                         Folder Synchronize
                       Funduc Software, Inc.
                Copyright 1997-2000, All Rights Reserved
        http://www.funduc.com    http://www.searchandreplace.com
                       
Thank you for using Funduc Software utilities!

Folder Synchronize is a command-line utility useful to network
administrators and other power users.  It provides a subset of the
functions in our Directory Toolkit utility, namely, the comparison &
synchronize functions.  We created Folder Synchronize for those who
needed those functions but not the GUI interface & other functions
of Directory Toolkit such as archive management, file operations,
etc. Folder Synchronize is a native 32-bit executable for use with
Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

Folder Synchronize can synchronize two paths using one of 6 synch
methods. The program can also do a comparison-only. This is useful
with the output report function. When the output report is enabled
it will contain a summary of the path comparison &/or a summary of
the file operations carried out by the synchronize. 

Other features include: Switchable display (or not) of a progress
meter; A custom bitmap & message of your choice can be displayed on
the screen while an operation progresses; A 'No Cancel' switch can
be used to make it less easy for a procedure to be interrupted;
Require (or not) confirmation of file operations; Complex
include/exclude file masks that let you include/exclude some file or
subdirectories while including others; Multiple operations can be
submitted to the program via multiple 'configuration files'. Cost:
$25

Please note that the 'No Cancel' switch (Allow Cancel=0) should be
used with care!!  Also note that Allow Cancel is not foolproof - as
with other Windows apps the Windows Task Manager can be
used to interrupt the process.

The FOLDSYNC.CFG file contains examples of all the currently
available options as well as comments on their defaults and uses. 

Folder Synchronize does not have a user interface. To use the
program, specify the configuration file as a parameter:

 FOLDSYNC <configuration file 1> <configuration file 2> ...

Surround the complete path specification to your configuration
file(s) with quote characters if your paths have spaces.

The configuration files are ASCII text files (PC format). You may
use any name you wish.

Ordering information is in the ORDER.TXT file.

License information is in the LICENSE.TXT file. 

New in version 1.1-1.2:
- Custom bitmap can be displayed in the progress window.
- Progress window is displayed for the Compare Operation
- Custom message can be displayed
- A log file is produced detailing all operations or the 
  comparison result
- Updates can be confirmed by the user or made automatically

Future enhancements:
- Sorting of the file names by name,extension,date,size before
  report is generated or an update operation is performed
- Binary compare of same size files can be used instead of date
  stamp check to update different files in the target directory 
  and in the report generation.

If you have any suggestions for improvements or bug reports please 
do not hesitate to contact us.  As a registered customer, you 
receive free upgrades of the product and customer support (by E-
MAIL) for a year.  If you need additional copies and would like to 
take advantage of the quantity discounts, the information is 
available on our Web page (see below). 
  
Thank you,

Mike Funduc,  President Funduc Software Inc.
http://www.funduc.com
http://www.searchandreplace.com
info@funduc.com


