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CD-Audio Help Contents
CDBrowser Help Contents

Using CDBrowser, you can work with CD-Audio databases. A database is the file in which information you've saved about a CD, such its title and track names, is stored. Typically, you save information about a CD using CD-Audio.

CDBrowser lets you modify disc information, merge CD-Audio databases, and convert databases from older versions of CD-Audio.

Help topics for CDBrowser are divided into three categories represented by the following icons:


How To Index
How To...

•	Work with databases

•	Add, match, and find discs

•	Selecting discs and drives

•	Sorting discs and searching for text

•	Hide and show the toolbar and status bar

•	Activate, arrange, select, and refresh windows

•	Exit CDBrowser


Commands

•	File

•	Edit

•	View

•	Drive

•	Window


File Commands

New	Creates new CD-Audio 2.0 databases.

Open	Opens existing databases

Import	Merges databases and converts databases from previous versions of CD-Audio.

Print	Prints the current database.

Print Preview	Displays the database page exactly as it will be printed.

Print Setup	Selects a printer and printer connection.

Close	Closes the current database.

Exit	Closes CDBrowser.


Edit Commands

Add disc...	Defines new disc information and adds this disc the current database.

Next disc	Highlights the next disc in the database list. If the program window is open, information for the selected disc is displayed.

Previous disk	Highlights the previous disc in the database list. If the program window is open, information for the selected disc is displayed.

Find...	Searches for text from artist and disc titles.


View Commands

List	Activates the list window.

Program	Opens the program window and displays the information for the disc selected in the list window.

Line	Goes to the specified line in the list window.

Sort	Lists discs according to the number of tracks, artist title, or disc title.

Toolbar	Shows and hides the toolbar.

Status bar	Shows and hides the status bar.


Drive Commands

Select	Lists the drive letters of available CD-ROM drives.

Lookup	Looks for an entry in the database for the CD in the drive.

Match	Matches an entry in the database with the CD in the drive.


Window Commands

Cascade	Staggers open windows.

Tile Horizontally	Arranges open windows from side to side.

Tile Vertically	Arranges open windows from top to bottom.

Arrange Icons	Places icons in a row.

Refresh	Updates information in the current window.


Working with Databases

A database is created automatically when you save program information using CD-Audio. You can  open any existing database using CDBrowser.

In addition, you can merge databases, which allows you to share information with other users or between your own databases. If you've used previous versions of CD-Audio, you can also import older databases into the CD-Audio 2 database.

CD-Audio 2 database are made up of a set of files. CAUDIODB.CDB is a text file that references the following files:

•	CDAUDIOD.DBF, which stores artist and disc titles

•	CDAUDIOD.CDX, an index file for CDAUDIOD.DBF

•	CDAUDIOT.DBF, which stores track names

•	CDAUDIOT.CDX, an index file for CDAUDIOT.DBF

•	CDAUDIOP.DBF, which stores programming information

•	CDAUDIOP.CDX, an index file for CDAUDIOP.DBF

To open or import CD-Audio 2 databases, you need CAUDIODB.CDB and its associated DBF files. If CDX files aren't found, they're created automatically.

To import a CD-Audio 1.x database, you need two files: DCDAUDIO.DBF and TCDAUDIO.DBF.

You can print the list of discs in a database. You can also preview the page before printing, and choose print options just as you would for most standard Windows applications.

To create a database

1.	Choose New from the File menu.

Or select the New icon from the toolbar.

Or press Ctrl+N.

2.	Specify the name CAUDIODB.CDB and choose a location for the database.

3.	Choose OK.

To open a database

1.	Choose Open from the File menu.

Or select the Open icon from the toolbar.

Or press Ctrl+O.

2.	Double-click the database name.

Or select the name and choose OK.

To merge or convert a database

1.	Open the database to which you want to add entries.

2.	Choose Import from the File menu.

Or select the Import icon from the toolbar.

3.	Choose the type of database you want to import using the List Files of Type drop-down list box.

4.	Double-click the name of the database you want to import.

To print the list of discs

1.	Choose Print from the File menu.

Or select the Print icon from the toolbar.

2.	Choose OK.

To close a database

Choose Close from the File menu.


New icon


Import icon


Open icon


Print icon


Modifying Databases
Adding, Matching, and Finding Discs

Usually, you add disc information to a database by saving program information using CD-Audio. However, you can also add disc information within CDBrowser, match existing disc information to a CD, and lookup disc information for a CD. Disc information includes:

•	artist, disc, and track titles

•	program information, which includes the order in which you want tracks played and any tracks you want excluded from the play list

You can add disc information whether or not the drive contains a disc. If no database information exists for the disc in the drive, CDBrowser assumes that the new information is to be matched with the current disc. CDBrowser displays a Program window that lists the tracks and the length of each track. You can define disc information.

If the drive doesn't contain a disc or if database information exists for the disc in the drive, CDBrowser assumes that new information is for another disc. CDBrowser prompts you for the number of tracks and displays a Program window in which you can define disc information.

In the List window, disc entries that aren't associated with a physical disc are marked by an asterisk. Once you've inserted an unmatched disc into the drive, you can match an entry to the disc.

For disc entries that are matched to physical discs, you can lookup the entry when you insert the disc in the drive.

To add a disc to a database

1.	Choose Add Disc from the Edit window.

Or choose the Add Disc icon from the toolbar.

2.	Enter the number of tracks, if prompted.

3.	Define disc information using the Program window.

4.	Choose Save.

To delete a disc from a database

1.	Select the disc entry in the List window.

1.	Choose Delete Disc from the Edit menu.

2.	Choose OK.

To lookup disc information for a disc

1.	Insert the disc in the drive.

2.	Choose Lookup from the Edit menu.

Or select the Lookup icon from the toolbar.

To match disc information to a CD

1.	Insert the disc in the drive.

2.	Select the disc entry from the List window.

3.	Choose Match from the Edit menu.

Or select the Match icon from the toolbar.


Add disc icon


Lookup icon


Match icon


Selecting Discs

When a disc is selected, its name is selected in the List window. If the Program window is open, it's updated to display the information for the selected disc.

If you have more than one CD-ROM drive connected to your system, you can select the drive you want use with CDBrowser. By default, CDBrowser uses the first available drive letter.

To select a disc from the List window

Click its name using the left mouse button.

Or choose Next Disc from the Edit menu or the Next disc icon from the toolbar.

Or choose Previous Disc from the Edit menu or the Previous disc icon from the toolbar.

Or choose Line from the View menu and enter the line number of the disc.

To select another CD-ROM drive

1.	Choose Select from the Drive menu.

2.	Select the drive.

3.	Choose OK.


Go to Previous Disc icon


Go to Next Disc icon


Sorting Discs and Searching for Text

If you have many entries in a database, you may want to sort items or search for titles in the List window.

You can sort discs in the List window according to the number of tracks or the titles. Discs are sorted in ascending order.

CDBrowser provides a text search feature. Although the text search isn't case-sensitive, you must specify text starting from the first character of the title. For example, to find the disc title "My Audio Disc", you could use any of the following: "my aud", "my AUDIO", or "My Audio Disc". However, you could not use, for example, "audio disc" or "y Audio".

To sort discs in the List window

1.	Choose Sort from the Edit menu.

2.	Choose how you want discs sorted.

To search for text in the List window

1.	Choose Find from the Edit menu.

2.	Enter the search text.

3.	Choose Find Next until the entry you're looking for is selected in the List window.


Hiding and Showing the Toolbar and Status Bar

To increase the space available for CDBrowser windows, you may want to hide the toolbar or status bar.

To hide or show the toolbar or status bar

Choose Toolbar or Status bar from the View menu.


Activating, Arranging, Selecting, and Refreshing Windows

For each database, you can open a List window and a Program window. You can minimize these windows to display them as icons in the CDBrowser window and update the window to display new information, if necessary. To help you organize windows and icons, you can use Window menu commands.

To activate the List window

Choose List from the View menu.

To open and activate the Program window

Choose Program from the View menu.

To arrange	use this command...

windows in a staggered overlay pattern	Cascade

windows from side to side	Tile Horizontally

windows from top to bottom	Tile Vertically

icons in a row	Arrange Icons

To update a List or Program window

Choose Refresh from the Window menu.


Exit CDBrowser
Exiting CDBrowser

To exit CDBrowser

Choose Exit from the File menu.

Or press Alt+F4.