer (optional) A Hard Drive is required to run CatMan-DI! WARNING !!! : CONFIG.SYS file must contain FILES=20 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Installing CatMan-DO! ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Installing CatMan-DO! onto a Hard Disk Step 1 : Turn on your PC and wait for DOS prompt Step 2 : Create a sub-directory by typing MD CATMANDO <CR> Step 3 : Change directory by typing CD CATMANDO <CR> Step 4 : Insert distribution diskette into drive A: Step 5 : Copy the software by typing Copy A:*.* <CR> Step 5 : Remove the diskette after the copying is complete. Step 6 : Store the diskette in a safe place. Step 7 : Start CatMan-DO! by typing CATMANDO <CR> ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Command Line Parameters ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Type CATMANDO ? <CR> (at DOS prompt) to display the following list of command line options : NO-PRT-CHK : bypass checking printer status MONO : force CatMan-DO! into Black & White mode -NPD : do not load NotePad editor VERSION : Version and Compile Date Flat screen PCs and lap tops may require the MONO parameter to operate properly. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Getting Started ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CatMan-DO! is menu driven. It is intuitively easy to use. A Help Box or Q-Card appears at the bottom of the screen. It displays "what to do now" information. Hold down the Alt key for several seconds to activate a pop-up window displaying a list of Hot Keys. These features are available at any time by pressing either the Alt key and the appropriate letter or the correct Function Key : Alt N : Note Pad [F2] Alt S : Save & Continue [F3] Alt X : Save & Exit to DOS [F4] Alt T : Tag List (Display) [F5] ESC : I am done with this ... [F10] The ESC key and F10 have the same effect. It will let you escape from where you are and return to where you were. Pressing the ESC key enough times will return to the top level Main Menu. WARNING : You should never exit CatMan-DO! by turning off the power. This could corrupt your data files. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Using the Mouse ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CatMan-DO! will automatically detect whether or not a mouse is active. If detected, a mouse character will appear on your screen. The mouse is set up to respond to a single button click or drag. Both buttons on a 2 button mouse will respond in the same manner. You can scroll through a list (or text) by dragging the upper or lower potion of the pop up window. For example, select one of the topics from the Bulk Load menu. Move the mouse pointer to the lower portion of the window and depress the mouse button. The screen will scroll downward until the end of text is reached. Move the move pointer toward the top of the window to scroll toward the beginning of the text. To close the current window, move the pointer outside the window boundary and click the mouse. To select a menu item, click once to highlight and again to activate. A single click outside the current window will close the window (has the same affect as pressing the ESC key). ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Menu Map ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ┌────── Notepad │ ├───┬── Files │ ├───── View │ ├───── New │ ├───── Remove │ ├───── Alter │ ├───── Hard Copy │ ├───── Soft Copy │ ├───── Tag List │ └───── Untag All │ ├───┬── Bulk Load │ ├───── Automatic Mode │ ├──┬── Manual Mode │ │ ├───── Grab All Files │ │ ├───── Pick and Choose │ │ ├───── Edit Label Name │ │ └───── Load Database │ ├───── Select Drive │ └───── File Extension │ ├───┬── Search │ ├──┬── Search by... │ │ ├───── Package Name │ │ ├───── File Name │ │ ├───── Label │ │ ├───── Where is it? │ │ ├───── Description │ │ ├───── Hardware │ │ ├───── Category │ │ ├───── Both Categories │ │ ├───── Either Category │ │ └───── Tag List │ ├───── Toggle On/Off │ ├───── Duplicate Files │ └──┬── Load Option │ ├───── Package Name │ ├───── File Name │ └───── Label Name │ ├───┬── Listing │ ├───── Package Names │ ├───── File Names │ ├───── Label Names │ ├───── Search List │ ├──┬── Export │ │ ├───── Package Name │ │ ├───── File Name │ │ ├───── Label Name │ │ └───── Search List │ ├───── Tag List │ └───── Untag All │ ├───┬── Misc Stuff │ ├───── Category List │ ├───── Printer Control │ ├───── Beeper Tone │ ├───── Cursor Size │ ├───── Mouse Pointer │ ├───── Database Stats │ ├───── Form Feed │ ├───── Help Level │ └───── About CatMan-Do! │ └───┬── Quit ├───── Exit to DOS └───── Save Files ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Understanding the Menu Items ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -Notepad This feature lets you enter "free hand" text about anything you like. You can also use the Ctrl-R key combination to read any text files into the Notepad area. -Files All of the selections under Files are for manipulating individual file information. -View You can look at each of the characteristics that CatMan-DO! has captured about any given file in the database. It also displays additional information that you have input pertaining to a file. This includes the following: File Name - a 12 character name (8 = file and 3 = extension) Where is it? - location (directory) of that file on a given disk Package Name - any software package name you enter Category - up to six per file name, that you choose and enter Date Stamp - the date and time stamp for that file Label - the label name given to the disk on which the file resides You can also view the Description or the Hardware infomation boxes. These contain information that has been previously input manually. -New This option lets you manually input the information explained above about a new file to be included in the CatMan-DO! database. Press <Alt C> while in a category field to make a selection from a list of existing categories. Enter *.* into the File Name field to start File Finder. The Date Stamp field will be updated once a file is selected. You can not enter the Date Stamp directly. -Remove You can delete the selected file from the database. This is the only way to delete a record. Once a record is removed it is gone forever! Note: MEGADUMP.EXE is special utility is available to registered users to remove more than one record at a time. See README.TXT for more information. -Alter This lets you change any of the above mentioned information about a record. The feature interaction is similar to entering a New record. Date Stamp field can not be edited nor can the File Name if Bulk Load was used to enter this record. -Hard Copy You can send a copy of the record to the printer. This is a complete listing of all the information about the record. A minimum of a page is printed for each record. Your choices are: All Programs Tag List Search List. -Soft Copy Same as Hard Copy except the information is sent to a specified ASCII file. -Tag List A total of 15 records can be tagged for later use. They are stored in your configuration when you exit are preserved until the next time you use CatMan. Tagged records can be entered into the Search List. -Untag All This allows you to remove all files on the Tag List that were previously selected. Bulk Load This option is used to load the filename information from a given diskette automatically, manually, or selectively. -Automatic Mode This mode lets you place a diskette into the selected drive and then it automatically loads pertinent file characteristics found on the diskette into the CatMan-DO! database. It also prompts you to input, and thereby associate, a unique label name for the diskette that can then be used to track those files found on that diskette. You can place diskette after diskette into the floppy drive until you have loaded and cataloged your entire file library. -Manual Mode The selections under this mode are used to manually load files into the CatMan-DO! database. It allows you to manually perform each of the process automatically done under Bulk Load. --Grab All Files This brings all files, names and information, on the disk into the work area. --Pick and Choose You can choose files from the work area list to include or exclude from the CatMan-DO! database. --Edit Label Name This allows you to associate a Label Name with the diskette of files in the work area list that have been selected. --Load Database You must then use this option to load all of the chosen files into the database. -Select Drive This lets you select the floppy drive from which you will read the diskettes that you are loading into the CatMan-DO! database. -File Extension With this option you can selectively choose the files to be loaded by using a file extension mask such as: *.EXE *.ZIP *.ARC Search This feature lets you set up a Search List based on a number of options which can then be viewed under Listings. -Search By You can set up a Search List based on any of the following criteria: Package Name Hardware File Name Category Label Both Categories Where is it ? Either Category Description Tag List -Toggle On/Off This switch determines whether the Search List is active or not. Search List is automatically turned on after a successful search has been performed. -Duplicate Files This feature automatically searches the entire database and extracts all duplicate file names and then places them on the Search List. You can then view the list using the Listings option to see how many duplicates of any given file you may have. You can tell on which diskettes they reside and you can determine which is the latest version of a file by the Date Stamp displayed. -Load Option The Search List can be loaded with either: Package Name (PN) File Name (FN) Label Name (LN) Listing These options let you view the list of files loaded into the CatMan-DO! database in a variety of formats, on the screen. You can scroll through the list using the PgUp or PgDn keys to locate any file in the database. You can select a starting point in any list by using the Shift-letter key combination where letter represents the first letter of a file name at which you want to begin viewing the list. You can also type the '?' key to enter several letters to further refine the starting point for viewing a list of files. -Package Names You can see a list of sorted software Package Names. -File Names You can view a list sorted by File Name which also shows the Label Name and Date Stamp for each file on the list. -Label Names This list lets you view the files sorted by Label Name and shows the same information as above. -Search List This shows the list of files selected under the Search option above and shows the same information as above. -Export This will write a list to a specified ASCII file using one of the four options: Package Name File Name Label Name Search List -Tag List Same function as described above under the Files option. -Untag All Same function as described above under the Files option. Misc Stuff These items let you control miscellaneous parameters about your computer while using CatMan-DO!. -Category List This lets you print a list of all of the Categories that you have set up within CatMan-DO!. Numerous Categories can be associated with each file in the database and can then be used to identify or group files with similar characteristics. -Printer Control You can input any set of printer control characters to be used each time you print something in CatMan-DO!. -Beeper Tone You can set the tone of your computer speaker from no sound (at 0 Mhz) to a high pitch sound (at 7000 mhz). -Cursor Size You can select from one of 16 cursor shapes/sizes. -Mouse Pointer You can choose from 20 different characters to use as your mouse pointer with this option. -Database Stats This displays current information about the hard drive where the CatMan-DO! program resides and about the database itself. -Form Feed This lets you automatically advance the page on your printer (on) before each time you print something, or not (off). -Help Level You can select either a Beginner (on) or Experienced (off) level of Help when using CatMan-DO! options. -About CatMan-DO! This contains information about technical support and legal jargon related to CatMan-DO!. Quit Save all files and return to a DOS prompt. Save Files This lets you save the database file with all of the information loaded into it as of that moment. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ end of Manual ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════