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CHANGES TO BACKUP.EXE
I found that I have a customer base for this (I hope)
useful little REXX file when I received a letter asking about a
WARP version of the files. OK, here it is.
Unlike version 2.x, the BACKUP command in WARP apparently does not
use \os2\system\oso001.msg to generate the warning messages and
instructions to insert the disk, etc. I found this when I patched
the WARP oso001.msg file and nothing happened!
I then patched the BACKUP.exe file, and the changes took, so here it
is.
The difference between the distributed file and the patched one
is simply this: When it is time to start a new diskette, the message
comes up:
DISTRIBUTED:
Warning! The files in the root directory of
target drive A: will be erased.
PATCHED:
WARNING! The files in root directory of
target drive A: will be ERASED!
I took two of the bytes gained by deleting "the" and replaced
them with bell characters, so the program also beeps at you when
it's time for a new diskette. Big deal, huh?
This change is NOT NECESSARY to use BAKITUP.CMD. If you want it, do
the following:
To install the patched version, just get on your OS/2 boot drive,
and enter the following commands, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
cd \os2
ren backup.exe backup.bak
copy \wherever\backup.exe .
If you want to restore the original version, just rename backup.bak
to be backup.exe.
DISCLAIMER OF ALL LIABILITY:
I took due care with this patch, but I accept no responsibility for
any damages you may suffer as a result of using it. You are ON YOUR
OWN!