1.0a1 (9 June 1993) Basic external for beta-testing of the code.
1.0b1 (14 June) Package for limited beta-testing.
1.0b2 (21 June)
- Added 'volume name with or without colon' feature back which had
disappeared while switching from external to external package.
- Added ability to see if volume has current system or Virtual Memory
storage and if so, refuse to unmount or eject it.
- Corrected some code because of missing info in Inside Macintosh: Files
which was mentioned in a Technical Note.
1.0b3 (29 June)
- Removed Volume Password parameter with MP ASMountInfo
function.
- Can't operate on a volume placed off-line or ejected anymore.
- Added checking of AppleShare Chooser extension version.
1.0b4 (9 July)
- Added version number of AppleShare Chooser extension to
Workstation command.
1.0b5 (11 July) Package for beta-testing with larger group of users from the 4D-digest list.
- Prepared for restricted version.
1.0b6 (19 July)
- Fixed some internal parameter problems.
- Fixed bug with code to check AppleShare version under System 6.
- Added ability to check if volume is ejectable. If MP Eject is called
the volume will be unmounted or ejected based on this.
1.0b7 (26 July)
- Added MP ASLogin and MP ServerExists functions.
- Volume name can be a full path to any file or folder.
1.0b8 (29 July)
- Fixed bug with MP Eject function.
1.0b9 (1 August), not released.
- Fixed bug which could cause a crash when other software wanted to
access the Macintosh Name or Owner Name after use of the
MP Workstation command.
- The documentation incorrectly listed the maximum length of the
server name, zone name and user name as 31 while it in fact may be
32 characters long.
1.0b10 (3 August)
- Included resources edited by Dan Bularzik to include commands in a
pop-up menu in the procedure editor.
- Corrected checking the AppleShare Chooser extension version.
1.0 (11 August) First Release
1.0.1b1 (23 August) Beta version
- Corrected improperly setting up when initializing package when
data-base is opened.
1.0.1b2 (23 September)
- Changed error parameters into integer, shouldn't cause any problem.
1.0.1 (11 January 1994)
- Some changes in code and documentation.
- Added a restriction to the restricted version.
- Increased speed by determining once if the AppleShare Chooser
extension version is correct instead of everytime when one of the
functions is called.
1.0.2 (22 May) Upgrade only available to registered users
- When using MP ASLogin an error is now returned when the volume
is already mounted.
Wish list (no promises)
Perhaps filling two arrays with the zone names and file server names???
Mount and info support of SCSI devices??
I don't know yet how much the Apple Remote Access kit costs, but if reasonable I may add capabilities to mount volumes over the phoneline..
If the server can't be found in a specified zone, try all other zones?
There is a way to determine on which computer the 4D Server is running (when using 4D Client), this could be used to mount to this computer.
I now have some sample code of how to connect to a server without using the AppleShare Workstation 3.0/System 7 Chooser extension. Should I implement it?
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Marco Piovanelli for his help and to Thomas Griesbaum for the idea.
A few lines involving conversion of integers for the AppleShare version number were derived from source code provided by Marco Piovanelli.
Dan Bularzik suggested to group the commands together to have a pop-up menu in the procedure editor. He even put the necessary resources together, so I couldn't refuse to include them! :-)
The MP ServerExists function, the routine to determine if a volume is ejectable, and code to find the name of the current zone are based on source code examples provided by Apple Computers, Inc.
The 'Gestalt Selectors List', edited by myself, was also useful. Thanks to those who contributed to it.
Also many thanks to the beta-testers for their time and effort:
Charles Wm. Albrecht, NCAR - Scientific Computing Division (charlesa@ncar.ucar.edu)
Dan Bularzik, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (msmail2.bularzid@tsod.lmig.com)
"…I REALLY appreciate--the fact that your external returns errors…"
Michael Ginsberg, MDG Computer Services (72160.630@compuserve.com)
"MountPack 1.0b8 seems to be working fine without a glitch. I have tested with 4D 3.0.5 and it seems to work fine."
Thomas Griesbaum, University of Karlsruhe (KA04@IBM3090.RZ.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE)
Merardo Monzon Jr., University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio (MONZON%SHIRE@uthscsa.edu)
Charles Wilber, Dartmouth College (Charles.B.Wilber@Dartmouth.EDU):
"I have just finished running 4D MountPack 1.0b8 through its paces.
I am impressed! I tested all modules of the external package and they worked flawlessly. The only problems I had were the result of my own stupidity and were remedied by a second reading of the documentation.
You have done a nice job in creating what appears to be an extremely useful external package. I appreciate the opportunity to try it out."
