CD Directory features a highly graphical interface, the ability to automatically copy CD titles, artist and tracks into other applications. It is designed to help you keep an up to date copy of your current CD collection.
CD Directory is shareware. Try it free for 30 days. If you like it and want to continue using it, please send $5.00 to the address above. If you don’t like it--that’s okay. Pass it on or trash it.
Of course, you’ll want to customize things. To customize CD Directory you’ll need the password that I will send to you when you send in your shareware fee to register the directory. (Include your e-mail address for faster response.)
How to Use CD Directory for the First Time.
CD Directory can import text files created by Esa Ristilä's freeware, "CD Coyote". If you don't have this excellent software, you can download it from a number of Internet sites. Launch CD Coyote, set the disk delimiter to "RETURN" and the track delimiter to "TAB". Generally, leave the "Number Disk Titles", "Number Track Names", and the "Empty Lines" checkboxes blank. Check "Get Disk Titles" and "Get Track Names". Then save the list. CD Coyote will create a text file that can be imported directly into CD Directory.
(Note: CD Directory will have a blank screen when it is first started. Don't be alarmed, it's just waiting for you to import some records.) Of course you can enter all your CD information in manually to CD Directory, but why bother?
CD Directory Features
CD Directory has three views. The main view presents a clutter free view of each CD's information. The detailed view contains more information such as places to record the publisher and CD number. CD Directory automatically switches you to the detailed view when you click the “Add” button.
When you add CDs manually to CD Directory, they are added to the CD Directory database. They are not added to the CD Remote Programs file kept by AppleCD Audio Player. This means that although you can manually add new CDs directly in CD Directory, they will not appear when you insert the CD unless previously entered by AppleCD Audio Player or similar software.
Since the AppleCD Audio Player does not record items such as artist, or publisher, you will have to add these manually to CD Directory.
The other items are self explanatory. One of my favorite (and most useful) buttons is “Copy CD”. It will copy the title, artist, track names, publisher and CD code number to the clipboard. You can then switch to Microsoft Word (or whatever application you prefer) and paste everything in one fell swoop. This saves a lot of switching, copying and pasting. Try it. You’ll like it!
CD Directory also has a list view. The List View shows title, artist, track names, publisher and CD code number in a list format. This makes it easy to do whatever cleanup work is required, as well as view your collection in one fell swoop.
CD Directory is network aware. It (or, more correctly, FileMaker Pro) will allow you to run it over the network with multiple clients logged in. This means that several people can access the directory at one time.
I have tested CD Directory. It seems to work fine. However, if you find any bugs, problems or weirdness, please let me know. I’ll try to fix whatever problem you find.
CD Directory is the property of Jeffrey N. Fritz and I retain all rights to its design.
Thanks and Appreciation:
Thanks to Apple Computer for making it possible to enter disk tracks and titles. It was a neat idea. Thanks also to Esa Ristilä for writing CD Coyote. Finally thanks to Jon Pugh and David Lebel for helping me understand how the AppleCD Audio Player stores its files.
