Short:    Extracts Fileinfo (MP3/Aminet/diz support)
Author:   laser@stud.uni-hannover.de
Uploader: laser@stud.uni-hannover.de
Type:     comm/misc

This is yet another FileID-extractor for fileinformation (file_id.diz) as
found in AmiNet-files, BBS-systems, etc.  What makes it different from
other FileID-extractors is :

- Supports MPEG audio files
- Can be used to extract single files
- Can operate in Aminet-mode, i.e. look out for readme files
- Recursion into subdirectories
- Huge graphical user interface (useable w/o GUI as well)
- Extracts faster than other programs
- Multidirectory support
- Different ways of sorting
- No external programs (except LHa,Unzip,Lzx,cfx) required
- 1000s of options
- The program is continuously updated and will be expanded even
  further

Supported filetypes are:  Aminet-.readme-files Exe, Dms, Txt, Lha/Lzh, Lzx,
Zip, MPEG-audio files all other files are examined via cfx (Crunched File
Examiner by Bob Rye), if present.

This is Version 39.547 (eleventh release to the AmiNet).  This update of
FiDED features one new options and MPEG-audio support.

Remeber that FiDED is EMail-Ware, which means that you have to send me an
E-Mail or Snailmail if you use the program regularly.  I'll then keep you
informed about future releases and updates if you want to.


Version history

V39.547 (06.04.1998)	Eleventh release to the Aminet

	· MPEG audio support. This bits of code is based on 
	  mp3info by Thorvald Natvig and Mike Cheng
	· Added MPEGVERBOSE commandline option

V39.525 (13.03.1998)	Homepage-bugfix update

	· Sorry, yesterday's release still had some
	  problems with the sorting, especially in
	  the DATE/REVDATE modes

V39.516 (12.03.1998)	Homepage-bugfix update

	· Sortmode REVDATE added (this option was not
	  mentioned in the 39.503-history entry below; still
	  it is documented and implemented in that version)
	· The sorting/date-separator went completely bonkers
	  in the DATE and REVDATE-sorting modes. Fixed      
	· Added more abbreviations for the commandline
	  options
	· Silly error in the welcome-message. Find that
	  one for yourself. It's really embarassing...

V39.503 (07.03.1998)	Tenth release to the Aminet

	· Backslash characters '\\\' did appear wrongly in
	  previous versions of this document. Fixed.
	· Comments will now be included in dirfile
	  (see new options : NOCOMMENTS, COMMENTSFIRST)
	· Textfiles may be included at the start and
	  end of the dirfile (new options: TOPTEXT and
	  BOTTOMTEXT)
	· SORTBY-tooltype did not work. Fixed.

V39.457 (15.12.1997)	Homepage-only update

	· The percent sign can be replaced by \$ in all
	  pattern strings to prevent clashes with Diskmaster
	  or other programs that use %s or %d for other purposes.

V39.455 (07.11.1997)	Ninth release to the Aminet (last
			version didn't appear there!)

	· SORT-tooltype was broken in last version. Fixed.
	· 7 new values for SIZEMODE: k,m,kb,mb,K,M,auto. Caution:
	  SIZEMODE arguments are now case-sensitive
	· Dateoutput can be turned off (will leave more space
	  for the filename). Use the option/tooltype NODATE
	· NOINFO tooltype/option just prints raw file id's
	· Finally: FiDED (when started from shell) may be
	  aborted by sending an Control-C signal.

V39.429 (30.10.1997)	Ninth release to the Aminet

	· New tooltype/option CHOPFILENAMES chops long
	  filenames
	· New tooltype/option AMINETMODE searches for
	  .readme files to get a file-description (and
	  ignores #?.readme and INDEX files)
	· New tooltype/option SIZEMODE allows of different
	  output-modes
	· New tooltype/option DATESEPARATOR includes
	  a separating line between subsequent dates in
	  the dirfile
	· Fixed pseudo-bug: The docs incorrectly stated that
	  one could use C-placeholders like "\n" in custom-
	  strings - this didn't work. Now it does !
	· Included new options in the program's icon
	· Slight changes to the info-text
[...]


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------  -------------
     346     209 39.5% 06-Apr-98 19:55:22  file_id.diz
    1233     706 42.7% 25-Aug-97 17:50:04  FiDED.info
   11685   11289  3.3% 25-Aug-97 18:16:16 +Author
    1576    1113 29.3% 25-Aug-97 17:50:14 +Author.info
   41248   20678 49.8% 06-Apr-98 20:01:26 +FiDED
   32082   12731 60.3% 06-Apr-98 20:01:26 +FiDED.guide
    1576     814 48.3% 25-Aug-97 17:50:04 +FiDED.guide.info
    2126     861 59.5% 06-Apr-98 19:54:48 +FiDED.info
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   91872   48401 47.3% 07-Apr-98 18:38:06   8 files