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        (c) 1987 - 88 Lightning Logger LLog Program by Ron Shaw
             The Disk librarian for the Amiga

  INSTALLATION:
  To install LLog, & LLread copy them to your sys: diskette .
  LLog program generates an icon for your libraries that
  can be selected along with LLread to load a logger file from workbench.

  USING LLOG

 1.
 load Lightning Log program (LLog) by either clicking on it's Icon
 from work bench or by typing LLog from CLI. Once the logger is
 loaded you should see a copyright notice in the message window
 at the top of the screen.  This window is used to prompt you when
 to insert diskettes and gives you other pertinent information.
 You should also see 3 small black rectangles at the right side of
 the logger window.
 The 2 rectangles under the Drives Note (to the extreme right)
 display the percentage full of the drive currently logged, these
 should be blank.
 There will also be 1 black rectangle to the extreme right of the
 Librarian file, this displays the total size of the volume and
 data file. These also should be blank.
 At the bottom center of the logger there will be one more
 blank rectangle. This rectangle displays the number of volumes
 logged and also should be blank.

 2.
 Click on the Drives gadget under the drives name (red square)
 this will bring up a list of mounted devices. (used for logging)

 3.
 Select the drive you want to use as the log in drive
 (this will be the drive you will use to insert your disks for logging).
 If you have a hard drive don,t select the hard drive
 (we will cover this later).
 If you have more than two floppy drives or 2 floppies and a hard drive ,
 you may elect to use 2 floppy drives for logging.
 Click on the 2nd drives gadget.  When these drives are selected
 a drives ready sign will appear in the rectangle left of the gadget
 clicked. Selecting abort from the devices requester removes the
 selected device from the drives item.

4.
 Once you have selected your logging drives,click on the load
 library gadget to load or create a new library. This brings up
 a string gadget.  Enter the drive:path/name of the file you would
 like to name your file. The drive should not be the same as the
 drive(s) you selected to do the logging.  (if the file is
 non-existent a message will appear asking you if this is a new
 file). If you are creating a new library click on yes.  If this
 is an existing file click on no.  (if the file is existing
 evidently you entered an incorrect file name and or path and the
 logger could not find the existing file.)

5.
 Once the log file is loaded or you enter the name of the file
 you wish to create is entered.  You will be asked to enter the
 path to LLread (if creating a new file) ,enter the actual
 volume:path  to LLread. LLog inserts this information
 in the default tool on the icon it builds for your librarian file.
 Once this is done The name you enter should appear in the
 rectangular window under the "Librarian" note,and if this is
 a new file the box to the right of the file will be blank.
 If this file has previously been created and is loaded by the
 logger, the size will be displayed in the rectangle to the
 right of name of the file.
 If this is an existing file the amount logged rectangle
 (center bottom of logger) will display the number of previously
 logged items.

6.
 Make sure the bottom left gadget of the logger says"MAN"
 this is the manual mode of the logger.  Install disks in the
 drives indicated by the message center(at the top of the screen)
 and click on the manual log gadget.
 This will start the logger.
 That's it!! the message center will prompt you when to insert new
 diskettes for logging.



                           AUTO LOG

 USE THIS WITH CARE  -- WHERE AS DISK INSERTION IS READ BY THE
 LOGGER..
  follow the steps for manual logging except instead of clicking
 on the manual"MAN" gadget. select AutoLog from the menu. This
 should change the "MAN" gadget to "AUTO" ,There will be a message
 displayed in the message center.
 Click on the "AUTO" gadget THEN insert the disk(s) to be logged.
 The logger will automatically start logging and will prompt you
 when to change diskettes.
 AFTER STARTING the logger IN the AUTO MODE,you never have to click
 on the "AUTO" gadget again (normally).. the logger will detect the
 inserting of diskettes and will start logging again .
 To end the program simply select quit from the menu.
 The abort gadget is a simple way to stop the auto mode in case
 you want to insert a volume for display or reading with out being logged.
 After clicking on the abort gadget.  It is necessary (when in auto) to
 click on the auto gadget again to re-initialize the auto mode.
 (before inserting diskette(s) for logging.


                  LOGGING HARD DRIVES:

 Simply select log hard drive from menu and device requester will
 appear with each hard drive detected by the system.
 Click on the hard drive to be logged and it will automatically be
 logged( displaying free space in the message window)
 If your hard drive has been previously logged the old volume will
 be deleted and it will be relogged .
 If unsure if a disk has been previously logged just insert it
 into the logger and log.
 If this volume was previously logged and has changed the old volume
 will be deleted and the volume will be re-logged.

NOTE:  the logger can not differentiate between a master or a
 copy created by a professional backup program such as marauder.
 (The volume creation dates are the same on the copy and the original)
 Lightning logger Uses the creation date and the last file updated
 date to determine if a disk has been logged or updated(changed).
 Therefore volumes with the same names can be logged with no
 problem,and will be treated differently by the logger and
 reader.
 Lightning Logger allows the user to catalog a disk collection.
 It creates 2 files.  The file with .llg extension is the
 librarian file. It maintains the list of volumes logged.
 The other file is the Data File and holds the names of the
 directories,file names ,comments,and other pertinent
 information. Once volumes have been logged with Lightning
 Logger, you can use Lightning Reader (LLread) to find files or
 comments without finding and reading the actual diskette.
 This, in itself, reduces your locating time to a minimum.
 Lighting logger works with micro-floppies,mini-floppies,RAD:,RAM:
 and  hard drives disks.
 It is compatible with the Amiga 500,1000,2000.
 Sorry, but Lightning Logger only works under AmigaDOS 1.2 or Higher.


 DELETE VOLUME
 Allows the user to delete a volume from the volumes entered into
 the logger.  When scrolling through the volume list
 all volumes displayed in red are deleted.  If you delete a volume
 by mistake this volume can be restored by selecting it again and
 clicking on "Delete" the restored volume will be restored and
 will be redisplayed in black.
 Note* the actual volume is not deleted until a new library is
 written(delete volume only sets a flag so the LLread program
 does not load this volume into memory).
 When exiting from the log program, if you have volumes deleted by
 the user or by the logger it'self,the program will ask you
 if you would like write a new library.
 Only at this time is the actual volume and it's associated files
 deleted.  You may elect not to create a new library, thus keeping
 the old set of records available for restoring.

    Lightning Logger, llog,llread Copyright 1987 - 88 Ron Shaw

    RTS Electronics
    PO BOX 9015
    Cocoa,FL.32922
    407/631-9286  407/639-9123

   Addesss Correspondence,Flames,Suggestions,etc to
    Ronald T.Shaw    Plink t219
    or the above address.

                 ADDITIONAL NOTES

 The best way to Use the logger if you only have 1 drive is to
 make a directory in ram:L and copy the disk-validator to ram:l
 then assign L: ram:l ( only if you get repeat messages to insert
 your workbench)
 Lightning logger can reduce the time needed to find most files
 you need to a minimum.. if you follow a few rules..
 If you have source code,gadgets,pictures etc. use filenote to
 enter a comment IE: for a picture file enter "pix","ham","art"
 etc.  Then when searching,select note from filter menu,enter
 "pix",or what ever is applicable in your situation, and start
 the search. The search will find all the file notes with these
 names in the comment field.
 A future version will allow you to enter file notes(comments)
 directly from the logger program.
 This version of the Lightning logger is compatible with the Amiga
 A500, A1000,and A2000, but only runs under AMIGA DOS 1.2 or higher.
 To be notified of updates to the logger programs or programs that
 work in conjunction with the logger,
 Please send us a small note with the following information.
   Your Name,   Address,
   Telephone Number {Please include Area code}
   Place and date of purchase.
 If you subscribe to an electronic telecommunications service,
 please note the Service name and your Id for quicker contact.
 All suggestions,flames etc are acknowledged and appreciated.
 There is no implied warranty with this program.
 Many Thanks for purchasing Logger.
 Lightning logger and associated programs were compiled with the
 Manx Aztec C Compiler 3.6 (16 bit code) on a 2.1 MB Amiga
 1000 with Supra 20Meg Hard Drive.
 To facilitate ease of use, Lightning Logger is NOT copy
 protected.

 See LLRemov in another file for Automatically checking duplicate
 files.

 See LLog3_UPdate for new features in this 3.0 version of LLog