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OPTICOPY Version 1.00
June 24, 1991
Copyright (c) 1991 Paul Galbraith
All Rights Reserved
Paul Galbraith
275 Alscot Crescent
Oakville, Ontario
L6J 4R5
(416) 844-3770
CompuServe: 72060,152
OptiCopy 1
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OptiCopy and OptiMove are distributed as freeware. This
means that you are free to copy, distribute, and use the programs
so long as you agree to a few simple rules. I maintain the
copyrights to the programs in order to ensure that they are not
misused. My rules are:
o You may not distribute the programs without this
documentation file. You may not distribute the package, in
whole or in part, if any part of it has been modified,
including the addition or removal of any files.
o A fee may NOT be charged for the distribution and/or copying
of this program, UNLESS the purchaser is made fully aware
that he/she is paying for the distribution/copy service and
not for the program.
What is OptiCopy?
OptiCopy is an optimizing file copier. It is designed
to copy a large number of files onto floppy disks. OptiCopy
attempts to minimize the amount of wasted space on each
disk. Using a special algorithm, OptiCopy is able to select
which files to copy onto each floppy disk, very often with
the result being that there are "0 bytes free" on the floppy
disk after the copy procedure. (Try it and see!)
NOTE: OptiCopy does NOT compress files. It only selects
files from a long list so as to minimize wasted disk
space.
Who would want to use OptiCopy?
OptiCopy was designed for people who do a lot of file
transfers from a BBS. However, OptiCopy is a valuable
utility for anyone who has to move a large number of files
from hard disk to floppy, without compressing or otherwise
altering the files.
Why is OptiCopy better than other similar programs?
OptiCopy works much better than other programs of a
similar nature. Most programs will just copy the largest
available file onto the floppy disk, and stop when there are
no more files that fit. OptiCopy does much more than this.
It carefully chooses each file individually, and does not
begin copying until it has found a selection of files that
give a 'best fit'.
How do you use OptiCopy?
Nothing could be simpler! Use OptiCopy as you use the
DOS copy command. To optimally copy all the files in the
current directory to drive B, simply type:
OptiCopy 2
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OPTICOPY *.* B:
To optimally copy all ZIP files in C:\TMP to A:\MYDIR,
type:
OPTICOPY C:\TMP\*.ZIP A:\MYDIR
OptiCopy can work with more than one source filespec.
For example, if you want to copy all ZIP, ARC, and PAK files
from the current directory to drive A, you would type:
OPTICOPY *.ZIP *.ARC *.PAK A:
This would work much better than copying all the ZIP,
ARC, and PAK files in three separate commands, since the
more files OptiCopy has to choose from, the more likely it
is to find a 'perfect fit' (i.e. '0 bytes free').
If you do not specify a destination, OptiCopy will
assume that you want all the specified files copied to the
current directory. For example, if you are logged on to
drive A, the following command will copy all ZIP and ARC
files from C:\TMP to drive A:
OPTICOPY C:\TMP\*.ZIP C:\TMP\*.ARC
NOTE: OptiCopy is very good at determing whether the last
filespec is a destination or source filespec!
Do I have to copy files to a floppy disk?
No! You can copy to a hard drive if you like.
How much does OptiCopy cost?
OptiCopy is free! If you like OptiCopy, you can use it!
Don't send any money! (If you really feel guilty, go ahead,
send money. <grin>)
OPTIMOVE
OptiMove is also included in this package. OptiMove works
exactly like OptiCopy except that it deletes files from the
source drive and directory after they have been copied. (i.e.
the files are moved).