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OS/2 Help File
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1995-01-27
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Filing Cabinet Loader for CIM for OS/2 allows you to convert filing
cabinets created with versions of the CompuServe Information Manager for
Windows and CompuServe Navigator - Windows Version prior to V2.0.
The icon shown immediately above allows you to store notes about the Filing
Cabinet Loader Utility. To access the notes feature, simply double click the
notes icon when it is displayed at the bottom of a help panel. The first time
you save notes, you will be prompted to associate a filetype with your notes.
Simply select Plain Text.
The notes feature uses the OS/2 E Editor. For more information on using the E
Editor, consult your OS/2 user documentation.
Related Information
Using the Loader
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Using the Loader ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To backup the contents of a filing cabinet, select the Backup option from the
File pulldown menu.
A dialog will be displayed that allows you to select the source directory and
destination file. If the defaults displayed by the utility are not correct,
enter the correct path to your current filing cabinet directory (normally
C:\CSERVE\FCABINET) in the Source field and the destination directory and
filename in the Target field. When satisfied with your options, click the Begin
button to initiate the backup.
The Backup feature is accessed by selecting Backup from the File pulldown menu.
Backup Options
Filing Cabinet Loader Directories
Filing Cabinet Loader Options
Filing Cabinet Duplicate Records
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Filing Cabinet Directory Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are two user configurable directory settings available in the Filing
Cabinet Loader Utility. The settings available are:
o The old filing cabinet directory allows you to select the location of the
filing cabinet that you wish to convert to the new filing cabinet format.
o The new filing cabinet directory allows you to select the location of the new
filing cabinet into which you will be importing the old filing cabinet
entries.
Example
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Loader Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Three options are available from the Filing Cabinet Loader main dialog.
o Selecting Delete original file(s) will delete the old filing cabinet entries
after they have been imported into the new filing cabinet. This helps to
conserve space on your disk drive.
CAUTION:
This option should be exercised with care. Make sure that you have backed up
your old filing cabinet before importing it with this option selected.
o Selecting Log transactions to text file will generate a text file containing
a record of the activities performed by the loader utility. The file is saved
as FCLOADER.LOG in the new filing cabinet directory.
o Selecting Index records upon completion will force the loader utility to
re-index the entire new filing cabinet. This is necessary should you wish to
perform full text searches upon completion of the import.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Duplicate Record Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Duplicate Records options allow you to control how records are handled if
they already exist in the target filing cabinet. Duplicate records could occur
if you attempt to import the same filing cabinet twice.
o Selecting Prompt will cause the loader to prompt you as to whether a detected
duplicate record should be added or skipped.
o Add All will force the loader to add records even if they already exist in
the target filing cabinet. This will result in multiple copies of the same
entry in the new filing cabinet.
o Skip All will cause the loader to ignore any entries in the source cabinet
that it detects as already being in the target filing cabinet.
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Example 1 If you had installed WinCIM or DOSCIM to their default destination,
your old filing cabinet directory would be C:\CSERVE\FCABINET .
Example 2 If you did not use the default installation directory when you
originally installed WinCIM or DOSCIM, you must specify the full path to your
old filing cabinet directory, generally named FCABINET.
Assume that WinCIM had been installed in D:\TELECOM\CIS. The old filing cabinet
directory for the loader would be D:\TELECOM\CIS\FCABINET