DEEPLOOK : a full-featured database management system to catalog the files on floppy diskettes or the hard drive with the added feature that it will automatically catalog the CONTENTS of ZIP/LZH/ARC and other types of compressed files. DEEPLOOK solves the problem of finding that computer file or program you know you have but it's buried inside a COMPRESSED file archived onto a floppy disk to save room on your hard drive. Compressed files usually have a file name extension of .ZIP, .LZH, .ARC and sometimes even .EXE. DEEPLOOK can automatically read the contents of your compressed files (including the self-extracting EXE files), and store the list of files in an amazingly fast database so that you can later search it or generate reports to your printer or to disk files. DEEPLOOK even has an "Auto Pilot" feature that will automatically read each file on your floppy disk or hard drive subdirectory. If it is a compressed file it can extract the names of the files therein and add them to the database. If it is not a compressed file, it will add the file name to the database but without the compressed file storage information. You can use the Auto Pilot feature or you can use the directory list that DEEPLOOK puts on the screen and individually select which files go into the database. Toggle LOOKDEEP on/off to control reading the contents of compressed files. There are three main programs that are used to run the DEEPLOOK database system. (Be sure to see the list of accompanying files later in this documentation.) DEEPLOOK.EXE : this is the directory reader which creates the database and adds the file names, etc. to the database. You've got to run this program first in order to create the DEEPLOOK database and put something in it. DEEPREPT and DEEPEDIT won't function properly unless there is some "data" in the database. Usage: DEEPLOOK d -where d is the letter of the floppy disk drive you wish to index. Run DEEPLOOK without d to index the current hard drive subdirectory. DEEPREPT.EXE : a full-featured report generator for use with the DEEPLOOK database. You can create reports with any field, sorted by any field(s), filtered for value(s) in any field. You can print the report to the screen, to the printer or to disk files, as ASCII text files or comma-delimited files which can later be imported into Lotus, Reflex, dBase, Paradox, etc., etc. DEEPEDIT.EXE : this allows you to quickly search the DEEPLOOK database, and edit any field for any database entry. Actually, you really should edit only the comment field, but the other fields are there to be seen and edited if you wish. You can also bulk-delete files, such as deleting references to all the "READ.ME" files when it's not really necessary to have them in your database. FileList: ---------- Here is a list of all the files that should accompany the DEEPLOOK package. If any of these files are missing please notify us at once. These are the executable programs: DEEPLOOK EXE DEEPEDIT EXE These are the documentation (ASCII) files: DEEPLOOK DOC QIKSTART.DOC REGISTER.DOC ******************************************************************** * Note: If The following files, the DEEPREPT files, * * are not found in the current DEEPLOOK.ZIP archive file * * then they shall be found in the archived file DEEPREPT.ZIP * * (or DEEPRE.ZIP if you are looking on CompuServe) * ******************************************************************** DEEPREPT EXE These files support DEEPREPT.EXE DEEPREPT OVR DEEPREPT CFG DEEPREPT DAT DEEPREPT IX QUERY DAT QUERY IX DEEPLOOK is a shareware product. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. The DEEPLOOK programs are the complete system. It is neither "watered-down" nor crippled in any way. It is NOT an "evaluation" copy. What you have received is the complete functional system. It is fully professional software. Registration is at least $7.00 per copy that you are using. You, and your conscience are strongly urged to register by sending $7.00 (minimum), checks payable to: John Abele 114 Woodlawn Ave. Willow Grove, PA. 19090 REGISTER THIS SOFTWARE! It's the RIGHT thing to do.