diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 9ca3910232..7ea88039a8 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,35 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-10-30 17:08 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * INSTALL
+    * Minor fix to UPX supported platforms.
+
+  * contrib/hbmisc/Makefile
+  + contrib/hbmisc/ffind.c
+    + Added direct file find API from my own function collection:
+        FILEFINDFIRST( <cFileNameMask>, @<ffindinfo>[, <nAttr> ] ) -> <lFound>
+        FILEFINDNEXT( <ffindinfo> ) -> <lFound>
+        FILEFINDNAME( <ffindinfo> ) -> <cFileName> (without drive/dir)
+        FILEFINDATTR( <ffindinfo> ) -> <nAttr>
+        FILEFINDSIZE( <ffindinfo> ) -> <nSize>
+        FILEFINDDATE( <ffindinfo> ) -> <dDate>
+        FILEFINDTIME( <ffindinfo> ) -> <cTime> (as "HH:MM:SS")
+      It's an alternative to DIRECTORY()/FILE() functions.
+    ; NOTE: To release the file find handle on some platforms 
+            (like Windows), and allow deletion of the dir we've 
+            been scanning, <ffindinfo> should go out of scope or 
+            be explicitly release by freeing <ffindinfo> variable.
+            To make this easy, some may want to add:
+               #xtranslate FILEFINDCLOSE( <f> )  => \( <f> := NIL \)
+               #xtranslate FILEFINDCLOSE( @<f> ) => \( <f> := NIL \)
+    ; NOTE: Could be extended to return new timestamp format.
+
+  * contrib/rddads/adsfunc.c
+    + Added lAlive := AdsIsConnectionAlive( hConnection ) function.
+      Borrowed from Augusto Infante / xhb.
+      Three small fixes applied.
+
 2009-10-30 07:33 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * src/compiler/hbgenerr.c
     * Minor formatting.
diff --git a/harbour/INSTALL b/harbour/INSTALL
index 6f25b53a8f..1767ba7b0c 100644
--- a/harbour/INSTALL
+++ b/harbour/INSTALL
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ HARBOUR
       GNU Sed (stream editor) [multiplatform, free, open-source]
          Windows binary:
             http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm
-      UPX (executable compressor) [win, dos, linux, free, open-source]
+      UPX (executable compressor) [win, dos, *nix, free, open-source]
          http://upx.sourceforge.net/
       Nullsoft Installer [win, free, open-source]
          http://nsis.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/Makefile b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/Makefile
index 2f25280e73..884ba401e6 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ LIBNAME := hbmisc
 
 C_SOURCES := \
    dates2.c \
+   ffind.c \
    hb_f.c \
    spd.c \
    strfmt.c \
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/ffind.c b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/ffind.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c305b7826f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/ffind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * $Id$
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Harbour Project source code:
+ * File find API
+ *
+ * Copyright 1991-2009 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+ * www - http://www.harbour-project.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA (or visit the web site http://www.gnu.org/).
+ *
+ * As a special exception, the Harbour Project gives permission for
+ * additional uses of the text contained in its release of Harbour.
+ *
+ * The exception is that, if you link the Harbour libraries with other
+ * files to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
+ * resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
+ * linking the Harbour library code into it.
+ *
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ *
+ * This exception applies only to the code released by the Harbour
+ * Project under the name Harbour.  If you copy code from other
+ * Harbour Project or Free Software Foundation releases into a copy of
+ * Harbour, as the General Public License permits, the exception does
+ * not apply to the code that you add in this way.  To avoid misleading
+ * anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete
+ * this exception notice from them.
+ *
+ * If you write modifications of your own for Harbour, it is your choice
+ * whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
+ * If you do not wish that, delete this exception notice.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hbapifs.h"
+
+static HB_GARBAGE_FUNC( PHB_FFIND_release )
+{
+   void ** ph = ( void ** ) Cargo;
+
+   /* Check if pointer is not NULL to avoid multiple freeing */
+   if( ph && * ph )
+   {
+      /* Destroy the object */
+      hb_fsFindClose( ( PHB_FFIND ) * ph );
+
+      /* set pointer to NULL just in case */
+      * ph = NULL;
+   }
+}
+
+static const HB_GC_FUNCS s_gcPHB_FFIND_funcs =
+{
+   PHB_FFIND_release,
+   hb_gcDummyMark
+};
+
+static PHB_FFIND PHB_FFIND_par( int iParam )
+{
+   void ** ph = ( void ** ) hb_parptrGC( &s_gcPHB_FFIND_funcs, iParam );
+
+   return ph ? ( PHB_FFIND ) * ph : NULL;
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDFIRST )
+{
+   const char * pszFileName = hb_parc( 1 );
+
+   if( pszFileName && HB_ISBYREF( 2 ) )
+   {
+      void ** ph = ( void ** ) hb_gcAllocate( sizeof( PHB_FFIND ), &s_gcPHB_FFIND_funcs );
+
+      PHB_FFIND ffind = hb_fsFindFirst( pszFileName, HB_ISNUM( 3 ) ? hb_parnl( 3 ) : HB_FA_ALL );
+
+      * ph = ( void * ) ffind;
+
+      hb_storptrGC( ph, 2 );
+
+      hb_retl( ffind != NULL );
+   }
+   else
+      hb_retl( FALSE );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDNEXT )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retl( ffind && hb_fsFindNext( ffind ) );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDNAME )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retc( ffind ? ffind->szName : NULL );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDATTR )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retnl( ffind ? ffind->attr : 0 );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDSIZE )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retnint( ffind ? ffind->size : 0 );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDDATE )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retds( ffind ? ffind->szDate : NULL );
+}
+
+HB_FUNC( FILEFINDTIME )
+{
+   PHB_FFIND ffind = PHB_FFIND_par( 1 );
+
+   hb_retc( ffind ? ffind->szTime : NULL );
+}
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/rddads/adsfunc.c b/harbour/contrib/rddads/adsfunc.c
index 05a0aadfa0..8315aa7380 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/rddads/adsfunc.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/rddads/adsfunc.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,15 @@ HB_FUNC( ADSCONNECTION )                /* Get/Set func to switch between connec
    hb_ads_hConnect = HB_ADS_PARCONNECTION( 1 );
 }
 
+HB_FUNC( ADSISCONNECTIONALIVE ) /* Determine if passed or default connection is still valid */
+{
+   UNSIGNED16 bConnectionIsAlive = 0;
+
+   AdsIsConnectionAlive( HB_ADS_PARCONNECTION( 1 ), &bConnectionIsAlive );
+
+   hb_retl( bConnectionIsAlive != 0 );
+}
+
 HB_FUNC( ADSGETHANDLETYPE )             /* DD, admin, table */
 {
    UNSIGNED16 usType = AE_INVALID_HANDLE;