ADF Opus Version History

Please consult the help file for more info on ADF Opus.

Version 0.30 released 9 December 1998

Added a DMS to ADF converter (Tools|Convert|DMS->ADF) using code based on xDMS by Andre R. de la Rocha. This also features a batch converter, which allows you to convert many ADFs in one operation.
Optimised bitmap code - copying files from Windows to Amiga is now much faster, especially when copying into large or very full volumes.
The program now multitasks properly when copying files, even on Windows 95/98.
International Mode volumes now work correctly due to new hash function.
It is now possible to open more than one file at once in the Open dialogue.

Fixed yet another bug in my hash chain routines that caused errors when renaming or deleting in a volume with more than a few files.
Changed the link in the about box to reflect the change of homepage

Integrated the help file properly. Context-sensitive help is available pretty much everywhere.
Added read/write support for hardfiles. Just open them as you would a normal ADF file. The maximum size of a hardfile is somewhere around 50MB. This restriction will be lifted in the future.
By default the Open dialogue now displays .hdf files as well as .adf.
The New Volume dialogue now allows you to create hardfiles and high-density ADFs.
Editing a volume label after performing a write operation sometimes caused corrupted directory entries. Fixed.
Found and fixed another stupid bug: OFS volumes were not being written correctly and caused checksum errors in AmigaDOS.

Added a help file written by Gary Harris. I haven't yet had chance to integrate it into the program - I'll do that in the next update. For now just double-click on the .hlp file to view it.
You can now delete files (not directories yet, not even empty ones) by clicking the Delete button on the toolbar or choosing File|Delete.
The Volume Information dialogue now behaves more logically: if you edit the volume label and then close the dialogue (without clicking OK) the change will not be committed to disk.
Fixed a serious bug in my hash-chain management routines where copying more than a few files into a volume caused corrupted directory entries.
Sizes of files are now displayed in KB rather than bytes (except if the file is less than 1KB, in which case the size in bytes is still displayed).
The last 1KB of a volume was not been used. This should be fixed now.
Implemented View|Refresh and View|Refresh All.

You can now create new directories in your ADFs by clicking the New Directory button on the toolbar or selecting File|New Directory.
You can rename files and dirs by clicking twice (not double-clicking) on their names, or using the Rename toolbar button or File|Rename.
Fixed a crazy bug which caused the program to sometimes miss directory entries.
Status bar is now turned off by default, because it doesn't actually do anything yet.

Copying a file into an ADF sometimes caused other files to disappear. Fixed. Probably.
ADF contents are now sorted alphabetically.
It is now possible to create new formatted ADFs (via Volume|New or the New button on the toolbar).
You can relabel volumes by editing the label in the Volume Information dialogue.
v0.01 forgot to calculate the bitmap checksum, so volumes written with it had to be validated by AmigaDOS before they could be used. Fixed.
Now checks the bitmap checksum is valid before opening a volume.