Create an "ALPHA" release of software

This script creates an ALPHA release of two APT products.  It operates on an ad-hoc basis. 

The flow is essentially this:

1. Collect all new files into the ALPHA directory and delete .BAK files.
   
2. Synchronize the files with the ALPHA directory at APT's main site. The remote ALPHA directory acts as a mirror site.
   
3. RUN the creation bat files to update the build directories.
   
4. RUN the release builder for Beyond FTP and APTNet.
   
   Each step is checked for failure using a conditional.

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   :Comment:#  Ignore anything after a "#" character on a line

# Collect any new files into the local ALPHA directory.

  :Run: J:\ALPHA\MAKALPHA.BAT,,J:\ALPHA
 

  :DeleteFiles: j:\alpha\*.bak
 

  :IF: BAKDeletes CompletedOK  # BAK files deleted ok?

# Synchronize the local development directory with the mirror
# site at the main office.
 

    :From: j:\alpha\*.*
    :To  : {Bingham}j:\alpha\*.*
 

    :From: j:\alpha\aptwft\*.*
    :To  : {Bingham}j:\alpha\aptwft\*.*
   

    :IF: Outbound CompletedOK  #Outbound transfer ok?

# Update the build directories for Beyond FTP and APTNet

      :Run: J:\ALPHA\MAKEBFTP.BAT > j:\alpha\makebftp.log,,J:\ALPHA
 

        :IF: MakeBFTP CompletedOK  # Transfer alpha to BFTP
 

          :Run: J:\ALPHA\MAKEAPT.BAT > j:\alpha\makeapt.log,,J:\ALPHA
 

          :IF: MakeAPT CompletedOK #Transfer alpha to APT

# Build the ALPHA releases.  Note the last parameter which
# limits the build time to 5 minutes.  This prevents errors from
# clogging the system
 

             :Run: h:\vr7\vrelease.exe,"-L,h:\vr7\bftp\bftp.mdb
,release,bftpall,quietly",H:\VR7,5
 

             :IF: BFTP CompletedOK   #Build BFTP
 

                 :Run: h:\vr7\vrelease.exe,"-L,h:\vr7\winlan\aptwin.mdb
,release,aptlanw,quietly"
 

                :IF:APTNet CompletedOK  #Build APTNet
                :End_If:
             :End_If:
          :End_If:
       :End_If:
    :End_If:
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