From: Kan Yabumoto tech@xxcopy.com
To: XXCOPY user
Subject: Revision History of XXCOPY.
Date: 2016-09-23 (latest update)
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Version Date
2.20.0 1999-10-01 XXCOPY debuted under the new name.
2.21.9 2000-01-07 the limit on # of exclude-items removed
2.22.0 2000-01-14 /X and /EX made better
2.22.2 2000-01-14 New switch, /DA#n (relative # days from today)
2.22.8 2000-02-11 New switch, /CC and /CCY (auto-exclude on cyclic copy)
2.22.9 2000-02-16 New switch, /AA /AZ
2.24.3 2000-03-13 /K and /KS now work with directory attributes.
2.25.1 2000-05-07 /CLONE, a shortcut for /KS/H/E/R/Q/Y/BI/ZY
New switches /RC/RS/RD/RX, for file removal.
2.40.0 2000-06-18 /FT allows file-time comparison in mixed OS
2.42.2 2000-10-13 XXCOPY16 now works /XFT allows file-time comparison in mixed OS
XXCOPY16 supports all XXCOPY (32-bit) features
New /SG feature, gathers files into one directory
Partial date parameter accepted (/DA:2000-05)
New /AT, /AX, /AN, /AS, /AR switches
/N made XCOPY-compatible (old /N renamed to /NX)
/BZ checks the file size but not file time.
New /NP for precise filename matching algorithm
New /CB for cleaner batch files
2.42.4 2000-11-11 bugfix on XXCOPY16 /DA and /DB parameters
2.42.5 2000-11-17 bugfix on /RX operation
2.44.0 2001-01-15 New switches /SP, /DL, /NI
Enhanced /X and the source specifier syntax
2.44.1 2001-01-19 bugfix /NI parsing was incorrect
2.44.2 2001-01-23 bugfix nested Wild-Wild-source dir with /X items
2.44.3 2001-01-28 improved, \src\*\a\b\ matches a case like \src\a\a\b\
2.44.4 2001-01-31 New /WD warning switch
2.60.0 2001-07-04 New release with all the new features that were
tested between v.2.54.6 and v.2.56.9
2.80.0 2001-12-31 New release with features up to v.2.71.5
2.80.0 2002-01-01 The newe version for the new year (put a new date).
2.80.1 2002-01-01 Bugfix XXCOPY16's timestamp (problem started v2.71.0)
2.80.2 2002-01-06 Bugfix destination directory timestamp on NT/2K/XP.
2.80.3 2002-01-06 Minor bugfixes.
2.80.6 2002-04-17 Context-sensitive help for Prompt buster (? on Y/N)
Command Switch may accept a colon as a delimiter
Bugfix /DBxxH, /DBxxM, /DBxxS.
Bugfix WinNT/2K/XP overwriting RHS files.
New macro variables, /$WWW$ /$W$ /$HOST$
Improved switches /IA:- , /IP:
-
Improved switches /WS, /WE
2.82.0 2002-06-28 New release based on beta v.2.90.9
2.82.2 2002-07-01 Bugfix /INSTALL sequence
2.82.3 2002-08-01 Supports Windows 2000 SP3.
2.82.4 2002-09-13 Supports Windows XP SP1.
2.82.6 2002-09-21 Bugfix /R (for removing rd-only directory)
Bugfix /E (in 2.82.4 it had problems)
2.82.7 2002-10-25 Bugfix batch launch on XP with quoted string on 1st wd
2.82.8 2003-01-28 Bugfix /SG/SX (was broken since 2.80.0)
Bugfix copying large files (>= 4GB)
Bugfix /PB
Improved checking on directory specifier arguments.
2.82.9 2003-02-10 Improved /NX (SFN-preservation) function
2.82.9b 2003-02-26 Bugfix /TR (formerly known as /SZ).
2.84.4 2003-05-28 New switches /ILS /ILD /CA
New macros /$M$ /$D$ /$H$ /$N$ /$S$ /$IIII$ /$IWK$ /$K$
2.84.6 2003-07-01 Supports Windows 2000 SP4.
2.84.7 2003-07-09 /RC can be combined with /SX,/SL, or /SR.
Supports Windows NT4 SP4.
2.84.8 2003-07-10 Warning with /FF case for a /BI operation
2.84.9 2003-07-11 Bugfix /Xc:\pagefile.sys
2.85.0 2003-08-11 Bugfix /RC/R (/R is for both overwrite and delete)
2.85.1 2003-08-16 Bugfix /ILD now works
2.85.2 2003-12-03 Bugfix /PB: now handles the threshold right.
2.85.3 2003-12-19 Bugfix /RC/PB combination had extra dir display.
2.85.4 2004-02-21 /WV warning with detail report.
2.85.5 2004-04-16 Release for 2004-04-13 MS security release
2.85.6 2004-05-16 Bugfix /H/A did not process hidden directories
2.85.7 2004-05-16 Bugfix /H/A did not process hidden directories
2.85.6 2004-05-16 Bugfix /H/A did not process hidden directories
2.85.7 2004-07-27 /WV0 no longer needed with new timed-message prompt.
2.85.8 2004-08-14 Supports Win XP Service Pack 2
2.85.9 2004-09-09 Improved monitoring of network connection status
2.85.9b 2004-09-11 Treates remote volume mapped driveletter as remote.
2.85.9c 2005-01-13 Freeware update for Microsoft's security patch release
2.85.9d 2005-01-28 Exit code labeling (> 100), /Bo/BN/? help text fixed
2.92.0 2005-02-10 No DATMAN support.
2.92.1 2005-03-10 Nomad edition works with USB-disks.
2.92.2 2005-03-17 /PZ warning made more threatening for newbies.
2.92.3 2005-04-27 More efficient use of memory
2.92.4 2005-05-02 /PBH0 disables the Halt/Abort button in Progress Bar
2.92.5 2005-06-25 Exit code 100 will be converted to 1 with /ER in NT/2K/XP.
2.92.6 2005-08-25 Promoted from a beta version (certified w/ Win2000 SP4)
2.92.7 2005-09-23 /PP0 to disable the space bar press-for-pause feature
2.92.8 2005-11-18 With /AA (and /AZ /AR /AN /AS), /Z will be disabled.
2.92.9 2006-04-29 Bugfix on /SC, /SF, and /TC on directories. /LH added.
2.93.0 2006-08-17 Bugfix on file deletion by file-overwrite failure.
2.93.1 2006-08-24 Bugfix on zero-byte file, /INSTALL creates an icon.
2.95.0 2007-03-01 Supports C-attrib, /ASDxx, /ARDxx (variation of /AS/AR)
2.95.1 2007-03-10 New switchese for outpuot control: /oQ, /FM:PRN
2.95.2 2007-04-02 Compiler reverted to msdev v.7.0 due to link problem
2.95.4 2007-06-28 New switch, /addhost, Bugfix on time display
2.96.0 2007-09-07 UAC-aware version, now supports Windows Vista
2.96.1 2007-09-11 Bugfix on /F output
2.96.2 2007-09-26 New switch, /CDM /CDU. Bugfix on /X pathname
2.96.3 2007-11-06 New switch, /CDX. /oD2/L now lists files to be deleted
2.96.4 2007-12-12 Bugfix on switch parameters display
2.96.5 2008-01-08 Tested with Windows XP Service Pack 3
2.97.0 2008-03-02 Unicode support (lost Win9X/ME support)
2.97.1 2008-03-24 New /UT default for UTF-8 file output. CSV support
2.97.2 2008-07-25 Misc. minor bugfixes, unicode output files
2.97.3 2008-08-17 Preview version of XXCOPY64 for Win64
2.97.4 2008-09-27 XXCOPY-Pro now suports very long path (/VL)
New switches, /BA that updates dir timestamp with /TC
2.97.5 2008-10-12 New switch, /WN to warn a /NX failure (SFN pairing)
2.97.6 2008-10-29 minor bugfixes.
2.97.7 2009-01-13 The exclusion feature now fully supports Wild-Wildcard
2.97.8 2009-01-24 Tested with Vista Service Pack 2
2.97.9 2009-02-10 The precise name matching (/NP) is now the default.
2.98.0 2009-05-29 Bugfix on /CDU/CDM that now accounts for the file size
2.98.1 2009-06-01 Bugfix on timestamp preservation
2.98.2 2009-07-28 Release candidate (12) of XXCOPY Ver 3 /Jxx switches
2.98.3 2009-08-21 Supports Windows 7, Server 2008 R2
2.98.3f 2009-09-12 Remote J-thingy copy/preservation works (except Win7)
3.00.0 2010-01-01 Official release as XXCOPY Ver 3.00.0 (revision i)
3.01.0 2010-01-21 Bugfix on /X (certain exclusion item caused BSOD)
3.02.0 2010-02-03 Clean up the help text with new XXCOPY.COM web site
3.03.0 2010-02-23 Bugfix in accessing remote server root (\\server\resrc)
3.04.0 2010-03-13 Bugfix /X, common file and dir pttrn (/x*ab*/x*\*ab*\)
3.05.0 2010-04-07 New switch /PBT to show the title in progress bar
3.05.2 2010-05-15 Bugfix on the "*." pattern (dotless names)
3.05.3 2010-05-16 Bugfix, now accepts old personal/educational license files
3.06.0 2010-05-12 Warning message for /PBT/PBP on Home Edition/Freeware
3.06.1 2010-05-16 Bugfix on the "*." pattern (dotless names)
3.06.2 2010-05-22 Bugfix on /oP2 that generated wrong user prompt
3.06.3 2010-08-03 Bugfix on /yy that no longer suppresses the /WL warning
3.07.0 2010-08-04 Released as betatest
3.07.1 2010-08-13 Supports old customer's license file
3.07.2 2010-09-08 Bugfix on /install to overwrite read-only/hid/sys files
3.07.3 2010-09-10 Bugfix on spurious asterisk in file size display
3.08.0 2010-10-15 Official release as XXCOPY Ver 3.08.0
3.09.0 2011-02-25 The network check re-coded, tested with Win7 SP 1
3.09.1 2011-02-27 More resilient remote access and new switch /PBZ:<n>
3.09.3 2011-03-02 Bugfix on /PB (that disappeared without /PBZ in v3091)
3.09.4 2011-03-06 Bugfix on XXPBAR64 (that had trouble launching)
3.09.5 2011-03-08 Improvement on accessing some remote reparse point
3.10.0 2011-03-15 Official release os XXCOPY Ver 3.10.0
3.10.1 2011-04-18 Support Win2K and XP SP0, SP1 (the new Compiler broke them)
3.10.2 2011-07-13 Improvement on the install procedure
3.10.3 2011-08-28 Give a pause when the install procedure gives a warning
3.10.4 2011-12-17 Bugfix on hardlink copy
3.11.0 2011-12-18 Bugfix on exclusion, /X:\dir1\*\dir2\dir3\
3.11.1 2012-01-08 Bugfix on execution by non-windows explorer as parent
3.11.2 2012-03-21 Tested with Windows 8 Developer/Consumer Preview versions
3.11.3 2012-07-02 Bugfix on /zb with a non-aligned size
3.11.4 2012-09-20 Tested with Windows 8 RTM, Server 2012 RTM
3.11.5 2012-12-20 Added /PL that selects files by the path length
3.11.6 2015-01-03 The max copy buffer size (/ZB) of XXCOPY64 is reased to 4GB
3.20.0 2015-02-15 New switch /AM marks A-bit with action (symmetrical to /AC)
3.20.1 2015-02-21 New switch /EC1 for one-line echo (now /EC2, same as /EC)
3.20.2 2015-03-15 /SC7/SF7 added to include owner/group in Security Info
3.20.3 2015-03-21 bugfix on /SC/SF with inherited DACL/SACL
3.20.4 2015-04-01 Official release as XXCOPY Ver 3.20.4
3.20.5 2015-04-10 Bugfix /PL was off by one.
3.20.6 2015-06-17 The exit code on /VL0 counts a skipped dir as an error.
3.21.0 2015-06-18 Supports \\?\Volume{GUID} syntax for both src and dst.
3.21.1 2015-12-27 Bugfix signature file.
3.21.2 2014-04-01 Supports Windows 8.1
3.21.3 2014-04-09 Supports Windows Server 2012R2
3.21.4 2014-04-30 Supports Windows XP final patch
3.21.5 2014-10-01 Tested with the latest Windows releases.
3.21.6 2015-02-11 Supports Windows 10 Technical Preview (build 9926)
3.21.7 2015-02-27 Bugfix /TS+, /TS-, /TD+ and /TS-
3.21.8 2015-04-20 Tested with the latest Windows releases.
3.21.9 2015-12-04 Supports Windows 10 v1511 (Build 10586).
3.32.0 2016-03-25 Digital signature now good through 2021-03.
3.33.0 2016-09-23 Supports Windows 10 v1607 (Build 14393).
3.33.3 2016-10-28 Supports Windows 10 v1607 (Build 14951).
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