DP Tool Club 8/CDASC08.ISO/VRAC/SW14_600.ZIP/READ.ME

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Version 2.00 changes the edit routine so that all edits return
you to the edit screen and is the only exit now. The display
in the editor for text entry now displays PRIOR line when that
line contains data or displays BLANK if the entry is blank.
These improvements ease editing and prevent the loss of data
encountered in earlier versions.

Version 2.01 fixed a bug in the deletion routine. If the user
/sysop deleted a record that was contained in the bulletin the
program did not complete the deletion from the bulletin or the
file LATEST.SWD (was LATEST.RWD before name change)

Version 2.02 I did not log the changes made in this update.
The name was changed to make its purpose a lille more clear. The
program itself has not changed. See the docs on how to change over
to the new version.

Version 2.03 I made a correction in the title display. If the user
typed in several entries the display was not aligned properly. I
have now corrected this. The external sort routine has now been added
to the program. Currently it uses a bubble sort and 50 records take
13 seconds on a PC-AT 12 mhz machine. Most of the time is spent
writing the new file to disk and then copying it over on top of the
old structure. The sort routine also gets rid of blank (deleted)
records so its use is two-fold.

Version 2.04. I corrected some keyboard timeout errors. It was
possible to timeout even if you had pressed keys. I also added
"Review Ware" to the title screen. I corrected an error in the
deletion routine and one in the new sort routine.

Version 2.5. I corrected a deletion/input error. It was possible
to delete an entry and turn around and enter a new entry without
the bulletin files being updated properly. This is the only procedure
that produced the error and did not show itself while I was testing
the program during revisions.

Version 3.00. This is a new version and not compatible with earlier
versions unless SETUP instructions in the documentation are followed.
There are now 12 types, and you can set up your own list of up to
18 entries and up to 16 characters long. This was done to make the
program more flexible as I had done with my Book Review.

Version 4.00. After releasing 3.00 I discovered that the earlier
data structure is not compatible with 3.00. I corrected a data
length error that I overlooked in 3.00. With the new type going
to 12-18 I was only saving one character. Any entries from 10
to 18 would come out as 1. So this version is really not
compatible with earlier versions. I have included a converion
program to update the earlier data structure with the new.
The SW-FIX.EXE need be run only one time, it is self deleting to
prevent running it a second time. I had a reported problem with
3.00 not displaying the category correctly and in the 4.00
version I could not duplicate this problem. I presume that it was
directly related to the data length error already outlined.

Version 4.01. Corrected some reported display errors when using
more than 15 categories (numbers 16-18 were not displayed).
Modified the Help Menu and the Enter A Review helps.

Version 5.00. Upgraded to a registration serial number. You no
longer need to get a hard coded copy to upgrade. Serial number
is vailid for all future releases of this door.

Version 5.01. Had an error in the serail number routine. Not all
registrations were acknowledged. This has been fixed.

Version 5.02. Same fix as 5.01

Version 6.00. Now supports many BBS formats and baud rates up to
115,200. Uses Door Patch 3.8 (DORPCH38.EXE). Added option not to
delete expired reviews. See DOCs for details.


                    James Huckabey
                      10-21-92