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**********************************************************************
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* RunWen Version History *
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* RunWen - A Boot-up Program Scheduler *
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* Copyright (c) 1992 Richard Hiester *
* All Rights Reserved *
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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RunWen is a utility program which is normally executed from the
autoexec.bat upon boot-up. RunWen scans a file which lists
programs you want to be executed on a schedule. The file lists
the last date of execution in YYYYMMDD format, the number of
days between your scheduled execution, and programs command line.
If it is time to run the program, RunWen prompts you as to
whether or not you want to run the scheduled program.
VERSION HISTORY
===============
Version Description
.90 Beta version released for the first time. Included all
of the functionality available in ShareWare v1.0.
1.0 Spruced up the output for ShareWare release.
1.1 Fixed bug which incorrectly rewrote the programs "last run
date" when that programs command line was specified
after a comment line in the RUNWEN.FIL file.
1.2 Runwen now supports use of up to seven (7) command-line
arguments after the DOS command in RUNWEN.FIL
1.3 Added function to report the extended DOS error message if
the execution of the scheduled program errors.
1.4 Added display of scheduled programs which are not due
to run during the -boot process. Added -list option
to display the scheduled programs in the RUNWEN.FIL
on the screen.
1.5 Added shareware function.
1.6 Fixed bug in calculation of the number of days since
the scheduled program was run. It was reporting the
number of days since it last run, not the number of
days since it was last *scheduled* to run.
1.7 Finally fixed (for good I hope) the update bug.
Added support for the execution of batch (.bat) and 4DOS's
batch-to-memory (.btm) files. Changed the wording of when
programs are scheduled to run.
2.0 Founnd a basic flaw that still allowed the update bug.
The update bug has been fixed - guaranteed! Version 2.0
has been tested on five different platforms for over two
months before being released. Optimized the code to use
less memory (about 12%). Added the -e|-edit option which,
with the use of the EDITOR environment variable, allows you
call runwen -e to edit the RUNWEN.FIL using your favorite
editor and not have to change directory to the location of
the RUNWEN.FIL file. Added the "R" response to the prompt
of whether you want to run the scheduled program. The "R"
response resets the date to the current date but does not
actually run the scheduled program.
2.1 Fixed the infamous "February" bug. Changed over to array
processing to enhance execution speed.