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- Short: Fast cross volume file & dir search & run utility v2.0
- Author: jcates@page.az.net (James Cates)
- Uploader: jcates@page.az.net (James Cates)
- Type: util/wb
- Replaces: Locate.lha
- Requires: OS2.0+
-
- Why another file search program?
-
- Actually Locate is NOT another search program but a front end for
- FIND and UPDATEDB an excellent CLI only search program written by
- ??? (sorry... looked for the docs for this but they have long
- ago fallen by the way side. Thanks to whoever wrote FIND and
- UPDATEDB!!!)
-
- With two hard hard drives and 9 partitions it 'was' a royal pain
- to search through each and every partion one at a time for a file
- I had misplaced. Not to mention that searching all the dirs and
- subdirs took what seemed like an eternity!
-
- First things First:
-
- Simply unarc the file and place the programs in their respective
- directories. C: files in C: etc. You may place Locate in any
- Dir you choose.
-
- IMPORTANT- You will need to create a directory named FindDB and
- assign FindDB: to it. I suggest you add a line similar to the
- following to your user-startup.
-
- ASSIGN FindDB: work:FindDB
-
- Unlike V1.0 LocateV2 requires the CanDo.Library to run properly.
-
- When first running Locate you will need to update(create) a data
- base for FIND to use. To do this simply enter all volumes you
- would like the database to contain. For example:
-
- dh0: dh1: dh2: dh3: etc. etc.
-
- NOTE each volume must be seperated by a space.
-
- Next click on the UPDATE button... and be prepared to wait
- a while. The Author of FIND and FINDDB suggested that the data
- base be updated once per week, a suggestion that makes a lot of
- sense. Updating the DataBase can take from 10-20 minutes depending
- on the number of volumes you include, their size and the number
- of directories and files included on/in the volume/partion.
-
- However when the DataBase is created you will have the FASTEST
- file/dir search utility I have seen on the Amiga! And what's more
- there will be NO NEED TO ENTER A PATH TO SEARCH!!!
-
- To find a file or directory once the database is complete type in
- the pattern and click on the LOCATE button, you will have an
- entire listing of all Directories and Files that contain any or
- all of your specified search patterns within 5 seconds!
-
- Using LocateV2:
-
- THE BUTTONS-
-
- [LOCATE] - will locate any pattern in the database based on
- your input. For example: typing, red in the input box and clicking
- locate will find... withered, red, redmond, coloured, etc.
- Locate will find all Directories and Files that match the pattern.
-
- [UPDATE] - will update the database according to your input.
- If the input box is blank and you click the UPDATE button the
- database will be updated according to the default set in the
- locate.prefs file.
-
- [PRINT] - print the current output to prt:
-
- [PREFS] - clicking this button will pull up the default 'edit'or
- and the locate.prefs file found in s:
-
- Prefs lines are:
- 1. Default path (all volumes you wish to include in the database)
- 2. Default graphics viewer
- 3. Default animation viewer
- 4. Default sound player
- 5. Default mod player
- 6. Default text/hyper-text viewer
- 7. Default text editor
-
- NOTE: ALL default viewers and players must be located in your
- Path!
-
- Locate and View/Play/Run:
-
- You may also use Locate to do more than just 'locate' a directory
- or file. You may also, run a program, view a graphic or
- animation, listen to a sound file, play a music module, view a
- text or AmigaGuide file, or edit a text file.
-
- Once you have inputted the required pattern you wish to find and
- clicked the LOCATE button, simply click on the file you wish to
- perform the 'action' on, (The file will appear in the input box.)
- and then click on the desired action button,
- [RUN] [GRAPHIC] [ANIMATION] [SOUND] [MODULE] [TEXT] [EDIT]
- and the desired action will be carried out.
-
-
- Enjoy the program,
- Please address comments and suggestions for improvements on the
- interface to the Author.
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- ICONS for this program & dir are NEWICONS! IF you don't have the
- NEWICONS patch installed they will show up as single pixels on
- your Workbench!
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