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LATEST VERSIONS & TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
Please note that we can provide you with the latest versions of ICF and
technical support through our BBS at 305-598-4788.
Features & Changes in ICF Version 1.7
1. Bug Fix: Under some circumstances a manually-entered User ID
(entered either through the ASK screen or by using the /Userid
option) was not saved in the AUTORUN.DAT file. This is corrected.
2. Bug Fix: If the /Id option was used (which appends 3 additional
fields to a STATUS output file in order to identify the User ID on
each record), sometimes one or more of the additional fields were
not being filled in. This is corrected.
3. Bug Fix: A condition causing the message similar to "Unexpected
return code ... nmfiles..." has been fixed.
4. Bug Fix: Under some circumstances the /Findextsval option wouldn't
work. This option permits you to request files with extensions other
than .COM and .EXE to be included in the output of a program scan,
as in:
ICF STATUS /ASCII /FINDEXTSVAL=DLL,SYS,PIF
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If this option is used, the /Unknownsw option or the /Findexts
option should also be used. Note that /Findextsval is not required
to find files identified in the software recognition file
(ICFPROGn.DBF). Any file names in this file, regardless of
extension, will be matched if found during a program scan.
5. Bug Fix: Some conditions resulting in an out-of-memory message being
issued were eliminated.
6. Change: If the AUTO command is used and the output file exists but
ICF determines that it is not necessary to perform an inventory
collection (because the PC configuration hasn't changed to warrant a
new scan), ICF would delete any existing output file. This was
changed, so that the output file, if it exists from the last
inventory collection, is not deleted and overwritten unless a new
inventory collection is actually performed.
7. Change: If the AUTO command is used, no "End of Program Run" message
is displayed when ICF terminates. This was done so users don't see
confusing messages on the screen when ICF runs every day.
8. Change: Field sizes in the /Ask display were enlarged. Although the
fields on the screen appear to be the same size, they now have the
capability to scroll horizontally. Up to 30 characters will fit in
each field, including the serial number.
9. Change: The /Totexts option is being phased out of ICF. The purpose
of this option was to display totals by file extension when using
the FILES command and output is sent to the screen.
10. Change: Memory usage was greatly enhanced to permit ICF to process
many more files during program scanning, as well as significantly
increased text file capture capabilities. This is especially
necessary for the DOS version.
11. New Feature: Added the /Unknownsw option, which instructs ICF to
include unrecognized programs in the inventory output file.
12. New Feature: Added the /Banner option, which replaces the standard
ICF startup messages with a greeting of your own. For example, you
can try:
ICF STATUS /DBASE /BANNER=THE_UNIVERSAL_CORP___PERFORMING
INVENTORY...
Note that spaces can be represented by the underscore character
(this can be changed by using the /Spacechar option).
13. New Feature: Added the /Textfilescan option, which instructs ICF
to scan drives for system configuration text files (i.e. CONFIG.SYS,
*.INI files). Normally, ICF looks only in predefined directories (on
all drives) for these files. If your users have files in non-
standard locations (for example, Windows .INI files not located in
the \WINDOWS directory), use this option. The abbreviation for this
option is /TFS.
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14. New feature: Added the capability for environment variables to be
referenced from many options. To use this feature, include the name
of the environment variable surrounded by %% (2 percent signs on
both sides of the variable name), as in:
ICF STATUS /DBASE /OVERWRITE /USERID=%%MYUSERID%%
The above example assumes a SET MYUSERID=<string> was performed
prior to ICF being run. This feature works with a majority of ICF
options. Also, the environment variable reference can be embedded in
any option value (i.e. additional characters can appear before
and/or after the reference), as the example below illustrates:
ICF STATUS /DBASE /FILENAME=FN%%LANTYPE%%9 /UNKNOWNSW
/FINDEXTSVAL=.BAT
If the DOS command SET LANTYPE=3COM before ICF runs the above
command, the output file would be named FN3COM9.DBF
15. New Feature: Added the /Noprograms option, which instructs ICF to
ignore scanning drives for programs. Although this capability was
already present in the form /NOSTATUS=PRO, this new option makes it
easier.
16. New feature: Added the /Notextfiles option, which instructs ICF to
ignore reading configuration text files (i.e. AUTOEXEC.BAT,
STARTUP.BAT, CONFIG.SYS and .INI files) during inventory captures.
While this capability was already present in the form
/NOSTATUS=INI,TXT, this new option makes it easier.
17. New Feature: An error message is now displayed if the /Progslimit
option is exceeded. The /Progslimit option is used to specify the
maximum number of programs that will be searched for on each drive.
It is used primarily for testing (using it in a production
environment would severely effect the accuracy of an inventory
capture. Now, an error message is displayed as a reminder that you
specifically limited the number of programs to search for.
18. New Feature: Added the /Deptid option. This allows you to specify
a department ID on the command line. Example:
ICF STATUS /DEPTID=MIS.
19. New Feature: Added the /Quickstatus option. This is a shortcut
option which specifies both /Notextfiles and /Noprograms. Of course,
this would cause an inventory capture to proceed very quickly, hence
the name of this new option. It is especially convenient for testing
purposes when you want to try various options of the STATUS command
but do not need a program scan or text file capture to be performed.
The abbreviation for this option is /QS.
20. New Feature: Additional Windows configuration files are included
in text file captures, specifically those included in Windows for
Workgroups.
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21. New Feature: Netware configuration files (NET.CFG and SHELL.CFG)
are now included in text file captures when an inventory is
performed.
22. New: Feature: /NOTEXTFILES option - Specifying this option prevents ICF
from including system text files (i.e. Autoexec.Bat) in a configuration
run. It is simpler than using the /NST:INI,TXT option.
23. New: /TEXTFILES option - Allows you to specify up to 6 additional system
text files to be included in a configuration run. An example is:
ICF STATUS /DBASE /TEXTFILES=D:\WINDOWS\SPECIAL.INI,E:\THISFILE.TXT
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