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- README.1ST - Important information about DataView v3.1
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- DataView v3.1 is not a major upgrade, however it does fix a problem with
- using DataView on certain CD-ROMs.
-
- Upgrading to DataView 3.1 from DataView v3.0? All you need to do is
- replace the old DATAVIEW.EXE with the new DATAVIEW.EXE and that should
- take care of everything.
-
- If you are upgrading to DataView 3.1 from DataView 3.0ß make sure you
- read UPGRADE.DOC which contains very important upgrade information.
-
- If you are upgrading to DataView 3.1 from DataView 2.2 make sure you
- read UPGRADE.DOC which explains the upgrade process. Its very easy, but
- you must read it to install DataView 3.1 correctly.
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- CHANGES MADE TO DATAVIEW 3.1 FROM DATAVIEW 3.0
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- ■ Fixed problem with DataView and certain CD-ROMs
- ■ Fixed problem with DataView and ZIPs that have pathnames
- ■ Made the [F]ind feature highlight only the word and not the whole
- line when performing text searches in a text file.
- ■ Fixed problem with DataView only adding one file to a self extracting
- ARJ archive when a user is creating their own archive.
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- CHANGES MADE TO DATAVIEW 3.0 FROM DATAVIEW 3.0ß
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- ■ Fixed Problem with [A]RJ archiving option not working.
- ■ Made [P]ageUp not available when at the top of the file.
- ■ Changed configuration file format.
- ■ Added feature for DataView to write to ACTIVITY.xxx.
- ■ Changed the virus scanning directory to be the same as the temporary
- work directory.
- ■ Fixed work directory string size.
- ■ Fixed problem with the formatting of the archiver listing.
- ■ Changed DataView so that it would not charge a user for more then
- one download per viewing session.
- ■ Reworked DataView's directory handling completly so that it does not
- run into the problem of being limited by DOS' 127 character limit.
- ■ Changed configuration program to work better with monochrome
- monitors.
- ■ Added an ANSIVIEW feature to the [R]ead command so that ANSI files
- could be viewed without any annoying color changes or prompts
- cutting in.
- ■ If you try to view a .GIF file, DataView will now report the
- resolution, colors, and GIF version. Special thanks to Jeff Bisson
- for the idea and writing the code for this.
- ■ Fixed many other small reported bugs.
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- NEW FEATURES TO DATAVIEW 3.0
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- DataView has been completly rewritten for version 3.0, and I think you
- will like the new features! Below is a little information on what is
- new to version 3.0.
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- ■ Support for ALL nonstandard base addresses and IRQs.
- ■ Improved speed and reliability.
- ■ New archive formats have been added, including: ARC, PAK, SDN, and
- self extracting EXE files compressed with PKZIP, ARJ, and LHA.
- ■ Enhanced [R]ead feature with *text searching*!
- ■ Enhanced [I]ntegrity scanning feature displaying CRC values.
- ■ Enhanced [V]irus scan feature which displays the version of SCAN.EXE
- ■ Enhanced [D]ownload feature which allows compressing up to 10 files
- into an archive for download and an array of different compression
- formats. If the user only downloads one file they have the option
- not to compress. Users may even choose self extracting EXE archives
- should they not have a copy of a decompression program around.
- ■ Internal transfer protocols including Zmodem CRC 32 with Crash
- Recovery.
- ■ Viewing archives *within* archives.
- ■ Graphical charts of individual file sizes.
- ■ FileSpec function now supports wildcards.
- ■ DESQview aware and compatible.
- ■ Automatically swaps to conventional memory, EMS, or disk based on
- what DataView needs at the time, there's nothing you have to configure
- for this.
- ■ New easy to use configuration program.
- ■ Access to the download feature can be limited to by security level
- using a pick list inside the DataView configuration program.
- ■ In addition to internal protocols, DataView can be configured to use
- any of the external protocols defined in MAKEWILD via a picklist.
- ■ Many other little changes and features here and there :)
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- INSTALLATION
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- To install DataView v3.1 for the first time, Please read the
- documentation DATAVIEW.DOC.
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- To upgrade to DataView v3.1 from a previous version, please read
- UPGRADE.DOC.
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- REGISTRATION
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- If you like this version of DataView, please consider registering. Full
- registration information can be found in DATAVREG.DOC.
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- If you have already registered, thanks!
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