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CatScan a Archive Cataloging Program
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If you're alot like me, you have anywhere from 20 to 50 disks of Arc'ed
files.  Archiving has to be the greatest thing to hit computers since the
invention of the floppy disk. The only trouble with Arc'ed files is you
either have to take them apart (DeARC) or list them one by one when you
want to find a certain file.  Sure you know the file you're looking for is
in an Archive called DATABASE.ARC, but which one? And on which disk?

Enter the solution, CatScan from GrimWare, a filing system designed to take
the hassel out of cataloging your Archives.

How to Use CatScan
==================

First thing you want to do is to make sure that your disks have a volume name
on them, this makes finding which disk is what a lot easier.  What I do is
give them the volume name ARCHIVE.???.  Starting with ARCHIVE.001 and
incrementing each successive disk.

Load up the program called CatScan. Insert the disk to be cataloged.
Pull down the "Read" item on the menu and click on "Whole Disk".

That was easy, insert the next disk and repeat this.

Now you'll probably want to check this Cataloge out, pull down the "Scan" item
click on "Search File".  Now to find the file you're looking for, fill in the 
filespec on the line ( It will accept any legal TOS file wild cards ) and
click on "EXIT".  The file you're looking for if it is in the cataloge will
appear on what should look like a 3 by 5 inch file card, neat huh?

You'll notice that there is a comment line near the bottom of the file card,
this can be filled in by clicking on the edit button.  It will accept up to
40 characters of comment.  If you fill in all the comments of every card you
will be able to find a file by useing the "Search String" command on the menu
bar.  One word of note, the "Search String" function is case sensitive, that is
to say "BACK UP" is not the same as "back up".

Future Expandtion
=================

1) The ablity to call another program from inside this program. So you could,
   after having found the file you're looking for, call your favorite ARC
   program and extract the file.

2) A merge function to merge cataloges.

3) A compression routine to compress the cataloge so it takes less space on
   the disk.

4) Functions to enhance the performance of the program as suggested by
   users.

Wow This Is Great
=================

I hope you do think that this is a great program, great enough to send a small
donation to me.  Yes that's right this is another one of those shareware
programs, and by now you've heard more than enough about them so I won't waste
your time by reminding you what they are all about.  
But if you do like the program and you do use it.
Send me a check or money order for $15 and I'll send you a disk with my latest
version of this program on it.

                                    Thanks
                                    Chris Blue


Send the check to:

Chris Blue
3010 14 Ave S.
Lethbridge Alberta
Canada.  TIK-0W3

This program may be freely distributed to anyone, anywhere, anytime, provided 
that the program remains unmodified and this documentation remains intact.