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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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