-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Date | Version | Details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19/05/91 | 1.00 | Initial release | | 21/05/91 | 1.01 | Bug fix: File Specs not retained if no files | | backed up in that directory. | | 19/06/91 | 1.02 | Bug fixes: | | | | 1) Spelling of "Bacause" corrected. | | 2) Critical error handling now works correctly. | | 3) If there is an abnormal termination, the current | | directory is now where the program was invoked from. | | i.e. It doesn't change. | | 4) Directory entries cleared out of memory sooner | | when no longer required. | | 5) Works correctly under Windows Enhanced Mode and | | other multi-tasking environments. | | | | Enhancements: | | | | 1) /N command line option added to cancel automatic | | logging of drive C when first starting up. | | 2) disabled in General Setup to avoid | | confusion. | | 3) Now handles network/VirusGuard situations where | | files cannot be opened. They are now skipped after | | informing the user and picked up the next time around. | | 4) The backup set name is shown on the alarm reminder. | | 15/07/91 | 1.03 | Bug fixes: | | | | 1) Check Disk option not deleting files when it should. | | 2) FLEXIBAK Plus sometimes appeared to get 'stuck' on | | one or two files on the same disk. This should now be | | fixed. | | 28/12/91 | 1.04 | Bug fix: | | | | 'Drive not ready' error on some computers fixed. | | | | Also minor documentation changes. | | 07/02/92 | 1.05 | Added context-sensitive help. | | Fixed Hardware Error bug. | | Special version - released only in USA & Canada. | | 28/02/92 | 2.00 | Many bug fixes. | | Backup speed now MUCH faster (new filing system). | | Restore File option added. | | Recursive Local File Specs added. | | Disk Formatting now supported. | | Verify Disk option added. | | More statistics displayed. | | Uses EMS memory. | | 11/03/92 | 2.01 | Fixed "Drive not ready" bug again! | | Fixed to run under Windows properly. | | 23/03/92 | 2.02 | 1) Significant speed increases for those not using | | compression, particularly on slower machines. Also | | modest speed increases for those using compression. | | 2) Recursive File Spec bug fixed - if you had any | | recursive file specs in a directory, any normal | | exclusion file specs were treated as recursive. | | 3) Now not possible to enter a file spec of | | "*.*~-" or similar, which was impossible to remove. | | 11/09/92 | 2.50 | 1) Reduced program size and memory overhead. | | 2) You can now press to abort the program while | | it is logging on. | | 3) Backup to fixed media. This is a MAJOR enhancement | | which allows you to take a backup across a network, | | LAPLink etc, to another hard disk, WORM drive or any | | writeable DOS disk device. | | 4) Optional copy of data file to Master Disk switch. | | 5) Better behaved when memory is short. | | 6) New command-line switches allow automatic | | unattended operation. | | 7) Now swaps program data out to XMS, EMS or disk | | when shelling out or formatting a disk. | | 8) Uses XMS as well as EMS to store file information. | | 9) Fixed to work with disk caches such as HyperDisk, | | which cache floppies, and can only detect disk changes | | when the FAT is changed. | | 10) Improved compression size and speed (about 5 - 10% | | improvement in each case). | | 11) Reports are now sent to the screen and optionally | | to the printer. | | 12) Colour change -- Cyan replaced with Light Grey. | | 13) Bug fix for European users -- The "Y/N" prompts now | | accept "Y" and "N" regardless of the country code | | settings for the computer. | | 14) FPSELECT utility added. Allows selection of data | | file from pick-list, and then runs FLEXIBAK Plus with | | the appropriate command-line. Registered version only! | | 15) 386 version added. This is essentially the same, | | but recompiled to make use of the 386 instruction set | | for increased speed. Registered version only! | | 16) Various minor bug fixes. | | 12/01/93 | 2.51 | 1) Fixed looping problem caused by compressed files | | growing when an attempt is made to compress them | | further. Compression progress now checked and | | straight copying carried out if file size increases. | | 2) When straight copying, "No Compression" displayed | | rather than "Compression Ratio 0%". | | 3) FPDIR and FPREST changed to work with backups to | | fixed media. | | 4) Debug info removed from FPDIR | | 5) New installation program incorporated. | | 6) Telephone and fax numbers altered in all docs. | | 7) European prices altered to take into account the | | new VAT legislation. | | 8) Now uses EMS in preference to XMS rather than | | other way around. | | 09/03/93 | 2.52 | 1) Fixed bug in installation script that caused | | looping if installing shareware version with no | | printer connected. | | 2) Fixed divide by zero error caused by | | compression ratio display if 300K file was | | compressed. | | 3) New Quick Start Guide added as QUICKST.DOC | | and referred to in README.DOC. | | 22/07/93 | 3.00 | 1) Optional CRC checking of files over 300K added, | | will now only backup sections that have changed | | rather than whole file. | | 2) Improved memory usage and removal of /F switch. | | Now handles up to 16,000 files in 1000 directories, | | allocating memory only as required. No more out of | | memory or file space errors! /D switch still | | present if more than 1000 directories required. | | 3) Five new report options added: | | Files To Add | | Queries | | Files To Restore | | Files Backed Up | | All Files | | These reports all list files in the same way, | | showing filename, section number, file size, disk | | number and status where A = To Add, Q = Query, R = | | To Restore and B = Backed Up. | | 4) File viewer can now handle up to 16,000 lines | | and allocates memory only as required. | | 5) Locked files and critical errors skipped when | | backing up automatically using /B or /U switch. | | 6) Confirmation of finishing added to various | | options such as Start Backup. | | 7) Prompts before overwriting files during | | restoration. | | 8) Date of last backup used for the alarm feature | | now only updated when a backup is sucessfully | | completed. | | 9) Age of backup now shown in FPSELECT. | | 10) /P option added to FPDIR to pause after each | | screen full of data. | | 11) When answering queries, large files can now be | | skipped by name rather than section. | | 12) Fixed file skipping bug that sometimes caused | | an erronous To Add figure. | | 13) Queries will be ignored when using /B switch, | | enabling unattended backups. | | 14) Backup progress bar added. | | 15) Fixed obscure bug that caused some sections of | | large files to not be backed up if they had been a | | size that was an exact multiple of 300K. | | 16) /S switch added to enable source drive selection | | when first running. | | 17) File section info now shown when using FPDIR or | | FPREST. | | 18) Various documentation changes including a new | | manual. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------