-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Cataloguing CD's

I understand. Tell you what: If I do get around to writing this filename 
cataloger, I will offer to share it on the list. How's that? But don't 
count on me to start right away.


At 03:50 PM 5/19/2003  Monday -0400, you wrote:

>Hubby is rather ...uh....intimidated by my stack of CD's.  He thinks it's a
>form of insanity.
>
>However, he's a very good Excel person and does a bit of programming in C++.
>
>Right now, I have windows Commander and I can print out the file list in a
>tree format that picks up every file.  I'm using that but I found I had to
>create an index as well since I have so much.   It's hard to explain since
>my files have to do with education as well as music, etc.   I need to be
>able to locate a file by category as well as by name.  For instance, I want
>to see what I have in geography, but I might not know the name of the file
>that I'm looking for.   I know, I'm asking for the impossible.  I almost
>need a version of a card catalogue.
>
>Marcia
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Carneal" <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:40 PM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Cataloguing CD's
>
>
> > I will take a stab at this as long as you understand I have not personally
> > tried this myself.
> >
> > If you are a music aficionado, would CD Trustee work? Not free, it costs
> > $39.95, but it makes jewel case labels by printing the names of songs. The
> > URL for this is:
> > http://www.base40.com/
> >
> > You are probably like me in that I wanted a good way to catalog all the
> > files, data, DVDs, etc., in one master catalog, and be able to search that
> > in a variety of ways.
> >
> >
> > I can mathematically program in Excel, but something like this requires
> > reading folders, directories, +and+ keeping the paths straight for each
> > filename, beyond my skills for Excel. Some filenames have the hidden
> > attribute set, and your husband would need to find those anyway. I am not
> > sure how that would be done in Excel.
> >
> > I could do this in basic and make it an executable. I have seven projects
> > going at the moment so it would have to be a Fall project.
> >
> > A suggestion: Could you open a Window Dos and type out a file of all the
> > filenames? Just get the filenames and save it to a file and print that.
> > Let's assume "F" is your CD drive.
> >
> > Open a window dos box. Type in "F:" and press return. Now type in DIR/b >
> > c:cdnames.txt. That "b" stands for BARE mode. You will get filenames ONLY.
> > It will be save to a file called cdnames.txt. You can print that in Word,
> > WordPerfect, Ami Pro, etc., and punch 3-ring holes in and save that. I did
> > that for a while. That saved a lot of hand writing.
> >
> > Hm, would bribing your husband work?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > At 03:07 PM 5/19/2003  Monday -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > >*blink blink*  <sigh>  Sounds wonderful.  Now, if I had even a tad of a
> > >notion of excel, that would be great.   Sounds like a project for
> > >hubby....and he's not gonna be a real happy camper.
> > >
> > >Marcia
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "andy" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:37 PM
> > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Cataloguing CD's
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Marcia Colpan" <mcolpan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ooooo that's exactly what I need.  SOmething that will catalog my
>CD's.
> > > > Is
> > > > > this a program?  a feature of hardware?  I really need something
>that
> > >will
> > > > > keep me organized without the low tech high maintenance solution I
>have
> > > > now.
> > > > >
> > > > > (I keep a notebook and card file....very time intensive.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Ideally, I need something with a search function.
> > > >
> > > > Spradsheet-very simple to arrange and keep updated...With a collection
> > > > touching 20,000, I speak from a little experience!!
> > > >
> > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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