* Fixed an "Index out of bounds" error on the new Select folder dialog
* A quick fix to eliminate the bug when compressing files with accented characteres in the file name
(a more complete fix for this problem comes in future versions)
2003-09-11 Version 5.2.0.0
* Now you can store files in the zip archive using the OEM codepage for compatibility with WinZip and other programs
* Now you can select whole directories in the exclusion list
* New hungarian translation included (full)
* Fixed a bug on drag and drop in the properties dialog box
* A debug mode was introduced.
* Fixed the error: ZipMsgXX.res is probably not linked to the executable
2003-09-06 Version 5.1.4.0
* Some more changes introduced in the Copy procedure.Hopefully the "Invalid window handle" error will be gone now.
2003-08-23 Version 5.1.3.0
* Fixed a bug in the Copy procedure.
2003-08-23 Version 5.1.2.0
* The old zip method has been dropped and completly replaced by the new one
* A new improved german translation is done
* Portuguese-pt translation added
* Hungarian translation added (somewhat incomplete, but usable)
2003-08-10 Version 5.1.1.0
* Encrypt procedure for the new zip method fixed
2003-08-10 Version 5.1.0.0
* An alternative zip method has been implemented using the INFOZIP libraries. Hopefully all zip and CRC problems will be gone now. (Note that this is NOT the default compression method. You need to select it from the options)
* German translation added
* Chech language added.
2003-07-26 Version 5.0.3.0
* FTP transfers uses now the inclusion/exclusion list
* All the elements on the interface use the default charset
* Lithuanian translation included
2003-07-13 Version 5.0.2.0
* You can now select multiple directories for the source file. An alternative "standard" dialog is also included due to problems of the new dialog on double-byte systems
* A new type of "dummy" source has been added(Pressing Ctrl-Alt-D on the source edit box)
* Fixed an error in the converting utility. When converting a list from version 4 to 5 an inclusion list was converted as an exclusion
* I'm back using the old copy method and not using streams anymore: too much problems
* Some changes has been made on the english, swedish, french and italian translations
* Dutch translation added
2003-07-04 Version 5.0.1.0
* The select folder dialog was giving a lot of problems on chinese and other double-byte Windows, so I am back into the standard select folder dialog.To select multiple directories you must now use drag'n'drop from the explorer.
* Drag'n'drop is now supported directly into the New backup window and not only into the main window.
* If the source contains more than one item and you are compressing, the zip file will now always store absolute paths.
* A bug in the installer has been fixed when setting the autostart keys on the registry
* The program now correctly re-writes read-only files
* The program copies now the file attributes
2003-06-30 Version 5.0
* The backup engine has been rewrited from scrach
* User interface has been partially re-designed
* A main menu has been added for users without mouse
* The password for the user interface is now cached in memory 1 minute
* Multi-language support
* The program no longer hangs if the current list doesn't exists
* Support for backup to a FTP server
* A backup item can now contain multiple files/directories
* Incremental backups are now possible on zip files
* Fixed a bug when selecting shortcuts
* Fixed a bug on the exclude/include dialog box
* Some SMTP servers verifies by the sender e-mail
{Normally the from address will be the same of the destination e.mail
but if the user writes an adress as the SenderName, use THIS as the
SenderAddress}
* The copy procedure has been COMPLETLY rewrited, using streams now
* The incremental procedure uses the Archive bit now and not the timestamp of the file
* Now you can give the backup items a name
* Help file converted to HTML format
* The backup list is now executed in a sequencial way and not at the same time on different threads
* On the Before-After backup events you can now enter pauses
* A new kind of backup (manual) has been introduced
* A timer event will NOT start now at time=0
* The select folder dialog allows multiselection now
* The installation program uses now a modified version of Inno Setup
* An utility to convert backup lists from version 3 and 4 to version 5 has been included
* An utility to translate thr ptogram has been included
* The setup utility grants now privileges to logon as a service to the user if the program is installed as a service
* A bug fixed with zipped files. When zipping a big file (>700 Mb) the zip file would become corrupted sometimes. This has been fixed.
2002-11-26 Version 4.1.9.0
* A bug fixed. The "store absolute paths" option works OK now.
* The SMTP password is hidden now on the user interface.
2002-11-15 Version 4.1.8.0
* The day "Wednesday" is now correctly displayed on the grid.
* When one or more items on the grid where deleted, the number of files and size were not
updated. Fixed.
* The grid shows now the number of files and the total size to backup, considering the
exclude/include list.
2002-11-06 Version 4.1.7.0
* When calculating the total file sizes, the user interface doesn't lock now.
The calculating code runs in another thread now.
2002-11-05 Version 4.1.6.0
* On XP multiple instances cannot be started now with "fast user switch".
* Hopefully a bug has been fixed on the service-interface interprocess communication
* The "Low priority" option for copy thread has been re-written
* The progress bars indicate now when one big file is beeng zipped or copied by
changing the caption. This way the user gets the picture that something is going on.
2002-10-30 Version 4.1.5.0
* A REAL command line utility has now been included (cobline.exe). If you want to
do a manual backup from the command line, use this program (cobline.exe) and NOT CobBU.exe.
The arguments are the name of the list to backup (using quotes if the name contains spaces)
and and optional /q to close the program when it executes.
Example:
cobline.exe "c:\Cobian Backup\MainList.lst" /Q
If you don't write a file name, you will be prompted to enter one (don't use quotes this time,
if you are prompted by the program).
This command line utility creates a separated log file (logline.txt).
2002-10-28 Version 4.1.0.0
* Added a function to "clone" backup items on the list. (right click on any item)
* Live update writes now to the log file. A new version is logged as "error"
to get your attention
* Now it is possible to change the priority of the copying threads. Sometimes when executing
several backup threads, the performance of the system will go down. If you don't mind a
longer backup time, change the priority to Low. The default value is Normal.
* The "Day of the Week" combo box is now a drop down list.
2002-10-15 Version 4.0.0.0
A new major version of Cobian backup if out.
* The program engine has been re-written from scratch.
* Two new events has been added to every backup : a "Before backup" event and an "After backup".
These events are useful if you need to automatically close some program before the backup and
open it again after the backup.Please, read the help file for more information about some
problems when using this feature as a service.
* Every backup item has now it's own unique ID
* The program checks now if a file is in use by another program BEFORE it tries
to copy it. This way you will no longer get a destination file with 0 bytes in
it.
* You can now sort the items in the list view by Name, Size, Source, Attributes, Kind or Destination.
* The exclude/include list accepts now wildcards (ex: *.doc, cob?.ex?, etc)
* The log book's engine is much more robust now
* The inter-process communication between the engine and the user interface works MUCH better now.
* Two progress bars show now the status of the zipping and copying operations.
* The program can now schedule Windows restart-shutdown events.
* Better looking user interface
* An emergency "Abort backup" function added (experimental)
* Multi-language support added for future translations.
2002-07-07 Version 3.9.2.0
* The "information window" has been substituted by a new status bar.
* Help file updated
2002-07-07 Version 3.9.1.0
* All the icons in the user interface has been replaced in favor of better looking ones.
* The password for zip files and for the user interface are now two separated options
* A bug has been fixed when selecting multiple files on a new event
* The list view shows now only one field for the attributes: Zip, Overwrite, Incremental and Include subdirectories.
* About box style changed to a standard one
2002-06-27 Version 3.9.0.5
* The source code has been cleaned up and optimized a bit more
* A new button added to create an empty list
2002-06-26 Version 3.9.0.3
* A new option is available to store the absolute path of the files in the zip
* Fixed an intermitent bug when storing the coordinates of the user interface into the ini file
2002-06-26 Version 3.9.0.2
* Some optimizations done
* Ini file for the backup progress window is now a separated file
* The total number of files and the total size is now correctly calculated
* A new item ID has been introduced for future use
* A bug has been fixed when adding multiple files at the same time
* Some visual changes in the option dialog
2002-06-24 Version 3.9.9.1
* A special way to handle eventual exceptions added to the user interface.
2002-06-19 Version 3.9.0.0
* A new fonster shows the status of all active threads (everything that is going when backing up)
* The status bar shows now the total size of the set and the total number of files to backup
* A bug fixed (a Quit message was posted to the engine before the exit confirmation)
* NO MAJOR UPDATES OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE DONE.
2002-06-19 Version 3.8.7.6
* Fixed an issue with incremental backups. Newer files could be replaced by older ones.
2002-06-17 Version 3.8.7.5 released
* A new button (Delete log file) added.
* Now you can set the time when the log file will be mailed. You are no more restricted to 22:00.
2002-05-07 Version 3.8.7.0
* The user interface remerber now the last position and the columns width
* Now you can manually backup separate items. There is no need to manually backup all the items at once.
* The destination and source edit box can be manually editet by double clicking.
2002-05-02 Version 3.8.6.6
Fixed another problem with date conversions. Hopefully it works now on all systems
2002-04-29 Version 3.8.6.4
Fixed a problem when Windows uses the date format DD-MMM-YYY (ex: 23-DEC-02).
2002-04-24 Version 3.8.6.3
* A bug fixed. When the program tried to copy a file and failed a dialog box was shown.
This is now fixed.
* The installation program gives a warning if an old version is found on your system
2002-04-24 Version 3.8.6.2 released
* Support for Windows XP themes
* Uses standard Windows colors now (by request)
* Supports drag'n'drop from Windows Explorer
* You can now select multiple files from the "Open File" dialog box
* The program remember your last destination folder
* The zip procedures support now OEM conversion (PKZIP compatible)
* Installation program works MUCH better now.
* When running as an application, the program supports parameters now.
The parameters are:
/backupnow -backups the active list
/nogui - don't show the user interface
filename (no / is allowed. If the file name contains spaces, use ")-loads the list filename
