Dragen FTP History

A new Dragen FTP Beta has been posted to the web page.

Current version of Dragen is allways Available for Download at:

cotroneo.homeip.net
or
cotroneo.dyndns.org

List of changes in version 1.2
- added paypal registration
- added sticky site command. The sticky site feature sends a site command
to the server each time dragen contacts the server. To implement sticky site
for a given host, the dragen directory must contain a file containing the site
command your wish to send to the server. This file must have an .sit extension
with the prefix equal to the exact alias name for the server. So, for example,
if the alias is "hobbes incoming", the site file must be "hobbes incoming.sit".
If you want to create a filename with spaces as in this example, you can do
so from an os/2 command line by ensuring that the filename is encapsulated in
quotes when you create it. One way to do this is with copy con. From an os/2
window, while in the dragen directory, you would type the following:
copy con "hobbes incoming.sit"   (note the quotes)
Next type your site command that you want to go to the server and hit enter.
Hold down the Ctrl key and press Z. Press enter.
- fixed some continuous polling problems with the Get To option in the remote menu.
- added Get All command. This is not finished. It is the beginning of a recursive
routine to download an entire directory tree. Currently, all it does it get all
the files in the current directory for a unix server.

List of changes in version 1.1
- improved support for os/2 ftpd - added mouse double click change directory
- improved support for Windows_NT ftpd - added mouse double click change directory
- added site support, including session site and sticky site
- upgraded get2 to v1.32

List of changes in Beta 3

- Fixed security hole with drag and drop objects from the desktop
- Added process list kill to process menu - note this function is not intended
to replace the kill delay function. It is for killing uploads and downloads.
- Eliminated polling during idle - reduced cpu usage
- Added autoscroll to message log window so that you can see long messages
- Added ctrl P toggle to open and close process list
- Added ctrl L toggle to open and close message log drop down list box
- Added Zombie kill for run away threads. This was a debugging tool that I decided to keep.
- Added command line start up - create program objects that to start dragen with double click
to a specific host. See readme for details
- Replaced the ! directory separator for the more standard /
- Eliminated the problem with dragen not recognizing files with a single quote in the filename
- Fixed a problem with makedirectory
- Fixed VMS delete
- Fixed MVS viewing in a PDS
- Added Get to local window ctrl W
- Added Get to specific path ctrl S
- Added Get to default path ctrl G
- Added confirm on delete
- Added directory/file cleanup when a host is deleted
- Added online help
- Upgraded get2 to version 1.29

*********** IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY *****************

Dragen Beta 3 uses different desktop drag and drop objects. Be sure to
delete your desktop drag and drop objects before installing beta 3.

If you are upgrading FROM Beta v2.e through 2.g TO Beta 3 and want to keep your
hosts and setup defaults. You must copy your host.txt and dpath files to a temporary directory.
After unzipping Beta 3, copy the host.txt and dpath files back to your dragen directory and
run hcnvert2.cmd (PLEASE NOTE THE 2). You MUST run hcnvert2.cmd to prepare your host.txt
file for use with beta 3. It is not necessary to run setup.

If you are upgrading to Beta 3 from 2.d and want to keep your hosts. You must
copy your host.txt file to a temporary directory. After installing
Beta 3, copy the host.txt file back to you dragen directory and
run hcnvert.cmd. You MUST run hcnvert.cmd to prepare your host.txt
file for use with beta 3. You must run setup to complete the installation.

If you are upgrading from Beta v2.h, no changes are necessary to the host.txt or dpath files.
If you want to preserve you current hosts and setup defaults, copy host.txt and dpath to a
temporary holding place and then copy them back to your Dragen directory after you have
unzipped Dragen to its directory. It is not necessary to run setup.

List of changes in Beta 2.m

- fixed get2 crash error with put/upload
- added initial support of the os/2 ftpd server (get,put,chng dir, del)
- removed cr/lf symbols from message log window
- updated get2 to v.1.26

List of changes in Beta 2.l

- fixed alt4 close of local - local won't restart
- fixed alt4 close of monitor - dragen close
- added message window/list, get2 now runs minimized
- updated get2 to v.1.25
- added history.txt to archive

List of changes in Beta 2.k2

- reworked code for local window to remote window drag
- added view/f3 for MVS

List of changes in Beta 2.k

- added close button for local window
- fixed problem with delete causing a get2 crash in MVS
- slight changes to desktop icons

List of changes in Beta 2.j

- added column mode setup to the remote menu
- added pop-up menu for remote window
- added beginning of MVS HLQ support (needs work)

List of changes in Beta 2.i

- fixed local window confusion between files and directories
- changed local window behavior so that when double clicking on an
  new site in the host list, the local window is only refreshed if
  the download presets in for the new site are different than the
  current state of the local window.
- changed setup to reflect the new host.txt configuration. Thank you Dwight.

List of changes in Beta 2.h

- fixed local window: append drag to local window if bad host - checking was non-stor
- added full support for checkboxes to desktop objects.
  ******Be sure to delete current desktop objects.*******
- fixed problem with local window open causing dragen close
- modified local window update so that it adds newly downloaded files to the beginning
  of the list instead of doing a full window refresh. (saves the cpu plus provides
  visual confirmation of download),
- added beginnings of MVS support (pretty rough and not very deep: delete, put, get)
- added persistent checkbox settings in host setup


List of Changes in Beta 2.g

- added proxy support: important, run setup again to create a
fresh DPATH. Select proxy checkbox before logging onto a site
when behind a firewall. This feature needs testing, as I am
not behind a firewall and cannot test myself.

- added unselect remote items after drag and drop download

- added show filename in progress count on download (get2)

- reworked code for local window refresh


List of Changes in Beta 2.f

- changed local window details justification to left instead of  center
- fixed Local window refresh when using dragen drop reget
- fixed view in monitor window
- modified killdelay for reget - now works better


List of changes in Beta 2.e

- improved setup routine courtesy of Dwight Miller. Thank you Dwight.
- auto reload of remote window after upload
- reworked killdelay scheme
- added alias recognition to desktop objects
- changed background colors for server and directory
- server display box is now non-editable
- monitor window and remote window are now independent (they can be
working on different servers at the same time.
- added long filename support for history list (requires column mode)
- fixed directory change hang on double click
- added local download path to host setup (run hcnvert.cmd to convert old
host.txt file)
- added use of del key to delete a file in remote window
- added/fixed list retrieve and logon error handling
- several fixes to get2.exe to deal with error conditions
- forgot to update the site monitor in 2.d. 2e includes those fixes

List of changes in Beta 2.d

- improved setup routine courtesy of Dwight Miller. Thank you Dwight.
- auto reload of remote window after upload
- reworked killdelay scheme
- added alias recognition to desktop objects
- changed background colors for server and directory
- server display box is now non-editable
- monitor window and remote window are now independent (they can be
  working on different servers at the same time.
- added long filename support for history list (requires column mode)
- fixed directory change hang on double click
- added local download path to host setup (run hcnvert.cmd to convert old
  host.txt file)
- added use of del key to delete a file in remote window
- added/fixed list retrieve and logon error handling
- several fixes to get2.exe to deal with error conditions


