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The PCBoard 15.1 GIF Collage Processor PPE
11/24/93 - v2.0
- Initial shareware release.
12/08/93 - v2.1
- Fixed a line wrap problem in one of the display lines.
- Updated the install documentation to include information about
the DOS SHARE program. People installing into a single node
system without a multitasker don't have SHARE loaded and the
PPE can't read one of the files PCBoard is holding open.
- Added additional diagnostic information to log error information
to the nodes log file.
- Changed the random numbering scheme used to build the collage
names to a sequential number scheme at the request of users.
They want to have the names sequential so they can view their
multiple collage files in the order that they are created.
01/06/94 - v2.2
- Fixed a problem being caused by use of the PCBoard Swap During
Shell option when set to (Y)es. The GIFCOLL.EXE utility was
not executing properly and, thus, not creating the collage file
when this switch was turned on. The GIFCOLL.EXE program must
now be in the same directory that the GIFCOLL.PPE is in.
- Removed some redundant code and incorporated the functions done
by the GIFCOL2.EXE program directly into the PPE program to
increase the speed of the PPE and reduce the memory requirements.
The GIFCOL2.EXE program is no longer used.
- Added an UPGRADE.DOC file to the ZIP package to help those that
are upgradeing from a prior release of the GIFCOLL.PPE.
01/11/94 - v2.3
- Added a German language version of the PPE and a German language
help file.
01/12/94 - v2.4
- Fixed a major bug that was causing the same GIF images to be
placed in the collages if PCBoard Swap on Shell is set to 'Y'.
01/15/94 - v2.5
- Fixed a bug that was causing the staged GIF files that are
placed in the collage files to be marked as read only and then
not get deleted from the PCBoard work directory. The net
result was the files being there the next time that GIFCOLL
was run and the user getting a collage of the first callers
flagged GIF files.
01/30/94 - v2.6
- Some users have reported that the collage file is being left
on their hard drive. This is happening when a caller selects
the (G)oodbye option when starting the download. The PPE is
never reentered by PCBoard so the collage file(s) is/are not
deleted. Changed the way the collage files are named to match
the PCBoard %PCBNODE% environment variable exactly and added
instructions to include a conditional DELete command to the
$$LOGOFF.BAT file to clean up any collage files that may be
left laying around.
Reduced the delay time in non-registered versions from 30
seconds to 15 seconds to reduce the irritation factor [;)
02/20/94 - v2.7
- Changed the PPE to use the PCBNODE environment variable instead
of getting the node number from the PCBOARD.DAT file. The PPE
was occasionally reporting "No GIF's flagged for download" on
multi-node systems that are setup to use a single PCBoard.DAT
file and the "SET PCB=/NODE:n" environment switch to control
their node numbers.
- Changed the way that the PCBoard FLIST file is accessed to
resolve a file lock problem that seems to be happening on Novell
networks. I have no way to test this to see if it fixes the
problem of the PPE always saying you have no GIF's flagged for
download on a Novell network. Please let me know if this does
not fix the problem.