
              COPY2CD.EXE - Direct to CD File Copier


>>> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION <<<

    COPY2CD.EXE will copy the files from one or more directories on your
harddrive directly to a CD recorder (without building an ISO9660 image file
first). The disc is written using track-at-once recording.

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>>> COMMAND LINE USAGE <<<

Usage: COPY2CD <pathname> [/ID=ha:id:lun] [/BATCH] [/JOLIET]
         [/NOCONFIRM] [/NOFINALIZE] [/RECURSE] [/SESSION] [/SPEED=n]
         [/TEST] [/VOLUME=label] [/ARCHIVE] [/HIDDEN] [/SYSTEM]
pathname    - Directory pathname (must end with '\')
/ID         - SCSI ID of CD recorder (default is first found)
/BATCH      - Disable all logging messages
/JOLIET     - Enables long filename support (Joliet)
/NOCONFIRM  - Disable all confirmation prompts
/NOFINALIZE - Disable session/disc finalization
/RECURSE    - Recurse all subdirectories
/SESSION    - Open new session after finalizing current session
/SPEED=n    - Recording speed (default is maximum)
/TEST       - Enable test recording mode
/VOLUME     - Volume label (maximum 32 characters)
/ARCHIVE    - Process "archive" files only
/HIDDEN     - Process "hidden" files
/SYSTEM     - Process "system" files
e.g. COPY2CD C:\DIR1\DIR2\ /ID=0:5:0
e.g. COPY2CD C:\ /RECURSE /VOLUME=MY_FILES

PATHNAME - The pathname must specify a directory, so it must end with
"\" (e.g. "C:\DIR1\DIR2\"). NOTE: This will be the top level directory
on the CDROM.

/ID=ha:id:lun - Specifies the SCSI ID of the CD recorder.
  "ha"  = Host adpater number (usually zero)
  "id"  = SCSI ID number
  "lun" = Logical unit number (usually zero)

/BATCH - Disables all logging messages on the screen. This is useful
when running the program from a batch (.BAT) file.

/JOLIET - Enables long filename support for Windows 95/NT.

/NOCONFIRM - Disables all confirmation prompts on the screen.

/NOFINALIZE - Disables disc finalization (writing of leadin/leadout
tracks). This allows more tracks to be addded to the current session.
The disc will not be readable on a regular CDROM reader until it is
finalized.

/RECURSE - Causes MAKEISO to recurse all subdirectories. Otherwise,
only files in the specified directory are processed.

/SESSION - This will cause a new session to be opened on the disc
after the current session is finalized. This allows for the creation
of multisession discs.

/SPEED - Recording speed (the default is the maximum allowed by the
selected CD recorder).

/TEST - Enables test recording mode (the disc is not written to).

/VOLUME - The first 11 characters of the volume label will be returned
as the disc's volume label from all DOS/Windows utilities.

/ARCHIVE - Processes only files with the "archive" attribute set.

/HIDDEN - Processes all directories and files with the "hidden"
attribute set. These are ignored by default.

/SYSTEM - Processes all directories and files with the "system"
attribute set. These are ignored by default.

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>>> CURRENT RESTRICTIONS <<<

COPY2CD has the following restrictions...

  - COPY2CD can only process complete directories. You cannot select
    specific files to be processed with wildcards.

  - Due to DOS memory limitations in the 16-bit version of this program,
    the maximum number of files that can be processed is approximately
    five thousand.

  - No checks are made for illegal ISO9660 characters in the filenames.
    This is not a problem if you are only reading the discs on a DOS
    or Windows based system.

  - The making of multisession discs in not supported on any of the
    JVC or Pinnacle recorders (except the Pinnacle RCD4x4).

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>>> PERFORMANCE TIPS <<<

   Copying very large numbers of small files directly to a CD recorder
can easily result in a buffer underrun due to the overhead of processing
each file "on the fly".

  - Use the /TEST option to make sure that your system is fast enough
    to record large number of files.

  - Use /SPEED=1 if your system is not fast enough to record at 2X or 4X.

  - Defragment your harddrive to reduce file processing time.

  - Use a fast harddrive that does not perform "thermal recalibration".

WARNING: Any buffer underrun that occurs during recording will result
in an unusable disc. Do not attempt to copy files that are currently
open/locked by DOS, Windows, or another program... this will result in
an error when COPY2CD attempts to open and copy the file.

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Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to...

Golden Hawk Technology
125 Indian Rock Road
Merrimack, NH 03054

Phone: 603-429-1027
FAX  : 603-429-0073

URL  : http://www.goldenhawk.com
EMAIL: jarnold@goldenhawk.com

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Updated on MARCH 5, 1998

