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- Short: V2.3 A-Dos Version replacement (uses XFD).
- Author: hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
- Uploader: hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
- Type: util/sys
-
- VersionWB is a replacement for the usual AmigaDos Version command,
- which now uses XfdMaster.library if available.
-
- If you want the version information to be presented in
- a requester, this program is for you. Instead of
- like c:version just tell the version and revision number
- by default, VersionWB always tells you all it could find.
-
- VersionWB have these features:
-
- * It will bring up a requester with the version information.
-
- * It support several files in the command line parameter template.
-
- * You can shift-doubleclick an icon with VersionWB and
- then get all that version stuff.
-
- * You may also pick the file you want to know the version number of
- by using a file requester.
-
- * It will find version strings in WB1.3 libraries and devices,
- c:version does not, e.g. narrator.device.
-
- * If you use it with ToolManager you can have an appicon in
- your Workbench. Drop the icon on the appicon, and the
- version information will be presented (if the file contains a
- version string :-)
-
- * It also has an optional text output.
-
- * It recognizes any packed file (uses xfdmaster.library).
-
- * All other features of AmigaDos Version, as far as I know 8-).
-
- * Can be opened on a publicscreen
-
- * Can set the filenote of files to there versioninfo.
-
- Changes from version 2.1:
-
- V.2.1 (11.01.97)
- -----------------
- NEW: New parameter, PUBSCREEN screen. Where screen is the name of the public screen
- you want VersionWB to open on.
- (e.g. VersionWB MU asl.library commodities.library)
- Suggested by JT Eliassen, Norway, and Pontus "Ein" Sjöström, Sweden.
- NEW: New parameters: COMFILE, COMDROPNAME and COMERASE. COMFILE inserts the version
- string into the filenote. See @{"Usage" link "Usage"}.
- Suggested by JT Eliassen, Norway. Thanks!!
- BUGFIX: Did not work if you have booted without startup-sequence :-( Strange
- BUGFIX: It finally works with MC68000. Bug report by Stefan Mueller, Germany.
- NEW: My bank account has changed. See Copyright/Giftware
- NEW: MU argument dropped. Multiselection is supported.
- 'versionwb asl.library c:copy' does work now.
- Still compatible with AmigaDos Version.
- Works with WSHELL, without problems.
- Thanks Frank Geider, France!
-
-
- V.2.2 (18.01.97)
- -----------------
- BUGFIX: Enforcer-hit, with bad args and multi-file.
- Bug reported by David Zaroski. Thanks!
- NEW: QUIET argument. Do not show requester or text output.
- Suggested by Frank Geider, France and JT Eliassen.
- NEW: Checks if ENV: is available before reading environmental
- variable versionwb_max.
- Problem reported by William F Murray, USA and Dennis Jacobson.
- BUGFIX: VersionWB with VersionWB_max in ENV: now works if you use VMM.
- NEW: RES (resident file) is now default, just like ADOS Version.
- e.g. VersionWB asl.library (gives the currently installed
- asl.library, which is resident in memory ...)
- e.g. VersionWB asl.library FILE (reads the file in the current directory.)
- Incompatibility problem reported by David Zaroski.
- BUGFIX: CR and LF at the end of the file note is now removed.
- Bug reported by Frank Geider. Thanks!
-
- V.2.3 (16.02.97) PUBLIC RELEASE
- -------------------------------
- NEW: optimization ... Uses D3-D7 insteed of USP.
- NEW: Tells you if a file is resident in memory.
- NEW: If a file is available in the current directory
- and one for instance do a VersionWB asl.library,
- one get the versioninfo of the file, and the resident
- one some lines below.
- BUGFIX: Imploded files were processed to many times.
- Could be a long wait ...
- Bug reported by Mario Cattaneo, Germany. Thanks!
- NEW: Uses XfdMaster.library which means it can recognize
- and decrunch almost any file.
- Suggested by Allan Odgaard, Denmark and Grzegorz Calkowski, Poland.
- NEW: It tells you which packer the file is packed with.
- When the file is packed it have to be loaded entirely into
- memory, in difference to normal files which is loaded in 10kB
- or 16 kB blocks.
- BUGFIX: Not all library-alike files was recognized as such,
- and the version info could only be found with 'smart version
- string search'.
- BUGFIX: Version of devices did not work since v. 2.2.
-
- This program is Gift-Ware.
- Version 2.3 (16.02.97)
- Copyright 1994/1995/1996/1997 Håkan Parting
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 1352 713 47.2% 16-Feb-97 15:24:58 VersionWB.info
- 2733 1264 53.7% 16-Feb-97 15:24:52 +VersionCopy.dopus
- 19856 8531 57.0% 16-Feb-97 16:03:22 +VersionWB
- 24600 9365 61.9% 16-Feb-97 15:44:34 +VersionWB.guide
- 7610 1578 79.2% 16-Feb-97 15:24:52 +VersionWB.guide.info
- 1629 840 48.4% 16-Feb-97 15:24:52 +VersionWB.info
- 4430 1993 55.0% 16-Feb-97 15:44:36 +VersionWB2_3.readme
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- 62210 24284 60.9% 16-Feb-97 19:02:26 7 files
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