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AlbumMaster
Version 6.71
'Mastering Your Album Library'
From Unicorn Software Limited
Created By:
Charles P. Schell IV
Copyright (C) 1987-91 Unicorn Software Limited
All Rights Reserved
AlbumMaster is a Trademark of Unicorn Software Limited
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| ____|__ | Association of
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|___|___| MEMBER
Unicorn Software Limited
P. O. Box 911
Wabash, IN 46992
CIS #70272,3317
Unicorn Software Limited 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 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-
9427 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536"
LICENSE AGREEMENT
AlbumMaster is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the
user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but
AlbumMaster must be distributed in unmodified, complete form, including
this Reference Guide and License Agreement. Also, AlbumMaster may not be
distributed in conjunction with any other product. The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with
quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using AlbumMaster and continue to use
AlbumMaster after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration
payment of $25.00 to Unicorn Software Limited, P.O. Box 911 Wabash, IN
46992-0911. Or you can use your MC, Visa, AmEx, or Discover by calling the
Public(software)Library at 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by FAX to
713-524-6398 or by CompuServe to 71355,470 or by mail to PsL, PO Box 35705,
Houston, TX 77235-5705. These numbers are for ordering only, order # 10208.
For information about dealer pricing, site licensing, shipping of product,
returns, latest version number or technical support call 219-563-HOME or
write to Unicorn Software Ltd. directly.
The $25.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book.
An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and
may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there
is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at
another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same
time.
The AlbumMaster cataloging program is protected by United States Copyright
Law and International Treaty provisions. All rights are reserved.
Non-registered users of AlbumMaster are licensed only to use the program
on a trial basis for the sole purpose of determining whether or not it
meets their requirements. All other use requires registration.
Commercial users of AlbumMaster must register and pay for their copies of
AlbumMaster within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Unicorn Software
Limited.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of AlbumMaster along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
version of the AlbumMaster system, a copy of Maestro! (See Below for
details), and another Unicorn Software program to try.
WARRANTY
Unicorn Software Limited makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied,
including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or
fitness for a particular purpose. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be
liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential
arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by
the user. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be liable for any damage to
data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by use of the
program.
IN NO EVENT WILL UNICORN SOFTWARE LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed, interpreted and
governed by the laws of the state of Indiana.
Contents
Features................................................................. 1
Concept.................................................................. 2
UNIEMM................................................................... 2
Mouse Users.............................................................. 2
Getting Started.......................................................... 2
Universals............................................................... 3
Entering Albums.......................................................... 4
Change & Erase........................................................... 4
Close 'Nuf............................................................... 5
Labels&Listings.......................................................... 5
Criteria................................................................. 5
KomboZ................................................................... 5
Print Outs............................................................... 5
Find!.................................................................... 6
Utilities................................................................ 6
Default & Printer SetUp.................................................. 7
UPGRADING TO 6.71........................................................ 7
Maestro!................................................................. 8
Technical Support........................................................ 8
Upgrade History..........................................................10
Features
* Program is easy to use, menu driven and installs automatically.
* Standard entries for Title and Artist (30 characters each), Album
Number, Category (2 characters), and up to 24 Tunes.
* 3 User Defined Fields of 30,29 and 5 characters each. The names
the User assigns to these fields are used on all screens and in print outs.
* The option of Updating or Deleting for a Specific Title or Album
Number.
* User sets screen colours, default data drive, printer codes and
User names data file.
* The choice of obtaining Print Outs for all data or a Criteria.
* Criteria selections for specific: Artist, Title, Album Number or
Range of Numbers, Category, any of the User Defined Fields, or a ComboZ of
up to 4 of the data fields (with And/Or option).
* Print Outs available: An abbreviated listing, full catalog, 3X5
and Roladex cards, or front labels.
* Tune List option that prints out Tune, Album Title & Number and
Artist for every Album in the data file (or Criteria).
* Custom List option that allows the User to pick and choose items
for a print out.
* Find! option that searches for specific Albums by Title, Artist,
Album Number, Category, User Defined Field, or ComboZ. Will also Find!
for a single tune and gives on screen pointer when found.
* Quik Info Key (F1) will supply user with the last number in use
and the next missing number in the data file (Great during Add and Change
mode).
* Close Nuf' feature that allows partial 'wildcard' style entries
to be used for Criteria and Find! options.
* Choice of indexing by: Title, Album Number, Artist or Category.
* Speed Up Sort resequences entire file for speed.
* Uses Mouse, if available.
-AlbumMaster 1-
Concept:
To help you catalog your Albums and assist you in printing catalogs,
listings and labels for the case and front of the Album. There are
entries for Album Number, Title, Artist, up to 24 Tunes, category as well
as three User Defined Fields.
The following files must be on the same drive/sub directory:
ALBMSTR.EXE
COLOUR.SET
HELP.PLS
HELP.DBT
NEWUSER.DAT
PRINT.SET
TUNE.DAT
UNIEMM.COM
QEMM.SYS And Other Extended Memory Managers:
Occaisionally a problem will be incurred by a person using QEMM.SYS
or other extended memory manager. This has to do with the way that the SYS
file manages memory vs the way that the program wants to use the extended
memory (The program will attempt to use extended memory automatically, if
it is available).
On the distribution disk there is a program called UNIEMM.COM (This can be
renamed to any legal file name EXCEPT the name of the EXE program). If you
attempt to run the program and get a DOS ERROR or RUN ERROR message at the
top of the screen, use the UNIEMM utility to start the program. It
will tell the program you are using an extended memory that has this
anomoly and command the program to remain in low memory instead of
switching to extended memory. After passing these instructions to the
program, the program will start with no other commands needing to be
entered.
Mouse Users:
YOU must activate the mouse prior to the start of the program. Two Button
Users: The Left Button serves as the return/enter key, The Right Button is
the ESC key. Three Button Users: Same as two button Users, and the middle
button is the F1 key.
Getting Started:
DO NOT INSTALL THE PROGRAM IF YOU ARE ALREADY USING IT SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO UPGRADE THE PROGRAM
-AlbumMaster 2-
Type ALBMSTR or UNIEMM to start.
When you first start the program, the computer will bring up the Default
Set Up screen. Just enter the info requested. When you name the Data
Drive, the program will automatically copy the data files to that drive for
you ! So Have A Disk In The Drive And Ready ! In order to create new data
disks see Default SetUp below. You can rename the data file now or do it
later. See below on how to do it later.
Colours
Color Letter
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Black N {As in Noir}
Blue B
Green G
Cyan BG
Red R
Magenta RB
Brown GR
White W
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User Defined Fields:
There are three User Defined Fields, they are 30,29 and 5 characters in
length. When in Default Set Up you can name these anything you want. ie
Producer, RCA Library Number, Length, Thumb (For Up or Down reviews),
Writer, Original, well you get the idea. You can change these anytime you
want. What you enter here will appear on the Add, Update, Delete Menus as
well as the print outs.
File Name:
Any 8 character name , except TEMP and NEWUSER, can be used. If the name
is already used the program will ask you to select a new name.
Data Drive:
The drive where you will keep your data disk. ex A,B,C,D etc.
The System:
Is designed using KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) so not much information is
needed to get started. Here are a few notes to help you use the system:
-AlbumMaster 3-
Universals:
The ESC key will take you back one menu (Mouse Users use Right Button).
The box in the upper right hand corner of the screen will contain
information on how to move around, and data entry tips.
The last line of the screen will tell you what the highlighted option does.
All menu entries can be selected with the light bar, or by pressing the
first letter of the option (Mouse Users when highlited the Left Button will
activate the option).
The F10 key will bring up Help for a particular item, if no Help is
availble for that item, it will allow you to enter the help index. From
the index you may select any of the topics of help available. The Help
file was not written by the same person who wrote this manual, therefore it
might help better explain something to you than this manual does and vice
versa.
The F1 key will bring up the Quik Info screen. It will provide you with the
last Album Number in use and any missing Album numbers (Mouse Users: Hit
the Middle Button).
How To Enter Albums:
There is a data sample in the data files already. To take a look at this
just enter the Update mode and select the one you wish to view. Try
running the Find! and Criteria functions with the sample data to get a feel
for how these functions work. This is a powerful program!
DON'T FORGET TO DELETE THE SAMPLE DATA BEFORE YOU START ENTERING YOUR OWN!
The Data Entry Screens:
Any of the data entry screens during Add or Change modes can be 'zipped'
through. That is if you do not enter the all the Tune lines just hit
PageDown after entering the ones you need to blank the rest of the lines.
ESC will abort.
Change And Erase:
When you select either of these options the screen will display up to 32
Album Numbers and Titles. Move the light bar to the one you want to
Update or Delete and press the enter key. The ESC key will take you back
to the Main Menu and the PageDown key will bring up the next 32 Titles.
When the program reaches the bottom of your file it will start again.
-AlbumMaster 4-
You also have the option of looking for a specific Album Number or
Title (These will always be the last two displayed, so use the End key to
get to the bottom and select the one you want).
Close 'Nuf:
In the Change, Erase, Criteria, and Find! when you enter the Title,
Artist, User Defined Fields, etc you do not have to enter the entire thing.
For example when entering a title you wish to deal with you do not have to
enter the full Title, only the first few words, or even letters. In Update
this will allow you to view all the records that are Close 'Nuf to what you
entered. EXAMPLE: Entering "Meet" will bring up "Meet Me", "Meet The
Beatles" and "I'll Meet You On The Other Side"
Labels&Listings:
You can print out All the data or select a Criteria of data to print.
Criteria:
You can choose the Artist, Title, Category, Albums Number, or any of the
User Defined fields to select a Criteria of. Remember that 'Close Nuf'
applies here too. So by selecting Artists named Bob you would get all of
Bob Mea's Albums but also Bob Wallace, Bob Redford, etc. You may also
select a range of album numbers, keep in mind that these are inclusive, ie
25 to 27 will get you 25,26 & 27. You can also select a KomboZ of
Criteria.
KomboZ:
Selecting this entry on the Criteria or Find! screen will let you combine
up to four Criteria. For example you want a listing of all Albums that
are in Category A and by The Beach Boys. Select the Category entry from the
ComboZ screen, then type in A next select the Artist entry, when you do
that you will have a choice of making the statement And or Or. (Chose And
in this example) then you can enter the Beach Boys. The program will find
all records meeting that Criteria and take you to the Forms menu or display
it on the screen. (If you had selected Or in the above example you would
have gotten all records for Category A or any done by the Beach Boys {even
those not category A})
A more complex example would be Category A or Category B and User Code D
and Title A. (You would get all Categories A or B with the Code D and the
title beginning with A.)
Print Outs:
A Listing provides the Album Number, Category Title & Artist.
-AlbumMaster 5-
A Catalog provides all information.
Front Labels: Gives you Album Number, Artist & Title. (All Labels are
standard 3" X 15/16" Pin Fed Labels.
Tune List: Will list all Tunes, Album Number and Artist. Unless you have
very few Albums you will need a Hard Drive or High Density Drive to use
this feature.
3X5 Cards: Gives you all information printed on 3X5 pin fed cards.
Rolodex Cards: Gives you all information except the Tunes on pin fed rotary
index cards.
A Kustom Listing allows you to build your own print out. Simply choose the
number beside the items you wish to include in you print out. The computer
will track the number of characters you have left and tell you if you go
over 80. Hit PageDown to start the printout or ESC to abort.
Find!:
Can help you find all of the Albums in the data file that have a
particular Album Number, User Defined Field, Artist , as well as Category
or even a single Tune. Using "Close 'Nuf" you can Find! any Album easily,
ie enter as much information as you remember and it will search based on
your input, even if it is only one letter. NOTE: PageUp on these data
display screens will take you back to the previous record, PageDown to the
next record and Home to the Find! menu. You can also Find! for ComboZ
(see above).
Utilities:
Indexing:
You can put the file in Title, Number, Artist or Category order by
selecting the appropriate option.
Build For Speed:
Should be run occasionally to keep the file in sequential order for speed.
Ghost Buster:
This feature should be run if you get blank records in your data file, by
accident.
-AlbumMaster 6-
Default SetUp:
Same as above. If you wish to create a new data disk, just blank out the
Data Drive or insert the letter "Z" and then hit the page down key. You
will then have the opportunity to name a new Data Drive and File Name.
Printer SetUp:
This allows you to customize the printer codes used by the program. These
codes can be found in your printer manual. The codes that the program has
when originally distributed are for the Epson FX100. You will need to know
the code for 10 cpi (Pica), 12 CPI (Elite), Enlarged, Condensed (17CPI) and
Double High/Wide. If your printer cannot handle double high/wide DON'T
PANIC, just leave it blank; the program will use Enlarged for that entry.
You do not have to enter the ESC part of the code, the program will add
that automatically. You can enter the letter ESC code or the number it
does not matter: ie ESC code 119 can be entered as "119" or "w". (Do not
enter any " "s!)
The codes are used as follows:
10 CPI Reports/Catalogs
12 CPI Album Titles On Inserts
Enlarged Report/Catalog Titles
Dbl High/Wide Used For Titles
Condensed Used For 3X5 Cards
Shell To DOS:
You can exit temporarily to DOS by using that option on the Utilities Menu.
The file COMMAND.COM must be on root directory of the same disk as the
other program files to do this. You must return to the subdirectory/drive
of AlbumMaster prior to entering EXIT to return to the program.
Upgrading To 6.71:
Upgrade To 6.71 From 6.40 Or Earlier:
If you are using a version prior to 6.71 this will help you upgrade
your existing data files. Before installing ANY of the programs files:
1. Copy the ALL files with the DAT extension from your existing
sub directory or diZk onto a work diZk or sub directory and set
aside.
2. Copy all of the files from the distribution dizk containing
version 6.71 onto your existing dizk or sub directory.
-AlbumMaster 7-
3. Start the program and complete the Default Set Up screen as you
desire, then from the Main Menu go to the Utilities Menu. Select
the Upgrade To 6.71 option from the Utilities Menu.
4. Once selected you will be prompted for the sub directory or
dizk location and the file name of the old files. DO NOT INCLUDE
THE DAT EXTENSION! For example your old data file name was VINYL
and you have copied it to sub directory TEMP on you C: drive. When
prompted you would enter: C:\TEMP\ for location and VINYL for name.
5. The program will import all of the old files into version 6.71.
6. Registered Users have the option of just mailing their old data
files (and .75 in stamps) to Unicorn and having them Upgraded for
them.
For versions after 6.41 just copy the 6.71 EXE file over the EXE file
for that version. Also copy the files HELP.DBT and HELP.PLS.
Maestro!:
Is a program that will enable you to work with files created by Cassette,
Album and CDMaster all at the same time. It will perform the same Find!
and Print functions as this program, but will use the data from all of the
*Master programs that you are currently using. Also, the program will do
comparisons between the files to find multiple titles. Finally, the
program will compare two completely different data files from two people --
so if you have a friend using one of the programs it will compare your data
to his.
This program is FREE to registered users and will be sent with the
registered version of the program.
Two or More:
Audio programs can be registered at the same time at a discounted rate:
Register 2 programs for $37.00, all three for $55.00. Be sure to include
the names of your choice(s) with your payment.
Technical Assistance & Latest Versions:
Both registered and unregistered Users can obtain technical assistance by
calling (219) 563-HOME (4663). Unregistered Users will need to provide the
name and address of where they obtained the software from in order to gain
this assistance. This will let us go back to that company if they are
distributing an older version and it helps us track who is distributing the
program. The number is manned (by a human) from 6:00 to 9:00 PM EST, all
other hours by an answering machine.
-AlbumMaster 8-
*******************
Unicorn Software Support conferences exist on the following BBSs:
** The Kokomo BBS: 317-457-9100
** The RoadHouse BBS: 317-784-2147 (FIDONET 1:231/290)
Both BBSs allow first time downloads and will always have the latest
versions of Unicorn's software. Unicorn Software programs are available via
"File Request" from The RoadHouse BBS (1:231/290). You can FREQ the magic
name "UNICORN" from 1:231/290 for information on Unicorn Programs and their
FREQable "magic" names.)
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Also, we monitor the Shareware conference on the following networks: RIME,
Intelec, NANet, MediaNET, and NAPNet.
The regional hub for RIME in Indiana (IBM-NET) will upload any of
Unicorn's files to the net on request:
** IBM-Net BBS: 317-882-5575
The regional hub for Intelec, NAPNet, and MedaiNet will upload any of
Unicorn's files to the net on request:
** Media Net 317-547-6204
*******************
All of Unicorn's programs are also available through the Shareware
Distribution Network (SDN), and may be downloaded from any SDN location.
The Central Indiana SDN contact point is:
** Someplace BBS 317-353-9981 (FIDONET 1:231/120)
*******************
The above listed BBSs will always have the latest versions within hours of
release. Additionally, these BBSs have proven to be reliable and worth the
cost of every minute of connect time. Even if you are not looking for our
latest versions: Give Them A Call!
Enjoy!
Charles P. Schell IV
Author
-AlbumMaster 9-
New Stuff
Version 6.30 Made both Delete and Update selections 'Point & Shoot'.
Album Number and Title entries for Delete and Update are
no longer 'hidden' options.
ComboZ option added.
6.40 Fixed a minor bug for single drive users.
Fixed a Bug in Comboz!
Speeded Up & Improved Find!
Added count down to Tune List
6.50 DOC rewritten.
Delete & Update features now return you to Main Menu if no
data is in the file.
Ability to Change or Add another on Add menu
6.60 Textured backgrounds and menu appearance changed.
Fixed a bug in Erase Option for two disk drive users.
Changed format of labels.
Improved error handling routines.
6.70 Added mousability
Added context sensative help.
6.71 Fixed a bug in the Tune List.
-AlbumMaster 10-