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BinkLA Revision History - Bug Reports/Fixes
The program is VERY string intensive. I have been collecting the
strings that occur in my Log and injecting them into BinkLA when
discrepancies occur. I don't know if I have managed to capture every
different occurrence.
──────────── Releases ──────────
BinkLA Version 1.00 released March 3rd, 1990.
BinkLA Version 1.01 released April 16th, 1990.
BinkLA Version 1.02 released April 21st, 1990.
This version adds an additional string search and allows for longer
Net/Node numbers. Also, at least one statement in the program could get
confused if a Log file line other than a Binkley log file appeared in
the Log. This bug has been corrected.
BinkLA Version 1.03 released December 12th, 1990
With the release of BinkleyTerm V2.40, the Zone number will now appear
in the BinkLA report output if the information is available in the log
entry used by BinkLA. I've found that if you Poll your Boss Node using
ALT-Y in Binkley, the Zone number does not appear in the log file and
will therefore not appear in BinkLA report output for that Node.
Domain addressing (eg @fidonet.org) caused some problems with V1.02 as
well. I hope that I have corrected this problem but would really like
to test a few more Binkley.log files using this feature in Binkley
2.40. If domain addressing is used in the Binkley log file, BinkLA
will suppress it.
I've had some difficulty dealing with Janus transfers. I hope I have
it right. Basically I look at each individual transfer and disregard
the overall total transfer statistics.
BinkLA Version 1.04 released 22 April, 1991
Binkla 1.04 started Beta test as of December 26th, 1990. Somebody in
one of the Echos said that "A good program is never finished". BinkLA
must be a good program. :-).
This version changes the command line parser and adds switches
-D<drive:\path\filename.ext, -EX.ext.ext... -NZ, LOG=[path\]filename
(syntax change) and @ResponseFile. 1.04 also incorporates the string
"Synchronizing from Offset" and 'Remote didn't respond'.
The Average CPS rate algorithm has been changed in Bklarpt to more
accurately reflect the overall average transfer rates. Thanks go out
to Bob Davis of FidoNet 1:106/114 for sending me Logs and raising an
observation on the CPS transfer rate.
The global error exit routine has been re-written to attempt to better
describe the error in the event that BinkLA crashes. However, if a DOS
error occurs while QSort or Sort are executing external to BinkLA the
global error routine may not reflect the true occurrence of the event.
For example if an "Input past end of file" error is indicated this
could mean that your disk is full or there is not enough available
memory in your system for BinkLA to write it's temporary sort file
while out doing a sort. These are the only two obscure errors that I
have observed but there may be others.
Fixed a problem with erronious data being reported when Binkley is in
terminal mode.
Shortened Column Length
I shortened the width of the output report from 77 columns to 76
columns to cure a wrapping problem with QuickBBS when the output is
placed in a message.
Fixed a couple BUGS
If BinkLA now runs out of disk space while processing it's work files,
it will now graciously(?) exit to DOS.
With an observation from the NEC of 134 - Joe Lindstrom, I bagged
another BUG when "Synchronizing to Offset" occurred. This was a logic
error on my part in the program. I corrected it and hope that no
undesirable results spin off at a result of the change I made.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.01 - May 19th, 1991
Fixed an unusual string occurrence where two opening brackets
appeared on the idendification line of an incoming node call.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.02 - Jun 5th, 1991
Fixed logic in a string that looked for @.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.03 - Jun 28th, 1991
Fixed field overflow when creating temp file where transfer time
exceeded 9999.99 seconds.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.04 - Jul 13th, 1991
Fixed counter where BBS caller logs on at 19200 or 38400. Now counts
as a 9600 call rather than Other.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.05 - Aug 11th, 1991
Fixed display where domain addressing is used on outgoing calls.
BinkLA Version 1.05ß.06 - Aug 25th, 1991
Fixed an error in reading the Part II temp file which, in some cases,
displayed incorrect file transfer BPS rates.
BinkLA Version 1.05 - Sep 23nd, 1991
Revised the BinkLA report to incorporate the Session Cost as reported
in BinkleyTerm Version 2.50 log file.