Open and save files

You can create as many databases as you want with ADC. To create the new database, just use the File|New menu item. If you already have the database opened and it was modified since the last save operation, you’ll be prompted to save.

Just note that though the File|New command is always available, sometimes it does nothing – for example, when you’ve started ADC for the first time and no database is loaded or created yet (and the program caption is Advanced Disk Catalog - untitled). It happens because ADC always not an MDI application and have only one window for the database. And even if you haven’t loaded the database (yet) and ADC window is empty, you can add disks, edit categories etc; you’ll be able to save your work later, after some changes will be made.

To save your database, just use the File|Save menu item. If you’d like to save the database with another (new) name, use File|Save As.

To open the existing database, use File|Open.

Please note that ADC always creates a backup copy of the database you’re saving (if it already exists). “Normal” ADC files have cat extension; the backup copy has the same name, but bak extension. So, if something wrong happens when saving the file (e.g. not enough space on disk or whatever else) and you’re not able to open it, there is a chance to rename bak file to cat and use it again. If ADC fails to create a backup (e.g. if there is enough free space on your hard disk), it warns you about that, and you may choose not to save the file in this case.