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- THD ProScan Version 8.0
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-
- THD ProScan Version 7 introduced the ability to remove files from a
- "list". Unfortunately some last minute code changes rendered that function
- inoperable for "ZIP" and "ARJ" files. Version 8 fixes that problem. The
- removal by list now works will all archive types.
-
- The boys in charge of ThunderByte Scanning have decided once again to
- change their command line parameters. (they must really hate me) Therefore,
- the version of TBSCAN that you are using will be determined by it's file
- date. A TBSCAN.EXE file dated BEFORE JUNE 15, 1993 will be assumed to be a
- version 6.0 - 6.02 executeable file. IF you are using verion 6.03 and the
- install is telling you that it has detected an earlier version, then redate
- the file later than the date above. If you are using a version 6.0 - 6.02
- then the file date must be prior to the one above. (No action should be
- necessary on your part unless the original file dates have been tampered
- with.)
- Also when updating you TBSCAN... BE SURE to reinstall THDPRO so that it
- uses the correct command line for your version of TBSCAN.
-
- The PKZIP "add" line has been modified to use maximum compression when
- adding loaders. Arj uses maximum compression by default and needs no
- adjustment.
-
- Some of the newer "ARJ" self extracting archives were not properly
- recognized. Fixed. (But I don't feel too bad... "GUS" doesn't recognize them
- either.)
-
- The ARJ strip comment line was modified for compatibility with ARJ241.
-
- The parameters for SQZ adding of files was previously including paths.
- This is no longer the case. Also on this same note the files added to SQZ
- archived are "updated" rather than "added" to avoid dupes in the file. The
- archive header is now stripped from SQZ archives (when the proper conditions
- apply).
-
- THD ProScan version 7 could leave orphaned log entries when files
- failed the hack check or some other normal circumstance. This has been
- repaired.
-
- THD ProScan now supports the HACKLIST "IDX" files directly as a list to
- be used for "hack checking". The "COL" file is still supported, as is the
- method described in the "THDPRO.DOC". This was implented when a user made
- note that the "COL" files will eventually be phased out of the Hack Report
- and the "IDX" file would then be the file to check. From here on in, the
- "IDX" file will be supported and file names may be added to it as described
- in THDPRO.DOC. THD ProScan will ignore any text which follows a comma (,) on
- any line in such a file, thus allowing the two list types to be combined
- without any difference in operation.
-
- THD ProScan now supports the self extracting form of "HYP" files.
- Previously all Self extract data starting codes were hard coded into the EXE
- file. I have since found out how to read the executeable header and now get
- the appropriate address from there. This makes for faster, cleaner, more
- effective recognition of the SFX forms of all supported archivers. This also
- saves recoding, when new versions of archivers are introduced. (Thanks to
- the author(s) of "General Unpack Shell [GUS]" for telling me that it was
- possible.. But I wish they had told me "HOW".)
-
- The SQZ.EXE archiver has always had difficulty working across drives.
- Version 8 will attempt to use the same drive as the archive if it is a *.SQZ
- archive. This should maximize the chance of success with SQZ archive
- functions. Free space will still be checked and a different drive will be
- used where the space is not at least double the size of the original
- archive.
-
- Don Johnson, Found that there were circumstances under which THDPRO.EXE
- would be unable to remove it's temporary directory. Thus all further tests
- would fail until the directory was removed. Fixed.
-
- Memory swapping has been fully optimized. THD ProScan Version 8 leaves
- barely over 2k in memory when performing external tasks. This represents the
- very least memory that can be used when swapping out. Further optimization
- in this area will not be possible.
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