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1. E iag lt y Ey Database Setup Album MD mm e eee Tables Fields a Field Name Group Use Default Value gt Acquired from Acquired from Library Yes Group Hiei E Album Credits Album Credits Album Credits Yes Name Achmed from E Album Credits Role Album Credits Role Album Credits Yes 05 x Album ID Album ID Internal Yes Appraiser Appraiser Appraisal Yes Artist Artist Yes Artist Country Artist Country Artist Yes Artist Genre Artist Genre Artist Yes Artist Main Artist Main Artist Yes Artist Personal Rating Artist Personal Rating Artist Yes Artist Relation Artist Relation Artist Yes Artist Role Artist Role Artist Yes Artist Type Artist Type Artist Yes Artist on Tracks Artist on tracks Track info Yes Author Publisher Author Publisher Track info Author Yes Award Award Awards amp Nominal Yes Award Details Award Details Awards amp Nominat Yes Award Year Award Year Awards amp Nominat Yes Band Member Band Member Track info Musicia Yes Bar Code No Bar Code No General Yes Bootleg Bootleg General Yes Borrower Borrower Library Yes Borrower Category Borrower Category Library Yes Box Set Index Box Set Index Box Set Yes CDDB2 Download CDDB2 Download Internal Yes CDDB2 Submit CDDB2 Submit Internal Yes Catalog No Catalog No General Yes Change in Value Change in Value Appraisal Yes Chanae in Value Chanae in Value Appraisal Yes 7 F Show only tables fields
2. e Let the program automatically update the tab order of all form objects For more information see The Auto Update Tab Order function 27 2 1 10 3 11 The Auto Update Tab Order function Choose Auto Update Tab Order from the File menu Confirm by clicking Yes CATraxx automatically updates the tab order of all objects on the form Sometimes the program may be unable to correctly set the tab order of all fields this depends on the actual layout of the fields left and top positions as well as width and height You then have to manually fine tune the tab order in the Tab Order window 2 1 10 3 12 The Auto Update Groups function Each data field has a Group property which is used in lists where you choose a field for example when creating a report or a sort order to group the fields in the list By default the group corresponds to the tab the field is located on in the data entry window If you move a field from one tab to another we recommend you update the Group property of the field You can do this by right clicking the field and choosing Properties from the popup menu to manually modify the Group property or you can use the Auto Update Groups function 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 28 Choose Auto Update Groups from the File menu Confirm by clicking Yes 2 1 10 3 13 The Auto Update Use Property function 2 2 2 2 1 If you add a field to the form or
3. Edit Sort Order Ak 1 hlbum Artist Ascending Descending Cancel Album Released Ascending Descending Album Title Ascending Descending Ascending Descending Ascending Descending Filter Use a filter to specify what information you want to print To set up a filter choose Filter from the Report menu This will open either the Simple Filter or the Advanced Filter window based on the Search filter type setting in the Options window What information to include You can include all records in your report or you can restrict your report to specific records either the marked records the current record record selected in the main window or let the filter specify what records to include You set this up by selecting from the Report Include menu 2012 FNProgramvare 103 CATraxx Help 2 6 5 Report Insert Title Page Header Sub detail tracks Detail 2 Page Footer Summary Grouping Ctrl G Sort Order Ctrl T Filter Ctrl 1 lt gt m E Ctrl 1 a Filter l 9 pu Current Ctrl 4 Report bands Reports are made up of bands The way data appears in a report is determined by the kind of band a report object data field image line shape etc is in For example objects in the Page Header band will appear at the top of each page Objects in the Page Footer band will appear at the bottom of each p
4. When you open a database the program opens the Album View by default To activate another view click the view you want to activate in the view bar select from the View button on the toolbar or use the View menu For example to activate the Explorer View open the View menu and choose Explorer View you can also press the Ctrl 1 shortcut The Explorer is a fully featured browser integrated into the main window that allows you to search browse your collection You will probably use the Album View the most This is the view you use when you want to add new albums To active the Album View choose Album View from the View menu or simply press the Ctrl 2 shortcut 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help ILD CAT rac v9 Detabase Semple mdb Album View 9 Explorer View album View a Track View E sox set view ER Lookup View es Loan View dE Want List View ES playlist view de Playlist Track View Custom Views 2 Album Explorer Bottom Album Explorer Right Track Explorer Bottom Track Explorer Right Lookup Artist Person Lookup Format Lookup Genre Lookup Instrument Lookup Label Lookup Personal Rating Lookup Studio 10 32 6 32 E File View List Album Loan Audio Search Report Tools SOSRE82 51 OA AAA Pa ree ESA aa late ABCDEFGHIJSKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Cover List Artist amp Samplemab AC DC E Beatles The Bowie David 5 Brun Ane Davis Miles ES H
5. 2012 FNProgramvare 165 CATraxx Help 3 8 33 This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Status field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Status Text 50 Specify the status description for example In Progress Completed etc Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Status ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Production Role table Each person in the Production field can be linked to a role CDDB Role Drop down list The CDDB role is used when submitting data to CDDB You can not edit the contents of this list Production Role Text 50 The name of the role for example Engineer or Producer Production Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 166 3 8 34 3 8 35 Sound table One field is linked to this lookup table Track Sound Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own
6. Select Report File ES Automatically Print Receipt 2 2 17 5 Check albums in using the Check Titles In Out window 1 2 Choose Check Titles In from the Loan menu You see the Check Titles In Out window Make sure the Date Returned field is correctly filled in 2012 FNProgramvare 57 CATraxx Help 3 If you have a bar code scanner scan the bar code on the album into the Bar Code No field CATraxx will automatically look up the album in the database and add it to the list below If you don t have a bar code scanner click the Search button amp to manually search for the album you want to check in Repeat step 3 for all albums you want to check in Click the Update button If you would like to print out a receipt click the Print Receipt button Note If you would like to automatically print the receipt when you click the Update button click the drop down button to the right and select Automatically Print Receipt from the popup menu Note If you would like to edit the layout of the receipt click the drop down button to the right and choose Open in Report Designer from the popup menu Print receipt E ReceiptCheckIn rpt Select Report File Ka Automatically Print Receipt 2 2 17 6 Reserve an album 1 2 5 Locate the album you want to reserve Choose Reserve from the Loan menu You see the Reserve window Select the name of the borrower from t
7. 3 If you are submitting a multi disc set CATraxx will repeat step 2 for the rest of the CDs in the disc set Clean up CDDB data After downloading data from CDDB sometimes you may have to clean up the data You find various functions that will help you do this on the Track menu in the Album Edit window These functions will update all tracks on the selected album Track Audio Sites Add Ctrl B Edit Ctrl H Delete Paste Track List Set Track Index Template Shift Ctrl T moog pp baract Artist from Titler ae gt Extract Artist from Notes Title Artist Extract Version from Title Mark Explore Swap Artist and Title Transfer Notes to Lyrics Clear Notes CDDB License Terms This application contains software from CDDB Inc of Berkeley California CDDB The software from CDDB the CDDB Client enables this application to do online disc identification and obtain music related information including name artist track and title information CDDB Data from online servers CDDB Servers and to perform other functions 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 54 You agree that you will use CDDB Data the CDDB Client and CDDB Servers for your own personal non commercial use only You agree not to assign copy transfer or transmit the CDDB Client or any CDDB Data to any third party YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT CDDB DATA THE CDDB CLIENT OR CDDB SERVERS EXCEPT AS EXPRES
8. 3 8 23 3 8 24 Keyword table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Keywords and Track Keywords Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Keyword Text 150 The keyword should be a word that will help you later locate what you are looking for Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Keyword ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Sort by Text 152 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Keyword field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Label table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Label and Want List Label Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Label Text 50 The label name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 160 3 8 25 Label ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify
9. 2 6 7 Print the report To print the report from the Report Designer window click either the Print SJ Print gt Ehe Preview la or Print to File 5j button on the toolbar 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 110 If you just want to check the report layout hold down Ctrl while you choose the print command This will tell CATraxx will only print the first page of the report You can also print reports from the main window by choosing a saved report from the Report menu 2 6 8 The report menu CATraxx comes with many pre defined reports These reports are available from the Report menu Report Tools Sites Help amp Report Designer Edit Menu Album E Box Sets Box Set gt Cover 96x96 pixels Loan gt Cover thumbnail Lookup gt Full Playlist gt Full w Tracks Track Insurance Want List gt Overview Title Overview Year Total Value Credits Discography Grouped ee cl Compilations Statistics Compilations w Tracks Reference No Sales List Standard Standard Wide As long as you save the reports you create in the Reports folder CATraxx will automatically show the reports on the Report menu If not you can manually edit the Report menu by choosing Edit Menu from the Report menu Here you can add new reports remove reports or update the action that is performed when a report is chosen from the menu print the report preview it send it to a file show th
10. Author Publisher Role Text 50 The name of the role for example Composer or Lyricist Author Publisher Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table CDDB Role Drop down list The CDDB role is used when submitting data to CDDB You can not edit the contents of this list Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Award table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Award and Album Nomination Award Text 100 Specify the name of the award Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Award ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table 2012 FNProgramvare 147 CATraxx Help 3 8 9 3 8 9 1 Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 102 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Award field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Borrower table Standard fields Three fields are linked to this lookup table Album Borrower Album Reserved to and Loan History Borrower Barcode Text 50 The bar code number Borrower ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the tab
11. Notes Memo 2012 FNProgramvare 139 CATraxx Help 3 8 3 This field is for your own notes Appraiser table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Appraiser Appraiser Text 50 The name of the appraiser this could be a person a magazine a catalog etc Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Appraiser ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the appraiser s address E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Appraiser field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 140 Here you can specify the home page URL 3 8 4 Artist Person table 3 8 4 1 Standard fields The following fields are linked to this lookup table Album Artist Track Artist Track Original by Box Set Artist Playlist Artist Album Album Credits Track Author Publisher Track Conductor Arranger Track Produ
12. The default studio roles are Mastering Location Mixing Location and Recording Location Sound Text 50 lookup h16 Use this field to specify sound information for example Mono or Stereo Sub Genre Text 50 The sub genre Main Genre Sub Genre Sub Titles Text Use subtitles if the track consists of several parts and you want to give each part a title Tag Read Date The last time data was read from the audio file tag Tag Write Date The last time data was written to the audio file tag Title Text 253 The title of the track Use the Title Sort field to specify the value that is used when sorting on the title Title Sort Text 255 This is the value that is used when sorting on the track title When you tab out of the Title field or save the track CATraxx will automatically fill in the Title Sort field if it is empty If the name begins with A or The CATraxx will automatically update the Title Sort field to reflect this For example if you type The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite in the Title field CATraxx will add Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite The to the Title Sort field This means that the track is sorted under S and not T 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 130 Tour Text 150 lookup 170 Use this field to specify the tour on which the track was recorded if it is a live recording Track ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry
13. This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Genre Text This field combines Main Genre and Sub Genre into one field Main Genre Sub Genre for example Classical Opera Electronic Jungle Jazz Fusion Rock Classic Rock World Celtic Main Genre Text 50 The main genre Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Sub Genre Text 52 The sub genre Instrument table One field is linked to this lookup table Track Instrument 2012 FNProgramvare 157 CATraxx Help 3 8 22 cddbInstrument Text Use this field to specify the instrument that is used when submitting disc data to CDDB The available CDDB instruments are fixed you cannot add new instruments or modify existing instruments Each of the CATraxx instruments is linked to one of the CDDB instruments Instrument Text 100 The name of the instrument Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Instrument ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 102 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Instrument field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Insurance table On
14. You can set up a background color for each type to edit a type right click the type in the Type field and choose Edit from the popup menu The background color is used to color code artists persons in the Artist Person Lookup View and in the Artist drop down list in the Album and Track Edit windows Web Links Text In this field you can add links to web sites 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 144 3 8 4 2 Custom fields To rename a custom field open the data entry window right click the data field and choose Rename Field from the popup menu You can also rename fields from the Database Setup window Tools gt Database Setup The Artist Person table contains the following custom fields Text Custom 01 Custom 02 Lookup Custom 03 Custom 04 Multivalue lookup Custom 12 Memo Custom 05 Date Custom 06 Numeric Custom 11 Checkbox Custom 07 Custom 08 Custom 09 Custom 10 3 8 5 Artist Person Type table One field is linked to this lookup table Artist Person Type Artist Person Type Text 50 The type of artist person for example Group Solo Artist Duo Musician or Band Member Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Artist Person Type ID Numeric 2012 FNProgramvare 145 CATraxx Help 3 8 6 This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Background Color Numeric This color is used as
15. Album credits like Artwork or Cover Design Album ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Appraiser Text 50 lookup h The name of the appraiser this could be a person a catalog etc Artist Text 100 lookup 140 The artist s that released the album The default artist roles are Featuring Vs and With Artist Relation Text 100 lookup This field includes all related artists Award Text 100 lookup 146 Here you can specify awards You can also specify the year the award was given and any additional details Barcode Text 50 The bar code number Bootleg Checkbox Select this field if the album is a bootleg Borrower Text 50 lookup 147 If the album is currently loaned out this field contains the name of the borrower Borrower Category Text 50 lookup 1487 If the album is currently loaned out this field contains the category of the borrower Box Set Text 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 114 You can link an album to a box set Catalog No Text 25 The label catalog number CDDB2 Download Yes No This field indicates whether the album was downloaded from CDDB2 CDDB2 Submit Yes No This field indicates whether the album has been submitted to CDDB2 Change in Value Numeric The difference between price and value Change in Value Numeric The difference between price and value in percent Comp
16. CATraxx Audio Player will automatically reload the playlist when it is finished playing This is especially useful for randomized dynamic playlists for example the default Surprise me 25 Random Tracks playlist When playback is completed the player will select 25 new tracks and then automatically start playing these tracks Shuffle Checkbox Check this field to automatically shuffle the playlist before it is sent to the audio player Note that if you filter on album fields only CATraxx will shuffle the albums not the tracks on these albums the tracks will always be played in the same order they exist 2012 FNProgramvare 137 CATraxx Help 3 8 3 8 1 on the album Sort Order Binary The sort order for dynamic playlists Status Text 150 lookup 164 You can assign a status to the playlist In Progress Completed etc Sub Genre Text 50 The sub genre Main Genre Sub Genre Title Text 100 The playlist title Type Numeric The type of playlist This can be either Manual or Dynamic A manual playlist is a playlist where you have manually selected the tracks You add tracks to the playlist from either the Album View or Track View A dynamic playlist is a playlist based on a filter for example 5 star tracks or tracks by a specific artist The contents of a dynamic playlist is automatically updated as you modify information in the database Lookup tables Acquire
17. CATraxx Help 1 2 1 3 menu For more information see Audio files so For information on how to create your own playlists see Playlists 671 If you need support e don t hesitate to contact us If you want to order CATraxx please see our web site We hope you enjoy using CATraxx CD related data through the Internet from the CDDB Music CD Database Copyright 1999 2000 CDDB Inc CDDB Client Software Copyright 1999 2000 CDDB Inc CDDB Enabled CDDB CDDB2 and the CDDB Logo are trademarks of CDDB Inc Disc Recognition Service and DRS are service marks of CDDB Inc System Requirements To run CATraxx you need e Windows 7 Vista XP e 1 GHz processor or better e 1 GB memory e 40 MB available hard disk space e Minimum 1024x768 screen resolution Add Ons CATraxx Importer CATraxx Importer can import data from many applications including Music Collector Music Label and Music Library Report Archive Reader This freeware program is used to read and print archived reports Report archiving lets you store report output so that it can be previewed and printed later without re accessing the data from which the report was generated While archiving is very useful for maintaining historical records it can also be used as a method of report distribution Feel free to give this application to friends or colleagues who can then preview and print your archived reports For more information about the add
18. Custom 12 Custom 13 Custom 14 Custom 15 Custom 20 Custom 21 Custom 22 Custom 23 Custom 24 Custom 25 Custom 26 Custom 27 Custom 28 Custom 29 Custom 37 Custom 38 Custom 39 Custom 40 Box Set table Album Count Numeric The number of albums linked to this boxset Albums Text The name of the albums linked to this boxset Artist Text 100 lookup 140 The artist name s Cover Binary This field contains the image if it is stored in the database 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 132 3 5 Cover Comments Memo Comments about the image Cover Compressed Yes No Specifies whether the image is compressed or not only applies to BMP images Cover External Yes No Specifies whether the image is stored externally that is only a link to the image is stored in the database or not Cover File Name Text 255 If this is an external image this field contains the file name Cover Thumbnail Binary This field contains a thumbnail of the image The thumbnail is automatically created when you add a new image Cover Type Numeric The type of image 0 bmp 1 gif 2 jpeg 3 png or 99 other Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Released Date The release date year Title Text 253 The box set title Title Sort Text 255 This is the value that is used when sorting on the title Loan table The Loan History table contains informatio
19. For more information see To send e mail notifications se 2 2 17 2 Check albums out one at a time 1 Locate the album you want to check out 2 Choose Check Out from the Loan menu You see the Check Out window 3 Select the name of the borrower from the Borrower drop down list If the borrower is not registered right click the Borrower field and choose Add from the popup menu Complete the information requested in the Borrower Edit window then click the OK button 4 In the Date Borrowed field specify the date the album was borrowed By default CATraxx fills in today s date 5 In the Date Due field specify the date the album is due to be returned 6 Click OK Even though CATraxx lets you change the name of the borrower in the Check Out window always check the album in before you check it out again This is important if you want the loan history to be correct 2 2 17 3 Check albums in one at a time 1 Locate the album you want to check in 2 Choose Check In from the Loan menu You see the Check In window 3 In the Date Returned field specify the date the album was returned By default CATraxx fills in today s date 4 Click OK Even though CATraxx lets you change the name of the borrower in the Check Out window always check the album in before you check it out again This is important if you want the loan history to be correct 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 56
20. JM Blues O Blues M Blues M Blues T Blues M Blues o Books amp Spoken IM Books amp Spoken M Books amp Spoken Sub genre Alt Folk Ambient Dream Pop Art Rock Avant Rock Brit Pop Emo Experimental General Alternative General Punk Hardcore Punk Indie Lo Fi Garage Old School Punk Pop Punk Post Punk Power Pop Rap Metal Riot Grrrl Queercore Straight Edge Punk Acoustic Blues Blues Rock Electric Blues General Blues Japanese Blues Comedy General Books Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative 8l Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk cddbGenre a Unclassifiable General Unclassifiable Alt Folk Ambient Dream Pop Art Rock Avant Rock Brit Pop Emo Experimental General Alternative General Punk Hardcore Punk Indie Lo Fi Garage Old School Punk Pop Punk Post Punk Power Pop Rap Metal Riot Grrri Queercore Straight Edge Punk Blues General Blues Unclassifiable General Unclassifiable Blues Acoustic Blues Blues Blues Rock Blu
21. Split a lookup item After you have downloaded disc data from CDDB or added audio files by scanning folders you may end up with a lookup item you need to split up into multiple items This is easy just follow this procedure 1 Bring up the data entry window for the lookup item you want to edit 2 Click the Split button a on the toolbar 2012 FNProgramvare 45 CATraxx Help 2 2 12 You see the Split Lookup Item window Specify the separator you want to use when splitting up the text then click the Split button CATraxx adds the new lookup values to the list below m Split Lookup Item SD Keyword Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 r Separator v Keyword 1 Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Keyword 3 Update Cancel Help You can now edit the new lookup values before you save the changes to the database Click the Update button to save the changes CATraxx adds the new lookup items to the lookup table then updates all data fields linked to this lookup table Please note that single item lookup fields for example Format will only contain the value on the first row in the list after you have used the Split function For example if you split up CD amp DVD into two separate items CD and DVD all albums where the format was set to CD amp DVD will now have the format CD Enter lineup information for artists CATraxx lets you specify me
22. To scan the image click the Acquire button 3 This passes control to your scanner s Twain software Follow the instructions you see on the screen If you have selected to store images externally you see the Save Image window Specify a filename then click the Save button Rearrange images You can easily move an image from one of the image slots to another Click on the image and while you hold down the mouse button drag the image to the button corresponding to the image slot you want to move the image to Remove an image Click the Remove Image button im Confirm by clicking Yes If you have linked to an external image file select whether you want to only remove the link to the image file or also delete the file 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 50 The popup menu Right click the image field to open a popup menu with various options From this menu you can resize the image open the folder containing an external image paste an image from the clipboard or copy the image to the clipboard 2 Insert Image S Acquire Image from Scanner gt lt Remove Image B Paste H Resize lA Save to File Rename File A Edit Notes En Properties View Goto Folder o Store Images in Database Link to Image Files Auto Organize image files You can automatically organize external image files into a folder structure and filename format of your choice To use this feature cho
23. more disk space than necessary Periodically you can compact your database to defragment the database file The compacted database is usually smaller To compact the database choose Compact Database from the File menu Transfer data between databases CATraxx lets you work with as many databases as you like This means that you can split your collection into different databases and organize them to meet your needs You can later merge existing databases You use the Transfer command to transfer information between databases In addition to albums you can also transfer lookup tables field definitions form layouts and views setup between databases Choose Transfer from the File menu to open the Transfer window Click the Help button if you need help about the various options in this window Backup database and restore backup We recommended that you backup your database s on a regular basis for example once a week You should especially do a backup after adding many new albums The backup can be used if some unusual event occurs which causes your database to become corrupt and non recoverable The built in backup feature will automatically backup your database to a standard zip file You can use the auto backup feature to automatically backup the database when you close the database exit the program You activate the auto backup feature in the Options window Tools Options Backup Backup database To backup a database
24. that recorded the track The default artist roles are Featuring Vs and With Artist 2 Text 100 lookup 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 124 This field contains the track artist if it is different from the album artist If the track artist and the album artist are equal this field is empty Artist Relation Text 100 lookup This includes all related artists Audio Filename Text 255 The full path to the audio file Audio Type Numeric The type of audio file 1 mp3 2 wav 3 wma 4 aac 5 ape 6 flac 7 mp4 m4a 8 ogg 9 shn 10 m4b 11 mpc 12 wavpack or 99 other Author Publisher Text 100 lookup 140 The authors of the song The default Author Publisher roles are Author Composer Copyright Librettist Lyricist Publisher Score and Songwriter Band Member Text 100 lookup 140 The band members and the instruments they play Blank Checkbox Select this field if the track is blank track an empty one second track By default blank tracks are excluded from all reports the Track View searches and the CD Player but will be displayed in the track list in the Album Edit window If you also want to exclude blank tracks from the track list choose Tools gt Options gt Miscellaneous and select Hide blank tracks Always Bonus Checkbox If the track is a bonus track select this field BPM Numeric The number of beats per minute This
25. 5 Move form object 1 Select the object s 2 you want to move 2 Click on the object with the mouse and drag it to the new position If multiple objects are selected click on one of the objects and drag You can move the selected object s one pixel at a time by holding down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys You cannot drag an object from one tab to another tab on a tab control You must copy the object to the clipboard activate the other tab and then paste the object onto this tab For more information see Move a form object to another tab 25 2 1 10 3 6 Resize form object 1 Select the object 2 you want to size 2 Drag the field s surrounding sizing handles to increase or decrease the size of the 2012 FNProgramvare 25 CATraxx Help object a a Format lt a a a a You can resize the object one pixel at a time by holding down Shift while you use the arrow keys The height of text boxes and drop down lists is always based on the actual font size and cannot be changed 2 1 10 3 7 Modify form or object properties To modify either the form properties or the properties of a form object right click the form background or the form object and choose Properties from the popup menu Album Title Title e Artist Artist a Field_Artist n General Apg 25 ts C o Cut Ctrl X la Title Sort Copy Ctrl C Label Paste Ctrl V Company Xx Delete Ctrl Del Distributor de Align to Grid Cat
26. Custom fields 144 Artist Person Type table 144 AssetCAT 174 Attach audio files 62 Audio files 59 60 62 Audio files rename 64 Author Publisher Role table 146 Auto backup 13 Auto organize 64 Auto organize image files 47 Awardtable 146 B Backup database 13 Bands 103 Borrower 54 Borrower Category table 149 Borrower table 147 Borrower table Custom fields 148 Box Set table 131 Box Set View 28 Box sets 39 Browse list 79 Buy CATraxx 8 0 Card list 79 Catalog audio files 59 CATraxx database 112 CATraxx Importer 7 CDDB 52 cdplayer ini 15 Change column order 79 Check album in 55 Checkin 56 Check out 56 Check out album 55 Clear reservation 57 Column order 79 Compact database 13 Company table 149 Condition Cover table 150 Condition Record table 151 Conductor Arranger Role table 152 Contact information 8 Copy track data 37 Corrupt database 14 Country table 152 Create database 11 Create filter 83 Create grouping 84 Create newreport 98 Create playlist 67 Create reports 97 Create sortorder 81 Credits data 34 2012 FNProgramvare Index 176 Custom views 73 Customize database 18 Customize the explorer 86 D Data entry layout 18 Data fields 112 Database 11 159 Database password 12 Database Setup window 18 Delete album 30 Delete filter 83 Delete grouping 84 Delete list layout 79 Delete playlist 67 Delete report object 105 Delete sort order 81 Delete track 31 Design reports 97
27. Davilex Music Manager Music Collector Music Label Music Library and OrangeCD Let us know if you are using another music database application and you would like to import your data into CATraxx The user interface is the same in all import and export windows The list to the left displays the saved import export definitions You can create as many definitions as you like Simply click on the definition you want to open Create a new definition To create a new definition click the Add button PE above the list You see the Add New window For more information about the various options in this window click the Help button Clone definition Click the Clone button to clone create a copy of the currently open definition Specify a new name then click OK 2012 FNProgramvare 15 CATraxx Help 2 1 9 2 Delete definition Click the Delete button to delete the active definition Confirm by clicking Yes Set options i Click the Options button is dl to set various options e AutoSave Determines whether changes are automatically saved or not e Change Folder This allows you to set the folder where the definitions files are stored Rename definition fel Click the Rename button D to rename the active definition Specify the new name and click OK Save or cancel changes To save any changes you have made simply click the Save button m Note that this is not necessary if AutoSave
28. Disc titles 31 Discs 31 Distributor table 153 Download from CDDB 52 Dynamic playlist 67 Dynamic playlists 67 72 By E Edit album 30 Edit artist lineup 45 Edit box set 39 Edit column 79 Edit credits 34 Edit field names 18 Edit filter 83 Edit grouping 84 Editimage 47 Edit lineup 45 Edit list layout 79 Edit lookup data 41 Edit media 31 Edit playlist 67 68 72 Edit report menu 110 Edit report object 105 Edit sortorder 81 Edit track 31 Edit want list 46 E mail 58 Excel export 16 Excel import 17 Explorer 86 Explorer pane 86 Explorer view 86 Export 14 Export to cdplayer ini 15 Export to Excel 16 Exportto HTML 16 Export to iPod 16 Export to text file 17 Export to Windows CD Player 15 Export to XML 17 Extend loan period 59 F Field names 18 Field rename 18 File Link Type table 154 Filter 83 99 Fix database 14 FLAC 59 FNProgramvare 8 Form Designer 21 Form Designer Add data field 22 Form Designer Delete object 26 Form Designer Modify properties 25 Form Designer Move field to another tab 25 Form Designer Move object 24 Form Designer Resize object 24 Form Designer Select object 24 Form Designer Set tab order 26 27 Form Designer tab control 23 Form Designer Update group titles 27 Form Designer Update Use property 28 Format Group table 155 Format table 154 G Genre table 156 Getting started 3 Global search 93 Grouping 84 99 2012 FNProgram
29. Price 25 98 Personal Rating Aiit v 10 32 6 32 You can select the view you want to open in the view bar The currently open view is highlighted in bold 2012 FNProgramvare 75 CATraxx Help A Explorer View Album View af Track View BE Box Set View E Lookup View es Loan View Want List View Fi Playlist View mm Playlist Track View You can also select view from the toolbar DOD Be amp SQ or the View menu notice the shortcut keys View List Album Audio Search y Explorer View Ctrl 1 Album View Ctrl 2 Box Set View Ctrl 4 ER Lookup View Ctrl 5 88 Loan View Ctrl 6 Want List View Ctrl 7 E Playlist View Ctrl 8 dd Playlist Track View Ctrl 9 Custom Views gt In addition to this you can also select view including the lookup table you want to edit in the Lookup View from the View button on the toolbar 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx Album View Explorer View Artist Person Custom 12 Music Chart Album View Artist Person Type Owner Track View Author Publisher Role Packaging Box Set View Award Personal Rating Lookup View Borrower Playlist Category Loan View Borrower Category Playlist Created by Want List View Borrower Custom 03 Playlist Status Playlist View Borrower Custom 04 Production Role Playlist Track View Borrower Custom 12 Sound Company SPARS Acquired From Condition Cover Status Album Credit
30. Reservation tab 5 Specify the relevant time period 6 Make sure the Subject Body 1 and Body 2 fields are filled in Body 1 is the text that is added before the list of albums Body 2 is the text that is added after the list You can use the following codes in the text the code is replaced with the field value when the e mail message is generated The current date The borrower s full name 2012 FNProgramvare 59 CATraxx Help The borrower s first name ST LAS The borrower s last name 7 Click the Send button to send the e mail notifications 2 2 17 9 Extend loan period 2 3 2 3 1 You can extend the loan period by a specified number of days 1 In either the Album View or the Loan View select 7 i the records you want to update 2 From the Loan menu choose Extend Loan Period 3 Enter the number of days you want to extend the loan period by 4 Confirm by clicking Yes CATraxx updates the Date Due field Cataloging audio files Overview In addition to cataloging physical media you can also use CATraxx to catalog your audio file collection Use the Scan Folder so function to have CATraxx automatically create albums from folders containing audio files CATraxx will read artist title etc from either the audio file tag or the filename and use this information to populate the database If you later add or remove audio files in a folder use the Resca
31. Track Want List gt 2 6 3 Report files Before you can create a new report or open a saved report you must open the Report Designer window Create a new report Choose New from the File menu You see the New Report window a New Report Type 9 Album report Track report gt Box set report Lookup report Artist Person Loan report Want list report Playlist report Playlist track report Album labels gt Loan labels Lookup labels Artist Person Select the type of report you want to create then click OK 2012 FNProgramvare 99 CATraxx Help 2 6 4 Save a report To save the report you are working on choose Save from the File menu When you save the report for the first time you see the Save Report window Here you select the folder you want to save the report in and specify a filename If you have previously saved the report CATraxx will just save all changes to the same report file Choose Save As from the File menu to save the report with a different name Open a saved report Choose Open from the File menu locate the folder the report you want to open is located in select the report file and click Open Report options Page setup To change the page setup choose Page Setup from the File menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 100 Page Setup General Printer Canc
32. albums you already have added to the database You can either attach audio files to one album at a time or you can let CATraxx automatically attach audio files to all albums in one operation Attach audio files to all albums 1 Choose Attach Audio Files Ay from the Audio menu You see the Attach Audio Files window 2 Select whether you want to attach audio files to all albums without any attached audio files the marked albums 76 or the selected albums ze in the browse list 3 In the Folder field specify the path to the folder containing the audio files 4 Click the Scan button to scan the folder 5 CATraxx starts to scan the folders and will read the necessary information album title track index etc from the tag or file folder name When completed CATraxx will build a list of albums without any attached audio files and then try to attach the scanned audio files to these albums Please be patient this may take a while if you have selected many albums and or scanned many folders 6 Click OK to attach the audio files to the database 7 If you have checked the Auto organize box CATraxx now opens the Auto Organize Audio Files window s From this window you can automatically organize the newly attached audio files into a folder structure and filename format of your choice 2012 FNProgramvare 63 CATraxx Help Attach audio files to a single album You can also attach audio file to a
33. and suggestions are welcome E mail 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help info fnprg com World Wide Web http www fnprg com Postal address FNProgramvare Pb 721 Krapfoss N 1509 Moss Norway 2012 FNProgramvare 11 CATraxx Help 2 1 2 1 1 Using CATraxx Working with databases About databases The information about your music collection is stored in a database A database is a file on your hard disk with the extension MDB that contains all the information you have entered into the database For more information see the CATraxx database 112 Create a new database 1 Choose New Database from the File menu You see the New Database window 2 Select the database template you want to base the new database on In general we recommend you select the Standard template 3 Click OK You see the New Database Specify File Name window 4 Select the drive and directory where you want to create the database In general we recommend that you create the database in the Database folder This folder is selected by default unless the open database is located in another folder 5 In the File name text box type the name of the database The name should be one that easily reminds you of the information in the database for example My CD Collection or Music Library The file extension identifying the database MDB is added automatically 6 Click Save CATraxx creates
34. box set simply select the box set from the Box Set field drop down list To go to one of the other albums in the box set click the Album button RO and select from the menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 40 Box Set R E M The Automatic Box 1993 v a FH 1 R E M The Automatic Box Vocal Tracks CD 1993 hen es i 3 R E M The Automatic Box Cover Versions CD 1993 4 R E M The Automatic Box Instrumental Tracks CD 1993 Create a box set in the Album View Select all albums in the box set in the Album View list then right click and choose Create Box Set from the popup menu The Automatic Box Vocal Tracks The Automatic Box B Sides The Automatic Box Cover Versions Save Sort Order as Quick Filter Clear Filter Shift Ctrl C Y Add a Edit a List Layout The Automatic Box Instrumental Tr Mh Delete Refresh New Query CDDB Ctrl Y Submit to CDDB Ctrl U ld Set Field Value x Manage box sets in the Box Set View From the Box Set View you can manage all box sets Here you can also add new albums to a box set remove albums or rearrange the album order 2012 FNProgramvare 41 CATraxx Help f Box Set T File Edit List Box Set Bao se 0009cE Title The Automatic Box Artit REM r General Notes Cover Albums Previous 1 R E M The Auto
35. column to a new position in the list by using drag and drop hold down the Alt key while you drag Edit a column To edit the properties of a column right click the column you want to edit and choose List Layout Edit Column from the popup menu Rearrange the columns To rearrange the order of the columns 1 Press down the Alt key 2 While you hold down the Alt key click on the heading of the column you want to move and drag it to it s new position 2012 FNProgramvare 81 CATraxx Help 2 4 5 3 Release both the mouse button and the Alt key Remove a column To remove a column right click the column you want to remove and choose List Layout Remove Column from the popup menu Confirm by clicking Yes Delete a list layout To delete a list layout first choose List Layouts from the View menu then select the list layout you want to delete and click Delete Confirm by clicking Yes Sort orders You use a sort order to define the order in which records are displayed The data in the database remains the same only the way data is being displayed changes CATraxx lets you sort on up to five fields There are two ways to change the sort order e Select a sort order from the sort order drop down list above the browse list e Click the heading of the column you want to sort on to create a temporary sort order A field can be sorted in either ascending order letters are sorted from A to Z and nu
36. field 9 Any part of field Start of field V Match case Match whole words only Search marked Click the Help button if you need help about the various options in this window To set the value of a field regardless of the current field value use the Set Field Value 5 function 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 96 2 6 Reporting 2 6 1 About reports When you want to print out data you can bring up the Report Designer to create a new report select a pre defined report from the Report menu or use the Print List command to print the contents of the browse list Printing the browse list To print the browse list choose Print from the File menu This will open the Print List window r Print List Send to 9 Printer Screen preview O File General Title Page No Total V Heading row Underline heading F Adjust columns to fit page width 7 Fixed row height Grid lines Use alternate color z T Use grouping definition Hide grouping fields Indent New page column Page Setup Open in Report Designer Help Click the Help button if you need more help about the various options in this window Report Designer CATraxx includes a report designer that lets you create almost any type of report You have full control over data fields groups sort order columns fonts colors paper size m
37. format release date year label catalog number order date and price You can also add your own notes 2012 FNProgramvare 47 CATraxx Help 2 2 14 Want List File Edit List Record 1 03 8100007 Mo Title Yesterday and Today OK Title Sort Yesterday and Today Artist gt The Beatles X y E First Released 196 H Format LP z rev Label Capitol v Catalog No Next Priority 910203 Order Date 21 10 2010 f Last Price 64 95 Ordered From Ebay x Notes To add an album on your want list to your collection choose Add to Collection from the Want List menu This will open the Album Edit window To download disc data from CDDB insert the CD into the cd drive and choose Update Download from CDDB from the Album menu For media other than CD use the Manual Query to download data Update Manual Query from the Album menu To download the cover art choose Download Cover Art from the Album menu Edit images CATraxx allows you to store up to 9 images with each album box set and artist person You can enter notes for each image You can either store images in the database or link to external image files Linking to external image files will keep the size of the database down and give better performance You can change this setting from the Options window 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 48 Tools gt Options gt Multimedia or by right clicking
38. in use OK Cancel Save as Template Help The list on the Fields tab gives you an overview of all fields in the selected table This list has four columns The first column displays the default field name the second column the active field name the third column the field group and the last column indicates whether the field is in use or not You can change the sort order by clicking the heading of one of the columns The properties list to the right displays the properties of the selected field Context sensitive help is available for each property When you want to modify a field it is important that you select the correct table before you activate the Fields tab For example to modify the Version field in the Track table first select the Track table on the Tables tab then click the Fields tab to display the fields in the Track table You can save the database setup as a database template This template can then be used when creating a new database This is useful if you want to share the database setup with others 2012 FNProgramvare 21 CATraxx Help 2 1 10 3 The Form Designer 2 1 10 3 1 Overview You use the Form Designer to modify the layout of data entry windows You can add or remove data fields move fields around change the size of field controls modify fonts or colors etc Please note that you cannot create any new data fields To activate the Form Desi
39. is determined by the Type property Circle Ellipse Round rectangle Round square Square Line The Line object is used to print a vertical or horizontal line The orientation of the line is determined by the Orientation property Use the Style property to control whether a single or double line is printed El Image Use the Image object to print a graphical image When you add an Image object to the report you see the Select Image File window Here you select image file Insert object Select the report object you want to insert from either the Insert menu or the toolbar then click in the band you want to add the report object to 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 108 Select object To do certain things with an object change the font move it resize it etc you first have to select it Select means to point to the object with the mouse and then to click the left mouse button To select a single object Click on the object Sizing handles appear around the object to indicate that it is selected Album Artist 3 Selecting multiple objects Hold down the Alt key and click on the objects you want to select Handles appear on each selected object You can then move or delete the objects as a group You can also change the font or text formatting for all selected objects in one operation JAlbum Artist I Album Title I Album Format I Move object Firs
40. is occasionally entered by and useful for disc jockeys for DJ synching of tracks Conductor Arranger Text 100 lookup 140 The conductor arranger credits 2012 FNProgramvare 125 CATraxx Help The default conductor arranger roles are Arranger Conductor Director and Orchestrator Counter Start Numeric Use this field to specify the tape counter start position If you have specified both the counter start and stop positions CATraxx will automatically calculate the length of the track if the counter time format is set to Time If you haven t specified the counter stop position for the previous track CATraxx will automatically fill it in when you save the current track For example if the start counter for the current track is 0 12 00 CATraxx will fill in the same counter in the counter stop field for the previous track Counter Start Stop Numeric This field includes the counter start and stop positions for example 0 12 00 0 15 30 Counter Stop Numeric Use this field to specify the tape counter stop position If you have specified both the counter start and stop positions CATraxx will automatically calculate the length of the track if the counter time format is set to Time Days Since Played Numeric The number of days since you last played the track Demo Checkbox If the track is a demo recording select this field Disc Numeric This field contains the disc the track is locate
41. issues 28 september 2012 CATVids Importer v7 01 released This update fixes a problem importing images from All My Movies 27 september 2012 AssetCAT v1 20 released This update adds support for a 2 level category system and a more compact frameless HTML export better suited for exports to 30 september 2012 Ge Database information Size 6 832 128 bytes 6 52 MB Created 01 11 2010 Locale General Last backup 29 08 2012 Albums 32 Tracks 369 Artists persons 189 Audio files 0 Video files 0 Total price 102 87 Total value 0 00 Pick of the day Porcupine Tree The Incident 2009 2CD Roadrunner Rock Progressive Rock The Incident 1 01 Occam s Razor 1 02 The Blind House 1 03 Great Expectations 1 04 Kneel and Disconnect 1 05 Drawing the Line 11 06 The Incident 1 07 Your Unplessent Family 1 08 The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train 1 09 Time Flies 1 10 Degree Zero of Liberty 1 11 Octane Twisted 1 12 The Seance 1 13 Circle of Manias 1 14 I Drive the Hearse The Incident Bonus 12 01 Flicker 2 02 Bonnie the Cat 2 03 Black Dahlia 2 04 Remember Me Lover Latest additions Neil Young Le Noise CD 2010 King s X Gretchen Goes to Nebraska CD 1989 R E M The Automatic Box B Sides CD 1993 REM The Automatic Box Instrumental Tracks CD 1993 R EM The Automatic Box Cover Versions CD 1993
42. like songwriters studios producers and musicians Here you can edit credits information for all tracks on the album To open the Edit Credits window click the Edit Credits button amp on the toolbar in the Album Edit window 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help ea E Author Publisher Conductor Arranger Studio Production Band Member Guest Musician John Lennon Songwriter George Harrison Songwriter Paul McCartney Songwriter 1 01 Come Together George Harrison Songwriter I 3 Ringo Starr Songwriter El 02 Something Y 03 Maxwell s Silver Hammer 04 Oh Darling 05 Octopus s Garden 06 IWant You She s So Heavy 07 Here Comes the Sun 08 Because 09 You Never Gave Me Your Money 10 Sun King 11 Mean Mr Mustard 12 Polythene Pam 13 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 14 Golden Slumbers 15 Carry That Weight 16 The End 17 Her Majesty Ga a mr Click the tab containing the data you want to edit You enter names and roles in the list to the left The list to the right displays which tracks the person or studio is linked to By default all tracks are checked Simply check and uncheck the tracks as needed Right click the track list and choose from the popup menu to check or uncheck multiple tracks 2012 FNProgram
43. on the value of the specified data field When you add a DBCalc object to the report you see the Select Field window Here you select the data field the calculation should be based on BA DBMulti field A DBMulti field combines text from two or more report objects This allows you to print data from several data fields without unnecessary space between the fields Each data field can be formatted independently When you add a DBMulti field object to the report you see the DBMulti field name window Here you select the report objects Text DBField or DBCalc you want to include pBxsi The DBXSsl object will let you use an xsl template to format the output of the report object You can include any field from the table the report is based on and use different fonts and colors tables etc The xsl template is used to create a html document which is then included in the report To use this report object you need to know how to create and edit XSL templates iz System 2012 FNProgramvare 107 CATraxx Help The System object is used to print common report information such as date or page number The data that is printed is determined by the Type property Database name Database name full Date Date and time Page count Page number description Ls Page set Page set description Print date and time Time R Shape The Shape object is used to print graphical shapes The shape that is printed
44. ons available for CATraxx visit http www fnprg com catraxx addons html 2012 FNProgramvare Introduction 8 1 4 1 5 1 6 How to order CATraxx For information on how to buy your own CATraxx license visite our website Upgrade policy Upgrades with the same major version number for example from v9 00 to v9 10 are free In addition all new versions released within 6 months of your registration are free There will be an upgrade fee for a new version with a new major version number for example an upgrade from v9 30 to v10 00 Support Technical support is available by e mail or you can use the online support forum Although we answer all questions we give priority to registered users Before you contact us check out the help file first When reporting problems the more information you can provide the better our response can be If possible include the following e What version of CATraxx are you running You can determine this by choosing About from the CATraxx Help menu Include the entire version line for example 9 10 02 e What version of Microsoft Windows are you running For example Windows 7 or Windows XP e Is the problem reproducible If so how e If you see a dialog box with an error message when the problem occurs please include the complete error message E mail support fnprg com Support Forum http www fnprg com forum Contacting FNProgramvare All bug reports
45. phone number Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Label field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Location table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Location Location Text 50 The location of the album Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Location ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 2012 FNProgramvare 161 CATraxx Help 3 8 26 3 8 27 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Location field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Music Chart table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Music Chart Info and Track Music Chart Info Music Chart Text 150 The music chart for example Billboard 200 Music Chart ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Sort by Text 152 This is the value that is used whe
46. specific album Open the Album Edit window then choose Attach Audio Files fy from the Audio menu You see the Attach Audio Files window In the Folder field specify the path to the folder containing the audio files Note You can drag the folder from Windows Explorer and drop it on the Attach Audio Files window Click the Scan button to scan the folder CATraxx scans the folder and tries to automatically attached the audio files to the tracks Files that the program is unable to attach are shown in the files list to the right If a file is attached to the wrong track or not attached at all you can use drag and drop to attach it to the correct track You can drag a file from the files list over to the track list to the left Click OK to attach the audio files to the database If you have checked the Auto organize box CATraxx now opens the Auto Organize Audio Files window ss From this window you can automatically organize the newly attached audio files into a folder structure and filename format of your choice 2 3 5 Update audio file tags Use the Write to Tag function to write data from the database to audio file tags 1 4 Choose Write to Tag from the Audio menu You see the Write to Tag window Select whether you want to update all albums the marked albums 7e or the selected albums ze in the browse list To only write data to the audio file tag if you have edited the track since you last
47. the background color to color code artists persons in the Artist Person Lookup View and in the Artist drop down list in the Album and Track Edit windows Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item Artist Role table Each artist can be linked to an artist role Artist Role Text 50 This is the name of the artist role for example feat or with Artist Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Exclude from Sort Order Checkbox Uncheck this box if you want to exclude artists linked to this artist role from the sort order when you sort on the Artist field Note Make sure you select Tools gt Database Maintenance gt Update ArtistSort to update albums tracks already in the database if you modify this field For more information see the online FAQ Field Name Text 50 This is the field name that is displayed in lists with available fields for example when creating a report or a filter For example Featuring Artist 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 146 3 8 7 3 8 8 Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Author Publisher Role table Each person in the Author Publisher field can be linked to a role
48. the database and opens it The file name of the database is displayed on the title bar of the main CATraxx window You can now begin adding information If you want to organize your collection using only one database then you do not have to think about databases again CATraxx will always open this database when you start the application If however you choose to organize your collection in a way that requires several databases follow the steps above to create as many as you need To switch from one database to another see Open a database 121 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 12 2 1 3 Open a database To open a database choose Open Database from the File menu and select the database file you want to open Note that CATraxx will automatically open the last database you had open the next time you start the program The last five databases you have had open are displayed at the bottom of the File menu right above Exit Simply select the database you want to open 2 1 4 Password protect a database CATraxx allows you to password protect your database to prevent unwanted users from opening the database In addition to setting up a master password which will give full access to the database you can also set up a guest password A guest will not be able to add edit or delete any information in the database 1 Choose Change Password from the File menu You see the Change Password window 2 If the dat
49. this lookup table Borrower Category Borrower Category Text 50 Specify category Use categories to assign a borrower to a user defined category Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Borrower Category ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Borrower Category field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Company table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Book Publisher and Book Original Publisher Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 150 3 8 12 Company Text 50 Specify the company name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Company ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text
50. unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table 2012 FNProgramvare Other products 174 4 1 Other products AssetCAT Home page Download AssetCAT is a powerful inventory database program that will assist you in keeping track of your household items valuables and collectibles AssetCAT allows you to catalog a wide range of information and create customized reports with details on each item including photos for your own records or to share with your insurance agent so that you will be prepared if a disaster strikes a a To m en aL Pu Bu Ju 4 By e 206654 BBE BDU YO eee n SHR ARs JABCOLIGs FEL UNDP ORETUNGH YE ar Mide ET ver GoT P aseve Blinc ome D ou ra ee proa os we twee tee LUE aii i I 2012 FNProgramvare 175 CATraxx Help Index A AAC 59 About databases 11 About reports 96 Acquire from scanner 47 Acquired from table 137 Add album 30 Add audio files 60 Add boxset 39 Add column 79 Addimage 47 Add lookup data 41 Add playlist 67 68 72 Add reservation 57 Add songs to playlist 67 Add to playlist 67 Add track 31 Add want list 46 Add Ons 7 Advanced search 91 Album Credit Role table 138 Album media 31 Album table 112 Album table Custom fields 122 Album View 28 Albums 30 Appraiser table 139 Artist Role table 145 Artist Person table 140 Artist Person table
51. update the field you right clicked 2 Select the field you want to update then click OK 3 You see the Set Field Value Field Name window Select whether you want to update all records albums tracks artists etc the marked records 7s or the selected records 7s in the browse list 4 When updating a multivalue field for example Genre or Keyword you can check the Remove existing data box if you want to remove all existing data in this field before the new field value is saved 5 Specify the new field value click OK then confirm by clicking Yes e R Set Field Value Format Album All 30 Marked 5 O Selection 3 When you update a multivalue field for example Genre or Keywords the new field value is added to the existing lookup items if you do not check the Remove existing data box 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 52 2 2 16 Using the CDDB service CATraxx allows you to both download information about new CDs you add to your database and to update existing CDs you have previously added Downloading disc data from CDDB is easy All you need to do is insert the CD into the CD drive and let CATraxx scan the CD CATraxx will then connect to CDDB and download the disc data Note that it is not possible to download disc data from CDDB unless you have the original CD Download disc data 1 Insert the CD into the CD drive 2 Choose Add Downloa
52. updated the tag check the Compare dates box Click OK CATraxx can automatically update the audio file tag s when you edit an album or a O 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 64 track To activate this feature choose Audio File Options from the Tools menu and check the Auto update tag option on the Tag Miscellaneous tab 2 3 6 Rename audio files Use the Auto Organize function to automatically rename audio files attached to your database The file and folder names are generated based on information in the database not the tags according to the format you specify For example you can organize your audio files following this format C My Music lt Artist gt lt Album title gt Track Title 1 Choose Auto Organize from the Audio menu You see the Auto Organize Audio Files window a i gt Auto les uto Organize Audio File Album Base folder o All 1 264 YAMusic Marked 4 Selection 1 7 Ignore files outside base folder Y Remove empty folders Folder filename setups 4 Soundtracks Y Compilations Various Artists 7 General By default there are three setups Soundtracks all soundtracks the audio files will be saved in a separate folder named Soundtracks Compilations all compilations the audio files will be saved in a separate folder named Compilations and General the rest of the albums 2 Select whether you w
53. 165 Q Quick Search 90 R Remove list layout 79 Rename audio files 64 Rename fields 18 Rename tables 18 Repair database 14 Replace field value 89 95 Report Archive Reader 7 Reportbands 103 Report filter 99 Report grouping 99 Reportmenu 110 Report object 105 Report options 99 Report sort order 99 Reports 96 Rescan folders 61 Reservation 57 Reserve album 57 Resize report object 105 Restore backup 13 Return 56 Ss Save report 98 Scan 61 Scan folders 60 Scan image 47 Scanner 47 Search 90 91 92 93 94 Search and replace 89 95 Search list 90 Searching 89 Select multiple records 78 Select records 78 Selecting view 73 Selection 78 Send e mail notifications 58 Set field value 51 Set up artist lineup 45 SHN 59 Show marked records 76 Show subset 76 Simple search 90 Sort order 81 99 Sound table 166 SPARS table 166 Special searches 94 Split lookup item 44 Standard list 79 Status table 167 Statusbar 76 Studio Role table 168 Studio table 167 Submit to CDDB 52 Subset 76 Summary search 92 Support 8 ey ae Tab control 23 Table rename 18 Tag update 63 Tape Type table 169 Technical information 7 Technical support 8 Templates 36 Text file export 17 Text file import 17 The report designer 97 Tour table 170 Track data 37 Track table 123 Track table Custom fields 130 Track templates 36 Track View 28 Track add to playlist 67 Tracking albums on loan 54 Tracks 31 Transfe
54. 2 2 17 4 Check albums out using the Check Titles In Out window 1 Choose Check Titles Out from the Loan menu You see the Check Titles In Out window If you have a bar code scanner and the borrower s barcode number is registered in the Borrower lookup table scan the bar code on the borrowers library card into the Borrower field CATraxx will automatically lookup the borrower name If you don t have a bar code scanner click the Search button amp to manually search for the borrower Make sure the Date Borrowed and Date Due fields are correctly filled in If you have a bar code scanner scan the bar code on the album into the Bar Code No field CATraxx will automatically look up the album in the database and add it to the list below If you don t have a bar code scanner click the Search button amp to manually search for the album you want to check out Repeat step 4 for all albums you want to check out to the selected borrower Click the Update button If you would like to print out a receipt click the Print Receipt button Note If you would like to automatically print the receipt when you click the Update button click the drop down button to the right and select Automatically Print Receipt from the popup menu Note If you would like to edit the layout of the receipt click the drop down button to the right and choose Open in Report Designer from the popup menu Print receipt gt ReceiptCheckOut rpt
55. 37 CATraxx Help 2 2 7 later time This allows you to register information for all tracks on the album in one operation You can also register credits information Songwriter producer musician etc in the Edit Credits window You will probably find this easier than to use templates when registering credits information For more information see Edit credits datal s Modifying the active template 1 Choose Template from the Track menu you can do this from both the Album Edit and the Track Edit window You see the Track Template window 2 Modify the template information as necessary 3 Click OK The updated template is activated and is automatically used when you add new tracks to the current album Assigning a track template to tracks 1 Choose Template from the Track menu you can do this from both the Album Edit and the Track Edit window 2 Modify the template information as necessary 3 Click the Assign to Tracks button E on the toolbar You see the Assign Template to Tracks window 4 Select the tracks you want to assign the template to Note You can click and drag up or down to select multiple tracks 5 Click the OK button to assign the template to the selected tracks Copy track data The Copy Track Data function will copy data from one track to another From the Track Edit window you can copy data to the track you are editing From the Track View you can copy
56. 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Company field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Condition Cover table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Condition Cover Condition Text 50 Use this field to specify the condition for example M EX or VG Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item 2012 FNProgramvare 151 CATraxx Help 3 8 13 Condition Cover ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Condition field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Note To make sure the various conditions are sorted from highest to lowest the Sort by field contains a numerical value by default 01 for the first item 02 for the next etc Condition Record table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Condition Record Condition Text 50 Use this field to specify the condition for example M EX or VG Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this ite
57. 6 Reserve analbuni ta er oes een e e a a ra a E S 57 ClO ES MN a 57 Send e Mall MOUUMCATONS 7 rare SEN Eee er rd E ERE Ge ede set ende nere de dene B SSE TREE se 58 Extend loan period iii A 59 3 Cataloging audio files sessie eaa aaae aaea da a aea aoea aesir dele 59 OVEFVICW NO 59 Scan folders Add audio files nnninninnnninninnnnnc nr 60 A TON 61 Attach audio files to A DUMS onnnnnnnincnnnnicnnnnnnnncnncnr araar aa pa ra A aA aaea aa aaan ae aana raaa Kaore E ania ad anaE 62 Update audio file tags onnnniiinnnnninninnnc rn 63 Rename audio files riesenia nasas areia iaeaea Ora ne 64 Play audio files sassisiiiecesevesnsedsesaceccecseaccatsassevuinsssecusosnonseceenceatedoseecasassoacdeusieseissnsedceaspeacaacedusedsustsoasdatinscdnassnscucdvonsaceateen 65 Update the file pathi aaea aaae ea nae aa aaaea eA aaa ren 66 Setting Up playlists oonnnnnicnninicinnnnicnncrr 67 OVENI SW A a ok vai AAR A AineE at ted a 67 The Playlist VigWiisictte seis eniledied needa a del iets la ede avid einen Gey rad eders eneste red 67 Manual playliSts 2 rita teat ede te re Er eh ed Stet ie aioe edt aera ae 68 Dynamicplaylists cctoecsesarinanatansnidw iad A A A sin 72 4 CUSTOMIZIND VIEWS adidas 73 Working with VIEWS iciciissicdesssstdeccbseasecitiesdeacssnsssestvedesecdsessoccecssecsnaiivacccccunt catisansacectbeussccencpsncudivoocedessdiossuiiivaadeassoeveceesben 73 Marking records and showing the marked records css 76 Select multiple r
58. CATraxx User Manual Version 9 44 Copyright FNProgramvare 1996 2012 CATraxx Help Table of Contents Part I oa Fk WN Part Il 1 Introduction 3 Getting Started ii aid 3 System Requifem INS r cece ck are casi 7 AAA A ae ee ee SEERE EEN A EAR ate 7 How to order CATTAXX iineoae enaena aaeeea iaaa aeaa a amaaa aaa iaaa ana eiaa ia 8 Sijo A E A EAE EE E E ES ESY SES LEE ER SHSRE SET SE LEES 8 Contacting FNProgramvare onmccinnncncnninnoniccninrrrn LEE LEE EDEL ELLER 8 Using CATraxx 11 Working With databases ccmcnnnnccnnnicnnnncncinsernrcc cen 11 AbOUt databases aie eea eerren aa e a a EEN ne led ia Eaua 11 Create a new database cscssscssssesstessessesseessesseeseenesseeseecseeseesensnnessessneneeseesanensesseeseeseeesneseesaneneecnsnneseecaneneeseneasens 11 Open a database i Sinisira enean aa a aAa era 12 Password protect a database cccceccssssseeeessesseesnesseesnesseeseesaesenesaesesseesaesenesaeseessaeseeesaesaesseesaesenenaesesenesseesnssesenesaese 12 Compact a database coccion 2 13 Transfer data between databases nnmnmnnicicicninnnnnnicnnc rear 13 Backup database and restore backup ommnnincinoninninncncnniacnr naaa 13 Repair corrupted database siniese aaae aee aaiae keane araea arce 14 Importing and exporting data SEE EEN EEN EDEL EDEN EET ED nens 14 OVEIVIOWSs atrio a sen casing beaten E a EAA O AEAEE E tat NERE DRED AA Soc 14 Exportto GDPlayer ini ita 15 EXPORTO ExCel
59. D OR The search criteria can be saved to a file for later use To use the advanced search choose Advanced from the Search menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 92 File Search AP HE PEO Track Artist Is equal to U2 OR Track Artist Is equal to R E M OR Track Artist Is equal to Pink Floyd 2 5 5 Summary search Choose Summary from the Search menu to open the Summary Search window Specify the field you want to search in from the drop down list All unique values and the number of occurrences of each value are then displayed in a list Select the value you want to search for and click OK 2012 FNProgramvare 93 CATraxx Help Summary Search Album Artist Is equal to Count Value Cancel 3 Porcupine Tree Help 2 Depeche Mode 2 New Model Army Year only 2 Rush 2 Throwing Muses 2 Various Artists 1 Bloc Party 1 Brun Ane 1 Harvey PJ 1 Hersh Kristin 1 Interpol 1 Joy Division 1 Led Zeppelin 1 McKee Maria 1 Metallica 1 Radiohead 1 U2 1 Young Neil Search marked _ Show all C Show albums You can click the heading of one of the two columns to change the sort order In the example above we have sorted by the Count column in descending order 2 5 6 Global search With the global search you search in all album and track fields Choose Global from the Search menu to open the Global Search window 2012 FNProgramvare
60. DENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES 2 2 17 Loan management 2 2 17 1 Overview CATraxx lets you to track albums out on loan you can easily loan out an album set a due date and search for all albums out on loan and albums overdue You can use a bar code scanner when checking albums in and out of the library CATraxx will handle any bar code scanner that enters data via a keyboard interface These are often referred to as wedge readers as they wedge themselves in between the keyboard and your computer If you have a bar code scanner use the Check Titles In Out window to quickly check albums in and out of the library If you do not have a bar code scanner you can manually check albums in and out one at a time or you can use the Check Titles In Out window if you manually look up albums and borrowers To get an overview of albums current out on loan you can select the On Loan filter in the Album View From the Loan View you can browse the complete loan history On the Report menu you find various loan reports that you can print out 2012 FNProgramvare 55 CATraxx Help In addition CATraxx also allows you to place reservations 57 for albums on loan and to automatically clear reservations s You can also send e mail notifications to borrowers This could be a reminder that an album should be returned soon or is overdue or a notification that a reserved album is ready for collection
61. Genre Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Name Text 100 The name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Notes Memo This field is for your own notes 2012 FNProgramvare 143 CATraxx Help Personal Rating Text 50 lookup 162 You can rate artists This allows you to for example create a dynamic playlist 72 with tracks by your favorite 5 star artists In the data entry window you can press the or button to select rating without having to open the list Phone Text 25 The phone number Primary Genre Text 50 The primary genre is the first genre in the Genre field Relation Text Use this field to link to other related artists persons For example you can link The Police to Sting and Joy Division to New Order and vice versa You can also add your own notes When you search or group by either the Album Artist Relation or the Track Artist Relation field CATraxx will automatically include all albums tracks by the related artists Sort by Text 102 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Name field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Sub Genre Text 50 The sub genre Main Genre Sub Genre Type Text 50 The type of artist person for example Group Solo Artist Duo Musician or Band Member
62. L template which describes how the information will look This section is not intended to be a complete XSL XML tutorial but will give you some basic information on the different types of xsl templates that CATraxx uses For more information about XSL and XML see http www w3schools com xsl and http www w3schools com xml A CATraxx XSL template is a text file containing HTML instructions defining the layout of the page and XSLT commands that extract and process data from the XML data file The standard CATraxx XSL templates are located in the Explorer Templates folder To edit an existing template right click the explorer page and choose Edit XSL Template from the popup menu We recommend that you backup the original template file before you edit the template CATraxx uses three different template types The type of template is determined by the data type instruction at the beginning of the xsl template file Possible values are lt data type index gt lt data type record gt lt data type list gt This type of template is only used by the Explorer view and in the Explorer window when you click the Home button For an example of this template type see Index xsl This type of template is used to create a document with data about one specific record Use the data table instruction to specify which table the data should be taken from for example lt data table album gt For an example of this template
63. Lon Audio Search Report Tools Sites Help OJD sii IABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY2Z dd 0o00010 000a E a p i 0 0 9 ABE St 4 CATraxx v9 42 ZR statistics Search database Sample mdb Track Title Search Browse albums by Artist lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt All Keyword lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt All Label lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt Alle Musician lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXVZ gt Al Production lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYVZ gt All r Browse tracks by Artist lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt ZAlle Keyword lt ABCDEFGHISKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt All Musician lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt FAli Production lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt FAE Songwriter lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ gt All Tasks Add album by scanning CD download from CODB Add album with Manual Query Manually add album Scan folders for audio files Check titles out Check titles in Search for albums or tracks Start Audio Player E o o o s News feed 29 september 2012 StampCAT v0 22 released This update adds support for a more compact frameless HTML export better suited for exports to use on mobile devices and fixes some minor issues 28 september 2012 SoftCAT v5 22 released This update adds support for a more compact frameless HTML export better suited for exports to use on mobile devices and fixes some minor
64. MP3s Automatically download CD data from the Internet or scan your hard drive for audio files A comprehensive set a data fields enables you to keep track of a wide range of information With CATraxx you are in control of your music collection The first time you start CATraxx you see the Welcome screen To open the sample database Sample mdb click Open Sample Database This database contains a few albums to help you familiarize yourself with the program Before you can start cataloging your collection you must create your own database 117 The main CATraxx window is divided into three parts 1 The menu toolbar at the top of the window 2 The view bar to the left 3 The rest of the window is occupied by the active view There are a total of 9 different views Explorer View Album View Track View Box Set View Lookup View Loan View Want List View Playlist View and Playlist Track View 2012 FNProgramvare Introduction 4 Lo CATraxx v9 Database Semple mab Explorer View 9 Explorer View Album View a Track View M box set view EE Lookup View es Loan View GE Want List View ES playlist view Custom Views Album Explorer Bottom Album Explorer Right Track Explorer Bottom Track Explorer Right Lookup Artist Person Lookup Format Lookup Genre Lookup Instrument Lookup Label Lookup Personal Rating Lookup Studio de Playlist Track View File View
65. Role Condition Record Studio Album Custom 05 Conductor Arranger Role Studio Role Album Custom 06 Tape Type Album Custom 07 Distributor Tour Album Custom 08 File Link Type Track Custom 04 Album Custom 20 Format Track Custom 05 Album Custom 21 Format Group Track Custom 06 Album Custom 44 Genre Track Custom 18 Appraiser Instrument Track Custom 19 Artist Role Insurance Track Custom 42 Artist Person Keyword Venue Artist Person Custom 03 Label Vinyl Color Artist Person Custom 04 Location Web Link Type i If the View button View title section is hidden choose Select View from the View menu or press the Ctrl W shortcut to select lookup table When you select one of the standard views the program activates the view with the same settings loaded as the last time you used the view This means that the same list layout 7 sort order a filter s and grouping definition s are automatically activated In addition you can create your own custom views enabling you to easily access relevant information in your database albums tracks artists labels playlists etc A custom view can be linked to a specific list layout sort order filter and grouping definition Choose Views Setup from the View menu to set up your own custom views 2 4 2 Marking records and showing the marked records CATraxx allows you to mark records in any table Marking and unmarking records can be useful if you want to select different records based on specif
66. SLY PERMITTED HEREIN You agree that your non exclusive license to use the CDDB Data the CDDB Client and CDDB Servers will terminate if you violate these restrictions If your license terminates you agree to cease any and all use of the CDDB Data the CDDB Client and CDDB Servers CDDB reserves all rights in CDDB Data the CDDB Client and the CDDB Servers including all ownership rights You agree that CDDB Inc may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you directly in its own name The CDDB Client and each item of CDDB Data are licensed to you AS IS CDDB makes no representations or warranties express or implied regarding the accuracy of any CDDB Data from in the CDDB Servers CDDB reserves the right to delete data from the CDDB Servers or to change data categories for any cause that CDDB deems sufficient No warranty is made that the CDDB Client or CDDB Servers are error free or that functioning of CDDB Client or CDDB Servers will be uninterrupted CDDB is not obligated to provide you with any new enhanced or additional data types or categories that CDDB may chose to provide in the future CDDB DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT CDDB does not warrant the results that will be obtained by your use of the CDDB Client or any CDDB Server IN NO CASE WILL CDDB BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCI
67. STUVWXYZ E Q a _y Album View ESKE zz Qi Cover List F Explorer view Artist ti Released Rating O Aibu View ER Samplemab a Track View B ACDC E Beatles The J fi Box Set View E Bowie David ms Hips and Makers 1994 Setter EB Brun Ane EB Lookup view Davis Miles i be es Loan View 8 ieee Ole y EB Hersh Kristin EF want List view E King Crimson E King s X E Playlist View I E Kraftwerk 1 Autobahn 2009 Digital Remaster 5 amp McKee Maria de Playlist Track View Metallica ED Nirvana Porcupine Tree gt Album Explorer Bottom B REM 4 Late December Album Explorer Right Radiohead A i Track Explorer Bottom Them Crooked Vultures i Garage Inc Track Explorer Right ES Throwing Muses Lookup Artist Person E Tiny Vipers Lookup Format Bu Lookup Genre E Ultravox Lookup Instrument E Various Artists i eens Lookup Label exc Lockup Personal Rating E Young Neil A Lookup Studio Main General Tracks Harrys Gym 2008 Ariki Gretchen Goes to Nebraska Computer World 2009 Digital Remaster Custom Views ES Nevermind Title Autobahn 2009 Digital Remaster 1 Autebahn Artist Kraftwerk 2 Kometenmelodie 1 Format co 3 Kometenmelodie 2 Released 1974 4 Mitternacht Label Astrabwerks 5 Morgenspaziergang Playing Time 42 47 Reissue Date 2009 Appraisal Library Status Own Date Acquired 14 07 2011 Acquired From Amazon com Purchase
68. This field is for listing keywords that describe the track Last Modified Date The date time the record was last modified This field is automatically updated by CATraxx when you edit data Length O 2012 FNProgramvare 127 CATraxx Help Numeric The length of the track CATraxx automatically registers the track length when you download disc data from CDDB Live Checkbox If the track is a live recording select this field Lyrics Memo Use this field to store the lyrics Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the track is marked or not Main Genre Text 50 The main genre Main Genre Sub Genre Music Chart Info Text 150 lookup 161 This field allows you to keep track of music chart data Chart name year peak position weeks in chart and your own notes Musician Text 50 lookup 140 This field includes both band members and guest musicians Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Original by Text 100 lookup 140 If the recording is a cover version use this field to store the name of the artist that recorded the original version Personal Rating Text with image Use this field to specify your own personal rating The default setup will let you select a star rating between 0 and 5 stars In the data entry window you can press the or button to select rating without 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 128 having to open
69. Track View is open this command will add the selected track to the playlist If multiple albums or tracks are selected this will add a the selected albums or tracks to the playlist You can also click the add to playlist icon in the explorer pane to add an album or track to the playlist You can also add tracks to a playlist from both the Album Edit and the Track Edit window In the Album Edit window the Add to Playlist command will add all tracks on the album to the playlist except if the track list has the focus Then this will add the selected tracks in the track list to the playlist You can also drag tracks from the track list over to the Manual Playlists window Moving tracks from one playlist to another You can easily move or copy tracks from one playlist to another Either use drag and drop hold down Ctrl to copy or use the clipboard Copy Cut and then Paste This works in both the Manual Playlists window and the Playlist View To use drag and drop first make sure the playlist you want to move the tracks to the target is visible then select the tracks you want to move click and hold down the mouse button while you drag track the tracks over to the target playlist When you release the mouse button the tracks are moved to the target playlist If you hold down the Ctrl key the tracks are copied instead of moved 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 70 3 Manual Playlists Ne
70. Using CATraxx 94 Global Search Search for Operator Contains Search in 5 Albums Tracks Both albums and tracks E Search marked Show all Show albums 2 5 7 The special searches The special searches give you features not available in the other searches You can for example search for songs you have more than one recording of based on either the title only or both the title and the songwriter songs released by two specific artists songs written by two songwriters etc Search Report Tools Sites Help lt p Simple Ctrl S Advanced Summary Global Special Album Show Previous Shift F6 A Show Next Shift F7 Artist Show Result F4 Author Publisher Zz Replace Ctrl L Conductor Arranger Edit Menu Keyword CM 1 p Musician A Production E Studio 1 2012 FNProgramvare 95 CATraxx Help Song More Than One Recording Y Include songwriter Search marked Show all Show albums Special Search Track Artist Dave Grohl Search marked Show all T Show albums 2 5 8 Search and replace Use the search and replace function to replace a field value with another value Choose Replace from the Search menu to open the Search and Replace window Search and Replace Field Album Title Search for mtv Replace with MTV Match Whole
71. abase is already password protected specify the current master password in the Master password Current password field 3 Type the new master password in the Master password New password field A password can contain any combination of letters numerals spaces and symbols and it can be up to 25 characters long As you type the password the program displays an asterisk for each character you type 4 Retype the new password in the Master password Verify new password field 5 If you would like to set up a guest password fill in the Master password Current password field if a master password has already been set up then type the new guest password in the Guest password New password field and retype the password in the Guest password Verify new password field Note You can check the Log in as guest without password box to add the ability for guests to log in without having to specify a password 6 Click OK The next time you open the database you must specify a password When you create a password write it down and keep it in a secure place If you lose the password you cannot open or gain access to the password protected database 2012 FNProgramvare 13 CATraxx Help 2 1 5 If you would like to remove the password protection click the Remove button and enter the current master password Compact a database As you change data in a database the database file can become fragmented and use
72. ack Custom 18 Track Custom 19 Track Custom 42 Venue Vinyl Color Web Link Type e ss Loan data This includes both albums that currently are on loan and the complete loan history Open the Loan View to look at the loan history To get an overview of albums current out on loan you can also use the Album View select the On Loan filter e El want list The want list allows you to keep track of albums you have on your want list You can enter information such as artist title format release 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 30 date year label catalog number order date and price You edit the want list from the Want List View pu ba Playlist data You can create both manual ss and dynamic 72 playlists Open the Playlist View to work with playlists You add tracks to playlists from both the Album View and the Track View You can also edit manual playlists from the Manual Playlists window Open the Playlist Track View to browse all tracks on manual playlists 2 2 2 Edit albums You add edit and delete albums from the Album View Add new albums A To manually add a new album click the Add button a on the toolbar This will open the Album Edit window To download data from CDDB insert the CD into the CD drive then click the Add MAN Download from CDDB button on the toolbar To download data from the Internet using the Manual Query click the Add Manual Query button on th
73. age And the objects in the Detail band will repeat down the page until no more page space is available at which point a new page will be started the Detail band prints once for each record in the table the report is based on The number of available bands depends on the report type For example the Sub detail band is only available in an album report and the Column Header band is only available if the report has more than one column you set up the number of columns in the Page Setup window Band types Title The Title band prints on the first page of the report above the Page Header band Page Header The Page Header band prints at the top of each page except the first page where it 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 104 is printed after the Title band Column Header The Column Header band prints at the top of each column This band is only available in reports with more than one column Group Header The Group Header band prints before the Detail band each time the group value changes There is one Group Header band for each group a report can have up the five groups Detail The Detail band prints once for each record in the table the report is based on For example in an album report the Detail band prints once for each album that is printed Sub Detail The Sub Detail band prints once for each track on the album The tracks are always printed in the order they appear on the album This band is on
74. alog No Catalog No 2 1 10 3 8 Move a form object to another tab You cannot drag an object from one tab to another tab on a tab control You must copy the object to the clipboard activate the other tab and then paste the object onto this tab 1 Select the object s 2 you want to move to another tab 2 Choose Cut from the Edit menu CATraxx copies the object to the clipboard and removes the object from the tab it was located on 3 Activate the tab you want to add the object to 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 26 4 Right click where you want to paste the object s on the clipboard and choose Paste from the popup menu 2 1 10 3 9 Delete form object 1 Select the object 27 you want to delete 2 Choose Delete from the Edit menu or press the Ctrl Del shortcut 2 1 10 3 10 How to set the tab order The tab order is the order in which controls are activated when you press the Tab key to move from control to control in the data entry window The control with the Tab order value of 0 is the control that has the focus when the form first appears Initially the tab order is always the order in which the controls were added to the form The first control added to the form has a Tab order value of 0 the second is 1 the third is 2 and so on Fields placed on a tab page or within a group box have their own tab order If you want to use the Tab key to move from field to field it is important that t
75. an almost unlimited number of fields You can group the fields in different ways using parenthesis and the logical operators AND OR The search criteria can be saved to a file for later use 4 Summary search s2 Specify the field you want to search in from the drop down list All unique values and the number of occurrences of each value are then displayed in a list Select the value you want to search for and click OK 5 Global Search ss Lets you search in all fields If you want to replace a field value with another value use the search and replace 9 command In addition CATraxx has various special searches 941 that give you features not available in the other searches Before you execute a search you must specify the following options Search marked Select the Search marked option if you only want to search the marked records 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 90 Show albums When searching for tracks select the Show albums option if you want the albums the tracks are located on as the search result Searches are case insensitive that is CATraxx does not distinguish between upper and lower case You can add saved search criteria to the Search menu If you save the search file in the Search folder the search will automatically appear on the Search menu You can manually manage the searches on the menu by choosing Edit Menu from the Search menu 2 5 2 Quick search The quick s
76. and click the Add Track button a below the track list 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 32 General Appraisal Library Album Credits Chart Awards Custom Custom 2 Memo File Web Cover Tracks hb PE q You see the Track Template window Here you can specify information that is relevant to all or most of the tracks on the album for example artist songwriters and musicians Click OK You see the Track Edit window and can start entering information To add the next track on the album click the Add button a on the toolbar in the Track Edit window or simply press the CtrI N shortcut When you have added all the tracks on the album click OK to close the Track Edit window To add the first track on side B for example on a LP or the first track on the next disc for example the second CD of a double CD click the Change Side button ba and specify the disc number and side Change Side Disc No Side Edit tracks To edit a track from the Album Edit window simply double click the track you want to edit in the track list 2012 FNProgramvare 33 CATraxx Help You can also edit tracks from the Track View Delete tracks Locate the album that contains the track you want to delete open the Album Edit window select the track in the track list then click the Delete Track button a below the track list Confirm by click
77. ant to auto organize all albums the marked albums 7e or the selected albums 7 in the browse list 3 Specify Base folder The folders containing the audio files will be created below this folder 2012 FNProgramvare 65 CATraxx Help 2 3 7 4 The Folder filename setups list shows the various folder filename setups Each setup is associated with a filter All albums matching this filter will use the specified folder and filename setup Albums that doesn t match any of the filters will use the General setup The various setups are processed in the order they are shown in the list To create a new setup click the Add button To clone the selected setup click the Clone button To edit the selected setup click the Edit button This will open the Add Edit Folder Filename Setup window E Edit Folder Filename Setup e Title OK Compilations Various Artists Cancel Folder format Compilations album_title Filter Filename format Help Joposition artist Yetitle In the Auto Organize Audio Files window click the OK button to start generating the new file and folder names You see the Auto Organize Audio Files Preview window Please review the new file and folder names carefully before you continue Files and folder with a new name are highlighted in bold Note The program has not yet actually renamed any files or folders Click the OK button to
78. any Text 50 lookup 149 The record company that released the album In addition to the Label field you can use this field to specify the labels parent company Compilation Checkbox Select this field if the album is a compilation A compilation is an album with tracks by different artists such as soundtracks or samplers Do not check the Compilation box if all tracks are by the same artist Condition Cover Text 50 lookup 150 Use this field to specify the condition of the cover Condition Record Text 50 lookuphs Use this field to specify the condition of the record itself Country Text 50 lookup 152 The country where the album was manufactured Cover Binary 2012 FNProgramvare 115 CATraxx Help This field contains the image if it is stored in the database Cover Comments Memo Comments about the image Cover Compressed Yes No Specifies whether the image is compressed or not only applies to BMP images Cover External Yes No Specifies whether the image is stored externally that is only a link to the image is stored in the database or not Cover File Name Text 255 If this is an external image this field contains the file name Cover Thumbnail Binary This field contains a thumbnail of the image The thumbnail is automatically created when you add a new image Cover Type Numeric The type of image 0 bmp 1 gif 2 jpeg 3 png or 99 oth
79. argins and print orientation You can add your own reports to the Report menu so that you can easily print them later 2012 FNProgramvare 97 CATraxx Help 2 6 2 Choose Report Designer from the Report menu to open the Report Designer Predefined reports On the Report menu you also find all the pre defined reports that ships with CATraxx Simply select the report you want to print This will open the Print Report window Print Report Y 7 Send to Printer D Screen preview File Include 0 All Marked Filter Current Edit Filter Edit Sort Order Open in Report Designer The report designer You use the Report Designer to create new reports and to modify existing reports Reports are made up of bands The way data appears in a report is determined by the kind of band a report object data field image line shape etc is in The Report Designer makes extensive use of popup menus To display a popup menu right click a band or report object You can also specify the text formatting font font size color and text alignment from the Format toolbar The text formatting affects all selected objects To open the Report Designer choose Report Designer from the Report menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 98 Report Tools Sites Help EB Edit Menu Album gt Box Set Loan gt Lookup gt Playlist
80. arrys Gym Hersh Kristin E King Crimson King s X Kraftwerk amp Mckee Maria E Metallica Nirvana amp Porcupine Tree E REM Radiohead Them Crooked Vultures E Throwing Muses E Tiny Vipers Bu E Various Artists Exc Sites Help King s X Kraftwerk Kraftwerk KOH McKee Maria Metallica ae Nirvana MN Porcupine Tree Title Harrys Gym Hips and Makers Thrak Gretchen Goes to Nebraska Late December Garage Inc Nevermind The Incident Autobahn 2009 Digital Remaster Computer World 2009 Digital Remaster Q Format cD cD cD co co 20D co EB Ultravex E Young Neil Main General Title Autobahn 2009 Digital Remaster Artist Kraftwerk Format co Released 1974 Label Astralwerks Playing Time 42 47 Reissue Date 2009 Appraisal Library Status Own Date Acquired 14 07 2011 Acquired From Amazon com Purchase Price 25 98 Personal Rating Aiit v Released Rating 2008 trices 1994 trie 1995 r rt it Tracks 1 Autebahn 2 Kometenmelodie 1 3 Kemetenmeladie 2 4 Mitternacht 5 Morgenspaziergang 22 47 tetcictct v 6 42 Airdri v 31 Arii v 345 ririri v 402 Airdri v All views except the Explorer view utilize the same layout The main part of the view is occupied by the browse list with the explorer pane below the list To the le
81. assical Opera Electronic Jungle Jazz Fusion Rock Classic Rock World Celtic You can add as many genres as you like To open the popup menu to select a genre click the arrow button or press Ctrl Arrow Right You can rearrange the genres in the list with drag and drop Image Binary This field contains the image if it is stored in the database Image Comments Memo Comments about the image Image Compressed Yes No 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 142 Specifies whether the image is compressed or not only applies to BMP images Image External Yes No Specifies whether the image is stored externally that is only a link to the image is stored in the database or not Image File name Text 255 If this is an external image this field holds the file name Image Thumbnail Binary This field contains a thumbnail of the image The thumbnail is automatically created when you modify the image Image Type Numeric The type of image 0 bmp 1 gif 2 jpeg 3 png or 99 other Lineup Text This fields contains the lineup information members of the group You can use the lineup information when you specify persons songwriters producers and musicians that participate on an album If you do this you save a lot of time when you add credits information For more information see Enter lineup information 45 Main Genre Text 50 The main genre Main Genre Sub
82. at is linked to Format groups are useful when creating reports and for statistical summaries A vinyl album and a CD album should be specified as two different formats for example LP and CD but can be linked to the same format group for example Album Gatefold Cover Checkbox If the album has a gatefold cover select this field The cover of an album with a gatefold cover opens like the front cover of a book Genre Text 102 lookup 156 2012 FNProgramvare 117 CATraxx Help A genre consists of a Main Genre and a Sub Genre Main Genre Sub genre for example Classical Opera Electronic Jungle Jazz Fusion Rock Classic Rock World Celtic You can add as many genres as you like To open the popup menu to select a genre click the arrow button or press Ctrl Arrow Right You can rearrange the genres in the list with drag and drop Note You can right click the Genre field and choose Update Tracks from the popup menu to update the Genre field for all tracks on the album with the same genre s as the album field HDCD Checkbox Select this field if the CD is HDCD encoded High Definition Compatible Digital or HDCD is a patented process for delivering on CD the full richness and detail of the original microphone feed When listening to HDCD recordings you hear more dynamic range a focused 3 D soundstage and extremely natural vocal and musical timbre Insurance Text 50 lookup 157 Use
83. ate Path Audio Files from the Tools menu You see the Update Path window 2 In the Old Path text box specify where the audio files were previously stored 3 In the New Path text box specify where the audio files are stored now For example if you have moved your MP3 files from C My MP3 Files to D MP3s type C My MP3 Files in the Old Path text box and D MP3s in the New Path text box ia Update Path Audio Files C My MP3 Files a New path ee Ga 2012 FNProgramvare 67 CATraxx Help 2 3 9 2 3 9 1 2 3 9 2 4 Click the OK button Setting up playlists Overview A playlist is a selection of tracks you can choose to listen to rather than your entire music library CATraxx will let you create two types of playlists Manual and Dynamic A manual playlist s is a playlist where you manually add tracks to the playlist You add the tracks from either the Album View or the Track View A dynamic playlist 721 is a playlist based on a filter For example this can be 5 star tracks live recordings tracks produced by a specific producer tracks where a specific musician appears or tracks you have not played the last 3 months The playlist can also be randomized The contents of a dynamic playlist is automatically updated as you add edit and delete information in the database The Playlist View You use the Playlist View to create and edit playlists This view has tw
84. aylist can contain Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Number of Tracks Numeric The number of tracks This field is automatically updated by CATraxx 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 136 Note For dynamic playlists this field is always 0 Playing Time Numeric The total playing time This field is automatically updated by CATraxx Note For dynamic playlists this field is always 0 Primary Genre Text 50 The primary genre is the first genre in the Genre field Random Checkbox If you have set the Max field check the Random field if you want CATraxx to pick the albums if you filter on album fields only or tracks at random when opening the playlist Suppose you have set up a filter that returns 1000 tracks If you set Max to 50 and check the Random field CATraxx will pick 50 of the 1000 tracks at random each time you open the playlist If you do not check the Random field CATraxx will always pick the first 50 tracks according to the defined sort order Note that if you filter on album fields only Max and Random will determine which albums the program will select All tracks on these albums will be added to the playlist in the same order they exist on the album For example if you want to select one U2 album at random and play all tracks on this album filter on the Album Artist field set Max to 1 and check the Random field Reload Checkbox When this field is checked
85. bum Edit or Track Edit window is open By default the window will stay floating on top of the main CATraxx window If you want to keep the window out of the way simply minimize it The window has it s own icon on the Windows taskbar Click this icon to open the window again or simply press Ctrl P this is the shortcut for the Manual Playlists command on the Audio menu fr 3 Manual Playlists New Playlist dk a Default Layout Another Playlist Title Artist Length Bitrate New Playlist Dreaming Of Me Depeche Mode 3 46 320 R E M Playlist Leave In Silence Depeche Mode 4 02 320 Zeppelin Playlist Everything Counts Depeche Mode 3 59 320 qJ Shake The Disease Depeche Mode 4 49 320 It s Called A Heart Depeche Mode 3 51 320 A Question Of Time Depeche Mode 4 00 320 Strangelove Depeche Mode 3 47 320 Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode 4 16 320 I Feel You Depeche Mode 4 35 320 Y Stay on top Tracks 9 Playing Time 37 05 E Adding tracks to playlist To add tracks to a playlist first choose Manual Playlists from the Audio menu to open the Manual Playlists window Then either create a new playlist or select an existing playlist you want to add tracks to To add all tracks on an album to the playlist select the album in the Album View then 2012 FNProgramvare 69 CATraxx Help choose Add to Playlist from the Audio menu or press the F3 shortcut If the
86. bums General and Fields or General Album Fields and Track Fields when importing album data Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Import button to start the import process Import from text file To open the Import from Text File window choose Import Text File from the File menu The first you need to do is to create a new import definition In the Add New window 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 18 2 1 10 2 1 10 1 2 1 10 2 you must give the new import definition a name and select the table you want to import data into You can import data to any table for example Album Track Want List or any of the lookup tables Artist Person Format Genre etc This window has two tabs three if you import albums General and Fields or General Album Fields and Track Fields when importing album data Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Import button to start the import process Customizing the database Overview CATraxx allows you to customize your database to suit your needs Not only can you rename data fields and hide the fields you don t want to use but you can also change the layout of all data entry windows Perhaps you want to make the Artist field wider or move the Reference No field to the General tab Change fonts or colors Add an image to spice up the look No problem You modify the layou
87. by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Country ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not 2012 FNProgramvare 153 CATraxx Help 3 8 16 Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Country field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Distributor table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Distributor Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address Distributor Text 50 The name of the distributor Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Distributor ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 154 3 8 17 3 8 18 Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Distributor field or
88. choose Backup Database from the File menu and select the folder you want to save the backup file Restore backup To restore a backup choose Restore Backup from the File menu navigate to the folder the backup file is located select the backup file then specify the folder you want 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 14 to restore the backup to Since the backup file is a standard zip file you can also open the backup file with WinZip or a similar program and unzip the database file to the desired folder 2 1 8 Repair corrupted database If you get an error message when you try to open a database use the Repair Database function to try to repair the database The CATraxx database can become corrupted if the program is terminated while it is attempting to write to the database This can happen when there is a power failure or a computer hardware problem To repair a database choose Repair Database from the Tools menu then select the database file you want to repair 2 1 9 Importing and exporting data 2 1 9 1 Overview CATraxx lets you export data to various formats including CDPlayer ini Excel files HTML files text files and XML files in addition to the notes section on an iPod You can import data from both Excel files and text files For more import options download CATraxx Importer from our web site With this program you can import data from other database programs including CD Trustee
89. ction Track Band Member Track Guest Musician and Want List Artist Address Memo The snail mail address Alternate Names Memo Use this memo field for any alternate names Artist Checkbox Check this field is this is an artist Only items marked as artist are shown in the Artist drop down list in the Album and Track Edit windows The name of artists are also shown in bold text in the Artist Person Lookup View The program will automatically check this field for all artists added via the Artist fields Album and Track Edit windows Artist Person ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each record in the table Biography Memo In this memo field you can add the biography Birth Name Text 100 The birth name Birth Formed Location Text 150 The birth person or formed group location Born Formed Date The year or date the person was born or the group was formed 2012 FNProgramvare 141 CATraxx Help Country Text 50 lookup 152 The country of origin Death Location Text 150 The death location Died Disbanded Date The year or date the person died or the group was disbanded E mail Text 100 The e mail address Fax Text 25 The fax number File Links Text In this field you can add links to local files on your PC Genre Text 102 lookup 156 A genre consists of a Main Genre and a Sub Genre Genre Sub genre for example Cl
90. d From table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Acquired From and Want List Ordered From Acquired From Text 50 The name of the store where you bought the album who you got it from etc Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Acquired From ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 138 3 8 2 E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Acquired From field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Album Credit Role table Each person in the Album Credits field can be linked to a role Album Credit Role Text 50 The name of the role for example Cover Design or Cover Photo Album Credit Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not
91. d from CDDB from the Album menu in either the main window or the Album Edit window 3 CATraxx scans the CD connects to CDDB and searches for the CD You see the CDDB Disc Information window 4 Click OK to add the CD to the database If you want to add the second CD or third etc in a multi disc set click the Add CD Download from CDDB button below the track list in the Album Edit window Update existing albums 1 Open the Album Edit window and choose Update Download from CDDB from the Album menu 2 CATraxx connects to CDDB and searches for the CD You see the CDDB Disc Information window 3 Click OK button to update the database 4 If you are updating a multi disc set CATraxx will repeat step 2 for the rest of the CDs in the disc set Submit disc data to CDDB All information in the CDDB database was submitted by users like you If you have any CDs that are not already in the database you are encouraged to type the information manually and then submit it for use by others 2012 FNProgramvare 53 CATraxx Help You are also encouraged to submit CDs if you have manually added credits information like songwriters producers and musicians 1 Open the Album Edit window and choose Submit to CDDB from the Album menu You see the CDDB Disc Information window 2 Check the data and make sure that the disc data is correct then click the OK button to submit the CD
92. d links to web sites Custom fields To rename a custom field open the data entry window right click the data field and choose Rename Field from the popup menu You can also rename fields from the Database Setup window Tools gt Database Setup The Album table contains the following custom fields Text Custom 01 Custom 02 Custom 03 Custom 04 Custom 18 Custom 19 Custom 37 Custom 38 2012 FNProgramvare 123 CATraxx Help 3 3 3 3 1 Lookup Custom 05 Custom 06 Custom 07 Custom 08 Custom 20 Custom 21 Multivalue lookup Custom 44 Memo Custom 43 Date Custom 22 Custom 23 Custom 35 Custom 36 Numeric Custom 09 Custom 10 Custom 11 Custom 34 Checkbox Custom 12 Custom 13 Custom 14 Custom 15 Custom 16 Custom 17 Custom 18 Custom 24 Custom 25 Custom 26 Custom 27 Custom 28 Custom 29 Custom 30 Custom 31 Custom 32 Custom 33 Custom 39 Custom 40 Custom 41 Custom 42 Track table Standard fields The Track table contains information about all tracks in the database Information from lookup tables for example Artist or Songwriter is not stored in the Track table CATraxx only saves a link to the relevant item in the lookup table This means that any changes you make to a lookup item for example fixing a typing error is reflected in all tracks where the item is used Album ID Numeric This is the album s unique ID number Artist Text 100 lookup 140 The artist s
93. d on and is automatically maintained by CATraxx If the track is located on disc 2 of a double CD the disc number is 2 File Links Text Here you can add links to files Full Title Text This field combines Title Version Live Demo Instrumental Bonus Hidden and Blank 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 126 into one field For example if the track is a live recording of Losing My Religion the field value is Losing My Religion Live Genre Text 102 lookup 1501 A genre consists of a Main Genre and a Sub Genre Genre Sub genre for example Classical Opera Electronic Jungle Jazz Fusion Rock Classic Rock World Celtic You can add as many genres as you like To open the popup menu to select a genre click the arrow button or press Ctrl Arrow Right You can rearrange the genres in the list with drag and drop Guest Musician Text 100 lookup 140 The guest musicians and the instruments they play Hidden Checkbox Select this field if the track is hidden not included in the track list on the cover Index Numeric This field contains the track index and is automatically maintained by CATraxx For example if the track is number 3 on side B the index is 3 Instrument Text 50 lookupl 56 This field includes all instruments that are registered for the track Instrumental Checkbox Select this field if the track is an instrumental Keywords Text 50 lookupl159
94. data to multiple tracks in one operation Which fields that are copied depends on the template you select The default template will copy all fields except Artist Length and Audio Video file links To set up your own templates choose Options gt Copy Track Data from the Tools menu You can create as many templates as you like you can for example have one template that will copy 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 38 2 2 8 all data one that will copy only songwriters etc 1 3 4 Track Edit window Copy data to the currently selected track Open the Track Edit window with the track you want to copy data to the target track Click the Copy Track Data button Ex on the toolbar if you have not set up any custom templates Or click the drop down button and select template from the drop down menu You see the Copy Track Data window Select the track you want to copy data from the source track Click the OK button then confirm by clicking Yes Track View Copy data to multiple tracks 1 2 4 5 Open the Track View Select 78 the tracks you want to copy data to the target tracks Select Copy Track Data from the Track menu if you have not set up any custom templates Or open the sub menu and select the template you want to use You see the Copy Track Data window Select the track you want to copy data from the source track Click the OK button then confirm by clic
95. e Y Automatically close window Ad dose Options Hep Z Music Ultravox 1980 Vienna 01 Astradyne mp3 4 If you do not want to add the files in some of the folders uncheck the box next to the folder name 5 Click the Add button to add the audio files to the database 2 3 3 Rescan folders Use the Rescan Folders function to rescan folders containing audio files already linked to the database CATraxx can add new audio files not already in the database and either attempt to locate missing audio files remove links to missing files delete the tracks that links to missing files or show these tracks in the Track View 1 Choose Rescan Folders from the Audio menu You see the Rescan Folders window 2 Select whether you want to rescan folders linked to all albums the marked albums 7 or the selected albums 7s in the browse list 3 Click OK CATraxx rescans the folders 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 62 When completed you see the Rescan Folders Result window 4 On the Missing files tab you see the missing files that the program is unable to locate Select action you want to take from the Action drop down list 5 On the New files tab you see the new audio files not already added to the database 6 Click OK to process the selected files 2 3 4 Attach audio files to albums Use Attach Audio Files function to attach audio files to
96. e Print Report window or bring up the Report Designer 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 112 3 The CATraxx Database 3 1 Overview All information about your music collection is stored in a database A database is a file on your hard disk with the extension MDB that contains all the information you have entered into the database A database consists of several tables Each table contains related information For example there is one table with information about each album one with information about each track one with information about each artist one with information about each label and so on Each table contains a various number of fields For example the Artist Person table has a field for the name one field for the country of origin one field for notes and so on CATraxx lets you rename all tables and all fields You can also specify a default value for most fields For example if most of your collection consists of CDs you can specify CD as the default value for Format You can hide the fields you don t want to use They will then disappear from all windows menus lists etc You only use the fields you want CATraxx lets you work with an unlimited number of databases This means that you can split your collection into different catalogs and organize it to meet your needs You can later merge existing databases CATraxx uses a relational database model This means that you register most
97. e field is linked to this lookup table Album Insurance Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the insurance company s address Contact PersonAddress Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the insurance company s address Contact Person Text 50 Type the name of the contact person Coverage Numeric 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 158 Specify the insurance coverage E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 50 Here you can specify fax number Insurance Company Text 50 In this field you specify the name of the insurance company Insurance ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Policy Text 50 Use this field to specify the name of the insurance policy Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Policy Number Text 25 Type the insurance policy number Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Policy field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL 2012 FNProgramvare 159 CATraxx Help
98. e toolbar You see the Manual Query window Here you enter the artist name and or the title UPC code select the site you want to query then click the Search button Select the album you want to download then click the Add button to add the album to the database Edit albums Select the album you want to edit in the album list and either click the Edit button on the toolbar or simply double click the album This will open the Album Edit window in edit mode Delete albums Select the album you want to delete in the album list then click the Delete button al on the toolbar You can also press the Ctrl D shortcut Confirm that you really want to delete the album by clicking Yes If you have selected 78 more than one album all selected albums will be deleted 2012 FNProgramvare 31 CATraxx Help 2 2 3 2 2 4 Edit album media You can edit album media disc titles etc from the Edit Media window To open the Edit Media window click the Edit Media button ad below the track list in the Album Edit window Fr Edit Media Disc 1 99 cet Title The Incident Playing Time 055 11 4 CDDB2 Download 08 11 2009 FR Y CDDB2 Submit 08 11 2009 E 7 2 Sides Edit tracks You add edit and delete tracks on a specific album from the Album Edit window You can also edit tracks from the Track View Add new tracks A Open the Album Edit window
99. earch will search the records displayed in the browse list By default it will only search the text fields standard text lookup and memos you actually see in the list You can also search all text fields in the table however this is slower You select this from the drop down menu linked to the Quick Search button on the toolbar Qk All Fields Type the text you want to search for in the text box and click the Search button GA 7 or simply press Enter The search result is immediately shown in the browse list To clear the search click the Clear button 4 By default the program will search for fields containing the text you specify If you would like to search for fields that begins with this text add after the text for example Summer 2 5 3 Simple search The simple search lets you define a search criteria based on one or two fields You specify field operator and the value you want to search for The search criteria can be saved to a file for later use To use the simple search choose Simple from the Search menu 2012 FNProgramvare 91 CATraxx Help Simple Search Untitled 9 9 File Search DUBAI PES Track Artist v Is equal to Cancel ud 2 5 4 Advanced search The advanced search lets you define a search criteria that can contain an almost unlimited number of fields You can group the fields in different ways using parenthesis and the logical operators AN
100. ecords in browse liSt ccccccsssssesseesesssssseseeesseseeesnesseseneseeseesseesaessaesaeseeesaasoessnensesoneneessesseesesenesaese 78 List layOuts A iii 79 A NO 81 TO ONO 83 GROUPING O 84 The EXPlOTE ii a EDEL Ee daana ana ED acicate 86 5 Searching and querying ccccccceeeeseseeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeneeeeeeseaaeseneeeseeseneeesseaaeseneeeesseseeeeeeseeeeeeeees 89 A A EDEL Emre 89 Quick search 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help 6 Part Ill ON Oo RA Simple search Advanced search Summary search Global search The Special search es sisiisisccesscceccicesecscivececccdstsvocesarciscasscsocccecsecsseceutssecsceiuosausi teased sossbscacesseacasucssecensssaesdsrcinecasusbsusducdeoss 94 Search and replace Reporting siei naianei unaua nainis About reports The report designer Report files Report options Report bands Report objects Print the report Th report MENU sicsiieeiicsncecdecsenccacccsnadesusiveds vai aa aeaeaie inean aa aaea aa aaa Ka aaraa Ea aaae ia araara tananana s The CATraxx Database 112 OVGIVICW ERER ia Album table css Standard fields Custom fields Track rr 1 0 O SOREL STRESSE SE FRR lides Standard fields Custom fields Box Set table ccssssssssssssenseseeeees Loan table ii lied to a Taaa aa eE Want Listiable iio PlayliStitable 20 daa Lookup tables xiii a prada Acquired From table momcciciconoconononccn cnn nena 137 Album Credit R
101. ee ha Packaging table cis ciisisccccctstcscdcecssecdeerssceceiinsesssisstcsacssoccucdcventedsicedsutiutivaessoesibedddeccedauedceceudedussausiiiuicessssussoacecseuesectees Personal Rating tables eaae aaa aa a aeaaaee na a a aa eE a Kaeaea aaaea Playlist Category table r ee eee erara a aaraa eran Playlist Created by table Playlist Status table iinicococincinancnsocacinninicn dar tan acsesctoncsactsoccucdet ventas uedtestusivaedvoevibeddernteassacdseccadednusatisiiuisossseussoadeosecussuetece Production Role table i Sound tables A A cet ccd eecucocuelecus Re aks SPARS table casvssavsssccnteveccevecenscencsaicvencctrxevendevececevectscesecescessedsuivdsetscusvtnsisedesevecetserscenecetevasvseeisensdevscedtvesevecsessresaetdes Stat s table A EEG EDER awash se Studio table las St dio leales RE delse Tape Type table Tour table Venue table Vinyl Color A A suosoucdcs sucsuececvedaddcuteseudi iis desecosecisacdesasucdeussee Web Link Type table ccssssssssessessessnenseseesscensecsnesseeseessessneseessessneneessesanenseseesseeeeneanesanesneneeseneneecaesanenseceneseeeeneanenes IN A AAA A A SEERE REEER SEE 174 Index 175 2012 FNProgramvare Foreword 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help 1 1 Introduction Getting started CATraxx is a powerful music collector database program which will help you catalog a music collection of any kind from vinyl records to CDs to
102. el Default Paper Size Width Source Default Orientation 9 Portrait Landscape Margins Left 1 0000 Top 1 0000 Right 1 0000 Bottom 1 0000 Columns Columns 1 Column space 0 0000 Y Column traversal Top to Bottom Left to Right To specify default margins that are automatically used in all new reports choose Default Margins from the File menu Grouping Grouping a report means breaking the data into meaningful groups before it appears in your report Data grouping is used to create easy to read blocks of data You can create up to five groups in a report For each group there are two corresponding bands the Group Header and the Group Footer These bands will only print when the value of the group field changes The Group Header is printed above the Detail band while the Group Footer is printed below the Detail band To set up the grouping choose Grouping from the Report menu 2012 FNProgramvare 101 CATraxx Help Album Artist Sort on this field List artists separately Sort order 9 Ascending Descending New column New page Start on odd page Keep group together Reprint on subsequent columns Reprint on subsequent pages Minimum space below header 0 0000 Max Length Sort order To change the sort order choose Sort Order from the Report menu You can sort on up to five data fields 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 102
103. en the Add Grouping Definition window Edit a grouping definition To edit a grouping definition first select the grouping definition you want to edit then right click the grouping definition drop down list and choose Edit Grouping Definition from the popup menu This will open the Edit Grouping Definition window 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 86 2 4 8 Delete a grouping definition To delete a grouping definition first choose Grouping Definitions from the View menu then select the grouping definition you want to delete and click Delete Confirm by clicking Yes The explorer CATraxx Explorer is a great way to browse your collection The data is presented in the same way as when you use your web browser You can click hyperlinks to look at related information For example you can click an artist s name to see more information about that artist including a list of albums released by the artist You can use the explorer in three ways e From the Explorer View e Use the preview pane below the browse list This preview pane is available in all views e Use the separate Explorer window Simply press F11 to bring up the window The displayed information depends on the type of data selected With the cursor in the Artist field this will explore the selected artist If the Track View browse list is active this will explore the selected track The preview pane is useful when you want to look at
104. er Current Value Numeric The current value of the album Date Acquired Date The date you acquired the album If you don t remember the day and month just specify the year To bring up a calendar where you can select the date click the button to the right of the text box Date Borrowed Date If the album is currently loaned out this field contains the date it was borrowed Date Due Date If the album is currently loaned out this field contains the date it is due to be returned Days Since Played Numeric 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 116 The number of days since you last played the album Disc Count Numeric This field contains the number of discs the album consists of 1 for ordinary albums 2 for double albums and so on The value of this field is automatically maintained by CATraxx Disc Label Text 32 The disc label is read from the CD when you use the Audio Scan Folder function to scan a CD for audio files Distributor Text 50 lookup is3 The company that distributes the albums Enhanced CD Checkbox Select this field if the CD is an enhanced CD An enhanced compact disc ECD is an audio CD with multimedia content File Links Text Here you can add links to files Format Text 50 lookup 154 Use this field to specify the album format for example LP CD DVD Cassette etc Format Group Text 50 lookup 158 Indicates what format group the album form
105. es Electric Blues Blues Japanese Blues Unclassifiable General Unclassifiable Books 8l Spoken Comedy m Books amp Spoken General Books y e To clear the selection click in the upper left corner of the list 2012 FNProgramvare 79 CATraxx Help 2 4 4 Main Genre Alternative SF Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk _ Alternative amp Punk KRKK I Alternative amp Punk Don t confuse selecting records with marking records List layouts Each view except the Explorer View contains a browse list In a standard list layout each row in the grid corresponds to a record in the table albums in the Album View tracks in the Track View genres in the Genre Lookup View and so on Each field is displayed in a separate column The active row is highlighted so that it easy to see which record that is selected In a card list there is one cell per record When you create a new database CATraxx automatically adds various standard list layouts to the database A list layout contains information about which fields to display the font to use and so on You can easily modify the default layouts or create your own layouts You select list layout from the drop down to the left above the browse list Default Layout z Card List Cover List Default Layout Loan Info You can also manage the list layouts in the active
106. form 4 If you want the program to automatically add a corresponding text label that will display the name of the field select either Label Left or Label Top If you do not want to add a text label select Label No label Note A checkbox field does not have a corresponding text label 5 Click OK CATraxx adds the field control where you clicked 6 If you need to move or resize the field see Move a form object 24 or Resize a form object 247 7 Tf you want to edit the field properties see Modify form or object properties 25 2012 FNProgramvare 23 CATraxx Help 2 1 10 3 3 How to use the tab control The tab control is a set of pages used to create a multipage control You select a tab page by clicking one of the tabs that appear at the top of the control The use of a tab control is especially useful if you are working with many data fields that can be grouped into two or more categories You will probably only add one tab control to a form although you can have several tab controls on the same form You can add as many tabs pages as you like to a tab control To add a tab control to the form click the Tab Control button on the toolbar then click where you want to add the tab control To resize the tab control first click to select it then drag the control s surrounding sizing handles to increase or decrease the size To add a tab right click the tab control and choose Add Tab from t
107. ft of the browse list you see the grouping list and above this the drop down list with available grouping definitions s The grouping feature is used to determine which albums that are displayed in the browse list and makes it possible to work with a subset of the database for example albums released by a specific artist Above the browse list you see three drop down lists The drop down list to the left includes available list layouts 79 A list layout contains information about which fields to display in the album list You can create as many list layouts as you want The drop down list in the middle includes available sort orders s1 A sort order defines the order in which albums are displayed The data in the database remains the same only the way data is being displayed changes Note You can also change the sort order by clicking the header of the column you want to sort 2012 FNProgramvare Introduction on e The drop down list to the right includes available filters ss A filter is used to determine which albums that are displayed in the browse list and makes it possible to work with a subset of the database for example live albums or albums that are for sale To add a new album and manually enter the data choose Add from the Album menu or simply press the CtrI N shortcut To download CD data from CDDB insert the CD into the CD ROM drive and choose Add Download from CDDB from the Alb
108. g without having to open the list Picture Disc Checkbox Select this field if the record is a picture disc Playing Time Numeric The total playing time CATraxx automatically calculates the total playing time after you have registered the tracks on the album Note You can also calculate the total playing time by choosing Add Up Playing Time from the Album menu 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 120 Primary Genre Text 50 The primary genre is the first genre listed in the Genre field Promo Checkbox Select this field if the album is a promotion release Purchase Price Numeric Use this field to specify what you paid for the album Reference No Text 25 Use this field if you have your own system for identifying albums in your collection CATraxx will automatically generate the reference number To configure this feature choose Options from the Tools menu click the Reference No tab and make your selections Registered Date This field contains the date the album was added to the database Today s date is used automatically but you can change it if you want Reissue Checkbox Select this field if your copy of the album is a reissue Reissue Date Date If the album is a reissue use this field to keep track of the reissue date year Released Date Use this field to specify when the album was released Note You can right click the Released field and choose Update Tracks from
109. gner either select the appropriate table in the Database Setup window and click the Form Designer button or choose Form Designer from the File menu in the data entry window Before you start modifying a form we recommend you backup the original layout to a file by choosing Save to File from the File menu If you later decide you want to revert to the original layout you can load the form layout file with the Load from File command There are 7 object types you can add to a form The text object is usually linked to a data field but you can also use it for example to add a heading to the form When you add a data field the program will by default also add a corresponding text label The text label is then linked to a data field by the Field property and the actual field name is displayed and automatically updated if you rename the field You can override this by filling in the Text property if you want to display a different text This is the form object you will use the most When you add a data field the user interface control for the selected field is added to the form The control type depends on the actual type of field For a standard text field for example Title or Version this is a text box for a lookup field for example Label or Format this is a drop down list and for a checkbox field for example Live or Bootleg this is a checkbox The tab control is a set of pages used to create a multipage control For more i
110. he Borrower drop down list If the borrower is not registered right click the Borrower field and choose Add from the popup menu Complete the information requested in the Borrower Edit window then click OK In the Reserved Date field specify the reservation date By default CATraxx fills in today s date Click OK 2 2 17 7 Clear reservations 1 Choose Clear Reservations from the Loan menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 58 You see the Clear Reservations window 2 Specify the age of the reservations you want to clear For example if you specify 7 days the program will clear all reservations placed more than one week ago 3 Click OK You can manually clear a reservation if you select the album in the Album View and then choose Loan Clear Reservation from the Album menu 2 2 17 8 Send e mail notifications 1 Choose Send E mail Notifications from the Loan menu You see the Send E mail Notification window 2 Make sure the From Name and From Address fields are filled in 3 If you haven t already done so click the Server button and specify mail server account name and password 4 To send notifications to borrowers that have albums that will become overdue soon click the Reminder tab To send notifications to borrowers that have albums that are overdue click the Overdue tab To send notifications to borrowers that have reserved albums ready for collection click the
111. he band properties and manually set the Height property Hide and show band To hide or show a band simply open the Report menu and select the band you want hide or show If it is currently hidden it will be shown If it is currently shown it will be hidden 2 6 6 Report objects CATraxx has nine different objects you can use in reports This enables you to put all types of data in your reports text images lines shapes etc al Text The Text object simply prints the text you specify and is typically used for report titles page headings field names etc When you add a Text object to the report you see the Text window Here you enter the text you can later modify the text by editing the object properties 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 106 Use the code date to have CATraxx insert the current date when the report is printed Use the code filter to have CATraxx insert the filter value when the report is printed For example YV filter 1 will print the first and Yofilter 2 the second filter value a DBField The DBField object is used to print text from a data field in the database and is the report object you will use the most When you add a DBField object to the report you see the Select Field window Here you select data field a DBCalc oa The DBCalc object is used to perform common report calculations and print the resulting value The calculation is performed based
112. he popup menu PageControl 1 Properties Remove Tab Select Tab gt Move Tab Left Move Tab Right Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl X Delete Ctri Del E Align to Grid E Tab Order To remove a tab activate the tab you want to remove then right click and choose Remove Tab from the popup menu You can change the ordering of the various tabs by using the Move Tab Left and Move Tab Right functions available on the popup menu To rename the tabs right click and choose Properties then specify the tab titles under the Tab titles heading If you leave a tab title empty the program will automatically fill in the name of the 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 24 first field on the tab when you open the data entry window 2 1 10 3 4 Select form object To do certain things with an object change the font move it resize it etc you first have to select it Select means to point to the object with the mouse and then to click the left mouse button To select a single object Click on the object Sizing handles appear around the object to indicate that it is selected a a a aFormat ya a a a Selecting multiple objects Hold down the Shift key and click on the objects you want to select Handles appear on each selected object You can then move or delete the objects as a group You can also change the font or text formatting for all selected objects in one operation 2 1 10 3
113. he tab order is correct for the cursor to move in a logical order There are three ways to update the tab order e Right click a form control and choose Properties from the popup menu then manually update the Tab Order property Update the tab order in the Tab Order window To activate this window either choose Edit Tab Order from the File menu to update the tab order of all controls on the form or right click a tab page and choose Edit Tab Order from the popup menu to edit the tab order of only the controls on this tab page The main part of this window is occupied by two lists You select container control from the list to the left A container control is a special control that can contain other controls and is either the form itself a tab page of a tab control or a group box The tab numbering is separate for each container control The list to the right displays the controls in the selected container control The order of the controls corresponds to the current tab order To automatically update the tab order of these controls click the Automatic button 2012 FNProgramvare 27 CATraxx Help General Field_Title Sort Field_Label Field_Company Field_Distributor Field_Catalog No Field_Country AS Field_Tape Type Field_Vinyl Color Field_Bar Code No Field_Original Pressing Field_Reissue Field_Remastered Field_Bootleg Field_Promo Field_Live Field_Enhanced CD 5 Cancel
114. ic criteria You can view 2012 FNProgramvare 77 CATraxx Help edit search among or print only the records that have been marked The checkmark button me on the toolbar indicates whether the current record is marked or not If the button is in pressed the record is marked If it is out released the record is not marked You can also simply press Ctrl M to mark or unmark the current record You can also mark unmark records by clicking the checkbox in the first column in the browse list Dor M M E MIE v F ni To mark all records 1 Choose Mark Mark All from the menu for example the Album menu if the Album View is active Note If this command is disabled not available it means that all records already are marked To unmark all records 1 Choose Mark Unmark All from menu for example the Album menu if the Album View is active Note If this command is disabled not available it means that no records are marked At the bottom of the main window notice the 4 numbers in the first section of the statusbar 1 7 3 30 It shows the active record s position in the list 1 number of records displayed in the list 7 number of records that are marked 3 and the total number of records in the table 30 Notice for example how the statusbar is updated when you use the mark commands By default CATraxx displays all records in the active table If you want to
115. ield Category Sub Category Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Playlist Category ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 164 Sub Category Text 52 The sub category 3 8 31 Playlist Created by table One field is linked to this lookup table Playlist Created by Created by Text 50 Specify the name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Created by ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Created by field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty 3 8 32 Playlist Status table One field is linked to this lookup table Playlist Status Background Color Numeric This color is used as the background color to color code playlists in the Playlist Manager linked to this status item Select Automatic if you don t want to color code playlists linked to this status item Color coding is not activated before you select the Use Status color coding option in the Options window Tools gt Options gt Misc Marked Yes No
116. in the table Venue Text 150 lookup 170 Use this field to specify the venue where the track was recorded if it is a live recording Version Text 150 Use this field to specify information about the version of the track for example Extended Mix Club Mix Cassette Demo Acoustic Version Studio Outtake or Live In Studio Video Filename Text 255 The full path to the video file Video Type Numeric The type of video file 1 Video for Windows avi 2 MPEG 3 Quick Time mov 4 Flash Video flv or 99 other Web Links Text Here you can add links to web sites Year Copyright Text 4 Use this field to specify what year the song was copyrighted Year Written Text 4 Use this field to specify what year the song was written 3 3 2 Custom fields To rename a custom field open the data entry window right click the data field and choose Rename Field from the popup menu You can also rename fields from the Database Setup window Tools gt Database Setup The Track table contains the following custom fields 2012 FNProgramvare 131 CATraxx Help 3 4 Text Custom 01 Custom 02 Custom 03 Custom 16 Custom 17 Custom 37 Custom 38 Lookup Custom 04 Custom 05 Custom 06 Custom 18 Custom 19 Multivalue lookup Custom 42 Memo Custom 41 Date Custom 30 Custom 31 Custom 33 Custom 34 Numeric Custom 07 Custom 08 Custom 09 Custom 32 Checkbox Custom 10 Custom 11
117. include it in the database Sub Genre Text 50 The sub genre Main Genre Sub Genre Tape Type Text 50 lookup 169 Use this field to specify the tape type for example Normal Chrome or Metal 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 122 3 2 2 Title Text 253 The album title Note When you tab out of the Title field or save the album CATraxx will automatically fill in the Title Sort field if it is empty Title Sort Text 255 This is the value that is used when sorting on the album title When you tab out of the Title field or save the album CATraxx will automatically fill in the Title Sort field if it is empty If the name begins with A or The CATraxx will automatically update the Title Sort field to reflect this For example if you type The Joshua Tree in the Title field CATraxx will add Joshua Tree The to the Title Sort field This means that the album is sorted under J and not T Valid CDDB Toc Yes No This field indicates whether the album has a valid CDDB Toc The Toc is fetched from the CD when you scan it You can only submit or update download CDs with a valid TOC Valid MS Disc ID Yes No This field indicates whether the album has a valid Microsoft Disc ID or not Only albums with a valid MS Disc ID are exported to CDPLAYER INI Microsoft CD Player Vinyl Color Text 50 lookup 174 Use this field to specify the vinyl color Web Links Text Here you can ad
118. information only once For example you only need to type the name of an artist the first time you add an album by this artist Later you simply choose the name from a list CATraxx then automatically creates a link between the album and the artist When you modify an entry in a lookup table for example to fix a typing error the change will be reflected in all fields that are linked to the lookup table The use of lookup tables to store information has two significant advantages It saves time and conserves valuable disk space on your computer It also makes it easier to search for exactly the information you are looking for or create a group based report And finally it allows you to store useful information about each entry in a lookup table For example you can store an image of an artist or a label s home page URL 3 2 Album table 3 2 1 Standard fields The Album table contains information about all albums in the database Information from lookup tables for example Artist or Format is not stored in the Album table CATraxx only saves a link to the relevant item in the lookup table This means that any changes you make to a lookup item for example fixing a typing error is reflected in all albums where the item is used Acquired From Text 50 lookup 137 2012 FNProgramvare 113 CATraxx Help Use this field to specify where you bought the album or who you got it from Album Credits Text 100 lookup 140
119. ing Yes To delete multiple tracks first select click while you hold down the Ctrl key the tracks you want to delete then click the Delete Track button Rearrange the order of the tracks To rearrange the track order simply use drag and drop in the track list in the Album Edit window Select the tracks you want to move and then drag it to the new position You can also rearrange tracks from the Track Edit window Choose Rearrange from the Track menu to open the Rearrange window r Rearrange Side AOB Cancel Index 12 q _ A gt gt gt A A A A A A A Here you specify the new disc no side and index number for the selected track If you move the track to a new disc side CATraxx will ask you if you also want to transfer the rest of the tracks on the same disc side If you would like to manually set the track index only not change the item and side choose Set Track Index from the Track menu From the Set Track Index window you can set the track index for all tracks on the album 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 34 mm 15 Steps Bodysnatchers Nude Weird Fishes Arpeggi All I Need Faust Arp Reckoner House Of Cards Jigsaw Falling Into Place Videotape pu uo pab eee eel rrrrrrrrrry AY ah ah ah ah ah 4 4 4 4 owm4 Ow e wh 2 2 5 Edit credits data You use the Edit Credits window to register credits information
120. is enabled x To cancel any changes click the Cancel button Export to CDPlayer ini To open the Export to CDPlayer ini window choose Export CDPlayer ini from the File menu From this window you can export CD information to CDPlayer ini CDPlayer ini is a file that is used to store CD information such as artist title and track titles This file was originally generated by the default CD player that shipped with Windows 95 Since then many other audio programs have adopted this standard and can read and write to this file Click the Help button for more information about the options on the General tab Click the Export button to start the export process 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 16 2 1 9 3 2 1 9 4 2 1 9 5 Export to Excel To open the Export to Excel window choose Export Excel from the File menu This window has two tabs three if you export albums General and Fields or General Album Fields and Track Fields when exporting album data Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Export button to start the export process Export to HTML You can export data to a set of HTML pages you can upload to any web site To open the Export to HTML window choose Export HTML from the File menu or click the a Export to HTML button Lie on the toolbar When you create a new export definition you see the Add New window Here you must s
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122. king Yes Use lineup information CATraxx lets you specify members of a group the lineup You can use the lineup information when you register credits information like songwriters producers and musicians This is a great time saver For more information on how to enter the lineup information see Enter lineup information for artists 45 1 Right click the relevant field for example Author Publisher and choose Use Lineup from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare 39 CATraxx Help 2 2 9 Author Publisher O Add Ctri W I Edit Ctrl Edit Table Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V ia Select All Ctri A Capitalize Alt F12 Rename Field Explore F11 ma 3 Sort by e You see the Use Lineup window 2 Specify when the album song was recorded and click OK CATraxx fetches the relevant lineup information the persons that were members of the group when the album song was recorded instruments are included if you are registering musicians and adds it to the data field Edit box sets A box set allows you to link multiple albums together You can create a new box set from either the Box Set View the Album View or the Album Edit window Edit box set in the Album Edit window To create a new box set from the Album Edit window click the Add Box Set button bal below the Box Set field This will open the Box Set Edit window To link the album to an existing
123. l Rating and Artist Person Personal Rating Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes 2012 FNProgramvare 163 CATraxx Help 3 8 30 Personal Rating Text 50 Use this field to specify your own personal rating for example Excellent or Very Good Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Personal Rating ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Rating Image Binary Use this field to store a rating image with the rating The rating image is shown in lists where you select rating Album Edit and Track Edit windows in the browse list in reports and in the explorer This image must be a GIF file and maximum size is 50x100 pixels Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Personal Rating field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Playlist Category table One field is linked to this lookup table Playlist Category Category Text 50 The main category Please note that in the data entry windows the Sub Category list is linked to the Category list When you select a category only the sub categories in this category are available in the Sub Category list Full Category Text This field combines Category and Sub Category into one f
124. le Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address Category Text 50 lookup 148 Use this field to assign the borrower to a user defined category E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 148 3 8 9 2 This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Name Text 50 In this field you specify the name of the borrower Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on the name Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Custom fields To rename a custom field open the data entry window right click the data field and choose Rename Field from the popup menu You can also rename fields from the Database Setup window Tools gt Database Setup The Borrower table contains the following custom fields Text Custom 01 Custom 02 Lookup Custom 03 Custom 04 Multivalue lookup Custom 12 Memo Custom 05 2012 FNProgramvare 149 CATraxx Help 3 8 10 3 8 11 Date Custom 06 Numeric Custom 11 Checkbox Custom 07 Custom 08 Custom 09 Custom 10 Borrower Category table One field is linked to
125. lick to sort on multiple columns You can sort on up to five columns A sort indicator is used to display the sort order status of a column If the arrow points upwards the column is sorted in ascending order If the arrow points downwards the column is sorted in descending order A temporary sort order is deleted when you select one of the saved sort orders Save a temporary sort order 1 Right click the browse list and choose Save Sort Order as from the popup menu You see the Save Sort Order As window 2 Give the sort order a title and click OK The sort order is now available from the sort order drop down list 2012 FNProgramvare 83 CATraxx Help 2 4 6 Filters A filter is used to determine which records that are displayed in the browse list and makes it possible to work with a subset of the database for example compilation albums in the Album View or tracks with an attached MP3 file in the Track View You select filter from the drop down to the right above the browse list Compilations z Auo Attached Audio Not Attached Box Sets Compilations N Cover Art For Sale Live Albums New Albums Notes On Loan Overdue Reserved Soundtrack Want You can also manage the filters in the active view by choosing Filters from the View menu Here you can both add edit and delete filters Create a new filter To create a new filter right click the filter drop down list and cho
126. ly available in album reports Detail 2 The Detail 2 band prints after the Sub detail band and is useful if you want to add some space after the tracks before the next album or if you want to print some album fields after the tracks you could for example print the artist and album title on the Detail band the track titles on the Sub detail band and then finally the Review field on the Detail 2 band This band is only available in album reports Group Footer The Group Footer band prints after the Detail Sub detail Detail 2 bands each time the group value changes There is one Group Footer band for each group a report can have up the five groups Column Footer The Column Footer band prints at the bottom of each column This band is only available in reports with more than one column Page Footer The Page Footer band prints at the bottom of each page Summary The Summary band prints on the last page of the report above the Page Footer 2012 FNProgramvare 105 CATraxx Help band Edit band properties To modify the properties of a band for example height or fill color right click the band and choose Properties from the popup menu Page Header Paste Hide Resize band To resize a band click the band s title bar the part of the band that displays the band name and drag while you hold down the mouse button Release the mouse button when the band has the desired height Page Header i You can also edit t
127. m Condition Record ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Condition field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 152 3 8 14 3 8 15 is empty Note To make sure the various conditions are sorted from highest to lowest the Sort by field contains a numerical value by default 01 for the first item 02 for the next etc Conductor Arranger Role table Each person in the Conductor Arranger field can be linked to a role CDDB Role Drop down list The CDDB role is used when submitting data to CDDB You can not edit the contents of this list Conductor Arranger Role Text 50 The name of the role for example Arranger Conductor or Director Conductor Arranger Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Country table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Country and Artist Person Country Country Text 50 Type the name of the country in this field Use the Sort
128. matic Box Vocal Tracks CD 1993 2 R E M The Automatic Box B Sides CD 1993 3 R E M The Automatic Box Cover Versions CD 1993 4 R E M The Automatic Box Instrumental Tracks CD 1993 Rk zz gt _ _ o o _ K K K KX lt ASA LA 2 2 10 Edit lookup information You can edit lookup tables from both the Lookup View and the Edit Lookup Table window To open this window right click a data field linked to a lookup table for example Label and choose Edit Lookup Table from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx Atlantic Add Ctrl W O Edit Ctrl I gt Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Select All Ctrl A Capitalize Alt F12 All Uppercase Set Default Field Value Explore F11 42 2012 FNProgramvare 43 CATraxx Help Anthem Atlantic Atlantic Attack Attack Attack Records Capitol Columbia Elektra Factory Records IRS Island Matador Reprise Roadrunner Records __ Sire Snapper Music _ Snapper Records v2 Viewfinder Records W AS T E Warner Anthem Atlantic Atlantic Attack Attack Attack Records Capitol Columbia Elektra Factory Records IRS Island Matador Reprise Roadrunner Records Sire Snapper Music Snapper Records V2 i Viewfinder Records W A S T E Warner If yo
129. mbers from 0 to 9 or descending order letters are sorted from Z to A and numbers from 9 to 0 You select sort order from the drop down in the middle above the browse list Artist Released lz Artist Released N Released Artist Title Title You can also manage the sort orders in the active view by choosing Sort Orders from the View menu Here you can both add edit and delete sort orders Create a new sort order To create a new sort order right click the sort order drop down list and choose Add Sort Order from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 82 A a Clone Sort Order Edit Sort Order Delete Sort Order Sort Orders This will open the Add Sort Order window Edit a sort order To edit a sort order first select the sort order you want to edit then right click the sort order drop down list and choose Edit Sort Order from the popup menu This will open the Edit Sort Order window Delete a sort order To delete a sort order first choose Sort Orders from the View menu then select the sort order you want to delete and click Delete Confirm by clicking Yes Create a temporary sort order Click on the heading of the column you want to sort on Letters are by default sorted from A to Z and numbers from O to 9 Hold down Shift while you click to create a descending sort order letters are sorted from Z to A and numbers from 9 to 0 Hold down Ctrl while you c
130. mbers of a group This information is called the lineup You can use the lineup ss information when you register credits information like songwriters producers and musicians This is a great time saver 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 46 1 To edit the lineup you must first open the Artist Person Edit window You can do this from the Lookup View or simply right click an artist name in the Artist field and choose Edit from the popup menu 2 Click the Edit Lineup button amp on the toolbar or click the Edit Lineup button on the General tab You see the Edit Lineup window ES Edit Lineup Rush p Geddy Lee a E Instrument Geddy Lee Bass Guitar Keyboards Vocals E Member Period 1968 Instrument Bass Guitar Keyboards Vocals Alex Lifeson Instrument Guitar Member Period 1968 Member period From m From y To m To y y 1968 SZ gt Neil Peart gt Instrument Drums 8 Percussion Member Period 1974 John Rutsey Member Period 1968 1974 Remove Next Last Click the Help button for more information about the various options in this window 3 When you are finished editing the lineup click the OK button to save the changes and close the window 2 2 13 Edit the want list You use the want list to keep track of albums you have on your want list You can track basic information like artist title
131. mo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Format field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Format Group table One field is linked to this lookup table Format Format Group Format Group Text 50 The format group description for example Album Box set or Single Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Format Group ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 156 3 8 20 3 8 21 Format Group field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Genre table Four fields are linked to this lookup table Album Genre Track Genre Artist Person Genre and Playlist Genre cddbGenre Text The cddbGenre is used when submitting disc data to CDDB All CDs submitted to CDDB must be assigned a special CDDB genre The CDDB genres are fixed you cannot create new genres or modify existing genres Each of the CATraxx genres is linked to one of the CDDB genres Genre ID Numeric
132. ms if you filter on album fields only or tracks the playlist can contain If you check the Random field CATraxx will pick the albums tracks at random when opening the playlist For example suppose you have set up a filter that returns 1000 tracks If you set Max to 50 and check the Random field CATraxx will pick 50 of the 1000 tracks at random each time you open the playlist If you do not check the Random field CATraxx will always pick the first 50 tracks according to the defined sort order Note that if you filter on album fields only Max and Random will determine which albums the program will select All tracks on these albums will be added to the playlist in the same order they exist on the album For example if you want to select one U2 album at random filter on the Album Artist field set Max to 1 and check the Random field Customizing views Working with views The main CATraxx window is divided into three parts 1 The menu toolbar at the top of the window 2 The view bar to the left 3 The rest of the window is occupied by the active view There are a total of 9 different views Explorer View Album View Track View Box Set View Lookup View Loan View Want List View Playlist View and Playlist Track View 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 74 Lo CATra v9 Database Semple mab File View List Album Loan Audio Search Report Tools Sites Help COPA EP 00080 00007 Face ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
133. n Folder amp command to update the database CATraxx will rescan the folders containing audio files linked to the database and add new audio files not already in the database and delete tracks that link to audio files that have been deleted If you would like to attach audio files to an album you have already added to the database use the Attach Audio Files 627 function Specify the folder the files are located in and CATraxx will automatically attach the audio files to the correct tracks 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 60 After you have edited the track information you can have CATraxx update the audio file tag in the attached audio files Choose Write to Tag es from the Audio menu to do this Audio files can be automatically organized into a folder structure and filename format of your choice based on information in the database Use the Auto Organize Files ss function to do this If you move all your audio files from one drive folder to another use the Update Path Multimedia s function on the Tools menu to update the file path stored in the database You can also create your own playlists For more information see Setting up playlists s 2 3 2 Scan folders Add audio files To automatically add audio files to the database use the Scan Folder function on the Audio menu CATraxx will add all audio files in the folders you select By default all the files in a specific folder will be registered a
134. n about albums that are out on loan and albums that previously have been loaned out You can t modify this table directly but CATraxx updates the table when you register an album as loaned out or as returned 2012 FNProgramvare 133 CATraxx Help 3 6 Borrower Text 50 lookup 147 The name of the borrower Date Borrowed Date The date the album was borrowed Date Due Date The date the album is due to be returned Date Returned Date The date the album was returned If the album is not yet returned this field is empty Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Overdue Yes No If the album is loaned out this field indicates whether it is overdue or not Returned Yes No This field indicates whether the album is returned or not Want List table The Want List allows you to keep tracks of music you intend to buy Artist Text 100 lookup 140 The name of the artist s Catalog No Text 25 The label catalog number Format Text 50 lookup 1s4 The media format LP 7 12 etc Label Text 50 lookup 1158 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 134 The recording label Marked Boolean This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Order Date Date The date you ordered the item Ordered From Text 50 lookup 137 The store you have ordered the i
135. n sorting on this item Owner table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Owner Owner Text 50 Specify the name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Owner ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 162 This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Owner field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty 3 8 28 Packaging table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Packaging Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Packaging Text 50 Specify the type of packaging Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Packaging ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Packaging field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty 3 8 29 Personal Rating table Three fields are linked to this lookup table Album Personal Rating Track Persona
136. nformation on how to use the tab control see How to use the tab controll 237 Use the group box to group fields All fields placed inside a group box is part of this box and will move when you move the group box If you delete the group box all fields within are also deleted You can give the group box a title by using the Title property The title is displayed along the top edge of the group box 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 22 The button object allows you to add a button to the data entry form The button will execute a specific action when you click it for example save the changes and close the window cancel the changes or go to the next record The action is determined by the button s Type property The Line object will add a vertical or horizontal line The orientation of the line is determined by the Orientation property Add an image object if you want to add an image to spice up the look of the form When you add an image object you first see the Select Image File window Here you select image file When you click Open the image is added to the form Note that the image is saved with the form layout 2 1 10 3 2 Add a data field You can add a field directly on the form itself in a group box or on a page in a tab control 1 Click the Field button on the toolbar 2 Click where you want to add the field You see the Insert Field window 3 Select the field you want to add to the
137. notes Sound Text 50 Type the sound description for example Mono or Stereo Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Sound ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Sound field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty SPARS table One field is linked to this lookup table Album SPARS Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the SPARS field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty SPARS Text 50 The SPARS Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios code indicates whether different portions of the recording process were accomplished using either digital or analog recording methods Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when 2012 FNProgramvare 167 CATraxx Help 3 8 36 3 8 37 sorting on this item SPARS ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Status table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Status Background Color Numeric This color is used as the backgro
138. o browse lists The list at the top gives you an overview of the various playlists The list at the bottom displays the tracks in the selected playlist On the statusbar at the bottom of the window you see the number of tracks in the open playlist and the total playing time Tracks 5 Playing Time 21 50 If you would like to reopen a dynamic playlist click the Reopen button 5 To import a standard playlist file m3u click the Import button a To export the playlist to a m3u file click the Export button VE To copy the files in the playlist to a folder click the Copy to Folder button wo This is useful if you for example want to copy the files to your portable audio player or want to burn the audio files in the playlist to a CD When you create a new playlist or edit an existing playlist you see the Playlist Edit window You must always give the playlist a title and select type of playlist The other fields are optional Click the Help button for more information about the available data fields 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 68 2 3 9 3 Manual playlists A manual playlist is a playlist where you manually add tracks to the playlist You add the tracks from either the Album View or the Track View You use the Manual Playlists window when you add tracks to playlists This window has the basic functionality of the Playlist View but you can have this window open at all times also when the Al
139. ole table LIE FEDE EET CA Rida aan 138 Appraiser table Artist Person table AMIA fields iii A a did 140 EA E ER RO O RATA 144 Artist Person Type table ai Aeaee a Aa a Ee Ea erre 144 Artist Role table 145 Author Publisher Role table cssssecssssessssssecssscceeensceesenscesensceesssecesessceeessnaceesnaceeseseeesensseessseceseneseeesseeeeesnneoesess 146 Awardtable sscsitisciisvescsicicnctesccsundvicccecacvevssssersvesssasscsevessencucsdeacedeaieussvaisvaveceusseuseesseucveissuccdsuanavstnavevavdcssonduusssdaneatees 146 BOrrowe rr table iii diablo 147 LANGA hile 2 a ad 147 CUSTOMS iia a E c 148 Borrower Category tableside ra aaa aeaaea SEa aaa aAA araa aa aaa anasa aaan SAAN dear AeA are rrnlded 149 Company table sssrinin A rra Condition Cover table Condition Record table Conductor Arranger Role table onnnnnnninninnnnnnninnncnniannanaccnrr rre 152 County table inicia Ai A soa scbeuddddevadsucaucsauaddusdasestidiedscesosssusesssuaecceacscne Distributors EE ceadss cad a r a a sandy aea aE aAa aAa sudesedussaus ross enden File Link Type table 2012 FNProgramvare Contents IV Part IV Other products Format table Format Group table Genre table Instrument table ii alain Insurance table LEE EEN A E EDER suey suey saced A EA r EA Keyword table LEE EET EEN ETERN Er delene abeltable e aia Location table ii ina Music Chart table Owmner table Tn gn A e
140. ose Add Filter from the popup menu Clear Shift Ctrl C Clone Filter Edit Filter Delete Filter Filters ka Simple Filter Advanced Filter This will open the Add Filter window 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 84 Edit a filter To edit a filter first select the filter you want to edit then right click the filter drop down list and choose Edit Filter from the popup menu This will open the Edit Filter window Delete a filter To delete a filter first choose Filters from the View menu then select the filter you want to delete and click Delete Confirm by clicking Yes Use the Quick Filter feature The Quick Filter feature allows you to filter on a field value displayed in the browse list To create a quick filter right click the field value you want to filter on in the browse list and choose Quick Filter from the popup menu CD List Layout gt cD S CDS Clear Filter Shift Ctrl C on To clear the filter right click the browse list and choose Clear Filter from the popup menu A quick filter is deleted when you select a saved filter If you want to save the quick filter right click the browse list and choose Save Quick Filter as from the popup menu 2 4 7 Grouping The grouping feature is used to determine which records that are displayed and makes it possible to work with a subset of the database for example albums released by a specific artist Using the g
141. ose Auto Organize Image Files from the Tools menu NH Auto Organize Image Files er Album BoxSet Artist Person Base folder C Users Public Documents CATraxx Images Album Folder format Sartist_sort Filename format artist_sort title _ imageindex If you have selected Link to Image Files these settings are also used when you download images from the Internet paste an image into an image field drag an image 2012 FNProgramvare 51 CATraxx Help 2 2 15 to an image field use the Extract Images feature etc Locate Missing Image Files If CATraxx is unable to locate external image files because you have moved the files you link to from your database you can use the Locate Missing Image Files function available on the Tools menu This will scan the specified drive folder select My Computer to scan all drives and attempt to locate the missing image files The Set Field Value function To set the value of a data field regardless of the current field value for multiple records use the Set Field Value function this works differently from the Search amp Replace function where you replace a specific value with another value 1 Right click the browse list and choose Set Field Value from the popup menu You see the Set Field Value Select Field window Note If you right click the heading of a column the program will bypass the Select Field window and let you
142. ou tab out of the Studio field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Studio Text 150 The name of the studio Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Studio ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Studio Role table Each studio in the Studio field can be linked to a role CDDB Role Drop down list The CDDB role is used when submitting data to CDDB You can not edit the contents of 2012 FNProgramvare 169 CATraxx Help 3 8 39 this list Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Studio Role Text 50 The name of the role for example Mastering Location or Mixing Location Studio Role ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Tape Type table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Tape Type Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Tape Type field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Tape Type Text 50 Specify the tape
143. out Remove Track Del Y Stay on top Tracks 0 I Playing Time 0 00 y The Playlist Track View In the Playlist Track View you can browse all tracks on manual playlists This works similar to the Track View except that if a track is let s say on 3 different playlists this track will appear 3 times in the list There is also a corresponding report so you can print out reports with playlist tracks Click the Playlist Track View button dd on the toolbar to open this view 2 3 9 4 Dynamic playlists A dynamic playlist is a playlist that is based on a filter For example this can be 5 star tracks live recordings tracks produced by a specific producer tracks where a specific musician appears or tracks you have not played the last 3 months The playlist can also be randomized The contents of a dynamic playlist is automatically updated as you add edit and delete information in the database To set up the filter the playlist is to be based on open the Playlist Edit window from the Playlist View then click the Filter button 2012 FNProgramvare 73 CATraxx Help 2 4 2 4 1 By default the tracks are sorted by title and release year You can change the sort order by clicking the Sort Order button in the Playlist Edit window Two of the data fields are of special interest when setting up a dynamic playlist Max and Random In the Max field you define the maximum number of albu
144. pecify whether you want to create a Standard or Code based setup Select Code based if you want to manually create and edit the xsl templates If you select Standard you have five tabs available in the export window General Index List Detail Page and Notes If you select Code based you only have two General and Notes Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs To start generating the HTML pages click the Export button Make sure you have specified the correct output folder first Check the Test mode box to activate test mode This means that the program will only export the first three records This is useful if you want to check the layout of the output without having to export all records Check this Preview in browser when finished box if you want the program to automatically launch your web browser with the index page loaded after the export process is completed Export to iPod notes To open the Export to iPod Notes window choose Export iPod Notes from the File menu This function will let you export a list of your albums to the notes section on your iPod You can now always check which albums you already own when you shop To access your database on the iPod select the Notes menu entry and then CATraxx The albums are automatically grouped by artist You can export a simple list or include a detail page for each album You can easily set up which fields you want to expor
145. pes of information sisiiiscscccscsceccctsscccciivescecsassiscsvarsineddsoossecsechoosensssesseadeasssasssntedacsdoesiscecenssenavucssccdecduassativureadeessoosdecesved 28 Edit albums rr aca 30 TR ON 31 RANA NN 31 Edit Credits data ccsiisiiiccscishacsecdsccciucecsecsccivasevesvitvanedsvssstacdtontsuadecpadedeuvceudivaxossisbssacdecssoccecdebuence sev sedeediaussaursouccuesdbosccactves 34 A ON 36 Copy track data EEG CA Ei ii daci n 37 Use lineup information aeaeaei anaana aa Tane EDEL aiaa iN ataid 38 TO NN 39 Edit lOOKUP information seein sapari aaaea rn 41 E A ON 44 Enter lineup information for artist nnnnnnicnicnninninnnnicncnacc crac 45 Edit the want list scisiitssisssicticcdsaccececvscscctvacsessviersoscsossstecdsoncseccecpscedsurvoceuti ireeeissssaadecssoccecdscueneasih sedeudiuassusisasddcessbecceectoed 46 Editim dges raised Eco aislaci n 47 The Set Field Value FUNCTION EET rre 51 Using the CDDB Service commnnniccnnnicccnn EEN DEDE ED EEN TEE ED Enden 52 LOAN manade MeN NON 54 NO 54 Check albums out one at a time 11 W u u sssssesessesersesersese rens n enes rens corn nn canon narnia narrar 55 Check albums in one at a tM ii A eddie 55 Check albums out using the Check Titles In Out WiNdOW oooococoncccnccccoccconccnnannancconnnconccnnncnonon nan cnn cn nnn cra cnn recam 56 Check albums in using the Check Titles In Out window c cceeceeececeneeeeeeceaeeeaeeecaeecaeeeeaeeeeaeseaeeseaeseaeeseaeeeaeeseaeees 5
146. r information between databases 13 Types of information 28 2012 FNProgramvare 179 CATraxx Help Us Update field value 51 Update file path 66 Update tags 63 Use lineup 38 V Venuetable 170 View bar 73 View button 73 Views 73 Vinyl Color table 171 W Wantlist 46 Wantlist table 133 Want List View 28 WAV 59 WavPack 59 Web Link Type table 172 Welcome 3 What is CATraxx 3 Windows CD Player 15 Write tags 63 X XML export 17 2012 FNProgramvare
147. remove a field you should also update the Use property of the field This property indicates whether the field is in use or not Only fields that are considered to be in use are shown in lists where you select a field for example when creating a report a sort order or when searching Use the Auto Update Use Property function to automatically update the Use property of all fields in the table Choose Auto Update Use Property from the File menu Confirm by clicking Yes Data entry Types of information CATraxx stores several types of information e Albums You can enter information such as artist title format label catalog number purchase price genre reference number etc Album is a general term that can mean a CD a LP a vinyl single a digital album and so forth An album can contain an unlimited number of tracks You work with albums in the Album View ED Tracks You can enter information such as artist title songwriters producers musicians lyrics etc Track is a general term for any song movement or work that is contained within an album You work with tracks in the Track View Note To add new tracks bring up the Album Edit window for the album containing the tracks and add tracks via the track list T Box sets A box set allows you to link multiple albums together You can enter information such as artist title release date and notes You work with box sets in the Box Set View Eg Lookup
148. rouping feature is similar to using a filter except that it is easier to change the value used in the filtering process For example if you group by artist you can simply select another artist to display the albums released by this artist if you used a filter you would have to modify the filter to get the same result The first item in the list represents the open database Select this item to display all records in the table You select grouping definition from the drop down above the grouping list 2012 FNProgramvare 85 CATraxx Help Artist i Acquired from Artist N Artist overview Artist Country Artist Box Set Format Genre Label Main Genre Sub genre Music Chart Peak Music Chart Year Personal Rating 3 Primary Genre Production Released T ui You can also manage the grouping definitions in the active view by choosing Grouping Definitions from the View menu Here you can both add edit and delete grouping definitions Create a new grouping definition To create a new grouping definition right click the grouping definition drop down list and choose Add Grouping Definition from the popup menu E eeeeeeenereeeterereeeerenrenerenen nere LA C lear ff SneakPrevi 3 Bloc Pa a paar 3 Brun A Clone Grouping Definition Depech Edit Grouping Definition Harvey Delete Grouping Definition 3 Hersh amp Int Grouping Definitions nterpo This will op
149. s one album If folders contain audio files from multiple albums make sure you check the Group by album box Please note that CATraxx will not scan folders that contains audio files that have been already added to the database To have CATraxx rescan these folders use the Rescan Folder e function 1 Open the Audio menu and choose Scan Folders Add Audio Files You see the Scan Folders Add Audio Files window 2 In the Folder field specify the path to the folder you want to scan 3 Click the Scan button to scan the folder if you clicked the Select folder button to select folder it is not necessary to click Scan CATraxx scans the folder including all sub folders and displays the result 2012 FNProgramvare 61 CATraxx Help r a Scan Folders Add Audio O Folder Z Music Ultravox X Select folder Scan 5 7 My Computer 01 Astradyne mp3 ES ZA 02 New Europeans mp3 EW Musi 03 Private Lives mp3 9 7 E Music p Y amp Ultravox 04 Passing Strangers mp3 Y 5 1978 Systems Of Romance 05 Sleepwalk mp3 7 gt 1980 Vienna 06 Mr X mp3 E 1981 Rage In Eden 107 Western Promise mp3 E 1982 Quartet 08 Vienna mp3 1984 Lament 09 All Stood Still mp3 2009 U Vox Remastered Definitive Edition E 2010 Return to Eden Live at the Roundhouse Spec 4 Group by album titl
150. save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL File Link Type table You can assign a type to each link in the File Links field File Link Type Text 50 The type description File Link Type ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Format table Two fields are linked to this lookup table Album Format and Want List Format Format Text 50 The format description for example LP CD or 2CD Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Format ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Format Group Text 50 lookup 158 Specify the format group the format should be linked to 2012 FNProgramvare 155 CATraxx Help 3 8 19 Format groups are useful when creating reports and for statistical summaries A vinyl album and a CD album should be specified as two different formats for example LP and CD but can be linked to the same format group for example Album Format Image Binary Select the image that is shown in the Tracks window when an album is linked to this format Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Me
151. start the reorganize process Click Yes to confirm that you want to rename the files Wait while the program reorganizes your audio files Play audio files In either the Album and Track View select the albums tracks you want to play then click the Play button gt on the toolbar or simply press F2 You can also play a single album from the Album Edit window or just the selected tracks in the track list or a single track from the Track Edit window In the explorer you can click the play icon next to either the album or track title 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 66 Main General Title High FA Artist New el Army Format CD Released 2007 Label Attack Records Playing Time 49 15 By default audio files are enqueued if you hold down the Ctrl key when you start playback to enqueue an audio file means that it is placed at the end of the player s current playlist instead of being played immediately If you don t hold down Ctrl the current playlist in the player will be cleared If you would to reverse this that is let enqueue be the default behavior choose Audio File Options from the Tools menu and uncheck the Ctrl to enqueue audio file box For information on how you create playlists see Setting up playlists 67 2 3 8 Update the file path Use this function if you have moved the audio files from one drive to another drive or from one folder to another folder 1 Choose Upd
152. t and 2012 FNProgramvare 17 CATraxx Help 2 1 9 6 2 1 9 7 2 1 9 8 2 1 9 9 a filter to limit which albums to export This window has two tabs General and Detail Page Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Export button to start the export process Export to text file To open the Export to Text File window choose Export Text File from the File menu This window has two tabs three if you export albums General and Fields or General Album Fields and Track Fields when exporting album data Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Export button to start the export process Export to XML To open the Export to XML window choose Export XML from the File menu This window has two tabs General and Fields Click the Help button for more information about the options on these tabs Click the Export button to start the export process Import from Excel To open the Import from Excel window choose Import Excel from the File menu The first you need to do is to create a new import definition In the Add New window you must give the new import definition a name and select the table you want to import data into You can import data to any table for example Album Track Want List or any of the lookup tables Artist Person Format Genre etc This window has two tabs three if you import al
153. t box Default value is 60 days Nomination Text 100 lookup 146 Here you can specify award nominations You can also specify the year the nomination was given and any additional details Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Number of Tracks Numeric This field contains the number of tracks on the album and is automatically updated by CATraxx On Loan Yes No This field indicates whether the album is currently on loan 2012 FNProgramvare 119 CATraxx Help Original Pressing Checkbox Select this field if the record is an original pressing Overdue Date If the album is loaned out this field indicates whether it is overdue or not Owner Text 50 lookupl st Use this field to specify the owner of the album Packaging Text 50 lookup tc2 Use this field to specify information about the packaging The most common CD packaging types are e Blisterpack a plastic cover over the CD that allows the discs to displayed on a hook instead of in a bin e Digipack a card CD case with a bit of plastic to support hold the CD e Jewelcase a plastic case that holds the CD the standard CD packaging e Longbox a paperboard box that holds the CD Personal Rating Text with image Use this field to specify your own personal rating The default setup will let you select a star rating between 0 and 5 stars In the data entry window you can press the or button to select ratin
154. t of a data entry window in the Form Designer There are two ways to bring up the Form Designer either from the Database Setup window or from the actual data entry window You can also change field properties field name default value etc from both the Database Setup window and the Form Designer To open the Database Setup window choose Database Setup from the Tools menu For more information see The Database Setup window 187 To open the Form Designer either select the appropriate table in the Database Setup window and click the Form Designer button or choose Form Designer from the File menu in the data entry window For more information on how to use the Form Designer see The Form Designer 21 The Database Setup window To open the Database Setup window choose Database Setup from the Tools menu The main part of this window is occupied by a tab control with two tabs Tables and Fields The list on the Tables tab gives you an overview of all tables in the database 2012 FNProgramvare 19 CATraxx Help Li Database Setup Album W ee as Tables Fields Table Nas ike a Mark New Record Acquired From Acquired From Yes Name Album gt Album Album Yes Album Credit Role Album Credit Role Yes Album Custom 05 Album Custom 05 Yes Album Custom 06 Album Custom 06 Yes Album Custom 07 Album Custom 07 Yes Album Custom 08 Album Custom 08 Yes Album Custom 20 Album C
155. t select the object you want to move then click on the object with the mouse and drag it to the new position You can move the selected object s one pixel at a time by holding down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys Resize object First select the object you want to resize then drag the field s surrounding sizing handles to increase or decrease the size of the object Album Artist z gt You can resize the object one pixel at a time by holding down Shift while you use the arrow keys 2012 FNProgramvare 109 CATraxx Help Edit object properties To modify the object properties for example height or fill color right click the object and choose Properties from the popup menu Album Title DBField1 Cut Copy Align to Grid Bring to Front Send to Back Default Size ep O Sy B iY ye Locked Delete object First select the object you want to delete then choose Delete from the Edit menu or simply press the Ctrl Del shortcut Move object to another band You cannot drag an object from one band to another band You must copy the object to the clipboard and then past it onto the other band 1 Select the object you want to move to another band 2 Choose Cut from the Edit menu CATraxx copies the object to the clipboard and removes it from the band it was located on 3 Right click the band you want to paste the object into and choose Paste from the popup menu
156. tables Lookup tables are lists that contain information linked to data fields for example the Artist Format or Label lists When you modify an entry in a lookup table for example to fix a typing error the change will be reflected in all data fields that are linked to this lookup table 2012 FNProgramvare 29 CATraxx Help You work with lookup tables in the Lookup View Select the lookup table you want to edit from the View button on the toolbar Lookup View Genre Explorer View Album View Track View Box Set View Lookup View Loan View Want List View Playlist View Playlist Track View Acquired From Album Credit Role Album Custom 05 Album Custom 06 Album Custom 07 Album Custom 08 Album Custom 20 Album Custom 21 Album Custom 44 Appraiser Artist Role Artist Person Artist Person Custom 03 Artist Person Custom 04 Artist Person Custom 12 Artist Person Type Author Publisher Role Award Borrower Borrower Category Borrower Custom 03 Borrower Custom 04 Borrower Custom 12 Company Condition Cover Condition Record Conductor Arranger Role Distributor File Link Type Format Format Group Genre Instrument Insurance Keyword Label Location Music Chart Owner Packaging Personal Rating Playlist Category Playlist Created by Playlist Status Production Role Sound SPARS Status Studio Studio Role Tape Type Tour Track Custom 04 Track Custom 05 Track Custom 06 Tr
157. tem from Price Numeric The price you paid Priority Numeric The priority 1 2 or 3 Released Date The release date or year only Title Text 150 The title Title Sort Text 150 The sort title 3 7 Playlist table Artist Text 100 lookup 140 The artist s the playlist is assigned to Category Text 50 lookup 163 You can group playlists into customizable 2 level categories Right click and choose Add O 2012 FNProgramvare 135 CATraxx Help from the popup menu to add a new category Created by Text 50 lookup 164 The person that created the playlist Creation Date Date The date the playlist was created Favorite Checkbox Indicates whether the playlist is a favorite or not Favorite playlists are shown on the Explorer home page and are available from the toolbar in CATraxx Audio Player Filter Binary The filter for dynamic playlists Genre Text 102 lookup 156 A genre consists of a Main Genre and a Sub Genre Genre Sub genre for example Classical Opera Electronic Jungle Jazz Fusion Rock Classic Rock World Celtic You can add as many genres as you like To open the popup menu to select a genre click the arrow button or press Ctrl Arrow Right You can rearrange the genres in the list with drag and drop Main Genre Text 50 The main genre Main Genre Sub Genre Max Numeric This is the maximum number of albums or tracks a dynamic pl
158. the basic information The Explorer window is better when you want all the details To change the default colors and other settings in the explorer right click the explorer page and choose Options from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare 87 CATraxx Help Back Alt Left ES Forward Alt Right Refresh O Edit Show in List Q Find Ctrl F a Select All Ctrl A Copy Ctrl C lt gt Print tel Save HTML pa Save XML Edit XSL Template Explorer Window Fr Segoe UI Font Normal text Preformatted text Size Color Text Background Hyperlink Active hyperlink Print margins Left aa Tr Courier New Smallest MM Default Default BB Default W Default 1 0000 Top Right 1 0000 Bottom Display wait icon while page loads Customizing the layout with XSL templates You can completely customize the layout of the explorer with the help of XSL templates 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 88 XSL is a language for defining style sheets It also includes a transformation language for XML documents XSLT Originally intended for complex styling operations like generating indexes and tables of contents it is now used as a general purpose XML processing language Styling requires two things a source XML document containing the information the style sheet will display and the style sheet itself the XS
159. the image field in the data entry window and selecting from the popup menu Store Images in Database or Link to Image Files To extract images stored in the database and save them as external files click Extract images in the Database Maintenance window To load external images and store them in the database click Load external images in the Database Maintenance window Select image To select one of the other 9 images simply click the corresponding button oo ua unas la Add a new image To add a new image click the Insert Image Link to Image File button s Select image file and click Open Instead of loading an image file you can paste the image from the clipboard by right clicking the image field and choosing Paste from the popup menu You can also drag an image from your web browser and drop it on the image field Download cover art To download cover art from the Internet open the Album Edit window and choose Download Cover Art from the Album menu As long as the Automatically download cover art setting is activated in the Options window CATraxx will automatically download cover art if available when you download disc data from CDDB or use the Manual Query function Scan image If you have a TWAIN compatible scanner you can use the Acquire Image from Scanner 2012 FNProgramvare 49 CATraxx Help function to scan the image directly into the image field
160. the list Position Text This field contains the track position By track position we mean what disc and side the track is located on and the index number For example e track 3 on a CD 3 e track 2 on side A on a LP A2 e track 5 on side B on disc 2 of a double CD 2 B5 Note If the album has only one side the side is not included If the album consists of only one disc the disc number is not included Primary Genre Text 50 The primary genre is the first genre in the Genre field Production Text 100 lookup 140 The production credits The default production roles are Assistant Engineer Associate Producer Coproducer Engineer Executive Producer Mastering Mixing Producer Programming and Remixing Recording End Date Use this field to specify when the recording process was completed If you don t know the day and month just specify the year Recording Start Date Use this field to specify when the recording process started If you don t know the day and month just specify the year Released Date The original release or publication date of the track Reviews Memo 2012 FNProgramvare 129 CATraxx Help This field is for excerpts of reviews Side Text 1 This field contains what side A or B the track is located on and is automatically maintained by CATraxx Studio Text 150 lookupl 7 The studios where the song was recorded mixed and mastered
161. the popup menu to update the Released field for all tracks on the album with the same value as the album field Remastered Checkbox Select this field if you have a remastered copy Reviews Memo 2012 FNProgramvare 121 CATraxx Help This field is for excerpts of reviews Reserved Yes No This field indicates whether the album is reserved or not Reserved Date Date If the album is reserved this field contains the date the album was reserved Reserved To Text 50 lookup 14 If the album is reserved this field contains the name of the borrower the album is reserved to Selling Price Numeric Use this field to specify the selling price Sides Numeric This field contains the number of sides for example 1 for CDs and 2 for LPs The value of this field is automatically maintained by CATraxx Soundtrack Checkbox Select this field if this is a soundtrack album SPARS Text 50 lookup 166 The SPARS Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios code indicates whether different portions of the recording process were accomplished using either digital or analog recording methods for example AAA ADD or DDD Press Ctrl W to add a new entry to the list Status Text 50 lookupl 167 Use this field to specify the status of the album for example Own you own the album Want you have it on your want list For sale the album is for sale or Reference you don t own it but want to
162. this field to link the album to an insurance policy Keywords Text 50 lookup 159 This field is for listing keywords that describe the album Label Text 50 lookup 159 Use this field to specify the recording label Last Modified Date The date time the record was last modified This field is automatically updated by CATraxx when you edit data Live Checkbox Select this field if this is a live album Note You can right click the Live field and choose Update Tracks from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 118 to update the Live field for all tracks on the album with the same value as the album field Location Text 50 lookup 160 Use this field to specify where the album is located Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the album is marked or not Main Genre Text 50 The main genre Main Genre Sub Genre Music Chart Info Text 150 lookuphe This field allows you to keep track of music chart data Chart name year peak position weeks in chart and your own notes New Album Yes No This field indicates whether the album is new and is based on the Date Acquired field By default if it s less than 60 days since you acquired the album this field returns Yes If not it returns No Note You can change the number of days used in this calculation by choosing Tools gt Options gt Data Entry and specifying the new value in the New album period tex
163. type for example Normal Chrome or Metal Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Tape Type ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 170 3 8 40 Tour table One field is linked to this lookup table Track Tour Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 152 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Tour field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Tour Text 150 Specify the tour name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Tour ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table 3 8 41 Venue table One field is linked to this lookup table Track Venue Address Memo This is a memo field where you can specify the address E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo 2012 FNProgramvare 171 CATraxx Help 3 8 42 This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text 152 This is the val
164. type see Album xsl This type of template is used to create a document with a list of multiple records Use the data table instruction to specify which table the data should be taken from for example lt data table album gt 2012 FNProgramvare 89 CATraxx Help 2 5 2 5 1 HE For an example of this template type see AlbumList xsl The explorer pane is by default displayed below the browse list To display the explorer pane to the right of the browse list add the lt data previewpanepos right gt instruction to the xsl template file For an example see the AlbumBrowse Right xsl template Searching and querying How to search You can effectively search the database for information that you require Search in all fields with any combination of fields and operators There are several different ways to search and query data 1 Quick Search 90 This is the easiest and quickest way to search The quick search function will search the records displayed in the browse list By default it will only search the text fields you actually see in the list You can also search all fields in the table however this is slower 2 Simple search so Lets you define a search criteria based on one or two fields You specify field operator and the value you want to search for The search criteria can be saved to a file for later use 3 Advanced search s1 Lets you define a search criteria that can contain
165. u prefer to use the Lookup View select the lookup table you want to edit from the View button on the toolbar 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 44 Lookup View Genre Explorer View Album View Track View Box Set View Lookup View Loan View Want List View Playlist View Playlist Track View Acquired From Album Credit Role Album Custom 05 Album Custom 06 Album Custom 07 Album Custom 08 Album Custom 20 Album Custom 21 Album Custom 44 Appraiser Artist Role Artist Person Artist Person Custom 03 Artist Person Custom 04 Artist Person Custom 12 Artist Person Type Author Publisher Role Award Borrower Borrower Category Borrower Custom 03 Borrower Custom 04 Borrower Custom 12 Company Condition Cover Condition Record Conductor Arranger Role Distributor File Link Type Format Format Group Genre Instrument Insurance Keyword Label Location Music Chart Owner Packaging Personal Rating Playlist Category Playlist Created by Playlist Status Production Role Sound SPARS Status Studio Studio Role Tape Type Tour Track Custom 04 Track Custom 05 Track Custom 06 Track Custom 18 Track Custom 19 Track Custom 42 Venue Vinyl Color Web Link Type In the Lookup View you can browse lookup items the same way you for example browse albums in the Album View From both the Lookup View and the Edit Lookup Table window you can add edit and delete lookup items 2 2 11
166. ue that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Venue field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Venue Text 150 The name of the venue Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Venue ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Web Link Text Here you can specify the home page URL Vinyl Color table One field is linked to this lookup table Album Vinyl Color Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Vinyl Color field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Vinyl Color Text 50 Type the color name Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 172 3 8 43 Vinyl Color ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Web Link Type table You can assign a type to each link in the Web Links field Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Web Link Type Text 50 The type description Web Link Type ID Numeric This is an
167. um menu or press the Ctrl Y shortcut To edit an album simply double click the album in the browse list You see the Album Edit window r Album R E M The Automatic Box Vocal Tracks i File Edit List Album Track Audio Sites don ER A ir i Sarva Title The Automatic Box Vocal Tracks Original Pressing E Reissue E Remastered E Bootleg E Promo F Live Enhanced CD PJ HDCD Compilation Soundtrack Gatefold Cover Picture Disc Artist gt R EM Format CD y a Z Released 1993 General Appraisal Library Album Credits Chart Awards Custom Custom 2 Memo File 8l Web Cover Tracks Title Sort Automatic Box Vocal Tracks The Label Warner Bros v Playing Time 0015 48 Company X Number of Tracks 4 Distributor v SPARS v Catalog No Reissue Date im Country v Box Set R E M The Automatic Box 1993 v Packaging X ta Tape Type v Vinyl Color X Barcode OK Cancel First Previous Next To edit the tracks on the album click the Tracks tab and double click the track you want to edit To add a new track click the Add Track button a below the track list To close the data entry window click the OK button or choose Close Window from the File menu All changes are automatically saved To catalog your audio files choose Scan Folders Add Audio Files from the Audio 2012 FNProgramvare
168. und color to color code albums in the Album View linked to this status item Select Automatic if you don t want to color code albums linked to this status item Color coding is not activated before you select the Use Status color coding option in the Options window Tools gt Options gt Misc Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Sort by Text 52 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When you tab out of the Status field or save the item CATraxx will automatically fill in the Sort by field if it is empty Status Text 50 Specify the status description Use the Sort by field to specify the value that is used when sorting on this item Status ID Numeric This is an unique ID number that is assigned to each entry in the table Studio table One field is linked to this lookup table Track Studio Address Memo 2012 FNProgramvare The CATraxx Database 3 8 38 This is a memo field where you can specify the address E mail Text 100 Here you can specify the e mail address Fax Text 25 Here you can specify fax number Marked Yes No This field indicates whether the record is marked or not Notes Memo This field is for your own notes Phone Text 25 Here you can specify phone number Sort by Text 152 168 This is the value that is used when sorting on this item When y
169. ustom 20 Yes Album Custom 21 Album Custom 21 Yes Album Custom 44 Album Custom 44 Yes Appraiser Appraiser Yes Artist Role Artist Role Yes a Artist Person Artist Person Yes Artist Person Custom 03 Artist Person Custom03 Yes Artist Person Custom 04 Artist Person Custom 04 Yes i Artist Person Custom 12 Artist Person Custom 12 Yes Artist Person Type Artist Person Type Yes Author Publisher Role Author Publisher Role Yes Award Award Yes Borrower Borrower Yes Borrower Category Borrower Category Yes Borrower Custom 03 Borrower Custom 03 Yes Borrower Custom 04 Borrower Custom 04 Yes Borrower Custom 12 Borrower Custom 12 Yes Box Set Box Set Yes Company Company Yes Condition Cover Condition Cover Yes Condition Record Condition Record Yes Conductor Arranaer Role Conductor Arranaer Role Yes X Form Designer Table Help El Show only tables fields in use OK Cancel Save as Template Help This list has three columns The first column displays the default table name the second column the active table name and the last column indicates whether the table is in use or not You can change the sort order by clicking the heading of one of the columns The properties list to the right displays the properties of the selected table Context sensitive help is available for each property To edit the fields in the selected table click the Fields tab 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 20
170. vare 177 CATraxx Help Grouping definition 84 Guest password 12 H Help 8 How to export 14 How to import 14 How to order 8 How to search 89 How to start 3 HTML export 16 Images 47 Import 14 Import from Excel 17 Import from text file 17 Insert report object 105 Instrument table 156 Insurance table 157 iPod 16 iPod export 16 Ka Keyword table 159 lbs Label table 159 Layout of fields 18 Lineup 38 45 Link to audio files 62 List layout 78 79 Loan 54 Loan management 54 55 56 57 58 59 Loanout 56 Loantable 132 Loan View 28 Locate missing image files 47 Location table 160 Lookup 133 Lookup data 44 Lookup tables 41 Lookup View 28 Manage lookup tables 41 Manual playlist 67 Manual playlists 67 68 Mark records 76 MDB 11 Media 31 Move report object 105 MP3 59 MP4 59 Music Charttable 161 N New database 11 New filter 83 New grouping 84 New playlist 68 72 New sortorder 81 Notification 58 Os OGG 59 Open database 12 Open report 98 Order 8 Other products 174 Owner table 161 P Packaging table 162 Password 12 Path update 66 Personal Rating table 162 Play audio files 65 Playback 65 Playlist Created by table 164 Playlist Track View 28 Playlist View 28 67 Playlists 65 67 68 72 Printdata 96 Print outdata 96 Print preview 109 2012 FNProgramvare Index 178 Print report 109 Print to file 109 Production Role table
171. vare Using CATraxx 36 John Lennon Songwriter 7 01 FJ 02 7 03 7 04 E 05 Y 06 07 7 08 7 09 Y 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 1 is Ss Sas 6 7 1 E Come Together Something E Maxwell s Silver E Uncheck All Alt 2 Oh Darling Invert Alt 3 iim ives foe Alt 4 I Want You She s E ee Uncheck Disc Alt 5 Because You Never Gave Me Your Money Sun King Mean Mr Mustard Polythene Pam She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Golden Slumbers Carry That Weight The End Her Majesty You can use the following shortcuts Space Check or uncheck the selected track Alt 1 Check All Alt 2 Uncheck Al Alt 3 Invert Alt 4 Check Disc only applies to multi disk albums Alt 5 Uncheck Disc only applies to multi disk albums 2 2 6 Track templates A trac of the k template allows you to specify information that is relevant to all tracks or most tracks on the album The information you specify is automatically used when you add new tracks to the album You can save a track template to a file and reuse it later You can also use a track template to register track information after all tracks are added to the album For example if you only specified song titles when you originally registered the album you can assign a track template to the tracks on the album at a 2012 FNProgramvare
172. view by choosing List Layouts from the View menu Here you can both add edit and delete list layouts Create a new list layout To create a new list layout right click the list layout drop down list and choose Add List Layout from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 80 A a Default Layout Clone List Layout h Edit List Layout Delete List Layout List Layouts This will open the Add List Layout window Here you can select the fields you want to display in the list select font etc When you create a new list layout in the Album View Box Set View or Artist Person Lookup View you first see the Add List Layout Select Type window Here you must select whether you want to create a standard list layout or a card list Edit a list layout To edit a list layout first select the list layout you want to edit then right click the list layout drop down list and choose Edit List Layout from the popup menu This will open the Edit List Layout window Add a new column To add a new column right click the browse list and choose List Layout Add Column from the popup menu This will open the Select Field window Select the field you want to display in the list then click OK Then you see the Column Properties window Here you can modify the properties of the column such a text alignment color and column width Click OK to add the new column to the list You can move the
173. view only the 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 78 records that are marked select the Marked Records option on the List menu This option toggles between the two modes If only marked records were shown all records are now shown again If all records were shown only the marked records are now shown 2 4 3 Select multiple records in browse list In order to set the field value of several records in one operation delete multiple records etc you must first select these records in the browse list e To select consecutive records click the first record press and hold down Shift and then click the last record e To select nonconsecutive records press and hold down Ctrl and then click each record you want to select e To select all records choose Select All from the List menu or press the Ctri A shortcut Here we have selected all Alternative amp Punk genres in the Genre lookup table O Alternative amp Punk O Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk dj Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk E Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk ij Alternative amp Punk a Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Alternative amp Punk Main Genre 4
174. w Playlist Default Layout Dreaming Of Me Depeche Mode 3 46 Leave In Silence Depeche Mode 4 02 Everything Counts Depeche Mode 3 59 Shake The Disease Depeche Mode lt s Called A Heart Depeche Mode A Question Of Time Depeche Mode Strangelove Depeche Mode Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode I Feel You Depeche Mode Stay on top Tracks 9 Playing Time 37 05 To use the clipboard first select the tracks then right click and choose Cut to move or Copy to copy from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare CATraxx Help B Manual Playlists New Playlist Default Layout Another Playlist New Playlist p Dreaming Of Me nah R E M Playlist Leave In Silence List Layout Zeppelin Playlist Everything Counts El Remove Track Del Shake The Disease It s Called A Heart A Question Of Time EY Copy Ctrl C Strangelove 3 Paste Ctrl V Enjoy The Silence gt I Feel You gt dsc pS fis Explore F11 7 Stay on top Tracks 9 Playing Time 37 05 a Then open the playlist you want to move the tracks to right click where you want to add the tracks and choose Paste from the popup menu 2012 FNProgramvare Using CATraxx 72 ES i Manual Playlists Another Playlist ia a Default Layout Another Playlist Length Bitrate New Playlist R E M Playlist Zeppelin Playlist List Lay

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