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- RSU32 RELEASE NOTES
-
- 09-JUN-98 V1.22
-
- SynchronizeDir options "ForceNewer" added, which modifies "Overwrite" (and
- thus can only be specified in conjunction with it) and forces modified but
- newer files in the destination directory to be kept.
-
- 26-APR-98 V1.21
-
- SynchronizeDir options "CreateEmptyDirs" added, which causes SynchronizeDir
- to create directories in the destination path even if they are empty in the
- source path. The default behaviour is to create directories with files only.
-
- 13-APR-98 V1.2
-
- Credit Card Payment added.
-
- 15-MAR-98 V1.13pl5
-
- The IfRegValueExist command can now be used to query the existence of the
- default value by omitting the <value> parameter.
-
- 14-OCT-97 V1.13pl4
-
- User abort now hopefully really yields errorlevel 17.
- If an external command cannot be found, a more accuarate error message will be
- displayed.
-
- 18-SEP-97 V1.13pl3
-
- User abort now yields errorlevel 17.
-
- 21-JUL-97 V1.13pl2
-
- There was a bug in RSU32's conflict management. It was fixed.
- Also, RSU32 did not properly return focus to the calling process. This was also
- fixed.
-
- 16-JUL-97 V1.13pl1
-
- There was a bug in 1.13's new feature that only those dirs in the target that
- actually contain files after synchronization are created. Now it should work.
- Also, a sanity check was included. If the destination directory is a subdir of
- the source, it is automatically excluded from synchronization (to avoid non-
- terminating loops). The same happens if the source directory is a subdirectory
- of the destination dir.
-
- 14-JUL-97 V1.13
-
- This version fixes several bugs within the environment variables handling and
- the registry manipulation commands. Also, if SynchronizeDir is used with
- FilesLike and DirsLike (or ExcludeDir and ExcludeFile), only those directories
- from which files/dirs where actually copied are created in the destination
- path. Now there is also a check for enough free space (and a warning message if
- there is not) after 2 Megabytes of copied data in SynchronizeDir.
-
- 11-JUN-97 V1.12
-
- The command line switch /quiet was added. If specified, the registered version
- of RSU32 produces no output whatsoever (and will show no window). If /debug is
- specified along with /quiet, the debug file is written. This switch has no
- effect in the unregistered version of RSU32. Please note that RSU32 will never
- finish if in quiet mode commands are executed that require user input, such as
- "pause".
-
- 01-JUN-97 V1.11
-
- RSU32 now displays additional information if file security information cannot
- be obtained or set. Also, this feature now works more reliably. Auditing
- information is now also copied if the "CopyAudit" option is specified in
- addition to "CopySecurity". RSU32 must be run with BackupRead and BackupWrite
- privileges in order for CopyAudit to work. CopyAudit does not work alone, only
- in conjunction with CopySecurity.
- WARNING: If CopyAudit is specifed and RSU32 is not run with BackupRead and
- BackupWrite privileges, NO file security information will be copied, even if
- the privileges would allow for the owner information and the discretionary ACL
- to be copied!
-
- 25-MAY-97 V1.1
-
- A bug that caused RSU32 to hang if used with undefined environment variables
- has been fixed.
- A new option for SynchronizeDir has been added: CopySecurity. Under Windows NT,
- this will copy the enhanced file attributes, user/group information and any
- associated discretionary ACL's during copy operations. Under Windows 95, this
- option has no effect.
-
- 28-MAR-97 V1.03
-
- A bug within the IF RegValue() command has been fixed.
-
- 25-JAN-97 V1.02
-
- RSU32 now properly aborts the synchronization if the network goes down in all
- cases. A bug in earlier versions caused data loss in some instances when during
- a synchronization over a network the network went down and the DELETE parameter
- was specified. Be sure to upgrade!
-
- 22-JAN-97 V1.01
-
- A bug within IniAddLine that allowed to add the same line even if it was
- already present has been fixed.
-
- 05-JAN-97 V1.0
-
- Final Release of RSU32 1.0. After half a year of an integrated beta testing/
- extended development phase, RSU32 has been thoroughly tested and is very stable
- now. No known bugs remain (although there are probably still quite a few
- unknown left).
-
- 30-DEC-96 R0.985ß
-
- Oops - There was a bug in R0.984 that I didn't see - a case of optimizer-beats-
- effectivity. Fixed.
-
- 29-DEC-96 R0.984ß
-
- RSU32 now will also recoginze two files as equal (provided file name and size
- match) if the two file times differ by no more than +-23 hours and +- 30
- seconds. This will allow RSU32 to cope with a WAN that spans several
- time zones. Supersedes teh behaviour in R0.983ß.
-
- 25-DEC-96 R0.983ß
-
- RSU32 is now »lazier« in the comparison of File Dates/Times. Due to some as yet
- unexplained behaviour in Windows NT 4, some files which are supposed to be
- equal in date and time differ very slightly. RSU32 now considers one file
- equal to another if the file sizes and names are the same and the file time
- differs by no more than 30 seconds (and the hour differs by no more than 1).
-
- 12-DEC-96 R0.982ß
-
- A bug has been fixed in command line option handling. A command line option
- has been added: /NOABORT will disable the Abort button in the RSU32 main
- window. It will also disable the key combination ALT+F4 and any other close
- method.
-
- 04-DEC-96 R0.981ß
-
- RSU's helper app, SPAWN.EXE, is now found even if RSU has not been started from
- the directory where it resides.
- Besides, a bug with SynchronizeDir's Report feature and another with the
- environment handling has been fixed.
-
- 28-NOV-96 R0.98ß
-
- RSU32 now checks for different file times using the built-in API function
- "CompareFileTime". Besides, some minor GUI changes and bug fixes.
-
- 27-OCT-96 R0.97ß
-
- bug fix... this is getting boring ;-)
-
- 20-OCT-96 R0.96ß
-
- Just another tiny bug fix...
-
- 10-OCT-96 R0.957ß
-
- Just a minor bug fix.
-
- 06-OCT-96 R0.956ß
-
- Several fixes in the INI* commands have been made and the display of the
- intro screen has been speeded up.
- Besides, it should give me more info on why NT 4 is so unruly in respect
- to the self-made 3D-look of RSU32.
-
- 04-OCT-96 R0.955ß
-
- Just another test version.. no bug fixes, no improvements.
-
- 03-OCT-96 R0.95ß
-
- This version fixes minor bugs concerning If-Registry commands that caused
- RSU32 to hang in some (very particular) cases.
- It also hopes to improve visual quality (what a phrase!) in Windows NT 4,
- under which OS it previously showed weird behaviour in its main window
- (the left one).
-
- 02-OCT-96 R0.947ß
-
- This version searches SPAWN.EXE in its initial startup directory. It also
- fixes a bug that made tracking the thumbbar in the output window impossible.
- Furthermore, it should speed up the display in the output window with many
- lines due to added high-speed assembler code.
-
- 30-SEP-96 R0.946ß (in the early morning/late night hours...)
-
- This version tracks everything it does within its function SpawnExternal,
- in which the weird behaviour under Windows NT takes place.
-
- Nothing else has been changed or added - I'm still stuck with this one.
-
- 29-SEP-96 R0.945ß
-
- This version has no major enhancements nor bug fixes. It is intended to give
- me more detailed information on RSU32's misbehaviour under Windows NT
- when spawning external applications.
-
- 24-SEP-96 R0.94ß
-
- This version changes the method by which it communicates to child processes
- (i.e. DOS programs, such as del or xcopy), thereby obsoleting the usage of
- TMP-files and introducing the concept of anonymous pipes.
-
- The helper application SPAWN.EXE must be in the same directory as RSU32.EXE.
-
- 22-SEP-96 R0.93ß
-
- Only Bug Fixes.
-
- 08-SEP-96 R0.92ß
-
- RSU32 is now a fully-featured multi-threaded application, which allows for
- a smoother, more responsive behaviour of the GUI.
- Several small bugs have been eliminated.
-
- 28-AUG-96 R0.91ß
-
- RSU32 now supports more command line options. In order to see the output
- window, you have to specify the /OUTPUT parameter. Otherwise, RSU32 will
- not show the output window. You can also save the content of the output
- window to a file, using the parameter "/LOG file.ext" (you do not need to
- specify the /OUTPUT parameter for this to work).
- Many small bugs, especially in If Registry- and RegXXX-commands in
- conjunction with Windows NT have been eliminated.
-
- 09-JUN-96 R0.55ß
-
- RSU32 now can be run without a command line. In such a case, it scans the
- WIN.INI file for the line "Default Command Options=..." in the section
- [RSU32].
- A bug with the /TRACE option has been fixed.
-
- 06-JUN-96 R0.5ß
-
- Besides fixing some minor bugs, especially in the new Registry manipulation
- commands and changing the icon (BTW: If you have an idea for a cool icon,
- please let me know), this version introduces three new commands:
-
- 1.) If RegKeyExist({where}) {key} then
- 2.) If RegValueExist {value} then
- 3.a) If RegValue({value}) = {content} then
- 3.b) If RegValue({value}) <> {content} then
- 3.c) If RegValue({value}) < {content} then
- 3.d) If RegValue({value}) > {content} then
- 3.e) If RegValue({value}) <= {content} then
- 3.f) If RegValue({value}) >= {content} then
-
- The first command finds out whether the key {key} in the registry {where}
- (currently only supports "local" and remote servers) exists. It does NOT open
- the key. The key most previously opened remains open and untouched. The {key}
- parameter may be relative to the current open key.
- The second command determines whether a value in the currently open key
- exists.
- The remaining commands take the content of the value {value} in the currently
- open key and compare it to {content} using the specified operator.
- The form of {content} depends on the type of the value being examined. It can
- have the same formats as in the RegSetValue command.
-
- 26-MAY-96 R0.35ß
-
- As testing and development of RSU32 proceeds, I am now implementing the
- Registry manipulation commands in RSU32.
- In the final release, RSU32 should be able to process registries on the
- local machine, on the network and text file-based registries (such as created
- when you export a registry or a key in the REGEDIT program).
- (drop the text files - I spare them for a later version. None in 1.0!)
- As of now, the former two are implemented (local and remote registries). Of
- these, the manipulation of the local registry has been tested in some detail.
- The commands are as follows:
-
- RegOpenKey {where} {key}
- RegSetValue {value}:{type}:{content}
- RegDeleteKey {where} {key}
- RegDeleteValue {value}
-
- The RegOpenKey command opens, or, if not already present, creates the key
- specified by {key}.
- The RegSetValue command sets (and in doing so possibly creates) a value of
- the type {type} to the content {content}.
- The RegDeleteKey command deletes the key {key} with all of its subkeys and
- values.
- The RegDeleteValue removes one value (i.e. the one specified by {value}) from
- the current key.
-
- In order for RegSetValue and RegDeleteValue to work, the key must have been
- opened by RegOpenKey first. In later stages of RSU32 beta testing, there
- will be If RegKeyExist, If RegValueExist, and If RegValue = {something}
- commands to enable the RSU program to determine whether specified keys/values
- exist and what they contain.
-
- The option {where} can be either "Local", or a server name on the current
- network (e.g. \\LONDONSERVER7), or a file name or a UNC name of a text file
- (which is not yet supported). "Local" denotes the local registry and a server
- name denotes the registry of the specified server. A file or UNC name denotes
- a text file that contains registry information and is to be manipulated.
-
- Keys have the format \\KEY\SUBKEY\SUBKEY\....\SUBKEY, e.g.
- \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet.
-
- Long key names can be word-wrapped before any backslash (\), such as:
-
- RegOpenKey Local \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System
- \CurrentControlSet
- \Services
-
- Please note that the name of the topmost key must be preceded by two
- backslashes (\\).
-
- Keys can also be relative to the currently open key. For instance, the
- combination of the two commands
-
- RegOpenKey Local \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet
- RegOpenKey Local Services\Arbitrators
-
- opens (and possibly creates) the key
- \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Arbitrators
- in the local registry.
-
- Please note that both commands refer to the same registry. If the second
- command referred to a remote registry or a file, the key name would have been
- considered complete (rather than relative) and the function would have failed
- (as Services\Arbitrators is not a valid complete key name).
-
- The {type} specifier in the RegSetValue command can be REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ,
- REG_MULTI_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN, REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN or
- REG_BINARY.
- The format of {content} depends on the type specified.
- REG_DWORD, REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN and REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN require one
- single unsigned DWORD (which can either be specified as a hex value, e.g.
- 0xFFFFFFFF, or as a decimal value, e.g. 4294967296). A DWORD stores 32 bits of
- unsigned data. This means a DWORD contains any number between (and including)
- 0 to 4294967296.
- REG_SZ and REG_EXPAND_SZ require one single character string enclosed in
- quotes (").
- REG_MULTI_SZ requires one or more character strings enclosed in quotes and
- delimited by spaces ( ) and/or commas (,).
- REG_BINARY requires one or more bytes in hexadecimal or decimal form (e.g.
- 0xFF or 255) delimited by commas (,).
-
- 08-MAY-96 R0.2ß
-
- As a result of first testing, I have found and removed several minor
- bugs, as well as included several new features in RSU32.
- You can now specify /TRACE as an command line option. If you do so, RSU
- will stop after every line in the RSU program file until you press a
- key. This allows you to debug the program more thoroughly.
- Furthermore, there is a command PAUSE - which stops until a key is
- pressed. I have also included the command SHELL, which allows you to
- execute DOS commands. Syntax is SHELL <dos command>.
-
- 24-APR-96 R0.1ß
-
- Thanks for your interest in RSU32. Please let me point out that this
- version is still quite untested, and that any kind of errorneous
- behaviour may occur! It would therefore be unwise to use RSU32 on live
- machines.
- RSU32 has the same functionality as RSU for DOS, with the following
- exceptions:
-
- * The IF-BIOS command is not supported. It's function will later be
- accomodated by the Registry commands (which will allow to manipulate and
- query the Windows Registry). These, however, are not yet implemented.
-
- * The possibility to apply the INI-commands to text files (through the
- use of the REM [Section] syntax) is no longer supported.
-
- The SynchronizeDir function should be working exactly as in RSU for DOS,
- except that you can specify long path names and UNC's. However, the code
- for the function is also new, so that proper function cannot be
- guaranteed.
-
- Please do report any bugs you may find and suggestions on the improval
- of RSU32! It will greatly help me make the program as reliable and
- user-friendly as possible in the shortest possible time.
-