CD cataloguing program

[Mike]

The shareware CD catalogue application I've been using since 1997 has
finally stopped working for me (it doesn't like WinXP, I think).

Can anyone recommend a freeware program that will easily import my existing
catalogue in DBF format?

Mike

 

[Trevor Noble]

The shareware CD catalogue application I've been using since 1997 has
finally stopped working for me (it doesn't like WinXP, I think).

Can anyone recommend a freeware program that will easily import my
existing catalogue in DBF format?

Mike

DBF=No - but you should give Cathy a try. Excellent no nonsense CD Cat app.
http://rvas.webzdarma.cz/
Regds
Trevor

 

[fitwell]

DBF=No - but you should give Cathy a try. Excellent no nonsense CD Cat app.
http://rvas.webzdarma.cz/

Yes, Cathy is excellent and was going to recommend it earlier but
checked and saw that there was no way to import a file anywhere, DBF
or not.

Will it be okay just to pop the CDs in and re-catalogue, as it were.
I can understand why not, though, if that's the case.

Cathy is fast and slick. I use it all the time.

 

[Mike]

Thanks to Trevor and Fitwell for your comments and the link.

Will it be okay just to pop the CDs in and re-catalogue, as it were.
I can understand why not, though, if that's the case.

I have about 400 CDs -- that's the main drawback!

Mike

 

[Boco Merci]

The shareware CD catalogue application I've been using since 1997 has
finally stopped working for me (it doesn't like WinXP, I think).

Can anyone recommend a freeware program that will easily import my existing
catalogue in DBF format?

Mike

You might let the old app work in compatibility mode. Select the
application, properties, compatibility and set it to an appropriate
value.
Boco

 

[Mike]

DBF=No - but you should give Cathy a try. Excellent no nonsense CD Cat app.
http://rvas.webzdarma.cz/

I've had a look at Cathy. It's good, but it's not really what I need. The
defunct shareware app -- CDStore 98, for any who know it; no longer
supported by the author :-( -- was to catalogue a music CD collection.
Each record included info like CD title, date of issue, label, composer/s
(I mostly collect classical music), performers, price, place bought, and
so on. Of course, most of that info I had to enter manually (which is
why I don't want to have to repeat the exercise!). It then enabled me to
print off a complete catalogue for insurance purposes, for example.

Maybe I should just import the DBF file into Access or Paradox. But if
anyone knows of a freeware music CD collection catalogue app, I'd really
like to hear about it.

Mike

 

[Duddits]

I've had a look at Cathy. It's good, but it's not really what I need. The
defunct shareware app -- CDStore 98, for any who know it; no longer
supported by the author :-( -- was to catalogue a music CD collection.
Each record included info like CD title, date of issue, label, composer/s
(I mostly collect classical music), performers, price, place bought, and
so on. Of course, most of that info I had to enter manually (which is
why I don't want to have to repeat the exercise!). It then enabled me to
print off a complete catalogue for insurance purposes, for example.

Maybe I should just import the DBF file into Access or Paradox. But if
anyone knows of a freeware music CD collection catalogue app, I'd really
like to hear about it.

Mike

Maybe this?
CD Database 97
<http://www.greatfreeware.com/Information_Management/Video_and_Music_Collection_Managers/2634.html>

This is a database that runs under MS Access 97 only.You can enter detailed
information of your CDs including the name of the CD, artist name, length,
music style, record company, date of purchase, record store, record store
phone number, price and the web url of the record company or the band. In
addition to these, there are two other databases included, one being the
artists database in which new artists should be updated with respect to the
various categories of music. The other one is the record store database,
where one can enter the record stores the CDs were purchases from. All of
these databases are linked to each other, enabling a nice, easy and fun to
use database. The databases are based on relationships inorder to prevent
redundancies and incorrect information. It is also possible to prepare a
report on the fly. Overall, the ultimate CD collection database with lots
of features, yet easy to use

regards

Dud

 

[fitwell]

Thanks to Trevor and Fitwell for your comments and the link.


I have about 400 CDs -- that's the main drawback!

<sigh> I _was_ afraid of that. Even though Cathy catalogues in a
microsecond, there is still the fact that you have to open/close the
drive and ask it to catalogue. Also, Cathy write an individual
reference file per CD. It's never been a problem for me, but I have
known that if I ever were in a situation where speed was necessary re
backup, that this would be a disadvantage. Too bad, this, that you
have so many to catalogue.

I'm presently looking over the disk cataloguing tools at Nonags:
http://www.ded.com/nonags/diskcat.html

I'll see if there's something there by the descriptions.

 

[Mike]

I'm presently looking over the disk cataloguing tools at Nonags:
http://www.ded.com/nonags/diskcat.html
I'll see if there's something there by the descriptions.

Great -- thanks!

Mike

 

[Mike]

Maybe this?
CD Database 97
<http://www.greatfreeware.com/Information_Management/Video_and_Music_Collection_Managers/2634.html>

Thanks -- I'll give it a try.

Mike

 

[fitwell]

Great -- thanks!

Mike, doesn't look good. Lots there, but scanning through each one,
couldn't see anything that would allow importing pre-existing data.
Doesn't mean none of them do, it's just odds are they would have
mentioned it in the description, one would think.

Still, perhaps if worse comes to worst, you could try them out and see
if they rely on some sort of db format that your dbf files can be
converted from (???!!!). I don't even know if this is possible, but
it's a thought?

Good luck whatever the outcome. D

 

[Mike]

Maybe this?
CD Database 97
<http://www.greatfreeware.com/Information_Management/Video_and_Music_Collection_Managers/2634.html>

Hmm... I've just tried to download it, but the link isn't working. It's an
old app -- maybe it just isn't there anymore?

Mike

 

[Mike McCoy]

The shareware CD catalogue application I've been using since 1997 has
finally stopped working for me (it doesn't like WinXP, I think).

Problem solved: I'd deleted a necessary registry entry when cleaning it
with RegSeeker (http://www.hoverdesk.net/dl/en/RegSeeker.zip). After
restoring all the deleted entries the program is working again.

But I'd *still* like to know of a good freeware alternative, if there is
one.

 

[Mike Henley]

But I'd *still* like to know of a good freeware alternative, if there is
one.

i don't know about one... but my favourites are disclib and
visualcd... i don't know why others like cathy and catfish...

you may find it easier to convert your dbf file to txt or csv, from
there you can perhaps import it into another freeware cataloguing
program, i'm not sure which but i have the feeling it might increase
your chances...

i've seen such things online that do such conversion...
http://freeware.intrastar.net/diskfile.htm

or google for convert dbf

 

[Mike McCoy]

you may find it easier to convert your dbf file to txt or csv, from
there you can perhaps import it into another freeware cataloguing
program, i'm not sure which but i have the feeling it might increase
your chances...

Thanks, Mike!

Another Mike

 

[Mike Henley]

Thanks, Mike!

Another Mike

You're welcome

please post back in this thread if you find anything worthwhile so
that people in the future who face the same problem might find the
solution here...

 

[Bob]

Not sure about a DBF conversion, but I have found a very useful program for
cd database/contents. It is visual cd. Very clean and easy to use.
http://boozet.xepher.net/
Hope this helps.

Thanks
Bob

 

[Bob]

Not sure about a DBF conversion, but I have found a very useful program for
cd database/contents. It is visual cd. Very clean and easy to use.
http://boozet.xepher.net/
Hope this helps.

Thanks
Bob

 

[Mike McCoy]

(e-mail address removed) (Mike Henley) wrote in message

please post back in this thread if you find anything worthwhile so
that people in the future who face the same problem might find the
solution here...

Will do. Nothing so far...

Mike

 

[Mike McCoy]

Not sure about a DBF conversion, but I have found a very useful program for
cd database/contents. It is visual cd. Very clean and easy to use.
http://boozet.xepher.net/
Hope this helps.

Thanks -- I'll try it out.

Mike