diff --git a/core/index.js b/core/index.js
index 40fb502a..b9c70a25 100644
--- a/core/index.js
+++ b/core/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-global.dde_version = "3.8.3" //require("../package.json").version
-global.dde_release_date = "Apr 7, 2022" //require("../package.json").release_date
+global.dde_version = "3.8.4" //require("../package.json").version
+global.dde_release_date = "May 9, 2022" //require("../package.json").release_date
 
 console.log("dde_version: " + global.dde_version + " dde_release_date: " + global.dde_release_date +
             "\nRead electron_dde/core/job_engine_doc.txt for how to use the Job Engine.\n")
diff --git a/core/storage.js b/core/storage.js
index f6b2234c..72fbdbb1 100644
--- a/core/storage.js
+++ b/core/storage.js
@@ -339,13 +339,19 @@ function read_file_async_from_dexter_using_node_server(dex_instance, path, callb
                                     // so we add the dde_apps to be consistent with dde's default dir.
     }
     let url = "http://" + dex_instance.ip_address + "/edit?edit=" + path //example: "http://192.168.1.142/edit?edit=root/dde_apps/dde_init.js" whereby no beiginning slas actually means going from the server's top level of file system
-    let content = get_page(url) //does not error if file doens't exist so ...
-    let the_err = null
-    if(content.startsWith("Error:")){
-        the_err = new Error()
-        the_err.message = content
-        content = null
+    let req = {
+        uri: url,
+        encoding: null
     }
+    let content_array = get_page(req) //does not error if file doens't exist so ...
+    let content = content_array.toString("binary"); //Strings can contain binary file content
+    let the_err = null
+
+    //if(content.startsWith("Error:")){
+    //    the_err = new Error()
+    //    the_err.message = content
+    //    content = null
+    //}
     callback(the_err, content)
 }
 
@@ -575,8 +581,9 @@ function copy_file_async(source_path, destination_path, callback=null){
             }
         }
     }
-   read_file_async(source_path, "ascii", //"binary" should faithfully read and write content without modification.
-                                          // "ascii" fails on jpg files.
+   read_file_async(source_path, null, //"ascii" was used up thru dde3.8.3, but doesn't copy binary files properly
+                                               // "binary" *should* faithfully read and write content without modification but doesn't
+                                               // "ascii" fails on jpg files.
 
       function(err, data){
         if(err) { //only call the callback for the read IF there's a read error.
diff --git a/doc/guide.html b/doc/guide.html
index 5906b93e..4c5dc1fe 100644
--- a/doc/guide.html
+++ b/doc/guide.html
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 <details class="doc_details"><summary>About</summary>
     This is <a href="http://hdrobotic.com/" target="_blank">Dexter</a> Development Environment<br/>
-    version: <span id="dde_version_id">3.8.3</span><br/>
-    released: <span id="dde_release_date_id">Apr 7, 2022</span>
+    version: <span id="dde_version_id">3.8.4</span><br/>
+    released: <span id="dde_release_date_id">May 9, 2022</span>
     <p></p>
     DDE helps you create, debug, and send software to a Dexter robot.
     You can use any JavaScript augmented with DDE-specific functions to help find out about,
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.html b/doc/release_notes.html
index 6d4f4ff0..b144a2ca 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.html
+++ b/doc/release_notes.html
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
     }
     .doc_details summary { font-weight: 600; }
 </style>
+
+<details class="doc_details"><summary>v 3.8.4, May 9, 2022</summary>
+<ul>
+    <li>In DDE's editor, fixed Lint red dot to not show up for <code>confirm()</code>.</li>
+    <li><code>copy_file_async</code> and
+        <code>read_file_async_from_dexter_using_job</code>
+        fixed to copy accurately, both ascii and binary files.</li>
+</ul>
+</details>
+
 <details class="doc_details"><summary>v 3.8.3, Apr 7, 2022</summary>
 Highlights: Bug fixes for Defaults.make_ins file processing.
 <ul>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9f98245..0951d8d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "dexter_dev_env",
   "productName": "dexter_dev_env",
-  "version": "3.8.3",
-  "release_date": "Apr 7 2022",
+  "version": "3.8.4",
+  "release_date": "May 9 2022",
   "description": "Dexter Development Environment for programming the Dexter robot.",
   "author": "Fry",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",