OS/2 Shareware BBS: 2 BBS/02-BBS.zip/filed36b.zip/Read.Me

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Adept File Editor v0.24

Ok since I could not find file editor for adept I decided to write one.

THIS IS A BETA!!!!!! PLEASE BACK UP ALL FILES IN \ADEPT\FILES DIRECTORY!!!!!
Run FILEEDIT while running adept. It may not work stand alone. I'll try to
figure out why. Hmm you might wanna copy fsys.dll to a directory like
\OS2\DLL/

If u find bugs or have suggestions on future features and stuff u can e-mail
me at [e-mail] or e-mail to Alex Okun on AdeptSoft BBS.

Thanks.

8-14-95 v0.10 --------------------------------------------------------------

At this point the program doesn't do much more than stock fileedit.exe. At
least you can see more files at once and you have some idea on where the
files are located.  You can edit descriptions, just remember to click on
"save desc" before moving to the next file.  You can double click on files to
get extended information and to modify it.

I am working on addition of files to the system, including extraction of
file_id.diz.  Next is move/delete/rename/etc set of functions.
If u have any suggestions please e-mail me... thanks!!!

8-15-95 v0.11 ---------------------------------------------------------------

Removed debug windows from Save Desc. Took out Erase whole file structure
cuzz it was not implemented anyway.  File descriptions are now updated after
you hit "Save Desc". I disabled buttons that are not suppose to be functional
at this point.  Add files should now work. Give it a try.  File Editor dialog
was slightly modified to fit 640x480 screen. I'll work on move/delete functions
tomorrow.  I changed font sizes for some buttons and text from 7.Helv to
8.Helv.. let me know if it's better. Hmm im too tired to do file_id.diz now..
i guess i'll release the program with ability to add files without file_id.diz
checking...
WARING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!! BACK UP YOUR DATA FILES! THIS IS A BETA! I AM
NEW TO PROGRAMMING WITH fSys.dll. The docs are not very clear! Be very
careful!!!!  I screwed up my file structure twice trying to figure out a way
to add new file. It looks okay now but still be carefull!

Ok I think you should be safe now. I tested FileEd couple of times and file
structure still looks normal.  I'll finish file_id.diz tomorrow and start doing
kill file/move file.
8-16-95 v0.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------

File_Id.diz checking is now working( at least i hope so. try it out).  Make
sure you go to set up and set unzip.exe path and temp directory!

"Extr.File_id.diz" button is added. You can select multiple files (or all files
if you want to update whole file area) and FileED will go through files looking
for file_id.diz in them. If it finds it it will update the file description. If
it doesn't it will go on to the next file.

You can select multiple items and hit "Kill file/desc." or "Kill desc." to
remove files from file structure(Kill Desc.) or from file structure and the
disk(Kill file/desc/).

I also added status bar so you can see what's going on during extraction and
stuff.

Moving files around is next. I expect it to be done tomorrow.
8-18-95 v0.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Block file moves should be working. Hmm also block touch file and clean
description should be operational. When you hit "Clean desc" FileED will
remove file date/size that bfsmake puts in the description(if it finds them),
and if there is no description it will put in "default file description".
You can edit default file description in the setup menu.
WARNING! WARNING! Please DELETE YOUR OLD FILEEDIT.INI.  I have added default
description to the .ini file and using the old .ini will produce unpredictible
results.
When opening file area FileED will now check to see if there are any lost
files and mark them as "*LOST*" in the file size column.

When FileED adds files and it cannot find file_id.diz it will add defualt
description.
Fixed problem with FileED extractin only one line of a multi line file_id.diz.
I think I did couple more things but I forgot what those are :)

PLEASE SEND ME ALL BUG REPORTS AND SUGGESTIONS!!! Thanks!!
8-20-95 v0.16 ---------------------------------------------------------------
When moving files you can now actually cancel operation by clicking on
"Cancel" button.. before it would not work...
I think I fixed a bug with Path Indexes... if user could not tag files that
were showing up in the directory after you added or moved files, this version
should fix it.
I think I fixed a bug with descriptions getting messed up at the end. Let me
know if it's true. I could not reproduce the problem on my end. Hmm you can
now select how many file areas you want allocated to speed up program a bit..
ok let me know If I fixed those two bug. Oh yeah Julie told me about bug were
File_id.diz extraction will not display description with an empty line in it..
I think this is fsys.dll's problem.. I talked to Steve and he said that they
will fix it...ok later
8-22-95 v0.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Since I don't really know what im doing you really wanna back up your files
in \adept\files directory as often as possible.. :)
I fixed a bug were FileED would forget to add CR/LF to the end of the string
in File.Paths.. This bug is not noticable unless you look in the file with an
editor.. I don't think anybody cares but I fixed it.
Im working on speeding up file deletes/file_id extractions...
9-05-95 v0.20 ---------------------------------------------------------------
I rewrote most of the file edit dialog code and added couple new options so
I expect tons of bugs to come up. Be careful.

FileED should no longer crash when U change focus!

Kill your old fileed.ini file. Two new config files have been added. One for
viewers and one for archivers.

Check out Files.bbs export. It's bfsmake compatible, so you can back up your
descriptions in files.bbs and then if FileED screwes up your file system you
can just run BFS make and have everything back!

I added support for "os/2 archivers/viewers"!!!! OS/2 ONLY!!!!!! I'll add DOS
based stuff if there is demand for it. Let me know. At this point you cannot
view an archive but I'll add it later. You can "check file", which is used on
archives to check integrity.

File.Description purge has been added.  If your File.Description is getting out
of hand try this option.

All operations should be faster because FileED no longer reloads the whole area
after u deleted/move/touch/etc file or changed info on it.

Some changes have been made to dialogs.. If u don't like it let me know.. Maybe
by the time I get to v1.0, we will find dialog set acceptible to most of the
users...

There is still a problem with descriptions that are added to the end of random
files... I reconstructed my whole file structure and noticed this only once,
so I hope it won't be too annoying. It should be fixed in next release of
Fsys.dll... It's not my fault :) heheh at least I hope it's not :)


If you would like to help me with this project check out reg.txt.

Hmmm well send all the bugs to [e-mail] or e-mail at the Adept support
board to Alex Okun.

9-06-95 v0.21 ---------------------------------------------------------------

Fix for Purge option

9-11-95 v0.22 ---------------------------------------------------------------

Couple of bug fixes. FileED will now strip EOF character when extracting
file_id.diz. (At least I hope so! I don't have anything to test this on. So if
u had this problem before let me know if it was actaully fixed.)

FileED will now switch to the directory of the viewer you are executing (to get
rid of message like "Unable to find help files" from PmView.

You can now select multiple file areas for files.bbs export.

There is now an option to go through all files and delete all *LOST* files.

There is an option to enter registration code for FileED. FileED is not
crippled!

Hmm I also found another bug in PURGE and I think I fixed it now. Be careful
and try this option. Let me know if it's working.

I also fixed couple more things but I forgot what those are. Im working on nore
options for FIleED. You can see some of them but they will look shaded and will
not work.

9-27-95 v0.23 ---------------------------------------------------------------

Sorry it took so long to get this out. My school started so I have to work and
study. This sucks... :)

Anyway I think purge is fixed now. LONG file names should be fixed now. They
can go up to 30 chars (limited by Adept file structure). U no longer have to
tell FileED how many areas u have, it will also load up a lot faster on system
with 300+ file areas.

If u wanna look inside of an archive click on "View file" button and FileED
will will extract the file to temp directory and allow u to look at files
inside. I dunno how to change focus for a child process so right now the
viewer will come up in background. I'll fix that eventually. You can use this
feature to figure what's inside of an archive and possibly cut stuff from files
inside (Just use Ctrl-Ins/Shift-Ins).

There are some additions to Add window. You can check integrity of files
before you add them. (It's useful when u have dumb users who abort xfers in
the middle.) Look at File_id.diz just shows file_id.diz for selected file if
it finds it. Delete file just kills selected files.

Well there are changes to archivers format. To convert extract line just change
"file_id.diz" to "%3". This will allow FileED to extract any file it wants.
Also instead of having a line to list files, it's now a line to add a file.
It is not used at this point but it will be used very soon.

Im working on adding some feature requested, it will take some time though.
If u find any bugs e-mail me right away and I'll fix them. Because I converted
evrything to C++ and divided program to 10 separate files u might encounter
some bugs, so e-mail me!.

10-14-95 v0.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed a bug with FileED not reloading file list after adding files (this
happend if u try to check files,delete files, or look at File_ID.diz before
hitting Exit this dialog.

Added Area Name to the File Editor Dialog.

Fixed bug where FileED would not update the number of file in the area after u
deleted some of them or moved them.  Also Im disabling the window updates
during item removals so delete and move updates are very fast.