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*
* The current iteration of this file
*
* * Date: 11/15/94
* * Contents:
* 12/10/93 - Updating FileBox from WW2 to WW6
* 5/07/94 - New features for WW6
* 6/20/94 - Install tips for FileBox
* 11/15/94 - Browse feature, debug information
*
* PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE FILE!
*
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****************************************************************
MESSAGE DATE: 12/10/93
MESSAGE RE: New Features in FileBox for WW6 over WW2
Updating FILEBOX.INI to use FileBox for WW6
****************************************************************
Greetings!
Despite a lot of the carping and complaining you read in the CIS
Forums about WW6; many of which are legitimate (e.g. the slow performance,
problems with IsDirty() and the need to use SHARE(), WW6 is still an exciting
product that pushes the envelope in many areas. Features like AutoCorrect,
variable width columns and WordBasic's new FilePreview and PicturePreview
controls move WW6 beyond word processing into the realm of desktop publishers
with significant power!
WinWord 6 continues the migration path toward true *document*
processing. OLE2 has the potential to render moot the distinction between,
for example, a word processing file and a spread-sheet file and a graphics
file. Although VBA hasn't yet arrived for WinWord 6, WordBasic has grown
dramatically in size, power and flexibility. In particular, the addition of
400+ statments, a few important controls and the significant improvement of
dialog controls open up incredible worlds of possibility.
After weighing the possibilities against the trouble, I decided that
for my own personal use [I am a full time pastor, a doctoral student and my
wife is working on her MSW] the new power of WordBasic justified the trouble
involved in moving FileBox into WW6.
New Features in FileBox for WinWord 6.......
* MOVE You can now move files between folders by
"point-and-shoot" Without a lot of annoying redraws
of the screen. Ah, the joys of dynamic dialog boxes!
* COPY ditto
* PURGE You can step through your entire document collection,
one folder and one file at a time, purging those
entries that no longer point to extant disk files.
It includes the ability to verify each potential purge or do it all
in an automated batch file.
* SPEED The enhanced array processing capabilities and the
language extensions have eliminated a number of API
calls. Significant improvements in speed in
certain areas.
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IMPORTANT MODIFICATION
****************************
IN ORDER TO USE VERSION 6, USERS OF FILEBOX VERSION 2 MUST MAKE
ONE CHANGE IN THE FILEBOX.INI FILE!
After reviewing the code, one area I found in need of improvement were the
[Section] names in the FILEBOX.INI. Because of some data conversions and some
changes in the way that initialization files are handled in WinWord, I decided
to make one change which will require a manual modificiation.
Currently you will find that your FILEBOX.INI looks something like this
example:
[Config]
.
.
.
[Folders]
Folder 1=Correspondence
Folder 2=Work in Progress
Folder 3=Storage
[Folder 1]
Files=2
1=....
2=....
[Folder 2]
Files=3
1=...
2=...
3=...
[Folder 3]
Files=9
.
.
The [Folder x] section names need to be changed! The *variable setting* taken
from the [Folders] section needs to be used to replace the [Section] names
for each folder. By way of example, the aforementioned sample file needs to
be changed to look like this:
[Config]
.
.
.
[Folders]
Folder 1=Correspondence
Folder 2=Work in Progress
Folder 3=Storage
[Correspondence]
Files=2
1=....
2=....
[Work in Progress]
Files=3
1=...
2=...
3=...
[Storage]
Files=9
.
.
When this one change has been made, the FILEBOX.INI is ready for
version 6!
****************************************************************
MESSAGE DATE: 5/7/94
MESSAGE RE: New Features in FILEBOX.DOT for WW6
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* FILE PREVIEW - let's you look @ files without opening them.
* FILE PRINT - Print files without opening them.
* MULTIPLE OPEN - Open numerous files in one session.
* FASTER LOADING - Folders with many files open about 3x faster now.
* SIMPLER INTERFACE - Program uses only one dialog now, with 6 panels.
* LARGER LABELS - The dialog box, list boxes and text boxes have been
enlarged to maximum size on 640x480.
* SETTINGS SAVED - FileBox remembers" certain settings -- e.g. which
panel was shown and whether or not Multiple Open was slected -- and
returns to those settings when it starts again.
Bug Fixes FileBox 6
* No more crashes when you try to Add an unsaved file to a folder.
* Error trapping when FILEBOX.INI gets corrupted w/ suggestions
re: what to fix.
* Missing files and folders no longer cause crashes.
* "Move" and "Copy" no longer crash in German WinWord.
Installation Recommendation
I've been working with the program for several months now and
everything *seems* pretty solid. The Beta testers have pretty well
ferreted out all the bugs. But you know how these things go!
Before using the new .DOT I recommend the following precautions:
1. Make a backup copy of your FILEBOX.INI
2. Rename your current FILEBOX.DOT to FILEBOX.OLD
****************************************************************
MESSAGE DATE: 6/20/94
MESSAGE RE: INSTALLING FILEBOX FOR WINWORD 6
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To install FILEBOX.DOT
1. Copy FBOX6.DOT into your WINWORD\STARTUP directory
2. Copy FILEBOX.HLP into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
3. If the macro does not run when you start Windows, use the
FilesTemplate command to use FILEBOX.DOT as a global template.
See page 222 of the WinWord manual.
After you've done this the FileOpen menu selection or the ^O will
bring up FileBox. You might want to assign it to a toolbar button!
Be sure to read the FILEBOX.DOC for other information and license.
****************************************************************
MESSAGE DATE: 11/15/94
MESSAGE RE: BROWSE FEATURE ADDED
DEBUG INFORMATION
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* BUGS STOMPED
The 11/09/94 release of FileBox had a bug in the Shareware version.
The first time the Shareware version was used an "EXPIRED" message
was posted in error. The program would run the second time it was
used.
That message no longer appears the first time FileBox is used. It only
appears after 30 days of use.
* BROWSE FEATURE ADDED
Many users have requested the ability to "browse" the directory tree, find
pre-existing WinWord files and add them to the FileBox. Previous versions of
FileBox would only add files if (1) they were NEW files; (2) the user used
the FileSaveAs command.
If no files are open and the user clicks the FileBox "Add" button, the WinWord
FileOpen dialog box now browses through the directory tree, and when the user
clicks the OK button, that file is added to the Folder of user's choice.
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