Cathy - disc cataloging tool
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:08 am
This extremely tiny disc cataloging tool is listed in the rejected apps list, but since version 2.26 there is a way to make it totally portable, not writing to the registry.
The program is the fastest I've used, and I use it many times each day. I mainly use it to find files on the LAN where I have more than 1 000 000 files indexed. The indexing process is very fast, but only index the file names and folder names. In my case I still find about 99% of the files this way. (Else I use Copernic (not portable) to index contents of files.)
Place the text file cathy.reg with the below contents in the same folder as cathy.exe, and start the program with cathy.exe -ini cathy.reg (e.g. by a batch file or by using PStart). This makes the program fully portable.
Edit: Make sure the text file is saved using ascii code!
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\CopyFormats]
"C0"="Standard|$V\\t$S\\t$N\\t$T\\t$X\\t$C\\t$F"
"C1"="Brief|$V\\t$C"
"S0"="Standard|$P\\\\$F\\t$L\\t$T\\t$V\\t$C"
"S1"="Fullname|$D$P\\\\$F"
"S2"="Name|$F"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Directories]
"0"="0,"
"1"="0,C:\\"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Format]
"Result"="%y-%m-%d"
"Dir"="%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
"Catalog"="%y-%m-%d %H:%M"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Ignored]
"0"="0,"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Patterns]
"0"="0,"
"1"="0,"
"2"="0,"
"3"="0,"
"4"="0,"
"5"="0,"
"6"="0,"
"7"="0,"
"8"="0,"
"9"="0,"
"10"="0,"
"11"="0,"
"12"="0,"
"13"="0,"
"14"="0,"
"15"="0,"
"16"="0,"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Recent File List]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Settings]
"Used"=dword:00000039
"MaxHits"=dword:0000270f
"Numbered"=dword:0000001d
"ColumnWidthResult"="200,75,75,100,400,240"
"ColumnWidthDirectory"="210,120,75,75"
"ColumnWidthCatalog"="135,120,100,60,164,110,240,240,240"
"WindowPos"="0,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,141,135,909,667"
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To automate the indexing, use CathyCmd.exe.
The programs can be found at http://www.mtg.sk/rva/.
Some reviews can be read at http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/Cathy/Cathy.html.
/Perwhis
P.S. This is my first post here, but I am so impressed by this software I had to share it with you. I hope this program will also be considered to be put in the real Portable Freeware Collection, so it does not only stay in this forum.
The program is the fastest I've used, and I use it many times each day. I mainly use it to find files on the LAN where I have more than 1 000 000 files indexed. The indexing process is very fast, but only index the file names and folder names. In my case I still find about 99% of the files this way. (Else I use Copernic (not portable) to index contents of files.)
Place the text file cathy.reg with the below contents in the same folder as cathy.exe, and start the program with cathy.exe -ini cathy.reg (e.g. by a batch file or by using PStart). This makes the program fully portable.
Edit: Make sure the text file is saved using ascii code!
****************
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\CopyFormats]
"C0"="Standard|$V\\t$S\\t$N\\t$T\\t$X\\t$C\\t$F"
"C1"="Brief|$V\\t$C"
"S0"="Standard|$P\\\\$F\\t$L\\t$T\\t$V\\t$C"
"S1"="Fullname|$D$P\\\\$F"
"S2"="Name|$F"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Directories]
"0"="0,"
"1"="0,C:\\"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Format]
"Result"="%y-%m-%d"
"Dir"="%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
"Catalog"="%y-%m-%d %H:%M"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Ignored]
"0"="0,"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Patterns]
"0"="0,"
"1"="0,"
"2"="0,"
"3"="0,"
"4"="0,"
"5"="0,"
"6"="0,"
"7"="0,"
"8"="0,"
"9"="0,"
"10"="0,"
"11"="0,"
"12"="0,"
"13"="0,"
"14"="0,"
"15"="0,"
"16"="0,"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Recent File List]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\rOva\Cathy\Settings]
"Used"=dword:00000039
"MaxHits"=dword:0000270f
"Numbered"=dword:0000001d
"ColumnWidthResult"="200,75,75,100,400,240"
"ColumnWidthDirectory"="210,120,75,75"
"ColumnWidthCatalog"="135,120,100,60,164,110,240,240,240"
"WindowPos"="0,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,141,135,909,667"
***********
To automate the indexing, use CathyCmd.exe.
The programs can be found at http://www.mtg.sk/rva/.
Some reviews can be read at http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/Cathy/Cathy.html.
/Perwhis
P.S. This is my first post here, but I am so impressed by this software I had to share it with you. I hope this program will also be considered to be put in the real Portable Freeware Collection, so it does not only stay in this forum.