| Open issues | |
|---|---|
| Open |
Does not remember the last window position change
before shutdown. Workaround: Minimize the window after changing position. |
| Network connections | If a network computer is not accessible, can cause delays on the How and Finish page of the profile wizard. |
| Performance turning | The directory list dialog is slow to come up when you have a lot of file and folder exclusions. |
| Build 25 | |
|---|---|
| Fix | Ignores GetFileAttr error on file names with extended ASCII chars across network. |
| Change | When checking for product updates now opens to the download page instead of downloading the setup file automatically. |
| Build 24 | |
| Enhancement | Added a timeout on the Auto Log-in dialog. |
| Fix | Avoids error message in log if resetting archive bit on destination file. |
| Build 23 | |
| Change | Removed the beta flag and expiration date. |
| Fix | Gives appropriate message if a remote system is not available, instead of prompting for log-in. |
| Build 22 | |
| Fix | When the profile window is resized the icons are not auto-arranged. |
| Fix | Sometimes when the profile window has scrollbars there is a one pixel wide line that does not get repainted properly. |
| Fix | On NT when log-off is selected on the shutdown dialog, it shuts down instead of logging off. |
| Fix | The file names in the include/exclude specification are case-sensitive. |
| Build 21 | |
| New registration key * |
The registration key has changed. Second
Copy 97 registration key will no longer be recognized. Use the following
instead:
Registered To: BETA |
| Change * | Beta copy expiration date has been extended to December 15, 1999 |
| Enhancement | New pop-up menu option to reorder tabs. |
| Enhancement | You can skip the shutdown profiles by holding down the Control and Shift keys at the time of shutdown. |
| Enhancement | The program has been upgraded to Delphi 5 compiler. |
| Enhancement | New feature on to set "Do not run before" date on the "What?" page. |
| Fix | Source=%tmp% gives error |
| Fix | If you double click on a the column header to resize it, the new size is not remembered. If you resize the columns by dragging with mouse the new size is remembered. |
| Fix | Windows 2000 does not power down when Second Copy shuts down the system |
| Fix | On NT when shutdown is selected from the Start | Shutdown dialog, it logs off instead of shutting down |
| Fix | "Every 1440 minutes" resets to "Every 7 days" |
| Fix | Access Violation at 0045AC28 is caused by /ExitWhenIdle command. |
| Fix | On NT gives error if RAS is not installed |
| Build 20 | |
| Fix | Quick start guide installed in the wrong start group on NT |
| Fix | Resorts to default view settings if exited while minimized |
| Fix | Suspending and un-suspending while minimized gives "can not set focus" error |
| Fix | Vertical font on tabs in not set properly on startup |
| Build 19 | |
| Enhancement | A new drop down button next to the Copy Now button lets you Run All Profiles in Group |
| Change | Run All Profiles in Group option has been moved one level higher in the popup menu |
| Fix | When you switch between tabs the current item doesn't stay selected |
| Fix | Sort by Next Run does not work in ascending order |
| Fix | The main profiles window doesn't follow the default font setting when you change the tab position. |
| Build 18 | |
| Enhancement | New directory Macro Expansion variables $ComputerName$ and $UserName$ |
| Enhancement | New option to Exit Second Copy when main window is closed on Edit | Options | Startup tab |
| Enhancement | Mouse wheel support in Log window |
| Fix | Editing a profile from All Profiles tab resets its Profile group |
| Fix | Archive bit option ignores directories that have archive bit off |
| Fix | Sorting column by date does not work |
| Fix | Last run date and new profile is not updated in the current profile group |
| Fix | At the end of importing SC97 profiles the progress bar stays at 100% instead of becoming invisible |
| Fix | Exact Compress with archive bit option deletes destination files |
| Fix | Log file gets corrupted on certain errors |
| Build 17 | |
| Dropped | Running as NT service option is removed from this version. This will be implemented differently in separate product. |
| Major Enhancement | Profiles can be organized in groups |
| Enhancement | Quick start guide on first run after installation |
| Enhancement | New Stop All button when multiple profiles are running |
| Change | $EXITAPP$ can now handle partial window titles and multiple application such as "Title1","Title2" |
| Change | The expiration date is extended to October 31, 1999 |
| Change | Alt-F4 defaults to minimizing main window instead of exiting the program. The Close and Exit option has been removed from the File menu. |
| Fix | Compressing to floppy drive is improved. It now uses the Span disks option on the advanced tab to span across multiple disks |
| Fix | Exit and Shutdown restarts instead of shutdown |
| Fix | Get Run-time error 217 when running a batch file |
| Fix | While importing the profile some advanced options get reversed |
| Fix | Doesn't check for archive volume name if one is specified |
| Fix | Spelling error in Help | Centered Systems on the web | Technical support |
| Build 16 | |
| Enhancement | New option to turn off the archive bit during copy |
| Enhancement | Include/Exclude specifications show the horizontal scroll bar only if needed |
| Enhancement | Dropping files on the main window now creates a profile with new style specifications |
| Enhancement | You can specify "$EXITAPP$ Title text" in "run program before" to exit application with that title text in before running the profile. |
| Fix | If source is the root folder of a drive and certain folders are selected from the folder tree, some files get copied every though they have not changed. |
| Fix | Exiting from the pop-up menu on the tray icon does not show the Exit warning as File | Exit does |
| Fix | Program crashes if compressing to a floppy and there is not enough space on the floppy |
| Fix | Profile wizard's Finish button has the same accelerator key as the Help button |
| Fix | Help file has old information about not deleting files during synchronization |
| Fix | Exit and... options only works if there was at least one profile set to run at shutdown |
| Fix | Clear archive bit option didn't work when compressing files |
| Build 15 | |
| Enhancement | New "Arrange Icons..." menu under View |
| Enhancement | Edit Specifications dialog indicates Include or Exclude in the title bar |
| Enhancement | * and *.* are treated as equal in the specifications |
| Enhancement | When file or folder is selected in the specification list, its children and ancestors are automatically unselected. |
| Enhancement | "Check for upgrades" is now password protected with the administrative password |
| Enhancement | Administration password is cleared after the window is minimized. |
| Enhancement | Max Log File Size on the Options | General tab no longer has an underscore character |
| Enhancement | "Ignore files older than" now will accept an interval, e.g. 60 days |
| Enhancement | /RunAllProfiles - new command line option |
| Enhancement | New hidden option to ignore big files |
| Enhancement | Searches through only included folders for faster performance |
| Enhancement | The Startup option is simplified. There is no longer an option to "run Second Copy next time Windows starts if Second Copy is running at shutdown". |
| Enhancement | New shutdown dialog. New Exit options on the right click menu. |
| Fix | Folder list in specification dialog should be sorted |
| Fix | If folder C:\Sub1 is selected, files from C:\Dir2\Sub1 should not be copied |
| Fix | Admin password is not retained after exit |
| Fix | If the archive directory doesn't exist, the hidden option MoveFilesToArchive does not work |
| Fix | Hidden Options help topic refers to Second Copy 97 |
| Fix | Advanced Properties - copy in-use files help text doesn't match dialog text |
| Fix | Title bar in Zip Viewer Says "SC97 Zip File Viewer". |
| Fix | Entering invalid administrative password doesn't show error |
| Fix | About box shows splash screen note at the bottom |
| Fix | Shutdown profiles do not always run on shutdown |
| Fix | Tool tips - sizing issues |
| Fix | "Every few days" setting doesn't get duplicated |
| Fix | When a file icon is selected in the directory tree it changes to a folder icon |
| Fix | An exclude specification of "vi\" excludes the directory "\previous\" |
| Fix | When DoNotUseTempFile is on, files to remote directories using UNC names get "Not a valid drive ID" error. |
| Fix | No error is displayed on invalid registration key |
| Fix | EClonerException on deleting a file with a very long name |
| Fix | When browsing to a password protected folder get confusing error to create directory |
| Fix | Help file updates |
| Fix | Help - List wrong spec: \Windows\System |
| Fix | Some spec lines get duplicated |
| Build 14 | |
| Change | The default install folder has been changed from "Second Copy" to "SecCopy" to avoid conflict with older versions of "Second Copy 97" |
| Change | The log file size is now checked on program startup and once a day after that, instead of before every profile run. |
| Enhancement | New option on Tools menu to create a Second Copy setup disk |
| Enhancement | In Zip Viewer, double clicking on an item brings up the Extract dialog. |
| Fix | Disk spanning failed to delete files from the floppy on Win98 |
| Fix | Folders that contain files but no sub-folders did not display a + sign on the directory tree |
| Fix | Multi-selecting profiles doesn't gray out appropriate sub-items in View menu. |
| Fix | Under Windows 98 empty checkboxes displayed on Hardware profiles list |
| Fix | When set to run as NT service displays a warning during exit. |
| Fix | Some windows error messages had a missing space between words. |
| Fix | RasDial error 629 during auto dial |
| Fix | Few spelling errors |
| Build 13 | |
| Enhancement | New option to "Start minimized" |
| Enhancement | Log file max size is checked every time the profile is run |
| Fix | File selection box sometimes does not show all files |
| Fix | A manually entered extension in the folders dialog does not parse properly |
| Fix | Importing profiles twice duplicates entries |
| Fix | AlwaysCreateEmptyDirs is not propagated to profiles during import |
| Fix | The initial "compress" of imported profiles doesn't delete System, Read-only, Hidden flags |
| Fix | Selecting multiple profiles should disallow Manual or Properties on pop-up menu |
| Fix | When importing profiles the first time should prompt the user with the old folder name |
| Fix | Extensions are not sorted in pick list |
| Fix | "How" bitmaps donít show properly in large fonts window |
| Fix | First tip talks about "green" arrow. it should be "black". |
| Fix | Reset Messages message box has grammatical error |
| Fix | Viewing activity log while log is open shows RTF codes |
| Fix | If archive directory is specified, it checks for it even when it is not used such as compression |
| Fix | Resizing the window with left border beyond minimum size moves it |
| Fix | Doesn't sort by source or destination columns |
| Build 12 | |
| Initial | First pre-beta release. |
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