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║ UPCOPY ║
║ Copyright (c) 1994-96 L.I.Williams ║
║ All rights reserved ║
║ Issue 6.0 Date: 22Aug96 ║
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HISTORY.DOC SOFTWARE ISSUE NOTES
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These notes document changes to UPCOPY at each issue. Issues with a
letter (e.g.4.1a) are only available to registered users.
Issue 1.0
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1. This is the first shareware issue version.
********* ISSUE 1.0 FROZEN ON 4-MAR-94 **********
Issue 1.1
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2. Small changes to nagware. Installation altered slightly.
********* ISSUE 1.1 FROZEN ON 8-MAR-94,15-MAR-94 **********
Issue 2.0
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3. UPCOPY now ignores files which are system but not hidden. It will
also skip read-only target files with a message unless a new option /r
to over-write read-only files is specified.
4. A bug with explicit use of *.* with directory specifiers has been
fixed.
5. The /y option will now output explicit information showing any
copy that has taken place.
6. A file that is new is now marked as such explicitly by a message
in the corresponding 'blank' of the other directory.
7. Options /n to only process new files and /-n to only process
common files have been added.
8. The default of asking to compare text files over-ridden by /-c has
been changed to a default of not asking to compare over-ridden by /c.
9. Files are now identified as text or data (before the compare
question if /c is specified). The compare question is always asked
even for data files.
10. The question to erase a new file if it is not copied is no longer
asked unless a new /e option is specified.
11. A new /o option brings up the question to overwrite of new with
old (if the overwrite old with new question is refused).
********* ISSUE 2.0 FROZEN ON 5-APR-94 **********
Issue 2.1
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12. A bug has been fixed which caused the /y option to override /f.
In other words new or newer files were copied both ways in forward
automatic mode, whereas they should have just been copied from the
first to the second.
13. In the HELP summary the options now come up as well.
********* ISSUE 2.1 FROZEN ON 02-AUG-94 **********
Issue 3.0
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14. UPCOPY will now create a destination directory that does not
exist with a prompt or informative message.
15. In order to add new facilities with sensible option letters the
options have been changed as follows:
/C (formerly /-N) Only processes common files and ignores new files.
/D (formerly /C) Differencing. Asks if you want to compare
files if they are different.
/I (formerly /D) Information only. Just compares directories without
copying.
/Q (formerly /-D) Quick and quiet. This suppresses a lot of
information and does no checks after copying.
/S (new,registered Processes subdirectories too. (You can use /S with
only) /I for the Shareware version.)
The /N option (new only, and not more recent) and /C option
(common files only) now show directory information for any files
skipped.
16. UPCOPY will now copy and update zero length files.
17. The registration fee has been reduced from £30 or $45.
It's now possible to register via GO SWREG on Compuserve.
********* ISSUE 3.0 FROZEN ON 01-JUN-95 **********
Issue 4.0 - Windowed interface
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19. UPCOPY with no parameters now invokes a standard DOS windowed
interface with scrolling, scroll-back, mouse support and so on.
With parameters the old style batch type streamed i/o is invoked.
The /b batch option and /w window option have been added so that
the mode of operation can be directly controlled.
20. Windows support has been added. There is a windows PIF file,
a windows recorder REC file, an icon, and detailed windows
installation instructions.
********* ISSUE 4.0 FROZEN ON 20Jul95 **********
Issue 4.1
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21. The file input field now copes better with certain types of
input errors. The full pathname is now derived correctly even if
files do not exist in the local directory.
22. Some problems with directories with a '.' extension have been
fixed. They affect only the registered version.
23. The documentation has been extensively revised and updated.
24. A vendor/BBS description file FILE_ID.DIZ has been added.
25. The price and method for international registration is now
fully described. Postage and packing of $3 for a disk and manual
has been specified. E-mail despatch remains free. Club
membership and a newsletter is included. Various special offers
are advertised based on the date.
26. The user survey file FEEDBACK.DOC has been added.
27. The file LINKUP.ASC describing DOS Interlnk, written by John B.
Rose, has been added.
28. One of the source code modules UMAIN.C00 has been included
for interest.
29. The copy system has been extensively revised so that files in
use by windows applications, or on a network ('sharing
violation'), are simply skipped with a message. The copy engine
is now internal to achieve this.
30. With /s up to 7 levels of sub-directories are now allowed, and
then deeper ones are skipped with a message. Formerly UPCOPY halted
with an error at 5 levels.
31. The example batch file UPCSYNC.BAT has been added to the
registered version. It illustrates using attributes to avoid
synchronizing certain files.
32. The /i directory mode now pays a attention to the options /c
(common files only), /n (new files only), and /q (information only
for files that are different).
33. To be consistent in copying mode, /c and /n also now suppress
directory information that is not requested .
34. A warning message is now output if an older file is not
updated due to the /f option.
********* ISSUE 4.1 FROZEN ON 27Sep95 **********
Issue 4.1a
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35. A problem that affects only the registered version has been fixed.
The /s option failed to work if a specific file or set (such as *.DOC
UPCOPY.* AUTOEXEC.BAT) was specified instead of *.*.
********* ISSUE 4.1a FROZEN ON 31Oct95 **********
Issue 4.1b
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36. With /s up to 10 levels of sub-directories are now allowed.
This is the DOS limit - you can't create more than 10 levels
of sub-directories. (See item 30 also).
********* ISSUE 4.1b FROZEN ON 2Feb96 **********
Issue 5.0
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37. Registration is now by keyfile UPCOPY.INI instead of a despatched
executable. Telephone credit card registration is now easy via
Northstar Solutions. This version is intended for widespread
distribution.
38. FEEDBACK.DOC has been merged into the new order form file
UPCORDER.DOC. VENDOR.DOC has been added.
39. A version with /s enabled for all users, pauses
and reminders removed was uploaded to Compuserve NOVUSER 25-Feb-96.
(Note: Replaced by standard UPCOPY 5.0 about a month later)
********* ISSUE 5.0 FROZEN ON 27-Feb-96 **********
40. A version with documentation modifications has been created for
ASP evaluation.
********* ISSUE 5.0 FROZEN ON 04-Mar-96 **********
Issue 5.0b
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41. A bug which caused problems if a new target sub-directory had a
'.' character in its name has been fixed.
42. UPCOPY will now skip hidden directories.
43. The /CD option (update Common Directories only) has been added (to
the DOS interface only for now). This treats new files in the usual
way, but only for common sub-directories. It makes it easy to copy part
of a large disk or tree to a smaller one.
44. A bug which caused UPCOPY to crash if a question prompt ran to
several lines of text, has been fixed.
45. UPCOPY now adopts the convention that if a disk is specified
as the target (C: etc with no path specified), then the target
directory path is the same as the source directory path.
(Note: Dropp