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BookCAT 2000 - README.TXT                                         
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This README file contains important, last minute information 
about BookCAT 2000.

BookCAT 2000 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 BookCAT and keep it on the leading edge.

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

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1. WHAT IS BOOKCAT?
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BookCAT is a powerful database program designed to catalog and 
manage a personal, club, school, church, or business library. 
BookCAT will help you know what you have, where it is (including 
books lent out) and the total value of your collection. Designed 
for the Windows environment, BookCAT is comprehensive, intuitive, 
and easy to use.

BookCAT has a comprehensive set of fields, enabling you to catalog 
a wide range of information: author, title, publisher, ISBN number, 
publish date, number of pages, editor, original title, translator, 
binding, edition, type of book (Fiction, Non-fiction, etc.), 
category and sub-category (Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, etc.), 
purchase date, price, current value, condition, status (Own, Want, 
For sale, etc.), personal rating, owner, location, keywords, 
awards and nominations, comments, synopsis, reviews, and more.

You can work with an unlimited number of databases. This means you 
can split your collection into different catalogs. BookCAT allows 
you to change the data field names to suit your personal preferences. 
You can also hide the data fields you don't want to use. Ultimately, 
this means you can customize the BookCAT database to suit your needs.

You can effectively find the information you are looking for by using 
the powerful search and filter features. BookCAT allows you search 
your database with any combination of data fields and operators.

BookCAT includes a report designer that lets you create professional 
looking reports with exactly the layout you want. Use one of the 
more than 80 pre-defined reports, or create your own reports from 
scratch. You have full control over data fields, groups, sort order, 
columns, fonts, colors, paper size, margins and print orientation. 
BookCAT lets you preview reports on screen before printing, or save 
reports in virtually any file format.

You can quickly generate documents to be published on the Internet. 
The loan module lets you keep track of books 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. BookCAT lets you track both initial investment and 
the value of your collection. Use the backup function to make backup 
copies of your valuable data.

BookCAT uses popup menus for quick feature access and navigation. 
BookCAT 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 BookCAT. This fee does not constitute payment for 
the licensed version of BookCAT, 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 BOOKCAT
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From hard disk
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1. Ensure that the BookCAT installation files 
   
      SETUP.EXE
      SETUP.1
      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 BookCAT. 
   Unless you specify a different folder, the application 
   will be installed to C:\Program Files\BookCAT32.

5. When the installation is completed, you can delete the 
   files in the temporary folder.

6. To start BookCAT, choose Programs->BookCAT->BookCAT from the
   Start menu.

From CD
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1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM 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 D:\SETUP, and choose OK.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. When requested, 
   specify the folder where you want to install BookCAT. 
   Unless you specify a different folder, the application 
   will be installed to C:\Program Files\BookCAT32.

5. To start BookCAT, choose Programs->BookCAT->BookCAT from 
   the Start menu.

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 BookCAT. 
   Unless you specify a different folder, the application 
   will be installed to C:\Program Files\BookCAT32.

5. To start BookCAT, choose Programs->BookCAT->BookCAT from 
   the Start menu.

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4. TO REMOVE BOOKCAT
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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 BookCAT 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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5.10.00 - January 10, 2001

* BookCAT now handles images stored externally (that is, the database 
  only contains a link to the image file) the same way as images 
  stored in the database if you link to either a BMP or JPEG file. 
  This means that a thumbnail will be automatically created when you 
  link to an external file, you can view images without using an external
  image viewer, and that external images can be included in reports.
* You can now preview the image in the file selection dialog when you
  add new images.
* You can add links to web sites. To go to a web site, simply double-
  click the site name in the Book window (on the Web tab).
* You can import borrower information (name, date borrowed, and date 
  due) when importing from ASCII text files.
* Added a link to the user forum (on the Help menu).
* BUG FIX: Filter buttons in grouping window did not work.
* BUG FIX: Run-time error "List Index Out Of Bounds" when registering
  information.
* BUG FIX: Problems with Contents.Original Language field.
* BUG FIX: Problems grouping on a boolean (yes/no) field.
* BUG FIX: Problem with decimals in Statistics module.

5.01.00 - November 2, 2000

* New data fields: Contents.Original Publisher and 
  Contents.Original Country.
* You can now include the cover image in the HTML Generator.
* BUG FIX: Read-only license file not accepted.
* BUG FIX: Speed search didn't work when the books were sorted by
  Full Title.
* BUG FIX: Not possible to specify that a report should be sent to 
  a file in 'Edit Menu Item' window.
* BUG FIX: Some fields not printed when printing the browse list.
* BUG FIX: Next and Prev links were not added at the bottom of the
  page when sending a report to HTML files.
* BUG FIX: There was a problem grouping a report by one-to-many 
  fields like Author and Keyword.

5.00.01 - July 15, 2000

* BUG FIX: The 'Year Only' setting had no effect on the following 
  Contents fields: Copyright Date and Original Copyright.
* BUG FIX: Problem with Statistics module.

5.00.00 - May 15, 2000

* BookCAT 2000 released.
