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- │ Copyright 7th Illusion, 1990-1991 │
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- │ Released September 22nd, 1991 │
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- │ History Documentation │
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- │ 7th Illusion │
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- │ Node 1 (514)338-1193 │
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- PKinsert History Documentation in Reverse Order Page 1 of 4
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- Version 6.4
- Released September 22nd, 1991
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- Set maximum file read length to 8k. This solves a string overflow
- problem reading an extremely large capture file (created by shelling
- to Pkzip). In cases where the limit is exceeded, an ///EOI///
- (end-of-input) marker will be displayed. This has no other effect
- than limiting the amount of text scrolled on the screen.
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- In order to properly link with other PCBoard archive utilities, the
- handling of the Extended Pass and Fail logs has changed. Details
- follow.
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- If an Extended Pass log already exists, Pkinsert will rename this
- log to Fail before appending it's own Fail report.
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- Ie. The archive has passed test #1 which created Pcbpass.Txt.
- Then comes Pkinsert (test #2) and the archive fails. The
- Pcbpass.Txt from test #1 is renamed to Pcbfail.Txt and
- Pkinsert appends it's report.
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- If an Extended Fail log already exists, it will be used to append
- the Pass or Fail reports.
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- Ie. The archive could fail test #1 but pass Pkinsert (test #2).
- In this case Pkinsert would append it's Pcbpass.Txt report to
- the already existing Pcbfail.Txt log.
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- Batch files should therefore start with deleting any old Pass or
- Fail logs. Otherwise Pkinsert will simply append it's reports.
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- Version 6.3
- Released September 8th, 1991
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- Pkinsert will recognize and process self-extracting Zips.
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- File reading and swapping from disk was unbearable. It turns out that
- for every record accessed, the last position within a file was being
- lost. I have to apologize to everyone for this one ...
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- When renaming was enabled and Pkinsert ran out of work space (or other
- disk related errors), it would exit without renaming the archive.
- Pkinsert will now rename archives to .Err on these occasions. In a
- batch file you could move these .Err files to a directory for
- re-processing under supervision.
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- If a nested archive was corrupt and file renaming was set to No,
- Pkinsert wouldn't clean up it's work directories.
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- After extracting nested archives, Pkinsert wouldn't kill them as it
- was supposed to.
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- Version 6.2
- Released August 10, 1991
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- PKinsert History Documentation in Reverse Order Page 2 of 4
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- Reason for Upgrade
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Matthew Cooley reported an incompatibility problem with the new
- PCBoard V14.5a (Beta) features.
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- New Features
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- /D Command line option. Path to Pcb upload description file.
- /TEST Command line option.
- Zero byte file errorlevel code 112.
- Standard tagline signature developed. In HEX: FF 08 xx FF <tagline>.
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- Bugs Squashed
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If a virus was found and rename was disabled, Pkinsert would not clean
- it's work directories.
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- Version 6.1
- Released August 2, 1991
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- Split code from 3 to 5 modules.
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- Pkinsert will display any size status file. V6.0 was limited to 6k.
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- If Pass/Fail extended logs exist, Pkinsert will delete them before
- creating a new one. This saves 2 lines in the Pcbtest.Bat file.
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- Process error codes from Add and Delete functions. They are the ones
- which can report if archive is read-only.
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- Clean-up work directories before Add and Delete functions. This gives
- Pkzip a bit more room to create it's work file.
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- Check files for unique 4 byte Zip signature. This is more reliable
- than using file name extensions. No matter what name an archive
- carries, Pkinsert will test it.
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- New Errorlevel code 111 for illegal archive compression used.
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- Pkinsert code stands at 2,461 lines in five Quick Basic V4.5 modules
- and 108,814 bytes compiled.
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- Version 6.0
- Released July 25, 1991
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- There's been so many features added, I can't remember them all. The
- following where the major ones.
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- Total revamp of the configuration module.
- Pkinsert will process `nested' archives.
- Verbose log files based on results.
- Configurable disk swapping.
- Exit with Dos error levels.
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- PKinsert History Documentation in Reverse Order Page 3 of 4
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- etc.
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- The current code stands at 2,260 lines in Quick Basic V4.5.
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- Special thanks to Steve Greenspon, aka Doodle Bug, for his
- suggestions, testing, and listening to me rant and rave about the
- latest sub or function. (grin)
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- Version 5.1
- Released April 27, 1991
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- Fixed an incompatibility problem with COUNTRY.SYS. Thanks to Yan Wolf
- from Top 50 BBS in Paris, France for his help in tracking down this
- problem.
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- Version 5.0
- Released March 13, 1991
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- 10k Smaller and much faster! New features include ...
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- - Random work directory names.
- - 0 byte files are no longer processed.
- - Complete activity logging to disk.
- - All options can be toggled on or off.
- - Configuration path may be entered by environment variable or command
- line.
- - Various configuration file names may be used.
- - PKinsert will change drives and directories as it handles archives
- for shorter DOS commands.
- - PKinsert may add the virus scanner version to the archive comment.
- - Compatible with Digital Research DOS 5.0 (actually, this is what
- prompted this new release).
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- Version 4.02
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- Fixed the colours in PKinserts logo. Also fixed a variable I had
- forgotten about. PKinsert will now process numerous file specs again!
- <Grin>. PKTMP environment variable is now external.
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- Version 4.00
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- PKinsert now works with DOS4! ;-) Corrupted archives are caught and
- renamed. Virus checking is also possible using McAfee Associates'
- SCAN.EXE program. Work drive can be selected for quicker processing
- on a RAM Drive. Configuration is now internal. No more messin'
- around with a word processor. And last but not least PKinsert goes
- COLOUR!
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- Version 3.20
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- Added support for DOSv4.0. Uses prodoor's TAGLINE environment
- variable. Will now skip the archive test if set to [N]o.
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- Version 3.1
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- PKinsert History Documentation in Reverse Order Page 4 of 4
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- Got rid of a few bugs. The timer feature in v3.0 wasn't working and I
- got rid of it. Also shortened much of PKinsert's output. Error
- trapping is also much improved! Let's hope it won't need it. <Ugg>
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