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- The RemoteAccess Pub v1.82 - Upgrading From Previous Versions
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-
- This file contains instructions on how to upgrade previous versions of RAP
- to v1.82. If you're upgrading from RAP v1.0x, follow the instructions the
- first section of this file ONLY. If you're upgrading from RAP 1.8xwb, follow
- the instructions in the last section ONLY.
-
- Upgrading from RAP v1.0x to v1.82
- ---------------------------------
-
- MAKE BACKUPS BEFORE UPGRADING!!!! The author is not responsible for lost
- data or annoyed users.
-
- !!IMPORTANT!!: This version of RAP is COMPLETEY SELF CONTAINED. You
- _DO_NOT_ need any of the programs from previous releases of RAP in order to
- make this version work. Not only that, running these programs with the new
- version will most likely cause VERY STRANGE RESULTS! See BETA.DOC under
- "External Programs" for more details.
-
- Change to the RAP directory, unpack the new RAP over the old one (replacing
- existing files as you go), and then run 100TO182.EXE to upgrade your files.
- First, 100TO182 will convert and merge your ACTION.RAP and TALKTYPE.RAP files
- to ACTIONS.RAP. The format of this new file is described in BETA.DOC. You
- should also modify your converted ACTIONS.RAP to use the new % tokens and
- colour codes that are described in BETA.DOC (it looks nicer!).
-
- 100TO182 will then convert your old USERS.RAP to the new format. The old
- file will be renamed to USERS.OLD, just in case. Don't worry if the converted
- USERS.RAP is a lot smaller than USERS.OLD, because 100TO182 only converts user
- records that have a user entry. Last Call Dates for all users are set to the
- date that 100TO182 is run on. All Genders are set to Male, so make sure to
- post a notice so your Female users will know to change their Gender when they
- first enter the new RAP. A bunch of other configuration items will be set to
- default values. Your users can change these settings using the Profile Editor.
-
- SAVE ALL OF YOUR BACKUP FILES UNTIL YOU ARE _SURE_ THAT THE CONVERSION HAS
- BEEN SUCCESSFUL! Test things out first before making the big Purge of the old
- files. When you're satisfied that RAP v1.82 is working properly, you can
- delete USERS2.RAP, USERS.OLD, ACTION.RAP, and TALKTYPE.RAP, as well as
- MAKERAP.EXE, WIPEUSER.EXE, RAPMAINT.EXE, RAPFIX.EXE, and (sadly) RAPEDIT.EXE.
-
- !!IMPORTANT!!: MAKE SURE THAT YOU ONLY RUN 100TO182 ONCE or you will
- corrupt your user file!
-
- You MUST delete NODE*.RAP before attempting to run RAP v1.82! Just type
- DEL NODE*.RAP while in your RAP Work Path and you'll be assured of a clean
- slate. Remember that these files can reside in a different directory than RAP,
- and that you should delete all occurances of them that you can find. A handy
- way to find these files is to change to the Root directory of each drive that
- you have and type DIR NODE*.RAP /S /B.
-
- Make sure you make the slight change to your batch files that is described
- in BETA.DOC.
-
- If you plan to use a RAMDisk, you will need to make another change to your
- batch files. See BETA.DOC for details.
-
- !!IMPORTANT!!: If you plan to make use of RAP's RA Support, it is
- ESSENTIAL you read the section entitled "RA Support" in BETA.DOC! There is
- important information that you need to know!
-
- !!IMPORTANT!!: Instructions for using RAP's new Maximus Support are
- contained in BETA.DOC under the heading "Maximus Support". If you wish to take
- advantage of this new feature you MUST read this section!
-
- Your copy of RAP is now up-to-date!
-
- Upgrading from RAP v1.80wb to v1.82
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-
- Unpack the RAP Distribution Archive over the old one. Make sure not to
- overwrite ACTIONS.RAP if you've changed it! However, there are some new
- actions in the new ACTIONS.RAP file, so you might want to cut them from the
- distribution ACTIONS.RAP and paste them into your own.
-
- PLEASE NOTE: I was getting a lot of concerns about v1.80wb of RAP not
- having a MakeRAP or RAPMaint program. THEY ARE NOT NEEDED! What's more,
- running them with this version of RAP will cause very undesirable results! A
- new version of RAPMaint will be included with a future release, but MakeRAP is
- history. RAP v1.82 automatically creates files as they are needed, and I'm
- sure you'll find this a lot nicer than having to use a program to do it.
-
- Run 180TO182.EXE to double the size of the user file. The double-sized
- file is used by the new version. Failure to run this program will result in
- half of your user file being erased! Also, ONLY RUN THIS PROGRAM ONCE or you
- will end up with blank entries in the user file, not to mention a file that
- takes up way too much space.
-
- !!IMPORTANT!!: Instructions for using RAP's new Maximus Support are
- contained in BETA.DOC under the heading "Maximus Support". If you wish to take
- advantage of this new feature you MUST read this section!
-
- Your copy of RAP is now up-to-date!
-