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- Video Librarian
- Version 4.02
- by
- Lemuel D. Turner
- Member Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
-
- (C) 1986-1993 By Lemuel D. Turner and TurboSystemsCo
- Mailing Address: TurboSystemsCo
- P.O. Box 965368
- Marietta, Ga. 30066-0007
- 404-516-8575 FAX 404-591-4988
- Registration Price: $34.95 + 4.00 S/H (US/Canada), $8.00 (Non-US)
- To Install: Type INSTALL
- To Start: Type VLB
-
- *NOTE Disk vendors may delete this file (VENDOR.DOC) from disks
- distributed to end users if addition space is required on the
- distribution disk.
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- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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-
- NOTE: Version 4.0+ file format is not compatible with earlier versions.
- A conversion program is provided to registered users to update earlier
- file formats to the 4.0+ format.
- 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 21 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, Time, Movie#, Critics, and Color.
- -- A memo field that can hold up to 62 lines of information about
- each title.
-
- - Database Management Functions.
- -- File, Next, Prev, Find, Top, Last, Edit, Add, Del, Search,
- Report, Quit
-
- - Reports
- -- Six 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.
-
- - Find Windows
- -- Moveable, scrollable, resizeable
-
- - Find any Title, Star, Co-Star, Director, Tape Number, Category or
- Movie# in approximately 1 second or less.
-
- - Search database on any combination of fields.
-
- - Can hold 10 million 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
- If installing on a floppy - must be 720K or greater
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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.
-
- (6) The Vid Library Catalog Database of 2000 movies.
-
- (7) Free 1 year subscription to the Vid Library Catalog Database
- quarterly update subscription.
-
-
- REGISTRATION PRICE: $34.95
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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. You also must make it clear to the end user
- that the program is shareware and that they are required to pay an
- additional fee for continued use. The $10.00 maximum fee is waived for
- CD-ROM vendors
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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
- Version 3.53 Released Jun 07,1993
- Version 4.0 Released Dec 01, 1993
- Version 4.01 Released Dec 15, 1993
- 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.
-
- 3.53 Changes
- (1) Allows user to manually flush index file data from
- from memory to disk by pressing the F3 key.
- (2) Automatic flush of datafile data from memory to
- disk after each entry/update added.
- 4.0 Changes
- (1) Doubled capacity of memo field - now holds up to 62 lines.
- (2) Allow switching database files without exiting program.
- (3) Three new fields - Critics, Color and Movie#.
- (4) Allows laser printers to print sheet video cassette labels
- and 3 x 5 index cards. Also fixed bug that caused the program
- to crash when printing to HP IIP and HP IIIP printers.
- (5) Labels and Index cards now printed in regular print instead
- of compressed print.
- (6) Allows user to select the primary index.
- (7) Start/Stop counter info can be entered in numerical format
- (01400) or time format (01:34:00).
- (8) Users can define their own categories for use in the popup
- pick list displayed in the category field.
- (9) Automatic capitilzation for data entry can be enabled/disbaled.
- (10) Screen saver can be disabled.
- (11) This version traps printer errors.
- (12) Can set the lines per page for reports.
- (13) The memo field can now be edited without going through all
- the prior fields. Just press ALT+M
- 4.01 Changes
- (1) Changed fields with popup picklist to allow any entry.
- (2) Corrected a bug in the screen saver disable feature that
- caused problems on some systems. Also moved the feature
- from the setup window to a seperate menu item on the file
- menu.
-
- 4.02 Changes
- (1) Added printer driver for Cannon BJC-600.
- (2) Allows user to view and/or print manual during installation.
- (3) Fixed bug that caused some items on the set-up window to
- revert to the default values when the program was exited.
-