Copyright: Junk Drawer Copyright ® 1994 Aaron P. Crouse


Contents

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Buttons & Boxes

Registration

Introduction

What is BARFIT.ZIP? And just where do I find that registration form I deleted for this program I want to register? If you were using Junk Drawer you be able to find out fast. Junk Drawer helps you to keep an inventory of your .ZIP or other types of compressed archives, or any other types of files. If you use Junk Drawer you can literally click your way to a .ZIP file inventory.

Procedures

Junk Drawer uses PKUNZIP.EXE to extract description files from .ZIP archives. PKUNZIP.EXE (tm of PKWARE, Inc) must be in the same directory as this version of Junk Drawer (version 2.00) or else the program will generate an error message and quit itself.

Using the mouse.

1 	Use the yellow drive and directory boxes to navigate to the .ZIP file you wish to inventory. Double click on the file name in the yellow file list box. The name will be inserted in to the bottom green box. PKUNZIP.EXE will then be started, and the names of the files in the .ZIP archive will be extracted and placed in the Description File box. If one of the following files is found in the archive (DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST, READ.ME, README.NOW), that file will be extracted from the archive (PKUNZIP.EXE (tm)will be started again), and the first 32000 bytes of the file will appear in the Description File Text box. If none of these file names are found in the archive, you may choose your own file to extract by double clicking on it in the blue box in the upper right of the window. If the file is a text file it's contents will appear in the Description File Text box.

2 	Drag the mouse over the text in the open text file you wish to use as your description of the .ZIP file you are inventorying. Once you have selected some text, click on the blue box in Junk Drawer's lower right corner. The text you have selected will be pasted there (up to 110 characters). If no suitable text file is found you may type your own description in the Inventory Description box.

3 	Click the "Save as New" button. You now have an easy to retrieve brief description of the compressed archive.

Using the keyboard

1 	Type the file name in to the yellow box in the lower right.

2 	Type your own description of it in the blue box on the lower right.

3 	Click the "Save as New" button. You now have an easy to retrieve brief description of the compressed archive.


Buttons and Boxes

Click on the various areas below to see a short description of each button or box.


Registration

Order Form

Legal Stuff

1 	The version of Junk Drawer you now have (version 2.00), is yours to use for as long as you wish. You do not need to pay for it. You may distribute it to whomever you wish, but please do so in the form of the compressed archive you received.

2 	Aaron P. Crouse, and ABC Software Innovations assume no and will accept no responsibility for any damages or losses of any kind that result from you or anyone else using or attempting to use Junk Drawer. Use it entirely at your own risk. We do not warrant it's fitness for any specific purpose.

Why Register?

The registered version features:

1 	Search capabilities.

2 	Printing capabilities.

3 	Database compatability with Microsoft Access(tm) and others.

4 	Different ways of viewing and sorting your inventory.

5 	Greater automation and flexibility.

6 	Support for other types of archives (those for which we have specific permission from the archive file engine authors).


Order Form
Order Form For Junk Drawer

From the menu above, choose "File...Print Topic, or write an order form of your own that contains the same information as this order form. Send it along with your check for $9.95 for each copy ($14.95 with printed manual) to:

ABC Software Innovations
422 S. Weyant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43213

Make your check payable to Aaron P. Crouse.

If you have trouble with this program, you may contact the author at the above address, or on CompuServe at 72123,1243, or as AaronCr on America On Line, or via the Internet as 72123.1243@compuserve.com or aaroncr@aol.com

Order Form for Junk Drawer

_____ copies @ $9.95 ea. (manual on disk).

_____ copies @ $14.95 (printed manual)

Total $_______________

Media size ______ 3.5"          _____ 5.25"

Name _______________________________________________________

Company ____________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________

City _________________________ ST _________ Zip ________________

Phone (          ) ________________  FAX (           ) __________________

Where did you find Junk Drawer v. 2.00?


Archive Directory Box

Use this box to navigate to the directory containing the archive file you wish to inventory.


Archive Drive Box

Use this box to navigate to the drive containing the archive file you wish to inventory.


Archive File Box

When you double click on a file name in this box, that name will be inserted into the Inventory File Name Box (green in the lower left). Junk Drawer will then start PKUNZIP.EXE(tm) and extract the names of the files contained in the .ZIP file. Click on the blue box to the right of this box here in this help file to find out what happens next.


Delete

Deletes the current record. Again, no warnings. In this free version of Junk Drawer this creates blank records, which will be filled in with new records as you create them.


Description File Box

Each time you double click an archive, Junk Drawer will look for six files (in this order); DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST, READ.ME, README.NOW. Junk Drawer will extract from the .ZIP archive the first of these files that it finds and put the first 32,000 characters in the blue box near the middle of the window. If none of these files are found, try to open any other file in the archive that you think might be a text file containing a description of the .ZIP file (double click on it). If you don't find a file containing a description of the .ZIP file, just type in your own description in the larger green box below.


Description File Text

This is where the text from the description file (DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST,etc.) appears. To select some text, drag the mouse over it, then "click" on the Inventory Description Box (the green one below this blue one) to paste the selected text there. You can also "tab" around in Junk Drawer and select and paste using shift-arrow, shift-control-arrow, control-c, and control-v keys in the conventional Windows(tm) fashion.


Exit

Ends your sesion with Junk Drawer. You will not be warned about any changes you have made.


Find

The only thing crippled in this program.


Help

Opens this help file to the contents page.


Inventory Description

This box displays the description of the file that appears in the Inventory File Name Box (below). You may type entries here, or cut and paste with the mouse or keyboard. Click on the blue boxes here in this help window to find out how.


Inventory File Name
Inventory File Name Box

This is where the names of the files you have inventoried appear. Use the left and right arrow buttons to scroll through the files you have inventoried.


Save As Changed

Saves the current contents of the Inventory File Name and Inventory Description Boxes to the current record. You WILL NOT be warned about overwriting records. (The registered version will tell you about overwriting records.)


Save As New

Saves the current contents of the Inventory File Name and Inventory Description Boxes to a new record, even if it's a duplicate. (The registered version will tell you about duplicate records.)


Scroll Back

Scrolls toward the beginning of your archive inventory.


Scroll Forward

Scrolls toward the end of your archive inventory.


Undo

Recalls the current record, undoing any changes you have made to the Description and File Name boxes.