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CatFish Version 1.2 May 28, 1996
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DESCRIPTION
CatFish is a disk catalog browser. It allows you to save snapshots of the
directory/file structure of your disks and to browse through them at any
time. The catalog files maintained by CatFish are very compact and fast,
and can easily handle the huge directory trees often found on large disks
or on (shareware) CD-ROMs. CatFish will calculate all total subdirectory
sizes, and lists the date of the newest file found inside each directory.
Furthermore, CatFish can be used as an application/document launcher.
CatFish is based on the MetaKit library, a shareware C++ class library for
persistent data structures. The sources of CatFish and several other small
sample programs are freely available as part of the MetaKit distribution.
Best of all, CatFish is free.
CHANGES IN THIS VERSION
+ Added file searching and a customizable sort order for the file list.
+ Scans now include hidden & system files. Win 95: capitalized filenames.
+ Some user interface enhancements, a menu bar, more keyboard shortcuts.
For the latest news, check the home page - http://purl.net/meta4/catfish
GETTING STARTED
Using CatFish is easy, just start it up. There is no installation, there
are no DLLs, it runs on all flavors of Windows. Support for long filenames
is included for Windows 95, but catalogs themselves must have short names.
When you create catalog files, these will be placed in the same directory
as CatFish (with a ".CF4" suffix). If you move CatFish, you must move the
catalogs as well, otherwise these catalogs will no longer be accessible.
When you start CatFish for the first time, it will give you a few tips.
FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS ONLY
The MetaKit Library is a software development library for data storage and
easy handling of structured objects and collections in C++. If you require
bulky/powerful database functions, look elsewhere, but if you need a small
self-contained library to store structured data, please check it out:
http://purl.net/meta4/metakit
If you are a C++ programmer interested in persistent storage, Winsock, or
simple client/server applications for TCP/IP, you will probably find some
useful code and ideas in MetaKit. It even has a utility to create catalogs
of remote FTP servers (yes, these catalogs can be browsed with CatFish).
MetaKit registration is US$25, add $65 for source code and commercial use.
DISTRIBUTION
The CatFish utility is copyright Meta Four Software, NL. You may use this
free software for any purpose, as long as you leave all copyright notices
in place and assume all risks for its use, regardless of the consequences.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jean-Claude Wippler mailto:jcw@meta4.nl
Meta Four Software http://purl.net/meta4
Meekrap oord 6
3991 VE, Houten fax:+31 30 635 2337
The Netherlands