#Data Catalogs
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I want a complete list of the Data Libraries for a particular section, so I
enter browse, but it keeps on asking me what I want to do. What I want it to
do is do it and not bother me with asking me what I want it to do. How can I
make it do it?? The dir command does not give any description, otherwise I
would be happy with it.
Albert, there are individual catalogs per Data Library – DL#.ARC – where # is
that particular DL. There is also a complete catalog of all the DL's as of
7/27/87 in DL1 called DLCAT.ARC.
To download the catalog of all the files – go to DL1 – type BRO DLCAT.ARC
– at the DISPOSITION prompt type D – it will then ask you for your choice of
protocol – choose either XModem or CIS-B (if your term pgm supports B protocol)
– do whatever you have to do in your term pgm to initiate the download.
Anytime you are BROwsing thru the DL's you can either D (download), R (read)
(if the file is text), or press RETURN to goto the next file and description.
Let me know if you have any further questions. And by the way – you'll need
ARC.EXE (DL4) and ARC.HLP (DL1) to deARC the catalogs. If you are unfamiliar
with ARC and how to use it let me know or read USER.HLP in DL1.
Marlene
Albert,
In addition to what Marlene said…
The DL catalog files were made 7-27-87, so there are a few files in
each DL that are newer than the catalog, and thus not included. You can get a
description of these files using the following command at the DLx ! prompt.
dir /des /age 30
That will give you a list of all the files (with description) that are
30 days old or newer. Then combining that with the DLx.ARC file (replace the x
with whichever DL you are in so for DL 8 the filename would be DL8.ARC).
There is a switch for the DIR command (as noted above) that gives you
the description…it's the /des switch. If you don't want "paged" output,
before you request the descriptions type "set page off" (without the quotes)
and you will get a continuous scroll.
Don