REQEST OF A MULTIFORMAT MODULE DATABASE PROGRAM! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since I'm collecting a lot's of modules and really need an easy way of keeping track of all my modules and SID-songs, I've decided to write this request! What I need is: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A DataBase program to keep track of ALL KIND of modules or minimun theese formats: * PROTRACKER * MED (OCTAMED) * FASTTRACKER (And simmilar PC TRACKERS) * PLAYSID Fields And Labels that are Needed: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * MODULE NAME * FILENAME (NO PATH) * COMPOSER & GROUP * MODULE FORMAT * KIND OF MUSIC * COMMENT ABOUT THE MODULE * LENGHT (IF POSSIBLE) Also Wanted: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ * SMART DUPLICATE FINDER (WHICH CHECKS MODULE SIZE, NAME, AND SO ON) * ABILITY TO PLAY THE MODULES DIRECTLY FROM THE DATABASE (by i.e. using arexx scripts to HIPPOPLAYER). * AUTOMATICLY SCAN THE MODULES FOR INFO ABOUT AUTHOR, FILENAME, MODULE NAME * BEING ABLE TO SCAN MODULES RECURSIVLY THROUGH CD-ROM's, HD's AND DISKDRIVES * SORT FUNCTION * SUPPORT XPK-COMPRESSED AND OR PP-PACKED FILES * A NICE AND COMFORTABLE GUI IS ALSO NEEDED :-) * BEING ABLE TO COPY A POST IN THE DATABASE DIRECTLY IN TO CLIPBOARD * WHEN RESCANNING THE DIRS, IT SHALL NOT BEGIN TO CHECK THE OLD FILES WHICH IS QUITE NASTY WHEN PPL LIKE ME HAS 5000< MODULES * BEING ABLE TO MAKE OUTPUT INTO ASCII FILES and AMI-EXPRESS STYLE DIRLISTINGS ----- example of a AMI-EX FILELISTING ----- ACEII.SID N 3452 05-22-95 Name: Ace Ii (SID) By: Rob Hubbard (C): 1987 Cascade Games ^--Description is 44 chars ^^^^^^^^------Date is in MM-DD-YY format ^^^^^^^^---------------Size is up to 9,999,999 bytes ^-----------------------N = NOT TESTED D = DELETED P = PASSED TEST ^^^^^^^^^^^^-------------------------FileName is MAX 12 CHARS and all file names over that should have a '*' at the 12:th char instead. ----- end example of a AMI-EX FILELISTING ----- Software Requirements: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * MUST Multitask * Should work on *ANY* PUBLIC SCREEN * It's FORBIDDEN to use *MUI* AND OR AMOS! (AMOS CAN'T MULTITASK) * Must Work at my A3000/040/40Mhz KS 40.68 You can use whatever tool's or program you want as long as the it fits for the purpose of the DataBase (in other words, combine DB3.x and AREXX or other existing PUBLIC DOMAIN softwares, (PLEASE DO AVOID SHARWARE). HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEL THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS! PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: org@canit.se THE ONE WHO CREATES THE FIRST FULL WORKING DATABASE (WHICH DOES WHAT I WANT IT TO DO) WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT FROM ME, AND WILL PROBALY DO THE WHOLE SCENE OF MODULE COLLECTORS A BIG FAVOUR! Greetings from: FREDRIK "ORGASMATRON!" ELMQVIST Collecting Music Since 1989 AUTHOR to: THE BEST OF THE AMIGA SCENE CD! CONTACT ME AT: e-MAIL: org@canit.se bbs: +46-8-745-4122/4132 COMVIQ-COMPIS: 070-7403410 (GSM CELLULLAR) irc: 'ORG' at #amiga or #amigascne