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- * Catalog.Exe - A File Cataloging System *
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- History:
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- The catalog program is designed to help the users of
- wordprocessors, spreadsheets and other programs. A MS-DOS
- file name is only 8 characters long, with a 3 character
- suffix normally used to type a file. It is hard to put a
- meaningful file name into 8 characters. The letter to John
- Henry about buying more land in Alaska may get the file name
- of JH-AK, or something just as unreadable.
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- What Catalog will do:
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- Catalog will allow you to maintain a list of files of a
- chosen suffix in a simple text file. Descriptions of what
- each file is for are then added after to the text file.
- When files are added/deleted Catalog will redo the text file
- to include the new files and remove any which have been
- deleted. Now anytime you can not remember a file name all
- you have to do is check the Catalog.
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- Running Catalog:
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- The full command for catalog is...
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- CATALOG <catalog file> <wildcard search>
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- The default catalog file name is CATALOG.DOC and the
- default wildcard search is *.DOC. This means is you just
- type in CATALOG it will create a list of all the files with
- the suffix .DOC and place the list in the file CATALOG.DOC.
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- You may change either of the two parameters. For
- example CATALOG CATALOG.PRN *.WKS would create a list of
- all the worksheets in the current directory.
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- If you do not use the default catalog file you must
- give the name of the catalog file each time you run CATALOG.
- The search string is stored in the file, and will be reused
- if an old catalog file is being updated. CATALOG will also
- check to verify that the same directory is being searched.
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- Editing Tips:
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- The catalog file is an ascii file. The general layout
- of the file must be maintained for CATALOG to be able to
- update the file successfully. If a wordprocessor is used to
- edit the file, be sure no formatting characters are stored
- in the file.
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- To edit the catalog from LOTUS do the following...
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- Start with a blank spreadsheet.
- Set column A to 11 characters wide.
- Set Unformatted print,
- Left Margin = 0,
- Right Margin = 240,
- Top Margin = 0,
- Bottom Margin = 0
- Save these settings in a file.
- Use File, Import, Text to retrieve the catalog
- Make any entries into column B
- Use Print, File to create a new catalog file.
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- To re-edit the file simply retrieve the blank
- spreadsheet you saved and start at the File Import command.
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- Modifying Catalog's defaults:
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- You may use debug to change the default setting for
- Catalog. The current locations are... (Always look before
- you change as these locations may change with a new
- version!)
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- Catalog file - 302b
- Wildcard Search - 303b
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- Use debug to replace the current setting with whatever
- you want. Make sure you end your string with a (0) zero
- byte, and that the filename and search string are valid.
- There is 16 bytes of space reserved for each string so
- ignore the special characters that are there. (They are
- placed there to confuse EXEPACK.)
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- Catalog's Needs:
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- The DOS SORT command must be available in the current
- PATH string for Catalog to work. Catalog needs a little bit
- of file space to create a couple of temporary work files.
- If you interrupt Catalog while it's working the file
- CATALOG.DIR, CATALOG.TST, or CATALOG.NEW may be left on the
- disk.
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- About the Programmer:
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- My name is Don Schuster I run a small consulting
- business in Los Angeles and have been programming on large
- and small machines for about 12 years. I believe in the
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- concept of shareware. If you send a donation of $5.00 or
- more to me I will maintain a list of registered users and
- directly inform you of upgrades and other such stuff. If
- you would like the source code (It's in C), send $50.00 and
- it's yours (I'll throw in the diskette for nothing). Please
- also let me know if there are improvements that would help
- you use CATALOG on your computer. The address for donations
- and comments is...
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- Don Schuster
- Cadacus Consulting
- 24458 Eilat Street
- Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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- Copyright Notice:
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- The program and documentation may be freely copied and
- used by anyone. The code may not be altered in any way
- without the express written permission of Don Schuster of
- Cadacus Consulting. A small (<$10.00) service fee may be
- charged by services providing the program to users.