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- AudioLibrary_Converter 1.0 -- August 24th, 1995
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-
- Note: Please take a few moments and read this document.
-
-
- Brief ramblings...
- ------------------
- In AsimCDFS v2, librarian functions were added to the AsimTunes audio
- playback commodity. The user was allowed to construct a library
- of the audio discs that were inserted into the system. Additionally,
- the user was able to enter in proper names for the disc, author, and
- individual track titles. This system worked quite well (so well, in
- fact, that we had a large number of users who entered in hundreds
- of discs into their person libraries). Unfortunately, we needed
- a more flexible library format for AsimCDFS v3.
-
- Our concept of a good library file for AsimCDFS v3, again unfortunately,
- was not compatible with the existing v2.x format.
-
- The AudioLibrary_Converter program is a conversion utility allowing
- you to convert from the AsimCDFS v2.x audio file (called AudioLibrary.data)
- to the AsimCDFS v3.x library (divided into two parts, CD_Library.data
- and CD_Library.index).
-
-
-
- Converting your library
- -----------------------
- The process of converting your AsimCDFS v2.x library to the AsimCDFS v3.x
- library is a very simple three-step process. In brief, you must:
- · run the AudioLibrary_Converter program;
- · load in your old AudioLibrary.data file;
- · save out the new library.
-
- The program can be run from either the CLI or Workbench. In either
- case, there are no arguments. You will be presented with a large
- window with three gadgets at the bottom and a display area in the middle.
-
- Select the "Load Old" gadget (the middle one). This will bring up a
- file requestor allowing you to specify where your old AudioLibrary.data
- file exists. >>Unless you have manually deleted it<<, the file will
- be in your AsimCDFS: directory (which was formally your AsimTunes:
- directory). Alternatively, if you have a back-up of this file, you can
- specify its location. Click on "Ok" to load in the library.
-
- AudioLibrary_Converter will then proceed to load in all the entries
- from the old audio library. These will be displayed in the middle
- portion of the screen. The list of audio discs is scrollable for
- your perusing pleasure, but read-only.
-
- The final step is to save the audio discs into the AsimCDFS v3.x
- library. This is done with the "Save Library" gadget. If AsimCDFS
- detects an identical disc already in your library, it will bring
- up a requestor informing you of this. Thus, if you have any
- entries in your current AsimCDFS v3.x library that you want replaced
- (ie. you have not typed in track titles, etc.) then you must
- go to AsimTunes and delete the offending entires via the Edit Library
- function. (*** Hint: clear out the offending entries in current audio
- library before you run this AudioLibrary_Converter program! ***)
-
- That is it. Your AsimCDFS v3.x should now contain your old
- audio library appended to the current entries in your library.
-
-
-
- Notes
- -----
- Yes, we have shortened the length available for track and disc
- titles. This was a deliberate action due to the fact that
- these names are now used as file names. This leaves a limit of
- 26 characters for the track names (this restriction results from
- the fact that a .info extension must be appended to each file
- name to create the associated icon file).
-
- All names in the v2.x audio library will be truncated to fit
- into the new restrictions.
-
-
- Please note that this program should be part of the AsimCDFS v3.3
- package (or greater). It will not function with AsimCDFS v3.2,
- v3.1 or v3.0.
-