On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:55:08 -0500, "mr.bill" <mrbill@invalid.lsm>
wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:48:58 -0500, hfa wrote:
>
>>I have checked what I had on first cd I found in collection with CA, and
>>everything passes. I am still missing 2414 files,
>>but I will find them eventually on another cd/dvd...what a nightmare I have
>>created for myself here. But I knew nothing of
>>csv's and such back then. Guess it's true that you're never too old to learn
>>
>>
>>hfa
>>
>>Um, in case you missed it in the other group, I am looking for a way to speed
>up
>>the searching and cataloguing of what's on
>>these cd/dvds.
>
>Well no, I didn't miss it; I just didn't have a good answer for the question
>;-( I can tell you how I've done it, although it's not speedy (at least at
>first).
>
>I created some text files for each batch of CD's. I catalogued (laboriously)
>everything on each CD, at least by series and number of folders. Now I can do
>a search of my text files for whatever I'm interested in. This isn't a one-
>day affair I'm afraid. Once it done however, the seaching is very quick.
>
>If your discs are like mine, you'll find most of a series in a limited run of
>discs. I catalogued slowly as I searched out sets on CDs. When I got tired,
>I'd stop. Here's a good incentive - the next couple months will pass whether
>you catalog or not.
>
>Chances are you only need to catalog your earliest stuff - up to 2004.
>Everything else is a repost.
>
>Certainly, begin cataloguing the discs you burn now when you burn them.
>Identify your discs only by a number (they are encrypted, right?), and save
>the text file on an encrypted volume.
>
>Someone once posted the name of a disc cataloguing program. Perhaps someone
>else still remembers what it was. It may or may not help.
>
>mr.bill
>
"CatFish" may be what you seek. It's small, fast,
easy to use, free, and open-source. You can find
it at:
http://www.equi4.com/
--
bs
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