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- DFC - Dave's floppy disk cataloguer October, 3, 1992
- =============================================================================
-
- REMARK: DFC is based on TFC (Tobi's file cataloguer), another superbe 4DOS
- file cataloguer program.
-
- DISCLAIMER
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - This program is released into the Public Domain ...
-
- - I am not liable for any damage it does to your System ...
-
- - DFC didn't ever do any damage to my system and it is not likely to even be
- capable of doing so.
-
- - You can enhance the DFC or make any changes you like but please mention
- my name and address in the file. (and Tobi's)
-
- - If you do nice enhancments to DFC please mail them to
-
- Tobi Oetiker (oetiker@iis.ethz.ch) - the author of TFC -,
-
- so that he can include them into the next version.
-
-
- HISTORY
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- The history of DFC is short and simple. One day I got TFC (Tobi's file
- cataloguer) and was inspired by his idea.
-
- Unfortunately I'm neither a user of dBase etc. nor an owner, and so I decided
- to enhance TFC. The disk database is now in "human readable" form and can be
- printed by typing `print disks.db' or `copy disks.db prn:' (put printer in
- 132 columns mode first!)
-
- Then, I was annoyed about labelling the disk, describing the files and typing
- "dfc scan a:", so the next step was a menu. (Yes, I know, you *should* label
- your disks and describe *all* files...). In this menu you can scan disks,
- search for files and edit your disk database directly etc.
-
- P.S: The command line options are still available, of course:
- "scan","find" and "compare"
-
- Usage: dfc scan <drive>
- dfc find <filename>
- dfc compare <filename>
-
- This version of DFC (1.3) has been improved by Itamar Even-Zohar.
- In addition, I have incorporated his "findall" batch file.
-
-
- CUSTOMIZING DFC / IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFIC DETAILS
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- . In the environment variable DISKDB the path and name of the disk database
- is stored. Should DISKDB be empty, the path will be the path where DFC is
- located and the default name is "disk.db".
-
- . DFC distinguishes between color and monochrome monitors (by using 4DOS'
- environment variable _MONITOR), but you may remove the parts not needed,
- to speed DFC up.
-
- |. I've decided to put the installation specific parts (your favorite editor,
- | the 4DOS description editor, your list program etc.) into environment
- | variables. So, you need only to change this section to customize DFC.
- |
- | The sections looks like this:
- |
- | :
- | :
- | set edt=%@search[tpe.exe]
- | set desced=%@search[4desc.exe]
- | set ff=%@search[ff.exe]
- | set grep=%@search[grep.exe]
- | set list=list
- | :
- | :
- |
- | Change it to
- |
- | :
- | :
- | set edt=%@search[<your favorite editor>]
- | set desced=%@search[<a 4DOS description editor>]
- | set ff=%@search[<a file finder>]
- | set grep=%@search[< a GREP grogram (GNU's grep preferred>]
- | set list=<a file lister - for example 4DOS internal "list">
- | :
- | :
- |
- | Remarks: * Use GNU's grep whenever possible, or you may have to change the
- | command line switches...
- | * The directory where your application resides in will be deter-
- | mined by 4DOS' %@search, that means that your application must
- | be included in the PATH!
- | (Of course, there is the possibility to write the whole path
- | e.g. C:\TOOLS\tpe.exe, but I think that is not a good idea.
- | Why ? I, for myself, have copied the files I often use to a
- | RAM-disk - this minimizes hard disk accesses and speeds up
- | your work. By using %@search, DFC will find the versions on
- | the RAM-disk first. If you have removed your RAM disk - to
- | save memory - DFC will still find the versions on your hard
- | disk. (Assuming that your path is set to <RAM-disk>;C:\...)
- |
-
- . Color scheme -- (the same thing as with editors): Your taste is probably
- different, so you may want to change the colors / remove them.
-
- . Feel free to make other changes, (nice enhancements are appreciated)
-
-
- How to reach me ...
-
- Mail: David Frey
- Urdorferstrasse 30
- CH-8952 Schlieren
- Switzerland
-
-
- PROGRAMS MENTIONED
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- TFC - Tobi's File cataloge r PD - (C) 4-01-92, 2:31 PM by Tobi Oetiker
- TFC2 - Tobi's File cataloger PD - (C) 4-01-92, 2:31 PM by Tobi Oetiker *
- TPE - Turbo Power's editor PD - (c) 1990-1992 TurboPower Software
- 4DESC - 4DOS description editor PD - (c) 1992 David Frey & Tom Bowden
-
- * Tobi has made a Turbo Vision shell around his TFC.BTM file - very nice!