SimpleBackup v1.0

This application was started in early September for the purpose of creating a simple interface to the zip command for creating backups.  It was originally intended for only my own personal use, however after adding several features I decided that other people may have some use for this program as well.


Installation-

If your reading this, then you've already unzipped the program archive.  All that's left to do is run SimpleBackup.  You can move this folder anywhere on your drive.  The only external file required is the /bin/zip command, which has been included with BeOS since R4.5.  This app was compiled under R4.5, but may work with previous versions of Be.  If so, you may need to download the zip command from the BeWare site (www.be.com/beware).


How to use this program-

Select a source directory or file by typing the path into the Source text box.   Then select "Create New Backup" to create a new zip file or "Update Existing Backup" to update a previously created zip file.  For settings other than the default, press the "|" button.


Settings-

There are a few optional settings that you can change to alter the creation of the zip file:

Compression Level:
	Choose a level of compression.  Level 0 uses no compression and simply archives all files together.

Update only changed files:
	When updating, only compresses the files which already exist in the backup which have changed.

Update changed files and add new files:
	When updating, compresses changed files already existing in the backup and also adds new files which do not exist in the backup.

Recurse directories:
	This option compresses all files located in subdirectories of the source directory.

Save symlinks as symlinks:
	Symlinks are saved as files, instead of traversing to their associated file or folder.

Don't save directory paths:
	Does not save directory information in the backup, only saves the file names.

Use temp directory:
	Uses the specified temp directory when creating the backup, then copies it to the directory specified by the save panel.  Useful when creating backups on slower removable media.

Exclude these files:
	Use "New" and "Delete" to add and remove entries of files that you do not want included in the backup.

Defaults:
	Returns all settings to the default start settings.


Suggestions, bugs, etc-

This is by no means a finshed product, there are many things I would like to add.  See the ToDo document for a list of features I hope to add.  If you have any suggestions or bugs to report, please send them to me at Perelandra@iname.com.  New versions of this program will appear at http://www.clarkson.edu/~hillbr/beossoftware.htm.