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RPF Zip Control(TM) Copyright 1993, 1994 RPF Software ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
History
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Version 2.1.1 September 25, 1994
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* Repaired erroneous message indicating that Zip.exe can not be located.
* Corrected a situation where Zip Control would indicate that it is
unzipping files, but actually did not unzip them. This had to do with
older versions of UnZip (prior to 5.12) failing due to a newer option.
* Corrected a threading problem where the display of Zip Control's main
window would only be partially drawn if a .zip icon were double
clicked. Same fix also corrected a problem with Zip Control (with Auto
Comments enabled) not completing the update of the Comments window upon
pushing the Comments button (on OS/2 versions prior to the Warp II beta).
* Changed the way New operates. The New button is now Create. There is
no longer an "Untitled" .zip file. "Create" asks for the new .zip file
name you wish to create. You can then "Add" files to the newly
created or an existing .zip file.
* Improved the support of non-SmartView viewers. Also, you can now define
exactly how to start your non-SmartView viewer if Zip Control does not
correctly determine the settings.
* Reworked some areas where the use of threads had been somewhat of a
problem. Added threads to the CheckOut section to improve user
responsiveness.
* Reduced the size of the UnZip window.
Version 2.1 September 17, 1994
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* Adjusted Zip Control so that it works with the OS/2 Warp II beta.
* Added the Check Out feature. Makes it easy to Test, Scan (virus),
Report (virus scan report), Evaluate (test run the application in an
automatically opened desktop folder), Delete (the test directory),
Comment (edit or add comments to the .zip file), and ReZip (the .zip
file for greater compression).
* The Check Out Scan feature currently supports only the McAfee
OS2SCAN.EXE virus scanner, version 2.x. The full path and file
name should be specified in the Settings notebook.
* The Progress Window will no longer be displayed if the active window
is displayed. The use of the Progress window is controlled by the
"Minimized while processing" setting in the Settings notebook.
* Added capability to pass Zip Control the path and name of the
.ini file to use for Zip Control. In the parameters field of the
Zip Control Desktop object, add "/I=drive:\path\name.ini" without
the quotes and replacing drive, path, and name to match the location
of the .ini file you wish to use. This switch is optional and would
probably be most useful for LAN installations or multiple versions
of Zip Control on the same PC. The default (no use of the /I switch)
is to use ZipCntrl.ini in the Zip Control product directory.
* Added slightly better support of DOS viewers for use when SmartView
is NOT active.
* Added an indication of the number of "selected" files/directories and
their uncompressed file size total. See lower left corner of the main
window.
* Added the Zip (Add window) settings plus the AutoComments, AutoOpen,
Extended Selection, SmartView, LaserJet 2-up, and Save Colors/Fonts
settings to the Settings notebook so that their default settings may
be configured.
* Resized several windows to not use as much of the screen.
* Default Zip compression changed to maximum (9), but this is
configurable in the Settings notebook.
* Miscellaneous tweaks & fixes.
Version 2.00 May 31, 1994
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* Significantly faster initial load. Faster subsequent proecessing.
* Supports saving of "drag & drop" color schemes, colors, and fonts.
(Can reset all the custom colors/fonts to the active system values.)
* Can make "in session" changes between Extended and Multiple selection
methods for the main "Zip File Contents" list box.
* Since Zip Control now uses the WPS "associations" (when SmartView is
active) to determine how to "view" a file which is within a zip file,
the additional ZC user table of viewers is no longer used.
* Right Mouse Button selections/menus temporarily removed.
* Clipboard actions temporarily removed.
* The menus added in version 1.64 beta have been removed.
* Accommodated (worked around) Unzip.exe version 5.1's display of a
new comment listing ("Archive: d:\xxx\yyy.zip").
* Added the equivalent of the Unzip.exe -U option in the Unzip window.
* Added support for language specific versions of Zip Control. All the
Zip Control window and message text is stored in ZCNLS.dll. Over time,
and with the help of volunteers, national language versions of ZCNLS.dll
can be easily created and distributed.
* Added online help. National language versions will be added.
* Now uses threads for most tasks, and minimizes ZC windows while those
threads run. A small progress window is displayed until the thread
completes, at which time Zip Control windows are restored. The major
benefit is that OS/2 can be easily used for other tasks while large
zips or unzips are in process.
* NOTE: This is truly a NEW version of Zip Control. Although it may not
appear so, EVERY line of code has been rewritten. The initial intent was
to achieve near equivalent functionality to Zip Control version 1.64 beta
. . . but with significantly faster performance, and be equipped for more
functionality in the future. However, significant usability enhancements
were added during the re-write.
Report any problems to RPF Software @ 71660,535 via CompuServe Mail.
Version 1.64 Beta February 23, 1994
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* Temporary fix for the problem some were seeing where an error message
indicated "Can not open zip file." Permanent fix requires fix to
the development kit used for ZC. A side effect of the temporary fix
is that a debug-type window may appear, especially for 4OS2 users
with 4Start.cmd in the root directory. Contact us for a 4OS2 workaround.
* Enhanced the display of error messages reported by unzip.exe and zip.exe.
* Renamed the Add, Select Entire Directory to Select Directory with a choice
of whether to Add just the directory (No Files) or all its files (along
with the directory, if Store Path is selected).
* Added a choice to zip up System/Hidden files (Add window).
* Repaired some problems in the Add to zip file functions.
* Added Window Settings & Copy to Clipboard to the Main menu bar. These
are also available on the window's popup menu (right mouse button).
The Window Settings allow 1) changing the Style of the UnZip listbox
to/from Extended and Multiple, 2) setting SmartView to use either the
OS/2 System's "associations" or the "associations" set in Zip Control's
Settings notebook. The defaults are Multiple and System.
Copy to Clipboard copies the list of files in the listbox to the system
clipboard, where it may then be "pasted" into other documents.
* Added "Output path history" menu item to the UnZip window. Also available
as a popup menu and in the Output Path combo box. Keeps the last ten
target directories for quick selection,
* Corrected a problem where a path named 'PATH' would get created under
certain conditions.
Version 1.60 January 23, 1994
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* Repaired situation where "Add" could not see the files on a disk
volume with no subdirectories.
* Repaired error introduced in version 1.53 where would not properly
handle viewing a file name which included a space (" ").
* Added choice to display error messages reported by zip.exe and
unzip.exe.
* The zipcntr*.ico files may be deleted from the Zip Control directory.
Those resources are now embedded within the zipcntrl.exe file.
* If the COMSPEC environment variable does not identify a proper OS/2
command processor, Zip Control attempts to use \OS2\CMD.EXE on the
drive where OS2.INI is located.
* The "association" of .zip files may now be made to either zipcntrl.exe
or to the Zip Control Desktop object.
Version 1.53 January 8, 1994
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Changes:
* Reduced the time it takes before the Add window can accept user
input.
* Reduced by half the elapsed time to add files to a .zip file over
version 1.52.
* Reduced *dramatically* the elapsed time to delete files from a .zip
file over version 1.52.
* Added visual indication to the UnZIP window if the output path
does not currently exist. It will still be created if it doesn't
exist, but you will at least have a chance to correct typos in the
path first, if that is why the path didn't exist.
* Added Footers & Headers to the 2-up LaserJet printing.
* Repair the "memory" of what was the selected printer.
* Repair an error that had been introduced with the AutoOpen button.
If AutoOpen was not selected, then drag-and-drop of .zip file icons
to the Zip Control desktop object would not open the .zip file until
the Open button was pushed. Same for "associations" of .zip files.
Version 1.52 November 28, 1993
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Changes:
* Added printer choices (which are known to the system) to "Print."
* To enable View to run DOS or Windows programs via the SmartView
associations (e.g., .DOC -> WinWord.exe), the quotation marks are
now removed from zipped files to be "viewed" IF the filename
contains no embedded spaces. Otherwise, the quotations will remain
to enable OS/2 programs to use such filenames (with embedded spaces).
DOS and Windows programs are unable to handle filenames with either
quotation marks or embedded spaces.
Best results when using SmartView with DOS or Windows programs can
probably be obtained by using the entry: START /WIN WINWORD.EXE (or
other DOS or Windows program name). The full path name will be
needed for the program if it is not in the OS/2 path (and it probably
will not be). Alternatively, the CMD.EXE /C WINWORD.EXE style could
be used.
* Reduced by half the elapsed time to add files to a .zip file.
Version 1.51 November 20, 1993
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Changes:
* Corrected a problem with "Add"ing files to a .zip file, if the
file to be added had a dash ("-") in the file name.
* Added explanatory message when you choose "Add" with "Zip all
subdirectories too" but without "Store paths . . .". If UnZip
detects two files with the same name, UnZip fails. The message
explains this to the user and suggests adding the "Store paths"
option (which is probably better anyway).
* Corrected a problem with directories/file names which include
the "^" character.
* Added a simple LaserJet 2-up printing capability.
Version 1.50 November 03, 1993
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Changes:
* Added access to ZIP.EXE.
* Added "This session only" choices for the UnZip output path.
Choices are Default output path, Last path used, .ZIP path.
* Added the ZC directory to the system PATH, for the ZC session
only, so that users who put UNZIP.EXE in the ZC directory and
do not specify the path for UNZIP.EXE in the Settings, Programs,
UnZip Program entry, will be able to "see" UNZIP.EXE.
* Eliminated the extra window which would occasionally appear,
especially for 4OS2 users.
* Added "AutoOpen" for user to define whether the Open dialog box
should automatically appear and "AutoComments" for automatic display
of embedded zip file comments.
* Changed the temporary files which are created for the View function
to use original file names in a work location subdirectory, rather
than temporary file names in the default output directory. These
temporary files are removed when Zip Control is closed.
Version 1.10 October 10, 1993
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Changes:
* Converted the Paths button to a Settings notebook, which
includes Options, Paths, and Programs.
* Modified the Settings - Programs and the View process to
permit association of different viewer programs to
files on the basis of the file extension.
This feature can also be used to "run" .EXE files within
the ZIP file (with caution) and to unzip ZIP files within
the ZIP file.
The "SmartView" check box turns on/off the use of viewers
associated by file extension. When off, the <default>
viewer is ALWAYS used, regardless of file extension.
* Changed the View process to support viewing multiple
(selected) files at the same time.
* Added Print capability. Can print multiple selected files
to the default PRN printer.
* Added Search functions. Search scans one or more selected
disk drives, looking for .ZIP files. The files are placed
in a list, sorted in one of three ways: name+date+path,
path+name+date, or date+name+path. Once the disk(s) has been
scanned, the list of files may be re-sorted without a re-scan
of the disk(s).
ZIP files in the list may be "Opened" (unzipped), which permits
use of the standard features of Zip Control (UnZip, View, Print).
Additionally, a selected file may be Deleted. This may be useful
if, during review of the sorted list, it is noticed that there
are duplicates of the same file in two or more directories.
* Cosmetic tune-ups to better comply with CUA.
Version 1.02 October 5, 1993
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Changes:
* UnZIP dialog, Output Path logic corrected to handle a path
which did not include a backslash "\" somewhere in the
path (not counting the last character of the path).
Version 1.01 September 26, 1993
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Changes:
* Title Bar--Added version number.
* "Paths"
UnZIP Program Name and VIEW Program Name corrected to
accept paths (Drive/Directory) as documented.
If a program cannot be found at the location specified and
also cannot be found in the OS/2 system path, the user will
be given the option to change the entry or to continue.
If a path cannot be found, the user will be given the option
to change the entry or to continue.
Cancel button added.
Modified so that VIEW program entry can have command line switches
("/", "-") entered, retained, and used properly.
Added the capability to target unzip output to the same directory
in which the .ZIP file is located.
* "Settings"
"Replace" option removed. Was confusing.
"Overwrite" option removed. Was confusing.
* "Open"
"Search" changed to "Open"
* "Contents" changed to "Comments"
* "UnZip"
"UnZip" button active whenever there is an entry in the list box,
whether or not a file name is highlighted. Done to permit "All"
choice on the "UnZip" dialog box.
"All" choice activated in addition to "Selected."
Same changes as in "Settings" regarding the "Replace" and "Overwrite"
options.
Target output path will now be created if it doesn't exist. Previously
would only create if single level path.
Clipping of the last "e" in "Respect . . . file" should be fixed.
Added the capability to target unzip output to the same directory
in which the .ZIP file is located.
* General
Corrected a situation where, when using 4OS2, the cleanup of the VIEW
temporary file was being displayed.
Tested with 4OS2.EXE in addition to CMD.EXE.
Helpful headings added across the top of the list box--Length, Date,
Time, Name.
Support for directory and file names with embedded spaces.
Version 1.0 September 19, 1993
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Initial Release.