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FBN Software
Disk Catalog Manager
User Guide
September 27, 1990
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Document Number: FBNCAT.DOC
Revision: 3.0
Origination Date: August 10, 1988
Last Revision Date: August 18, 1990
Larry D. Miller
FBN Software
P.O. Box 160867
Cupertino, California 95016
Phone: (408) 446-9039
FBN Software
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1. Table of Contents
2. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 1
3. General Information 2
3.1 Ombudsman Statement: 2
3.2 New with Version 3.0 3
4. Introduction 4
4.1 Registration Benefits 4
4.2 Distribution 5
5. Installation 6
5.1 Hardware Requirements 6
5.2 Two Floppy Installation 6
5.3 Hard Disk Installation 7
6. FBNCFG-FBNCAT Configuration Program 8
6.1 FBNCAT Configuration Options 8
6.2 Color Setup 9
6.3 Print Driver Configuration 10
7. General Information 12
7.1 Comments on Use 12
8. Catalog 13
8.1 Load New Catalog 13
8.2 Save Current Catalog 14
8.3 Quit FBNCAT 14
9. Update 15
9.1 Catalog Disks 15
9.2 Edit File Comments 16
9.3 Edit Disk Comments 16
9.4 Edit Catalog Description 16
9.5 Sort Catalog 17
9.6 Delete Disks 17
10. Display 18
10.1 Catalog Status 18
10.2 Disk Report 18
10.3 Disk Report Comments 18
10.4 Directory Report 18
10.5 File List--Disk 19
10.6 File List--Comments 19
10.7 File Search 19
11. Print 21
11.1 Catalog Status 21
11.2 Disk Report 21
11.3 Disk Report Comments 21
11.4 Directory Report 21
11.5 File List--Disk 22
11.6 File List--Comments 22
11.7 File Search 22
11.8 Labels--Full 22
11.9 Labels--Short 22
12. FBNCAT v3.0 Registration Form 23
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2. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES
AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE
AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. IT IS
THE USERS RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THIS PRODUCT IN THEIR OWN
ENVIRONMENT.
GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE
THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
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3. General Information
3.1 Ombudsman Statement:
FBN Software is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006
or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536
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3.2 New with Version 3.0
1. Mouse Support: Menus and most display screens can be
activated via mouse.
2. Color Setup: You may now setup your own colors for FBNCAT.
FBNCFG has the support to tailor your own color combinations
and store them in the configuration file.
3. Configurable Printer Support: FBNCAT will be delivered with
two standard print drivers: IBM/Epson Graphics, and HP
Laserjet. In addition you will be able to create any kind of
print driver you require through the use of a simple fill in
the blanks screen in the configuration program.
4. Support for ARC, ZIP, LZH, PAK Archives: These archive files
seem to the most popular at the moment. At configuration
time you will be able to tell FBNCAT if you want to see what
is in these types of files. During the file display
functions, if you position the cursor over a file with any
of the above extensions and press <ENTER> you will be shown
the contents of the archive file. The printer routines will
ask if you wish to have the contents of archives printed in
the file reports.
5. Separate configuration program (FBNCFG) to set options and
create customized printer drivers.
6. Update Verification: When a disk is read for cataloging with
a serial number of a disk already in the catalog, the user
will be given the opportunity to confirm the update.
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4. Introduction
FBNCAT is a disk/diskette catalog manager. I wrote this program
because the other programs of this type were either difficult to
use or did not perform all of the functions I required. I have
tried to make FBNCAT easy and intuitive to use. I use FBNCAT
myself both at home use as well as at work.
This program is Copyright 1987, 1988, 1989 ,1990 by Larry D.
Miller and FBN Software all rights reserved. This program is NOT
in the public domain.
This program is distributed under the Shareware Concept.
Shareware is a method of program distribution whereby a program
may be freely copied and distributed for purposes of evaluation
only. However, after the evaluation period if you continue to use
the program you are expected to register your copy with the
author. Your registration of Shareware provides the necessary
support for Shareware programmers to continue to provide good
quality, low cost software.
FBNCAT is Shareware. You may use this program for a period not to
exceed 21 days to evaluate its usefulness. If you like this
program and intend to use it after the evaluation period you are
requested to register your copy ($25.00).
I can be contacted at:
FBN Software
P.O. Box 160867
Cupertino, Ca 95016
(408) 446-9039.
I can also be contacted on Compuserve ID 74746,250.
4.1 Registration Benefits
1. You will receive the most current version of FBNCAT.
2. You will receive technical support and notice of upgrades
and future products.
3. You will receive a free subscription to Compuserve
Information System with $15.00 of connect time.
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4. You will receive a disk labeler that was designed to be used
with FBNCAT and is available only to registered users FREE
OF CHARGE.
4.2 Distribution
Please feel free to pass this program along to others under the
following conditions:
1. All files including the .DOC and READ.ME files must be
included.
2. No modification of any kind is made to any of the FBNCAT
files, including the DOC files.
3. No charge is made for FBNCAT.
4. PC User groups and Shareware vendors may charge a nominal
fee to cover reproduction. (See Note Below)
5. FBNCAT may not be distributed as part of a promotional or
advertising campaign, unless arrangements have been made in
advance, in writing, with the author.
Please use the registration form at the end of this document to
register your copy of FBNCAT
NOTE:
Shareware Vendors: All ASP approved vendors are hereby given
approval to distribute FBNCAT.
All other Shareware vendors must contact FBN Software in writing
for approval. You may distribute FBNCAT while waiting for
approval. If we do not specifically deny permission to distribute
you may assume that permission has been granted. However you must
contact us and please send a copy of your catalog along with the
description of FBNCAT that you intend to use in your catalog.
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5. Installation
5.1 Hardware Requirements
1. PC-XT,AT or compatible with at least 512K of free memory
(640K suggested).
2. Two floppy drives or a hard disk and 1 floppy.
3. FBNCAT will support Mono, CGA, EGA adaptors.
4. With the ability to configure FBNCAT for any type of
printer, there is no restriction except for the printing of
labels. ONLY pin feed dot matrix printers are supported for
labels. All sheet feed printers including printers such as
lasers and HP DeskJet cannot be used to print labels. They
may be used to print any of the other printed reports.
5.2 Two Floppy Installation
1. Make a backup copy of master disk and store master disk in a
safe place.
2. Copy command.com to new FBNCAT work disk.
3. Place work disk in drive A: and make A: the current drive.
4. Run FBNCFG-Refer to FBNCFG instructions below.
5. To print the FBNCAT documentation use the Print
Documentation function of the configuration program FBNCFG.
6. Delete FBNCAT.doc & read.me files from FBNCAT work disk.
7. Type FBNCAT to start FBNCAT .
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5.3 Hard Disk Installation
1. Make a backup copy of master disk and store master in a safe
place.
2. Make a new directory for FBNCAT files.
3. Copy entire contents of FBNCAT master disk to FBNCAT
directory.
4. Run FBNCFG-Refer to FBNCFG instructions below.
5. To print the FBNCAT documentation use the Print
Documentation function of the configuration program FBNCFG.
6. Type FBNCAT to start FBNCAT.
7. To run FBNCAT from anywhere on your hard disk put the FBNCAT
directory in you "PATH" statement in autoexec.bat.
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6. FBNCFG-FBNCAT Configuration Program
FBNCFG has three major functions:
1. FBNCAT configuration options.
2. Generate printer drivers for your printer.
3. Print a copy of this documentation file to your printer.
6.1 FBNCAT Configuration Options
1. Default Drive: This is the default designation for the drive
that will be used by FBNCAT to read disks for cataloging.
FBNCAT will give you the opportunity to override this
specification.
2. Printer Address: Please specify the address of the printer
you wish FBNCAT to use. This address should be any of the
LPT1-LPTn addresses.
3. Print Driver: Enter the name of the print driver that
corresponds to your printer. If you press <INS> when this
field is selected FBNCFG will display a list of all print
drivers in the FBNCAT directory. You may then select the
appropriate driver from the list.
4. Expand Archives: Through this option you tell FBNCAT whether
or not you wish to be able to view the contents of ARC, LZH,
PAK, ZIP general purpose archive files. If you select YES
FBNCAT will as it is cataloging disks look at the extensions
of all files on the disk. If the extension matches one of
the above the file is tested to determine if it is a valid
archive file. The contents of the archive directory are
stored in the FBNCAT catalog and can then be viewed during
display and print functions by FBNCAT.
5. Catalog Directory: It is necessary to tell FBNCAT the
directory name for your catalog files. This must be a valid
directory and will contain all catalogs built by FBNCAT.
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6.2 Color Setup
You may change the color options used by FBNCAT to any
combination you wish. When you select this option you will be
given a menu containing a list of the various color groups or
more appropriately a list of screen type that FBNCAT uses. These
screen types are described as follows:
1. Normal Text: This the most often used screen type and is
used to display normal text information, file lists etc.
2. Initial Text: This is the color combination used when FBNCAT
first begins to execute and establishes the background color
used behind the main menu.
3. Help Screens: Whenever you press F1 to view a help screen
FBNCAT will use this color combination to display the help
information.
4. Error Messages: Colors used to display error messages.
5. Warning Messages: Colors used to display warning messages
(less severe than error messages) and certain information
only messages.
6. Reset To Defaults: This is NOT a color combination.
Selecting this item will cause FBNCFG to reset ALL of the
color combinations back to their original defaults.
When you select the color group you wish to change two additional
windows will appear. The top window will allow you to select the
color attribute you wish to change (Background Normal, Foreground
Reverse etc.) The lower window shows the colors currently active.
As you change the various color combinations the changes will be
shown in this lower left window.
When you select a color attribute to change a window will appear
on the right side of the screen listing the valid colors for this
attribute. Select the color you want and press enter. The change
is immediately reflected in the lower left window.
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Continue to repeat the above steps for each color group and
attributes you wish to change. When you have made all of the
changes you wish to make hit the ESC key until you are returned
to the main menu. When FBNCFG exits the color setup menu the
program colors are reset to the new options you have setup. This
causes FBNCFG to cycle through the initialization that it goes
through at program load. The Copyright screen will be displayed
and there is a momentary pause until the main menu reappears.
NOTE: Because FBNCAT must be capable of working on all types of
video adapters including monochrome, the HELP, ERROR, and WARNING
messages typically use the REVERSE color combinations rather than
the normal background and foreground colors. This is a standard
used by the program to assure that the windows used to display
these types of messages are more visible on mono adapters.
6.3 Print Driver Configuration
Through the use of this feature it should be possible to use any
type of printer with FBNCAT. Two print drivers are shipped with
FBNCAT; EPSONFX and HPLASER. These drivers will work with Epson
FX and HP LaserJet type printers respectively. The EPSONFX driver
has been tested with a NEC P6/P7 and the HPLASER has been used on
the HP DeskJet with no problems.
NOTE: In order to print disk labels with FBNCAT you must be using
a pin feed dot matrix printer such as an Epson FX or NEC P6.
Labels CANNOT be printed on sheet feed printers such as the HP
LaserJet.
You may edit an existing print driver simply be entering the name
of an existing print driver or when FBNCAT displays the window
requesting the driver name, press <INS> and FBNCAT will display a
list of all divers in the FBNCAT directory.
The print driver configuration is designed to provide the
necessary commands for your printer to perform functions required
by FBNCAT such as bold printing or underlining. In general the
commands are given in decimal numbers for the required commands.
For example, the sequence to turn on bold printing for an Epson
FX is: ESC,G or the decimal equivalent is 27,71. ESC=27 and G=71.
You will need to refer to your printer's user manual and use one
of the supplied print drivers as an example.
Below is a description of the fields in the print driver and an
explanation of their purpose.
1. Driver Name: Must be the same name that you entered when
selecting the print Driver.
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2. Manual Feed: Not used by FBNCAT.
3. Number Lines/Page: Enter the number of print lines per page
for your printer.
4. Init Printer: This is the printer initialization string.
This is the command that will cause your printer to return
to its default mode of operation. Refer to your printer's
user manual.
5. Print Normal:For FBNCAT this is the same as Init Printer
string. Simply duplicate the Init commands in this field.
6. Bold, Underline, Double Height, Compressed, Super Script:
These next five fields are setup the same way. They are
arraigned in columns called ON and OFF. Refer to your
printer's user manual and enter the command strings that
correspond to each function.
7. Set 6 LPI: This command set the printers vertical line
spacing to 6 lines per inch (LPI). This setting is the
normal print spacing used by FBNCAT and remains in effect
until changed by the next command.
8. Set 12 LPI: This is the line spacing used in conjunction
with the compressed and super script above to print the
detail lines on disk labels. (Dot matrix printers only).
After print labels the print spacing will be returned to 6
LPI.
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7. General Information
7.1 Comments on Use
FBNCAT was designed to be easy to use. The menus and dialog boxes
have been designed to be reasonably self explanatory. However,
extensive context sensitive help screens have been included in
the program. At any point that help is required simply press <F1>
and a brief description of how to proceed is displayed. <ESC> is
used to leave the help system and return to FBNCAT.
Upon starting FBNCAT you will notice that the menu bar has been
placed over the "Load Catalog" command. This is because a catalog
must be loaded before any other commands, except exit, can be
performed. Attempting any other commands before loading the
catalog gets you a nice error message and a rather obnoxious
beep.
FBNCAT may be exited through the main menu or by pressing <Alt-
F10> from anywhere in FBNCAT. If the current catalog has been
modified you will be given a chance to save the catalog before
leaving FBNCAT.
Interspersed throughout this documentation will be **Tip**. Where
appropriate I have tried to place usage tips or shortcuts for
FBNCAT use.
The explanation of FBNCAT commands is broken up into four
sections, that correspond to the four categories of the main
menu. Each of these sections is further broken down by individual
command.
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8. Catalog
8.1 Load New Catalog
This command causes a new catalog to be loaded into memory.
Selecting this command and pressing <Enter> causes a dialog box
to appear. This dialog box requests the name of the catalog to be
loaded. No extension should be entered as FBNCAT automatically
appends a .CTG as the file extension. You may create as many
catalogs as you wish. The size of the individual catalogs depends
on the amount of memory available after FBNCAT is loaded.
You have three options in response to this dialog box:
1. Simply press enter without typing a name and FBNCAT will
default to the catalog name "FBNCAT.CTG".
2. Press the <INS> key and FBNCAT will display a list of all
catalogs in the current directory. Place the cursor bar over
the desired catalog name and press <Enter>. The name now
appears in the original dialog box; press enter again and
the catalog will be loaded.
3. Simply enter the catalog name (No Extension) and press
<Enter>.
When entering a catalog name there are two points to remember:
1. The search order to locate the catalog name, Either the
default name or the one typed is current directory followed
by all directories on the "PATH".
2. Only the Catalogs in the current directory are displayed
when the <INS> key is pressed.
**Tip** Place the directory that contains all of the FBNCAT
files in the "PATH" in the autoexec.bat file. Place all
of the catalog files in the same directory. The
catalogs can be in the same directory as FBNCAT or a
separate directory if you choose. Make the directory
that contains the catalogs the current directory. This
allows for menu selection of catalogs during the load
function.
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After a catalog has been loaded you notice that the message in
the screen header "No Catalog Active" has been replaced with the
name of the current catalog and its stats. In addition the amount
of free memory available is displayed. This is an approximation
of the amount of memory available and is most accurate when
FBNCAT has just been started, the first catalog loaded, and no
other functions have yet been performed. At this point at least
20K of memory should be available for proper program execution.
Anything below 20K you should consider starting a new catalog or
freing up more memory by removing any TSR programs that are
resident.
8.2 Save Current Catalog
The need for this command should be obvious. Therefore we shall
discuss how it works.
After selecting this command you will see a dialog box showing
you the name under which the catalog will be saved. If you want
to change the name of the catalog, simply enter the new name an
press <Enter>. If a catalog already exists with this name, even a
previous version of the same catalog, you will be asked to
confirm overwriting of the catalog. Note-Pressing <ESC> in any of
the dialog boxes will abort the command.
8.3 Quit FBNCAT
Not much mystery here either. This is one of two ways to exit
FBNCAT. The other is to use <Alt-F10>. Prior to exit you will see
a dialog box asking you to confirm program exit
If the current catalog has been modified and not saved you will
be given the opportunity to save the catalog prior to leaving
FBNCAT. The procedure for saving the catalog is identical to the
"save Catalog Command".
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9. Update
These commands in general, perform various maintenance functions
on the current catalog.
9.1 Catalog Disks
This command places disks or at least the vital information about
your disks in the catalog.
When this command is selected you will receive a dialog box
asking for the target disk drive. The target disk drive is where
the disks to be read will be placed. You may also enter a hard
disk if you want it cataloged. The drive designation is entered
as the drive letter (A, B, C, etc.) with no colon.
After the drive has been selected you will see a dialog box
asking if you want to read the target disk. To read the target
disk place the cursor bar over "YES" and press <Enter>. To end
the catalog command select "NO" or hit <ESC>. Each time you
select "YES" the disk in the target drive will be read. You may
catalog multiple disks by repeatedly selecting "YES" and changing
disks in the target drive.
FBNCAT requires that each disk cataloged contains a DOS Volume
label. If the disk to be cataloged does not contain a volume
label, FBNCAT will ask you for a name (11 Characters Max.) to be
used as the volume label and label the disk for you.
If you do not want the disk labeled simply hit <ESC>. The disk
however, will not be cataloged.
**Important Note**--Once a disk has been cataloged it may be
updated as often as necessary merely by re-reading the disk with
this function. Files that have been placed on the disk since it
was cataloged, will be included. Files that have been deleted
from the disk since it was cataloged will be removed, and files
that have been updated will have their stats updated in the
catalog.
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9.2 Edit File Comments
FBNCAT allows you to enter both a Category and a comments
description on each file in the catalog. The category is anything
useful to for purposes of sorting, displaying, and printing. The
Category is merely a way of grouping files. For Example; UTIL-for
utility programs, DATA-for data files, etc. The category can be
up to a maximum of 5 characters.
The comments are 1-35 characters of comments describing the file.
When this command is selected you will be presented with a list
of all files in the current catalog. You may scroll and page
through this list in the same manner as the display screens.
Place the cursor bar over a file for which you wish to enter
comments and press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear requesting
entry of the category. Type up to 5 Characters and hit enter. A
second dialog box will appear for entry of comments. Type up to
35 characters of comments and hit enter. Both dialog boxes will
now disappear and the comments will appear with the selected
file. Repeat this procedure for all files that you wish to place
comments on. When you have completed entering all comments hit
<ESC> to return to the main menu.
The comments an categories entered under this command will not be
lost when disks are updated.
**TIP** When entering comments for your files remember that
FBNCAT will allow you to perform a keyword search on
the comments field.
9.3 Edit Disk Comments
This command works exactly like "Edit File Comments", except that
the disk records are updated. The category and comments are shown
under the appropriate display function as well as on the printed
disk labels.
9.4 Edit Catalog Description
Up to 35 characters of comments may be entered under this command
to indicate the use of or contents of the current catalog. These
comments appear as part of the catalog stats display.
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9.5 Sort Catalog
When this command is selected you will be given a pop-up menu
listing a number of sort options. Move the cursor bar to the
desired line and press enter. While the actual sort is taking
place a "Please Wait" will appear.
The time required to sort the catalog will depend on the size of
the catalog, the speed of your processor and the sort sequence.
The sort order will be maintained until a new sort sequence is
selected or maintenance is applied to the catalog (cataloging, or
deleting disks).
**TIP** Sort the catalog into the desired sequence prior to
selecting display and print functions.
9.6 Delete Disks
When this command is selected you will see a display of all the
disks in the current catalog. Move the cursor bar to the disk to
be deleted and press <F5>, the line the cursor bar is on will
begin to flash. If additional disks are to be deleted, repeat the
procedure. When all of the disks to be deleted have been 'marked'
press <Enter>. You will be returned to the main menu and all of
the selected disks and their associated directories and files
will have been removed from the catalog.
**Note** If FBNCAT is exited without saving the catalog, the
next time you load this particular catalog the files
you deleted will still be there. After the delete
command and before you exit FBNCAT you must save the
current catalog.
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10. Display
With the exception of the "Catalog Status" report, all of the
display commands in this section follow the same rules. The
content will of course be different but the scroll and page keys
are used to move through the data. When you have finished viewing
any of these displays hit <ESC> to return to the main menu.
10.1 Catalog Status
A simple 1 screen display of the current catalog statistics. This
report will show you the number of disks, directories, files,
catalog version number, date and time catalog was last updated.
When you have finished viewing hit <ESC> to return to the main
menu.
10.2 Disk Report
This command will present a list of all disks in the current
catalog. This command displays the statistics for each disk such
as the number of directories and files contained, as well as the
size of the disk in bytes, the number of bytes used and the
number remaining.
10.3 Disk Report Comments
This similar to the previous command except that instead of disk
statistics, the category and comments entered for each disk are
displayed.(See Edit Disk Comments command under Update).
10.4 Directory Report
This report displays all directories in the current catalog.
Information provided is disk to which the directory belongs,
number of files, and number of bytes contained in the directory.
This report is probably of most use when working with a catalog
that contains your hard disk.
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10.5 File List--Disk
This report shows all files in the current catalog. Information
provided in this report includes: file size, date last update,
disk name, directory name. Please see V3.0 note below.
10.6 File List--Comments
This report is similar to the previous except that the
information provided about each file is different. This report
shows: date and time of last update, Category and comments
entered for this file.(See Edit File Comments command under
Update). Please see V3.0 note below.
10.7 File Search
This command is a powerful search an display command. It will
allow you to specify search criteria and FBNCAT will search thru
the catalog and construct a display based on your search request.
Please see V3.0 note below.
After selecting this command you will see a pop-up menu showing
four categories of search. Following is a description of each
category and how to enter the search request:
1. File Name: Selecting this item from the menu causes a dialog
box to appear requesting the file name to search for. This
can be a specific file name or an ambiguous file name with
wild card characters "*", "?" Examples of ambiguous file
names would be:( *.BAT, FBNCAT??.c, *.exe, FBNCAT??.?_?,).
Play around with the arguments any combination goes.
2. Keyword: This command will allow you to perform a keyword
search of the comments field. This is a case insensitive
search and will find all occurrences of the character string
entered. Selection will cause a dialog box to be displayed,
requesting the string of characters (the keyword) to locate.
When the search is completed, a list will be produced on the
screen.
3. Disk: This allows for selection of files by specifying the
disk name to which they belong. Selection of this menu item
causes a dialog box to appear, the same as with the file
name search. You may use a specific disk name or an
ambiguous name as described above. In addition if you may
press the <INS> key and you will be given a menu of all of
the disk names in the current catalog. Simply select the
desired disk name press <Enter> twice and the file list will
be displayed.
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4. Category: This allows for the selection of files by
category. After selection of this menu item you will be
given a dialog box requesting the desired category. Wild
cards are supported.
5. Date: This item will produce a dialog box requesting the low
end of a date range to be displayed. Enter the starting date
in the form MMDDYY with only numeric digits being
acceptable. You will then be asked to provide an ending date
in the same format. For the ending date you may respond by
simply pressing <Enter> to use the starting date as the
ending date,or you may enter 999999 to pick up all files
since the starting date. If you enter a specific date for
the ending date be sure that it is greater than the starting
date, else you will be treated to a pretty error message and
the BEEP.
V3.0 Note: As of version 3.0 of FBNCAT in any of the file display
functions if you move the cursor bar to a file with an
extension of ARC, LZH, PAK, or ZIP and press enter, FBNCAT
will display the contents of the archive file.
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11. Print
With the exception of the label print functions all of the
functions in this section function the same as the corresponding
function in the Display section. The only difference is that the
output is directed to the printer instead of the screen.
In addition all of the print functions are interruptible by
pressing the <ESC> key.
Print to Disk: FBNCAT will allow you to send the contents of any
printed output, except labels, to a disk file. After selecting
any print function you will be given a dialog box asking you to
select the output destination. If you select "Disk File" you will
see a second box requesting the name of the file to be used. If
you simply press enter without entering a file name FBNCAT will
default to the file name "FBNCAT.PRT". If the file requested
already exists in the current directory or on the path, the
requested report will be appended to the end of the file.
V3.0 Note: As of version 3.0 FBNCAT will ask prior to printing
any of the file reports if you wish to list the contents of
any general purpose archive files with the extension of ARC,
LZH, PAK, ZIP. If you reply YES FBNCAT will print in line
and indented under the archive file itself the contents of
the archive file.
11.1 Catalog Status
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.2 Disk Report
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.3 Disk Report Comments
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.4 Directory Report
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
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11.5 File List--Disk
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.6 File List--Comments
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.7 File Search
Please refer to the corresponding function under Display.
11.8 Labels--Full
This command will present a selection display similar to the
"Delete Disk Command", except that all of the disks selected will
have labels printed on the printer.
FBNCAT now prints two sizes of labels. You can print labels for
either 5-1/4" or 3-1/2" disks.
The labels printed by this command will contain the disk name,
disk stats, and comments. It will also contain a five up list of
file names contained on the disk. Up to 45 files can be printed
on each label.
The label stock required is 4" x 1-7/16" continuous form labels
for 5-1/4" disks and 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" labels for 3-1/2" disks.
These can be purchased in most computer or stationary supply
stores, or contact me and I will be glad to sell them to you for
an outrageous price.
11.9 Labels--Short
This command is similar to the full label except that the label
contains no list of files.
**Tip** Use the full labels for disks that do not change very
often and use the short labels for more dynamic disks.
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12. FBNCAT v3.0 Registration Form
Please send this form and registration fee $25.00 plus $2.50
shipping and handling to:
FBN Software
P.O. Box 160867
Cupertino, Ca 95016
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If you have comments on FBNCAT, please tell me what you think.
Please use the reverse side, all comments and suggestions are
reviewed personally by me.
Thank you for your Support,
Larry D. Miller
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