UPDATED 01/2000
    Originally written by Steven J. Cotellesse for DOS, this version (1.0) 
was modified and recompiled by Michael Petzold to work with Windows 95/98.  
DKSORT.EXE is the updated DOS version that will run in a DOS box and 
DKSORTW.EXE is a new Windows console version.


    DKSORT is a utility program to sort your Darklands save game files
so the load save game list in the game will appear in chronological
order.  IOW, run DKSORT before starting the game and the save games
will appear starting with your most recent save.  Invaluable if you
have more than 9 save games!

IMPORTANT: COPY DKSORT INTO YOUR DARKLANDS DIRECTORY!  Do not put
it in your save game directory.

    Make sure DKSORT is in your Darklands directory (C:\MPS\DARKLAND if
you used MPS's default).

    To sort your saved games type DKSORT

   What it really does:
       DKSORT reads the names, dates & times of your saved games in the
.\SAVES subdirectory.  It makes copies (backups) of your saved games to your
Darklands directory (it checks to make sure you have enough disk space).
Then it sorts the names by DOS date & time that the files were saved.  It
deletes the saved games from the .\SAVES subdirectory and copies the backups
in chronological order (most recent save first).  It then deletes the backups.
If it encounters any problems, it immediately terminates leaving the backup
copies in your Darklands directory.
    Since the backup copies aren't removed until it finishes rewriting the
files back to the .\SAVE subdirectory, this should be pretty safe if it
encounters an error condition or even if you lose power in the middle of it.

    As with all utilities of this type, use it with care.  Back up your save
games onto floppies now and then, especially before the first time you use
this program.
    It's worked well for me and should work well for you.  Just make sure
DKSORT IS IN YOUR DARKLANDS DIRECTORY (not the saved games subdirectory).

    Questions or comments may be directed to

    Steven J. Cotellesse
    stevec@ceba-tek.com



This is free software using the same philosophy as the GNU Project and uses the 
"copyleft" license.  For more information and to read the GNU Public License 
see the documents at
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
and
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html