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P C O P Y By Patri-Soft Norm Patriquin Daniel Collier (tm) ┌─────────┐ ┌─────┴───┐ │ MEMBER ───│ │ │──────────────── │ ┌──────┴──┐ │ Association of │ │ ├──┘ Shareware └──┤ ■ │ Professionals ──────│ ║ │─────────────────── └────╨────┘ (714) 352-2820 (Voice) (714) 352-2825 (Data) March 15, 1991 Copyright 1987, 1991 by Patri-Soft PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 2 Table of Contents DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 LICENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 WHAT IS PCOPY ?? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PCOPY FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 COMMAND FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PCOPY MENU EXPLANATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 WAYS TO USE PCOPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SITE LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 CREDIT CARD ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ORDER FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 3 The program author and sole proprietor of Patri-Soft, Norman Patriquin,is an active member of the Association of Shareware Profes- sionals (ASP). The ASP wants to make sure that the Shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a Shareware related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message via MAIL to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. DISCLAIMER Patri-Soft hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this product, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Patri-Soft cannot and will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Patri-Soft or an authorized Patri-Soft agent has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use software, regardless of the form and/or extent of the claim. The user of this program bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. LICENSE PCOPY is a Shareware product. As such, it is made available to the general computing public for evaluation. Users are licensed to operate PCOPY on their personal computers for the purpose of test and evaluation on a trial basis for a limited trial period. It is not possible to reasonably define any definitive limits of a fair and equitable time period for evaluation, therefore it is left to the user's judgment and sense of fair play as to the time required to make a decision as to its usefulness. If the user decides the program is not of sufficient merit to warrant purchase through registration with Patri-Soft, the program should be removed from their personal computer. Otherwise, if the program is deemed useful and is in regular use on the user's personal computer system, registration with Patri-Soft is required. Registered users are those users that elect to pay for PCOPY and register by payment with Patri-Soft. By virtue of registration and payment for the program, registered users are granted a license to continue to utilize the program on their personal computer for as long as they choose. This license authorizes the user to use the program on any personal computer system he or she may own so long as the program is operated on only one computer system at a time. Site licenses for use of PCOPY on multiple computers are available upon request at a reduced fee that is based upon the number of single machines licensed for use. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 4 REGISTRATION PCOPY is sole property of Patri-Soft Shareware products. The Shareware version, and ONLY that version, may be freely copied and transferred to individual parties for evaluation purposes. The Shareware version, and ONLY that version, may be posted on Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) for electronic access as long as NO FEE is charged for its distribution except for private BBS operations that charge a regular user subscrip- tion fee. Computer information services such as Compuserve (CIS), Genie, etc., are authorized to post this product for subscriber access. The Shareware version of PCOPY may NOT be distributed on diskette by any disk distributor/vendor that charges more than $12.00 for the diskette upon which the program and attendant files are recorded without written consent from Patri-Soft. PCOPY is a fully functional Shareware product. Shareware is a computer program distribution/marketing method that permits potential buyers to thoroughly try the program prior to purchase. It is NOT free and it is not in the Public Domain. If, after evaluating the program, you find it to be useful enough to use on a regular basis, you are expected to pay for it by registering with Patri-Soft. The registration fee is $20.00 and the registered version, which is NOT distributed as Shareware, will not contain the opening Shareware screen nor the closing messages. You will also receive a Printed manual with instructions for the operation of PCOPY including many examples of the use of the many features, and illustrations of all the various features in use. You may register PCOPY in one of four ways: 1) By mail with check/money order/credit card (Visa/Mastercard only) to: Patri-Soft, P.O. Box 8263 San Bernardino, CA 92412 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE 6.0% STATE SALES TAX! 2) You may call Patri-Soft (714-352-2825 1200/14400, 24 hours a day) and order online using your credit card. 3) VISA/Mastercard orders are also accepted through telephone orders. Call Public Software Library: 800-242-4775 or 713-665-7017 to order. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 5 The Patri-Soft Shareware Products BBS operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, open to all callers. For extended access, MUST log on and leave a comment to the sysop to the effect that you are a registered user and desire access. The author can also be reached on CIS via PPN 76347,2477 (please use MAIL). The Shareware version of PCOPY may be freely copied and passed on to other individual users for their evaluation. We support our software. One of the great strengths of the Shareware concept is the interaction between the program's authors and its users. Many of the features contained in PCOPY are the result of user input. If you have a problem evaluating this program or want to make a suggestion, comment, or complaint, please contact us immediately. Even after registering PCOPY, if you later determine that it is unsuitable for your use, you may contact us for a refund. It is not necessary that you be a registered user to contact us for technical support. Technical support will be available through the U.S mail, telephone, or the Patri-Soft BBS. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 6 P C O P Y Copy and Move files intelligently and safely with a variety of options... P C O P Y --------- PCOPY is an advanced replacement for the DOS COPY command, one of the most used of the DOS commands. Unfortunately, the DOS COPY abilities are very limited and are not sufficient for many disk maintenance chores. PCOPY is similar to the DOS COPY command in that it copies file data between disks and hard disk directories. In addition, PCOPY provides intelligent file selection and processing options. PCOPY options allow you to use a single PCOPY command to perform a function that would require many complex DOS COPY commands. PCOPY also provides a safer way to copy files than that provided by the DOS COPY command. It allows you to copy only newer files or update a directory with the contents of another. PCOPY will never allow you to overlay a file unknowingly. PCOPY allows you to specify standard DOS wildcard pathnames in the source file specifications, and standard pathnames for the target directory specification. PCOPY attempts to anticipate your needs and then help you accomplish your intent. For instance, if PCOPY determines that the target directory name does not exist, it will ask you if it is to be created. If you respond <YES>, PCOPY will create the directory. With the /SAve option, if you are about to overlay a file with another file with the same name, you will be asked if the older duplicate file is to be renamed with a version number. The PMOVE Option of PCOPY ------------------------- PMOVE is an option of the PCOPY command you can use to move files between disks and directories on disks. PMOVE combines the functions of DOS COPY and DELETE commands to simplify the moving of files. In addition to just moving files, PMOVE also allows you to specify selection criteria to better qualify the files to be moved. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PMOVE automatically determines the environment in which the move is requested and determines if the data must be physically moved or if it can be moved by simply renaming it. The file will be moved by renaming it if the move is to another directory on the same disk device. This is much faster than physically moving the file. In addition, it reduces free space fragmentation, and allows you to move very large files between directories when they could not otherwise be moved with DOS COPY because of insufficient space. The only difference between PCOPY and PMOVE is that PMOVE removes the file from the source location after it has been successfully copied to the target location. PMOVE is implemented as a .BAT file that invokes PCOPY with the /X parameter. PCOPY Features ------------- * Copies files to and from any disk or directory. * Allows you to save older versions of files with new names before replacing them. * Moves files by copying them or renaming them to the new location. * Deletes the original file if /X is specified. * Creates target directories if needed. * Makes sure the DOS archive flag is set correctly for each file as it is moved. * Preserves the DOS date and time for each file moved. * Allows you to pause processing at any time by pressing any keyboard key. Once stopped, the program can be terminated by pressing <ESC>. * Provides file selection and processing control options to tailor the move process to your own needs. * Allows commands to be tested so you may be sure that commands are specified as you desire. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Copies updated files to a special disk or directory. * If there is not sufficient space on the current target disk, PCOPY allows you to place another disk in the drive and continue processing. This lets you copy groups of files larger than disk size to other computers. * Start with a specific file in a directory. * End with a specific file in a directory. * Process files based on the date stored in the directory entry. * Warns you before overlaying a file unless specific parameters indicating otherwise are specified. * Checks target disk for available space before starting to copy files. This saves time when the copy will not be able to complete. * Gives you constant status of the progress of the command. * Runs with windows or using standard DOS screen output. * Format new floppy disks as they are needed by pressing <F3> at any prompt. * Process one directory, a single directory subtree or all directories on a disk (/S). * Allows you to indicate that multiple input disks are to be used and prompts for the next one after each disk is processed. * Create a series of output disks filled efficiently with files from the source location. DOS ERRORLEVEL set to indicate error conditions. PCOPY may be used in .BAT files to copy files and you may confirm results are good. * Special wildcard matching allows you to select all files with specific text in filename. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCOPY Command and Parameters ---------------------------- PCOPY lets you to specify command parameters to qualify the copy criteria. These parameters are optional. If no parameters are specified, PCOPY performs in a manner similar to the DOS COPY command, except that it prompts you before overlaying files. The command format and parameters are described below. PCOPY from_file [to_file] [(/ parameters)] [from] Enter the DOS file specification for the directory and file names to be moved. The filename portion of the file specification may contain wildcard characters documented by DOS (* and ?). You may also specify special pattern selection for text. For example, *DISK*.* would select all files that have the characters "DISK" anywhere in the first portion of the filename. *DI*S*K*.* type specification also works. You may optionally supply a file containing a list of input file names. Create a file containing a filename or complete pathname on each line. Specify the name of this file as the source filename to PCOPY and add the "@" character before the name. The list of files will be processed as if they were all specified on the input command line. For file list processing, PCOPY understands the output of the DOS DIR command. You may use the DOS redirection feature to direct DIR output to a file, edit the file to add or remove entries, and then provide this to PCOPY as input. For example: DIR A: >DIRLIST (edit dirlist) PCOPY @DIRLIST B: [to] Enter the DOS file specification for the directory and filename to be copied to. If the "to" specification is not entered, files will be moved to the current directory. If a single level name is supplied as the last part of the target file specification, PCOPY will search for a directory that matches the specified name. If it does not exist, PCOPY will prompt you to determine if the name is a filename or a directory name. To avoid this prompt, append the name with a \ if it is a directory name, or a . to indicate it is a file name. For example: PCOPY *.* C:\DIRNAME\ PCOPY *.* C:\FILENAME. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /A Archive. Selects only files that have been marked updated by DOS. This flag is updated by DOS whenever a file is processed with an intent to change or create new data. /AP APpend. All source files selected will be concatenated and placed together in a single output file. The output file will be given the name of the first or only selected input file, or the target filename specified. If a target filename already exists when append is specified, all source files copied will be appended to the target file. To cause an already existing target file to be replaced by the copied files, also specify the /R parameter. To combine 3 files into one with /AP, use a command like the following: PCOPY FILE1,FILE2,FILE3 NEWFILE /AP/R /AZ Append text files removing CTRL-Z characters. Like /AP except ctrl-Z characters will be removed from the end of all but the last file copied. /B Backup. When specified, the DOS ARCHIVE attribute is reset after a file has been copied. /BA BAtch processing. Normally, PCOPY will pause if you press any key during processing. This can interfere with programs that store keystrokes in the keyboard buffer for subsequent activity. The /BA parameter sets "no-windows" mode and disables the "key press" check to leave stored keystrokes undisturbed. /BW Black and white. Forces PCOPY to use monochrome colors even when it detects a color display environment. /CD:xxx This parameter allows PCOPY to invoke any command of your choice for each file PCOPY selects. With this parameter, PCOPY will not copy your data. It simply becomes a file selection utility. To use this parameter you must supply the command PCOPY is to execute. To be compatible with DOS command line option specifications, you must use special substitution characters to build a command to your specifications. The following special characters are used: # Is replaced with the full pathname of the file to be processed. $ Is replaced with the filename of the file selected. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ Is replaced with the target filename PCOPY would have copied the file to, if the COPY operation was active. [ Is replaced with a single space character. ] Is replaced with a backslash character (\). } Is replaced with a slash (/) character. This must be used to allow a command to include / parameters, since PCOPY will interpret a slash as one of its own parameters. Example of /CD Parameter The following example shows how PCOPY can be used to drive an EDIT command with variable parameters: PCOPY *.c/d:)1jan89/cd:EDIT[#[}F[}pf:]log Assuming file C:\COMP\TEST.C was selected, the following command would result: EDIT C:\COMP\TEST.C /F /PF:\LOG To execute the command, PCOPY invokes a second copy of the DOS command processor. When the /CD parameter is used, PCOPY forces operation without windows to eliminate screen flashing between commands. /CF:path This parameter alters the meaning of the /CD parameter. When specified with a full DOS pathname (including the filename), it causes PCOPY to write all generated commands to the specified file. The commands will not be executed by PCOPY. This allows you to generate a .BAT file that can be modified and executed at a later time. For example, to generate commands and place them in batch file DOIT.BAT. PCOPY *.c/d:)1jan89/cd:EDIT[#[}F[}pf:]log /CF:DOIT.BAT /C2 /C3 Specify /C2 or /C3 to use different colors when PCOPY is used with windows operation. To make this color change permanent, specify the parameter in the DOS environment variable. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /D:[(]xxx date Select files based on their last update date. This parameter may include a date or a number of days value, and optionally a condition modifier that changes the use of the date or number of days specified. When xxx contains a valid date, the date is compared to the last update date of the file, contained in its directory entry. The file is selected if the condition specified by the condition modifier is met. The condition modifier meanings are: ( File date is older than that specified. ) File date is newer than that specified. = File date is equal to that specified. If the condition modifier is not specified, ) is assumed. Date values may be specified in any of the following formats: MM/DD/YY MM-DD-YY DDMMMYY 12/31/80 12-31-80 31DEC80 If xxx contains a numeric value instead of a valid date, that positive number is used to calculate a date value a number of days prior to the current date. Then that date is used as in the calculation above. The /D: parameter may be specified twice to select files between two dates (date ranges). /D:(1FEB90/D:)1MAR90 When two dates are specified, a file's date must qualify selection based on both date parameters. Specify the /DO parameter to indicate an OR condition between the dates. This will allow any file meeting either date parameter to be selected for processing. /D- Delete all files on target drive before starting copy. /D2 Add files to those already on the first output disk. Then delete all files from subsequent disks provided before copying to them. Use /D2 when you want to append files to a set of already existing disks. This parameter allows you to continue backing up to a partially used disk and then reuse disks containing old unwanted backup files. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /DC & DCA Directory Copy. PCOPY will create a duplicate directory on the output disk for every directory processed on the source disk. Directories are only created when files are to be copied to them. See also the /S option. This is useful for copying all files and directories from one disk to another. Specify /DCA (Directory Copy-All) to copy all directories from source to target drive, even when no files will be moved to the new directory. /DL Same as /DC except that only the last node of the source directory is copied to the target pathname specified. /DO Specify when two /D: date parameters are used. Indicates either date parameter may be met to qualify a file for processing. See also the /D: parameter. /DR:xxx Drive. Use to process multiple disk drives. /DR assumes the presence of the /S parameter, which indicates to process all directories on the source disks. If you are using PCOPY for backup, this lets you process all disk drives with a single command. The following command will copy all modified files from hard drives C:, D:, and E:, to the floppy disk in drive A:. The /D2 parameter will ensure each new output disk is cleared of all files before it is written to. PCOPY *.* A: /DR:CDE/A/D2 /DS Same as /DC except that only the current directory level, and all its subordinate levels, are copied to the target directory. The target directory may contain a pathname with multiple directory levels, so you can copy one directory structure below another directory structure. /DX When target names are single level names with no extensions, PCOPY will ask you if the name refers to a directory or to a new file to be created. If you specify this parameter, PCOPY assumes names without extensions are new directory names. /DY Synchronize source and target directory files. Before copying the first file to any directory, PCOPY will determine if any files exist in the target directory but not on the source directory. If so, PCOPY will remove those files from the target directory. Use this parameter when you want to update one directory or disk to be exactly like another. /E Select and move only files that exist in both the source and target directories. This allows you to replace all duplicate named files. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /EQ Designed for batch file operation. Use this parameter to prevent PCOPY from requiring you to press a key to terminate processing (Exit Quick). Note: Previous versions of PCOPY supported this option using the /EX. Parameter. /EX Exclude files. The exclude facility allows you to provide a list of pathname and filename specifications that are to be excluded from PCOPY processing. Since searching through data on your hard disk requires extensive processing and disk read time, excluding files from the process will save you time, and will reduce the number of false matches displayed for your requests. The exclude facility is implemented with two actions. First, you will need to create an exclude specification file and place it in the same directory where PCOPY is installed on your hard disk. This file will contain the names of all the files and paths to be excluded. Name the file PCOPY.EXC. You may specify DOS pattern names to exclude groups of files with a single specification. Like DOS, use the '*' to indicate the last part of a filename or filename extension may be any set of characters. Also like DOS, use the '?' to indicate that any single position of a filename may be any character. In addition to DOS, two additional pattern features are available. You may place an '*' anywhere in the filename to indicate any set of characters may exist in this point in the name. For pathnames, you may place an '**' at the end of a directory path specification to indicate the specification applies to the specified directory and all subordinate directories. Using '**', you can exclude an entire path with a single specification. Following are examples: 1. *.EXE 2. *.COM 3. TEST*.* 4. *TEST*.* 5. DO?FIX.* 6. PC*XX.* 7. C:\DOS\*.* 8. \TEST\*.* 9. D:\GAMES**\*.* Explanations for the above examples: 1. Excludes all filenames with the extension .EXE from processing. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Excludes all filenames ending with extension .COM. 3. Excludes all filenames beginning with the letters "TEST" from processing. 4. Excludes all filenames having the characters "TEST" anywhere in the first portion of the filename. 5. Exclude files having 'DO' as the first 2 characters of the filename, and 'FIX' as the 4th, 5th, and 6th filename characters. The 3rd character of the filename may be any character. 6. Exclude files having a name beginning with the 2 characters PC and where the first portion of the filename ends with the characters 'XX'. Any 0 to 4 characters may exist between the 'PC' and 'XX' in the first portion of the filename. 7. Exclude all files from the DOS directory on drive C:. 8. Exclude all files from the TEST directory existing on any drive searched. 9. Exclude all files from the D:\GAMES\ directory and also exclude all files and directories subordinate to the GAMES directory. Activating exclude -- Exclude will only be functional when the /EX command parameter is specified. When /EX is specified, you must have a valid exclude file. PCOPY will not continue without one. If you wish exclude to be active during all executions, specify /EX as part of the PCOPY= DOS environment variable. See later in the documentation for a description of this feature. /F:fileFirst. Do not start processing until the specified filename is encountered in the source directory. This parameter is useful for restarting a move or copy that has been terminated. You may specify DOS pattern name characters * and ? to identify the file to begin processing. /FI Fill. Fill output disks as efficiently as possible. Normally files are copied in the sequence in which they are found in the source directory. If a large file cannot be copied onto the output disk, a new disk is requested even though there may be enough space left on the output disk to hold other smaller files. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The /FI parameter causes files to be copied in descending size sequence. When the next file will not fit on the output disk, PCOPY searches for another file that will fit on the disk before requesting a new output disk. When a new disk is placed in the drive, PCOPY begins processing the larger files again. Eventually, all files requested will be copied. /IFA:pathname Check to determine that the source file does not already exist in an alternate directory before processing it. If it does not exist, processing will continue. Use just like IFP specified below. /IFP:pathname Determine if the source file to be copied already exists in the pathname specified by IFP. If it does exist, process the file. If it does not exist, skip the file. For example, PCOPY *.BAT \newdir/IFP:\testdir copies files from the current directory to \NEWDIR only if each file already exists in \TESTDIR. /L:fileLast. Stop processing after the specified filename is encountered in the scan of the directory. The file specified will be processed if it matches selection criteria. You may specify DOS pattern name characters * and ? to identify the file to begin processing. /LG LoG activities. PCOPY will create a disk log of all actions it takes. This is useful if you are using PCOPY as a backup system. The log will help you locate the disk on which a file has been backed up. The log file will be named PCOPY.LOG. For DOS versions 3.0 or later, the log will be created in the same directory from which PCOPY is executed. Other DOS versions will put the log in the current directory. If the log does not exist, PCOPY will create it. If the log does exist, PCOPY will add to it. To begin a new log, delete PCOPY.LOG before running PCOPY. /M More. Stop the screen from scrolling past the end without user intervention. /ME MErge. Works like using /U and /X parameter to move the most current files from one directory into another. In addition, it deletes all the files that are not moved. This effectively merges the most current files from two directories into a single directory. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /MU MUltiple. Process multiple input disks. After the first input disk is processed, PCOPY will prompt you for additional disks. Indicate <Y> to process more disks or <N> to terminate processing. /N New files. Only move files that do not already exist on the target directory. If the file already exists, do not move it. /NA No Archive. Only process files that do not have the DOS ARCHIVE attribute set in the directory entry. With this parameter specified, PCOPY will only process those files that have already been backed up. Files not backed up will not be processed. /NP No Pause. Use when you have made the /P parameter the default action with the SET PCOPY=/P command in the DOS environment, and want to override it. /NW No Windows. PCOPY will not use windows during processing. All screen output will be done through standard DOS facilities. /O:filename-list Omit. Specify a list of filename patterns that are to be omitted (excluded) from PCOPY processing. If multiple filename patterns are specified, separate them with commas. For example: /O:*.BAK,*.EXE,TEST*.* /P Pause before each file is moved and ask for approval to process it. /R Replace any duplicate files on the target disk or directory. PCOPY will replace files regardless of file dates and times. /RD Reset Date. Normally PCOPY retains the original date and time of a file when copying it. With /RD specified, the copied file will have the current date. /RE REgister the program. Use this option to register your copy of the PCOPY utility. You will need to have the registration number and code that is sent to after you request registration. When you specify this parameter, part of the registration screen also allows you to modify the windows option permanently. If you do not want windows during processing, use this option to change the windows program option. You do not need to be registered to change this information. /RO Read Only. PCOPY is just like DOS COPY when it enounters RO files. PCOPY will copy the file, but does not copy the Read Only attribute. Using /RO places the Read Only attribute on the target file. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /S System. If a source directory is supplied, that directory and all subordinate directories will be processed. If no source directory is specified, all directories on the disk will be processed. /SA SAve. Instead of overlaying already existing files with duplicate names, PCOPY renames the file in the target directory with a version number before the new file is copied. This ensures that no data is lost. This facility can be used to save successive versions of a file in a directory. If the file has an extension name, the last two characters of the extension are replaced with a number from 01 to 99, depending on the next available number. PCOPY determines the next available number by looking in the directory for other files with similar names. /SF System Files. Normally, PCOPY skips files marked with the DOS SYSTEM attribute. Using /SF causes SYSTEM files to be selected for processing. /SHx File sharing options. /SHA Ignore file sharing and copy all files. /SHR Allow files opened for read to be copied. /SHN Disallow all file sharing. /SP Split files. /SP indicates PCOPY is to split a file onto another disk if there is insufficient room on the first disk. /SP:nnn Split a file nnn characters into the file. If disk space permits, both parts of the split file will remain in the target directory. /SPL:nnn Split a file at line number nnn. This can be useful for breaking a file into parts for editing. Split File Parameters You may split a file into two or more parts with PCOPY. This is useful for copying files larger than a diskette will hold, or for dividing files into smaller parts for editing. PCOPY identifies the file parts by replacing the second character of the file's extension with a number. For example, PCOPY.EXE could be split into PCOPY.E1E and PCOPY.E2E. The time field of the first part of a split file holds the replaced extension character. For this reason, PCOPY can only automatically rejoin an unmodified split file. Just reference the first part of the split file and the rest will be copied. You may also rejoin files using DOS COPY or PCOPY explicit commands on each part of a split file, as follows: PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rejoining Split File with DOS COPY: COPY /B FILENM.E1E+FILENM+E2E FILENM.EXE Rejoining Split File with PCOPY: PCOPY A:\FILENM.E1E,A:\FILENM.E2E FILENM.EXE/SP !! IMPORTANT! PCOPY cannot split files into more than NINE parts !! /SS:nnn Terminate processing when the source drive's freespace reaches the value specified by the /SS parameter. Use when moving files from one drive to another using the /X parameter. The command PCOPY C:*.* D: /X/SS:1000000 will cause PCOPY to move files from drive C: to drive D: until the freespace on source drive C: is greater than or equal to 1,000,000 characters. /ST:nnn Terminate processing when the target drive's freespace becomes less than or equal to the value specified by the /ST: parameter. The command PCOPY C:*.* d: /ST:500000 will cause PCOPY to copy files to target drive D: until drive D: has less than or equal to 500,000 characters freespace. /SZ: [(] [)] nnn Select a file based on its size. The ( indicates that files less than the indicated size are to be selected. The ) indicates to select files greater than the size. If neither is specified, ( is assumed. /T Test. Test the command without actually updating any files. Issue messages to indicate what will happen if the command is executed without the /T parameter. /T:[(][)][=]xxx Time. Select files based on the relationship between their last update time and the time specified in the command. The /T: parameter may also contain an operator that reverses or modifies the meaning of the time specified, just like the date parameter. Examples of /T:xxx Parameter 1. Process files updated before 11:20 a.m. /T:(11:20a or /T:(11:20 PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Process files updated before 11:20 p.m. /T:(11:20p or /T:(23:20 --> military time 3. Process files updated after 11:20 p.m. /T:)11:20p 4. Process files updated within 60 seconds after 11:21 p.m. /T:=11:21p 5. Leading zeros in hour may be omitted. /T:)1:20 /TF Test First. Works similar to the /T parameter but after test processing is complete, PCOPY will ask you if you want to execute the command as if the /T parameter were not present. If you respond <Y>, the command will be executed and files will actually be processed. /U Update files. Only copy files that do not exist on the target directory or duplicate filenames that are newer than their counterparts on the target directory or disk. Specifying this option results in the most current version of each selected file being in the target directory. /V Verify. Use the DOS VERIFY option while copying data. This causes all data to be reread after it is written to disk to ensure it was written properly. /WH WHy. Indicate why files are not selected for processing. Normally PCOPY will not show file names that are not selected for processing. Specifying /WH will cause PCOPY to display a message indicating why any file was not selected for processing. /WT Wait. Wait for disk to be mounted before beginning processing. This parameter is intended primarily for systems with floppy disks. Before beginning the copy process, PCOPY will ask you to place the proper disks in the drives. This allows you to have PCOPY on a different disk than the disks being processed. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /X Move files. This parameter changes PCOPY's function to move files instead of copying them. After the file is copied, it will be deleted from the source location. If the file is moved is to another directory on the same disk, the directory entry for the file is updated, but the actual data is not moved. This provides for the fastest move possible. PCOPY Menu Operation -------------------- When you start PCOPY without command line specifications it displays a menu for entering copy specifications. Three menus are available for specification of options. You proceed forward and backwards through the menus by pressing the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys. Once you are completed specifying options, press <F10> to start processing. Press <ESCape> at any time to exit from PCOPY. If you need PCOPY help for batch operation, press <F1>. You may save a particular combination of menu specifications for use at a later time by assigning copy profile names to them. PCOPY saves up to four different copy profiles. To use these in a subsequent execution of PCOPY, simply select one of the saved names from the menu. All options on the menus will be set to reflect the contents of the saved profile options. Menu options are specified in one of two ways. First, you may be asked to key specific parameter information into parameter fields. Second, you select toggle options by positioning the highlight bars over options specified and pressing the <Enter> key. PCOPY will only allow compatible options to be specified, so turning on some options may automatically deactivate others. You see this happen when watching highlighted options. Use the up and down arrow keys, or the tab keys, to move from option to option. A short help line is provided at the bottom of the display to assist you in understanding each option. It changes as you move the cursor from option to option on the display. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCOPY MENU (1 of 3) ------------------- Copy Profile ------------ An area is provided for you to provide an optional copy profile name to be associated with these parameters. Provide a 1-8 character name. The parameters specified for this process will be saved and associated with this profile name. To the right of the name field are names for up to four copy profiles previously saved. To use the parameters of any one of these profiles, press <1>, <2>, <3>, or <4>. The menu will automatically change to reflect the saved specifications. From Path --------- Enter the file specification for files to be copied. The same rules apply as for command line specifications. See that section of this document for details. Following are examples: C:\DIRNAME\*.EXE \DIRNAME\*.EXE \DIRname *.exe Drives ------ Enter additional drives to be searched for the path specification in From Path above. To Path ------- Specify the target location where files are to be copied. Following are examples: C: C:\DIRNAME C:\DIRNAME\FILENAME Process Options? ---------------- COPY MOVE TEST VERIFY WRITES Highlight the MOVE or COPY action to take. TEST mode causes PCOPY to execute without really copying data. Use TEST to check that your parameters are correct (/TF ,/X, /V). Multiple Directories? --------------------- ENTIRE DISK ALL SUBORDINATE DIRECTORIES Indicate what directories are to be read to find files to be processed. SUBORDINATE DIRECTORIES indicates to read the current directory and all of its subordinate directories to find files to process (/S, /DS). PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directory Actions? CREATE NEW CREATE ALL ------------------ CREATE/ADD LASTNODE MERGE SYNCHRONIZE Specify actions to be taken at the directory level. CREATE NEW -- Automatically create directories needed on the output disk (/DC) CREATE ALL -- Automatically create directories for every directory read on the source disk (/DCA). LASTNODE -- Use the last directory level from the source disk, and append it to the directory name on the target disk. This creates a new directory structure under the target directory specification (/DL). MERGE -- Merge files from the source specification into the target directory. Delete old or exact duplicate files from the source location. Replace newer duplicate files on the target location. (/ME). File Filtering? NEW & MORE RECENT FILES ONLY NEW --------------- FILES PAUSE/ASK FOR EACH FILE MARKED FOR BACKUP READONLY HIDDEN SYSTEM Indicate selection criteria for files to be processed: NEW -- Copy files that do not exist on the target directory and files that exist but are newer. ONLY NEW -- Process files that do not already exist on the target directory (/N)> PAUSE/ASK -- Stop and prompt for approval before processing each file (/P)/ MARKED BK -- Process files that have been modified sine they were previously backed up (/A). READONLY -- Process files that having their readonly attribute set (/RO). HIDDEN -- Process files that have their hidden attribute set (/SF). PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSTEM -- Process files that have their system attribute set (/SF). The second PCOPY menu. Access this menu by pressing <PgDn> from the first PCOPY menu. The second menu of PCOPY options LIST FILES NOT PROCESSED Show filenames matching the filename criteria, but were not processed for other reasons. Indicates filename and the criteria that caused it to be skipped (/WH). SET DOS FILE CHANGED INDICATOR AFTER COPY After copying the file reset the DOS attribute indicating the file needs backup (/BA). SET DOS FILE DATE TO TODAY AFTER COPY After copying the file, set the date and time on the file to the current date (/RD). FILL OUTPUT DISKS EFFICIENTLY WITH BEST FIT Process files in a sequence that will allow them to efficiently fit on output diskettes. PCOPY will find files to completely fill a disk before going on to additional disks (/FI). ERASE OUTPUT DISKS BEFORE USING ERASE ON ALL BUT FIRST Erase all files on target disks before copying files to them. 'ALL BUT FIRST' is normally used during backup to add files to the first backup disk used (the last one used for the previous backup run), and then erase all subsequent disks before copying to them (/D- , /D2). APPEND COPIED FILES TOGETHER IN ONE OUTPUT FILE All files being copied are to be merged into one output file. The output file is the filename specified on the target specification (/AP). PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILES MAY BE DIVIDED INTO PARTS ACROSS DISKS Split files onto multiple disks if there is not enough room on the target diskette for the entire file to fit. See the /SP command line parameter. ASK FOR MULTIPLE INPUT DISKETTES Causes PCOPY to ask for more input diskettes after the first diskette is processed. Great when reading from a series of diskettes (/MU). DISABLE SOUNDS DURING PROCESSING Disables speaker beeps normally sounded to inform the user some action is needed (/SO). The third and last PCOPY menu Select files by size ===> If a numeric value is specified, only files larger than (>), or smaller than (<) the value are processed. The numeric value must be preceded by < or > (/SZ:). Select by date From Date: to Date: If one or more dates are specified, only files having a date less than or greater than the dates specified will be selected for processing (/D:). Stop when Source Drives freespace > If a numeric value is specified, PCOPY will check the source drive freespace before copying each file. If the drives freespace is greater than the value specified, processing will stop. Use with MOVE option to empty a disk up to a specified level of freespace (/SS:). Stop when Target Drives freespace < If a numeric value is specified, PCOPY will check the target drive's freespace before copying each file. If the freespace is less than the value specified, processing will stop. Use to copy files to a disk until it has less than n characters free (/ST:). PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duplicate Files: REPLACE SAVE OLD COPY ONLY DUPLICATES Indicate how to process files that already exist on the target directory. REPLACE -- Overlay files regardless of date/time (/R). SAVE OLD -- Rename the target file and then copy the source file to the directory. The new name will have a number placed in the files extension to indicate the version of the file (/SA). ONLY DUPs -- Select duplicate filenames for processing. Ignore all other files (/E). Networks: NO FILE SHARING COPY FILE BEING READ COPY ALL IN USE When using PCOPY in network environments, indicate how PCOPY is to proceed when files are found to be in use by other tasks in progress. NO SHARE -- Skip files in use (/SHN). READ -- Process files being read by another task (/SHR). ALL -- Continue to process any file already in use (/SHA). Process files in date sequence: ASCENDING DESCENDING Process files in date sequence. Use to copy the most recent files, or the oldest files to a target location (/SN, /SO). WAYS TO USE PCOPY ----------------- 1. Copy files from floppy disk to hard disk PCOPY is safer than DOS COPY when copying files your system. It prevents you from accidently replacing a file with another of the same name. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- When PCOPY encounters a duplicate file, it will stop and ask if the file is to overlay the already existing one. You can tell PCOPY to REPLACE or UPDATE files with /R and /U command line parameters. Following are samples of the simplest copy commands using PCOPY: If you are copying to the current directory on the hard disk: PCOPY A:*.* To copy to a specific directory: PCOPY A:*.* \SPECDIR 2. Taking changed files from work to home It is common to need to take files from home to work or visa-versa. Since it is difficult to keep track of all the files you may have updated, it is convenient to let PCOPY find the updated files by copying all files updated within the last n days to a diskette. You reduce copy time by not copying an entire directory and are sure to get all newly changed files. PCOPY *.* A:/d:3 <== updated last 3 days PCOPY *.* A:/D:)1DEC90 <== After date 3. Copy files modified before/after a time Sometimes the only way to identify recently changed files is by using the time they were updated. PCOPY can select files by time of day. You might use this option to determine what files were updated after 5:00PM. Remember, with the /T TEST option, PCOPY serves as a unique facility to locate and list files matching your selection criteria. PCOPY's unique selection facilities can be used to locate and list files. The /T option indicates to scan disks and simulate processing but do not actually move or change any data. 4. Quick move files to a new directory on the same hard disk Moving files with DOS requires two commands. COPY the data, then DEL the files from their original location. In addition to requiring two commands it forces DOS to copy the data. If the file is larger than the available freespace on the hard disk, a copy of the data is not possible. PCOPY moves files to new directories on the same disk without having to physically copy the data. It simply moves the file reference to a new directory. Even huge files move in an instant! PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCOPY \OLDDIR\*.DAT \NEWDIR /X 5. Copy only duplicate files To update a directory with duplicate files from another directory or disk: PCOPY \FROMDIR1 A:*.* /E 6. Copy multiple groups of file by extension names Use PCOPY to process multiple file selection specifications with a single copy command. Separate each with a comma. PCOPY *.BAT,*.EXE,*.COM \EXEDIR 7. Copy files excluding files of one or more extension names The OMIT feature lets you exclude files from processing using command line specifications. It is commonly used to exclude program files when copying to diskettes. PCOPY *.* A: /O:*.EXE,*.BAT,*.COM 8. Copy files containing specific characters in their name When you need to select or find files having a specific word in their names, but the filenames do not begin with the word, PCOPY can locate them. Copy all files having names containing the 3 consecutive characters "ZIP". PCOPY *ZIP*.* \ZIPFILES 9. Display files having specific name Use PCOPY to find all occurrences of files by name on a disk. PCOPY can scan a disk and display or process files from multiple directories. The /S (SCAN) parameter causes PCOPY to search all directories. PCOPY *.DOC \TEST /S/T PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Copy only newer files between disks and directories One of the most common uses of PCOPY is to copy data between diskettes and hard disks. Use the update (/U) parameter to make sure only newer files are updated. Add the "WHY" (/WH) parameter to cause PCOPY to show any files that were not processed. Note that you can specify the target directory name without trailing \. PCOPY A:*.* C:\NEWDIR /U/WH 11. Copy a disk including all directories to a new disk PCOPY copies directories too. Simply specify the Directory Copy parameter (/DC). The file will be copied to the same directory name on the target drive. If the directory does not exist, it will automatically be created for you. Adding the Scan (/S) parameter causes PCOPY to scan all disks on the source drive. Using a combination of /S/DC, you can copy all files and directories from one disk to another. Note, /DC only copies directories when files are to be copied into them. This insures that unneeded directories are not also copied. To copy every directory even if no files are copied, specify the All Directory Copy (/DCA) parameter instead of /DC. PCOPY A:*.* F: /DC/S 12. Copy a directory and all subordinate directories To copy or move files from a directory and all its subordinate directories use PCOPY's /DS parameter. The following example scans the directory C:\WP and any subordinate directories to copy all files having the extension name .TOM to a diskette. PCOPY \WP\*.TOM A: /DS 13. Fill one or more diskettes from hard disk files DOS COPY and XCOPY are unable to copy a set of files to multiple diskettes. When the first diskette is full, they stop. PCOPY is not limited to copying to a single diskette. It detects when a disk is full and asks if the copy is to continue on to additional output diskettes. PCOPY also makes maximum use of diskette space. When you are attempting to copy many files to diskettes for backup or transporting, you want to use as few diskettes as possible. The PCOPY Fill (/FI) parameter causes PCOPY to fill output diskettes without wasting space. With the /FI parameter, PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- when PCOPY is unable to fit a file on an output diskette, it saves that filename for later processing and searches for another file that will fit on the disk. This results in significant savings in diskettes and time to process them.. PCOPY C:\WP\*.* A: /FI 14. Copy files larger than a floppy disk to multiple diskettes Unlike DOS COPY and XCOPY, PCOPY can copy files larger than a diskette to multiple diskettes. This is accomplished by splitting large files into multiple parts. PCOPY only splits files when there is insufficient space on the output disk and when the split parameter is specified. The Split (/SP) parameter tells PCOPY it is OK to split large files. Following is an example: PCOPY C:\WP\*.* A: /SP/FI To restore split files, simply use PCOPY to copy the files back to a disk large enough to contain the entire file. PCOPY will find the split files and automatically recombine them. PCOPY A:*.* C:\WP /MU 15. Backup from hard disk to floppy disks PCOPY is not a full backup system but its features allow it to be used for backup processing. It is very effective for backing up one hard disk to another. Following is a basic explanation of backup procedures. The most common backup technique is referred to as Incremental Backup. This technique uses two different backup commands to implement initial full backup, and daily incremental backup. Incremental backup lets you avoid repeatedly backing up your entire system each time you want to backup. Instead, the first time you backup, you copy your entire system to disks. Then, each subsequent day (or other backup period) you only backup the files that have changed since the previous backup. If you are like most users, your "daily" backups will require only a couple of minutes because you only modified a small portion of your files since you last backed up. A special DOS maintained file archive attribute supports incremental backup. The flag is an indicator field that is kept by DOS in each files directory entry. It is stored along with file date, time and size information. Whenever DOS, or an application, creates or changes a file, this archive attribute flag is set to indicate the file needs to be backed up. Programs that support backup use this flag to distinguish between files that need backup, and those that have already been backed up. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whenever a program backs up a file, it should reset the flag to indicate backup has been done. Then, incremental backup processing will know to skip the file and not back it up again until it has changed. Following is an example of using PCOPY to backup hard disk C: to diskettes in drive A:. Full Backup First we will show the PCOPY command to make the first backup. PCOPY C:*.* A: /DC/S/D-/A/LG/FI The above command causes PCOPY to copy all files on drive C: to drive A:. /DC and /S causes directory names to be copied to the target drive and makes PCOPY backup from all directories. Since this is the first backup, /D- is included to force all files on drive A; to be deleted prior to the copy. /A causes PCOPY to reset the DOS archive flag on each processed file to show the files were backed up. The /LG parameter asks PCOPY to write a log record to PCOPY.LOG for each file written. The log file can be used to locate the diskette containing a file to be restored. /FI causes PCOPY to fill all disks efficiently and make optimum use of diskette space. This command should only be run for the first backup. INCREMENTAL BACKUP (Daily backup) The following command causes PCOPY to scan your disk to find files that have changed since your previous backup, and add them to your already started set of backup diskettes. PCOPY C:*.* A: /DC/S/D2/A/LG/FI/B The incremental backup command is almost the same as the full backup except for two parameters. The /B parameter causes PCOPY to only process files that have the archive (backup) attribute set. Processing will be confined to changed files. /D2 is used in place of /D-. /D2 indicates that PCOPY is to append files to the first backup disk and then to erase all files before reusing any additional diskettes. After running your full backup, keep track of the last diskette written to. This will be the first disk provided for the next Incremental Backup. Label a set of backup disks and number them sequentially. Use a specially marked diskette sleeve for storing the last disk used. This will make it easy to identify when running backup again. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restoring files from backup disks Use PCOPY to restore any file from the backup disks. The PCOPY.LOG file contains a complete list of all backups done. You can examine this file to determine if and when a file was backed up. Then use the following PCOPY command to restore any files. PCOPY A:filename.ext C: /MU/DC/S 16. Combine one or more files to a single new file Use PCOPY to combine two DOS text files into a single output file. The following command copies two files to a single file, DOS.TXT. The append parameter causes them to be concatenated together. PCOPY DOC.TX1,DOS.TX2 DOS.TXT /AP 17. Copy and save duplicate files with a new generated name Use PCOPY when you need to copy updated files to diskettes that already contain previous versions of the same files. The /SA parameter indicates PCOPY is to save old versions of files by renaming them with version numbers in their extension names. PCOPY.C would be renamed to PCOPY.C01 before a new PCOPY.C is copied to the same diskette. PCOPY \UPDATES \CSOURCE /R/SA 18. Merge two directories Use PCOPY to move all files from one directory to another making sure the most current version of files in both directories are kept. Merging files from one directory into another involves three actions. First PCOPY moves files from the source directory that do not already exist on the target directory. Second, it moves newer duplicate files to the target directory. Third, it deletes files from the source directory that were not copied to the target directory. PCOPY \fromdir \todir /ME PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 33 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19. Execute any command with selected files as parameters Since PCOPY has file selection capabilities not available in other programs it can be used to select files to be processed by other commands and applications. For example, the following command will start an EDIT command for all P*.C files found by PCOPY. With the /CD parameter, PCOPY only starts other commands. It does not copy or move data. PCOPY P*.C /CD:EDIT[# 20. Search multiple directories for files to copy Use PCOPY to scan a set of directories and copy files to a new location. This is useful if you are not sure of exactly what directory a file name exists in or if files from multiple directories are to be copied. Use the /S or /DS parameter. Here is a sample command: PCOPY LOOKFOR.ZIP A: /S/DR:CDE 21. Delete files on target disk and copy files to it You may keep a work diskette handy by your machine to use to transport files between home and office. Use the /D- command with PCOPY to erase any old files on the disk before copying new files to it. This saves you from having to use a delete command and press Y to delete all files. The following command will erase the disk in drive A: and then copy files to it. PCOPY PW*.C A:/D- 22. Restarting a previously incomplete copy Sometimes it is necessary to stop a copy and start again at a later time. Even with a single diskette the DOS COPY command is unable to resume processing from a specific filename. The PCOPY /F:filename.ext parameter provide PCOPY with a starting filename. The following command copies all files from PCOPY.C in a directory to diskette drive A: PCOPY *.* A: /F:PCOPY.C If you are referring to a hard disk, you do not need the /F command to resume processing. Simply specify the /U parameter. PCOPY will skip all files previously copied and start when the first uncopied file is reached. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Freeing disk space by copying files to archive disks When your hard disk becomes full, you can use PCOPY to locate old files and move them to diskettes for archival storage. The following command finds files in the ARCHIVE directory that are older than a specified date, and move them to diskette. Include the /SS:nnn command to stop processing when sufficient freespace is available on the hard disk. PCOPY \ARCHIVE A: /X /D:(1jan89 /ss:1000000 24. Transporting an entire disk to another computer Copying one disk and all its subdirectories to another disk is easy. The first command copies all files to diskettes. The second command copies the files and directories from the diskettes back to any hard disk. PCOPY C:*.* A: /DC /S /FI PCOPY A:*.* C: /DC /S 25. Determine differences between files in two disks One of the most useful functions of PCOPY does not copy files at all. To compare and report the differences between files on a diskette and the files on a hard disk directory, use the PCOPY command in test mode. PCOPY A:*.* \DIRNAME /U/WH/T The /T parameter indicates test mode, no copy or move is to be done. The /U indicates to update any newer files. The /WH indicates to show why any files would not be copied. The resulting display shows the new files, which are newer versions, and what files are already on the drive as duplicates. It will also indicate what files are older copies of the same filenames. 26. Keeping files on two computers in synchronization The /DY synchronization parameter indicates PCOPY is to make the target directory contain the same files as the source specification. It saves time by only copying files needed. An important feature is its ability to remove any files from the target drive that are not on the source drive being copied from. This command is especially useful for transporting files from work to home and home to work using diskettes. A quick command at the end of each day will copy the files and remove deleted ones. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCOPY \WORDPROC\*.* A: /DY Work to diskette PCOPY A:*.* C:\WORDPROC /DY disk to home 27. Saving generation backup copies of a files Products that backup files before changing them often do not consider situations when a user stops and starts an application many times between backups. Unless multiple backup files are maintained, good versions of a file can be lost when good backup versions are replaced with bad versions. Since PCOPY can create backup files with consecutively numbered names, you never lose a backup version. Just use PCOPY to make a copy of the file(s) to a backup directory before starting your application. PCOPY %1 \BACKUP/SA/NW/U Make backup 123 %1 <=== Start application After you next backup your system, delete the PCOPY backup versions to free space on your hard disk. Use PDEL delete utility to delete all files in the BACKUP directory without being prompted to confirm the delete request. After Backup: PDEL \BACKUP\*.*/NC Erase backup directory 28. Quickly copying files from one diskette to another Since multiple floppy drives on a system cannot be accessed at the same time, it is very inefficient to copy files from one floppy disk to another. Instead, create a temporary directory on your hard disk and first copy the files to the hard disk directory. Then move them from the hard disk directory to the output diskette. This greatly reduces copy time by avoiding multiple stopping and starting of floppy drives. If you can use a ram disk as an intermediate drive, the copy will be very fast. MD C:\TEMP PCOPY A:*.*/NW PCOPY C:\TEMP B:/X/NW RD C:\TEMP PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Site licensing plans for one or more Patriquin utilities: --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Site licensing fees are as follows: The first five copies of any or all utilities are purchased at full price. If all utilities are purchased, printed documentation is included for these first 5 copies. All additional copies of any utility or complete package are 1/3 off the normal price. You pay a maximum of $2000.00 to register any individual utility or $4500.00 for all utilities, for an entire site. This gives your installation rights to copy and distribute the utilities to anyone at your site. This also allows "at-home" use of any utility for any person at the site. A site is a company location in one city. A location in another city is considered a second site. If a utility is placed on a LAN, each regular user of a utility placed on the LAN should be registered. Use your own good judgement here. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISA / Mastercard / Telephone Registration ------------------------------------------ You may place a telephone order for the utilities using your credit card by calling Nelson Ford's Public (Software) Library. Telephone orders: 800-242-4775 or 713-665-7017 The PSL supplies Shareware software at a nominal cost to its customers. Consider them for all your Shareware needs. ---- OR ------ You may call the Patri-Soft BBS and register online. The number is (714) 352-2825 1200/14000 8-N-1. Fill out script 2 to place your order. Credit card orders are also accepted through U.S. Mail. PCOPY Version 9.0D April 1991 Copyright 1991 by Patri-Soft Page 38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION ------------ Patri-Soft provides full support to users, both registered and non-registered. We provide support through several different way: U.S. Mail - You may send us problem reports through the mail. Any extended information that you can provide is greatly appreciated. (i.e. screen shots, the actual problem file, etc). Telephone - You may contact us at (714) 352-2820 to discuss problems. However, extended telephone support is limited as the circumstances require. CIS - You may contact us on CompuServe (76347,2477). This is usually the fastest way. A BBS is in operation 24 hours a day to take your enhancement requests and problem reports. The number for this is (714) 352-2825. (1200/14000 8-N-1). Extended access is provided to registered users of the utilities. Patri-Soft offers a money back guarrentee if you are not satisfied with the software. Simply contact us with the reasons of your dissatisfaction, and we will gladly refund your money. We at Patri-Soft pride ourself on our user support. If for some reason you feel that you have not gotten the service you deserve, PLEASE let us know. We try to respond to ALL users quickly and politely. Registered PCOPY 9.0D Order Form -------------------------------------------------------------------- VISA/Mastercard orders are also accecpted through telephone orders. Call Public Software Library: 800-242-4775 or 713-665-7017 to order. -------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ Registration of all Patriquin Utilities with program disk and User's Guide....................@ $45.00 _____ Update Service -- in addition to above, send the next version automatically when it is available....@ +$15.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ PCOPY -- File Copy, Move, Backup, Update, more!...$20.00 _____ PSEARCH -- Locate files on your disk. Outstanding!..$20.00 _____ PDELETE -- Save space with automatic disk cleanup...$20.00 _____ PPRINT -- Advanced file print w/special formats....$20.00 _____ PALERT -- Warns you of low disk space..............$15.00 _____ PATTR -- Manage attributes of DOS files...........$10.00 _____ PDAILY -- Automatically execute commands once/day..$10.00 _____ Update a registered set with new disk and manual - show proof of previous registration SER=_________....$15.00 _____ Shipping/Handling for orders outside USA, add ........$ 5.00 Total amount of my order is: $________ Method of Payment: ____ Check or money order (Made out to Patri-Soft) ____ Visa or Mastercard Card number _____________________________ Exp. Date __________ Disk Size (circle one)? 5 1/4 3 1/2 =================================================================== Name: __________________________________________________ Company: _______________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ City: ________________________ State: ________ Zip: __________ I learned about PCOPY from: _____________________________________ Send order to: Patri-Soft P.O. Box 8263 San Bernardino, CA 92412 Reporting Problems (PCOPY 9.0D) I welcome all comments or enhancement suggestions. Please document each item clearly and provide printed examples, if possible. Please be sure to include this form with all requests. It will help to make sure we can provide you with the best possible service. Name: __________________________________________________________ Company: _______________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ City: __________________________________ State: _______________ Zip: ______________________________ Telephone: _______ / ________________________ (Home / Work) Date: _________________________ Machine Type:_______________ Name of Utility: _______________________ DOS Level: ____________ Description of problem or enhancement: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Suggested solution: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________