Update the Logos Unlock Books or Collections List

The information in this article applies to the following products:

• Logos Library System software version 2.0 and above

Overview

The Logos Update Catalog Assistant (UCATALOG.EXE) is a program to update the Logos Library System catalog files so that you can use Logos to see more recent book descriptions and prices and to unlock the newest collections of books from the newest locked book CDs. The program replaces six files in the directory where you have installed Logos; it does not install a newer version of Logos or install the Logos software.

Note for Logos version 2.1f and below: The Update Catalog is required to unlock the Nelson Complete 209 Book Unlock collection.

When you insert a LLS book CD in your CD-ROM drive, run Logos and then use the Tools menu Unlock Books or Collections command, a list of books or collections available from a distributor such as Logos Research Systems, Inc. appears. What you see or what you can unlock depends on what CD you are using or on what versions of Logos catalog files are installed. The individual book titles you see listed will be the locked books that are available on the CD you are using or on the directories listed in your Filemap. Their book description and price information will depend on the dates of the Logos catalog and price information files in your system. If you have a newer book CD and older catalog files, you may see outdated or missing descriptions and prices. The book collections you see listed will depend only on the dates of the Logos catalog, price and collection files that reside in the directory where Logos was installed, for example C:\LRSYSTEM. If the files are older than the date that the collection became available, the collection will not be listed. When you run the Logos Unlock Assistant program to unlock individual book titles, what you see and what you can unlock is as current as the date of the Unlocker program. Note that the Unlocker program cannot be used to unlock collections.

To use Logos to unlock and use a newly-published book, the book files must be downloaded from the Web to your hard disk or must be available on a new LLS CD if one is available. To unlock a collection from a newer CD or set of CDs, the collection title must be included in the files that provide Logos with its catalog information, for example colllrs.lsf and colllrs.lix. (You can unlock a collection before you have the book CD or CDs, but you will not be able to use the books until you have the book files available in your system.) If a collection is newer than your version of Logos, then you can download and run the Logos Update Catalog Assistant program to update your catalog files so that you can unlock the collection. 

Note: The most recent version of the Logos Unlock Assistant (UNLOCKER.EXE) also may unlock the newest individual titles. However, the Unlocker cannot be used to unlock collections. See the TechRepsonse article "Understand the Logos Unlock Assistant."

To update your catalog files, go to the Logos Web site at ftp://ftp.logos.com/pub/tech/ucatalog.exe and click Update Catalog Assistant to download UCATALOG.EXE to a temporary directory on your hard disk. When you run the program, it will update the Logos Library System catalog information files so that you can use Logos to unlock the newest collections of books from the newest locked book CDs.

Instructions

The Update Catalog program (UCATALOG.EXE) updates the most recent catalog, price, and collection information to your previously-installed Logos Library System. The program will replace the existing ucatlrs.lix and .lsf, priclrs.lix and .lsf, and colllrs.lix and .lsf, if the previous files are older than the downloaded files. The program also will replace the Logos Unlock Assistant (UNLOCKER.EXE) with a more recent version or install the Unlocker if a previous version does not exist. 

Note: The Update Catalog program does not update your Logos software to the newest version of Logos.

Before you begin, use your Windows Explorer or File Manager utility to create a temporary directory on your hard disk where you can target the downloaded file, for example C:\TEMP (where C: is your hard drive letter name).

To download the Update Catalog Assistant from the Logos Web site, follow these steps:

1. If you have not already done so, go to ftp://ftp.logos.com/pub/tech/ucatalog.exe then click Update Catalog Assistant.

2. Click Click here to Download to download the UCATALOG.EXE program and direct the download to the temporary directory on your hard disk, for example C:\TEMP.

   Depending on your browser, when you click Update Catalog, a File Download dialog box may appear. Select Save program to disk and click Ok.
   You may need to right-click on Update Catalog and select Save target as....

   Note: Netscape users may need to press SHIFT + (click) on Update Catalog.

   When the Save As dialog box appears, click Save if your temporary directory is the default directory location. If the temporary directory is not listed, click the Save in: text box drop-down arrow and select the temporary folder under your hard drive letter name, then click Save.

   If you already have downloaded a previous version of the program, click Yes to replace the existing file.

   If a Download Complete dialog box appears, click Close.

3. Run the Update Catalog program.

   From Windows 95/98/NT, click Start and Run.
   From Windows 3.1, click File and Run.

   Type C:\TEMP\ucatalog.exe (where C:\TEMP is the location and name of your temporary directory) and click Ok.

4. A WinZip dialog box should briefly appear.

   If you have previously run the Update Catalog program, you may need to click Yes to replace existing files.

5. When the Setup dialog box appears, click Ok to continue.

6. When the Setup’s installation complete dialog box appears, click Ok to close the box.

The program group window may appear. You can double-click the Logos Library System "books and CD" icon to start Logos.

To unlock a new collection, run Logos (LOGOS.EXE). From the Tools menu click Unlock Books or Collections. Select the Collections option to view the list of collections. Select the collection you want to purchase, for example Nelson Complete 209 Book Unlock, and click Add. When you are ready to unlock the collection, click Unlock and follow the on-screen instructions. After the collection is unlocked, you can insert a CD in your CD-ROM drive and run Logos to see the books that are unlocked and available for use from the CD. (Books that may be located on your hard disk or a network drive also may appear.) To see the books from another CD, insert the next CD and re-start Logos.

To unlock an individual book or books from one CD, insert the CD where the book files are available in your CD-ROM drive. (If all the book files are on your hard disk or a network drive and the location is included in your Filemap, you do not have to insert the CD.) Run Logos (LOGOS.EXE). From the Tools menu click Unlock Books or Collections. Select the Books option to view the list of locked books on the CD. Select the book title you want to purchase and click Add. To include additional books, select each book title and click Add. When you are ready to unlock the book or books on your list, click Unlock and follow the on-screen instructions. After a book is unlocked, it will be available for use.

To unlock an individual book or books from multiple CDs, run the Logos Unlock Assistant (UNLOCKER.EXE) and follow the on-screen instructions. After the books are unlocked, you will need to insert a CD and run Logos to use the books that are available on the CD if the books are not located on your hard disk or a network drive.