


                 D I R M A N   R e v i s i o n   H i s t o r y

         Dirman version 1.60 general shareware release August 31, 1996.

                                  DIRMAN 1.55

    Added <G>raft Directory Tree command.  Copy the contents of the
    directory the cursor is sitting on and all of the files and directories
    contained therein to anywhere you specify.  All of the files and
    subdirectories in the directory the cursor is pointing to are copied to
    the target preserving the original directory integrity and structure.

    Added <N>uke Directory Tree Command.  Delete the contents of the
    directory the cursor is sitting on and all of the files and directories
    contained in it.  Similar to the DOS DELTREE command, it is the inverse
    of the <G>raft command.

    Fixed bug in change dri<V>e command that would redraw the screen
    incorrectly if an invalid drive letter was specified.  Also killed a
    bug that would terminate the program if an attempt was made to log on
    to drive Q.

                                  DIRMAN 1.54

    Changed algorithm for screen writes in Viewman for PGDN, PGUP, LEFT,
    and RIGHT commands.  Prevents slow systems from overflowing the
    keyboard buffer when keys are repeating.

                                  DIRMAN 1.53

    Added the <ALT_D> command in Dirman to delete files so that they can
    not be recovered.  This command works by overwriting every byte in the
    file to be deleted with a junk character (10101010 binary) just before
    deleting the file.  Use this command when you want to delete a file(s)
    that contains information you don't ever want anyone to ever see again.
    The DOS undelete command and other similar utilities may still be able
    to reconstruct the file but the reconstructed file will contain only
    the junk binary character.

    Changed Sort by Filename to sort using the Long Filename when running
    under Win 95.

    Fixed Bug in Print Directory Listing that would cause Dirman to bail to
    the <c:\> prompt if a printer could not be found.

    Added <ALT_A> command ANSI filter to Viewman.  Makes viewing files
    created by Windows applications using the standard Windows ANSI
    character set easier to read by translating high order ANSI characters
    to their DOS ASCII equivalent.  ANSI characters that do not have DOS
    ASCII equivalents are translated to spaces.

                                  DIRMAN 1.52

    Killed a bug that would prevent editing a file with the <ALT_E> command
    from Viewman when the file was invoked directly from the command line.
    Added capability for Dirman to distinguish between a filename and a
    pathname specified on the command line, and start the program either
    viewing the file or directory contents.  Added Code to change the Win
    95 title bar text.  Users of unregistered versions now get unobtrusive
    pleasant reminders to register their software.




                                  DIRMAN 1.51

    Added <CTRL_T> command which shows file Creation, Last Access ,and Last
    Write times for currently highlighted file.  This command works with
    Win 95 long filenames only.  Added long filename display in the Copy,
    Move, and Delete dialogs.  Also now display the long filename in the
    header lines of DM and VM.

        Dirman version 1.50 general shareware release January 31, 1996.

                                  DIRMAN 1.46

    Added Long filename support to print directory and print block routines
    allowing the default printer to be changed to a Win 95 Long filename.

                                  DIRMAN 1.45

    Added Long filename support for the following commands:  Copy, Rename,
    Move, and Make new directory.  Also redesigned the Confirm File
    Overwrite dialog box to make it easier to visually compare the two
    files.

                                  DIRMAN 1.44

    Crushed a bug in the file copy routine that would not use the original
    files date and time stamp in the newly created copy when the total file
    size was 512 bytes or less.

                                  DIRMAN 1.43

    Added <ALT_T> change the file Time and /or date.  Use this command to
    change the file creation time / date for the currently highlighted file
    or a group of tagged files.

                                  DIRMAN 1.42

    Killed a bug that would sort files by the date improperly for files
    that were created after august 15, 1999.  Don't ask!

    Added <ALT_W> Word Wrap filter.  This command wraps long lines at word
    boundaries at any column the user chooses.  The default column is the
    current screen width.

                                  DIRMAN 1.41

    Fixed a bug that would make some characters on the screen blink when
    returning from a shelled program.  Dirman/Viewman now turns off the
    blink bit when returning from any shelled program.

    Added support for VESA compliant video modes.  The ALT_V command now
    provides a list of screen resolutions that the user can choose from.
    Dirman/Viewman will only allow you to select from the modes your card
    supports.

    Added the <ALT_H> filter used to hide HTML commands embedded in a file.
    This command makes it much easier to read files saved from you favorite
    web browser.

        Dirman version 1.40 general shareware release September 9, 1995.




                                  DIRMAN 1.34

    Added long filename support for Windows 95.  This necessitated a change
    to the screen layout.  Windows 95 users will not see the short command
    menu on the right hand side of the screen.  This area is now used to
    display the long filenames.  New header and footer lines provide
    relevant information for volume label, current directory, number of
    files, bytes used, bytes free, number of tagged files, and total bytes
    in tagged files.

    Stomped on a bug in Windows for Workgroups V3.11 that would prevent
    Dirman from copying a group of tagged files to a networked printer.
    Now you can supply LPT1 (for example) as the target for the tagged
    files and they will be copied to whatever printer is mapped to LPT1.

                                  DIRMAN 1.31

    Added Jump to Filename command.  Hit the <J>ump key and the first
    letter of the filename you want to land on and the cursor is placed on
    the first filename that starts with that letter or the next higher
    letter.  This command is only active when the directory listing is
    sorted by filename in ascending order.

    Added option to sort directory listings by their file <A>ttributes.

    Added Reverse order sorting of directory listings.  To sort files in
    reverse order hit the <S>ort key and the <R>everse key AND then the key
    for the kind of sorting you want, <F>ilename, <E>xtension, <S>ize,
    <D>ate, or <A>ttribute.

    Added visual indication for number of files tagged and the total number
    of bytes in the tagged files.

    Added dialog to warn of a pending file overwrite.  If during a <C>opy
    operation the target file already exists, you are given the option to
    abort the copy and preserve the original file, or to continue the
    operation and replace the original with the new file, or cancel the
    operation.  When copying a group of tagged files there is also an
    option to overwrite all of the destination files without additional
    prompts.

    Cleaned up a processor intensive section of the main to keep Win 95 and
    OS/2 from pegging the processor usage needle at 100% while waiting for
    a key press in registered copies.

    Increased the maximum number of displayable lines from a fixed value of
    64,000 to a variable number depending on the amount of free ram
    available.  The table below gives an approximation of the maximum file
    size Viewman can handle for various memory configurations.

                       Max DOS   Typ DOS  Older DOS  Shelled Out  Min DOS
    Free Memory Avail  655,360   600,000   500,000     400,000    262,144
    Aprox Max Lines    225,000   198,000   148,000      98,000     29,000

          Dirman version 1.30 general shareware release June 4, 1995.

                                  DIRMAN 1.24



    Cleaned up all Error message dialog boxes.  Also now allow for the user
    to change and save the color of the Error dialogs.

    Added <ALT_F> Fuzzy Search command.

                                  DIRMAN 1.23

    Dirman now reports the Volume Label if present for the current drive.

    Directory of [VOL LABEL] DRIVE:\[SUBDIR\][SUBDIR\][...]FILESPEC

    Where [VOL LABEL] is the Volume label for the current drive, DRIVE is
    the current drive letter, and FILESPEC is the current filespec pattern
    (*.*).

    Fixed a bug in the print block routine which when printing blocks
    greater than 60Kb could get confused and either print a line twice or
    forget to print it all together.

    Added the CTRL_E command EBCDIC filter in Viewman.  This filter makes
    EBCDIC files readable in Viewman.  There may still be three people on
    earth who need this feature, but what the heck now it's in there.

    Added jump to <B>ookmark, ALT_B set Bookmark, and CTRL_B clear all
    bookmarks commands.  Viewman now remembers up to 10 bookmarks which can
    be set with the ALT_B set bookmark command or which are set
    automatically as the result of a successful <F>ind or e<X>act find
    command.

                                  DIRMAN 1.22

    Added <ALT_E> Invoke Editor command to both Dirman and Viewman.

    Added <ALT_I> Change default editor to both Dirman and Viewman.

    Added <ALT_P> Change default printer to Dirman.

    Corrected several compatibility problems encountered in a Windows for
    Workgroups workstation attached to a Windows NT fileserver, including
    handling of INT 24 (Critical Error) error return codes greater than
    20.

                                  DIRMAN 1.21

    Added <E>xecute command to run a program.

    Added <ALT_V> command to toggle between 80x25 and 80x50 character mode.
    This feature has NOT been tested on Hercules, Monochrome, or CGA
    displays, so results are unpredictable.  If you are using one of these
    displays feel free to test this feature at your own risk.

    Added ability to abort a Copy/Move/Delete Tagged files command when the
    operation fails for any reason.  Previously one had to hit a key for
    every file that was tagged but couldn't be Copy/Move/Deleted. This fix
    allows you to hit the ESC key to abort the rest of the operation.

    Added code to display the parent directory as ".." on Novel networked
    volumes.  Previous versions required that the NetWare shell SHOWDOTS ON
    environment variable had to be set by either the user or the network
    administrator.




    Added the ability to rename sub directories.  Uses the same command as
    <R>ename files.

    Added the option to <P>rint a listing of the current directory.

    Added the <ALT_S> command to provide for customization of color schemes
    and other default settings.

    Changed the name of the environment variable that the UNZIP functions
    look for from "DIRMAN" (which everyone had to create and add to their
    autoexec.bat) to "TEMP" (which many people have already set up in their
    autoexec.bat).  Don't know what I was thinking when I wrote the
    original code.

    Added <J>ump to line number command.

    Fixed bug in <C>opy to Windows Clipboard command that would confuse
    some Windows applications (Notepad for one) where an end of line was.
    Viewman now supplies a CR/LF pair to the clipboard to mark the end of a
    line.

    Added <ALT_V> command to toggle between 80x25 and 80x50 character mode.

    Added <T>urbo option to Auto Scroll up/down <ALT_U>/<ALT_D> feature.

    Added the <ALT_S> command to provide for customization of color schemes
    and other default settings.

        Dirman version 1.20 general shareware release January 22, 1995.

                                  DIRMAN 1.13

    Squashed bug in <C>opy tagged files when the target was a only drive
    letter and a colon.  Older versions would complain they could not
    create the new file and caused an undue instances of chest tightening.
    Now the new file is created in the root directory of the target drive,
    which is probably what you wanted in the first place.

    The directory listing now show the file sizes formatted with commas.
    Most people find it easier to read numbers formatted like 12,078,459
    rather than 12078459.

    Added the filespec pattern to the top line of the screen which now is
    formatted like:
         Directory of DRIVE:\[SUBDIR\][SUBDIR\][...]FILESPEC
    where DRIVE is the current drive letter and FILESPEC is the current
    filespec pattern (*.*).

    Crushed a bug in the <R>ename command when the file you want to rename
    is in the root directory.  Hopefully the acid level in YOUR stomach
    never increased to critical levels.

    Mangled, stomped, mashed, and finally incinerated a bug in "change dir
    express" <ALT_C>.  It would display "NO FILES FOUND" on rare occasions
    when changing to a sub directory from the root directory just after
    doing a dri<V>e change.  Sheesh!!!



    Added a new option, define record <L>ength to make easier to view files
    with fixed record lengths, but do not contain carriage return or line
    feed characters as record terminators.

    Added the <A>ppend binary command.

    Murdered a bug in <E>nd a block command when last line of the file was
    above the last line of the screen.

    Exterminated a bug when viewing a <Z>ip Directory and no amount bashing
    the decompress and view <Z>ipped file key would produce the desired
    result.  This bug only appeared when there was a Dirman environment
    variable set.

    Allow for Scroll Down 1 line to scroll the last line of the file to the
    top of the display.  Now the <S>tart a block command can set the start
    block marker to any line in the file.

    Added a commands to display record <N>umbers and to start the record
    numbering at some arbitrary value <ALT_N>.  These commands come in
    handy when working with data base type files.

    Fixed a bug in the <P>rint block option when the length of the block
    was greater than 64Kb.  Also changed the way <P>rint block handles line
    length when the output has been redirected to a file with the <ALT_P>
    command.  Formerly this command truncated the width output to whatever
    the width of the screen was.  This is still the case when printing to a
    printer.  In this version when the output goes to a file the line
    length is NOT truncated, making this command similar the dump command
    but filtering IS performed on the output.  Tabs are expanded to spaces,
    unprintable characters are converted to (.) dots, carriage return-line
    feed pairs are added to each line, etc.

     Dirman version 1.11 first general shareware release October 16, 1994.
