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                                   BACKMEUP
				 (BkMeUp.zip)
			              by 
			       Leland E. Embrey
                                 Lemming Labs
                                 Version 1.5
                                Copyright 1995
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BACKMEUP is a VB utility I designed to 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, or some other unprotected power loss. Now, with a swift click to my BACKMEUP icon, I can quickly send all my current work to my floppy drive. BACKMEUP is teeny Freeware from Lemming Labs. Version 1.5 adds destination directory cleaning and start-up bug fixes.
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UPGRADES:		Version 1.2 added file extension boxes as Copy or 			NoCopy indicators.
			Version 1.3 adds 1-button Zip option
			Version 1.4 adds post-Zip file erase option and Free Space display 
    			Version 1.5 adds optional start-up cleaning of destination work directory and some start-up bug fixing
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After UnZipping bkmeup.zip to a temporary directory...

There are 4 files in the archive:

FILES:		README.TXT	This file
		BKMEUP.EXE	Does most of the work
		BKMEUP.PIF	For PKZIP; runs BKMEUP.BAT
                BKMEUP.BAT	For PKZIP; runs it with passed filenames
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INSTALL & USE:
		
	COPY... 	Copy BKMEUP.EXE to whatever will be your work 				directory.

			Copy the PIF and BAT files to your dos directory.
			Using the zip option requires PKZIP.EXE somewhere on 			your PATH.

	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. This is best for first time or infrequent 			usage.

			For constant use with a programming project, 				however, I embed a conditional Shell launch of 				BKMEUP.EXE right in my starting Form_Load.

	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. 
			
			File Extension boxes: click any to toggle from 				copy(green) to NoCopy(red) this file type.

	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. 

			File Extension boxes: click any to toggle from 				Copy(green) to NoCopy(red) this file type.

			Zip It Today Button: Will perform a full, overwrite 			zip to [your current work dir]\zipcode and, if there 			is room, to your diskette [work dir]\zipcode. You				must have a copy of PKZIP.EXE somewhere on your 			PATH for this to work. BKMEUP.PIF and BKMEUP.BAT 			must also be available on your PATH.

			Erase UnZipped files after Zip checkbox: click if 			you want to automatically clean your destination 			copy directory after you create a new Zip(see Zip It 			Today Button, above)
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Please send comments 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

