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- C P Y D S K
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- A better diskcopy
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- Version 1.21
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- The authors do not guarantee this software free from defects and
- may not be held liable for loss caused by such. Your use of
- this software constitutes your acceptance of these terms.
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- Copyright (c) M. Ferrel and R. Frazier 1990
- All Rights Reserved
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- LICENSE
-
-
- CPYDSK, in any version, is neither public domain software nor
- free software. The program, its associated documentation and
- supplementary files are property of the authors and may not be
- sold without permission of the authors.
-
- CPYDSK is provided as a SHAREWARE program. This means that you
- are granted a limited license to use CPYDSK for a trial period
- of 30 days to determine if it is suitable for your needs. Use
- on any other basis or beyond the trial period requires
- registration. A registration form is provided later in this
- manual.
-
- You may make copies of CPYDSK and give them to others subject to
- the conditions stated above and provided that all files are
- included without modification as a single unit. Electronic
- bulletin boards may make CPYDSK available for downloading under
- the same conditions.
-
- Non-commercial PC user groups and computer clubs may distribute
- CPYDSK on diskette subject to the previously stated conditions
- except they are expressly allowed to charge a nominal fee for
- distribution provided no more than $5 per diskette containing
- the CPYDSK files is charged.
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- Commercial distributors of SHAREWARE or "Public Domain" software
- and other commercial enterprises wishing to distribute CPYDSK
- either alone or in combination with other hardware, software,
- books or materials must obtain permission in writing from the
- authors.
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- A registered user may use their copy of CPYDSK on more than one
- computer as long as they only use their copy on one computer at
- a time.
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- This license agreement can only be modified by written consent
- of the authors.
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- WARRANTY
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- CPYDSK is supplied as is. The authors specifically disclaim all
- warranties relating to this software, its associated
- documentation and supplementary files, express or implied,
- including without limitation any implied warranties of
- merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The
- authors will not be liable for any special, incidental,
- consequential, indirect or similar damages or claims, including
- loss of profits or any other commercial damage, even if the
- authors or an agent of the authors has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages. In no event will the authors'
- liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the
- license to use the software, regardless of the form of the
- claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the
- quality and performance of the software.
-
- GOVERNING LAW
-
- The license agreement and warranty statement shall be construed,
- interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of California.
- Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the
- other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be
- brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent
- jurisdiction located in Sonoma county, California. The parties
- hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts.
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-
- INTRODUCTION
-
-
- Is this you? You have one 5 1/4" floppy drive and/or one 3
- 1/2" drive. When you go to do a diskcopy on any disk larger
- than 360KB, you do the 'floppy shuffle'. You know, 'Insert
- Source Diskette'; drive whirrs for a moment; 'Insert Target
- Diskette'; drive whirrs some more; 'Insert Source Diskette';
- etc., etc., etc! What's more, *EVERYTHING* is copied from the
- diskette: Empty cylinders as well as ones with data. And what
- if you want to make another copy of the same diskette? When the
- first copy is done, you have to repeat the whole process
- including re-reading the Source diskette all over again. What a
- waste of time!
-
- If all this sounds familiar, then CPYDSK is for you. CPYDSK is
- designed to avoid the 'floppy shuffle'. Here are some of the
- features of CPYDSK:
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- * CPYDSK copies the Source data first using as much conventional
- DOS memory as available. If necessary, expanded memory, if
- present, will then be used. If expanded memory is not present
- or is exhausted, auxiliary disk space (usually a hard
- disk) will be used, if that, too, is present.
-
- * By default, CPYDSK will copy only those cylinders that have data
- on them. You have the option to override this and make an
- exact duplicate of the Source diskette if you wish.
-
- * If the Target diskette requires it, CPYDSK will format the
- Target diskette while copying the data. When the Target disk
- requires formatting, CPYDSK will format all cylinders whether
- or not it is only copying Source cylinders with data on them.
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- * If all the Source data could be read in one pass, CPYDSK will
- give you the option to make multiple copies without re-reading
- the Source data.
-
- * CPYDSK will, at your option, do a read-after-write verification
- of the data written to the Target diskette.
-
- * CPYDSK options can be set using a menu or from the command
- line. Command line settings can be reviewed and changed at
- the menu or you can set a command line switch to skip the menu
- and go directly to the copy operation. This last option allows
- easy customizing via batch files.
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-
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- INSTALLING CPYDSK
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- 1. Read the READ.ME file for last minute items and a list of all
- CPYDSK files supplied with this version.
-
- To make a hardcopy of the READ.ME file, enter
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- COPY READ.ME PRN
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- 2. The only file needed to run the program is CPYDSK.EXE. To
- install CPYDSK, just copy CPYDSK.EXE to the desired disk and/or
- subdirectory.
-
- For example, assume your CPYDSK files were on a floppy disk in
- drive A: and you wanted to install it on your hard disk C:.
- Entering the following command from DOS will accomplish that.
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- COPY A:CPYDSK.EXE C:CPYDSK.EXE
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- Or, let's say you have a subdirectory named \UTILITY on your
- hard disk C:. You can install CPYDSK in that subdirectory by
- entering:
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- COPY A:CPYDSK.EXE C:\UTILITY\CPYDSK.EXE
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- STARTING CPYDSK
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-
- CPYDSK is invoked from the DOS command line by entering its
- name, CPYDSK, optionally followed by command line parameters.
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- If you get the error message, "Bad command of filename", it is
- because one of the following reasons:
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- 1. The command was issued when not logged onto the drive and /
- or directory that contained CPYDSK.EXE.
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- 2. CPYDSK.EXE was not on a disk or in a subdirectory listed in
- your PATH statement.
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- 3. CPYDSK was entered without also specifying the drive and / or
- path which holds CPYDSK.EXE as part of the command.
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- Log onto the disk and / or subdirectory that contains CPYDSK.EXE
- and try again. Or, check you DOS manual for information on how
- to set your PATH statement or issue commands using full path
- information.
-
- *** WARNING! ***
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- Do not use CPYDSK with drives redirected with the ASSIGN or
- SUBST commands. Careless use of CPYDSK with these commands
- may result in undesired writing to either the Source or
- Target diskettes.
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- ****************
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- USING CPYDSK
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- I. CPYDSK WITH NO COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS.
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- The easiest way to use CPYDSK is without command line parameters
- Enter:
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- CPYDSK
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- A menu will pop up on the screen. The following items will be
- displayed with defaults similar to these:
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- Copying from Source floppy drive: A
- To Target floppy drive: A
- Temp storage drive (optional): C
- Fast or Exact duplicate (F/E): F
- Read-after-write verify copy (Y/N): N
- Change options each new copy (Y/N): Y
- Audible prompts (Y/N): Y
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- The values on the right side are program defaults. They tell
- you the following:
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- * The diskette drive that will be used to read the Source
- diskette is drive A:
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- * The diskette drive that will be used to write the Target
- diskette is drive A:
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- * If necessary, data read from the Source diskette will be
- stored on disk C: (Note, if the computer did not have a
- hard disk, this space would be left blank)
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- * Only cylinders with data will be copied (the Fast option)
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- * Data written to the Target will not be verified (the faster
- choice).
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- * When you answer 'Y' to the prompt to copy a new diskette, you
- will be placed back in the menu so you can change any of the
- options displayed.
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- * The program will beep when it prompts you to change diskettes
- or answer a question.
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- The cursor will be located under the first item on the right
- side.
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- The following keys are active at the menu:
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- Up / Down cursor arrow keys: Move to other options.
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- Tab / <Shift> Tab keys: Move to other options.
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- <Enter>: Move to the next option. If pressed on the last
- option, this will end option selection and start the
- copy operation.
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- <PgDn>: Immediately accept menu items and start copy operation.
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- <Esc>: Cancel copying and quit the program.
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- F1: Display help for that option.
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- To change an option, just type the correct letter over the one
- displayed. If a temporary storage drive letter is displayed
- and none is desired, press the space bar to blank the
- selection.
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- II. COPYING WHERE SOURCE DRIVE AND TARGET DRIVE ARE THE SAME:
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- Make any changes required at the menu and press <PgDn> to start
- the copy operation. Pressing <Enter> when at the last option will
- also start the copy operation.
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- The computer will beep (if audible prompts are enabled) and you
- will be prompted:
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- Put Source disk in drive d:
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- Press a key when ready . . .
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- d: will actually be the diskette drive you specified in the
- first menu option.
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- Put the Source diskette into the specified drive and press any
- key, except <Esc>. <Esc> will cancel the copy operation and
- quit the program.
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- The program will read the data from the Source diskette and
- display the copy status after each cylinder of data is read.
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- When all data that can be read are read, the computer will beep
- again (if enabled) and prompt:
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- Put Target disk in drive d:
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- Press a key when ready . . .
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- Remove the Source diskette and replace it with the Target
- diskette. Press a key (except <Esc>) to continue. The program
- will now write the data and display copy status. If formatting
- is required, that information will also be displayed.
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- After writing all the data read from the Source diskette, the
- program will prompt again.
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- If all the Source data was read in the first pass, the program
- will beep a new tone (if enabled) and prompt:
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- Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)
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- If you answer 'Y', you will be prompted for a Target diskette
- again. Also the program will keep a count of the number of
- copies that have been made and display the count in the lower
- left corner of the display window. If you answer 'N' to this
- prompt you will receive the 'Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)'
- prompt described below.
-
- If all the Source data could not be read in one pass, then you
- will be prompted to switch back to the Source to read some more
- data, then to the Target to write this block of data. This will
- continue until the copying is complete. Under these
- circumstances, when the copying is complete, you will not be
- prompted to 'Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)'.
- Instead you will go directly to the prompt:
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- Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)
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- Answer 'N' to this prompt to end the program. Answer 'Y' to
- copy a new Source diskette.
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- If 'Change options each new copy' option is 'Y', you will be
- place back in the menu to start another copy. If the option is
- 'N', you will be immediately prompted for a Source diskette.
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- III. COPYING WHERE SOURCE DRIVE AND TARGET DRIVE ARE NOT THE SAME:
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- Make any changes required at the menu and press <PgDn> to start
- the copy operation. Pressing <Enter> when at the last option will
- also start the copy operation.
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- The computer will beep (if audible prompts are enabled) and you
- will be prompted:
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- Put Source disk in drive d:
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- Press a key when ready . . .
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- d: will actually be the diskette drive you specified in the
- first menu option.
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- Put the Source diskette into the specified drive and press any
- key, except <Esc>. <Esc> will cancel the copy operation and
- quit the program.
-
- The program will now prompt you for the Target drive:
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- Put Target disk in drive d:
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- Press a key when ready . . .
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- In this case d: will be the drive specified on the second menu
- item.
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- The program will read the data from the Source diskette and
- display the copy status after each cylinder of data is read.
- When all data that can be read are read, the program will write
- the data to the Target and display copy status. If formatting
- is required, that information will also be displayed.
-
- If all the Source data was read in the first pass, the program
- will beep a new tone (if enabled) and prompt:
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- Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)
-
- If you answer 'Y', you will be prompted for a Target diskette
- again. Also the program will keep a count of the number of
- copies have been made and display the count in the lower left
- corner of the display window. If you answer 'N' to this
- prompt you will receive the 'Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)'
- prompt described below.
-
- If all the Source data could not be read in one pass, the
- program will automatically switch between writing to the Target
- and reading from the Source. This will continue until the
- copying is complete. Under these circumstances, when the
- copying is complete, you will not be prompted to 'Make another
- copy of this diskette? (Y/N)'. Instead you will go directly to
- the prompt:
-
- Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)
-
- Answer 'N' to this prompt to end the program. Answer 'Y' to
- copy a new Source diskette.
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- If 'Change options each new copy' option is 'Y', you will be
- place back in the menu to start another copy. If the option is
- 'N', you will be immediately prompted for a Source diskette.
-
- IV. CPYDSK WITH COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS.
-
- The CPYDSK program can be started from the command line with the
- following optional parameters:
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- cpydsk [s [[t] h]] [/[no]exact] [/[no]wait] [/[no]sound] [/[no]auto]
- [/[no]mono] [/[no]relax] [/[no]verify]
-
- Note the brackets ([]) signify the parameter is optional. If
- the parameter is not specified, the default value shown is used.
-
- s is the letter of the Source floppy. (default is A drive)
-
- Enter the letter of the floppy drive you want to use for
- reading the Source diskette.
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- t is the letter of the Target floppy. (default is A drive)
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- Enter the letter of the floppy drive you want to use for
- writing to the Target diskette.
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- Note that if a Target floppy drive is specified on the
- command line, the temporary data disk letter MUST also be
- specified. If no temporary data disk is desired, start the
- program and then put a blank (press the space bar) at the
- 'Temp storage drive' option on the Menu.
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- If not specified, the Target drive will be the same as the
- Source drive.
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- h is the letter of the disk used to temporarily store
- Source disk data (if needed).
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- Note the Source floppy letter must be specified first on
- the command line if the temporary data disk letter is to
- be specified. (Default temporary data disk is the first
- hard disk drive found, usually C drive, or nothing if no
- hard disk present - see /auto below)
-
- The following parameters are 'switches' (i.e., you use them to
- switch options on or off).
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- To enable a switch, type a / and at least the first letter of
- the switch. For example, /exact can also be entered as /e or
- /ex or /exa or /exac.
-
- To disable a switch type a / the letters no and at least the
- first letter of the switch. For example to disable waiting at
- the menu before starting the copying (i.e., to skip the menu)
- enter /now or /nowa or /nowai or /nowait.
-
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- /exact Make an exact duplicate of the Source. (default is /noexact)
- This corresponds to the 'Fast or Exact' menu choice.
-
- /exact will make an exact duplicate of the Source
- diskette, just like the DOS DISKCOPY command does.
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- /noexact will skip diskette cylinders that do not have
- data on them.
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- In either case, if the Target diskette is unformatted,
- all tracks on the Target diskette will be formatted.
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- /verify Do a read-after-write verify of copy (default is /noverify)
- This corresponds to the 'Read-after-write' menu choice.
- If this switch is on, each cylinder written to the
- Target will be compared with that read from the
- source. Only those cylinders actually written are
- checked. If /noexact is in effect, then cylinders
- skipped are not checked.
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- /noverify disables the verify check.
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- /wait Wait at menu before starting diskcopy. (default is /wait)
- This corresponds to the 'Change options' menu choice.
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- /nowait will skip waiting at the menu and prompt
- immediately for the Source diskette.
-
- /sound Use audible prompts. (default is /sound)
- This corresponds to the 'Audible prompts' menu choice.
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- /nosound will disable audible prompts.
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- /auto Automatically select the hard drive. (default is /auto)
- If this switch is on, the program will find the first
- hard drive letter and make that the default for
- temporary data storage. If the h parameter (above) is
- specified, this option is ignored.
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- /noauto disables this switch and no hard drive will be
- selected unless the h parameter is specified.
-
- /relax Allow any disk for temp. Source data. (default is /norelax)
- If this switch is on, then the program will allow
- any disk type to hold the temporary Source data
- read during the diskcopy. This includes floppy
- disks and ramdisks that look like floppies. The
- program will not allow the temporary data disk to
- be the same as the Source or Target disks.
-
- /norelax forces the disk type for temporary Source
- data storage to be a hard disk. Copying will be
- faster with this option, if temporary disk storage
- is needed.
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- WARNING! Do not use CPYDSK with drives redirected
- with the ASSIGN or SUBST commands, especially if
- the /relax switch is used. Careless use of CPYDSK
- with these commands may result in the writing of
- undesired data to either the Source or Target
- diskettes.
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- /mono Turn off color display. (default is /nomono)
- If this switch is on, the program displays in black
- in white only. Useful for composite monitors.
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- /nomono will enable color display.
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- Examples:
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- cpydsk A:
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- Diskcopies from A: to A: using the default values for the other
- parameters.
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- cpydsk B C /exact /nosound /nowait
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- Diskcopies from B: to B: using disk C: for Source temporary
- data storage. An exact duplicate will be made, no audible
- prompts and will not wait at the menu before prompting for the
- Source diskette.
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- cpydsk A B C
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- Diskcopies from A: to B: using disk C: for Source temporary
- data storage using the default values for the other
- parameters.
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- cpydsk A: C: /verify
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- Diskcopies from A: to A: using disk C: as the Source temporary
- data storage. Read-after-write comparison of Target data with the
- Source data will be made. Default values for the other parameters
- will be used.
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- TIPS
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- 1. Careless use of CPYDSK with commands such as ASSIGN or
- SUBST can lead to inadvertent writing on your Source disk.
- Be safe. Put a write protect on your Source disk.
-
- 2. It is always a good idea to verify that the copy is good.
- While it is unusual, it is possible for a copy to be made with
- no reported errors that, when checked with a comparison utility,
- shows an error. (This happens with DISKCOPY, too!) Use the VERIFY
- (/verify) option to make this check while making the copies. Or,
- you can also use DOS to check the copy. When using the FAST
- (/noexact) option, check the files with the DOS COMP command.
- When using the EXACT (/exact) option, use DISKCOMP.
-
- 3. If you don't have expanded memory but do have extended
- memory, installing a ramdisk in extended memory will enable CPYDSK
- to use that extended memory rather than disk space and somewhat
- speed up the copy operation.
-
- 4. When using a disk for temporary Source data storage, the
- program creates a temporary file named $CPYDSK$.$$$ to hold
- the data. Normally that file is erased when the program
- quits or is stopped (by pressing <Esc> or <Ctrl>Break). If
- under some unusual circumstance CPYDSK should happen to leave
- that file behind, you can erase it by entering:
-
- DEL $CPYDSK$.$$$
-
- 5. Use the EXACT (/exact) option if you intend to make a copy of
- the Source Floppy for the purpose of backup before using an
- unerase utility. Unless you do this, the erased file data from
- the Source Floppy may not be copied onto the Target Floppy.
-
- 6. CPYDSK copies the information from the Source Floppy to the
- Target Floppy by copying disk tracks. This means that ALL files
- are effectively erased from the Target Floppy. If the EXACT
- option is set, then all data on the Target Floppy is written
- over. There is no way to recover any of it.
-
- On the other hand, if the FAST (/noexact) option is set, the
- cylinders corresponding to those not copied from the Source will
- still retain old Target Floppy data (assuming they had data in
- them in the first place). This left over Target Floppy data
- could be recovered, but only with a disk sector editor.
-
- 7. The Source and Target diskettes must be the same capacity when
- using CPYDSK (e.g. 360KB to 360KB, etc.). Don't use CPYDSK to
- copy a diskette of one size to another of a different size (e.g.
- a 1.2MB diskette to a 360KB diskette). CPYDSK checks the media of
- the Target before copying and, if it detects incompatible media,
- will reset the program to let you make a correction. However,
- CPYDSK cannot make this detection with unformatted disks. If you
- attempt to copy to an incompatible Target, unpredictable results
- will occur.
-
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-
-
-
- GLOSSARY
-
-
- Source Floppy: The diskette you are making a copy of.
-
- Target Floppy: The diskette you are copying to.
-
- Track: An area on the surface of a disk in the shape of a ring
- that data are stored on. Tracks are usually divided into
- sections called sectors. MS-DOS disks used on most PC's have 40
- tracks or 80 tracks on each side. Tracks on 40 track disks can
- have 8 sectors (160KB (single sided) or 320KB (double sided) 5
- 1/4" disks) or 9 sectors (180KB (single sided) or 360KB (double
- sided) 5 1/4" disks) per track. Tracks on 80 track disks can
- have 9 sectors (720KB double sided 3 1/2" disks), 15 sectors
- (1.2MB double sided 5 1/4" disks) or 18 sectors (1.44MB double
- sided 3 1/2" disks).
-
- Cylinder: The collection of tracks that sit on top of one
- another on each side of the disk. A floppy disk has one or two
- sides so a floppy disk cylinder is composed of one or two tracks
- respectively. The number of disk cylinders is the same as the
- number of tracks on a side.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- MESSAGES
-
-
- Put Source disk in drive d:
-
- Press a key when ready . . .
-
- Prompt to insert Source Floppy in drive specified by 'd:' and
- when ready, to press a key. The data on the Source Floppy are
- then read in.
-
-
- Put Target disk in drive d:
-
- Press a key when ready . . .
-
- Prompt to insert Target Floppy in drive specified by 'd:' and
- when ready, to press a key. The data that was read from the
- Source Floppy is then written onto this Target Floppy.
-
-
- Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)
-
- Same Source as before. Does not have to re-read the Source
- again. Only prompts for the Target.
-
-
-
-
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- Diskcopy another diskette? (Y/N)
-
- If Y pressed, prompts for a new Source. You can change
- options if 'Change options' line was set to Y before
- starting. Otherwise uses already set options.
-
-
- Copy operation aborted by user . . .
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- <Esc> key was pressed, cancelling the copy operation.
-
-
- Quitting the copy operation.
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- <Ctrl> C was pressed, cancelling the copy operation.
-
-
- Cannot copy a hard disk! Only floppies!
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- The Source floppy drive specified for copying was
- identified to be a hard disk from its media
- parameters. The program aborts for safety.
-
-
- Cannot copy to a hard disk! Only floppies!
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- The Target floppy drive specified was identified to be
- a hard disk from its media parameters. The program
- aborts for safety.
-
-
- Source and Target media are incompatible!
-
- Press a key to restart program . . .
-
- The Target diskette was found to be incompatible with the
- Source. (For example trying to copy a 360KB diskette to a 1.2MB
- diskette.) The program restarts from the menu to allow for
- correction. You can change the diskette to one of the correct
- type, reset the target disk drive letter or press the <Esc> key
- to cancel the copy operation.
-
-
-
-
-
- *** DISK ERROR *** or
- ** READ ERROR Reading FAT ** or
- ** READ ERROR ** or
- ** WRITE ERROR ** Disk Probably Unusable! or
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- The program experienced fatal errors reading or writing to
- disk and could not continue. When writing to the Target
- Floppy, this generally means the Target Floppy is unusable.
-
-
- ** WRITE ERROR ** Disk Probably Unusable!
-
- Press a key to try again . . .
-
- A write error occurred with the Target diskette and it is
- probably unusable. When you press a key, the program will
- prompt you 'Make another copy of this diskette? (Y/N)'. At
- this point you can try again with a different Target diskette:
- Answer Y and at the next prompt, replace the problem diskette
- with the new Target diskette. Otherwise, press N to stop
- trying to make this copy.
-
-
- *** Error reading Cylinder: n ***
-
- An error occurred trying to read Source cylinder number n. The
- program recovers by reading each sector in the cylinder and
- where the error occurs, storing dummy data. This dummy data
- along with the good data is what is written to the Target. If
- the bad areas occurred where the Source diskette file allocation
- table marked them as bad, all should be OK. Otherwise, the
- Target diskette may not be usable.
-
-
- Errors found reading Source diskette
- Target diskette may be unusable!
-
- Press a key to continue . . .
-
- The program experienced one or more errors reading from the
- Source diskette and tried to recover from them (see message
- above). This warning is given as a reminder after writing to
- the Target is complete.
-
-
- Errors found comparing Source to Target
- Target diskette may be unusable!
-
- Press a key to continue . . .
-
- Data written to the Target did not match data from the Source.
- This warning is given as a reminder after writing to the Target
- is complete.
-
-
-
-
-
- Insufficient memory to proceed
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- The program to could not find enough memory to do copying.
-
-
- Unknown Disk Type - Copy aborted . . .
-
- Press a key to exit . . .
-
- The program could not recognize the floppy disk as a valid MS-
- DOS disk. Because some ramdisk programs set the media
- descriptor to unusual values (i.e., they do not make an exact
- clone of a floppy in ram), CPYDSK will refuse to recognize
- these as valid floppy disks.
-
- Insufficient memory to use temp disk for copy
-
- Proceeding without using temp disk . . .
-
- The program was unable to set up a scratch pad to store data
- read from the Source Floppy before writing it to the temporary
- storage disk. The program will proceed without using the
- temporary storage disk.
-
-
- Temp file cannot be on Source or Target
-
- The drive specified to temporarily hold Source data was
- either the same as the Source drive or the Target drive.
- If the 'Change options' option was set to 'N' or the
- command line option was /nowait, the option is reset and you
- are placed back in the menu to change the drive specified.
- The <Esc> key can be specified to abort the operation if
- desired at this point.
-
-
- Drive d: is not a hard disk!
-
- The drive 'd:' specified for temporary Source data storage
- was not recognized as a hard disk. If the 'Change options'
- option was set to 'N' or the command line option was
- /nowait, it is reset and you are placed back in the menu to
- change the hard disk specified. The <Esc> key can be
- specified to abort the operation if desired at this point.
- If you want the temporary file to be on a floppy (different
- from the Source or Target) or a ramdisk that looks like a
- floppy, restart CPYDSK with the /relax switch.
-
-
-
-
-
- Unable to open temp file for diskcopy
-
- The program was not able to open the temporary file on the
- specified disk for storing Source data. As with the
- previous message, the 'Change options' option is reset to
- 'Y' and you are placed in the menu to change the disk
- specified. The <Esc> key can be specified to abort the
- operation if desired at this point.
-
-
- Wrong DOS version! Requires DOS 2.0 or higher
-
- The program must be running under MS-DOS 2.0 or higher.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- CPYDSK REGISTRATION FORM
-
- Version 1.21
-
-
- Name ________________________________________________
-
- (Company name) ________________________________________________
-
- Address ________________________________________________
-
- City _______________________State______Zip___________
-
-
- Registration Fee per copy of CPYDSK is $10.00
-
- Number of copies being registered ________ $ __________
-
- The current CPYDSK release is $5.00 per diskette
-
- Diskette format (check one): 5.25" ____ 3.5" ____
-
- Number of diskettes ________ $ __________
-
-
- Total $ __________
-
-
- Please make checks out to R. Frazier. Send to:
-
- CPYDSK REGISTRATION
- 179 Westridge Dr.
- Petaluma, CA 94952
-
-
- Registration will license you to use all future releases of
- CPYDSK. You will never have to pay an "update" charge.
-
- The authors can be contacted in writing at the address above or
- on Directory Assistance BBS, (707) 538-8710.
-
- We would greatly appreciate your comments, suggestions for
- improvement and information on where and how you obtained
- CPYDSK.
-
- bbs
-