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Manual
CatMan-DO!
Copyright 1994
Sunrise Software
San Jose, CA.
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║ Table of Contents ║
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║ Feature Description ║
║ Hardware Requirements ║
║ Installing CatMan-DO! ║
║ Command Line Parameters ║
║ Getting Started ║
║ Using the Mouse ║
║ Menu Map ║
║ Understanding the Menu Items ║
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Feature Description
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Have you ever tried looking for a letter you wrote six months ago
but could not find the diskette you stored the file on? Or, do
you just have so many disks lying around you can not seem to keep
track of them all?
CatMan-DO!: A management tool to help you keep track of all your
files stored on diskettes. CatMan will allow you to catalog and
cross-reference data files, programs, or any other files you
have.
How often have your tried to cram all the file names onto the
diskette label? Instead, mark the diskette with the same
identifier you entered into the Label field. Now, CatMan can
track the files by the Label.
The automatic Bulk Load feature is the quickest method to build
your database. Simply pop in a diskette, provide the label name
and hit the enter key.
Files listed in CatMan can be identified by:
File Name the DOS file
Where It Is a directory path or disk location
Package Name an application name
Label a personalized identifier
Categories up to 6 cross-reference words
The Description in CatMan provides an open text area for each
entry. This area is useful for any notes or comments you may
have about the file. For example, a software librarian may use
this area to hold a copy of the FILE_ID.DIZ or track who has
borrowed it.
For those who prefer printed material, CatMan can print a listing
by Label, File Name or Package Name to keep in a notebook.
CatMan can also compare filenames across many disks to uncover
duplicates. From this you can determine the existence of older
data and older versions of programs. Then, you can go back and
delete those old files and reclaim previously unusable disk space
or even entire diskettes.
With CatMan you will have your entire data disk library cataloged
and organized in no time. And, once you have loaded all your
information, the time you save finding what you need will be
incredible.
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Hardware Requirements
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IBM Compatible Personal Computer
384 kb RAM
Hard Disk Drive
floppy diskette drive (for installation)
Color or Monochrome Monitor
Mouse (optional)
Parallel Printer (optional)
A Hard Drive is required to run CatMan-DI!
WARNING !!! : CONFIG.SYS file must contain FILES=20
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Installing CatMan-DO!
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Installing CatMan-DO! onto a Hard Disk
Step 1 : Turn on your PC and wait for DOS prompt
Step 2 : Create a sub-directory by typing
MD CATMANDO <CR>
Step 3 : Change directory by typing
CD CATMANDO <CR>
Step 4 : Insert distribution diskette into drive A:
Step 5 : Copy the software by typing
Copy A:*.* <CR>
Step 5 : Remove the diskette after the copying is complete.
Step 6 : Store the diskette in a safe place.
Step 7 : Start CatMan-DO! by typing
CATMANDO <CR>
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Command Line Parameters
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Type CATMANDO ? <CR> (at DOS prompt) to display the following
list of command line options :
NO-PRT-CHK : bypass checking printer status
MONO : force CatMan-DO! into Black & White mode
VERSION : Version and Compile Date
Flat screen PCs and lap tops may require the MONO parameter to
operate properly.
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Getting Started
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CatMan-DO! is menu driven. It is intuitively easy to use. A
Help Box or Q-Card appears at the bottom of the screen. It
displays "what to do now" information.
Hold down the Alt key for several seconds to activate a pop-up
window displaying a list of Hot Keys. These features are
available at any time by pressing either the Alt key and the
appropriate letter or the correct Function Key :
Alt N : Note Pad [F2]
Alt S : Save & Continue [F3]
Alt X : Save & Exit to DOS [F4]
Alt T : Tag List (Display) [F5]
ESC : I am done with this ... [F10]
The ESC key and F10 have the same effect. It will let you escape
from where you are and return to where you were. Pressing the ESC
key enough times will return to the top level Main Menu.
WARNING : You should never exit CatMan-DO! by turning off the
power. This could corrupt your data files.
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Using the Mouse
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CatMan-DO! will automatically detect whether or not a mouse is
active. If detected, a mouse character will appear on your
screen.
The mouse is set up to respond to a single button click or drag.
Both buttons on a 2 button mouse will respond in the same manner.
You can scroll through a list (or text) by dragging the upper or
lower potion of the pop up window. For example, select one of
the topics from the Bulk Load menu. Move the mouse pointer to
the lower portion of the window and depress the mouse button. The
screen will scroll downward until the end of text is reached.
Move the move pointer toward the top of the window to scroll
toward the beginning of the text.
To close the current window, move the pointer outside the window
boundary and click the mouse.
To select a menu item, click once to highlight and again to
activate. A single click outside the current window will close
the window (has the same affect as pressing the ESC key).
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Menu Map
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┌────── Notepad
│
├───┬── Files
│ ├───── View
│ ├───── New
│ ├───── Remove
│ ├───── Alter
│ ├───── Hard Copy
│ ├───── Soft Copy
│ ├───── Tag List
│ └───── Untag All
│
├───┬── Bulk Load
│ ├───── Automatic Mode
│ ├──┬── Manual Mode
│ │ ├───── Grab All Files
│ │ ├───── Pick and Choose
│ │ ├───── Edit Label Name
│ │ └───── Load Database
│ ├───── Select Drive
│ └───── File Extension
│
├───┬── Search
│ ├──┬── Search by...
│ │ ├───── Package Name
│ │ ├───── File Name
│ │ ├───── Label
│ │ ├───── Where is it?
│ │ ├───── Description
│ │ ├───── Hardware
│ │ ├───── Category
│ │ ├───── Both Categories
│ │ ├───── Either Categor