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PcRestore V2.31 (21-JAN-93)
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Written by Mikael Nordlund.
What is PcRestore?
PcRestore is a utility for those people who wants to transfer files
between MSDOS-machines to the Amiga.
For instance when you have downloaded a bunch of files on your PC
(you have done it on your job, it's cheaper that way!!!) and want it
transfered to your Amiga. Most files you have downloaded are .LHA and .DMS
files and are rather big. Instead of copy every file to PC-disks, you just
have to do a backup of your files and use this utility to restore them on
your Amiga. Perhaps one file is 789234 bytes big, try to put that on a
720Kb disk!
This program is the solution to all your problems.
Just use the MSDOS program 'BACKUP' on your PC and backup all the files.
After that you have a bunch disks and then this faboulus utility is your
solution of the problem.
It handles the 'BACKUP' command on DOS 3.30, 4.X, 5.X. Perhaps it works
on the lower version's but I haven't tested it.
It can read ANY valid unit or path, so if you want to copy the backupdisks
on your harddrive and the run this program it gonna work just fine.
System requirements.
Well, Well. OS2.0 is certainly needed for this. And the ReqTools.library
written by Nico François is also needed.
Memory requirements are as following:
Crossdosfilesystem or similary system (you have to be enable to read
PC-formatted disk's).
It is recommended to run this program from CLI, if you run this program
from WB it will NOT free all the allocated memory.
How do I use it?
Now then, lets go on with the main thing or the gadgets.
You can either use the mouse or the keys for the different gadgets.
Source Path #1:
This, you MUST specify. This is just the path or device you want the
program to look after the backupformat.
You can either type in the path or utilize the gadget and a requester will
pop up.
If don't enter anything in the first requester, then a filerequester will
appear and you can click your way to the path. If you select Cancel at
the filerequester then you gonna clear that path.
Source Path #2:
This, you doesn't have to specify. But if you have 2 drives then you can
mount 2 Crossdossystem and you can have 2 sourcepath's. Simple isn't it?
For the rest you can look above.
Destination Path:
This, you also MUST specify. Its where the restored data will be, and as
usual for the rest, LOOK above.
Preserve Pathnames:
If you want to restore the backup with dir's and original path's you
have to use this.
Start:
Pretty obvious.
Abort:
Also obvious.
Quit:
If you use this gadget, then you tell the Amiga to remove this task from
the processors tasklist. (Nice explanation).
Save Config:
If you are satisfied with your settings and want the program to use them
at startup then press this gadget. The config will be stored in ENVARC:
and it will be called 'PcRestore.cfg'.
About:
Try it.
Clear Log:
If you click here the 'Restore Log' will be cleared (that was also pretty
obvious!).
Ask To Restore File:
This gadget can be activated at ANY time. When you activate it the
program will ask you if it shall restore that file or not. If the
program is currently restoring a file when you activate this, then the
file it's currently processing will be restored, and then you will be
asked for every file thereafter, until you deactivate it, then it will
restore the file it's currently asking you about and the rest of the
files. It will create a screenblink when it wants you to answer if shall
restore a file or not.
AutoMount Sources:
When you utilize this gadget then PcRestore will try to mount the source
devices. It uses the Amiga's c-command 'Mount' so you'd better have it
on the disk if you want to use this option. I thought it was better to
do like this cause when Commodore upgrade the 'Mount' command, PcRestore
will use the updated version instead of using my version which perhaps
gonna be old and useless.
Replace File:
This cyclegadget has three options.
"Always" Replace File: PcRestore will not check if the file you want to
restore already exists.
"Never" Replace File: PcRestore will no restore a file if it already
exists.
"Ask" Replace File: PcRestore will pop up a gadget for you to select
if you want to Replace, Rename or Skip the file.
On Restore:
This cyclegadget has three options.
"No Rename" On Restore: PcRestore will not change the filename in ANY
way.
"Auto Rename" On Restore: PcRestore will change the first char to caps,
the rest will be changed to small.
"Man Rename" On Restore: PcRestore will pop up a gadget for you to enter
the new name for the file.
CLI Options:
When you start PcRestore you can use a '-s' option. If you do that then
PcRestore will begin to restore directly with the present configuration.
Phuuuuu!!!!
***** DISCLAIMER ****** DISCLAIMER ****** DISCLAIMER ****** DISCLAIMER ****
I do not take any responsibility if this program destroys any important
or unimportant data, or destroys any other things. It's up to the user.
***************************************************************************
I shall call this program ShareWare so if you use this program and think
it is worth something then send me some cash in US$ or SEK so I can
continue to develope useful programs in the future.
Send cash, bugreports, improvements etc. to the following address.
Mikael Nordlund
P.L. 4138
952 94 Kalix
SWEDEN
or
Mikael Nordlund 2:205/604.3@fidonet
Number Of Shareware Payment: 1
I am also currently working on a program called 'PcBackup' it's for
use between Amiga -> Pc, then you only have to use the PC command 'RESTORE'
Another program I'm working on is a copy-program like 'TurboBackup',
only that this is better. So look out for this in the future...
These have currently payed some ShareWare attributes:
Thomas Kobler
Mats Granstrom
Kenth Berthilsson
DS. I also want to thank Kenth Berthilsson for some basic ideas.
And some thanks to Mats Granstrom for using his HST modem.
Bye, Bye and hopefully you will hear from me soon.