Found a bug?
If you find a bug in SuperDIR we will endeavour to fix it as soon as possible. Just email us the details.

What's new in SuperDIR

SuperDIR 2001 Version 8.14 was released today. This is a minor update only.

[28 May 2000]

• Fixed redirection problem when used with /CLR switch
• Fixed problem using vertical sorting (/Y) with recursive subdirectories (/S) and non-stop scrolling
• Updated SuperDIR home page URL and email address references

[18 May 2000]

SuperDIR 2000 Version 8.1 was released today. The following changes have been made:

• Added new format switch (/M3) to display the 32-bit CRC of files. The master CRC of all files is also displayed.
• Addressed some command line processing issues
• Fixed again console problems where buffer height greater than window height
• Fixed batch mode problem when filenames contain a dollar sign ($) symbol. Must now use asterix (*) instead of $
• Addressed problem when specifying a UNC path that doesn't exist
• Addressed issue with commas not being displayed correctly with some non-English character sets on the drive information (/I) screen
• Can now press ESCAPE to exit when paused

The registration process has also been updated. Payment is now in US dollars using a secure server provided by RegSoft.

[30 Jan 2000]

SuperDIR 2000 Version 8.0 was released today. The following issues have been addressed:

• Fixed problem of recursive mode (/S) not processing directories in alphabetical order
• Fixed pausing problem on NT console windows which have a buffer height greater than the window height
• Updated tree mode (/tree) to handle extremely deep and long directory structures
• Fixed problem of unsorted ordering (/OU) still sorting files and directories
• Fixed problem of tree mode not sorting correctly

The SuperDIR home page has also been extensively upgraded. A secure registration facility is now available.

[6 May 1999]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.91 was released today. The following new features are of interest:

• Bug in conversion utility fixed so all previous settings are correctly imported
• 16-bit version: Further addressed bug with cursor disappearing on some new video cards

[10 April 1999]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.90 was released today. The following new features are of interest:

• Fixed registration problem under Windows NT for users without administrator access
  • This fix required changes to be made to the way SuperDIR stores its settings. As a result, your existing settings will not be automatically imported. However, there is a conversion utility will import configuration from previous versions in SCONFIG.
• Batch output now sorted
• 16-bit version: Bug fixed with cursor disappearing on some new video cards

[14 September 1998]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.80 was released today. The following new features have been added in this release:

• New feature (/ATT) to color files based on file attributes
• Now displays blank characters in the same background colour as the default text, rather than always in black. This is useful if you use a console background colour other than black.
• Added support for multiple representation of filenames with batch mode (/@), i.e. can now use multiple $ symbols
• Fixed problem calculating cluster sizes on FAT32 drives
• Fixed problem displaying directories with invalid dates/times

[16 May 1998]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.70 was released today. This version adds an option for year 2000 compliance. To display all dates in four digit format use the /Y2K option. This is equivalent to the /4 option in Microsoft's update to COMMAND.COM (and Windows 98).

[25 January 1998]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.60 was released today. This is a minor upgrade to version 7.50 which adds many features:

• New batch mode (/@) option which allows batch files to be generated based on SuperDIR output
• Free space now displayed in recursive mode (/S)
• Fixed bug in tree mode (/TREE) when display reaches end of screen
• Fixed bug in tree mode (/TREE) relating to incorrectly drawn branches

[26 October 1997]

SuperDIR 98 Version 7.50 was released today. This is a major upgrade to version 7.10 which adds many features:

• New options for specifying range filters
  • /[S...] filters by file size
  • [D...] filters by file date
  • [T...] filters by file time
• New mode that interprets wildcards as regular expressions (/R)
• Now supports multiple wildcards
• Fixed problem displying free space on Novell Netware volumes
• Improvements and bug fixes made to bare mode (/B)
• No longer pads lines with spaces when redirecting output
• Improvements made to console mode handling
• Improved handling of conversion from ANSI to OEM character sets
• Can now press 'Q' to end display as well as 'X'
• SuperDIR 97 6.17: New 16 bit version that fixes /L and /E functionality under exclusive DOS mode.

[3 August 1997]

Version 7.10 was released today. This is a major upgrade to version 7.01 which adds many features:

• New options for Windows NT
  • /MO[x] displays file owners, where x is an optional paramater specifying the column width (default 15)
  • /MC displays compressed file size
  • /MR displays compressed file ratio
• New options for compatibility with Windows NT
  • /C and /-C to enable/disable comma thousand separators
  • /N to display files in "new NT display format"
  • /D to display files in wide format with vertical sorting (Previous /D option renamed to /G)
• New /(1..9) option to specify number of columns. The previous /(1..4) option to specify minimum of columns is now /Q(1..4)
• New options to display more than one file date/time type simultaneously
  • /MT1 displays last accessed time (Win95/NT)
  • /MT2 displays creation time (Win95/NT)
  • /MT3 displays last write time (Win95/NT)
• New /Kx option to specify width of redirected output
• Now fully supports hard disk sizes greater than 2.1GB
• Now supports console windows wider than 255 characters
• Help screen redesigned
• Free space now displayed if search specification not found or no files found
• Tree display (/TREE) now sorted alphabetically
• Fixed problem causing exception error with vertical sorting (/Y) on recursing subdirectories (/S)
• Fixed problem causing excpeption error on certain invalid command line options
• Fixed problem causing exception error under Windows NT when search specification not found using recursive directories
• Fixed bare mode (/B) so file sizes and descriptions are not displayed when descriptions exist
• Fixed full path mode (/F) display when descriptions exist
• Fixed incorrect free space being reported on large FAT32 drives due to flaw in Windows API function
• Fixed truncation of top horizontal bar

[6 May 1997]

Version 7.01 was released today.

• Fixed problem with calculation of column widths with date fields
• Added SDIR16.TXT to archive
• Fixed problem with some registration keys

[23 March 1997]

Version 7.00 was released today. This is a major upgrade to version 6.15. New features include:

• Complete rewrite of SuperDIR 95 using 32-bit code
• Windows NT support (NTFS and VFAT)
• Full support for FAT32 (Windows 95 OSR2)
• Improved performance under Windows 95 / NT
• Full support for volumes and files larger than 2GB
• New GUI configuration utility (settings now stored in registry)
• New windows help file
• New improved /I drive information screen
• Removed /! option as redirection is now automatically detected
• New features available when pausing between screens
• CTRL-C / CTRL-BREAK now instantly stops output
• Numerous other minor enhancements
• Includes new SuperDIR 6.16 16-bit version

[1 November 1996]

Version 6.15 was released today. This version has the following changes:

• Now features full network support
  • Correct handling of UNC specifications (eg. \\comp_name\shared_drive)
  • /TREE now supported over un-mapped network
  • Fixed problem with leading backslash (\) not being added to directory specifications.
  • Added extensive error handling for network errors
• Changed parsing of file specification so "*" is appended rather than ".*" under Windows 95 LFN mode
• Corrected parsing of file specifications ending with "." and "*."
• Reduced size of SDIR.EXE by code optimisation
• Fixed delay when loading a mouse driver and not under Windows 95 (again!)
• Fixed ".C" extension in defaults not functioning
• Fixed problem with "Range Check Error" on certain file specifications
• Fixed problem with runtime error when running SuperDIR from a root directory

[15 September 1996]

• Configuration file (SUPDIR.CFG) now automatically generated whenever settings are changed. Consequently, the /SAVE and /REST options have been removed as they are now redundant. This facility is now also available in the unregistered version.
• Fixed display bug caused with redirection (/!) and /TREE or /-TURBO
• Summary information now displays space allocated (based on cluster size)
• Tree display now shows space usage of directories (based on cluster size)
• Bug with /SET remembering old settings rectified (introduced in 6.02) As a result, settings will not import properly from v6.02 but still will from v6.01

[18 August 1996]

• Modified vertical sorting (/Y) so that it applies to each screen rather than the entire set of files
• Fixed problem with leading backslash (\) not being added to hidden directories
• Fixed bug preventing default switches from being overridden on the command line
• Fixed filename justification option (/J) so that it works under exclusive DOS mode
• Fixed long filename wildcard specification bug
• Updated manual, particularly the section which explains the functionality of each option
• Fixed /TREE option under exclusive DOS mode which prevented output from being displayed
• Fixed display problem with truncation of first column under certain circumstances
• Corrected errors on help screen (/?)

The SuperDIR home page layout was also changed to make navigation among the various pages much easier.

For those of you who who haven't made the transition from DOS to Windows you might like to check out Launch -- the best menu system available for the PC.

  [15 June 1996]

• Can now handle thousands of more files
• Fixed single column display when using /M option
• Fixed bug when sorting by file extensions greater than 3 characters
• Fixed bug with wildcard extensions greater than 3 character
• Added /REST and /SAVE options so custom settings can be transferred to future versions of SuperDIR

The SuperDIR home page has also been significantly updated. The following major changes were made:

• Added on-line registration via credit card
• Added to SuperDIR sample page
• Added licensing information
• Added "Report Card" which details other people's thoughts on SuperDIR
• Numerous aesthetic changes