
                        Application Explorer
 
  
  What is it? 
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  Application Explorer is a general-purpose application cataloger/indexer.
  
  
  Why?
  ----
  
  Application Explorer was originally created to make life easier for people
  who write software setups unto CD-ROMS, and act as a CD-RUN application.

  Each time a new CD is made, an index file has to be written, in order that 
  all the software on the CD is properly categorized, and easily locatable. 
  The path of each software and its short description is also needed to locate
  the applications setup. To provide more advanced options one has to make 
  HTML-based catalog or design a separate CD-RUN application. 

  Application Explorer is like a universal CDRUN.EXE. When making a CD-ROM, one
  just has to make individual "application descriptor" (.BRW) files for each 
  application on the CD. Once run, Application Explorer will scan the entire CD
  for BRW files and create a categorized list of applications on the CD. This 
  list can then be used to view descriptions of the applications and also launch
  their setups. 

  The use of Application Explorer is however not restricted to CD-ROMS. In fact
  Application Explorer can be used to create a categorized list of applications
  on any hard disk or floppy disk. All one needs to do is to make a BRW file 
  for each application one wants to list. On running Application Explorer and 
  selecting the appropriate disk drive, all applications on that disk will be 
  listed. 

  Besides, Application Explorer need not always be used for categorizing 
  applications. It can also be used to categorize music or image files. With 
  Application Explorer, the possibilities are almost endless!! 


  The Latest Version
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  Details of the latest version can be found on the Application Explorer
  Project web site <http://appexp.sourceforge.net/>.


  Documentation
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  Documentation for this tool is still being updated, and the latest
  documentation can be viewed online on 
  <http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=163021>
  Core documentation is also available in HTML format for download from the
  project website.
  
  
  Help
  ----
  
  Application Explorer requires your help and feedback in becoming better.
  To see how you can contribute to the next version of this application visit
  the website.  
  
  
  Licensing
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  This software is licensed under the terms you may find in the file 
  named "LICENSE" in this directory.
  

  Thanks for using Application Explorer.

                        The Application Explorer Project
                        <http://appexp.sourceforge.net/>

