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FWKCS(TM) Contents_Signature System, Ver. 1.18, 1992 Sep 11.
(C)Copyright Frederick W. Kantor 1989-1992. All rights reserved.
New in FWKCS118.ZIP:
FWKCS(TM) is now provided on a two step test_before_you_decide basis.
You can test the first step for up to 30 days before you decide whether
to register. The first step contains all the functions previously
available in FWKCS (some have been enhanced), together with the new
sorting functions and some other new features. If you are pleased
with what you have in step 1, then you should register as described
in REGISTER.DOC, using the form REGISTER.FRM.
The second step is available only for registered FWKCS, and uses a key.
The second step contains procedures for interpreting file descriptions,
so powerful that they warranted writing the assembly_language code for
the new FWKCS sorting functions. In the second step, test the additional
features for up to 30 more days. If you are pleased with what you find
in the second step, you should make the further registration specified
(1/5 of the corresponding first step registration).
In both steps, test before you make your decision. In both steps, the
program is not free -- if you do not register, you should discontinue
using that functionality.
Changes in FWKCS.EXE:
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1. It's now .EXE rather than .COM.
2. FWKCS now contains its own sorting function. This is externally
available (see /s* for help). All .BAT programs in the FWKCS package
which use sorting call FWKCS for this function.
3. Added ability to enable selected functionality under key.
4. New family of functions to assist in deciding where to put files, on the
basis of description (using the same file listing format found in Clark
Development Company's PCBoard). This family of functions is available
only in registered FWKCS.
5. Added code re insufficient space, with new exit errorlevel = 100
(see FWKCS /e).
6. To keep FWKCS.EXE relatively small, some help is provided via text files,
FWKCS118.H0n, n = 0...5. FWKCS.EXE can search for them in the current
directory and on your path. So, if you put FWKCS.EXE on your path,
preferably keep these text files in the same directory with it, or
elsewhere on your path.
FWKCS <enter> now brings up a list of commands for further help.
7. The extended help (new option /** ) uses FWKCS118.REF, which has a
detailed Table of Contents. Please keep FWKCS118.REF on your path.
8. FWKCS.EXE now provides internal space for 26 macros, each a contiguous
string up to 73 bytes long (see /d and /d!). This gives a total of 1898
bytes in macros. /revert resets all entries on both /d and /d! screens.
9. The internal command line interpreter can now accept a total expanded
command line of up to 3072 bytes.
10.Added &r,names; This lets you specify up to 64 reserved (system)
names which, if they are found in an uploaded zipfile, might cause
trouble if unzipped; e.g., LPT1, etc. These are automatically
searched for whether or not the filename has path information zipped
with it.
Added kr,d:\path\rsn; target directory into which zipfiles containing
files with reserved system names can be automatically put.
Added ability for options /a3 and /a4 to rename zipfiles to have the
extension ".RSN" if they contain file(s) with reserved system names.
(See also ADD_RSN.BAT, below.)
11.Added ability to recognize 'ESC[' inserted into filename in a zipfile.
FWKCS rejects such an uploaded zipfile as failing the zipfile test,
without calling Phil Katz's PKUNZIP(R).
12.Modified &j and /1j options (strip GIF tail, e.g., such as added by
a communications protocol) so that when write access is denied,
FWKCS proceeds, generating the contents_signature using only the
part of the GIF file up to the beginning of the tail; e.g., for
processing CD_ROMs which contain GIF file(s) which had not been
stripped clean.
13.Added code so that '@' in a filename does not lead to error message
from McAfee's SCAN when called by FWKCS.
14.Added option to suppress message from McAfee's SCAN saying that the
copy of SCAN is old.
Changes in FWKDG.COM:
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1. Added time_mark option /m, to send year-mo-dy hr:mn:sc.nn to "standard
output", and suppress all screen messages. This was added to FWKDG
rather than FWKCS, because FWKDG is shorter and is loaded faster.
2. Added option /w When, which is like /m, but without the CRLF (carriage_
return line_feed). This can be used to build approximately time_stamped
lines of text which can be sent to the screen or to a file. For
example, these two lines can be used in a .BAT program:
@fwkdg/w>>timelog
@echo this text becomes part of the time_stamped line.>>timelog
Such files can later be combined and sorted by date and time.
3. Modified help screen to include new option, refer user to FWKCS118.REF,
show new version number 1.10, and show new copyright date.
New or Changed in .BAT and .BAS programs:
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1. New: GET_DFLT.BAT, for advanced users. It captures the current default
settings (FWKCS /d and /d!), and makes a new program, PUT_DFLT.BAT, which
contains a template for automatically inserting default settings into
FWKCS.EXE -- with the current default settings already entered for you.
This is normally used in a separate subdirectory, with a temporary copy
of FWKCS.EXE.
You can then use a word processor (with wordwrap off) to make changes in
the default settings in PUT_DFLT.BAT. After you make the changes, set
ATTRIB -r FWKCS.EXE, then type PUT_DFLT <enter>. The results are
displayed for you to check. You can make further changes by editing
PUT_DFLT.BAT.
When you have finished making changes, you can set ATTRIB -r on your
working copy of FWKCS.EXE (in \CSA), overwrite it with your new copy,
and then reset ATTRIB +r on your working copy of FWKCS.EXE.
2. New: ADD_RSN.BAT, to add a list of reserved (system) names for use in
searching zipfiles under Auxiliary Functions 3, 4, 5, and 6, and to add a
target subdirectory, \CSA\RSN , for sequestering RSN rejects found under
Auxiliary Function 5 or 6 (e.g., in processing uploads, or when using
FWKLOCAL to "upload" a batch of files locally). The RSN list installed by
ADD_RSN is "AUX,CLOCK$,COM1,COM2,COM3,COM4,CON,LPT1,LPT2,LPT3,PRN".
Space to expand this list is already provided in macros [w] and [x].
Longer lists can be added by using more macros, or by using
[+d:\path\filename.ext] in the command line to incorporate a
configuration file.
ADD_RSN.BAT is for use in adding this feature to existing systems.
For a new installation, this material is provided during automatic
installation.
3. New: MAKESGST.BAT, to prepare data for use in interpreting text
descriptions of files, in PCBoard format. For use with registered FWKCS
only.
4. New: SUGGEST4.BAT, to interpret text descriptions in PCBoard format and
suggest where to put them. For use with registered FWKCS only.
5. New: TOSUGEST.BAS, to preclean file descriptions and break a long list
into shorter blocks compatible with high speed processing in RAMdisk.
For use with registered FWKCS only.
6. Revised ACCESION.BAT, ACCESZIP.BAT, ADD_!3.BAT, ADD_G.BAT, ADD_Z_34.BAT,
ADD_Z_56.BAT, CSAM.BAT, CSAMACS.BAT, DELCSA.BAT, DO_BLOG.BAT, FORCEUP.BAT,
FWKCTEST.BAT, FWKDG110.BAT (was 109), KEEPDFLT.BAT, LUT.BAT, MSGS.BAT,
REVERT.BAT, SETDRIVE.BAT, SETFWKCS.BAT, SPLITEST.BAT, S_SETUP.BAT.
Note:
The remote lookup functions are available in a relatively small kit,
FWKLU118.ZIP, released 1992 Sep 11. If you run a BBS, you may wish to get
the FWKLU118.ZIP kit for your users, especially if your BBS is a "feeder
BBS" and many of your users are other BBS's. The kit comes with
instructions, and contains a short bulletin, FWKLU118.BLT, suitable for
posting.