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Tic-2-PCB
History documentation
09-11-92 - v1.5 - CONFIGURATION FILE CHANGE!!!
Fixed a bug that was causing the descriptions to get cut off
when a comma was encountered - FIXED
Made an option for "Received by Tic-2-PCB mm-dd-yy From:AREANAME"
entry in the DIR file.
Completed the option to select either C)urrent date or F)ile date
for DIR file entry. (NOTE: The log file entry will log the current
date the file was imported) I thought I had this done in v1.4! :(
I added a feature that will add an entry to your DOWNLOAD.TXT file
so the common File Profilers will have upload/download stats for
callers to view.
Optimized some code, and rearranged some subroutines. Not really
noticeable speed, just easier to make changes in the future.
I will be adding a feature that will send a private message to the
sysop, showing what files were imported and where. It will also
send errors that are encountered (i.e. bad file names, incorrect
paths, duplicate file name, etc.)
There have been several requests to allow processing to continue
when an error is encountered (bad file name, path errors, etc.).
I have thought about this feature, but Tic-2-PCB exits when an
error is encountered, just in case something is really wrong,
and it decides to trash your system. (hopefully things will never
get to that point anyway) <grin> If the general feeling is to
continue on even after an error is encountered, then I will write
it into the code.
TIC2PCB.DOC has been updated.
07-30-92 - v1.4a - It figures! Not less than a week later, I get another
bug report. :(
Thanks to Tim Fierro, I have incorporated support for FEcho .TIC
files. The file format is completely different than TICK, so I
figured I would add support for that system too.
If someone else has another file processor that Tic-2-PCB isn't
processing properly, just send me a copy of the .TIC file and
I'll try to add support for it too.
Minor changes made to TIC2PCB.DOC. (not enough to reprint it)
07-23-92 - v1.4 - CONFIGURATION FILE CHANGE! Released as a regular release.
If I run into more serious problems, I'll start sending ßeta code
out the door again.
Thanks to Richard Vonzel, I was able to locate another problem
that wasn't noticeable but yet caused some real hair pulling, if
things were entered in mixed case, the program code wasn't
interpreting the mixed case. FIXED!
As requested by Bob Rathke, I instituted an UNKNOWN area, which
will toss all unknown area files to the default directory listed
in lines 2 & 3 of TIC2PCB.CFG.
As requested by Jim Rhodes, a TIC2PCB.LOG file has been added. It
will show the date imported, area name, file name, size, and
destination DOS directory. If there's anything else someone wants
entered in this log, let me know. The log can be disabled in
line 15 of TIC2PCB.CFG by entering "N" (without quotes) for no
logging. If this option is used, make sure you check the size
of this log if you are receiving lots of files on a regular
basis. You can delete it if it gets to big, or you no longer
want it.
You can also thank Jim for pointing out the problem when moving
files to other drives, and the "Release" line in the .TIC files,
which were corrected in the last release.
As requested by several people, and to ease the problems of
installation I've changed the way Tic-2-PCB handles comments.
They're no longer required, nor is the pesky semi-colon (;)
either!
If you should forget to place the trailing back slash (\) on a
line that is supposed to have a directory entry, Tic-2-PCB will no
longer toss cookies or fits.
Implemented the option for "F"ile or "C"urrent date to be used in
the directory file listing.
TIC2PCB.DOC has been updated.
07-16-92 - v1.3ß - Released this version due to the inability to move files
to another drive. Tic-2-PCB will now move files to other drives.
- I made a modification that will support the "Release" key word
found at the top of some .TIC files. I think this was that
pesky bug.
- Cleaned up some output routines. It seems I left some debugging
code in the file and word wrap was never enabled, and the version
number was never changed. Sorry, it should work now. :-)
- Had one report that the TIC2PCB.CFG file couldn't be found in the
directory, I couldn't track this one down. Anyone else had this
problem before?
- Added more error trapping routines.
- Added a support conference on my BBS called Tic-2-PCB (#8).
- If you want access to this conference, send me net-mail with the
following information and I will set up an account for you so
you won't have to go through the verification procedures:
REAL NAME:
PASSWORD:
ADDRESS:
CITY/STATE:
DATA LINE:
VOICE LINE:
DATE OF BIRTH:
Your account will normally be setup within 24 hours.
- As of this release, I will indicate if any changes have been made
to the documentation. This should help save a few trees. <grin>
- No changes made to Tic2PCB.Doc
07-15-92 - v1.2ß - 1.1ß1 Had a pesky little bug appear, but it
disappeared after recompiling with the new code. Hopefully
it stays gone!
- Included code to preserve the original file date of the
archive. It was being dated to the present day.
I haven't had much time to incorporate the other features as of
yet. This file date thing took me a while. I have some
information that will help me include some more enhancements
for future releases.
Future enhancements will be:
1. Archive identification without relying on the suffix.
2. Calling PCBTEST (or other batch) on all moved/copied files.
3. Incorporating FILE_ID.DIZ & DESC.SDI detection.
4. Allowing a recompress of the archive after a copy/move.
5. Make a configuration setup routine.
NOTE: I got a lot of calls reporting problems. I found that
80% were due to the configuration file being cleaned out.
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE ; (SEMI-COLON) IN THE 33RD COLUMN OR
TIC2PCB WON'T WORK. I will be changing this in the next
version or so.
The other 20% were due to that invisible bug.
06-26-92 - v1.1ß1 Minor bug fix! Released the same day.
06-26-92 - v1.1ß Major upgrade! Added support for multiple areas, and
tossing to different file directories and directory listings.
- Enabled word wrapping for lines that are too long for the
standard PCBoard directory listing.
- Enhanced the Move file routine. <That was an oversight
on my part>.
- Began setting up the configuration file to support the
FILE_ID.DIZ & DESC.SDI file description methods. These are
becoming more and more popular.
I plan on allowing the Sysop to say whether they would
like to change the file date or leave it the same on new
files. (Presently the file date is being changed to the
current date when being copied)
Will also allow Sysops to say how long of a secondary
description they want up to eight lines.
Be sure to read about the new configuration file changes,
you must follow the pattern in the file or it WON'T WORK.
Thanks everyone, for telling me what you wanted to see in
Tic-2-PCB.
06-19-92 - v1.1ß Tic-to-PCB had a name change to Tic-2-PCB! I like this
method of spelling much better. <grin>
- Made a few changes to the video output and removed unnecessary
code. Changed some sub routines, reformatted the code for
easier reading.
- Added TIC2PCB.HIS and FILE_ID.DIZ to archive.
- A complete revision to the Tic2PCB manual.
06-12-92 - v1.0ß Initial release as ßeta.