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REVISION HISTORY ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 6.6a o Minor corrections to the DMmanage Hardware Managing utility. o American Express Card telephone orders now accepted. 6.6 { Ver 6.6 has changed its startup MENU.BAT file slightly. For UPGRADE evaluators/registered users: o You should let DOSmenu remake your MENU.BAT with the DMUTIL /M command or with the new install program. Specifically, the parameters (%1..%5) have changed on the MENU.BAT re-call near the end of the batch file. } o Added a new DOSmenu installation program (INSTALL.EXE). o INSTALL and DMUTIL /M now saves any already existing *.BAT/INI/NTE/MNU files to *.*0 _before_ remaking them. o Fixed a small anomaly in the startup batch file (MENU.BAT) that sometimes prevented DOSmenu from going to the last used menu and menu item. o Minor overall system changes to help get you up and running quicker and easier during initial installation. 6.5d o Hardware Managing Service has been improved. A new switch for DMmanage allows you to purge the hardware database for machines no longer active. You can choose the period of inactivity. o Small anomalies in DMmeter have been fixed. 6.5c o An unattended run feature has been added. You can now press Ctrl+Enter on a menu item to run that item at a future time of your choosing. See documenetation for specifics. o DMmanage now cuts the user column at 6 characters from the left for names longer than six. This column is only for information to help locate a machine. 6.5b o Fixed a problem that caused DMlogin's screen saver function to rapidly blink under certain conditions (specifically, if you had not entered a password in DMLOGIN.DAT for the supervisor escape option). o New rights have been added for both menu items and notices: )=HOUR greater than current hour. {)=01}.. -=HOUR equal to current hour. {-=12}.. (=HOUR less than current hour. {(=24}.. 6.5a o Fixed an anomaly that only allowed DMmanage to work when the user was in DOSMENU.INI's home directory (which is how the default startup batch file works). 6.5 { Ver 6.5 has changed its startup MENU.BAT file slightly. For UPGRADE evaluators/registered users only: o You should let DOSmenu remake your MENU.BAT with the DMUTIL /M command. Specifically, the order of parameters has changed on the MENU.BAT re-call near the end of the batch file. Also a line was added near the top of the file to call DMMANAGE.EXE. These changes were made to accommodate the new Hardware Managing Services option. } o Complete Hardware Managing Services are now included with this version. This service lets you collect hardware specifics for all machines running DOSmenu on your network. This data is saved to an ascii database that can be delimited for easy import to any program. This optional service is turned on with two new lines under the [Network] section of the file DOSMENU.INI; "Use Hardware Managing=" and "Manage File=". o DMmeter now has a scrollable screen so that all of the metered applications can be seen and acted on. o DMmeter can now reset specific application counts, just like WOmeter (the Windows version). o DMmeter can now refuse an application to a user when the license count is too high, just like software metering from within DOSmenu's menu files. o DOSmenu is now copyrighted/distributed by Bremer Corporation. o Most documentation files have been combined into the main DOSmenu documentation file (and manual). 6.4h o A complete workstation status report (multiple screens) is now available for any workstation running DOSmenu. Workstation statistics, menu statistics, DOS environment variables, and AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files are shown. A great tool for quick, on-the-spot trouble analysis. o The screen title length (for company title, etc.) has been increased to 78 characters. 6.4g o More bonus programs have been added to the registered version: DMbeep, DMyn, DMstats, DMcboot, DMwboot. Check DMBONUS.DOC for specifics. 6.4f o Fixed an anomally that caused both DOSmenu and DMutil to read the DOSMENU.INI file incorrectly for Yes/No answers. o DOSmenu now attributes its temporary run batch files to both readonly and hidden to help prevent accidental erasures. 6.4e o Re-fixed a problem where the temporary batch file, when used, would not work correctly if more than 99 users were connected to a file server. 6.4d o Greatly expanded menu file limits. Can now have 40+ sub-menus per menu file. Can now have up to 30 menu items per main menu and all sub-menus. The menu command line length is now back to 80 characters and the total number of commands per menu item is now back to 25 commands. o DMquery has now been fixed (once and for all!). The answer is to NOT use the {r=nobreak} right when using this function. o A "Clear Screen By Default" option is now available for use under the [Interface] section of the DOSMENU.INI file. This determines whether the user's screen will automatically be cleared prior to running a menu item. The {r=clear} right has been expanded to include {r=noclear} to counter this option in any event. 6.4c o Memory usage has been enhanced (fixes an anomaly introduced in versions 6.4a and 6.4b). You are now more likely to be able to load the maximum sub-menus per file (15) if you have at least 550K available at DOS. If you have less, then you will need to reduce the number of sub-menus. We recommend using no more than 10 sub-menus per file to cover unusual user memory circumstances. Remember, you may always load additional menu files with the /LOAD and /MENU commands. (This enhancement necessitated the following: menu item command line length has been reduced to 60; the total number of commands per menu item has been reduced to 15). o A new view right, {v=text_file}, has been added. Now you can show multiple lines of text (up to 20 lines of 72 chars max) to your users before running a menu item, if desired. o DMlogin now allows up to two additional ways of logging into the network for support/power users. See DMLOGIN.DOC. The DMLOGIN.INI file syntax has also changed slightly (erase previous DMLOGIN.INI and rerun DMLOGIN without parameters to rebuild it). o A "Password Exception Group" option is now available for use under the [Security] section of the DOSMENU.INI file. By entering a group here, those members will not be subjected to DOSmenu's passwords (previously defined by you) from within DOSmenu. 6.4b o An "Information Color=" option is now available for use under the [Interface] section of the DOSMENU.INI and DMLOGIN.INI files. The default background color of the screen information lines is still 7 (white), but it may now be changed to a range between 0 and 7 to match the similarly changed desktop color (see documentation). o A "Use CRT Border=" option is now available for use under the [Interface] section of the DOSMENU.INI and DMLOGIN.INI files. The default is now YES. If you do not want to use the CRT border, be sure this line exists and answer NO. o The {q=question} right has been expanded. if a '!' is placed before the question, {q=!comment}, then the question becomes a simple comment instead. o The {r=run} right has been expanded. You may now also use the word 'clear' to clear the DOS screen before running a command; {r=clear}. The 'nobreak' option is still available and when used together, they are separated with a comma; {r=clear,nobreak}. o DOSmenu now better utilizes the Tab, Shift+Tab, and SpaceBar keys for menu navigation and dialog box chores. 6.4a o A "Max Menu Window Height=" option is now available for use in the DOSMENU.INI file. The default maximum menu height is still 10, but it may now be changed to a range between 3 and 17. The total number of items per menu is still 20. o Fixed a small anomaly that prevented DOSmenu from passing correct information to DMquery under certain circumstances. 6.4 o Starting with this version, registered users can receive automatic updates simply by downloading new versions of the shareware self-extracting ZIP file, DOSMNU.EXE. Simply unzip this file and copy its files over your previously registered files. Previously received registered DOSmenu packages (of version 6.4 or later) will automatically turn this latest shareware version into the latest registered version. Registered users who are unable to download the shareware file may still update their versions through the mail by sending $15 to the author for shipping & handling. Obviously, to take advantage of this new automated process, you will need to obtain version 6.4 (or later) from the author first. 6.3c o DOSmenu will now interpret the %var% syntax used by DOS in batch files if given on the DOSMENU.INI Private Directory= line. Example: If you SET HDIR=F:\USERS\USER from DOS, then the line Private Directory=%hdir% will work correctly. 6.3b o The DOS batch file word 'call' is now correctly NOT placed in front of batch file lines that start with a ':', which normally signify a label within the batch file. 6.3a o Fixed small problem where F6 for Edit Personal Menu did not work correctly under some conditions. 6.3 o Fixed recently introduced problem where software metering was not always stopping the command when licenses were used up. o Software metering denials due to no available licenses are now logged if logging is turned on and metering takes place from within DOSmenu (not from within DMmeter). 6.2c o Fixed problem where %var% interpretation was not working correctly in DOSmenu-made batch files. o Minor cosmetic changes. 6.2b o Fixed a problem where the /LOAD, /NEW and /LOGIN commands were not interpreting a %var% in their command, if given. See the end of DMUSERS.DOC for more on this. 6.2a o The maximum number of commands per menu item has been raised from 10 to 25 commands. 6.2 { Ver 6.2 has changed its startup MENU.BAT file slightly. For UPGRADE evaluators/registered users only: o You should let DOSmenu remake your MENU.BAT with the DMUTIL /M command. } o A new /LOGIN command facilitates logging into other servers from a DOSmenu menu item command! See /LOGIN in the DOC for details. o A new /NEW command allows chaining from one startup batch file to another. This feature now makes it easy to move between attached servers with DOSmenu! See /NEW in the DOC for details. o You can now load menu files from anywhere! A path is honored, if given with the /LOAD and /MENU commands. If no path is specified, then DOSmenu looks in its home directory, as usual. o DOSmenu will now replace all %dos_var% syntax with the actual DOS variable's text on a menu item's command line (as long as the first character of the command line is not % which denotes a sub-menu name). o All menu item commands that have a path given as part of their command are now checked before DOSmenu attempts to run them. o DOSMENU.EXE is now even smaller and faster. o DMsaver now has three different screen save types. Type DMSAVER ? for more. o DMutil's editor keys are now more like the default Windows editor keys. o In DMutil, the defined admin password now works anywhere a password is required. 6.1 o Added a great Windows Meter Viewer/Reset utility to both the shareware and registered versions, WOmeter. This program is part of our Windows Office Menu System and it works with the DOSmenu Software Metering Services as well. 6.0c o Reversed actions of ^Home - ^PgUp and ^End - ^PgDn keys to the way Windows apps utilize them -for standardization. 6.0b o Added admin password capability to DMlogin. 6.0a o Added startup file checking option to DMlogin. 6.0 o Added two utilities: DMlogin: A great login/logout utility that can be used as a front end to DOSmenu (although not required either way). This program can bring true order and security to your login process. DMpause: Like the DOS 'pause' command but ^C and ^Break are trapped. 5.9a o Fixed small anomally when using the {f=!file} right. 5.9 o A new option, Max Log File Size=, has been added to the DOSMENU.INI file which allows DOSmenu to erase the log file after it gets to a certain size automatically. 5.8a o A Timed Group and an Untimed Group has been added to the DOSMENU.INI file. This allows you to specify one group for which menu timing will occur and/or one group for which menu timing will be ignored, if the Timed Quit Menu Time= is entered. 5.8 o New rights have been added for both menu items and notices: T=TODAY where TODAY=su,mo,tu,we,th,fr,sa,su. {t=mo,tu}.. >=DATE greater than today's date. {>=03/07/1994}.. ==DATE equal to today's date. {==03/07/1994}.. <=DATE less than today's date. {<=03/07/2002}.. o DMutil now has more informative help screens. 5.7c o Fixed a screen problem that prevented TSRs (such as NoteWorks) from displaying their messages on top of DOSmenu's screen. 5.7b o Fixed problem that stopped mouse from working in menu system under various circumstances (registered version only). 5.7a o Fixed a problem where the temporary batch file, when used, would not work correctly if more than 99 users were connected to a file server. 5.7 o Five optional global alternate function key DOS commands have been added. Hold down the alternate key to see the text for these commands, which are defined in DOSMENU.INI. o The network node address, if captured to a DOS variable, is now shown on the menu screen. o DMutil now has a command that allows you to 'see' all tabs and spaces in a file. This helps you remove errant/extra spaces and tabs in your menu files. o A file viewer, calendar, network queue changer, and network printing utility has been added to the registered bonus package. 5.6a o Concurrent usage of metered applications is now real time and continuous. This can be accomplished on the command line with DMMETER /VIEW. 5.6 o Users may now run their own personal menus from their defined private directories. They can also edit and maintain their personal menu file (both of these options can be disabled). o More useful comments have been added to the startup batch file. o Additional network notes have been added to the DMUSERS.DOC file. o Many small but useful improvements have been made. 5.5 o The lead character for DOSmenu's temporary DOS variables has been changed from '@' to '_' to be compatible with 4DOS. Make sure you change the @ symbols in your start-up MENU.BAT file accordingly, or either re-install your system with the DMUTIL /M command. 5.4 o DOSmenu now always returns to the last menu and item after running a menu command. o An external screen saver function is available with the registered version. You may use it or any other screen saver file you wish. 5.3 o Minor anomaly fixes to problems that sometimes allowed a menu loaded with either the /LOAD or /MENU commands to lock the system. o Minor anomaly fixes to problems that sometimes allowed a menu file to be misread with the wrong rights assigned (usually too few rights). o The maximum sub-menus per main menu file has been increased from 9 to 15 maximum (depending on DOS memory available). 5.2c o A new option has been added to DMutil that allows parsing of specific user ID entries from the central log file, if used. 5.2a o A new right, ENVIRONMENT, has been added to test for any DOS env var you wish. {e=envvar~envvar_text}. 5.2 o A software metering service has been added to this version. See DOSMENU.DOC for specifics. o A combined central log file option has been added to enhance the logging capabilities. This is in contrast to the normal logging of user activites to a private user log file. o The anomaly that caused the MENU.BAT contents to echo to the screen instead of being written to the file during initial installation (DMUTIL /M) has been corrected. o Other minor corrections have been made. 5.1a o Minor corrections only. 5.1 { Ver 5.1 has changed its startup MENU.BAT file and its DOSMENU.INI file and has added a few requirements. Note that some function keys have also changed. For UPGRADE evaluators/registered users only: o Make sure all of your menu files end with .MNU (and are called that way). o Make sure your DMUTIL.EXE is in the same directory as DOSMENU.EXE. o Follow the Quick Start instructions (listed with DMUTIL ?). Running DMUTIL /M is safe as it will not overwrite of your menu files. Delete your DOSMENU.INI file and startup batch file first so that new ones can be made for you. } o Added the capability to load new main menus permanently with the /MENU command. This is an improvement over the /LOAD command. See DOSMENU.DOC for specifics. o Added a main screen title option for company name, etc. o Added additional security options. o The extension .MNU is now required for menu files. o Changed DMQuery's DOS variables to work better with 4DOS. o The DOSMENU.INI lines can now be in any order, and some lines have been added and changed. o The startup MENU.BAT has changed slightly (but importantly). 5.0 o Revamped DMutil (and its internal editor) completely. The editor is now a multi-file, windowed, mouse-driven editor with standard shift-key or mouse blocking conventions employed. DMutil must reside in DOSmenu's home directory. It can be password-protected. o Added ability to interactively edit all menu system files with DMutil. Results are immediately processed and displayed. This option can be password-protected. o Added complete user logging capability. Log file shows date, time, menu action, user, node, server, and memory stats for user station. o Fixed problem whereby temporary batch file was sometimes sporatically written. 4.2a,b o Fixed problems that developed if an empty note file was present at startup. 4.2 o Fixed problem where DOSmenu did not always load additional menu files correctly. 4.1c o Fixed anomaly that allowed user to keep the notice file open after reading it, which further disallowed admin editing while users where in their menu system. 4.1b o Forces DOSmenu to 25 line screen if not already there. 4.1a o Anomaly corrections in notices and additional LOCATION right added for notices. 4.1 o Full mouse support added (with registered version only). 4.0 o First shareware release.