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* Catalog.Exe - A File Cataloging System *
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History:
The catalog program is designed to help the users of
wordprocessors, spreadsheets and other programs. A MS-DOS
file name is only 8 characters long, with a 3 character
suffix normally used to type a file. It is hard to put a
meaningful file name into 8 characters. The letter to John
Henry about buying more land in Alaska may get the file name
of JH-AK, or something just as unreadable.
What Catalog will do:
Catalog will allow you to maintain a list of files of a
chosen suffix in a simple text file. Descriptions of what
each file is for are then added after to the text file.
When files are added/deleted Catalog will redo the text file
to include the new files and remove any which have been
deleted. Now anytime you can not remember a file name all
you have to do is check the Catalog.
Running Catalog:
The full command for catalog is...
CATALOG <catalog file> <wildcard search>
The default catalog file name is CATALOG.DOC and the
default wildcard search is *.DOC. This means is you just
type in CATALOG it will create a list of all the files with
the suffix .DOC and place the list in the file CATALOG.DOC.
You may change either of the two parameters. For
example CATALOG CATALOG.PRN *.WKS would create a list of
all the worksheets in the current directory.
If you do not use the default catalog file you must
give the name of the catalog file each time you run CATALOG.
The search string is stored in the file, and will be reused
if an old catalog file is being updated. CATALOG will also
check to verify that the same directory is being searched.
Editing Tips:
The catalog file is an ascii file. The general layout
of the file must be maintained for CATALOG to be able to
update the file successfully. If a wordprocessor is used to
edit the file, be sure no formatting characters are stored
in the file.
To edit the catalog from LOTUS do the following...
Start with a blank spreadsheet.
Set column A to 11 characters wide.
Set Unformatted print,
Left Margin = 0,
Right Margin = 240,
Top Margin = 0,
Bottom Margin = 0
Save these settings in a file.
Use File, Import, Text to retrieve the catalog
Make any entries into column B
Use Print, File to create a new catalog file.
To re-edit the file simply retrieve the blank
spreadsheet you saved and start at the File Import command.
Modifying Catalog's defaults:
You may use debug to change the default setting for
Catalog. The current locations are... (Always look before
you change as these locations may change with a new
version!)
Catalog file - 302b
Wildcard Search - 303b
Use debug to replace the current setting with whatever
you want. Make sure you end your string with a (0) zero
byte, and that the filename and search string are valid.
There is 16 bytes of space reserved for each string so
ignore the special characters that are there. (They are
placed there to confuse EXEPACK.)
Catalog's Needs:
The DOS SORT command must be available in the current
PATH string for Catalog to work. Catalog needs a little bit
of file space to create a couple of temporary work files.
If you interrupt Catalog while it's working the file
CATALOG.DIR, CATALOG.TST, or CATALOG.NEW may be left on the
disk.
About the Programmer:
My name is Don Schuster I run a small consulting
business in Los Angeles and have been programming on large
and small machines for about 12 years. I believe in the
concept of shareware. If you send a donation of $5.00 or
more to me I will maintain a list of registered users and
directly inform you of upgrades and other such stuff. If
you would like the source code (It's in C), send $50.00 and
it's yours (I'll throw in the diskette for nothing). Please
also let me know if there are improvements that would help
you use CATALOG on your computer. The address for donations
and comments is...
Don Schuster
Cadacus Consulting
24458 Eilat Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Copyright Notice:
The program and documentation may be freely copied and
used by anyone. The code may not be altered in any way
without the express written permission of Don Schuster of
Cadacus Consulting. A small (<$10.00) service fee may be
charged by services providing the program to users.