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- *************READ THIS FILE THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING FIXFILE****************
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- FIXFILE was written by Tom Almy and contributed to the public domain.
- No warrantee is given as to fitness for use -- test this program
- carefully! FIXFILE does create backups so its operation can be
- undone.
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- THE PROBLEM
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- RemoteAccess 2.5 has a new indexing feature in the file database so
- that any file area can have any number. In earlier versions, all file
- areas were sequentially numbered. While there is some convenience in
- this new system, older utility programs will not work after file
- areas have been rearranged.
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- THE SOLUTION -- PART 1
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- The FIXFILE program will rearrange the file database so that areas
- are restored to numberic order, with new unused areas added where
- there were gaps in the numbering. When FIXFILE is run after every
- file area alteration older RemoteAccess utilities will continue to
- function.
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- THE SOLUTION -- PART 2
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- RACONFIG has no feature to renumber file areas as a group. There are
- 2.0x utilities available which can do this.
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- Additional steps must be taken with 2.0x utilities which move file
- areas. When such a utility is used, the new index field is not
- properly updated. This will cause problems with the operation of
- RemoteAccess 2.5, its utilities, and future execution of FIXFILE.
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- After running one of these utilities, the file database must be
- converted back to 2.5 format! Here are the proper steps to take:
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- 1. Run FIXFILE (always run FIXFILE before running the 2.0x utility!)
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- 2. Run the 2.0x area rearranging utility.
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- 3. Delete any FILES.RDX file, rename MESSAGES.RA and MESSAGES.RDX
- to something else so they won't be modified, then run 20XTO250
- to convert the format back to 2.5. DO ONLY STEP 2! Then
- rename the MESSAGES file back to their original names.
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- Instructions to use FIXFILE:
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- Whenever the file areas have been altered (inserted/deleted/moved/renamed
- areas) follow these steps:
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- 1. Run this program. It will create a new, compatible FILES.RA, rename the
- old file FILES.OLD, and delete the FILES.RDX file.
- 2. Run RACONFIG and go the the file area manager. This will cause a new
- FILES.RDX to be created.
- 3. When you are satisfied everything is working, delete the FILES.OLD.
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- This program will not run if FILES.OLD exists or FILES.RDX is missing.
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- Note -- FILES.RA will have as many records as the largest used file area
- number. It's not a good idea to use large area numbers unless you need
- to do so!
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- IMPORTANT -- Area #0 is not supported. Please renumber any area 0
- before running FIXFILE!
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- Tom Almy
- 1:105/290
- almy@teleport.com
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