Copyright: Junk Drawer Copyright ® 1994 Aaron P. Crouse


Contents

See also:

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 during your unzipping / cleanup cycle you can literally click your way to a .ZIP file inventory.

Procedures

The best time to use Junk Drawer is after you have decompressed an archive and before you delete any temporary files created during the decompression procedure. Below are outlined two ways to create your inventory. You can mix and match portions of each procedure.

Using the mouse.

1 	Use the yellow drive and directory boxes to navigate to the .ZIP file you wish to inventory. Click on the file name in the yellow file list box. The name will be inserted in to the lower right yellow box.

2 	Use the blue drive and directory boxes to navigate to the directory where you have the unzipped files. Each time you open a directory, Junk Drawer will look for four files (in this order); DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST. Junk Drawer will open the first of these files that it finds and put the first 32,000 characters in the blue box in the upper right. If none of these files are found, try to open any other file in the directory that you think might be a text file containing a description of the .ZIP file (double click on it).

3 	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).

4 	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 1.00), 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.

Why Register?

The registered version features:

1 	A much prettier face.

2 	Search capabilities.

3 	Printing capabilities.

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

5 	Different ways of viewing and sorting your inventory.

6 	Greater automation and flexibility.


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?


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 click on a file name in this box, that name will be inserted into the Inventory File Name Box (yellow in the lower right).


Delete

Deletes the current record. Again, no warnings.


Description Directory Box

Use this box to navigate to the directory containing the description file you wish to borrow text from.Each time you open a directory, Junk Drawer will look for four files (in this order); DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST. Junk Drawer will open the first of these files that it finds and put the first 32,000 characters in the blue box in the upper right. If none of these files are found, try to open any other file in the directory that you think might be a text file containing a description of the .ZIP file (double click on it).


Description Drive Box

Use this box to navigate to the drive containing the description file you wish to borrow text from.


Description File Box

Each time you open a directory, Junk Drawer will look for four files (in this order); DESC.SDI, FILE_ID.DIZ, README.TXT, README.1ST. Junk Drawer will open the first of these files that it finds and put the first 32,000 characters in the blue box in the upper right. If none of these files are found, try to open any other file in the directory that you think might be a text file containing a description of the .ZIP file (double click on it).


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 blue one in the lower right) 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 large blue box here above the command buttons to find out how.


Inventory File Name
Inventory File Name Box

This is where the names of the files you have inventoried appear. Click on the yellow box to the left of this box (in the Junk Drawer window, not this help window) to insert new file names here.


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.