------------------------- BACKMEUP (BkMeUp.zip) by Leland E. Embrey Lemming Labs Version 1.1 Copyright 1995 ------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BACKMEUP is a VB utility I designed to let me quickly backup my work to diskette. I developed it after being burned too many times by thinking that frequent Ctrl-S saves was all I needed to safeguard my hours of programing work against the execrable GPF, System hang, or unprotected power loss. Silly me. Now however, with a swift click to my BACKMEUP icon, I can regularly send all my current work straight to the protected sectors of my floppy drive, where no system crash can seriously interrupt my programming oblivion. BACKMEUP is teeny Shareware from Lemming Labs. $2.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After UnZipping bkmeup.zip to a temporary directory... There are 2 files in the archive: INSTRUCTIONS: README.TXT This file BKMEUP.EXE Does the work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INSTALL & USE: COPY... Copy bkmeup.exe to whatever will be your work directory. PREPARE... Insert diskette into your a: drive. Your will be prompted if none is found. LAUNCH... Use file manager to launch bkmeup.exe from work directory. FIRST RUN... 'New work only' checks work directory file datetimes against EXISTING backup file on your diskette. If no matching file is found on your diskette, no backup is made. This is typically how you would start your week's first session, since presumably you have a full backup somewhere else. 'All files' as above, but non-existence on diskette means copy this file. Use if you want to start with a full backup of all files in your work directory. OTHER RUNS... Clicking on the BACKMEUP icon begins a search of your work directory for all files with a later datetime than the last backup datetime. If any are found, you can then validate or skip each file one at a time, or automatically, by clicking 'Do All'. Of course you can also click on Cancel to opt out of one-at-a-time mode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION: WHAT IT GETS YOU... 1. Not having to think about it. 2. Notice of FREE Upgrades for 6 months. THE SIMPLEST WAY.... Send a check for $2.50 to: Leland E. Embrey Lemming Labs 26910 Glen Place Carmel, CA 93923 VoiceMail: 408 595 6353 Compuserve ID: 73131,50 Leland E. Embrey Copyright Lemming Labs, 1995