page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) (10/25/88)
Submitted-by: dillon@cory.berkeley.edu (Matt Dillon)
Posting-number: Volume 2, Issue 20
Archive-name: dos/fs/files12.docs
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FILE CATALOG UTILITY
By Matthew Dillon.
dillon@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (ARPANET)
..!ihnp4!ucbvax!dillon (USENET)
Matthew Dillon
891 Regal Rd.
Berkeley, California 94708
USA
WINDOW TITLE:
Holds operational status. Normally holds two numbers SELECTED/ENTRIES
Where SELECTED is the number of files currently selected for viewing.
The ALL gadget selects all entries for viewing.
PATTERN:
Entering a wildcard pattern here selects for viewing those entries
(file name or comment) which matches the pattern. "+pattern" adds
entries to the currently selected list, and "-pattern" removes entries
from the currently selected list. "pattern" alone is equivalent to
"-*" "+pattern". Note that if looking for a specific program you need
to specify it like: "*viacom.arc" with the "*" in front to handle any
prefix to the file.
'*' and '?' are acceptable wildcards. Any combination is allowed. The
search is case independant.
VOLUME:
Entering a disk volume name (e.g. "df1:") or directory path
(e.g. "df1:src/files") causes that volume/directory to be searched
and all files to be added to the database. The FULL path name is
determined, including the volume name, independant of the original
specification. This means you can say "df1:" instead of "mydisk:" and
entries in the database will begin "mydisk:blah..".
When I say 'volume' in the following description I mean either a
directory or volume.
This also serves to UPDATE entries in the database. Specifically, if
the volume already exists in the database new files are added and files
which no longer exist (in the volume) are removed. Any comments which
you have added to the database are KEPT. Note, however, that if a
file contains a comment field and the database entry also has a comment
field the database entry's comment field is used.
Example: To add a whole lot of floppies simply specify DF0:, hit
return, then place new floppies in DF0: and hit return without having
to retype DF0: or even reselect the string gadget.
NOTE!! Each disk should have a unique volume name or it will exclude
other disks! Now that isn't too much to ask for, is it?
COMMENT:
After selecting a file with the left mouse button you may enter a
comment for it. The comment field is automatically activated after
selection and any previous comment loaded into the field.
SLIDE BAR:
The slide bar is used to move around in the database. Normally the
database is too large for much resolution on the slide bar (mine is
3821 entries at the moment), in which case one normally selects a
subsection of the database with the PATTERN field before moving around.
The display area places the comment after the longest file path in
the currently selected subset, so you might have to make the window
wider to see the comments.
INFO:
Program info. My name in lights!
DEL:
Delete the highlighted item or the currently selected subsection of
the database if there is no highlighted item. YOU CAN DELETE THE
ENTIRE DATABASE THIS WAY!! BUT...
UNDO:
Undo the last delete operation. For best results hit immediately
after a DEL.
ALL:
Selects the entire database for viewing.
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MENUS
SAVE save database under previously loaded name
SAVEAS save database under a new name
LOADDEF load the default database (s:catalog.db or previously
loaded file). Information is appended to the memory
image.
LOAD specify a filename to load as the database. Information
is appended as in LOADDEF
QUIT Quit the program (for those who do not know how to use
the close gadget)
ADDKILLPAT Create a kill entry in the database (@@KILLPAT). The
comment field of this entry is a pattern. If the pattern
matches an about-to-be-loaded path the path is not loaded.
Any number of kill entries may exist in the database.
Example: set the comment to *.o, and no object files
will be added from new volumes.
The filerequester code was provided by Peter Da Silva and hacked
moderately. All other code is my own.
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LIMITATIONS
-Volume Names may not begin with @@
-Volume Names beginning with '+' and '-' are o.k., but difficult to
specify in the PATTERN field due to the special meaning of '+' & '-'.
-Full File Paths and comments must be smaller than 128 characters each
-There is no limitation to the database size except for the amount of
memory you have.
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FILE FORMAT
The database is an ascii file. The first line is a number (3) specifying
the number of lines per entry. The next line starts the first entry, with
3 lines per entry (and no extra lines at the end of the database). No tabs
are allowed. The initial number is used for upward compatibility when/if
I add more information to the database. The three lines are:
1 -file name
2 -file comment
3 -file size (bytes)
Future additions will also include:
4 -date
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Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept. page@swan.ulowell.edu ulowell!page
Have five nice days.