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- SmartDir for Windows 95/98/NT4
- Version 3.0
- Release Notes
- August 1999
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-
- This file contains the following sections:
-
- 1. System Requirements
- 2. Installation
- 3. Uninstallation
- 4. Documentation
- 5. Technical Support
- 6. Version History
-
-
- 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- - Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.x
- - 8 MB RAM (Windows 95/98)
- - 16 MB RAM (Windows NT 4.x)
- - 800 KB Free Disk Space (4 MB during installation)
-
- Note:
- SmartDir will NOT run under Windows 3.1,
- Windows for Workgroups, or Windows NT 3.x.
-
-
- 2. INSTALLATION
-
- The distributed smdir30.exe file is a self-extracting
- archive. It can be used to install SmartDir in one of
- two ways:
-
- - Running it directly will automatically extract the
- installation files and start the install program.
-
- OR
-
- - If you prefer, you can use an unzip utility to extract
- and review the included files prior to the install.
- If you extract the files manually, you can start the
- install process by running the setup.exe program.
-
-
- 3. UNINSTALLATION
-
- To completely remove SmartDir from your computer
- you should use one of the following two methods:
-
- - Click the "UnInstall" item in the SmartDir program group.
-
- OR
-
- - Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel.
- - Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- - Select the Install/Uninstall tab.
- - Select "SmartDir 3.0" in the list of installed programs.
- - Click the Add/Remove button.
-
- Note:
- If you have placed any files other than the original
- SmartDir components in the program directory
- (default is C:\Program Files\Gavlock Consulting),
- this directory will not be removed, and the additional
- (non-SmartDir) files will not be deleted.
-
-
- 4. DOCUMENTATION
-
- Comprehensive program documentation is available via
- the Help menu. Context sensitive help is provided in
- many dialog boxes.
-
- The Batch.txt file contains instructions for running
- reports in unattended mode.
-
-
- 5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- SmartDir technical support is available
- via the following methods:
-
- Email:
- support@gavlockconsulting.com
-
- US Mail:
- Gavlock Consulting
- PO Box 25102
- West Des Moines, IA 50265-9402
-
- Internet:
- http://www.gavlockconsulting.com/sdtechs.htm
-
-
- 6. VERSION HISTORY
-
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- Version 3.0 (August, 1999)
-
- All Reports:
- - Removed the 20,000 line report limit.
- - Changed the way reports are generated, resulting in
- decreased memory usage and an exponential speedup.
- - Added a "batch" interface that allows you to
- generate reports in an unattended manner via the
- command line. You can use the system scheduler to
- automatically run a report at a given time
- (for example: every Monday at 4:00 AM).
- - Modified all date formats to show 4-digit years.
- - Added the ability to choose between 3 date formats:
- MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, or YYYY/MM/DD.
- (Initially defaults to the local Regional setting.)
- - Added a "No Sorting" option to speed up the
- generation of large reports (typically used with
- Tab-Delimited output that will be sorted in another
- application).
- - Added the ability to include "Created" and "Last
- Accessed" dates in reports (in addition to the
- existing "Last Modified" date).
- - Added the ability to include sequence numbers in
- reports (sequentially numbers each detail line).
- - Changed Regular format reports to always show footer
- totals (even if terminated with the Esc key).
- - Added Computer Name and Volume Name info to
- Regular report headers.
- - Reformatted Regular report headers to make them
- easier to read.
-
- Directory Size Reports:
- - Added "percent of total" figures to the FILES and
- TOTAL SIZE columns.
-
- Miscellaneous Improvements and Fixes:
- - Removed the ability to sort on non-reported fields.
- - Fixed a problem with individual file sizes over 2 GB
- being reported as negative numbers.
- - Fixed a problem with the 11-point font not
- displaying correctly.
- - Fixed a problem with improper line wrapping in
- Regular reports.
- - Added a "/faststart" command line switch. This can
- be used to bypass the initial network status check,
- speeding up the opening of SmartDir if connected to
- a large network.
- - Raised the "large report" warning dialog criteria
- from 2,000 lines to 50,000 lines (due to the vast
- improvement in speed).
- - Updated the Help file to reflect the new features
- and fix some minor context help issues.
-
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- Version 2.0 (April, 1999)
-
- All Reports:
- - Increased the report line limit to 20,000 items.
- - Added the ability to generate output in Tab-Delimited
- format, making it easier to import report data into
- a Word table, an Excel spreadsheet, or an Access
- database.
- - Added the ability to specify what fields to include
- in a report.
- - Added a Network button to each report dialog, allowing
- you to map network drives from within the program.
- - Added NTFS file compression information.
- - Added Delete, Select All, Find, and Find Next to
- the Edit menu.
- - Added Find and Find Next buttons to the Toolbar.
- - Added the ability to change print page orientation
- and margins.
- - Removed report line limits for the first 20 reports
- generated with the unregistered version. This will
- allow a more meaningful evaluation.
- - Added a prompt that warns when a report larger than
- 2,000 lines is about to be generated. You can choose
- to proceed or cancel.
- - Added the ability to terminate long-running report
- generation with the Esc key.
- - Added a "File system type:" line to report headings.
-
- File Listings:
- - Added the ability to customize the "Files of Type:"
- options.
- - Increased the report line limit in the unregistered
- version to 30 items.
-
- Directory Size Reports:
- - Added the option to generate Detailed reports that
- show the size of each directory in the entire base
- directory tree.
- - Increased the report line limit in the unregistered
- version to 5 items.
-
- Large Files Reports:
- - Increased the report line limit in the unregistered
- version to 5 items.
-
- Deletion Candidates Reports:
- - Added .zip files to the "Search For" options.
- - Increased the report line limit in the unregistered
- version to 5 items.
-
- Miscellaneous Improvements and Fixes:
- - Statically linked the MFC routines into the program.
- This makes a larger executable but should eliminate
- problems on systems with out-of-date MFC .dll files.
- - Fixed the problem of SmartDir shortcuts not pointing
- to the correct directory if the default directory is
- overridden at install time.
- - Fixed the problem of SmartDir shortcuts not being
- created when installed by a non-Administrator user
- on Windows NT 4.
- - Increased all "total size" counters to 64-bits. This
- fixes problems with file systems larger than 4 GB.
- - Added the ability to access all registration options
- directly from the program.
- - Updated the Help file to reflect the new features.
- - Added an initial Welcome dialog to the unregistered
- version. It explains the 20 unlimited reports and
- subsequent report line limits.
-
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- Version 1.0 (January, 1999) - Initial release
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