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UPDATES
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Version 4.39
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For some reason Net2net was removing spaces in the description lines.
[Fixed]
Version 4.36-4.38
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It seems my LHARC checking code reverted back to a previous version for
some reason I can't quite fathom, It's back upto-date and working again.
ADDKILL can now check Self extracting ZIP and LZH archives (TOS) .
('someone' has been releasing LZH archives that are actually .TOS files
renamed).
It can also now update any outstanding .TIC files with a new file size and
32 bit CRC if the file is changed (Header removal).
Version 4.35
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Version 4.34 seems to have vanished in a black hole called Laurence
McDonalds disk crash , since then I've discovered 2 bugs which caused the
program to bomb in certain rare conditions , these have been fixed.
I've also managed to simplify the code dealing with the reading and
writing of the FILES.BBS files , so this has sped things up a bit.
I don't do so many clever checks on the FILES.BBS any longer as they would
only need to be used once in a blue moon , this has cut down the
processing overhead quite a bit.
You now also get a visual note that the system is writing out the new
FILES.BBS instead of it just sitting there. (revolving line).
Versions 4.33-4.34
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1) Now reads more styles of FILES.BBS formats , also you can now write the
file entries back out in 1 of 3 styles.
There are 3 options , the types are
1) Line , this is where the file and description are written out in a
single long line
2) plus , this is where the 1st line is the name plus part of the
description , the next line is the next part of the
description suffixed with a space and + to denote a
continuation of the previous description.
example.
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ADDRESSE.ZIP [1] Address management as ACC/APP, dialogs in windows, coloured
+icons,online scrolling/searching, dialer, XACC, drag & drop, in-/export,
+full text search, 3-step sorting, birthday warning etc.The demo loads only
+50 addresses, but can be upgraded to the full version with a key (available
+from the author).
2) space , this is where the 1st line is the name plus part of the
description , the next line is the next part of the
description suffixed with 13 spaces to denote a
continuation of the previous description.
example
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ADDRESSE.ZIP [1] Address management as ACC/APP, dialogs in windows, coloured
icons,online scrolling/searching, dialer, XACC, drag & drop,
in-/export, full text search, 3-step sorting, birthday warning
etc.The demo loads only 50 addresses, but can be upgraded to
the full version with a key (available from the author).
Option 1 uses the least space but is difficult to edit using a text
editor.
Option 2 uses more space , can be edited but not all BBS systems support
this type of entry. (Octopus BBS does)
Option 3 uses the most space can be edited ,but is more likely to be
supported by your BBS software.
The choice is yours.
Version 4.32
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1) Some 'persons' who shall remain nameless (They Know who they are) have
been storing FILE_ID.DIZ files in archives with the 'read only' flag
turned ON. This caused no end of problems whe addkill came to try and
delete these files after reading them, Addkill now automatically removes
that flag from the file before removing it.
2) Made some more checks for file edited incorrectly using text editors
(editors that only put a line feed at the end of a line and not the
usual CR-LF combination), this should hopefully put a stop to any extra
gaps appearing in the file lists.
Version 4.31
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1) I discovered that the files datestamp routine was returning a negative
value when asked how long a file had been on the system instead of a
positive one, the previous fix fixed MY copy but buggered the release
version , it's be fixed again.
2) A utility for octopus BBS (I'm not sure which one) seems to be adding
extra blank lines into the FILES.BBS files if the description is 400
chars long, This version will remove these blank lines if/when the
FILES.BBS is altered fur the description updating.
3) Does anyone have the structure of the ARJ format they can send me,
I want to add this as an option.
Version 4.29 - 4.30
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1) Addkill can now handle reading in more formats of the FILES.BBS
for adding .DIZ & .UPL files.
2) I discovered that the files datestamp routine was returning a negative
value when asked how long a file had been on the system instead of a
positive one, I'm not sure if that was just my own alpha version or the
current one , thought I'd mention it anyway.
Versions 4.1 - 4.28
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Firstly can I say a greatful thanks to Roy Florentine for help in the
coding/interpreting of the file header date read.
1) *.UPL support has been added , most german archives now contain an
ARCHIVE_NAME.UPL file instead of a file_id.diz file , if BOTH are
available the FILE_ID.DIZ takes precedence.
2) There was a bug in the FILES.BBS description replacement (Fixed)
3) If a FILE_ID.DIZ was inside a folder the program was unable to extract
(fixed)
4) Files can now be moved to a single 'bad' archive folder , it's slower
than the previous method of moving them into a sub-folder in the
current directory (requested by Daron Brewood)
5) Fixed a bug where the download area folder names had (.) full-stops in
them , causing problems in the creation of the data file , it now
replaces the (.) with a (_) in the filename and restricts the name to 8
characters.
6) A Falcon Owner sent me a message about a strange problem , ADDKILL
AND Gem were unable to remove the ADDKILL folder the program creates
as a work directory in each download area , running Diamond Edge on the
drive found no problems but he was then able to remove the folder.
after this had been done once , running ADDKILL on the same download
area again found no re-occourance of this problem at all (very strange
, we think it may be his TOS version/Bug) , to stop this happening with
anyone else the ADDKILL work folder is no longer deleted , but kept
there for future use.
7) New command PACK , checks the data files and removes the names of those
files no longer in that directory.