LSTCATW : LISTING CATALOG - MS-Windows

  Title   : LSTCATW
  Version : 1.6
  Date    : Feb 7, 2000
  Author  : J R Ferguson
  E-mail  : j.r.ferguson @ iname.com
  Download: http://hello.to/ferguson (Windows Tools English)
  Usage   : MS-Windows 3.1 application


  This program may be used and copied freely without charge,  but  only  for
  non-commercial  purposes.  The author is not responsible for any damage or
  loss of data that may be caused by using it.



GENERAL INFORMATION

  LSTCATW is a listing catalog. It helps you find printed  source  listings,
  textfiles,  printed  documents  or  in  fact  any  objects  connected to a
  filename. With LSTCATW you can view  and  maintain  a  list  of  filenames
  connected to 'map' or group identifiers.

  A  'map' or group identifier is a code for a place you store the listings.
  This may be a folder or portfolio or bookshelf number,  or  anything  that
  groups  file  listings  together. Typically, the file listings are ordered
  alphabetically within their groups.

  To make your catalog have a more 'human' interface, LSTCATW allows you  to
  attach  a  free  format description to each group identifier in a separate
  group data file.



THE MAIN DATA FILE

  The main datafile contains the filename,  extent  and  a  'map'  or  group
  identifier  for  each  listing  entry.  This is the file you open and save
  using the File menu commands. The default extension for this file is .LCA.
  You  can  maintain  the  main datafile by using the Edit menu entries Add,
  Change and Delete or the shortcut keys Ins, Enter and Del. The Edit dialog
  also pops up when you double-click an entry in the list.



THE 'MAP' OR GROUP DATA FILE

  To  make your catalog have a more 'human' interface, LSTCATW allows you to
  attach a free format description to each group identifier. To do this, you
  must create a textfile with a separate line  for  each  group  identifier.
  Those  lines  start  with  the  map  identitier  on  position 1 through 3,
  followed by a space on position 4, and then the description on position  5
  and further.

  Example:

  D01 Documentation games
  D02 Documentation utilities
  D03 Documentation database applications
  L01 Listings games
  L02 Listings utilities
  L03 Listings database applications

  This  'map file' must be saved with the same filename as the corresponding
  main  data  file  and  an extension of '.MAP'. The 'map file' is optional.
  When it exists, it is automatically opened together  with  the  main  data
  file.  To  maintain it, you can use any text editor. LSTCATW can only read
  but not update this file.



THE SETTING FILE

  The program saves its last used settings in a file named LSTCATW.SET so it
  can automatically open the same files the next time  you  start  it.  This
  setting  file  is  normally stored in the same directory as the executable
  program, but you can  specify  a  separate  directory  for  it  in  a  DOS
  environment variable with the name SETTING. The easiest way to do this, is
  to include a line like this one in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
    SET SETTING=C:\DATA