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18.07.00 Fixed: Memory leaks in some functions
16.07.00 Fixed: If allowed=CDE\ is set in wincmd.ini, disallow search on exclu
ded drives
14.07.00 Fixed: HTTP downloads: If URL contains hex strings like %20, convert
to text (e.g. %20 -> space)
14.07.00 Fixed: HTTP download in background: showed wrong file size in window
title
13.07.00 Fixed: Internal Un-ARJ: Support long names in dual mode archives (con
taining the long name in the comment field)
12.07.00 Fixed: Compare by content: Read error when comparing certain files
12.07.00 Fixed: Port connection: Could not connect to empty drive
12.07.00 Fixed: cd \\server\share (command line, button bar etc) failed if ser
ver was local machine
10.07.00 Fixed: Parallel port server (in Wincmd): Limit number of lines to 500
0 to avoid listbox overflow
09.07.00 Release Windows Commander 4.51 beta 1
09.07.00 Fixed: TAR format: Support for Posix-style long names (max. 155 char
prefix+100 char name) in addition to gnu-style long name
09.07.00 Fixed: FTP transfers: progress bar not updated if Windows running for
more than about 24 days (time counter becomes negative)
09.07.00 Fixed: HTTP-Download (Ctrl+N): Background button doesn't work if Web
server doesn't report size of downloaded file
09.07.00 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool: Buttons at the bottom overlapped in large f
onts mode
09.07.00 Fixed: When deleting submenu in Ctrl+D or User menu, the wrong end me
nu sign '--' was deleted if the submenu was empty
09.07.00 Fixed: Unpack all and execute: temporary files were not deleted if us
er aborted unpacking
09.07.00 Fixed: Define color by file type: In the dialog box, use the backgrou
nd color chosen by the user for the main window
09.07.00 Fixed: Deleting all files from a ZIP containing an empty subdir (and
not deleting that subdir) caused a crash
09.07.00 Fixed: Mkdir of (illegal) directory \\/ causes access violation
07.07.00 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool: Wincmd hangs if this tool is closed with th
e 'X' button (but not with the 'Close' button)
30.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50
30.06.00 Fixed: Selecting 'Tree' while a search result was shown caused wrong
display
30.06.00 Fixed: 'Compare by contents' didn't work with files in subdirs inside
a CAB archive
30.06.00 Fixed: Synchronize with FTP: If connection is lost before clicking 's
ynchronize', restore previous path
28.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 RC 1
27.06.00 Added: Parallel port transfer in text mode (for Linux server)
27.06.00 Fixed: Parallel port directory change problem
26.06.00 Fixed: Synchronize dirs: If 'convert to lowercase' is checked, also c
onvert dir names to lowercase
26.06.00 Fixed: When starting program from inside a subdir in an archive, set
the current dir to temp\$wc\subdir
23.06.00 Fixed: Parallel port function: Uploading to root (with all drives on
remote server) uploaded to current dir instead
23.06.00 Fixed: Internal unpacker: Only set archive attribute for files, not d
irectories
19.06.00 Added: 'Unpack all and execute' can now also be used to install Windo
ws Commander
19.06.00 Fixed: Remove password from ftp log also if user name contains '@'
19.06.00 Fixed: Set current directory to Wincmd dir before loading Wsock32.dll
(Internet access) in Wincmd
19.06.00 Fixed: Do not scroll in lister when showing video
15.06.00 Fixed: Correct window update when adding multiple drives at the same
time through script
15.06.00 Fixed: 16 bit version: Error creating window in Commands -> System In
formation -> Network
15.06.00 Fixed: Offer to reconnect if FTP connection lost when trying to chang
e dir
14.06.00 Added: /installdriver on NT only installs driver if there isn't alrea
dy an older or different company's driver in system32\drivers with the same name
14.06.00 Added: Report an error if file downloaded by HTTP is smaller than ind
icated in header -> probably aborted download
14.06.00 Added: Checkbox in front of 'Define colors by file type' to quickly t
urn off/on file colors
14.06.00 Fixed: Report xnview in Quick View window (Ctrl+Q) if it is used inst
ead of IrfanView
13.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 beta 4
12.06.00 Fixed: Send 'WAIT' if directory retrieval over parallel port takes lo
nger than 1 second
11.06.00 Fixed: Focus rectangle could have strange color
11.06.00 Fixed: Decode UUE/XXE/MIME: Delete path from filename if included in
file
11.06.00 Fixed: Crash if multi-rename window open at windows shutdown
11.06.00 Added: Delete progress for FTP (doesn't count files in subdirs for sp
eed reasons)
11.06.00 Added: In functions 'copy' and 'pack': When source file unreadable, n
ew option 'skip all'
11.06.00 Added: 'Pack files' to right click context menu
09.06.00 Fixed: When searching by date/time, don't find any files without a da
te/time, e.g. Network Servers etc.
09.06.00 Fixed: Minimize Wincmd when Multi-Rename dialog minimized
09.06.00 Fixed: Show 'aborted' message when user aborts unpacking of RAR file
(instead of 'read error' which is returned by the DLL)
09.06.00 Fixed: 32-bit version: Always clear complete line before drawing new
text in file lists. Avoids problems with font smoothing
07.06.00 Fixed: Configure FTP server didn't show previously selected server ty
pe
07.06.00 Added: Show unix permissions in 'define server type' under 'file type
'
07.06.00 Fixed: Help didn't work in 'define server type'
06.06.00 Added: Instead of Irfanview, you can use XNView 1.14 or later as a pl
ugin viewer (also with 16 bit version!) -> www.xnview.com
06.06.00 Added: 16 bit version now also plays WAV and AVI through F3 and Ctrl+
Q
06.06.00 Added: Changed functionality of Shift+Enter: This no longer opens ZIP
file with different extension (use Ctrl+Enter instead), but passes Shift to cal
led program (e.g. Access)
06.06.00 Added: Multi-Rename-Tool now supports a 'counter' made of Roman lette
rs, e.g. AA, AB, AC etc. by setting counter start to 'A' and step to '1'
06.06.00 Fixed: Disallow more than 1 simultaneous port connection
06.06.00 Fixed: Port connection now also works with Ctrl+D menu
06.06.00 Fixed: Custom colors by file type: disallow empty file type
06.06.00 Added: Show elapsed time for sound files
06.06.00 Added: Auto-resize lister window to size of multimedia data (media pl
ayer)
06.06.00 Fixed: Improved file listing update on Win98 and Win2k when copying w
ith Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V (Copy+Paste)
05.06.00 Fixed: Show icon shell extensions only if no default icon defined
04.06.00 Fixed:
les too
04.06.00 Fixed:
04.06.00 Fixed:
filename
04.06.00 Fixed:
31.05.00 Fixed:
whole subdirs
31.05.00 Added:
30.05.00 Fixed:
08.03.00 Fixed: Background HTTP downloads: show percent in title and speed in
main window
08.03.00 Fixed: Lister, print ASCII in text mode could show wrong values (due
to the conversion ASCII->ANSI)
01.03.00 Added: Support for environment variables also in viewer associations
01.03.00 Added: New option "Unpack all and execute" in packer properties allow
s to try out a program or run an installer from inside an archive
29.02.00 Added: Compare by contents: Compare two files with same name in 2 dif
ferent archives
29.02.00 Fixed: Compare by contents: Line at end of file only 1 character long
-> not displayed
29.02.00 Fixed: wincmd.ini, ActiveRight=1 was no longer working
29.02.00 Fixed: Compare by contents: Show error if not enough memory to map fi
les into memory
29.02.00 Added: Compare by contents can better handle files with many repetiti
ons
23.02.00 Fixed: FTP automatic mode: recognize VMS names like file.txt;1 as tex
t with *.txt mask
23.02.00 Fixed: Pressing ESC in FTP download didn't always work (only if press
ed long enough)
20.02.00 Added: Drop files from outside Windows Commander (e.g. Explorer) on p
acked files
16.02.00 Added: Search function: Search for NTFS-compressed files (NTFS file s
ystem, Windows NT/2000 only)
16.02.00 Added: Define custom colors for different file types, e.g. all direct
ories, all zip files etc.
15.02.00 Added: Search for text also inside CAB files (not for duplicate files
, though)
15.02.00 Fixed: Configuration - Tabstops - Default gave wrong default tabstop
widths
15.02.00 Fixed: FTP client didn't send predefined commands when re-connecting
to server (when connection was lost)
15.02.00 Fixed: FTP client didn't log out when closing Wincmd without disconne
cting
10.02.00 Added: cm_EditPersmissionInfo: Show permissions dialog on Windows NT
(NTFS file system)
10.02.00 Added: cm_EditAuditInfo: Show file auditing dialog (NTFS)
10.02.00 Added: cm_EditOwnerInfo: Show "Take ownership" dialog (NTFS)
09.02.00 Added: New Button bar/Start menu parameters: %L, %l, %F, %f, %D, %d c
reate a list file in the TEMP directory with the names of the selected files and
directories.
08.02.00 Added: Pass long name to external viewer (Alt+F3) if 32-bit program (
to test this, Wincmd needs the full path to the viewer)
06.02.00 Fixed: Drag&Drop from external program to empty floppy disk didn't wo
rk
06.02.00 Added: In search function, offer name of last loaded parameters when
saving
06.02.00 Fixed: In single click mode, also start programs with single click wh
en file tips shown (for long names)
04.02.00 Added: User-defined FTP servers also through HTTP proxies (data prepr
ocessed to remove HTML tags)
02.02.00 Added: VMS-style files and dirs to user-defined FTP servers, e.g. dir
ectory.dir;1 or filename.ext;1
01.02.00 Added: Support for user-defined FTP servers
30.01.00 Fixed: Bug when downloading 2 files in background at the same time, a
nd both threads ask for new name
30.01.00 Fixed: Workaround to bug in some FTP servers (e.g. warftpd 1.7x beta)
where MKD fails after CWD
30.01.00 Fixed: 16-bit: remove button bar hint windows from Alt+Tab list
30.01.00 Fixed: Repaint problem with command line in auto-hide mode (when hidd
21.12.99 Fixed: Crash when Wincmd started minimized to system tray, and size w
as set to maximized
New in Version 4.02 (16.12.99):
- Unzip, delete and HTTP downloads (Ctrl+N) in background.
- Synchronize dirs now also supports directory from/to ftp synchronization! Conc
erning the date/time synchronizing problems with ftp, please read the section im
portant note on the page Synchronize dirs.
- Tray icon right click menu (context menu).
- Direct upload of files from inside an archive to an FTP server.
- Better parsing of FTP file lists downloaded via a HTTP proxy.
- User-defined keyboard shortcuts.
- Split "Equal/Unequal" button into two buttons in sychronize function
- Change date/time of directories (Win95/98 only)
- FTP server to server transfers (FXP): Always sends PORT command to left server
, PASV to right server. This allows for file transfers between a public server a
nd one in a private address room, or behind a firewall. The private server must
be in the left window.
- Find files: Only search in selected files and folders
- many small additions and bugfixes (see history.txt)
New in Version 4.01 (27.07.99):
- This version was mainly a bugfix release
- HTTP downloads enhanced (now supports passwords, and special sites which requi
re 'host:' line)
- Settings what to do when second ftp connection opened in same window: wcx_ftp.
ini, [General] AutoDisconnect =1 disconnect previous =2 keep previous =0 ask
user
New in Version 4.00 (17.06.99):
General:
- Directory synchronize: Compare two dirs with subdirs, or 1 dir and 1 archive
- Compare files by content
- Allow to abort binary compare in 'synchronize' with ESC
- Copy/move in the background - 32 bit only
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], AlwaysCopyInBackground=1 always copies in backgro
und
- Connect to UNC path (\\server\path) in background (separate thread), allow to
abort after 3 seconds
- Dialog box Change Attributes, button to set current date&time
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], activeright=1 activates right file listbox at sta
rt
- Support for virtual folders through button bar. Use commands: cm_OpenDesktop,
cm_OpenDrives, cm_OpenControls, cm_OpenFonts, cm_OpenNetwork, cm_OpenPrinters
- Copy and Move files from and to virtual folders
- Copy to nul, prn, lptx and comx now supported
- Rename or append when copying and target exists
- Files - Split now also accepts fractions of a number, like 0.5 MB
- Use NTFS time compare method (2 seconds difference considered as same) in 'Com
pare directories' and 'Synchroinize dirs'
User interface:
- 2 drive button bars, one per file window (configurable)
- 256 color folder icons, and support for external icon library (icl): wincmd.in
i, [configuration], iconlib=dllname.dll (sample DLL on www.ghisler.com)
- User-defined drive names (for drive list+button bar). Example: wincmd.ini, [Dr
iveHints], E=ZIP drive
- File window tabstops (column width) are now saved separately by resolution, an
d adjust to the right (configurable)
- Save current position and maximized state separately for search, compare and s
ynchronize dialogs
- Show special folder icons for system folders, e.g. the Recycle Bin
- Extended selection (Num+ and CTRL+F12) now supports almost all options as the
'search' function
- The / key on numeric keypad restores file selection as it was before the last
file operation
Packer:
- Multi-threading of zip function (pack in background) - 32 bit only
- Packer/unpacker plugins to add external archiver DLLs
- Copy files directly from ZIP to ZIP
- Rename while unpacking (internally) and target exists
- Support for ARJ SFX 2.62
- LZH files with comment field (starting with -com-) now supported
- Configuration - Save settings saves current file display settings and director
ies even if auto-save turned off
FTP Client:
- FTP resume download even if multiple files selected
- FTP Connection dialog allows to specify commands executed after connecting, se
parated by a ";"
- FTP connect dialog, "duplicate entry" added - allows to create new connection
from an existing one
- CTRL+M allows to select FTP transfer mode (text, binary, auto) with keyboard
- Warn if binary file is downloaded or uploaded in text mode (to turn off: modif
y wcx_ftp.ini, section [General], WarnWrongMode=0)
- Support for some more ftp server types (OS9 etc.)
- HTTP proxy for FTP connections
- Transparent FTP proxy: Send firewalluser, firewallpass, user, pass
Search function:
- Search for/select files which do NOT match certain wildcards. Use | to separat
e, e.g. w*.*|*.bak finds all files starting with w, without extension .bak
- Search for all files NOT containing a certain string
- Duplicate file finder can find files with same name, size, contents or any com
bination of the 3
Lister:
- Bitmap viewer, more formats through IrfanView plugin (see addons page on www.g
hisler.com)
- Lister can now play sound and video (configurable)
- Printing in lister (Text+Graphics)
- Select all in lister: CTRL+A selects whole file
- Search for Hexadecimal strings, even mixed. Example: "PK"0102 will find 504B01
02
- Lister now wraps at word boundaries (may be disabled: wincmd.ini, [lister], Wo
rdWrap=0)
New in Version 3.53 (8.11.98):
- Did extensive Year 2000 (Y2k) tests. Results: no internal date problems, only
one interface prob to FTP
- Possible Y2k problem with FTP servers showing a 2 digit year only. Rule: date<
80 ->20xx, date>=80 -> 19xx
- bugfixes
New in Version 3.52 (11.08.1998):
- cd \\Servername in command line (32 bit)
- Added: ACE packer/unpacker support
- unrar.dll and unace.dll internal unpackers for RAR and ACE (32 bit)
- bugfixes
Release Version 3.51 (07.05.1998):
- wcx_ftp.ini, [general], LogFile=Path\Log.txt writes FTP log to specified file
- Support for creating RAR SFX files
- Support for files > 2 GB (display, copy, rename, move, delete; NOT: ZIP, FTP,
Lister)
- CTRL+P copies current path to command line
- FTP: Preserve file dates when downloading (selectable)
- FTP: Convert file names to lowercase when uploaded (selectable)
- FTP: Change Unix attributes (permissions) dialog for FTP sites (uses 'SITE chm
od', which isn't supported by all sites)
- Bugfixes
New in Version 3.50 (18.3.1998):
- FTP client
- flat look
- Network Neighborhood
- IntelliMouse wheel support
- Directory history list (alt+cursor down)
- Go back, go forward (alt+cursor left / alt+cursor right)
- Create self extracting ZIP archive
- Expandable tree as in Explorer
- UUE/MIME/XXE-encode and decode, Binhex-decode
- Split/Combine files
- Start menu now supports shortcut keys (Ctrl+Alt+F1-F12)
- More command line switches (see help)
- ALT+GrayPlus selects all files with the same extension
New in Version 3.02 (14.4.1997):
- Cut/Copy/Paste of button bar buttons
- Deletion method used by explorer can be used also in Wincmd [Configuration] Wi
n95Delete=1
- CTRL+Q on archive shows contained file_id.diz, readme*, or *.txt (in this orde
r)
- Support for archives in archives
- CTRL+PgDn to open archives in archives
- TAR and GZ packers
- New commands cm_Switch83Names, cm_SwitchDirSort, cm_SwitchHidSys, cm_SwitchLon
gNames to button bar commands
New in Version 3.01 (31.12.1996):
- Bugfixes
New in Version 3.00 (15.12.1996):
- 32-bit version available
- drag&drop from and to explorer (32-bit version only)
- enhanced search function
- quick view panel (CTRL+Q)
- drive bar to select different drives
- button bar wraps around to 2 lines when larger than available width
- new multi-page configuration dialog
- Function to test selected archives for errors
- A header now allows to sort the files by name, extension, size, and date
- All parts of the user interface (except the file list) can be turned off in th
e configuration
- The file window separator can now be moved