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- DSC - Disk Cataloging System Version 1.01
- (C) Copyright 1986, 1987 by Raymond M. Buti
-
-
-
- Here comes another cataloging program. I've seen quite a few of these pro-
- grams already in public domain. None would do exactly what I wanted them to
- do. I did find some that I thought were excellent but still lacked a few of
- the options I like in a cataloging program. The solution was to write my own
- and have it do what I wanted it to do. If you decide you like this program
- and intend on using it, I am requesting a $10.00 registration fee. Those
- that register will be given the next major update on DCS free of charge.
-
- DCS is designed to catalog your programs by reading your diskettes or by
- manually entering their filenames. The sad part about any cataloging pro-
- gram is that you must read each diskette that you want cataloged. This could
- take a little time if you've got a lot of diskettes you want cataloged. Once
- you start accumulating a lot of software, theres got to be a way of knowing
- where those programs are. This is what a cataloging program does. Keep DCS
- updated as you acquire new programs. Use DCS to locate that file at a later
- date.
-
-
- Using DCS and its Options
-
- There are two menus of options to choose from, the Main Options and the Edit
- Options. The Main Options deal with the cataloged files you've created and
- have in memory. The Edit Options are used for changing and editing catalogs.
- To install DCS on a Hard Drive, place the disk with the DCS files in drive A
- and type DCSSETUP.BAT. This will create a new directory called \DCS and copy
- DCS.COM to it. When running DCS, be sure you are in your \DCS directory if
- you plan on storing your catalogs on your Hard Drive. If you're not going to
- store your catalogs on the Hard Drive, then DCS may be called up from any di-
- rectory your DOS Path will accept. If you're using a one or two disk drive
- system, from your DOS prompt type in DCS. If you have a single disk drive
- system and after DCS has been loaded, you will be asked to change disks when
- required.
-
-
- Main Option Menu
-
- Option Description
-
- 1 Display/Load Catalog: Shows the names of the catalogs you
- currently have on your logged drive. If none exist or
- you want to create a new catalog, just type in the name
- you want to use and press [ENTER]. If you want to load
- an existing catalog, press the letter preceding the name
- of the catalog you want and press [ENTER]. If you want
- to abort loading a catalog, just press [Enter] and you
- are returned to the current catalog in memory if one has
- previously been loaded. Before anything can be done in
- the Main Option Menu, with the exception of option 8 and
- 0, a catalog must be either loaded or created using this
- option.
-
- 2 Display Free Space: This shows the amount of free bytes
- available on the disks you've previously cataloged. If
- you want to pack as many programs on one disk as possible,
- you'll be able to find which disks have space available.
-
- 3 Search/Find: Locate a Filename, all the files on a certain
- disk or files with a certain size. Entering this option
- will prompt you for the type of search you want, either by
- Disk Id, Name or by Size. Both Disk and Name search will
- accept wild card searches.
- Wild card options: *.* Searches everything.
- *.C Searches for any file starting
- with the extension letter C.
- *.Com Searches for any file with the
- extension of .Com.
- T* Searches for any file starting
- with the letter T.
- Turb* Searches for any file starting
- with the letters TURB.
- When searching for Size of Filenames, you are asked if you
- are searching for sizes Greater and equal to or Less and
- equal to. Choose either the letter G or L. Next you enter
- the size and the search begins. You can locate all those
- small files less than 100 bytes or all your larger files
- greater than 100,000 bytes.
-
- 4 Catalog a Disk: When entering this option, DCS will start
- reading a disk and catalog it. All this is done in memory
- and NOT saved. If you want to save it to disk, you MUST do
- so with option 9 prior to quitting. Each catalog can hold
- a maximum of 1000 entries. You can save up to a maximum of
- 20 different catalog name. This will give you a total of
- 20,000 different records. If the Manual Entry Toggle has
- been set, entries will be added via the keyboard and not
- from a disk read. While entering filenames manually, you
- have the option to increment or decrement the Disk I.D. by
- using the Shift < for decrementing or Shift > for incre-
- menting anytime while entering the filename.
-
- 5 Sort Current Catalog: Sorts a catalog by Disk I.D., Filename
- or by Size. Once done, you can save the sorted catalog to
- disk or proceed with another option.
-
- 6 List Current Catalog: List the catalog on the monitor only.
- No sorting is done. To list the catalog by Disk I.D., Name
- or by Size, Sort first with option 5.
-
- 7 Print Current Catalog: Prints the catalog to your printer and
- to the monitor in the same manner described in option 5.
- Prior to printing, you have the option to send the catalog
- to the P)rinter, D)isk or A)bort printing. Saving to disk
- will allow you to make a hard copy of the catalog at a
- later date using the Dos command, "Type Filename.Prt>Prn".
- Filename being the Catalog name. The extension defaults to
- ".Prt".
-
- 8 View a Disk: View a directory of a diskette before cataloging
- it with option 4.
-
- 9 Save Current Catalog: Saves the current catalog to disk. If
- this isn't done before Quitting DCS, your catalog will not
- be updated. When saving the catalog, all options that have
- been set-up with the Edit Option Menu are also saved. This
- will allow you to call up a catalog and not have to go into
- the Edit Option Menu unless you want to change a setting.
-
- 0 Quit/Return to Dos: This doesn't begin!!!
-
-
-
- Edit Option Menu
-
- Option Description
- A Path Change: Set up your read/write path. When reading a
- disk, you may only set the read path to either read drive
- A or B. Where your catalogs are saved can be set to either
- Drive A, B, C, or D.
-
- C Delete Catalog: Allows you to delete a catalog on disk. If
- you delete a catalog, its gone!
-
- D Disk I.D. Change: You can change the Disk I.D. to whatever
- you want as long as it doesn't exceed 5 characters in
- length. I've not found a good reason to have more than
- that yet. You may have numbers and letters together in
- the Disk I.D. Examples: PAS1, 23M, 896, TURBO etc.
- Not allowed are the mixing of letters and numbers such
- as P4A6 or 2BU8. The Disk I.D. will increment after you've
- cataloged a disk which will be the next Disk I.D. given to
- the next filename(s) you catalog. Using to many letters
- is discouraged because of the Disk I.D. being incremented.
- Normally I either use all numbers or one letter and the
- rest numbers.
-
- F Delete a Filename: Allows you to delete a filename in your
- catalog.
-
- I Delete a Disk I.D.: Allows the deletion of an entire Disk
- I.D. in your catalog.
-
- L List with Pause Toggle: Allows you to pause between listings
- of catalogs or viewing catalogs.
-
- M Manual Entry Toggle: Allows you to manually enter filenames
- rather than by reading a disk.
-
- P Print Toggle: You have a choice of listing or printing using
- just the Disk I.D. and Filename or a complete listing. The
- complete list consists of the Disk I.D., Filename, Size,
- Date, Day and Time.
-
- R Rename a Catalog: Allows you to rename a catalog previously
- saved on disk.
-
- S Selective Entry Toggle: This option will allow you to verify
- the saving of filenames to your catalog.
-
- W Write Volume Toggle: When this toggle is set to "ON", your
- volume label will be replaced with the Disk I.D.
-
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- Revisions made to Version 1.01
-
- January 4, 1987
-
- When using the Search Option, records found were only sent to
- the monitor. The option of making a hard copy has been added.
-
-
- January 5, 1987
-
- When using the Print Option, you are now able to print A)vailable
- Bytes Only, C)omplete Catalog listing with Available Bytes or
- W)ithout Available Bytes.
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-
- If you find this program useful and intend on using it,
- you are requested to send a $10.00 registration fee to:
-
-
- Raymond M. Buti
- Post Office Box 21081
- Castro Valley, Ca. 94546
-
-
- Not under any circumstances are payments to be made
- for this program other than to the above named author.