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~001 = Main Screen help
CatScan (v3.0) Main Screen Menu Tree
┌─File <Takes you to the file screen. see FileScreen below>
│
├─View <Takes you to the View screen if a file is loaded,
│ else the File Screen. See View Descriptions below>
│
├─UserIDs
│ ├─Change UserID file <Lets you change the UserID file>
│ └─Display UserIDs <Shows the UserID's currently loaded>
│
├─Run
│ ├─TAPCIS.EXE <Run TAPCIS or AUTOSIG.EXE, depending on what's installed>
│ ├─CATALYST.EXE <Run CATALYST.EXE, the CatScan install program>
│ └─Shell to DOS <Run COMMAND.COM (or whatever COMSPEC= is SET to>
│
└─eXit <Exits the program>
~003 = File Screen help
File Screen Menu Tree
┌─Load <Loads the file that the cursor bar is on,
│ then takes you to the View Screen>
│
├─Name
│ ├─CAT file auto add <Adds all the CAT files in your <S>torage path
│ │ to the file list.>
│ ├─Edit file name E <Edit the file name the cursor bar is on>
│ ├─Add new file name A <Adds a new file to the list>
│ └─Delete file name ^G <Delete the file from the list and/or disk>
│
├─Mark
│ ├─Mark file * <Mark current file for batch processing/updating>
│ └─Unmark all <Unmarks all *marked files>
│
├─Process
│ ├─Current file <Process the file the cursor bar is on>
│ ├─Marked file <Process all the files marked with a *>
│ ├─Append <Appends another file to the cursor bar file.
│ │ Compressed files can be appended to catalog
│ │ files, and vice versa>
│ └─Options <Set processing options. A form is presented and online
│ Help is provided for each item.>
│
│
├─Update
│ ├─Current file <Will update the file the cursor bar is on>
│ │ ├─Automatic <Automatically calculates latest days in each library,
│ │ │ adds number of days you've entered under Options, and
│ │ │ writes the script.>
│ │ └─Manual <Calculates the latest age of each library, adds number of
│ │ days specified under "Options", then pops up a form with
│ │ those figures for you to edit. (You can also capture a
│ │ new Library this way.)>
│ │
│ ├─Marked files <Automatically calculates latest days in each library,
│ │ adds number of days you've entered under Options, and
│ │ writes update scripts for every file marked with a '*'.>
│ │
│ ├─Autoappend <For each CMP file in the list, search for matching CAT file
│ │ in the <S>torage path, compress, append, and delete CAT file.>
│ │
│ └─Options <Add nn days to the number calculated for the AGE: parameter used
│ for update scripts/reports. Enter -1 to add none, 0 is recommended
│ to re-capture the latest day>
│ Days to add to update: 0
│
├─Search
│ ├─All files <Initializes a global file search>
│ └─Specify extension <Search files with a speficied extension>
│
└─Compression
├─Compress <Compresses the file the cursor bar is on>
└─Decompress <Decompresses the file the cursor bar is on>
╓─────────────────── Cursor Bar Keys ────────────────────╖
╟ Move Up Up arrow ^E ╟ Move Down Down arrow ^X ╢
╟ Page Up PgUp ^R ╟ Page Down PgDn ^C ╢
╟ Scroll Up ^Z ╟ Scroll Down ^W ╢
╟ First File Home ^A ╟ Last File End ^F ╢
╙─────────────────────────╨──────────────────────────────╜
Press: DEL to delete a file (from list and/or disk)
F4 to go to the View Screen.
ESC to go to the Main Menu.
F10 to enter a file name to go to in the File List.
╓────────────────────────── Line Editing Keys ─────────────────────╖
╟ Done/Save RETURN ╟ Done/Don't save ESC ╢
╟ Start of line Home ^A ╟ End of line End ^F ╢
╟ Delete to end of Line ^End ^T ╟ Delete entire line ^Y ╢
╙────────────────────────────────────╨─────────────────────────────╜
~004 = View Description screen 1.
View Description Screen Help
┌─Print
│ ├─Printer <Prints the description being viewed on the printer>
│ ├─File <Prints the description being viewed to a file>
│ └─Formfeed ^L <Sends a form feed to the printer>
│
├─Search
│ ├─Find Fwd F <Initializes a forward search>
│ ├─Find Next A <Search forward for next occurance>
│ ├─Find Back B <Search backward for next occurance>
│ ├─Next file ^N <Seach forward for next occurance. If not found,
│ │ then load and search the next file in file list.>
│ └─Entire File <Search the entire file for matches, then display
│ only the matches, sorted in order of the most
│ matches.>
├─Goto
│ ├─Next Library + <Move forward to next library>
│ ├─Prev Library - <Move backward to previous library>
│ ├─Pick Library F6 <Pick a library from a list to go to>
│ ├─Next UserID [ <Move forward to next UserID>
│ └─Prev UserID ] <Move backward to previous UserID>
│
├─Mark
│ ├─toggle Erase E <Mark/Unmark the current description for erasure>
│ ├─toggle Download D <Mark/Unmark the current description for downloading>
│ ├─Unerase all <Unmark all descriptions marked for erasure>
│ └─uNdownload all <Unmark all descriptions marked for downloading>
│
│
├─Library
│ ├─Change current LIB number <Change the LIB number of the current description>
│ ├─Erase a library <Mark an entire library for erasure>
│ ├─Unerase a library <Unerase an entire library>
│ └─capture a New library <Write a script to capture an entire library>
│
├─Other
│ ├─Sort index <Internally sort the index to view in another order>
│ ├─Restore original order <Unsorts the index.>
│ └─Age report <Reports latest ages in each library>
│
└─Viewpoint <alters the view/searches to one description per line format>
├─Headers <UserID and Header line>
├─Titles <FileName and Title>
└─Keywords <Keywords only>
Hot Keys
Press To go to:
──────────────────────────
F3 File Screen
ESC Main Menu
F6 to view .SEC file
~005 = View Summary Help.
View ASCII File Help
┌─Print
│ ├─Printer <Prints the cursor bar line on the printer>
│ ├─File <Prints the cursor bar line to a file>
│ └─Formfeed ^L <Sends a form feed to the printer>
│
├─Search
│ ├─Find Fwd F <Initializes a forward search>
│ ├─Find Next A <Search lines forward for next occurance>
│ ├─Find Back B <Search lines backward for next occurance>
│ └─Next file ^N <Search forward for next occurance. If not found,
│ then load and search the next file in file list.>
│
└─Download <Prompts for file name, forum, etc and creates a download
script on the fly.>
╓──────────────────── Cursor Bar Keys ─────────────────────╖
╟ Move Up Up arrow ^E ╟ Move Down Down arrow ^X ╢
╟ Page Up PgUp ^R ╟ Page Down PgDn ^C ╢
╟ Scroll Up ^Z ╟ Scroll Down ^W ╢
╟ First Line Home ^A ╟ Last Line End ^F ╢
╙───────────────────────────╨──────────────────────────────╜
~020 = SortOrder
Press [Return] to edit the string that determines the order you want to
sort the descriptions. Leave it blank if you don't want to sort.
F = Filename, L = LIB#, D = Date, P = PPN/UserID.
+ and - determines ascending or descending.
For example: "l+d-p+f+", sorts by LIB+ Date- UserID+ FileName+
~021 = Exact Dupes
Press [Return] to toggle Yes/No.
If Yes, then the older of all two exact duplicate descriptions will be
deleted. That is, descriptions with the same UserID and FileName.
To make it so the LIBs also must match, answer 'L' to the next prompt.
If No, then no action is taken.
(This option is automatically enabled if the file needss to be rewritten)
~022 = Similar Dupes
Press [Return] to edit the number of characters in the description's
filename for CatScan to check before it flags it as a possible updated file,
and you're prompted to delete it. For example, if you specify 4, and
CatScan sees "NAME51.ARC" and "NAME52.ARC", it will see that the two
descriptions were uploaded by the same person and have the same first 4
characters in the filename. So, it will ask you if you want to delete one.
The range is 1 to 9. Use -1 to NOT flag any.
~023 = Echo screen,printer,file
Press [Return] to toggle between Screen, Printer, and File.
If Screen : error messages and reports go to the screen only.
If Printer: output goes to the screen and the printer.
If File : output goes to the screen and a file named CATSCAN.SAV.
~024 = Delete Older Than
Press [Return] to edit the number of days to delete descriptions that
are older than number of days old. Use with caution, and make sure your
system date is set correctly. Enter 0 to disable this option.
You'll then be asked for which LIBs you want deleted from. Enter
'All' for all, or each LIB number separated by a space to only delete
from specific LIBs.
~025 = Days to add
Press [Return] to edit. When CatScan calculates the latest ages of the
files in each Library to generate update scripts, you might want to add a
number of days to compensate for the time it takes between the uploading
and merging of files into the Library.
Enter 0 to make it so the scripts capture back to and including the
latest date in each Library. Enter -1 to capture 1 day prior to the latest.
~040 = Command Line
CatScan (v2.03)
Format: CatScan FILEMASK {File to ADD to MAIN} [-sxxx, -d#, -p, -z]
Items in "{}" and "[]" are optional parameters:
FILEMASK = File(s) to be used. DOS wildcard characters are acceptable.
FILE TO ADD TO MAIN = A description file to be added to the main File.
This option cannot be used if wildcards are used in FILEMASK.
-x Automatically Delete the file to ADD to MAIN when processing is done.
-s Specify sort order:
f = Filename, l = LIB#, d = Date, p = PPN.
+ and - determines ascending or descending.
ex. "-sl+d-p+f+", "-sp+d-f+"
-d[l] Delete older of two descriptions if they have the same UserID and File
Name. If parameter = "-dl" then the LIB numbers must match also before
being flagged as duplicates. This option is automatically enabled if
other parameters make rewriting the file necessary.
-d[l]# Same as "-d[l]" AND the number "#" of characters in the description's
filename for CatScan to check before you are prompted to Delete it.
"#" Range = 1 to 9
-p Echo results to the Printer.
-r Echo results to file "CATSCAN.SAV".
-z# Remove all descriptions older than # days old. To delete only from
particular LIBs, enter the LIB numbers after the parameter. For
example, "-z30 0" will delete descriptions older than 30 days old
from LIB 0 only.
-oFILE Write the aged descriptions, which were deleted from the main file
with the '-z' switch, to a file. 'FILE' is the name of the file or
your choice that they are to be written to. The descriptions are
added to 'FILE' if 'FILE' already exists.
-u Create update script.
-a# When CatScan calculates the latest ages of the files in each Library
to generate update scripts, you may add # number of days to compensate
for the time it takes between the uploading and merging of files into
the Library.
Enter -a0 to make it so the scripts capture back to and including the
latest date in each Library. Enter -a-1 to capture back 1 day prior to
the latest.
If no parameters except filemask are specified, only ages are reported.