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*************************** CLASSICAL RECORD INDEX ***************************
*********************** 7 Star version ***********************
********************* June 1991 ********************
****************** *****************
************** Anastasios C. Kotsikonas **************
*********** 15 Walbridge St. #37 ***********
******** Boston, MA 02134, USA ********
***** *****
** **
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Important note:
This is a demo version; the maximum size of any database is restricted to
10 composers. If you like the program, please complete the registration form
and send it with a cheque for US $20 made out to "Anastasios Kotsikonas" to
the above address.
I will then send you the unrestricted version. Currently, I can only provide
5.25 inch disks.
You may copy and distribute this demo set of programs freely.
You may not copy or distribute the official version that you will receive.
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This is an LP/CD/cassette cataloging system. It is custom made for classical
music, but can be used for any kind of music. It indexes by composer name
(or artist name if you prefer) using B+ tree database indexing for fast I/O.
There is no specific limit on the size of the database other than the physical
disk size. Applications are provided for backing up the database and recovering
from a crash. Manual pages are accessible by yet another application and
on-line. A mechanism is also provided for overriding the system's default
definitions, thus enabling the system to do any type of cataloging.
Included are the following:
- read.me: this file.
- records3.exe: the main application for indexing; features include
listing of all composer names, listing of an individual
composer's compositions, easy editing, predefined
and user-defined strings, multiple keyword searching
with wild characters, automatic redisplay of the last
listing and/or keyword search, escaping to the shell,
on-line availability of the manual (see below), case
sensitive help, and a terminate-and-stay-resident
capability with a hot-key activation.
The number of composers it can handle is unlimited,
but for each composer there is a maximum of fifty
compositions that can be stored; in addition, for each
composition only an orchestra, a conductor, a label and
a comment may be specified.
- dbcopy.exe: copy the database out to another disk; used to backup
a database; it can split a large database (e.g. on a
hard disk) to smaller ones (e.g. on floppy disks) as
standalone databases, or merge individual databases
to a larger one (reverse procedure).
- dbrecovr.exe: utility to rebuild a corrupted index file from the
database itself; if the database itself is corrupted
there is no hope.
- man.exe: utility that reads, displays and walks through a manual
page.
- records3.man,
dbcopy.man,
dbrecovr.man: the main utilities' manual pages; to be used with the
man program.
- predef.dat: place to put your own definitions overriding the system
defaults; the one provided is pretty self-explanatory.
All of the main utilities make use of environment variables for easier use.