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- ~001 = Main Screen help
-
- CatScan (v3.1a) 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>
- │ ├─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>
- │ └─eXtension / Name sort <Sorts the file list}
- │
- ├─Mark
- │ ├─Mark file * <Mark current file for batch processing/updating>
- │ ├─Unmark all files <Unmarks all *marked files>
- │ └─mark All files <*Marks all 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 or -1 to disable this option.
-
- You'll then be asked which LIBs you want to delete from. Enter
- 'All' for all, or each LIB number separated by a space to 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 uploading
- and merging 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 (v3.1a)
- 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.
- -NOEMS Prevents CatScan from copying the overlay file to EMS at startup.
- (xxx) Specify the TAPCIS PARAMS.xxx file for CatScan to use.
-
- If no parameters except filemask are specified, only ages are reported.
-