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CATraxx 98 - README.TXT                                         
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This README file contains important, last minute information 
about CATraxx 98.

CATraxx 98 is developed by

  FNProgramvare
  Pb 721  Krapfoss
  N-1509  Moss
  Norway

  E-mail: info@fnprg.com
  World Wide Web: http://www.fnprg.com

We appreciate and encourage all comments, suggestions, 
and bug reports. Both your registration and your comments
will help improve CATraxx and keep it on the leading edge.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. WHAT IS CATRAXX?
2. FEE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREWARE VERSION
3. TO INSTALL CATRAXX
4. TO REMOVE CATRAXX
5. VERSION HISTORY

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1. WHAT IS CATRAXX?
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CATraxx is a powerful 32-bit Windows application designed to 
help you catalog and manage your music collection. Using CATraxx 
you can quickly catalog CDs by downloading disc data from the 
Internet CDDB database. CATraxx is easy-to-use for the amateur, 
with sophisticated features for the professional.

CATraxx has a comprehensive set of fields for both albums and 
tracks, enabling you to catalog information like artist, album 
title, format (CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, videos etc.), 
release year, label, catalog number, purchase price, current 
value, music category, status (own, want, for sale etc.), 
condition, playing time, song titles, songwriters, producers, 
recording studios, musicians and instruments. You can store 
an image of the album cover and add your own personal comments 
for both albums and tracks. 

You can work with an unlimited number of databases. This 
means you can split your collection into different catalogs 
and organize it to meet your needs. CATraxx allows you to 
change the name of all data fields. For example, you might want
to rename Artist to Performer, Songwriter to Composer or Format 
to Media. You can hide the fields you don't want to use. These 
fields will disappear from all windows, menus, lists etc. This 
way you can customize the database to suit your needs.

You can effectively search the database for information that 
you require. Search in all fields with any combination of 
fields and operators. In addition, CATraxx lets you cross 
reference up to five fields. This is an extremely flexible 
way to search and query data.

The report designer lets you create almost any type of report. 
Use one of the pre-defined reports, or create your own from 
scratch. You have full control over data fields, groups, sort 
order, columns, fonts, colors, paper size, margins and print 
orientation. CATraxx lets you preview reports on screen before 
printing. Using CATraxx you can easily create professionally 
looking reports with exactly the layout you want.

With the HTML Generator you can quickly generate documents to 
be published on the World Wide Web. The loan module lets you 
keep track of albums on loan. Check the program periodically 
to see what is still out on loan. You will always know who has 
what and since when.  

The statistics function allows you to analyze your collection 
in a variety of ways. CATraxx lets you track both initial 
investment and the value of your collection. Use the backup 
function to make backup copies of your valuable data. With 
the built-in CD controller you can control the playback of 
audio CDs in your CD-ROM player.

CATraxx uses popup menus for quick feature access and 
navigation. CATraxx comes with a sample database to get you 
started and a comprehensive context sensitive on-line help 
system. 

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2. FEE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREWARE VERSION
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Disk Vendors, Shareware Distributors and BBS(s) may have 
charged a nominal fee for the distribution of the shareware 
version of CATraxx. This fee does not constitute payment for 
the licensed version of CATraxx, and does not entitle the 
end-user to use the shareware version for longer than the 
30-day evaluation period.

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3. TO INSTALL CATRAXX
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From diskette
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1. Insert diskette number 1 into your diskette drive.
 
2. From the Start menu, choose Run.

   You see the Run dialog box.

3. In the Open text box, type the path to the installation 
   program, for example A:\SETUP, and choose OK.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. When requested, 
   specify the folder where you want to install CATraxx. 
   Unless you specify a different folder, the application 
   will be installed to C:\Program Files\CATraxx32.

5. To start CATraxx, choose Programs / CATraxx 98 from the
   Start menu.

From hard disk
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1. Ensure that the CATraxx installation files 
   
      SETUP.EXE
      SETUP.2
      SETUP.3

   are in the same folder, for example C:\TMP.

2. From the Start menu, choose Run.

   You see the Run dialog box.

3. Type the path to the installation program in the Open 
   text box, for example C:\TMP\SETUP, and choose OK.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. When requested, 
   specify the folder where you want to install CATraxx. 
   Unless you specify a different folder, the application 
   will be installed to C:\Program Files\CATraxx32.

5. When the installation is completed, you can delete the 
   files (SETUP.EXE, SETUP.2 and SETUP.3) in the temporary 
   folder.

6. To start CATraxx, choose Programs / CATraxx 98 from the
   Start menu.

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4. TO REMOVE CATRAXX
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1. From the Start button, choose Settings / Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel, double click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. Locate CATraxx 98 in the program list.

   Click on it to select it.

4. Click the Add/Remove button.

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5. VERSION HISTORY
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3.22.00 - May 12, 1999

* BUG FIX: Run-time error when opening a database if the
  Album/Track/Cover/Browse windows were minimized.
* BUG FIX: Problems with tool tips if Internet Explorer 5
  was installed.

3.21.01 - May 10, 1999

* BUG FIX: Export to Ascii (numeric fields) didn't work if 
  Decimal Separator was set to "." in Control Panel.
* BUG FIX: Textual error in "Download from CDDB" window.

3.21.00 - April 30, 1999

* Added a new option to the Create New Database dialog box: 
  "Add default items to lookup tables".
* MPEG and QuickTime (MOV) support - in addition to Video 
  for Windows. 
* Renamed "User Defined" to "Custom".
* Added buttons to generate the item/Sort by value when 
  adding/updating a lookup item.
* It is now possible to sort on the Track.Position field.
* The Database Properties dialog box now displays the current
  locale setting.
* BUG FIX: Problems with the Merge CDs command.
* BUG FIX: Problems with filter in reports.

3.20.04 - April 21, 1999

* BUG FIX: Report Designer: Problem with WordWrap property.
* BUG FIX: Problem with dates if date setting in Control Panel was 
  set to YY-MM-DD.

3.20.03 - April 16, 1999

* BUG FIX: Track View: The Show Next command on the Search
  menu didn't work.
* BUG FIX: CDDB: Transfer: The check for duplicates was
  case sensitive.

3.20.02 - April 6, 1999

* BUG FIX: Arrow keys now work in browse lists.
* BUG FIX: Submit compilation CDs to CDDB (artist now submitted 
  as part of track title).
* BUG FIX: Problems with default size of Image View window.

3.20.01 - March 29, 1999

* External CD Player: New "Always on Top" setting that makes
  the CD Player stay on top of all other applications.
* New "Cover Window / Center" setting that will automatically
  center the Cover window when a new image is fetched from 
  the database.
* It is now possible to cancel a "Check for Update" operation.
* BUG FIX: Problems with default size of Cover Window.
* BUG FIX: "Cover Window / Fixed Size" setting is now saved.
* BUG FIX: Pressing "C" or "O" when performing a speed search in
  a dialog box will no longer activate the "Cancel" or "OK" 
  buttons.
 
3.20.00 - March 19, 1999

* MP3 support (in addition to WAV). NOTE! To play MP3 files you must 
  have Microsoft Media Player version 6 (or later) installed. The 
  latest version of Media Player is available for download from
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/download/Win32IE4x86Intl.asp
* Export to the standard Windows CD Player (CDPLAYER.INI).
* Use drag-and-drop in the Tracks window to rearrange tracks and 
  items (for example to change the order of CDs in a CD set).
* Added a separate cover window that displays the full size cover image.
* The external CD player (CDPLAYER32.EXE) can now use the same database
  that is opened in CATraxx.
* Added two new commands to the external CD player: Show Album Details 
  and Show Track Details.
* Added a new command in the "Download from CDDB" window: Edit New 
  Artists (on the Lookup menu). Use this feature to modify the
  Sort by field of all new artists downloaded from CDDB before you
  use the Transfer command. This is very useful for solo artists (if 
  you want to sort on the last name).
* The GIF image format is no longer supported.
* BUG FIX: Various problems with Combination fields in reports.
* BUG FIX: Searching for albums without a cover image didn't work.
* BUG FIX: Various problems with the report module.
* BUG FIX: Various problems with the search module.
* BUG FIX: Various problems with the views module.
* Lots of minor enhancements and bug fixes. 

3.10.03 - February 5, 1999

* Internal CD Player: New "Always on Top" option.
* BUG FIX: Lists not always updated correctly when using the AutoSearch 
  feature.
* BUX FIX: Reports - Text Labels didn't always print.

3.10.02 - January 11, 1999

* Thumb tracking is enabled in all lists. This means that the list is
  updated while you drag the thumb of the scrollbar.
* You can use the Replace command to update the artist fields.
* BUX FIX: Reports - last word in Text Label objects not printed (for 
  example, "Catalog Number" -> "Catalog").
* BUG FIX: Problems with Playing Time and Length if the Time Separator 
  in Control Panel was not set to ":".
* BUG FIX: Problems with Views module.
* BUG FIX: Problems with X-Ref module.
* Numerous minor changes and bug fixes.

3.10.01 - December 8, 1998

* BUG FIX: Fixed problems with compressed JPEG images.
* BUG FIX: Error when updating total playing time.
* BUG FIX: CD Player sometimes displayed incorrect disc data.

3.10.00 - November 17, 1998

* You can submit disc data to CDDB. NOTE! Please read the section
  "Using CATraxx/Working with the CDDB database" in the help file
  before you use this feature.
* New auto scan mode when scanning CDs (choose Auto Scan from 
  the Options menu in the Download from CDDB dialog box). When 
  this option is activated CATraxx scans the CD, and then ejects 
  it for you. You can immediately insert another CD, close the 
  CD drawer, and CATraxx automatically scans the CD and ejects it. 
  This is a great time saver if you have a lot of CDs to scan, as 
  you never need touch the keyboard or mouse while scanning. 
* CATraxx can automatically capitalize downloaded disc data 
  (choose Capitalize Downloaded Data from the Options menu in 
  the Download from CDDB dialog box to activate this feature). 
* You can manually add disc data in the Download from CDDB 
  dialog box (choose Status = "Manual Entry" from the CD menu 
  to update the status of the disc). 
* New command that lets you merge CDs downloaded from CDDB. 
* New command that will download information about the latest 
  CATraxx version from our web site (choose Check for Update 
  from the Tools menu). 
* New fields: Album.Enhanced CD, Album.Bootleg, 
  Track.Hidden Track and Track.Counter Start-Stop. 
* Extended the length of the track Title field from 75 to 
  150 characters. 
* Extended the length of the Award field from 50 to 100 characters. 
* If a memo field contains text, the corresponding tab title 
  is underlined. 
* You can use time format (h:mm:ss) when specifying tape counter 
  information. To activate this feature choose Preferences from the 
  Tools menu and select Counter format / Time. 
* Track times for enhanced CDs are now reported correctly. 
* You can set the external CD Player as the default Windows CD player 
  (choose Default CD Player from the Options menu in the CD Player). 
* Use can use Ctrl+F7 and Ctrl+F8 to mark all and unmark all 
  albums/tracks. 
* You can press Enter in the Browse or Track View window to edit 
  the selected album/track. 
* You can use operators in a global search. 
* You can cancel a global search. 
* New Import from Ascii option: Exclude first line. 
* New database property (File | Database Properties): Last Backup. 
* BUG FIX: Internal CD Player - Intro Play now works correctly. 
* BUG FIX: Maximized windows now saved correctly. 
* BUG FIX: Speed search didn't always work. 
* BUG FIX: Album.Overdue and Loan.Overdue didn't print correctly 
  in reports. 
* BUG FIX: Album.Musicians didn't always print correctly in reports. 
* BUG FIX: Run-time error 103 when loading JPEG images. 
* BUG FIX: The license file wasn't accepted if the Read Only file 
  attribute was set. 
* BUG FIX: Temp files created by CATraxx are now always deleted. 
* Lots of minor enhancements and bug fixes. 

3.03.03 - August 18, 1998

* BUG FIX: If you hit Pause while playing a CD, after you 
  resume playing, track display will no longer advance from 
  song to song.
* BUG FIX: Instruments not transferred when using the Transfer 
  command to transfer information between databases.

3.03.02 - August 4, 1998

* BUG FIX: RUN TIME ERROR: Failed to set data for "" when selecting
  Download from CDDB.
* BUG FIX: CD Player not recognizing when discs have been changed.

3.03.01 - August 1, 1998

* BUG FIX: Report Calculation fields on Group Footers displayed 
  incorrect value.

3.03.00 - July 25, 1998

* Added support for the HTTP protocol when downloading disc 
  data from CDDB (useful if you are behind a network firewall).
* Fixed bug that sometimes cleared the data fields the first 
  time you activated the Track Edit window.
* Fixed problems with the CD Player.
* Fixed some bugs in the Statistics module.
* You can now modify the Number of Tracks data field.
* Musicians are now included when you use the Album|Copy command.
* Default data field values now used when importing data.
* Some minor enhancements.

3.02.00 - June 17, 1998

* Improved CDDB query function. Previous versions had
  problems with some discs, especially Enhanced CDs.
* Both Total Playing Time and Length are now displayed 
  correctly if TimeSeparator is set to "." in Control
  Panel.
* Fixed Quick Search bug.
* Fixed Import from Ascii problems.
* New short cuts for "Find by" commands 
  (Ctrl+F9/F10/F11/F12 instead of Ctrl+F1/F2/F3/F4).

3.01.00 - May 29, 1998

* New e-mail address: info@fnprg.com
* New home page URL: www.fnprg.com
* Fixed "Out of resources" problem.
* Fixed search/X-ref bug.
* Fixed problem with images if Windows was running in 256
  color mode.
* Fixed several minor bugs.
* New toolbar: Window (Album, Tracks, Browse).
* You can specify default paper size: Choose Default Paper 
  Size from the File menu in the report designer and select 
  "A4" or "Letter". 

3.00.00 - April 5, 1998
  
* CATraxx 98 v3.0 released.