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- Video Librarian
- Version 3.52s
- by
- Lemuel D. Turner
- Member Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
-
- (C) 1986-1992 By Lemuel D. Turner and TurboSystemsCo
- Mailing Address: TurboSystemsCo
- P.O. Box 965368
- Marietta, Ga. 30066
- 404-516-8575 FAX 404-591-4988
- Registration Price: $34.00 + 4.00 S/H (US), $8.00 (Non-US)
-
- To Start: Type VLB
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- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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-
- NOTE: Version 3.52 file format is not compatible with 3.0 and earlier.
- Version 3.0 files can be upgraded to 3.52 by running the VLBFIX.EXE
- program. A program is available to registered users to convert pre-3.0
- files to version 3.52.
-
- VIDEO LIBRARIAN is a fast easy to learn and use database manager
- that will help organize and keep track of your video library.
- With this program you can quickly search your video library files
- and print reports to the screen, printer or a disk text file. The
- program will also print labels to place on your VCR tapes for easy
- identification. Features mouse support, context sensitive help,
- movable, resizeable, scrollable pop-up browse and find windows.
-
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- SPECIAL FEATURES
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-
- - Holds 18 Information Fields About Each Title
- -- Title, Star(first & last name), Co-star(first & last name),
- Cast, Rating, Director(first & last name), Company, Year,
- Comments, Tape#, Starting and Stop Counter, Recording
- Speed and Time
- -- A memo field that can hold up to 32 lines of information about
- each title.
-
- - Database Management Functions.
- -- Next, Prev, Find, Top, Last, Edit, Add, Del, Search,
- Report, Browse, Quit
-
- - Reports
- -- Seven fixed format reports, plus a self design report and labels.
- --- Reports may be printed to screen, printer or disk text file.
- --- Tape labels can be printed on regular 3 1/2 by 15/16 labels
- or on special labels designed to fit the top and spine of
- VHS cassettes.
- --- One report can be printed on continuous form 3 X 5 cards.
-
- - Context Sensitive Help
- -- Press F1 to bring up a revelavant help screen at any point in
- the program.
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- SPECIAL FEATURES - cont
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- - Mouse Support
-
- - Screen Saver
- -- A built-in screen saver activates when the keyboard is not used
- at a user customizable interval.
-
- - Browse and Find Windows
- -- Moveable, scrollable, resizeable
-
- - Find any Title, Star, Co-Star, Director, Tape Number or Category
- in approximately 1 second or less.
-
- - Search database on any combination of fields.
-
- - Can hold over 2 billion titles, approximately 750 on a 360k floppy
- if memo field is not used. Will hold approximately 350 with
- each record having a three line memo field.
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- SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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- (1) 512K RAM (2) Printer (3) Color Monitor & Hard Drive Recommended
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- SERVICES PROVIDED TO REGISTERED USERS
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-
- (1) The latest version of Video Librarian without the shareware
- registration screens.
-
- (2) A printed manual.
-
- (3) Customer Support by phone or mail by a member of ASP.
-
- (4) Advisement of upgrades which are provided at low cost.
-
- (5) Catalog of addtional products and discounts on additional
- product purchases.
-
- REGISTRATION PRICE: $34.95
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- FILES ON THIS DISK
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-
- VLB.EXE README.DOC SAMPLE.K3 REPORT.DSW ORDER.EXE
- VLB.DBW SAMPLE.LDT SAMPLE.K4 REPORT.DSH OPWIN.DSW
- VLB.DBH SAMPLE.K1 SAMPLE.K5 QUERY.DSW FORM1.DSW
- VLB.DOC SAMPLE.K2 SAMPLE.K6 QUERY.DSH FORM1.DSH
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- DBPMENU.MEN DBLANG.LAN HPII.CFG PRINTER.PTR
- VENDOR.DOC EPSON.CFG IBMPRO.CFG FILE_ID.DIZ
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- DISTRIBUTION PERMISSION
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-
- Permission is granted to shareware vendors, users groups and BBSs to
- add Video Librarian to their libraries and distribute the program
- as long as the distribution fee does not exceed $10.00. If your dis-
- tribution fee exceeds $10.00, you must write for written permission to
- distribute Video Librarian.
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- PRODUCT HISTORY
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-
- Version 3.0 Released Sep 1991
- Version 3.5 released Feb 10, 1992
- Version 3.51 Released Mar 1, 1992
- Version 3.52 Released Mar 16,1992
-
- 3.5 Changes
- Changes: (1) Added memo report - prints memo contents.
-
- (2) Added catalog report.
-
- (3) Added utility menu that allows printer selection
- from main menu. Deleted the DBPRINST.EXE program.
- HP Laser Printer support improved.
-
- (4) Category index now modifed to list titles in alphabetical
- order when the Browse and Find functins are used.
-
- (5) Tape labels are much eaiser and faster to print due to
- modifications to the query screen and use of an index
- search instead of a sequential search.
-
- (6) Fixed bugs in index cards that caused the Star to be
- printed twice.
-
- (7) Fix bug that sometimes caused the Browse screen not to
- display.
-
- 3.51/2 Changes
- (1) Fixed several small bugs that ocurred while printing
- some types of tape labels.
-