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AudioLibrary_Converter 1.0 -- August 24th, 1995
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Note: Please take a few moments and read this document.
Brief ramblings...
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In AsimCDFS v2, librarian functions were added to the AsimTunes audio
playback commodity. The user was allowed to construct a library
of the audio discs that were inserted into the system. Additionally,
the user was able to enter in proper names for the disc, author, and
individual track titles. This system worked quite well (so well, in
fact, that we had a large number of users who entered in hundreds
of discs into their person libraries). Unfortunately, we needed
a more flexible library format for AsimCDFS v3.
Our concept of a good library file for AsimCDFS v3, again unfortunately,
was not compatible with the existing v2.x format.
The AudioLibrary_Converter program is a conversion utility allowing
you to convert from the AsimCDFS v2.x audio file (called AudioLibrary.data)
to the AsimCDFS v3.x library (divided into two parts, CD_Library.data
and CD_Library.index).
Converting your library
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The process of converting your AsimCDFS v2.x library to the AsimCDFS v3.x
library is a very simple three-step process. In brief, you must:
· run the AudioLibrary_Converter program;
· load in your old AudioLibrary.data file;
· save out the new library.
The program can be run from either the CLI or Workbench. In either
case, there are no arguments. You will be presented with a large
window with three gadgets at the bottom and a display area in the middle.
Select the "Load Old" gadget (the middle one). This will bring up a
file requestor allowing you to specify where your old AudioLibrary.data
file exists. >>Unless you have manually deleted it<<, the file will
be in your AsimCDFS: directory (which was formally your AsimTunes:
directory). Alternatively, if you have a back-up of this file, you can
specify its location. Click on "Ok" to load in the library.
AudioLibrary_Converter will then proceed to load in all the entries
from the old audio library. These will be displayed in the middle
portion of the screen. The list of audio discs is scrollable for
your perusing pleasure, but read-only.
The final step is to save the audio discs into the AsimCDFS v3.x
library. This is done with the "Save Library" gadget. If AsimCDFS
detects an identical disc already in your library, it will bring
up a requestor informing you of this. Thus, if you have any
entries in your current AsimCDFS v3.x library that you want replaced
(ie. you have not typed in track titles, etc.) then you must
go to AsimTunes and delete the offending entires via the Edit Library
function. (*** Hint: clear out the offending entries in current audio
library before you run this AudioLibrary_Converter program! ***)
That is it. Your AsimCDFS v3.x should now contain your old
audio library appended to the current entries in your library.
Notes
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Yes, we have shortened the length available for track and disc
titles. This was a deliberate action due to the fact that
these names are now used as file names. This leaves a limit of
26 characters for the track names (this restriction results from
the fact that a .info extension must be appended to each file
name to create the associated icon file).
All names in the v2.x audio library will be truncated to fit
into the new restrictions.
Please note that this program should be part of the AsimCDFS v3.3
package (or greater). It will not function with AsimCDFS v3.2,
v3.1 or v3.0.