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PullDown v2.45
Upgrade Instructions
Addendum file: UPGRADE.DOC
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UPGRADING:
*********
Reinstall only the following files:
PULLDWN1.EXE *OR* PULLDWN1.EXE in P286386.ZIP, the 286+ version
-or-
IF YOU ARE USING AN OLD VERSION reinstall the entire system
with the possible exception of YOUR .DEF files.
Examine the following for new syntax examples and policy changes:
*.DEF (In particular ADVANCED.DEF)
PULL245.DOC
REGFORM.DOC
Details below in UPGRADE.DOC may be important to you! Read them please!
The system will automatically upgrade your copy and reinitialize the
PULLDWN.CNF configuration file. NOTE that if you upgrade and then try
to run an OLDER version of PULLDWN1.EXE, that the software will declare the
.CNF file corrupt and delete it, thus requiring that you re-register the
software.
** CHANGE IN MENU BEHAVIOR STARTING WITH v2.45:
As requested, the HotKeys (HiLite Keys) now SELECT options instead of
simply moving the selection bar TO them.
** CHANGE IN COMMAND LINE PARAMATER PASSING v2.01 to any higher version **
The & command now behaves exactly as the +BatchCommand. The system now
passes the paramters to a command line, in the order entered by the user.
Use +YourProg %1 where you used &YourProg before. Multiple prompts will
require modification. Input CAN be forced to be non-blank to ensure
that your carefully designed batch files will not be fooled with blank
parameters...
IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER:
Call one support BBS, or drop a note in the mail. See the documentation in
REGFORM.DOC for pricing on upgrade diskettes, and different sizes are now
available. There is NEVER a charge to upgrade to a copy you download from any
BBS. Latest always posted on the Tech Support BBSs.... You can get
the latest 286/386 overlay version from the tech support BBS's, but you will
need to ask for the password to unzip it first. No charge.....
OTHER INFORMATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To upgrade to the 286/386 specific version, delete PULLDWN1.EXE and
unzip P286.ZIP or P386.ZIP. The 286/386 versions will FAIL on a V-20
or 808x processor based system. The 80386 version is really an 80286 optimized
overlay version recc. for 80386+ to gain the most from overlays in EMS or
on disk. EMS strongly advised for the 80286/386 versions. You may obtain
the higher versions by request when registering or FREE on the support BBS
on 215/623-6203 24 hours.
UPDATE HISTORY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All versions AUTOMATICALLY upgrade the .CNF file.... please do not attempt to
go backwards as the byte count of the configuration file will be invalid.
v2.41 to v2.45
==============
* 99 on blanker timer option (F2=Options/Setup options 1) will DISABLE
the blanker entirely.
* Menu selections now supported if directly under a top menu. i.e.
.
.
%Help
SCROLLBOX=HelpFile,Heading
ABORT
Will work properly under all conditions, even if it is the only thing
in the file.
* Potentially fatal error in LOADFILE dialog system found and corrected.
(Exit with XXXX:XXXX style message if NO files found and selection
attempted under some circumstances)
* Documentation file corrected for presence of an escape code causing
premature termination of printing on IBM/EPSON printers at page 35.
* PULLDWN.CNF is no longer a read-only file. Attribute is stripped on load
v2.40 to v2.41
==============
* Obscure bug fix: if a user DELETED many top line DEF menus, and RESUME
was on, and a menu was active on exit that was higher than the remaining
menus after an edit, the system would exit "Subscript out of range in
module SPULLDN1 at ####:####" - to avoid it with any prior version, start
PULLDWN CANCEL or delete the PULRES.FIL file.
v2.30 to 2.40
=============
* NOFILL command line option. To see how this STUNNING feature
works, be sure you have ANSI.SYS loaded and use TEST.BAT to start the
system. TEST.ANS is the background, and ALL video modes (text) are
supported, with the underlying screen at startup used to fill in the
background.
* Only one minor difference remains in the unregistered version...
Functionally identical to the system in the registered state
* Help screens externalized to SYSTEM.HLP to cut load time and speed
performance.
* Code tightened up a bit where possible.
* Time/Date Display added to blanker message
* Time and date display added to bottom line in main menu.
* New environment/pathing setup to reassign the default startup menu
filespec from PULLDWN.DEF to anything you want. Variable is PULLDFT
and is used exactly like all the others. (Requested by client 11/14)
* 100% CUA Compliance with help lines and menu titles added.
* Fault trap: corrected untrapped %TitleString too wide for screen mode
* Fault trap: corrected bug on over allocation of DEFs
* Errors on RESUME now properly identified by type and class. NUL file
ignored.
* ASP Approved Version... MicroDynamics became a member of the ASP 11/90
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.DEF COMMANDS ADDED
_____________________________________________________________________________
$MenuTitle - Defines a menu title on the top bar. If not present,
a standard title is assumed.
* Up to 80 characters
* If it is too wide it is truncated
* Multiple uses permitted, but the last is the one that
is used.
!HelpLine - Help Line at the bottom of the screen for a given menu
selection. Place right after a %Title definiton. If not
present, a standard title is assumed.
NEW OPTIONS SELECTIONS CONTROLLING TITLE BAR AND HELP LINE
_____________________________________________________________________________
Within the SETUP screen, Options 1 dialog box, two new toggles are present:
[ ] Show Menu Title on Top Row
[ ] Show Help Line on Bottom Row
Where if you toggle one, or both ON, then the lines will appear and the
menu will be moved accordingly. With this change, PullDown is now 100%
CUA compliant.
ASP Requested Changes:
____________________________________________________________________________
* Unregistered users may now save default color sets of their choice.
* Unregistered copies contain a special tagline that goes away when
the product is registered. Likewise, the dialog on exit from the F2
OPTIONS screen goes away when the product is registered.
Fully Customized Dialog Boxes
_____________________________________________________________________________
You may request FULLY customized dialog boxes, including mixing any
available objects. We will design the box to your specification, and
pass the responses of your users to batch files as %1 ... %0 per your
definitions. This work is an additional cost, and available only to
site users of the system. Work is billed at $100/Hour, and for information
concerning UNLIMITED site licenses contact MicroDynamics. Dialog boxes do
not generally take more than one to two hours to fully design and implement,
but this varies with the complexity of the request.
Custom bottom line tags are available to site users at no additional
charge.
v2.17 to v2.30
==============
- New syntax for HLP files. (Leading % to title headings)
- LOADFILE=ValidPath[,CommentHeading] - Powerful & elegant file loading
dialog - 286/386 overlay version now available.. Larger on disk, smaller in
memory, slower to load and execute. Call the tech support BBS for both
of the 286/386 specific versions. Download the overlay version ONLY if
you have a fast 80386 or better (25 Mhz+). Otherwise, download the
compact fully loading version.
- Extensive pathing support for LAN installations and custom requirements
- Correction of omission in PULLDWN.BAT for wise use of ERRORLEVEL, which
is set non-zero by PULLDWN1.EXE on fatal error exits.
- Upgrade of the complimentary utility VFILE.COM - now with internal
file loading system.
- !AUTO! .DEF keyword command will automatically execute a selected set
of ANY valid .DEF commands. See AUTOEX.DEF on how this is done. Also,
new command line parameter to force PullDown to ignore the !AUTO! presence
is IGNOREAUTO.
- Flexible LAN class pathing support for multiple pathing options as
needed. ***
Upgrade Notes: **IMPORTANT** Syntax change within *.HLP files
=============================================================
In order to better eliminate the chance of duplication of HELP file headings
withing .HLP files, PullDown now REQUIRES the %TitleString format for the
headings. e.g. what used to be Help for %Quattro Pro:
Quattro Pro
Help Text
.
.
.
###
is now...........
%Quattro Pro
Help Text
.
.
.
###
This is also true for ALL SCROLLBOX=File,Heading$ calls. Do NOT place the
leading % indicator inside the SCROLLBOX calls.... instead, place the leading
% indicator in front of all of your existing Heading$ positions. Please note
also that all leading/trailing blanks within a defined title are stripped
when the search for the heading is conducted. So, if you had a definition
like this in a .DEF file:
% Quattro Pro
..
The help file heading is STILL only:
%Quattro Pro
.
.
###
** PLEASE READ PULL235.ZIP! ***
v2.15 to v2.17
==============
- REQUIRED and NOTREQUIRED keywords to toggle forcing of non-blank user
reply to ?Input Commands.
- Minor cosmetic change in PLEASE WAIT initial flag... full box was bothering
the author and others!
- DOS v2.xx now confirmed to be supported, but not desirable due to absence
of ability to retrieve the path to the executing program. That is,
PullDown MIGHT not run correctly when no path is returned. This condition
is not tolerable.
- Policy change: P286386.ZIP with the 80286+ version now available to all
callers on the tech support BBS. (Popular)
v2.01 to v2.15
==============
NOTICE: The version number belies the extent of the upgrade. This is not
typical ".xx" upgrade.
* New keywords and features in .DEF files:
- SCROLLBOX=HelpFileSpec,HeadingString
) Pops a user-defined scrollable help box, just like F1
) Up to 50 lines, 69 characters max line width
- ABORT
) Halts menu execution. Usually used in demo files (see ADVANCED.DEF
for specfic examples) or after a SCROLLBOX call on a HELP ONLY
menu selection.
- OKBOX=TextString
) Pops the familiar <Ok> dialog box with text in it. Pressing ESC
will halt menu execution, ENTER continues.
- ?PromptString replies now carried directly to a command line, so that
all batch language extensions are supported. & is now treated as a +
* Fault trap: width of top menu items in total too large.
* Fault trap: too many menu items loaded for desired screen mode.
e.g. user has a 39 line menu loaded and selects 25 line screen mode.
System will simply go to highest number of rows supported by monitor
to accomodate the menu selections in memory. On load, a file that is
too long is truncated with only one <Ok> dialog popping on the
screen.
* Password (Optional) to Exit to Dos
* Password (Optional) to Modify Options/Colors
* Internally dialog boxed options menu, command line support
deleted....
* Debugging messages displayed on startup ONLY if DEBUG is on the command line.
* 43 line VGA mode support
* Video mode change "on the fly" on exit from options menu
* Attempt to deal with the LogiTech Mouse on exit when mouse disabled
* Correction of very occasional failure to accurately read a QEDIT created
text file as a .DEF
* Passwords no longer echoed to screen
Other Versions:
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v2.00 to v2.01
==============
* Bug fix... HIRES failure to set screen mode before configuration.
v1.11 to v2.00
==============
Major upgrade. Following features added to the system:
* Command line supports for configurations not previously offered:
NOMOUSE COLORPASS HIRES LOWRES BLANKFLAG FASTMOUSE SUPERMOUSE
RESUME CANCEL NUMON NUMOFF
* .DEF file support for the following new features:
Passwords, Command line paramters with user-defined prompts (up to 10, with
reset/nest), <Yes> <No> Dialog Box with user-defined messaging, .DEF file nesting
(branching)
* SET PULLDWN=D:\Path override option
* Parse/Load time minimized, and speed of system on selection increased manyfold.
Overall load speed up about 5x over v1.00
* Availability of a true 286/386 specific overlay version with EMS support.
(Registered only)...........
* Availability of custom versions for Consultants/Dealers and Customers.
v1.10 to v1.11
==============
Upgraded Screen Blank routine to show screen on any mouse button press, (all
three on a three button mouse), or any mouse movement at all. Updated
documentation.
v1.00 to v1.10
==============
* Mouse sensitized the FKey definitions on screen
* Disabled Right Mouse Button and corrected kludge in 1.00 of exiting without
warning on mouse click outside windows.
* Corrected CGA detection error. Color is now assumed on all systems EXCEPT
Hercules Adapter/Old Monochrome
* On error, batch file is erased.
* Registered user name is validated and displayed on exit
* Mouse color is always inverted on both front and back (avoids a disappearing
mouse!)
.5 OMEGA and .8
===============
Versions under 1.00 do not have color and a host of features like the help
subsystem. Admittedly these were trivial versions in trial mode only.