Please read this file carefully before installation.


Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Installation
  Release notes
  History
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Technical support


Program information
-------------------

Program Archive Name:
  adc116.zip
Program Name/Title:
  Advanced Disk Catalog
Program Version:
  1.16
Program Release Date:
  October 14, 1997
Program Description:
  Catalog system - organize your disks, folders and files
Target OS:
  Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0
Software type:
  Shareware ($20)


Company information
-------------------

Company Name:
  Elcom Ltd
Contact E-mail Address:
  kitten@transcom.mipt.ru
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.elcomsoft.com
Contact Postal Address:
  2-171 generala Antonova St.
  Moscow 117279 Russia
Contact Telephone/Fax Number:
  (+7 095) 3334159


Description
-----------

Advanced Disk Catalog (ADC) is an easy to use tool with
explorer-like interface which allows you to catalog the drives:
floppy disks, hard drives (including network ones), optical
disks, CD-ROMs, ZIP disks and other media.

With ADC you are able to:

	- Organize volumes, folders and files into categories;
	- Add comment to each file, folder and disk;
	- Analyse ZIP, ARJ, RAR and CAB archives;
	- Search for files/folders using file name or your own
          comments (with wildcards), limiting the search
	  results by date, size and category;
	- Search for files in archives;
	- Update volume information (with saving comments and
	  categories);
	- Generate the reports which can be imported from the
	  programs like Microsoft Excel;
	- Search for duplicated files;
	- Import descriptions from files like "file_id.diz",
	  "files.bbs", "descript.ion" etc.
	- Compare catalogued disk with actual
	  (new files, changed files, modified files)
	- ... and more.

ADC written totally in C++, doesn't use any database engines and
so very fast. The database generated by ADC is very compact.


Installation
------------

Important! If you've got ADC not from our web page, but from
the other source (magazine CD or some software library), please
visit our home page - you'll probably find the later version;
usually, we release the updates at least twice a month.

We recommend you to uninstall the previous version of ADC (if
you have one) from your computer before installing this one. You
can do this via "Add/Remove Programs" Control Panel applet. If
you'll get the notification that the ADC folder is not empty, be
careful when removing it: it may contain the .cat files (the
databases created by ADC) you may wish to keep.

To install ADC, just run the "setup.exe" and follow the
instructions. The onliest thing you'll need to select is the
target directory.

Note: the Advanced Disk Catalog may not run correctly if the new
version of common control library (comctl32.dll) is not
installed; the program requires version 4.70 or later. This new
version is already available in Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
and Windows NT 4.0; you may also have it if you're using
Internel Explorer 3.x or later. However, if you are not sure, or
if the Advanced Disk Catalog shown the message that an old
version of this library is installed, just run the
"com32upd.exe" to update your system. For your convenience,
we're distributing this file together with the Advanced Disk
Catalog setup files; it is also available from Microsoft FTP
site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/COM32UPD.EXE


History
-------

! bug fixed
+ improvement/modification

1.16 (14/10/97)	! saving/restoring some options
		! comments for exe-files (not SFX-archives)
		! importing categories
		! scrolling the file name in report dialog
		! analyzing some invalid zip-archives
		! processing disk label with invalid characters
		! case-insensitive search in non-english comments
		! search in corrupted archives
		! misspellings
		! separator between menu and toolbar
		! progress bar in scan window
		! checking the version of comctl32.dll
		! open/run multiple files from right pane
		! search/reports/duplicates in empty dialog
		+ toolbar: edit comments
		+ toolbar: open or run the file
		+ localization (support for languages other than english)
			+ messages
			+ menus
			+ windows/dialogs
		+ compare catalogued disk with actual
			+ new files
			+ deleted files
			+ changed files (date and/or size)
		+ default file name for the report
		+ eject removable media after scanning (option)
		+ saving sort column and direction after changing the folder
		+ hot keys: Alt-Enter (Properies), Backspace (Up)
		+ Up one level: selecting appropriate folder in right pane
		+ active URLs in help
		+ more sounds can be switched off
		+ allowing to minimize the scan window
		+ importing multi-line descriptions from files like "files.bbs" etc.
		+ comments extended up to 4K (was: 256 bytes for files/folders, 1K for disks)
		+ faster duplucates search
		+ added "comment" field in "more info" dialog
		+ internal unzip routines (no need for unzip32.dll)
		+ unzipping in memory

1.15b(02/09/97)	! processing some invalid ZIP archives
		! set focus on search string when switching to search window
		+ smooth progress bar during disk scan
		+ extracting archive comments

1.15a(31/07/97)	! extracting descriptions from "descript.ion" etc.: 
		  problem with the last line
		+ seriously (in 3-4 times!) increased disk scanning speed
		+ associated icons in "archive" window
		+ associated icons in "duplicates" window

1.15 (25/07/97)	! processing CAB archives
		! processing multi-volume RAR archives
		! multi-selection on "locate" operation from 
		  search and duplicates windows
		! correct drives icons
		! "locate" action from duplicates window
		! "search in archives" option
		! locating help file under certain circumstances
		! keep help window on top
		! close help file on program exit
		! memory leak on program exit
		! scroll bar for disk/folder/file comments in
		  properties dialog
		! disk properties: creation time -> last scan
		! no program icon in start menu after installation (NT)
		+ archive information: total files, uncompressed size
		+ extracting descriptions for folders from list
		  ("files.bbs", "descript.ion" etc.)
		+ "Apply" button in options dialog
		+ multi-volume ARJ archives
		+ multi-volume ZIP archives
		+ self-extracting ARJ archives
		+ self-extracting ZIP archives
		+ self-extracting RAR archives
		+ extracting "file_id.diz" from archives
		+ full row select in all list windows
		+ removed reminder on program exit (for unregistered users)
		+ changing drive root (pop-up menu)
		+ saving search queries and options between sessions
		+ option: play sounds
		+ option: analyse SFX archives
		+ open the container (archive) for file inside archive
		  (from the search window)

1.14 (11/07/97)	! some problems with case sencitivity
		! toolbar: currect number of files/folders/disks found
		! updating the disk with different root path
		! crash on disk update if the disk has category/comment
		! crash on reading catalogs with long comments 
		  for folders and files
		! sorting disks in "more info" dialog
		! multi-selection in some list windows
		! access to search window during some operations
		! search in comments if "what" field is empty
		! total/free space in disk summary report
		! eliminated memory leaks
		! report without printing folders
		! search in long comments
		! extra repainting of list window
		+ increased Windows NT 4.0 compatibility
		+ increased redraw speed
		+ decreased memory requirements
		+ hi-color icons for tree window (left pane)
		  and some list windows
		+ new report: all files (sorted), comma-delimited
		+ file descriptions from:
		  "files.bbs", "descript.ion", "index.txt", 
		  "index", ".index", "00_index.txt", 
		  "00index.txt", "0index.txt"
		+ folder descriptions from:
		  "file_id.diz", "dirinfo"
		+ converting descriptions from OEM to ANSI (option)
		+ caption of "file properties" dialog now displys
		  the small icon and file type (for registered types)
		+ "ignore hidden files and folders" option

1.13 (27/06/97)	! crash on disk update operation
		! creating phantom file on disk update operation
		! sorting by comment
		! "no duplicates found" message
		! open file from the search window
		! more space between date and time
		! adding the disk when a few disks with the same
		  serial already exist: listing candidates to update
		! sorting duplicated files by location
		! search with mask containing '*'
		! extra repainting on "locate" from the search window
		! extra repainting on "locate" from the duplicates window
		! garbage in some list window columns
		+ search for items with comments (using "*" mask)
		+ "duplicates" window:
			+ now modeless to allow switch to main window
			+ save as a report (text file)
			+ double-click and "Locate" from popup menu: 
			  locate in main window
		+ bring ADC to foreground after disk add/update
		+ open disk properties dialog after disk update
		+ search direction indicator in list views: catalog..more, 
		  archive etc.
		+ resizable "archive", "duplicates" and "more info" windows
		  (with saving positions between sessions)

1.12 (19/06/97)	! memory leak under Windows NT on disk scan
		! tooltip for "Up one level" button
		! conversion between local time and UTC
		! enabling/disabling some toolbar buttons and
		  menu items
		+ sort field indicator: small image on the
		  column header
		+ headers support drag-n-drop (the order saved
		  between sessions)
		+ file properties: time in addition to date
		+ flat toolbar (like in Office 97)
		+ more informative tooltips
		+ disk selection dialog: explorer icons
		+ remember last scanned disk
		+ gradient caption
		+ active URLs in "About" dialog
1.11 (10/06/97)	! refreshing list window (right pane) 
		  twice on "Up one level"
		! redrawing status bar on window resize
		! add/update the disk when there are a few
		  disks with the same serial
		! analysing ARJ/RAR/CAB files
		! program exit: memory leak sometimes
		  causing the crash
		+ search window: sort field indicator
		  (on status bar)
		+ search progress/result: number of 
		  disks/folders/files
		+ new approach to disk update: saving contents of
		  archives; seriously increase disk update speed

1.10a(05/06/97)	! bugs in search window:
		  - "Archive" menu item on folder
		  - executing the program selected
		    as a replacement to Windows Explorer
		  - disable "Open" and "Explorer" items
		    for file found in archive
		! redrawing the left pane of the main window
		  on file open/import (last disk)
		! set default options during setup
		+ view archive content for files found in
		  archive (in search window)
		+ open file from search window: "insert disk xxxx"
		  notification
		+ scan given disk/folder for viruses (using
		  external program selected in options)

1.10 (04/06/97)	! end Windows session: save settings
		! dispatching messages on disk add/update: 
		  redrawing window
		! sort indicator in status bar: inverse flag
		! increased disk scan speed (analysing archives)
		! invalid characters in disk name
		! more limitations of unregistered version:
		  - maximum total size of files in the database: 2Gb
		  - options:
		    - "Search in ZIP/ARJ/RAR/CAB files"
		    - "Save search window layout"
		    - "Save other windows layout"
		    - "Remember open/save path"
		    - "Program to use instead of Explorer"
		+ search window: view archive content without
		  switching to main window
		+ spanned RAR archives
		+ 5" floppy icon
		+ multi-selection (files only, by mouse only): 
		  group properties
		+ search for duplicate files
		+ animation in disk add/update progress window
		+ printing disk summary report
		+ using disks without serial number
		+ using network (remote) disks
		+ option: remember open/save directory
		+ option: set/change the serial number when needed
		+ add disk: advanced information about disks with 
		  a few disks with the same serial number are already 
		  in the database

1.10 (28/05/97)	! disappearing icons in tree window after 
 beta 3	  	  "Database Information"
 		! clearing status bar
		+ new installation program
		+ default options on install
		+ more folder properties: files/folders/bytes in root
		+ icon for CAB files
		+ hi-res associated icons
		+ in-line editing of disk name
		+ saving layout for archive contents dialog
		+ saving layout for database information dialog
		+ sort (w/reverse) in database info dialog
		+ status bar: sort field indicator, 
		  no of files/folders
		+ disk add/update: progress window with cancel button
		+ option: show progress window
		+ option: save info (comments/categories) on disk update
		+ edit categories: cancel
		+ import categories
		+ option for "open": something instead of Explorer
		+ open file: "insert disk xxxx" notification

1.10 (21/05/97)	! spelling errors
 beta 2		! sorting disks
		! search window: sorting categories in combo box
		! total/free disk space for disks > 2Gb (but < 4Gb)
		+ help
		+ open properties dialog after adding a disk
		+ search in comments: extended to disk name and
		  serial number
		+ second click on column header (in
		  main/search/archive windows): sort in reverse
		  order
		+ different splash screens for registered and
		  unregistered users
		+ moving to next file in properties: option
		+ end of search: sound

1.10 (15/05/97)	! updating disk serial number and root path
 beta 1		  on disk update (if the disk is different)
		! goto disk from search window
		! empty report name
		! filename for report without full path
		! deleting the onliest category
		+ working with Microsoft CAB archives
		+ search in archives
		+ using the disk label (if exist) as a disk name
		+ edit categories from properties dialog
		+ view archive contents from properties dialog

1.05 (12/05/97) ! serial numbers stuff (hopefully, finally)
		+ added ZIP, ARJ and RAR archives analysis

1.04c(07/05/97) ! adding the disk after changing the serial number
		! uppercasing file extensions when displaying
		  associated icons
		! saving comments/categories case sensitivity
		! displaying incorrect icons for some files
		+ changing serial numbers for ZIP disks

1.04b(04/05/97) ! memory leak: VALIDATE.DLL library
		! disk add/update: reading the serial number
		+ using disks with the same serial numbers

1.04a(29/04/97)	! inheriting folder categories when edited
		  from right (list) window

1.04 (28/04/97)	! corrupted folder comments
		! correct archive size in catalog info
		! redrawing folder categories in list window 
		  after inheriting category
		! displaying improper hot key for "Search"
		! locating file in the root folder from the 
		  search window
		! working directory for ADC program icon
		! show "readme" before installation
		! focus on edit control in search window
		! main and search windows layout: saving only if
		  appropriate options set, restoring always (last-saved)
		! creating the backup copy of catalog file on "save as"
		  operation
		! refreshing list window on right mouse click
		! eliminated some memory leaks
		! crash on exit after a few searches
		+ add disk: check if disk is already exists; ask to update
		+ open/print the report (shell operation)
		+ displaying full folder path in status bar
		+ icons in search window
		+ right-click in search window: open, explorer,
		  properties, go to
		+ additional subfolder for catalogs
		+ writing volume serial number if it is empty
		+ cancel search operation

1.03 (09/04/97)	! "up one level" without selection
		! "TAB" key: set default selection
		! spelling errors
		! "properties" dialog: corrected "changed" flag
		! changing selection on right mouse button click
		! multi-selection in search window
		! selecting first list item on pressing tab button
		! search window can be maximized
		! closing nag screen ('x' button)
		! "Up One Level" on empty archive
		! do not allow running two copies of ADC
		+ redesigned toolbar layout
		+ added "setup" button to the toolbar
		+ added "location" field to folder/file properties dialog
		+ file/folder size displayed according to system locale
		+ folder properties dialog: number of files and folders grouped together
		+ double-click in search window: goto selected item
		+ import
		+ export (report)
		+ right button more context-sensitive (for disks): 
			+ "delete"
			+ "update"
		+ double click on file: open or properties
		+ status bar: tip displayed on moving the mouse across 
                  the buttons instead of on pressing
		+ disallowing pressing "Quit" in nag screen on exit
  		  (to avoid loosing changes)
		+ saving search window layout
		+ "between" and "during last" search: don't include folders
		+ search "between" dates: from 01.01.80 to current date
		+ "exact match" near "match case"
		+ hot keys 
			+ new/open/save/saveas/exit
			+ categories/information
			+ properties
			+ search/report)

1.02 (26/03/97)	! sorting categories in properties dialogs
		! spelling errors
		! rubbish comments
		! changing selection on clicking right mouse
		  button in tree window
		! changing file comments
		! adding empty disk
		+ right mouse button context-sensitive menu:
  			+ "explorer"
  			+ "open"
  			+ "properties"
		+ search dialog: "exact match" option
		+ date format according to system locale
		+ "Ins", "Del", "Tab" keys
		+ save/restore layout:
			+ main window position and size
			+ splitter position
			+ columns sizes in list view
		+ "Up One Level" button
		+ "auto-open last archive" feature
		+ parsing command line: archive name
		+ options dialog:
			+ auto-open last archive
			+ save layout
		+ folder properties dialog:
			+ total files
			+ total folders
			+ total bytes
		+ disallowing multi-selection in list window
		+ moving to next file in file properties dialog
		+ list window can display associated icons
		+ tree window displays hi-res icons

1.01 (18/03/97)	! Fixed bug in disk update operation
		! Fixed disappearing search text after search operation
		! Fixed bug in search with "*." mask
		+ Decreased memory requirements on file open
		  (using memory-mapped file now)
		+ Displaying folders in list window

1.0 (11/03/97)	  Original version


Registration
------------

See "order.txt" file.


Copyright and license
---------------------

See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
-----------------

If you've got a problem, please contact Mr.Vladimir Katalov at:
  
  Phone: 	+7 095 3334159
  Fax: 		+7 095 3334159
  E-mail: 	kitten@transcom.mipt.ru (preferred)
		vladimir@technologist.com
		vladimir.katalov@usa.net

Please inform us about the following:

  - Advanced Disk Catalog version (from "About" dialog)
  - Advanced Disk Catalog serial number (if you're a registered
    user)
  - where did you get Advanced Disk Catalog (http or ftp site)
  - Windows 95/NT version (including service packs and other
    fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
  - computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem)

Note: you may want to read the "How to Determine the Version of
Windows 95 in Use" article by Microsoft. Use the following URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q158/2/38.htm

In order to get the complete computer information (working under
Windows 95), open the Control Panel, click on "System" applet and
press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to us.
