Migrating from WinCat 2.x to WinCat/PRO 3.x
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This document describes the actions you must take when you're
currently using WinCat 2.x, and want to install and use WinCat/PRO 3.x.
Please read this document before you start installing WinCat/PRO !


When installing WinCat/PRO 3.x you must perform the following tasks :

- Backup your current WinCat 2.x files
- Erase the WinCat 2.x files
- Install the WinCat/PRO 3.x files
- Test WinCat/PRO 3.x with the sample catalog SAMPLE.CAT
- Convert your own WINCAT.CAT catalog to the new format required
  by WinCat/PRO 3.x


Below these tasks are explained in detail.
I assume you have your current WinCat 2.x installed in it's own directory :
C:\WINDOWS\WINCAT\.


1) Create a backup copy of all your WinCat 2.x files that are in the
   WinCat directory.
   Just copy them to a temporary directory or a floppy disk.

2) Delete the following WinCat 2.x files :
   WINCAT.EXE
   WINCAT.DOC
   WINCATDS.DLL
   WINCATPR.DLL
   WINCATAR.DLL
   WINCATCA.DLL
   WINCATRS.PIF
   WINCATRS.BAT
   READ.ME
   3DLABEL.VBX

   (DON'T delete the catalog file WINCAT.CAT !)

3) Extract WINCAT32.ARJ into C:\WINDOWS\WINCAT\
   The following files will be created :
   WINCAT.EXE      - The WinCat program
   WINCAT.INI      - Default settings & associations
   WINCAT.DOC      - WinCat user guide
   WINCAT.WNT      - Overview of WinCat's features
   WINCATAR.DLL    - WinCat's Archive Scan routines
   WINCATRS.PIF    - PIF that WinCat uses to launch WINCATRS.BAT.
   WINCATRS.BAT    - BAT that WinCat uses to execute DOS unarchive
                     utilities (like ARJ, LHA, PKUNZIP etc.)
   SAMPLE.CAT      - A sample catalog
   CONVERT.EXE     - Catalog conversion program
   CONVERT.DOC     - This document
   AIDWARE.DOC     - Explains the AidWare concept (read this !)
   ORDERFRM.DOC    - How to order your WinCat/PRO license (read this too !)
   README.DOC      - For turbo-installers who never read DOC files
   QUEST.DOC       - WinCat Questionaire
   QUEST.WRI       - Questionaire in Windows Write format
   BUGSFIXD.DOC    - Summary of bugs that have been eliminated 
(*)BWCC.DLL        - Runtime library needed by Turbo Pascal programs

(*) BWCC.DLL is copyrighted by Borland International, but may be freely
    distributed.


   You'll possible have to move 2 of these files (WINCAT.INI and BWCC.DLL)
   to another directory :

   File WINCAT.INI is a default set of settings and associations used
   by WinCat.
   While using WinCat 2.x you probably defined your own settings and
   associations ; these were saved in file WINCAT.INI in directory
   C:\WINDOWS.
   If this is the case you don't need the default WINCAT.INI ; else move it
   to the C:\WINDOWS directory.

   File BWCC.DLL is a runtime library that's needed by all programs that
   were developed using Borland's Turbo Pascal for Windows compiler.
   This file must be moved to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
   However, it's possible that there is already a BWCC.DLL present in
   this directory (put there by other programs that use it).
   If this is the case, replace that copy of BWCC.DLL ONLY if the one
   supplied with WinCat is from a more recent date.

4) Switch to the Windows Program Manager and start WinCat by clicking
   it's icon.
   Click the FILE menu on WinCat's primary window, and then select
   'Open Catalog...'.
   The 'Open' dialog will show 2 files : WINCAT.CAT and SAMPLE.CAT.
   Select file SAMPLE.CAT and click OK. After WinCat has read this file
   you can have a first look at WinCat/PRO 3.x !

   Note : before you can open and use file WINCAT.CAT you must convert
   it to the required 3.x catalog format. Read on :

5) After testing WinCat it's time to convert your own catalog to the
   new 3.x format with the supplied conversion program.

   Add CONVERT.EXE to a Windows program group. Make sure you specify
   'C:\WINDOWS\WINCAT' as the working directory !
   Also make sure that file WINCAT.CAT resides in the same directory
   as CONVERT.EXE ; else the conversion program can't find it, and will
   display the message 'unable to open catalog WINCAT.CAT'.

   Now start the CONVERT program by clicking it's icon.

   The conversion program reads your old catalog, verifies it's
   structure, and then creates a new catalog in WinCat/PRO format.
   This new catalog will be named WINPRO.CAT.
   Because WinCat/PRO uses a new, more efficient catalog structure the
   new catalog will be smaller than the old one ; typically, it's size
   decreases about 20 to 30%.

6) You can now start WinCat/PRO again, and use your own catalog
   WINPRO.CAT.

7) After you've tried WinCat/PRO, and decide to continue using it
   instead of the old WinCat 2.x, you can erase the old WINCAT.CAT
   catalog and the files CONVERT.EXE and CONVERT.DOC.

8) Have fun with WinCat/PRO !


PS
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Don't forget to read file AIDWARE.DOC !
It explains the AidWare concept, why WinCat is distributed as AidWare
and what goal we 'WinCat users' are trying to achieve.