Copyright: (C) 1995 Vince Sorensen


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Studio Access

  for Windows

Welcome to Studio Access for Windows...  With this interface, you can find what you need quickly and easily.

When you first start up Studio Access, you'll be asked to choose one of three ways to access this CD-ROM:  Browse a Selected Category, Browse All Files, or Browse Words.

         Browse a Selected Category.

         Browse All Files.

         Browse Words.

About Data Express Inc..

About this Interface..


Browse in Selected Category
Browse a Selected Category

When you press the Browse Selected Category button, you'll be presented with a "browse box", a locator, a description box, and action buttons.

The browse box is a scrollable area showing all files in the selected category in file name order. You can use your mouse, or arrow and pageup/down keys to move the highlight bar within the browse box.  Another way to move quickly is the "locator". When you press any letter or number keys, the letters and numbers accumulate into the locator, and the browse box jumps to the nearest matching file name.  For example, pressing ACC may line up  a file called ACCA.ZIP. You can also backspace if you type more than you've intended.  When you move the browse box in some other way (such as page down), the "locator" is reset.

There are action buttons to allow you to copy or install the highlighted file, or to search for a word or phrase in the descriptions of the files.

When you press COPY, you will be asked for a location and file name to copy the file to. Studio Access will provide a suggested file name and location.

When you press INSTALL, Studio Access will unarchive the selected file to a sub-directory of named after the file.  You will then be given an opportunity to run one of the newly installed files.  You don't have to run anything immediately - you can always use the Windows file manager at some later date.  Please note that not all programs on this CD-ROM can be run from Windows, or may have special requirements.  Consult the documentation provided with  each individual program you install.

When you press FIND, Studio Access will ask you for a word or phrase to search for.  You can optionally search backwords or forwards, for partial or complete words, and with or without case- sensitivity.

The description box appears in the lower right hand corner, and shows the complete description for the highlighted file.

In the lower left-hand corner is the category.


Browse All Files

II. Browse All Categories

When you press the Browse All Categories button, you'll be presented with a "browse box", a locator, a description box, and action buttons.

The browse box is a scrollable area showing all files in all selected categories in file name order. You can use your mouse, or arrow and pageup/down keys to move the highlight bar within the browse box.  Another way to move quickly is the "locator". When you press any letter or number keys, the letters and numbers accumulate into the locator, and the browse box jumps to the nearest matching file name.  For example, pressing ACC may line up  a file called ACCA.ZIP. You can also backspace if you type more than you've intended.  When you move the browse box in some other way (such as page down), the "locator" is reset.

There are action buttons to allow you to copy or install the highlighted file, or to search for a word or phrase in the descriptions of the files.

When you press COPY, you will be asked for a location and file name to copy the file to. Studio Access will provide a suggested file name and location.

When you press INSTALL, Studio Access will unarchive the selected file to a sub-directory of named after the file.  You will then be given an opportunity to run one of the newly installed files.  You don't have to run anything immediately - you can always use the Windows file manager at some later date.  Please note that not all programs on this CD-ROM can be run from Windows, or may have special requirements.  Consult the documentation provided with  each individual program you install.

When you press FIND, Studio Access will ask you for a word or phrase to search for.  You can optionally search backwords or forwards, for partial or complete words, and with or without case- sensitivity.

The description box appears in the lower right hand corner, and shows the complete description for the highlighted file.

The description of the category this highlighted file is in is located In the lower left hand corner.


Browse by Words

III. Browse by Words in Descriptions

This option allows you to view a "browse box" in the order of words found in the descriptions of files.  This gives you the power to find all occurances of a word quickly and easily.

When you press the Browse by Words button, you'll be presented with the same "browse box", locator, and description box as for Browse a Selected Category.  However, the action  buttons are limited to COPY and INSTALL, since FIND is redundant.

When you press any letter or number keys on this option, the letters and numbers accumulate into the locator, and the browse box jumps to the nearest matching word.  For example, pressing ACC may line up a file description containing the word "ACCESS". You can  backspace if you type more than you've intended.  When you move the browse box in some other way (such as  page down), the "locator" is reset.

Note that only COMPLETE words with 3 to 12 letters are in the database for this option.  Common words such as "THE" and "AND" are omitted.  If you need to find a file in a selected category only, or partial words, use the Browse by Selected Category or Browse All Category options.


Browse by Words
About Data Express

Data Express Inc offers a complete line of CD-ROMs and CD-ROM solutions, including:

Russian Software

NEW! Russian Software I contains over 100 commercial applications direct from Russia's top programmers. The software covers a wide range of topics, from games to highly technical applications.  Also featured are presentations of Russia's famous museums: The Hermitage, Moscow Kremlin, State Russian Museum and others.  The Windows based multimedia interface allows you to run each application and to obtain factual information of the authors and their companies. Russian produced. Very Different.

5th Dimension I

NEW! 5th Dimension I contains over 65 top rated and author direct adventure games with the most unique user interface in existence - the 3D Menu.  The 3D Menu is a game in itself and involves finding the other games while defending yourself against villians that want to destroy you. Once found, the individual games can be played direct from the CD-ROM. Includes product descriptions in English, German, Spanish and French. German produced. DOS based. Very unique application.

SoundMOD I

NEW! SoundMOD I contains over 650 megabytes of BBS ready sound files. There are 3700+ sound files stored in MOD, MTM, S3M, FAR, 669 and ULT formats. There are no internal duplicates and the files are logically arranged on the disc, making it an easy addition to most BBSs. The FILES.BBS description files are complete, informative and very high quality. Included is an easy to use DOS based sound player.

Hacker Chronicles I or II

The Hacker Chronicles is the definitive and original guide to the computer underground. This new release contains information on fone phreaking, computer hacking, satellite communications, ATM technology, voice mail systems, cellular phones, virus engineering, spy techniques, explosives, alarm systems, and much more. This product reveals all about the computer underground - through the eyes of the actual people who committed these insidious acts. This product is not intended for the faint of heart and viewer discretion is advised.

Shareware Studio 4 CD Set

This shrink-wrapped bundle includes Volumes I thru IV of the Shareware Studio.  This nonduplicating set contains over 22,000 shareware programs - over 4 gigabytes of software.  Each disc contains a powerful and easy to use access program. The discs are BBS ready with accurate and informative FILES.BBS description files.  If you were to print out all of this data, the resulting pile of paper would be taller than the Empire State Building!

Shareware Studio V

Shareware Studio V is the latest release of this nonduplicating series.  The disc contains over 600 megabytes of all 1994 shareware, complete with a powerful and easy to use access program. The disc is BBS ready with accurate and informative FILES.BBS description files.  The last five months of mail from FidoNet's CDROM and CDROM_SALE mail echoes is included - over 17,000 messages from dealers and end users, with hundreds of mailing addresses. Also included is the complete Apogee game collection.

SoundWAV I or II

This 625+ meg disc contains 55 unique soundtracks, stored in 3 different formats - 16 bit (44.1 khz) stereo, 8 bit (22 khz) stereo, and 8 bit (22 khz) mono.  The sounds may be used royalty free.  All sounds are very creative in nature and were created by professional musicians in a live recording studio. Included is an easy to use interface which also functions as a stand alone .WAV player.  SoundWAV I is the Sound Clips disc included in Corel's CD POWER PAK. SoundWAV is the industry's top .WAV disc.

 Ultimate Windows Shareware I

The Ultimate Windows Shareware I contains over 3400 Windows shareware programs.  There are no internal duplicates and the files are logically arranged on the disc. Also included is a very easy to use Windows based access program, making it the perfect choice for the novice who has an interest in Windows shareware. The disc is also BBS ready and includes FILES.BBS description files.

Nature Graphics I

Nature Graphics I is an original collection of high quality graphic files relating to nature.  This 550+ meg disc has over 400 original images, stored in both 256 color .GIF and 16.7M color .TGA formats.  Included is an easy to use viewer which requires no installation and runs directly from the CD ROM.  The images may be used royalty free.  The disc is BBS ready, with accurate and informative FILES.BBS description files. 4DOS description files are also included.

Data Express, Inc.               TEL: 305-572-4848

11030 NW 26th Place          FAX: 305-572-3454

Sunrise, FL 33322 USA       BBS: 305-572-3456


Browse by Words
About This Interface

Studio Access for Windows is  copyright (c) 1995 by Vince Sorensen.   All rights are reserved.   This interface is licensed for use by the purchaser of the Shareware Studio series of CD-ROMs by Data Express Inc.  The author is not  liable for damages suffered as a result of improper use, proper use, or inability to use this software (This disclaimer is void where prohibited by law).  All questions regarding the usage of this interface with the Shareware Studio series of CD-ROMs should be directed to Data Express Inc. at 305-572-4848.

Youre still here?

You must really enjoy reading fine print if youre still reading this.  You may be interested to know that this program was written in the Clarion for Windows language, the best multi-purpose rapid-application-development language available.  You may also be interested to know that this program was written in Regina, SK., Canada.  The author is responsible for  the CD-ROM PRO and SortDesc shareware products, which have registered users in over 40 countries.  Suggestions and enhancements are welcome, and may be sent to the publisher as mentioned previously, or to the author at  Fidonet 1:140/121.

Tip #1:

Conversion from PCBoard format to FILES.BBS format may be done using the DOS Studio Access program, CD-ROM PRO, SortDesc, or Intelliv, all available on this CD-ROM or directly from the author of this program.

Tip #2:

The DOS Studio Access program has additional utilities for your Shareware Studio CD-ROM collection, including the ability to find duplicates on your hard drive (and save you space!) as well as duplicates on other CD-ROM file lists you may be considering purchasing.