- Improved "Maintain DOS 8.3 aliases" support under Windows XP and above.
  - Fixed moving files across drives so it uses the Windows MoveFileWithProgress
    routine instead of a copy and delete under Windows 2000 and above.

- Scripts
  - FILE-REPORT and FOLDER-REPORT script commands now create the target folder
    for the ouput file if it doesn't exist.
  - Fixed hang when cancelling a script while it's building the initial
    directory listing for a sync command.
  - Fixed script handling when MRUSize = 1.
  - Made script processing more resilient to extra whitespace.
  - If the STOP-ON-ERROR option is active COPYTO will now stop if it  can't
    create the target folder.
  - Fixed bug where the elapsed time for a script wouldn't be written to the log
    file.
  - Fixed script comparison reports so they don't include FTP passwords if they
    were included as part of the paths in the script.
  - Fixed DELETE command's "RecycleBin=" option so it doesn't expect
    localized "Yes" and "No" strings.

- FTP
  - Under Windows NT/2000/XP the default FTP library is now the SmartFTP FTP
    library.  The previous FTP library (Indy 9) can be used by changing the "FTP
    Library" setting in the Options dialog's "Advanced FTP Settings" page.
  - Replaced "LIST Options" edit with checkboxes for the supported options: Show
    Hidden [-a], Force Long Format [-l], Complete Time [-T], Resolve Links [-L],
    and Recursive [-R].
  - Added "Use Compression (MODE Z)" option that compresses file transfers and
    directory listings.  (SmartFTP library only).
  - Added support for transferring files larger than 2GB on FTP sites (SmartFTP
    library only).
  - Added support for Chinese HP-UX directory listings.
  - Added support for additional MVS listing formats.
  - Changing FTP transfer types now invalidates the cache.
  - Fixed parsing MLST directory listings of files larger than 2 GB.
  - Fixed extremely large FTP timeouts when using the Indy FTP library.
  - Fixed recursive (-R) support for some base paths under Serv-U and Gene6 FTP
    servers.
  - Fixed directories on FTP sites getting partially loaded if the base folder
    was changed during the fetch timestamps/link resolution stage.
  - Fixed bug when connecting through an FTP proxy to a host on a non default
    port.
  - Fixed copying timestamps during a file copy when a timezone adjustment is
    active.
  - Removed trailing '.' on VMS filenames.
  - Fixed bug where entering a new FTP site into the startup Open dialog would
    connect to the site and disconnect again before showing the directory
    comparison window.

- Reports
  - Fixed hang when creating a file comparison report with an extremely long
    section if inserted/deleted text.
  - Fixed "Diff" file comparison report output in combination with a disjointed
    selection.
  - Folder comparison reports now use '/' instead of '\' for the folder image
    paths.
  - Fixed   missing the ; in some file differences reports.

- Explorer Shell Extension
  - Explorer context menu extension now supports Windows XP/x64.
  - Explorer context extension automatically adds itself to the "Allowed" list
    so non-administrators can use it.
  - Fixed access violations in programs that host the Explorer shell extension.

- Command Line
  - The /rules= command line switch now affects all file comparisons, including
    rules-based comparisons from the folder viewer, the /quick compare switch,
    and scripts.
  - Fixed command line parsing to handle paths with two slashes in a row.
  - Added support for the /rules= switch in combination with the /quickcompare
    (/qc) switches and BCQC.

- Miscellaneous
  - BC can now use 3GB under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 with the Boot.ini /3G
    switch and 4GB under Windows/x64.
  - Fixed "Show hints for toolbar buttons, etc" not being used when first
    starting the program.
  - Plug-ins are now loaded using absolute paths.
  - "Open With" ordering is now maintained when using XML settings files.
  - Shift+F10 now shows the file and folder viewer's popup menus.
  - Fixed elapsed time displays when an operation starts one day and finishes on
    a later day.
  - Changed some tab orders and keyboard accelerators.
  - Fixed focus rectangle on some controls.
  - Fixed various memory leaks.
  - Switched to FastMM4 memory manager (http://fastmm.sourceforge.net/).


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2-June-2005 Build 231 release
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- This release is named 2.3.1

- Fixed error when starting under Windows 95.
- Fixed calculating CRCs for files larger than 2GB.
- Fixed some localized strings that weren't displaying properly.
- Localized new help file changes.
- Changed popup menus so they match the rest of the menus.


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27-May-2005 Build 230 release
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- This release is named 2.3

- General
  - Updated toolbar appearance under Windows XP.
  - Updated icons in Explorer menu.
  - Long filenames are truncated after 64 characters when displaying the
    Explorer menu.
  - Fixed hangs on CPUs with HyperThreading enabled.
  - "Open With" commands can now include environmental variables.
  - Fixed %b Open With varible.
  - Ignore saved window positions if they are off the edge of the screen.
  - Use millimeters instead of inches for report margins when warranted by
    locale.
  - Fixed permissions error when the installing user does not have permission
    to write to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
  - BC2.XML or BC2.INI file can be stored in the Application Data directory
    instead of the exe directory.
  - Added settings location override at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Scooter
    Software\SettingsPath.

- Scripting
  - Added %fn_time% scripting variable for use in filenames, which expands as
    'hh-mm-ss'.
  - Added support for setting size filters in scripts.  The format argument
    should be formatted as size:([<|>]#[KB|MB|GB]|none).
  - Added "title:" argument to FILE-REPORT and FOLDER-REPORT script commands
    to set the report title.
  - Added support for wrap-none and wrap-word settings when generating HTML
    file differences reports from a script.
  - File differences reports generated for a pair of files from scripts will
    now display the full paths of both files.
  - Log file is now closed as soon as the script is done, rather than when the
    window is closed.
  - Improved parameter validation for FILE-REPORT and REPORT commands.
  - Fixed FILE-REPORT so it can be called with a pair of filenames.
  - Fixed parsing script commands longer than 4096 characters.

- File Viewer
  - Increased maximum line length to 65,535 characters under Windows NT/2K/XP.
  - Added "Import Settings" and "Export Settings" to "Tools" menu.
  - Changed Find Text so it no longer defaults to "Just Selection".
  - "Open to first difference" now respects the "Advance by line" and
    "Auto-select section" next difference settings.
  - "Go To Next/Prev Different File" commands no longer appear if the folder
    viewer isn't open.
  - "Swap Sides" is now disabled while the comparison is active.
  - Added FileViewer\MaxFileChunks DWORD tweak that controls how large a file
    has to be before BC will keep it locked during the comparison.
  - Increased size of regular expression edit in rules criteria dialog.
  - Improved error checking in rules criteria dialog.
  - Fixed "modified" state and undo behavior after using "Swap Sides".
  - Fixed thumbnail's range when inserting new lines or realigning lines.
  - Fixed "Save As" prompts when both sides are edited and one side is from
    the clipboard.
  - Fixed access violation when copying lines into an empty file or empty side.
  - Fixed single instance mode so it no longer messes up the left filename.
  - Fixed text comparison so it outputs the last portion of the right file
    when "Never Align Mismatches" is set.
  - Fixed file parsing so it will display the "Decode error" dialog if a UTF-8
    file has invalid characters.
  - Fixed file differences reports to use elipses on long filenames.

- Folder Viewer
  - During file copies automatically created folders will copy their matching
    folder's attributes.
  - Simplified rename options when only one file selected.
  - Copying a closed folder on a local drive will now copy it's contents in
    alphabetical order.
  - Session names are now limited to 255 characters.
  - Switched local disk move function to MoveFileEx when supported.
  - Added support for minimizing the program when the "Building Folders"
    dialog is displayed before the file operations dialogs.
  - Added Settings\CopyACLs DWORD tweak that controls whether NTFS ACLs are
    copied when copying files.
  - In the compare contents results dialog it is now possible to double click
    on the "xxx-Based Comparison of <xxx> to <xxx>" line when comparing a
    pair of files to view them in the file viewer.
  - File version information is now updated after copies and when external
    changes are detected.
  - Session manager now displays an error if a session's new name collides
    with an existing session.
  - Fixed "New Folder" command so it works consistently when selecting a empty
    space in the directory comparison.
  - Fixed displaying free space larger than 1 terabyte.
  - Fixed creating directories with extremely long paths.
  - Fixed loading zip files with a '/' or '\' directory entry.
  - Fixed opening non-spanned zips created on a removeable drive.
  - Fixed drawing bugs on dual monitor systems.
  - Fixed saving a snapshot of a single file using the "Left" or "Right" path
    option and using file filters.
  - Double clicking on a folder in the "Compare Contents" results dialog no
    longer opens it in the file viewer.
  - Fixed logging the elapsed time of file operations that take more than a
    day to complete.
  - Fixed swap sides so it restarts background comparisons.
  - Fixed "Open All Subfolders" so it works on filtered folders that are
    visible due to the "Suppress filters" option.
  - Fixed progress dialog to cancel when Esc is pressed.
  - Fixed session "Save As" dialog so it doesn't show the untitled session as a
    possible name.
  - Fixed access denied message when moving folders between drives.
  - Fixed base folder load error dialog so it always appears on screen.
  - Fixed error when rapidly changing base folders while background folder
    processing is active.

- FTP
  - Added support for Dutch month abbreviations in directory listings.
  - Added support for Korean directory listings on FTP sites.
  - Added support for German HP-UX directory listings on FTP sites.
  - Fixed access violation when using SOCKS FTP proxies.
  - Fixed VMS ftp listings for filenames that start with 0 or 1.
  - Fixed access violation when attempting to create a folder on an FTP site
    failed.
  - Fixed error when creating a new diretory on an FTP site running XBox Media
    Center.


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1-September-2004 Build 227 release
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- This release is named 2.2.7

- Fixed visual glitch in file comparison report dialog.
- Fixed access violation when saving a file without proper permissions.


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26-August-2004 Build 226 release
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- This release is named 2.2.6

- Updated Compare Reports printout to match style of other reports.
- Added automatic detection of UTF-8 and Unicode (UTF-16) files based on the
  content of the file.
- "Find Next/Previous Difference In Line" will now go to the next different
  line if it's done with the current one.
- File viewer's Swap Sides command now works in-place without reloading the
  comparison.
- Folder Viewer's Readonly flags will now change during "Set As Base Folder"
  and "Compare To" commands to follow the folder's original state.
- Added current user's User name to verbose log.
- Custom sync's Just Selection setting is now sticky.
- F3 now opens the Find Text dialog if a previous search hasn't been done.
- File viewer no longer updates the folder viewer's comparison if one side is
  a snapshot.
- Added "Settings\DisableBCSSAssoc" DWORD tweak to turn off snapshot support,
  allowing comparisons of files with .bcs and .bcss extensions.

- Folder Viewer
  - Fixed progress reporting so backups are not counted, "Copying (9 of 5)"
  - Fixed "unsupported interface" errors when initializing autocomplete on
    Windows NT 4.
  - Fixed exporting Open With settings.
  - Overwriting an existing sessions export zip with new settings will remove
    existing versions of the export xml files.
  - Overwriting existing backup files no longer moves the old backups to the
    recycle bin.
  - Fixed %F Open With variable.