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General Instructions
WARNING! When you initially open a database using the Public
Domain Catalog, the program allocates approximately 110,000
characters of disk space to be used for writing the index. This
insures that you will always be able to save your data even
though the diskette becomes full. Consequently, if you receive
this program on a public domain distribution diskette, there may
be insufficient disk space for the program to execute. In this
event, copy the PubCat directory to its own diskette before
attempting to use the program.
INTRODUCTION
The Public Domain Catalog program provides a convenient method of
keeping track of all those Public Domain programs. The following
information is maintained for you in the database:
Program Name
Disk Name
Type File
Program Size
Program Date
Version
Reference Data
Author
Remarks
A method is provided to automatically scan diskettes and make
entries into the catalog. Before an entry is placed in the
catalog, you are given the opportunity to change the information
and add a brief description of the program if desired. Also,
during the scan process, you may specify that certain directory
entries are to be bypassed. This feature allows inappropriate
entries such as ".info", ".doc", etc., to omitted from the
catalog.
The idea is to create a catalog of your programs rather than a
directory of your diskettes. Consequently, during the diskette
scan process, the program does not make catalog entries for each
program in a directory. Only the directory name is entered into
the catalog. However, the program does look at individual files
within a directory for the purpose of computing the size.
A general purpose query system is provided to allow you to
produce reports based on your selection, sorting and formatting
specifications.
In order to reduce disk accesses, the program will grab all the
RAM it can get. If sufficient RAM is available, it will put the
entire database in memory. Consequently, the program's
performance can be improved considerably by terminating all other
processes and deleting any extraneous RAM files.
The database will accommodate approximately 5,000 entries
provided you have sufficient disk space.
Be sure to backup you database often!!
DISCLAIMER
The author makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this
documentation or the software described therein, its quality,
performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular
application. The author shall not be liable for errors contained
herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection
with the use of this product.