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TITLE: COPPY
PURPOSE: Copy files by best fit from HD to floppies
DATE: 8/31/87
AUTHOR: Thomas A. Lundin
Graphics Unlimited Inc.
3000 2nd St. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
(612) 588-7571
DESCRIPTION: COPPY fits as many files in a hard disk directory as it can
onto floppy diskettes (any capacity). The files are copied by
file size, using the largest file that will fit in the
remaining available floppy disk space. The program operates
from a directory list file -- that is, a file that is composed
of a redirected DIR command (e.g., DIR *.DOC >DIRLIST).
OPERATION: The command line invocation is:
coppy @dirlist drv ─┘
1. "dirlist" is the name of a directory list file, i.e., a
file that has been created from a redirected DIR command.
For example, the DOS command
dir *.txt >dirfile ─┘
will create a disk file named "dirfile" which contains a
directory of all files with a ".TXT" extension.
2. "drv" is the letter of the disk drive onto which you
wish to copy the files. The drive may consist of a
letter only, or a letter and a colon.
You will be prompted to change diskettes when the current one
is incapable of holding any more files from the DIRLIST.
CTRL-C will cancel the program at any time, even in the
middle of a copy operation.
NOTES: Files that are too large to fit onto a single floppy are listed
after all other files have been copied off to diskettes. If
the floppy diskette already contains some files, they will be
left alone. File names which exist on both the hard disk and
floppy will not be copied. The sizes of the files as portrayed
in the DIRLIST bear no significance to the copy function; the
file sizes are explicitly determined at copy time. A maximum
of 1200 files may be copied in a single move.
The program was written in Turbo C.
MACHINE: The program will run on any MS-DOS compatible computer using
MS-DOS 2.x or higher, with a minimum of 128K RAM.
DISCLAIMER: This program is distributed as user-supported software. Use
it, copy it, give it to your friends. No warranties, either
expressed or implied, are given by the author or distributor of
the program, and the user accepts all risk of damage arising
out of the application and use of the program.
BEG: If you find this program to be of value, contributions in any
amount ($5 suggested) will be gratefully accepted. All
contributors who donate $10 or more will be mailed an expanded
version of COPPY which supports copying by wildcards and
automatic splitting of large files across multiple diskettes.
Send comments/bug reports/contributions to:
╔══════════════════════════╗
║ Thomas A. Lundin ║
║ Graphics Unlimited, Inc. ║
║ 3000 Second Street North ║
║ Minneapolis, MN 55411 ║
║ (612) 588-7571 ║
╚══════════════════════════╝
You can also reach me at my BBS home base:
PC-ROCKLAND BBS
If you can't find a program here,
it probably doesn't exist!
(914) 353-2156
(Leave msg. for "Tom Lundin")
Thank you for using COPPY.