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BOOT'R Editor Revision History 07-17-95 ■ Version 2.17 . No changes to BOOT'R Editor. See BOOTR.REV for v2.17 changes. 07-10-95 ■ Version 2.16 . Changed the prelog delay option to be customizable for non- registered users (as well as registered users). Added a prelog pause option that is mandatory for non-registered users, and optional for registered users. This option will prompt for a keypress before rebooting the computer system. . Added support to read and write the new Config File CRC values from and to the BOOTR.INI file, to maintain configuration information when using the BOOT'R Editor. . Fixed a problem on the Pre-Reboot Commands screen where the user could not enter commands longer than 40 characters. The pre-reboot command fields can now scroll up to 127 characters. . Disabled the 5 File Load commands and the Load All command if the .BTR file size exceeds 64K. . Added a check to ensure that the .BTR file is not loaded if its size exceeds 64K. No changes are made to the original .BTR file, but it must be edited with a text editor to reduce its size to less than 64K. . Added several checks to ensure that a .BTR file of greater than 64K bytes is not written to disk. (If the file size exceeds 64K, corruption could occur due to wrapping within the buffer.) . Added a command to reposition the screen display to the location of the cursor after an insert command is executed in the external text editor. . Fixed a potential problem in the external text editor (BEDIT.EXE) where a file could not be inserted if its size exceeded the length of the gap in the buffer (usually less than 1K). 05-25-95 ■ Version 2.15 . Added a "Reboot Method" setting to the defaults screen, to support the new correspoding option in BOOT'R. (See BOOTR.REV for more details on this new setting.) . Fixed a minor problem in the external text editor (BEDIT.EXE) where closing the Online Reference window would trigger a message that the text in one of the editing windows had changed and needed to be saved. . Added an option in the external text editor (BEDIT.EXE) to "Load All" files from the actual files on the hard drive into the existing configuration files. For example, if a user had C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS as the files for the current configuration, and he selected Load All, his existing text (in the two desktop windows) would be replaced with the text in the C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS files from his hard drive. . Added the option to allow the user to include the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files in the default configuration created the first time the BOOT'R Editor is executed. (The user is prompted before including these files. The user will only be prompted and the files will be included only if the files C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI and C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI exist. . Added support for the BOOT'R Editor to create a backup copy of the files C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI and C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI in the BOOT'R sub-directory (if the files exists, and a backup file has not already been created.) . Created a literal string unit containing all strings that are read from the INI file and used variable references instead of literal strings, reducing the chance for typing or spelling errors. 04-17-95 ■ Version 2.14 . Added a one-line information display that states "Loading BEDIT.EXE" every time the BOOT'R Editor launches the external BEdit to edit text files. This status will help users understand what the BOOT'R Editor is doing, especially on slower machines. . Added code to make a quick check when the BOOT'R Editor is launched to determine if the user has created any configurations. If no .BTR files are found (which probably means that this is a new BOOT'R user), the BOOT'R Editor will prompt the user and optionally create a new, default configuration using the user's existing C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and C:\CONFIG.SYS files. . Added code to make a backup copy of a user's original AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in the BOOT'R sub-directory. In the event that the user makes a mistake and overwrites his existing configuration files, they can be recreated from the backups. The backup files are named AUTOEXEC.OLD and CONFIG.OLD. 04-08-95 ■ Version 2.13 . Worked on several memory-related issues with the external text editor (BEDIT.EXE). Decreased the amount of conventional memory needed to properly operate it by about 8K. (Allocated memory blocks in 1K chunks, instead of 4K chunks.) Previously, individual files could only be up to 16K. Now, individual files can be up to 32K in size. The combined size of all files was previously set at 32K. This limit has been increased to 64K. These changes should assist users who were experiencing "weird" behavior with low memory conditions and large files. (STSI recommends at least 500K of conventional memory in order to successfully run BOOT'R.) . Fixed a problem where the external text editor (BEDIT.EXE, which is launched from the BOOT'R Editor to edit configuration files) was generating a Runtime Error #2 if a user attempted to load or insert a non-existent file. Now, an error message is issued when the file does not exist. . Removed custom exit procedure, which could, at times produce an invalid error location if a Runtime error occurred. 03-12-95 ■ Version 2.12 . Added support for the screen blanker interval and speed options on the Defaults screen. The new screen blanker is only invoked on the BOOT'R button menu. It is not currently supported from within the BOOT'R Editor. . Added support for an "Explode Delay" on the Defaults screen to allow users to modify the BOOT'R Editor's exploding effects delay for dialog boxes. The default value is 3. . Changed the name of the "Delays" screen to the "Defaults" screen, since new options will be added. 01-24-95 ■ Version 2.11 . Set up temporary variables for settings on the Defaults, Pre-Reboot Instructions, and Registration screens. Previously, INI file settings were modified directly, instead of setting up a temporary variable to contain the values. Temporary values are saved as the default when Ok is selected on each of the respected dialog boxes. 01-14-95 ■ Version 2.10 . Enabled the BOOT'R Editor to use XMS memory, if available. (For use in the DOS swapping routines.) . Addressed several memory issues with the new BOOT'R text editor. Limitations are as follows: Each window many contain up to 16K of text. Attempts to load a files more than 16K in size will fail with an "Out of memory" error message. The total size of all configuration files may not exceed 32K. (These limits are more than sufficient for most configurations.) . Added an entirely new text editor to the BOOT'R Editor. Instead of using the built-in text editor, the BOOT'R Editor now shells to an external program (BEDIT.EXE) that contains an MDI Interface (Multiple Document Interface). Users should find this editor much more functional than the previous editor. The new editor allows full mouse support for the cut, copy, and paste routines. The new editor also contains an online reference for common commands that are found in the CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and NET.CFG files. . Fixed a problem where the BOOT'R Editor did not allow Filename #1 to be longer than 30 characters. . Added a custom exit procedure to be executed in the event that a Runtime error occurs. 10-19-94 ■ Version 2.05 . Added significant improvements to the monochrome video support. . Reduced the default prelog delay time to 3 seconds to comply with ASP standards. STSI is now an author member of the Association of Shareware Professionals! 07-09-94 ■ Version 2.04 . Fixed a problem where the Tab character (#9) was not being properly converted to space characters when a file was loaded or imported into the editor. Created a work-around so that a tab character is converted into the number of spaces specified as the Tab-To-Spaces default, located on the new Editor Options screen. 06-28-94 ■ Version 2.03 . Fixed a problem in the INSTALL.EXE program distributed with the previous version where a Runtime Error #3 would occur when Ok was selected to install BOOT'R. I/O checking was not disabled in the stIsDirectory routine that was being called to verify the validity of the directory. 06-24-94 ■ Version 2.02 . Fixed a potential problem when a file was loaded or inserted into the text being edited. If a ^Z (end of file marker) existed at the end of the loaded (or inserted) file, the BOOT'R Editor would write it to the .BTR file, and in essence, would eliminate any later files that the BOOT'R Editor attempted to write to the .BTR file. Modified the code to strip any ^Z characters from the string to be written before actually writing it to the disk. . Added an "F1=Help" string to the bottom of the screen to inform users of the availability of the help system. . Changed the header on the New Configuration screen to "Enter Configuration Filename" instead of "Enter BOOT'R Filename". . Fixed a problem where the BOOT'R Editor would trim leading spaces off of text when reading it from the .BTR file into the editing screen. 05-26-94 ■ Version 2.01 . Fixed intermittent problem with the Help system. Calling up the Help Topic Index would not always allow a topic to be selected for viewing. 05-13-94 ■ Version 2.00 . Modified print dialog box to allow the entry of strings in the filename field up to 127 characters. Previous limit was set at 30. . Set up global error handling for dialog boxes. . Updated documentation file, and added context-sensitive help. . Rewrote the BOOT'R Editor in a new programming language. The new color scheme is CGA compatible. 10-25-93 ■ Version 1.11 . Added extra code to make sure that the Configuration name can only be 8 characters long, with a 3 character extension. . Forced the BOOT'R Editor to use a full path along with the configuration name to make sure that files were being saved properly. . Fixed a problem where the BOOT'R Editor was not warning users about changes to an open configuration before attempting to close it when a new configuration was created. . Fixed problem(s) where the BOOT'R Editor was not always saving the configuration file under the correct name. 09-19-93 ■ Version 1.10 . Modified code to use the .BTR filename as the configuration name to be assigned when a .BTR file is read, or as the configuration name to be written to the first line of the .BTR file . Added support for the BOOT'R Editor to recognize valid registration numbers and either confirm that a valid number was entered, or issue an error message of an invalid number. Also added support for the BOOT'R Editor to recognize temporary registration numbers for credit card users. . Added an exiting confirmation box to the BOOT'R Editor. . Fixed a problem where the editor was not always properly redrawing the screen after text was pasted using a SHIFT-INSERT. . Fixed potential problem where the open and delete file routines would not always change to the proper directory when the user entered a manual full path file name. Problem was due to recursion. . Fixed potential problem where the BOOT'R Editor may not have been adding a carriage return and line feed sequence to the end of each line when printing the 4th and 5th file text groups. . Added a "STACK 8192" statement to avoid potential problems with "Out of stack space" error messages. . Gave the BOOT'R Editor a major facelift! Screens are more organized, and less likely to cause confusion. Updated the open and delete file routines with enhancements to accept a fully qualified path typed in by the user. . Changed exit command on menu to read "Exit BOOT'R Editor" instead of "Exit BOOT'R". . Reduced code size by adding three new control arrays. (One for filenames on the File List screen; One for edit buttons on the File List screen; And one for Pre-Reboot Instructions on the Defaults Reboot screen.) Updated code to reflect new arrays. . Fixed problem where a change in the third, fourth, or fifth filename fields on the File List screen was not generating a Configuration Changed warning message. 06-24-93 ■ Version 1.0 (Released To The General Public.) 06-24-93 ■ Version 0.8 (Internal BETA Version. Not Released.) . Corrected slight discrepancy in registration infor- mation on Register screen. . Added commands to trim any leading or trailing spaces from the PreReboot Instruction fields when they lose the focus. . Added commands to highlight the PreReboot Instruc- tion fields when they receive the focus. . Added "Reboot1=" through "Reboot4=" strings to the beginning of the Reboot commands in the BOOTR.INI file. 06-24-93 ■ Version 0.7 (Internal BETA Version. Not Released.) . Moved help screen up one line to center it. . Added BOOT'R Help screen that can be accessed from the Help menu. (Requires BOOTRED.HLP.) . Added registration information screen that can be accessed from the Help menu. . Added error trapping code to Copy Configuration routine. . Added command to perform copy routine for Copy Configuration menu option. . Added a check to the Open FileName field to see if filename exists in current directory when ENTER is pressed. If it does exist, the BOOT'R Editor attempts to open it. If the file does not exist, the BOOT'R Editor advances the cursor to the File List Box for manual selection. (Copied routine to Copy Configuration and Delete Configuration proce- dures.) . Added a warning message after a copy routine is completed. Warning informs users that a configura- tion file must be edited and re-saved before it can be successfully used with BOOT'R. Failure to do so could result in operational errors. . Corrected problem where the BOOT'R Editor issued an error message that a configuration had not been saved, even though Save had just been selected. (This only occurred when one of the filename fields on the File List screen had been changed.) . Added code to make the BOOT'R Editor convert a filename field (on the File List screen) to UPPER CASE, if Save is selected, and the cursor remains in an active filename field. . Corrected problem where the ESC key did not invoke a "Cancel" event on the New Configuration screen. . Added code to make the ENTER key act as a TAB key. This allows users to press ENTER instead of TAB when they want to move to the next field. (Does not apply on file and directory list boxes.) . Fixed problem where the first field on the pre- reboot settings screen was not receiving the focus when it was accessed for a second time. . Corrected problem with tab index on defaults and pre-reboot setting screens. . Added code to printing routine to make sure that a line feed is issued after every line is printed. . Verified that all file read routines were checking for the existence of a file before attempting to open or read it. . Added "About" screen that can be accessed through the Help menu. . Fixed problems where the file list dialog box was not being hidden when the editor was loaded, and the editor was not being hidden when the Load Text screen was loaded. . Added code to always hide the main menu after a user selects an option from the menu. . Added a command to issue a form feed after printing configuration information. . Added code to send complete configuration infor- mation to printer. . Added code to disable the filename field on Printing screen until "File" is selected as the "Print To:" type. . Fixed problem where the BOOT'R Editor was attempting to read the BOOTR.INI file upon initial loading of the program. This caused an error message and term- ination of the program if the file BOOTR.INI did not exist. (Screen command was referenced in opening code, causing an implicit loading of the editing form.) . Edited routine used to write .BTR files. Modified code to add a line feed after each carriage return when writing lines that were enclose in a text box. . Changed name of executable file from BOOTR.EXE to BOOTRED.EXE. . Fixed problem where a .BTR extension was being added to the Configuration Name field inside a .BTR configuration file. . Added routine to clear the screen after exiting from the BOOT'R Editor. 06-11-93 ■ Version 0.6 (Internal BETA Version. Not Released.) . Rewrote routine to load an existing text file into the BOOT'R editor. Added a missing close file statement. . Fixed problem where editor text was not reappear- ing when it was being edited for a second time. (Only occurred after opening a file and editing the text.) . Rewrote entire ReadBTRFile routine to fix problems with hanging when attempting to open an existing file. . Modified File List screen to display a constant non-changing title. Added a separate line to display the configuration name and description. . Modified Change Description screen to allow users to also change the configuration name. . Added include file statement to Change Description screen. This fixed two problems where (1) changes to the configuration description were not being saved to the configuration file, and (2) the BOOT'R Editor was not warning the user to save changes if only the configuration description had changed. . Added integer variable "OpenFileNumber" to help the BOOT'R Editor detect which file was being opened for reading. This fixed a problem where text could not be loaded into the editor more than once in a session. . Added code to allow users to load a text file into the editor. This allows users to import their current configuration files without needing to retype them. . Added code to place less than (<) and greater than (>) signs around the filenames within the .BTR files. . Changed WriteBTRFile code to write a filename to the .BTR file, even if no text is to be written within the file. . Located and removed corruption which occurred after importing and modifying "Load Text" form. . Added and modified form that will be used to load text from a random file into the BOOT'R editing screen. . Added routine to write .BTR files from the BOOT'R Editor. . Added integer variable to find out whether or not any part of a complete configuration had been changed prior to closing it. Used variable to warn users of an unsaved configuration before allowing them to close the configuration. . Set integer variable to find out whether or not text had been changed in the editor before exiting. Used variable to warn users of unsaved text before exiting from the editor. . Added code to save editor text to a corresponding string variable when save is chosen from the BOOT'R editing screen. . Added code to read .BTR files in the BOOT'R Editor. . Added code to dynamically change the text displayed in the help field on the "New Configuration" screen based on the currently selected field. . Fixed problem where using a text box as a multi- line label allowed the user to select and delete the internal text using the mouse, even though no tab- stop property was set to the item. Changed all text boxes to labels to prevent future problems. . Fixed Logo Screen problem where clicking on the logo screen would cause it to have a shadow, only to disappear once another form was selected. Shadow now appears all the time. . Added Copy Configuration option to main menu to allow users to copy configuration files and information from one .BTR file to another. . Added support for Cut (CTRL+X), Copy (CTRL+C), Delete (DEL), and Paste (CTRL+V) routines within editor. . Added options to menu within editor to allow keyboard users to maximize or reset the editing window size. . Added maximize button to editor screen to allow mouse users to maximize the editing window. . Added configuration filename to lower right corner of editor screen. . Added code to automatically add .BTR extension to configuration name if user neglects to add it. . Added configuration description to title bar of file list screen and editor screen. If configuration description is not available, configuration filename is used. . Added code to set default values after reading the BOOTR.INI file if the values in the file were blank. . Added "RegistrationName=" and "RegistrationNumber=" to BOOTR.INI file. Updated code to read and write the BOOTR.INI file in the new format. . Added code to read and write the BOOTR.INI file. . Added hotkeys to Edit? buttons on the File-List form. . Changed text and button colors on the File-List form. . Added register screen for users to register their copy of BOOT'R. . Created menu layout, new configuration screen, open file screen, and delete file screen. . Started initial coding on a user-friendly editor for BOOT'R.