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ZIP'R Revision History
03-09-93 ■ Version 3.0
. Released to public as version 3.0.
03-09-93 ■ Version 2.6
. Fixed problem with ZIP'R finding compression programs
located in the \ZIPR sub-directory if no path was
specified in the ZIPR.INI.
. Added initial "NO" value to SortedExtraction variable.
03-08-93 ■ Version 2.5
. Added .ZIF file example to ZIP'R help screens.
. Removed unnecessary variable declarations from
ZIPR??.OBJ.
. Fixed problem where DOS would report a "Path not
found." error message if there was no path.
. Fixed potential problem with closing files that
may not have been opened.
. Fixed problem with shifting and unshifting non-
existent DOS variables. (Compiler corruption
problem.)
. Compressed executable files to minimize disk space
used by ZIP'R. ZIP'R executables now consume about
140K, instead of 790K! In addition, the program
loads more quickly on my test system. Your mileage
may vary.
. Streamlined code in ZIPR module to reduce program
size by about 1K. (Moved percent variables to
common section.)
03-05-93 ■ Version 2.4
. Unreleased internal version, in preparation for
ZIP'R v3.0.
. Streamlined code in EXEC module to reduce program
size by about 1K.
. Streamlined code in INI and REGA modules to reduce
program size. Code size reduced by about 2K.
. Modified conventional memory calculation to
calculate available memory after ZIP'R swaps to
EMS or disk.
. Added support to ZIP'R to read alternate program
directory information from a .ZIF file.
. Worked around a problem where "Compression in
progress..." and "Decompression in progress..."
error messages were being overwritten by ARJ and
SQZ. (Problem related to Use Direct command.)
. Added temporary registration numbers to ZIP'R code
to allow phone registrations.
. Removed ZIP'R feature matrix variables from ZIP'R,
since they are not presently being used.
. Added check for a non-existent .ZIF file. Display
error message if file can not be found.
. Added "ParameterCount" variable to indicate the
number of command line parameters. This variable
is modified directly when a .ZIF "Parameters"
string is used.
. Added support to read "Parameters" string generated
by the ZIF Editor.
. Added command line processing to detect whether
.ZIF file information should be used instead of
the command line parameters.
. Modified ProcessCommandLine sub-routine to reduce
dependence on DOS % variables.
. Moved common routines from ZIPR??.OBJ and
ZIPRN??.OBJ to EXEC??.OBJ.
02-22-93 ■ Version 2.3
. Removed extraneous variable declarations from ARJ,
LHA, SQZ, ZIP, ERROR, EXEC, and INI modules.
. Added passed parameters P4 - P8 to help screens.
. Added support to handle the display of extremely long
ZIP'R command lines on the prelog screen. Lines
longer than 75 characters are truncated, and a
warning message is displayed. The actual command
line is not affected by this truncation, only the
display on the prelog screen.
. Moved part of the code in the EXEC??.OBJ module to
the newly created INI??.OBJ module.
. Added the capability to pass up to eight parameters
to a program being executed through ZIP'R. Previous
versions were limited to four.
. DESQview users must check the setting of:
Writes text directly to screen.......: [Y]
Since ZIP'R now uses direct screen writes to perform
some of its screen operations, this must be set to
"Y".
. Added code to work around a problem with using direct
screen writes in combination with box drawing routines.
Boxes would be drawn incorrectly if BIOS mode was not
used for these routines.
. Enabled direct video writes if a VGA adaptor is detected.
This increases the screen display speed under Windows and
DESQview.
. Added check for /h, /H, or /? as the first parameter on
the command line, and if so, display the help screen.
Example: ZIPR /H
. Changed help screen text color to Bright White to allow
screen captures to work properly.
. Added check to see if ARJ.EXE, LHA.EXE, SQZ.EXE, PKZIP.EXE,
or PKUNZIP.EXE are available when needed. ZIP'R will now
issue an error message if the proper file can not be found
in the ZIP'R sub-directory or in the directory specified
in the ZIPR.INI file (registered versions only).
. Corrected NoZipType error message display when %3 is not
specified on the command line.
. Added path options for compression programs. Registered
users may now specify a path for each compression program
used by ZIP'R. These paths are specified under the
[OPTIONS] section of the ZIPR.INI file. Each path must
be on a separate line, and must be followed by a backslash.
Example: ARJ=C:\COMPRESS\ARJ\
LHA=C:\COMPRESS\LHA\
SQZ=C:\COMPRESS\SQZ\
ZIP=C:\COMPRESS\ZIP\
02-14-93 ■ Version 2.2
. Moved CompressionInProgress, DecompressionInProgress,
DontInterruptCompMessage, and DontInterruptDecompMessage
subroutines to ERROR??.OBJ file.
. Modified command line display area on the prelog and
error message screens to only show "ZIPR" or "ZIPRN"
instead of the fully qualified path.
. Added SQZ to error messages and help screens.
. Added check for invalid compression type.
. Added command line display to all error message screens.
. Corrected NoCommandProcessorOnPath error message, which
was referencing CONFIG.SYS instead of AUTOEXEC.BAT.
. ZIP'R can now be located in any sub-directory desired.
Set the ZIPR environment variable to the location of
the ZIP'R files. Example: SET ZIPR=D:\ZIPR
02-07-93 ■ Version 2.1
. Added SortedExtraction= option to ZIPR.INI file to allow
files to be extracted in alphabetical order. Registered
users may add the line SortedExtraction=YES to the
[OPTIONS] section of the ZIPR.INI file. This feature
will have the effect of sorting all extracted files by
name during the extraction process. This feature works
with PKZIP/PKUNZIP v1.1, 2.04c, and 2.04e. It does not
work with ARJ, LHA, or SQZ at this time. If future
versions of these archivers support this option, ZIP'R
will be updated accordingly.
. Improved AccurateFileSizeCalculation routine to
compensate for wasted space due to cluster size
(allocation units) when files are decompressed. The
default cluster size used for these calculations is
4096 bytes. Registered users may add the statement
ClusterSize= to the [OPTIONS] section of the ZIPR.INI
file. The default value is ClusterSize=4096. Valid
cluster sizes are 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, and 8192.
. Added CLS to DontInterruptCompMessage and
DontInterruptDecompMessage sections. This eliminated a
problem where the "Decompression in progress. Do NOT
interrupt!" warning message was overwriting the
"Calculating disk space required for decompression.
Please wait!" warning message.
. Changed PKUNZIP command line to use the "brief" method
when calculating the disk space required for successful
decompression. This increases the speed of this
calculation slightly.
. Changed "Calculating required disk space. Please wait!"
error message to read, "Calculating disk space required
for decompression. Please wait!"
. Added the ability to execute programs that are
located one sub-directory below the compressed file.
To utilize this feature, specify the sub-directory
(enclosed in backslashes) immediately prior to the
executable file name on the ZIP'R command line.
Example: ZIPR C: \TEST TEST ZIP \SUBTEST\PCSHELL
. Added the ability to detect VCPI memory if running
under MS-DOS 5 with EMM386.EXE loaded.
. Moved prelog and epilog display routines to separate
PRE??.OBJ module.
01-31-93 ■ Version 2.0
. Fixed a bug that would cause ZIP'R to hang if no EMS
memory manager was present. (Now detects if QEMM,
386MAX, or EMM386 is present before checking for EMS
memory.)
. Fixed a bug that would cause ZIP'R to hang if no VCPI
provider was present. (Now detects if QEMM or 386MAX
is present before checking for VCPI memory.)
. Added support for registered users to defeat the
accurate file size calculation if disk space is not
a problem. The following line should be added
under the [OPTIONS] section of the ZIPR.INI file:
AccurateFileSizeCalculation=NO
. Added [OPTIONS] section to the ZIPR.INI file.
. Changed ARJ and LHA command lines to use the shorter
"List" command instead of "View". (Speeds up the
file size calculation.)
. Corrected a problem in the CalculateExactFileSize
subroutine, where a string variable was being used
in an "Open" command, causing a myriad of problems.
. Changed logic for more accurate detection of .ARJ, .LZH,
.SQZ, and .ZIP file information.
. Added code to calculate the exact amount of disk space
needed to decompress .ARJ, .LZH, and .SQZ files.
. Moved CheckSpaceForDecompression subroutine to EXEC.OBJ.
. Added /x$QZ$$ZQ$.LST switch to SQZ command line to
prevent error message when attempting to move that file.
. Added CLS to clear the screen before displaying the
warning message screens.
. Added warning message to wait for disk space calculation.
. Added code to calculate the exact amount of disk space
needed to decompress a .ZIP file.
. Added code to generate psuedo-random filename for
temporary token file. (.TK3)
. Added preliminary support for SQZ. (Version 1.08.03
or higher required for "Move" operation. Does not
support errorlevels, so use is risky at this time.)
01-28-93 ■ Version 1.9
. Added 386MAX installed and version number information
to prelog screen.
. Added VCPI installed and version number information to
prelog screen.
. Enhanced prelog screen with additional information.
(QEMM installed and version, DPMI installed and version,
EMS version, and XMS version.)
. Added check to see if XMS memory is installed prior to
evaluating the amount of memory installed. (Compiler
documentation recommends this.)
. Now swapping ZIP'R to EMS/Disk to provide additional room
for compression programs. (No known problems have been
encountered, but this step was taken as a precaution.)
. Now swapping ZIP'R to EMS/Disk to provide additional room
for decompression programs. (Fixes problem where compressed
file could get deleted when running under DESQview with very
small windows. DOS would issue an out of memory error, but
no errorlevel would be set because the decompression program
would not run.)
. Added textured background to error message screens.
01-23-93 ■ Version 1.8
. Changed format of ZIPRN.REV file.
. Updated ZIPR.DOC file with ZIPR.INI related information.
. Convert PrelogDelay= and EpilogDelay= statements in ZIPR.INI
to upper case.
. Moved PrelogDelay and EpilogDelay to separate [DELAYS] section
in ZIPR.INI. [DELAYS] section contains PrelogDelay=?? and
EpilogDelay=?? delays.
. Shortened variable names in ERROR?? module.
. Added "Delaying... ??" message to epilog screen.
. Added registration information to epilog screen.
. Added "Delaying... ??" message to prelog screen.
. Shortened ProcessZIPRINI... variables.
. Isolated problem with opening a non-existent .IN or .OUT
file. (LPT1: Not printing.)
. Added EpilogDelay and PrelogDelay options to ZIPR.INI file.
(Registered version only.)
. Updated prelog to contain additional information about EMS,
Environment, XMS, DESQview, Windows, and a "Future" section.
. Added compression and decompression in progress warning
messages.
. Moved individual ARJ, LHA, and ZIP compression routines to
separate .OBJs.
. Added encryption to COMP??.OBJ file.
. Added [REGISTRATION] section, containing registration name
and number, to ZIPR.INI file.
. Eliminated unnecessary strings and declarations in various
modules.
. Reduced code size by using new centering routines.
. Shortened background display routines for all screens.
. Convert ZIPR.INI [-------] statements to uppercase before
processing.
. Now closing .IN, .OUT, and .INI files after reading.
. Added support to read ZIPR.INI file.
. Added copyright notice to prelog screen and documentation.
. Added ZIPREnvironment internal variable.
. Combined COMP.OBJ and COMPN.OBJ routines into single
COMP??.OBJ file.
01-09-93 ■ Version 1.7
. Increased non-registered delays to 10 seconds for prelog and
epilog.
. Changed order of ZIP options to go from least to most
compression.
. Located and worked around "tilde problem" in compiler.
. Moved compression subroutines into a separate COMPN??.OBJ
file.
. Added support for PKZIP 2.04c command line troubleshooting
parameters. Extended PKZIP parameters can be used by
selecting codes from a chart shown in the ZIPR.DOC file.
. Some advanced ZIP options have changed: ZIP0, ZIP2, and ZIP3
can ONLY be used for PKZIP 2.0. Removed support for old PKZIP
1.1 -ei parameter. (ZIP2) ZIP1 and ZIP4 are compatible with
both PKZIP 1.1 and 2.0. See ZIPR.DOC for more information.
. Added support for new PKZIP 2.04c command line compression
parameters. Be cautious when upgrading, as this version of
PKZIP has some documented problems. Read the trouble-shooting
section of the PKZIP documentation for more information.
. Added trailing backslash to internal ZIPRPath variable.
. Updated help screen display and information.
. Clear screen prior to compression and after decompression.
. Display COMSPEC path to command processor on prelog screen.
. Display error message if COMMAND.COM is not on the path.
(DR DOS Problem.)
. Revamped error message display routines and screens.
. Changed the order that ZIP'R looks for executables to match
DOS. (.COM, .EXE, .BAT)
. Display help screen after all error messages.
01-03-93 ■ Version 1.6
. Added code to center registered and non-registered text.
. Improved insufficient disk space logic when compressed file
doesn't exist.
. Adjusted insufficient disk space check up to 2.5.
(60% compression)
. Added check for insufficient disk space before decompression
begins.
. Added check for a non-existent program name.
. Moved common code from ZIPR.OBJ and ZIPRN.OBJ to EXEC.OBJ.
. Disabled Prelog screen if PrelogDelayTime is 0.
. Disabled Epilog screen if EpilogDelayTime is 0.
. Corrected minor centering problem on prelog screen.
. Added separate delay times for Prelog and Epilog Screens.
. Added Environment Space Available and EMS Memory Available
display.
. Encrypted text messages in ERROR.OBJ.
12-26-92 ■ Version 1.5
. First non-beta release! All known bugs have been squashed.
. Corrected minor centering problem when displaying command
line.
. ZIP'R now checks to see if the proper decompression program is
available.
. Added safety check to log to proper directory after program
execution.
. Added safety check to log to proper directory prior to program
execution.
. Added code to perform operations prior/subsequent to program
execution. ZipFile.IN commands are passed to COMMAND.COM
prior to program. ZipFile.OUT commands are passed to
COMMAND.COM subsequent to program.
. Added check to prevent compressing the \ZIPR sub-directory.
. Removed unnecessary variable declarations.
. Added TokenName variable to reduce code size and complexity.
. Removed internal dependence on %1 and %2 variables.
. Moved CheckCommandLineLength subroutine to ERROR??.OBJ.
. Split main program and message screens into separate modules.
(<64K .OBJ)
. Removed internal dependence on %3 and %5 variables.
. Solved cursor problems using a combination of methods. Re-
enabled cursor after prelog, epilog, help, and error
screens. Eliminated cursor prior to prelog, epilog, help, and
error screens. Positioned cursor at the bottom of the screen
during ZIP'R messages.
. Re-enabled cursor during prelog, epilog, help, and error
screens. Stowaway would not display the cursor when run
through ZIP'R. Rolodex Live! would not display the cursor
when run through ZIP'R.
12-16-92 ■ Version 1.4ß
. If you are updating ZIP'R from a version older than
1.2ß, rename the file ZIPR.COM to ZIPR.OLD, and the file
ZIPRN.COM to ZIPRN.OLD. Copy the new files into the
\ZIPR sub-directory. You may have to update menu
programs, Windows, and DESQview to reflect the new .EXE
extensions for ZIPR.EXE and ZIPRN.EXE.
. Added subroutine to center command line display.
. Added command line display to prelog screen.
. Removed trailing spaces at the end of some statements.
. Replaced %ZIPR% environment variable with internal ZIPRPath
variable.
. Eliminated cursor during prelog, epilog, help and error
screens.
. Added DelayTime variable to adjust the registered/non-
registered delays.
. Added ZIPRVersion variable to easily update version numbers.
. Added encryption to variables and command lines.
. Fixed problems with various ZIP'R messages not clearing the
screen.
. Converted many existing lines of code into various
subroutines.
. Updated and enhanced prelog, epilog, help, and error message
screens.
. Fixed missing quotes in ErrorCode variables.
. Incorporated all help/error/prelog/epilog screens into ZIP'R.
Created subroutines for Prelog, Epilog, Help, and Error
Messages. ERRORN.COM file is no longer needed. ZIP'R version
1.4ß no longer requires the ERRORN.COM file. Rename this
file ERRORN.OLD.
. Corrected help screen (ZIPR.EXE vs ZIPR.COM).
12-11-92 ■ Version 1.3ß
. Changed "Done" section to use BLDChDrive and BLDChDir instead
of "Run".
. Optimized "Quit" section using "Contains" to reduce code size.
. Replaced "Run ERASE ..." statements with "BLDDel" to increase
speed.
. Now using "RunString" on decompression commands to return
ERRORLEVEL.
. Added ZipName, ZipType, ProgramName, PP1, PP2, PP3, and PP4
variables.
. Removed extraneous ^^ symbols from strings.
. Added DecompressZipFile subroutine.
. Added CompressUsingARJ subroutine.
. Added CompressUsingLHA subroutine.
. Added CompressUsingZIP subroutine.
. Fixed problem handling lowercase %4 input using ZipType
variable.
12-05-92 ■ Version 1.2ß
. Now loading secondary command processor to improve
reliability.
. Changed delay timer to new format (WAIT).
. Use internal CHDIR and CHDRIVE commands to increase speed.
. Swap ZIP'R to EMS/Disk to reduce overhead when running
.COM/.EXE. After swapping, only about 2.5K of ZIP'R remains.
. Now counting command line parameters and sending only those
needed.
. Added LogToDriveAndDirectory Subroutine.
. Command line parameters now converted to UPPERCASE.
. New ZIP'R files are .EXEs. ZIPR.COM and ZIPRN.COM should be
deleted.
. Changed to totally new compiler. (Many nagging bugs fixed!)
11-28-92 ■ Version 1.1ß
. Removed %5 vs %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 statements. (New compiler fixes
this.)
. Recompiled with new compiler. (Fixes passed parameter
problems.)
11-15-92 ■ Version 1.0ß
. Added ERROR.COM file for ZIPR specific error/help messages.
. Removed delays after HELP, PATHERR, and ROOTERR messages.
. Positioned cursor at bottom of screen after error/help
messages.
. Enhanced error screens with color.
. Moved help screens and error messages to external file.
. Updated ZIP'R help screen to show version number.
11-06-92 ■ Version 0.9ß
. Corrected mistake in PATHERR error message.
. Recompiled with new compiler. (ZIPR.COM size is now
smaller.)
. Shortened ARJ, LHA, and ZIP decompression routines.
*** Created Network/Multitasker version of ZIP'R ***
Standard version of ZIP'R = ZIPR.COM
Network/Multitasker version of ZIP'R = ZIPRN.COM
10-27-92 ■ Version 0.8ß
. Extended non-registered delay to 8 seconds.
. Separated DRIVE: and \PATH command line parameters.
. Updated documentation with DoorWay information.
. Added support for various ZIP compression levels.
. Tightened up ARJ command line code to reduce program size.
. Re-worded help screen to reduce program size.
10-25-92 ■ Version 0.7ß
. Added support for various ARJ compression levels.
. Removed support for lower case letters on command line.
. Removed support for mixed upper/lower case letters on command
line.
. Added ARJT command line option to invoke archive integrity
check for ARJ.
. Added /z2 option to LHA command line, disabling archived file
compression.
. Added -js option to ARJ command line, disabling archived file
compression.
. Updated ZIPR help screen examples to match ZIPR.DOC file.
. Updated ZIPR.DOC file with DESQview information.
. Added additional information to ZIPR.DOC file.
10-24-92 ■ Version 0.6ß
. First version released to the general public via The Bertha
BBS.
. Extended non-registered delay to 7 seconds.
. Updated ZIPR.DOC file.
. Updated command line examples.
. Added ZIP'R version number to delay screen.
. Changed Par1 - Par5 to P1 - P5.
. Updated help screen to correct command line sequence.
10-22-92 ■ Version 0.5ß
. Added commands to "bail out" if incorrect parameter %4 is
entered.
. Changed order of command line parameters to a more logical
order.
. Updated help screens.
. Added a check for no/incorrect path entered.
10-21-92 ■ Version 0.4ß
. Updated compiler commands for faster text display.
. Added a root directory check to prevent compressing the entire
drive.
. Added help screen when no parameters are entered on the
command line.
. Added a check for passed parameter %5, disabling parameters
when blank.
10-21-92 ■ Version 0.3ß
. Centered ANSI registration screens.
. Added support for passing parameters to applications.
. Changed name to ZIP'R to avoid conflicts with existing
software.
. Added automatic batch file detection, eliminating %4.
(Performs CALL)
. Changed compression type from NUL to NONE.
. %4 now indicates the type of compression desired (ARJ, LHA,
ZIP, NONE).
. Added ANSI registration screen when exiting ZIP'R.
. Updated internal paths to reflect the new name (ZIPR vs
ZIPPER).
10-20-92 ■ Version 0.2ß
. Added ANSI registration screen when ZIP'R (ZIPPER) begins.
10-20-92 ■ Version 0.1ß
. Changed format to circumvent MS-DOS / DR-DOS compatibility
problem.
. Altered parameter order to a more logical sequence.
10-20-92 ■ Version 0.0ß
. Initial version of ZIP'R (ZIPPER) compiled.