ExamDiff Pro(TM) Version 2.5
ExamDiff Pro Copyright 1997-2000 PrestoSoft(TM) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

ExamDiff Pro is a shareware Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000 tool 
for visual file and directory comparison. It has a number of 
simple and convenient features that many users have been 
asking for a long time from a comparison tool.

Key features of ExamDiff Pro:

-Highlights differences down to the level of lines, words or 
 characters.

-Allows editing files within file comparison panes.

-Prints and print previews diff reports.

-Performs synchronous word wrapping of long lines.

-Remembers a user specified number of last compared first 
 and second files or directories. Thus, allowing for an
 accelerated selection of items the user wishes to compare.

-There is no need to specify both filenames -- just enter
 a directory name for one of the files to be compared. 
 EximDiff will attempt to use an entered filename with a 
 previously specified directory name for the second file.

-Toggles between the first and second files or directories.

-Automatically detects file or directory changes and prompts
 the user to re-compare.

-One push re-compare function attempts to leave the 
 viewer's focus in the same place as before the re-compare.

-Drag and drop support for dropping one or two files or
 directories into the program's window (e.g. from Windows
 Explorer) for comparison.

-Allows file or directory comparison from the directory
 comparison panes with a simple double-click on one of the
 files or directories to be compared.

-Allows the copying, renaming, and deleting files or
 directories from the directory comparison panes via menu,
 toolbar buttons, or a right button pop up. Any of these
 operations is followed by automatic re-synchronization of
 the compared directories. You can also sort directories 
 in the left or the right pane by name, size, type, or last
 modification time without losing synchronization.

-Easy editing of files. ExamDiff Pro will spawn any
 editor (configurable by the user) with the file name and 
 line number option (available for editors that support this,
 through ExamDiff Pro variables: $FILE (first or second
 file name), $CURDIFF (number of line at which the current
 difference starts), $CARET (number of line where the caret 
 is located), and $COLUMN (number of column where the caret
 is located)).

-Saves the differences in a file (standard UNIX DIFF file
 for file comparison).

-Easy navigation through the differences via "Next 
 Difference"/"Current Difference"/"Previous Difference" 
 buttons and hot keys or via a list box of all the differences.

-Allows the copying of text from the file comparison panes via 
 drag and drop, a hot key, or a right button pop up.

-Simple "Search" command to search for strings in the 
 comparison panes. It also remembers a user specified 
 number of most recent searches. 

-Customizable text and background colors, font, tab size, 
 and "Show Differences Only" option as well as options to 
 "Ignore white spaces in lines", "Ignore changes in amount of 
 white spaces in lines", "Ignore case", "Treat files as text 
 files", "Ignore leading white space in lines" and 
 "Ignore trailing white space in lines" for comparison.

-Fully customizable file extension filter. For example, the 
 user can choose only .c and .cpp files or any other files 
 he/she chooses to be displayed.

-Tooltips which include file or directory properties (when
 the mouse cursor is placed over the pane title bars),
 difference number (when the cursor is over the yellow
 triangle marking the current difference), and etc.

-Adjustable pane splitter with smooth synchronized scrolling.
 Allows easy toggling between horizontal and vertical splitter 
 orientation as well as splitter centering and hiding of panes.

-Command line options include:
    Usage: ExamDiff [Name1] [Name2] [Options]
       Name1, Name2 are names of files or directories to be compared
       Options are any of:
          /i      ignore case
          /w      ignore all white space in lines
          /b      ignore changes in amount of white space in lines
          /l      ignore leading white space in lines
          /e      ignore trailing white space in lines
          /t      treat both files as text files
          /d      show differences only
          /s      consider files with the same size and timestamp
                  identical
          /y      consider files with diferent size different
                  (even if some ignore options are selected)
          /z      consider files with diferent timestamp different
          /r0     do not compare subdirectories at all
          /r1     compare subdirectories only to determine their status
          /r2     compare subdirectories recursively
          /f      report file differences during directory comparison
          /n      don't show initial "Compare Files" dialog
          /aN     scroll through all differences with N second 
                  delay and exit after the last difference
          /o:file output diff results into a file 'file' (or to 
                  standard output if '-' is specified) and exit
          /p      print diff report and exit
          /x      read-only mode
          /?,/h   print this screen
       NOTE1: options /i, /w, /b, /l, /e, /t, /d, /s, /y, and /z can be
             used with "!", in which case the option will be negated
             (e.g. /!i means do not ignore case)
       NOTE2: if options /i, /w, /b, /l, /e, /t, /d,  /s, /y, /z (or
             their negations), /r0, /r1, or /r2 are not set, the last
             used options remain in effect

The latest version of ExamDiff Pro can always be downloaded
from http://www.nisnevich.com/examdiffpro.htm.

Freeware version of ExamDiff Pro is called ExamDiff. It doesn't 
have all the features of ExamDiff Pro, such as directory 
comparison. ExamDiff can be downloaded from 
http://www.nisnevich.com/examdiff.htm.

ExamDiff is a part of a suite of products that includes FtpVC 
a tool for FTP based Version Control System. It allows joint 
software development remotely over the Internet. For the latest 
version of FtpVC please visit 
http://www.nisnevich.com/ftpvc.htm.

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BUG REPORTS:

Please send bug reports, new feature requests and comments to:

gregory@nisnevich.com

or

Gregory Nisnevich
P.O. Box 3611
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359

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DISCLAIMER:

       DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE
OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING
PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER
MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. THE
DEVELOPER DOES NOT RETAIN ANY LIABILITY ON ANY DAMAGE
CAUSED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.

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ORDERING INFORMATION:

This program is not free, but is copyrighted software that
is provided to allow the user to evaluate it before paying. 
If the user makes use of this software for any purpose other
than evaluation or evaluates it for a longer period than 
30 days, then the user must purchase and register the software. 

In order to register the software you need to send you name 
(or any name you would like to register the software to) and 
payment (see options below). When payment is received you will 
be e-mailed (if e-mail address is included) or mailed a 
password necessary to register the software. After getting the 
password, go to Info | Register Now menu item or click on 
Register Now button in startup dialog.

There are several ways to purchase a password:

1. Order by check, money order, or cash:
  - Print and fill the order form 
  - Send the filled order form along with a check, money order, 
    or cash payable to Gregory Nisnevich to 
         P.O. Box 3611
         Thousand Oaks, CA 91359

2. Order by credit card:
 - Method 1: Online (on the World Wide Web):
     At DigiBuy: 
      http://www.digibuy.com/cgi-bin/order.html?450246+92971602814+93032772269
     At ShareIt:
      http://shareit1.element-5.de/programs.html?nr=105000

 - Method 2: By phone:
     In Europe: +49-221-2407279
     In USA:     724-850-8186

 - Method 3: By fax:
     Please print out the order form, and fax it to:
      In Europe: +49-221-2407278
      In USA:     724-850-8187

 - Method 4: By postal mail:
     Please print out the order form , and mail it to:

       In Europe: ShareIt!
                  element 5 AG
                  Sachsenring 69
                  50677 Koeln
                  Germany

       In USA:    ShareIt! Inc.
                  PO Box 844
                  Greensburg, PA 15601-0844


 - Method 5: By e-mail
     Please e-mail the order form to register@shareit.com 

The credit card orders are handled by DigiBuy or ShareIt 
registration services. They will notify PrestoSoft within 
one business day of your order, and PrestoSoft will send 
a password directly to you.

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PRICING:

Quantity (licenses)        Price (per license)
      1                          $25
     2-9                         $24
    10-24                        $23
    25-49                        $21
    50-99                        $19
   100-999                       $17
  1000+                          $15

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DISTRIBUTION:

ExamDiff Pro may be distributed free of charge as the original
compressed shareware release file without any modification. Any
modification of this file without prior authorization of the
author is a copyright violation.

Anyone wishing to charge people a fee for giving them a copy
of ExamDiff Pro must have the written authorization of the 
author, without which, the distributor is guilty of a copyright 
violation.

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LICENSE TO USE:

One registered copy of ExamDiff Pro may either be used by 
a single person who uses the software personally on one or 
more computers, or installed on a single PC used 
nonsimultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

You may access the registered version of ExamDiff Pro through 
a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses 
for the software covering all PCs that will access the 
software through the network. For example, if 10 different PCs 
will access ExamDiff Pro on the network, each of the 10 PCs must 
have its own ExamDiff Pro license, regardless of whether they
use ExamDiff Pro at different times or concurrently.
