Disc Indexer
by Majid Anwar

This program scans directories (including whole discs, network directories etc.), and produces ArcScan or Text files listing the contents of the disc.

When run, the program adds an icon to the icon bar. Clicking Menu over this icon results in a menu being displayed containing the usual Info and Quit entries. Clicking Select over this icon results in the program's main window being opened.

The main window consists of a number of sections. Two sets of option (on/off) icons are titled Include and Display. The Include icons select whether files, directories and/or applications are included in the output. The Display icons select what information is included about each file. Note that the program doesn't decide if the choices are sensible; scans can be performed that include nothing, for instance.

A pair of radio icons select whether the scan produces an ArcScan file or a Text file. If neither icon is selected, an error will be generated if a scan is initiated. The path icon is used to enter the pathname of the directory to scan. Dragging a file icon to the path icon will enter its full pathname in the path icon. This can be edited to allow, for instance, a disc root directory to be scanned.

Clicking Select on the OK icon initiates the scan. When the scan is complete, a 'Save as:' dialogue box is displayed, allowing the output file to be saved. The dialogue box has a Close icon, so it remains until explicitly closed.

For more details, refer to the article in this month's magazine (RISC User, Volume 4 Issue 7 page 59).
