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XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ROBERT XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BARRENTINE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Copyright XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1993 Presents XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX All Rights XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Reserved. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ARCHIVE TRACKER VERSION 1.0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX An AUTOMATED Archive Files XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Tracking System XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXX XXXXX XX MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM XX X MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM X MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM XXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXX X /XXXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXXX\ X XX /XXXXXXXSSXXXXXXSSXXXXXXX\ XX XXX\ /XXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXX\ /XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX WELCOME TO ARCHIVE TRACKER 3.1! An OVERVIEW OF ARCHIVE TRACKER ARCHIVE TRACKER consist of a computer files archiving system and the implementing software that keeps track of the archived computer files. The software portion of the system (ARCTRACK.EXE and associated files) will automatically store the information from the directory of an archival diskette into a database that can then be searched to locate specific archived files. Before any data can be added to the system, an archive system must be set up that removes files from a hard drive and stores those files onto floppy diskettes. The directory of each Archival diskette is then read by the software provided and file identification data is stored in a database which can be queried, using menu, to locate specified files. Archival diskettes are purchased by the user from local sources to minimize cost. During the input process, ARCHIVE TRACKER automatically checks input to assure that duplicative data is eliminated, thereby allowing for multiple uses of the same Archive Diskette until that diskette is filled up. ARCHIVE TRACKER requires 300K RAM and a hard disk system. The number of files for which information can be stored is limited only to the size of the available space on the User's hard drive. i ARCHIVE TRACKER TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER NUMBER Overview i Summary of Changes from Version 1.1 i Table of Contents ii ARCHIVE TRACKER Use Agreement iii ASP Ombudsman Notice iii 1 Setting Up ARCHIVE TRACKER 1 2 Archive System Discussion 2 3 Adding Data to the Archive Database 3 4 Searching/Viewing Archived File Data 3 License A ARCHIVE TRACKER Registration Form B ii ARCHIVE TRACKER USE AGREEMENT ARCHIVE TRACKER is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using ARCHIVE TRACKER and continue to use ARCHIVE TRACKER after a reasonable trial period (30 DAYS), you must make a registration payment of $35.00 (PLUS $1.75 SALES TAX for Residents of the State of Maryland) to ROBERT BARRENTINE. The $35.00 registration fee will license one copy for installation and use on only one computer. Site license to use ARCHIVE TRACKER on multiple computers is available and must be applied for prior to installing ARCHIVE TRACKER on more than the one computer used for testing/ evaluating this program. Anyone distributing ARCHIVE TRACKER for any kind of remuneration must first contact ROBERT BARRENTINE at the address below for authorization. This authorization is automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors. Mail such notification to Robert Barrentine, 321 1/2 Gorman Avenue, Laurel, MD 20707-4707. You are encouraged to pass a copy of ARCHIVE TRACKER along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive Support as described in Appendix A to this Manual. Association of Shareware Professionals Ombudsman Notice This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware professionals (ASP). THE ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting that member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for member's products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP Ombudsman at CIS ID 70007,3536. iii 1.0 RUNNING SETUP FOR ARCHIVE TRACKER 1.1 SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS. ARCHIVE TRACKER will operate better if your CONFIG.SYS file contains these commands: FILES = 20 (or higher) BUFFERS = 20 (or higher) The PATH statement for a hard disk system need not include the TRACKER subdirectory, but may do so if that is your desire. 1.2 SETUP.EXE, included on the installation diskette, is a program that should be run prior to attempting to run ARCHIVE TRACKER. SETUP will ask you certain questions that it needs to build the various constants that will be referred to during the running of the ARCHIVE TRACKER program. 1.3 COPYING ARCHIVE TRACKER ONTO YOUR HARD DRIVE. ARCHIVE TRACKER is designed to operate on any ONE subdirectory of a hard disk system; I recommend using "ARCTRACK" but the naming of this subdirectory is totally up to the user. Once the subdirectory is created ["MD <subdirectory name>"], move to that subdirectory ["CD <subdirectory name>"], and copy all files ["COPY A:*.*", once for each distribution diskette] into that subdirectory. Store your distribution diskette(s) somewhere safe until you need them again. 1.4 RUNNING SETUP.EXE. To set up ARCHIVE TRACKER on a hard disk, simply type "SETUP <cr>" while in the subdirectory which contains the ARCHIVE TRACKER files. 1.4.1 RESPONDING TO SETUP. SETUP will ask you for your Name and your company name. If you are using this as a private individual rather than as a corporate user, you may leave this field blank. After you respond to these questions, SETUP will ask for your Address. At this prompt enter your mailing address (either Street or P.O. Box) followed by the city. Following the city, enter either the 2-letter abbreviation for your State or, if resident outside of the United States, any identifiable 2-letter designator for your country of residence (e.g., UK for the United Kingdom, SP for Spain, etc.). SETUP will then repeat the information you have typed in to insure that what you see is what you want. Type "Y" to accept the data or "N" to return SETUP to a place in the program where it will request the data again. 1.4.2 WHAT IS SETUP DOING? All that SETUP is doing is creating a file [IDENT.MEM] that will be invoked during the running of ARCHIVE TRACKER so that ARCHIVE TRACKER will know where it is to operate and how to refer to you, and your company. 1.5 RUNNING ARCHIVE TRACKER. To run ARCHIVE TRACKER, type "ARCTRACK" at the prompt. -1- 2.0 ARCHIVE SYSTEM DISCUSSION 2.1 Archive System Defined. Throughout the evolution of ARCHIVE TRACKER, the use of the term "archive system" referred to a series of events which included the actions needed to remove data from a fixed disk to a set of floppy disks; the ability to keep track of the files stored on these various floppy disks; the ability to search for and find files once they have been transferred to an a set of archive disks; and, finally, the ability to reaccess those files as the need may arise. 2.2 Archive vs. Backup v.s. Housekeeping. 2.2.1. Backup files are those files which are created either by using the DOS BACKUP command or by using some sort of third party software designed to create an exact copy of a hard disk or a portion of a hard disk in order to maintain this "back up" copy of the data to protect against mishap. In most instances, Backup Files are processed, during the backing up procedure, to compress them and are rendered readable only by the software used to restore them to their original condition and position on the hard drive. Backup files may consist of both program files and/or data files, depending upon the backup methodology used. 2.2.2. Archive files, on the other hand, are those files which have outlived their usefulness or need as residents on a hard disk and are removed from the hard drive for storage. These files are stored because the user may foresee a possible future need for the information contained therein. Normally, archive files consist solely of data files although an occasional program might be "archived off" of a hard drive as it is either replaced or upgraded. 2.2.3. Housekeeping, as a last topic to be defined, is that action or set of actions which deletes from the system all unnecessary and/or unwanted files and consigns those files to "that great bit bucket in the sky." 2.3 Where ARCHIVE TRACKER fits into this discussion. How data files are moved from one's hard disk to a separate set of archive disks is best left to the individuals doing the archiving. Each of us has our preferred method of moving files, our own favorite file manager. The idea behind ARCHIVE TRACKER is that files are moved intact (without compression or other alteration) so that the originating program(s) could access the files from the receiving archive media should that be so required. ARCHIVE TRACKER, then, becomes a way of reading the directories of the archive medium and storing the contents of the directory in a database which can be searched and viewed to locate files sought after having been archived. ARCHIVE TRACKER serves no other purpose other than being an index to all archived files in your archive system. 2.4. Lastly, some of the "truths" about copying files need to be mentioned simply be way of preface. A hard drive can hold a lot of data! Floppy disks can hold only a finite portion of the whole set of data resident on a hard drive, the exact amount dependent upon the capacity of the floppy disk. The size of the floppy disk does determine the overall amount of data that can be moved; however, one vagary of DOS will also restrict the amount of data that can be moved onto a floppy disk: the -2- number of files that can be copied into a root directory is also limited proportionate to the size of the disk. There is a way to overcome this vagary: create a subdirectory on your receiving floppy disk (I use ARCHIVE!) into which you move your files to be archived. The same vagary that creates the limitation on the number of files in a floppy disk root directory also views each subdirectory as a file and there is no limit on the size of a files (read: number of files stored in a subdirectory) except the physical limitations of the size of the disk. 3.0 HOW TO INPUT DATA TO THE ARCHIVE DATABASE At the ARCHIVE TRACKER Master Menu, move the cursor to "1 - UPDATE RECORDS" using the keyboard arrow controls or by pressing the numeral "1". Upon selection of the option, you will be presented with a reminder screen, asking that you ensure that the diskette containing archived files be placed in your computer's floppy disk drive. You will be asked to provide the location of your archive disk. BE SURE TO USE THE ENTIRE PATH; e.g., A: or B:\ARCHIVE. You will then be prompted to input the number of the specific archive disk; enter the numeral "0" to abort this procedure. ARCHIVE TRACKER will take your input, read the directory, and store the information into the database. Upon completion, ARCHIVE TRACKER will return you to the Master Menu where you can either exit the program or continue with ARCHIVE TRACKER tasks. 4.0 HOW TO SEARCH & VIEW DATA IN THE ARCHIVE DATABASE At the ARCHIVE TRACKER Master Menu, move the cursor to "2 - SEARCH RECORDS" using the keyboard arrow controls or by pressing the numeral "2". Upon selection of the option, you will be presented with a secondary menu at which you will determine how you want the data to be sorted. Once you have selected the order in which you will view files, you will be asked if you want to limit the files viewed to ONLY those containing specified characters. Once you have responded to this prompt, you will be presented the data in the order specified. Browse through the files listing until you locate the files you want, note their archive diskette number, and press "Esc"ape to exit the View option. Exit ARCHIVE TRACKER, retrieve the respective archive disk, engage the program that created the searched for file and you're ready to continue. -3- A R C H I V E T R A C K E R ------------------------------- Version 1.0 -------------- L I C E N S E I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------- Last updated: DECEMBER, 1993 Trial Use License: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARCHIVE TRACKER is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright (c) 1993 by Robert Barrentine. All rights reserved. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to the best of our ability. The conditions under which you may copy this software and documentation are clearly outlined below under "Distribution Restrictions". Robert Barrentine hereby grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. If you intend to continue using this software (and/or it's documentation) after the thirty (30) day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration payment to Robert Barrentine. Using this software after the thirty (30) day evaluation period, without registering the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license. Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Robert Barrentine. Limited Distribution License: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the copyright holder for ARCHIVE TRACKER, Robert Barrentine authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with the following restrictions. Individuals are hereby granted permission by Robert Barrentine to copy the ARCHIVE TRACKER diskette for their own use (for evaluation purposes) or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY when the following conditions are met. The ARCHIVE TRACKER package is defined as containing all the material listed in the PACKING.LST text file. If any files listed in the -A-1- PACKING.LST text file, or the PACKING.LST file itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is forbidden. Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution. o The ARCHIVE TRACKER package - including all related program files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. The PACKING.LST text file contains a list of all files that are part of the ARCHIVE TRACKER package. o No price or other compensation may be charged for the ARCHIVE TRACKER package. A distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, or US$12.00 internationally. o The ARCHIVE TRACKER package CANNOT be sold as part of some other inclusive package. Nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer, without a written agreement from Robert Barrentine. o The PRINTED User's Guide may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without the written permission of Robert Barrentine. In other words, the disk-based documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy) form. o The ARCHIVE TRACKER package cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others. o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. o U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in this package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is Robert Barrentine, 321 1/2 Gorman Avenue, Laurel, Maryland, 20707-4707. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Robert Barrentine. -A-2- ARCHIVE TRACKER REGISTRATION FORM/INVOICE Purchaser's Name: _______________________________________ Purchaser's Address: ____________________________________ (Include ZIP Code) ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Date of Purchase: _____________________________________ 1CY ARCHIVE TRACKER VER 1.0 Registration Fee $35.00 (Residents of Maryland, please add Sales Tax of $1.75) ______ TOTAL ENCLOSED: ______ Mail this form with a check drawn in US Dollars on a US Bank to: Robert Barrentine 321 1/2 Gorman Avenue Laurel, MD 20707-4707 Remarks: -B-