CONV_NAR.COM -- Utility for Converting NARATIVE.CF to DESCRIPT.IONFiles


          CONV_NAR is provided as a freeware adjunct to the CMFiler Version 6
     file manager.  CONV_NAR should be run prior to running CMFiler 6 if
     there are existing NARATIVE.CF notes files created by previous versions
     of CMFiler.

          The original file format for storing CMFiler "notes" was a format
     called NARATIVE.CF.  This format differs from the DESCRIPT.ION format
     used by NDOS/4DOS for storing the same kind of information in each
     directory.  With Version 6, we have shifted to the DESCRIPT.ION format,
     and done away with NARATIVE.CF.

          CONV_NAR.COM is executed from the DOS prompt with no command line
     parameters.  An opening screen describes its function and requests
     confirmation to continue.  The user must then type a hard disk letter
     number.  CONV_NAR does the following:

          1.  Compiles a table of all directories on the hard disk, and sets
     each directory in turn as the current directory.

          2.  In each directory, reads into memory the existing DESCRIPT.ION
     file, then finds each file with a Windows 95 long filename and converts
     it into a note in the DESCRIPT.ION format.

          3.  Then reads into memory and converts to DESCRIPT.ION format the
     NARATIVE.CF file in that directory, if one exists.

          4.  Finally, reads and coverts into DESCRIPT.ION format any DIRN-
     ???.DAT file with notes, created by the PC Magazine utility DIRNOTES.

          5.  Deletes duplicates, where the highest hierarchy in the existing
     DESCRIPT.ION file.  Then deletes any entry for which a file or
     subdirectory does not exist, and creates a new DESCRIPT.ION.

          Since they are no longer used by CMFiler, the NARATIVE.CF files are
     deleted from the directories.

          Direct any problem reports to:

     Charles F. Martin
     NoVaSoft
     3239 Riverview Dr.
     Triangle, VA  22172-1421

     Phone  703-221-1471
     CompuServe  [72130,1400]