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CopyRight (C) 1991-92 by Max Bernard & Dave Navarro, Jr.
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What is FIXLOG.EXE
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It's a utility used to convert your old GIFtest log file to the new format
expected by this beta. It reads your old GIFtest log file, and writes 3 new
files:
1) A .LOG new GIFtest log file, using the new format.
2) A .DUP log file, containg all the dupes found in the old log file
3) A .TRE file (see explanation below).
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* I M P O R T A N T *
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Starting with ß14, GIFtest uses a different LogFile format that is not
compatible with any previous versions. This was done for two reasons:
1) To speed up dupe-checking (especially on systems with a log of GIFs)
2) To provide more useful info in the log file
Before you can use this new version, you *MUST* convert your old LOGFILE to
the new format using the included FIXLOG.EXE conversion utility. FIXLOG will
read your old LogFile and create a new log in the format expected by this
version of GIFtest. The old logfile is renamed to <NAME>.OLD. The new log
file takes the original log file's name.
The invocation line for FIXLOG is as follows:
FIXLOG <LogFileName>
Example:
Let's say your current log file is called GIFTEST.LOG
You would type "FIXLOG giftest.log"
This would cause FIXLOG to rename your log file to: GIFTEST.OLD
and create a new file called: GIFTEST.LOG
This, in effect, creates a backup of the original logfile for you in case of
any mishaps during the conversion process. That's all there is to it. You
should see a noticeable improvement in dupe-checking speed with this version.
And there's even more speed (and other features) in store.
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* I M P O R T A N T *
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*** If this is not done, GIFtest will NOT function properly! ***
NOTE: This step is necessary even if you are already using ß14, because ß15
introduces some more changes to the log file format. Therefore, you *MUST*
use the FIXLOG.EXE program included with ß15 to convert your log file before
you can use the ß15 version of GIFtest.
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FIXLOG also creates two other files in the same directory. One is the new
LOGFILE.DUP log wich contains all the dupes found in the old log. The other
is a <LOGFILE>.TRE file. This is an index file used to speed up dupe
checking. WARNING: if any other files already exist under the above two
names (in the current directory), they will be DELETED.
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