TPF DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
                                         IBM, Poughkeepsie NY
   

  SUBJECT:         APAR  NUMBER:  PJ27722

  ABSTRACT OF PROBLEM
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   Enhancements for the TPF merge tool version 1.0 ( PJ27381).

  COMMENTS ON PROBLEM
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  The  enhancements  to the TPF merge tool increases the usability
  of the tool for merging files and directories.   These  enhance-
  ments  offer additional flexibility in using the TPF merge tool,
  with the ability to edit the full  difference,  save  the  merge
  options  and window properties, provide log file support, trans-
  verse sub-directories, specify multiple file filters and driving
  directory.


  SOLUTION
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  The following enhancements are included in the  TPF  merge  tool
  version 1.2:

  o  Full Difference Editing:  This feature allows you to edit the
     entire  difference  rather  than just a single line.  You can
     also add lines to and delete lines from the difference block.

  o  Save Merge Options:   When you click the  OK  button  in  the
     Merge Options  dialog,  you  are  now  prompted to save the
     current option settings as the default.  These default option
     settings are used the next time that you start the program.

  o  Save Merge Results Window Properties:  If you modify the
     appearance of the Merge Results window by moving the vertical
     bar separator  between  the  input  and output area, resizing
     the window, or moving the window, these properties are now saved
     as the default and used the next time the window is displayed.
     These properties are also saved across program calls.

  o  Page Setup:  The Page setup menu item has been added  to  the
     File menu and a Setup button has been added to the Print dialog.

  o  Log File:  You can now specify the name and location of a log
     file. The log file contains a list of the parameters and options
     that are used each time you merge selected files  or  directories.
     The log file also contains a list of all unmatched files, and a
     summary of conflict resolution and differences for each file
     merged if Automerge is selected.

  o  Multiple File Filters:  You can specify multiple file filters
     separated by spaces.

  o  Directory Traversal:  You can specify that you want to search
     all subdirectories in a specific directory when locating files
     to be merged.

  o  Driving Directory:  You can specify that you want one of the
     three input directories to control the reporting and copying of
     unmatched files. Only  files  that  exist  in  the  specified
     directory are used to locate matching files in the other directories.

  o  Minimizing the Merge Dialog:  The Merge dialog is now located
     on the task bar and you can minimize it.

  o  Directories  as Part of the File Name:  You can now specify
     that you want the file name to include as many as nine levels
     of directories.  This function gives you the ability to distinguish
     between files with the same name that are not really the same
     file.

  For  more information, or to download the TPF merge tool, please
  visit the following URL:
     http://www.ibm.com/software/htp/tpf/tools.htm

  This tool requires you to be a  TPF  customer  to  download  it.
  There is a two-step process for downloading this tool:

  1. Request a user ID and password from
     http://www.ibm.com/tpf/download/toolrqst.htm
     If  you  have  a  user  ID  and  password for another general
     license tool, continue to the next step to download.

  2. When you have your user ID and password, follow the
     tpfmerge.exe link at
     http://www.ibm.com/tpf/download/tpfmerge.htm
     to download.

  Please refer the README file at the TPF merge tool  webpage  for
  installation procedures.  After installation, you can locate the
  help  file  at "path"\ibm\tpf\help\tpfmerge.htm, where "path" is
  the path  where  you  target  tpfmerge.exe  file  (for  example,
  c:\merge).



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