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*                    File List Creator v 1.2.56 (11/19/99)                     *
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*                       Copyright (C) 1999 Wen Zheng                           *
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*                          fortunewz@fcmail.com                                *
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*               http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/coding/934                   *
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I. Disclaimer
=============

Since this is a freeware, I accept absolutely No Responsibilities whatsoever of 
what this program may or may not do to your computer and your data. So please 
read the following instructions carefully. 

You are welcome and free to distribute it in it's unmodified form. Suggestions 
and criticisms are welcome.


II. Introduction
================

File List Creator is a little utility that can help you keep track of your
files. Although it can create catalogs for different file types, it's designed
for MP3 collectors. It's actually 5 programs in one. It's a list maker, a data
base, a mass Mp3 ID3 Tag editor, a MP3 playlist maker and a mass MP3 file
renamer. You can create list of your files and output them as text or html,
search and find duplicates. If you collect MP3s and keep them on CDs, this is
the right tool for you. 

III. System requirements and Installation
=========================================

It has been tested on Win95/Win98/Win NT 4.0.
To install File List Creator, unzip "FLC.zip" into a temp directory,
then run "setup.exe". That's it. To uninstall it, go to Control Panel ->
Add/Remove programs, select File List Creator, click Add/Remove button
then follow instructions. 


IMPORTANT:
==========
If you have older version of File List Creator on your computer and you are
installing it in the same directory, please DELETE the old Data folder first.


IV. Quick Start
===============

Step 1. Create a data file 

From menu, choose Settings  =>  Options, under "Scan Options", select or type
in the file type you want to create the data base for. If the file type is "mp3",
check the "Include bitrate when scan mp3s" box if you want to include bitrate and
id3 tag information to your data file. Click on the "Add" button to add drives or
folders you want to scan, choose File => Scan. When done, choose File => Save to
save the data file to whatever name you like. The data file extension of File List
Creator is "mpd". 

Step 2. Create File List 

Open a data file or do a new scan. From menu, choose Settings => Options. Under
"List Format", check what you want to include in your list and what output file
format. The default list file type is "txt". Under "List Style", choose the style
you like and set column width if the list is in "txt" format. Click on Save or OK
to exit the options window. (Save  button saves your settings to a file, OK will keep
the setting for this section.) From menu, choose Create List, enter file name and
location, click Save to save the file. 

Step 3. Add a Disk To Your Data File 

Open a data file, then from menu choose Tools => Add a Disk To Data File. In Browse
for Folder window select the drive where the disk is located at, enter a disk label
for the disk (Default label is the disk's volume label.), hit OK. The added disk will
show up under the drive letter where you scan the disk in the directory tree. Each
disk will be identified by it's label. 

Step 4. Browse you data file 

The File List Creator directory tree is just like your Windows Explorer except it does
not show empty folders. Double click to expand a folder, click on a folder to view its
content. Files will be displayed in the listview. To launch a file, simply double click
on the file name, file will be opened with it's associated program. 



V. Known Issues:
================
1. From version 1.1, Xing VBR is supported. Other types of VBR is not guaranteed.

2. Data file is not compatible with previous versions.





                            
                                Version History
                               =================

Version 1.2.56 (11/19/1999)
=====================================================================
(c) New data file type ".mpd", it dose not create list automatically 
    anymore, you need to scan disks first to create data file
    then create lists from data file.
(+) Scan disk feature.
(+) Save data file.
(+) Create list from search result.
(+) Directory tree 
(+) Artist, Title and Album columns
(+) Data Field Editor
(i) Search functions. Now you can search for certain file type and certain 
    location not just the file names.
(+) Auto paste clipboard text to search text box.
(+) Html options (Color, table, table size, border width, etc.)
(+) Column width option for text output.
(c) Combined Id3 Editor with Rename Utility
(+) Tool bar and menu MP3 Utilities
(+) MPEG info (Now support version 1 and 2)
(+) Multiselect and delete in MP3 Utilities.
(+) Undo feature to MP3 rename utility.
(+) Log file  to MP3 rename utility.
(+) Tag to file name and file name to tag.
(+) ID3 tag viewer to MP3 rename utility.
(-) Refresh   in "View" menu
(-) Find in "View" menu
(-) Search for disk by label. (Don't need that anymore because of the Dir tree)
(-) Delete Drive by drive letter and disk by label. (Now you can delete any
    drive, disk or folder)
(i) Setup program.

Version 1.1.2 (10/28/1999)
=====================================================================
(f) Fixed bug when delete a file the bit rate column is 
    screwed up.

Version 1.1.1 (10/26/1999)
=====================================================================
(+) Xing VBR Suport.
(f) Fixed some minor bugs.

Version 1.1 (10/25/1999)
=====================================================================
(+) File modified date time and track time for 
    MP3 files.
(+) MP3 playlist editor.
(+) New toolbar buttons.
(+) Edit disk label feature.
(+) MP3 Info to Tools menu.
(+) Correct Selected Item to Tools menu.
(+) Properties feature to Tools menu.
(+) Toggle Grid Lines feature to Settings menu.
(+) Show File Type and Show Drive buttons.
(+) Open/Close CD Tray feature.
(+) Now you can list all file types.
(+) Create Report From Search Result feature.
(+) Log file to rename utility.
(-) Launch File from Tools menu.
(c) Minor changes to ID3 Editor.
(c) Some appearance changes (Status bar, animation, etc.).
(c) Reassigned hot keys.
(c) Now require VB Runtime 6 to run.

Version 1.0 (9/9/1999)
=====================================================================
First public release.

=====================================================================
(+) Added feature
(-) Removed feature
(c) Change
(i) Improvement
