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- CATraxx
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- CATraxx 2.70.01 - September 14, 1997
-
- Developed by
-
- FNProgramvare
- Pb 721 Krapfoss
- N-1536 Moss
- Norway
-
- E-mail: fnordbak.online.no
- World Wide Web: http://www.prodat.no/fnp/eng/
-
- We appreciate and encourage all comments, suggestions,
- and bug reports. Both your registration and your comments
- will help improve CATraxx and keep it on the leading edge.
-
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-
- CONTENTS
-
- - Description
- - Distribution
- - Installation
- - Changes
-
- =============================================================
-
- Description
-
- CATraxx is the perfect program to catalog and manage a
- record collection. With it's intuitive easy-to-use interface
- you can start cataloging your records immediately. CATraxx
- allows you to keep track of just about every aspect of your
- collection. Using CATraxx you can quickly catalog CDs by
- download disc data from the Internet CDDB database.
-
- CATraxx is the choice of professional DJs, radio stations
- and individuals world-wide who want to keep track of their
- record collection. Now you can have a perfectly organized
- collection.
-
- CATraxx has a very comprehensive set of fields,
- including 20 user-defined fields, for both albums
- and tracks, enabling you to catalog all the information
- you want. You can store an image of the album cover and
- add your own personal comments for both albums and
- tracks. You register most information, like artist, format,
- label and group lineup, only once. This saves disk space
- and makes it easier to search for exactly the information
- you want.
-
- The loan module lets you keep track of albums on loan.
- Check the program periodically to see what is still out
- on loan. You will always know who has what and since
- when. CATraxx also lets you track both initial investment
- and the value of your collection.
-
- You can effectively search the database for information
- that you require. Search in all fields with any
- combination of fields and operators. In addition,
- CATraxx lets you cross reference up to five fields.
- This is an extremely flexible way to search and query data.
-
- The report module lets you create almost any type of
- report. Use one of the pre-defined reports, or create
- your own from scratch. You have full control over
- columns, fonts and margins. CATraxx lets you preview
- reports on screen before printing.
-
- CATraxx uses popup menus for quick feature access
- and navigation. CATraxx comes with a sample database
- to get you started and a comprehensive context-sensitive
- on-line help system. CATraxx runs on both Windows 3.1
- and Window 95.
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- Distribution
-
- CATraxx is distributed as shareware. This means you are
- welcome to give copies of CATraxx to your friends and
- colleagues. For a list of files that need to be distributed,
- please see VENDINFO.DIZ. Do not, under any circumstances,
- distribute CATRAXX.MEM. This file contains the serial number,
- and with this information we can trace the copy back to you.
- When CATRAXX.MEM is not present, CATraxx runs as an
- unregistered shareware version.
-
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- Installation
-
- NOTE!
- If you downloaded this package from the Internet, please
- read this paragraph very carefully: A file called
- VBRUN300.DLL needs to be installed on your computer before
- SETUP is run. To save space, this file was not included
- in this package. Please check your SYSTEM directory
- (usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM) to see if you already have this
- file (this is very likely). If not then download, unzip and
- copy the file to the SYSTEM directory. It is very important
- that you do this before SETUP is run!
-
- VBRUN300.DLL is available from most file servers,
- including:
-
- ftp.cdrom.com/.1/simtelnet/win3/dll/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.ftp.hkstar.com/.2/simtelnet/win3/dll/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.demon.co.uk/.d5/simtelnet/win3/dll/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.uni-paderborn.de/ftp/disk1/SimTel/win3/dll/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.bitcon.no/pub/simtelnet/win3/dll/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.chem.eng.usyd.edu.au/dropbox/pgrad/utils/win31/vbrun300.zip
- ftp.edu.tw/Chinese/ifcss/software/ms-win/misc/vbrun300.zip
-
- To install CATraxx, follow these steps:
-
- From Diskette
-
- 1. Insert diskette number 1 into your diskette drive.
-
- 2. If you are running Microsoft Windows 3.1, from the Program
- Manager File menu choose Run.
-
- If you are running Microsoft Windows 95, from the Start
- menu choose Run.
-
- 3. In the text box, type the path to the installation program,
- for example A:\SETUP, and choose OK.
-
- 4. When requested, specify the directory where you want to
- install CATraxx. Unless you specify a different directory
- the application will be installed in C:\CATRAXX.
-
- 5. Choose OK to start the installation process.
-
- From Hard Disk
-
- 1. Ensure that all CATraxx installation files are in the
- same directory, for example C:\CATTEMP.
-
- 2. If you are running Microsoft Windows 3.1, from the Program
- Manager File menu choose Run.
-
- If you are running Microsoft Windows 95, from the Start
- menu choose Run.
-
- 3. In the text box, type the name of the drive and directory
- where the installation files are located, then type \SETUP
- (for example C:\CATTEMP\SETUP) and choose OK.
-
- 4. When requested, specify the directory where you want to
- install CATraxx. Unless you specify a different directory
- the application will be installed in C:\CATRAXX.
-
- 5. Choose OK to start the installation process.
-
- If you have any problems with the installation, you may
- install files manually by following this procedure:
-
- 1. Start a "DOS-window" (In Program Manager double-click
- on the MS-DOS icon).
- 2. What you type at the DOS prompt depends on the file
- you want to install. For example, if you want to install
- THREED.VBX, follow these steps:
-
- - Insert the correct diskette (in this case diskette
- no. 1) into you diskette drive.
-
- - Type this command (you may need to substitute A for
- the letter of your diskette drive, for example B)
-
- EXPAND A:\THREED.VB_ C:\CATRAXX\THREED.VBX <Enter>
-
- THREED.VBX is unpacked and copied to the program
- directory.
-
- Normally, files with the extension VBX or DLL should be
- installed in the SYSTEM directory (usually
- C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM). Do not copy files to this directory
- yourself. If, however, you do, please make a copy of the
- original file first. You might overwrite a newer version,
- and as a result some other application might not work.
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-
- Changes
-
- 2.70.01 - Sep 14, 1997
- - Added support for proxy servers.
-
- 2.70.00 - Sep 11, 1997
- - CATraxx now supports the Internet CDDB database!
- Save time - download artist, album title, category
- and track titles from the Internet.
-
- 2.61.05 - Sep 3, 1997
- - Fixed problem with filter in the Statistics report.
-
- 2.61.04 - Aug 3, 1997
- - Fixed import bug.
-
- 2.61.03 - Jul 17, 1997
- - Command "Edit Lookup Table" in popup menus (drop-down
- lists) now activates the correct dialog box.
-
- 2.61.02 - Jun 25, 1997
- - Fixed problem with "Illegal Function Call" if the date
- setting in Control Panel was non standard.
-
- 2.61.01 - Jun 06, 1997
- - You can now specify the locale setting that affects
- the sort order (choose File/Compress to change this
- setting).
- 2.61.00 - May 18, 1997
- - You can now specify the date (number of days from today)
- that is automatically entered into the Date Due field
- when you register an album as 'on loan'. To do this, choose
- Preferences from the File menu, select the Data entry tab
- and type the value in the Date Due - days from today text box.
- - Updated contact and registration information.
-
- 2.60.06 - Apr 30, 1997
- - Fixed a bug that caused the application to terminate
- (after the error message "Invalid property array index")
- if you tried to check either Music or Lyrics when no
- songwriters were selected.
-
- 2.60.05 - Apr 5, 1997
- - Fixed problem with User-def 19 in dialog box
- "Default Information".
-
- 2.60.04 - Mar 30, 1997
- - Added Borrower to lookup report.
-
- 2.60.03 - Mar 28, 1997
- - You can now press Alt+N as a shortcut for the Add
- button in the "Add Musicians" dialogbox.
- - Fixed problem with the warning of duplicate album ID's.
-
- 2.60.02 - Mar 26, 1997
- - Fixed problem when exporting tracks.
-
- 2.60.01 - Mar 14, 1997
- - Fixed problem with Ctrl+Left in dialog "Active Track".
-
- 2.60.00 - Mar 1, 1997
- - A new loan module that lets you keep track of albums
- on loan, who has borrowed, when they were borrowed,
- when they are due back and how many times they have
- been borrowed. There are four new reports that are
- linked to the loan module: By Borrower (albums borrowed
- grouped by borrower), By Title (albums borrowed grouped
- by title), On Loan (albums currently on loan) and Statistics
- (counts the number of times each album has been borrowed).
- - The windows Active Album 1 and Active Album 2 are
- merged into one window (Active Album). Tabs are
- used to group the fields: Basic, Library and Special.
- - The field Memo is split in two: Comments and Reviews.
- - The Cover field can be included in the Line-report.
- - The length of the Album Title field is now 150 characters.
- - There is no limit to the number of artists per. album/track.
- - Fixed problem with compression.
-
- 2.52.04 - Jan 30, 1997
- - Fixed problems import.
-
- 2.52.03 - Jan 20, 1997
- - Fixed some textual mistakes in dialogs.
-
- 2.52.02 - Jan 16, 1997
- - The "Blank line" option in the list-report now works.
-
- 2.52.01 - Dec 29, 1996
- - Fixed bugs in the Statistics report.
-
- 2.52.00 - Dec 4, 1996
- - Fixed some minor bugs.
- - Fixed some textual mistakes in dialogs and in the
- help file.
- - Added VENDINFO.DIZ to the files distributed.
-
- 2.51.00 - Oct 31, 1996
- - You can now import tracks.
- - It is now possible to save the export layout.
- - It is now possible to save the import layout.
- - You can now specify separator when importing more
- then one artist, songwriter, producer, mixer or
- studio linked to the same album/track.
- - The CD Player is now a separate application. You do
- not need to start CATraxx to play CD's.
- - Is is now possible to specify a fixed size for the
- window Cover.
- - Added a new command to the browse-list popup-menu:
- Update Sort Order.
- - Capacity for all memo-fields increased to 32.000
- characters.
-
- 2.50.02 - Oct 21, 1996
- - Added the section "User's Guide" to the help file.
- - References to "Added" changed to "Registered".
-
- 2.50.01 - Oct 14, 1996
- - It is now possible to remove a link to a CD. Choose
- Remove Link from the Album meny to do this.
- - Added an automatic reminder if you have forgotten to
- link the album to the CD. Please note that this happens
- before you add the tracks. Choose Preferences from the
- File menu and check Notify if not linked to CD (Data
- entry tab) to activate this feature.
-
- 2.50.00 - Sep 23, 1996
- - Version 2.5 released.
-
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