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{{AddOnBanner|name=Cumulus Toolbox|type=Windows software|author=David Jamieson|contact='DAJ' via the forum|updated=
Cumulus Toolbox contains a variety of ‘extra’ features to enhance the power of Cumulus by providing a number of automated processes.
*View and/or edit key Cumulus files from within the Toolbox - Monthly log files, dayfile.txt, today.ini, yesterday.ini, cumulus.ini and the Standard HTML web templates. Automatic backups are kept of all changes
*Automatically backup key Cumulus data files hourly or Daily at a specific time. Click File, Backup to do an immediate backup. Files can also be compressed. See Requirements below if you plan to Compress the backups
*.NET Framework version 2.0 or above. Most up to date Windows installations will already have this. If 'Toolbox' does not run you need to download the latest .NET framework from Microsoft...[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en here]
*If you plan to have 'Toolbox' to compress (zip) the backups then you require an additional tool for this. Download 7Zip command line tool from [http://www.gloware.co.uk/files/7za.exe here] and place the file (7za.exe) is the same folder Cumulus runs in. 7Zip is free for personal and commercial use -- full details on the license are [http://www.gloware.co.uk/files/7zalicense.txt here]
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*Build 43 - added automatic backups of key Cumulus data
*Build 42 - fixed a error in the RealTime pruning code for non-UK dates, also a logic issue where the log would not always prune. Toolbox now has a full setup and uninstall routine to allow you to choose where to install the files.
*Build 41 - Added Auto and manual Pruning of the realtimelog.txt; you can now allow/deny Windows to shutdown if 'Toolbox' is minimized; fixed a logic bug when using the File Editor -- Web files can be edited at any time, all others only when Cumulus is not running
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