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- Changes/Fixes - RASIS 2.01
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- This changes list is a reformatted list of changes made while going through
- the five beta versions of RASIS 2.01, I tried to get everything in group
- order, but..... read the whole thing, to insure you don't miss something.
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-
- GENERAL:
- o Added a window to Main screen, displays the config file that is
- being used. As RASIS supports multiple config files, I thought this
- might be a worthwhile display.
-
- o RASIS would delete a saved Template File after posting
- the message(s). FIXED!
-
- o RASIS is now provided in TWO files.
- RASIS.EXE and RASIS.OVR. Both files must be in the SAME directory.
-
- o Implemeted a DOS File Manager, not "real" fancy, but very useful.
- It is an external companion program, named SISFM.EXE, and can be
- called from within RASIS, from System -> Tools -> File Manager
- Currently, it cannot be run from the Dos command line.
-
- 1. The RASIS Dos File Manager now uses the Internal Viewer to view
- text files in the "List Files" window. This eliminates the need
- to Shell out and run the defined External Viewer
-
- o Installed code so RASIS can check to see if a copy is already
- loaded in memory. Even though the prompt is modified to show this
- fact, a few folks have gone and done it anyway, so now it will NOT
- run if a copy is already loaded, during Dos Shell, or shelling to DOS
- from another program called from RASIS.
-
- o Darn memory requirements keep going up!! For completly un-fettered
- running, RASIS needs 450kb available memory. Any less and you will
- probably get the warning message. Though I have run it with less,
- with no ill effects......
-
- o Yes or No Dialog boxes have been modified to allow the ENTER key
- to represent a YES answer. They now show " (Y/n) " letting you know
- that Yes is the default answer.
- I think I got them all, let me know if I missed one.
-
-
- o Phone Dialer:
- You can now dial either the Voice =or= Data number.
- When the screen is paused, press "V" for Voice or "D" for Data, the
- menu will be created in the proper column.
-
-
-
- o PRINTER:
- I know what it's like to call for a USER RECORD report, and discover
- that you had slected PRINTER instead of File <grin>
- If the Printer is selected as the current output, the word PRINTER is
- displayed in a BLINKING color.
-
-
- o SETUP:
- The PATHS entries in SetupSis has been modified, the trailing backslash
- is now ADDED, instead of removed. Of course the RASIS code has been
- changed to NOT add the backslash.
- You MUST run the new copy of SetupSis, select PATHS, and simply press
- <ENTER> on all fields to update them. Then you may Exit and Save.
- No other changes required at this time.
-
-
- o Fixed a few stray "Output to File ->" messages when sending report to
- the Screen.
-
- o New Startup switch (/S) starts RASIS in "To Screen" report mode.
- You can still toggle modes with the F5 function key, or the "Output"
- menu selection.
-
- o The User Reports, formally a part of the PRINT menu, are now on a
- seperate menu, accessed by selecting "User Reports" from the PRINT
- menu. The Print Menu now only handles the Labels, Index Cards etc.
-
- o NEW REPORTS:
- 1. Condensed User Report , ToFile = COND_USR.PRN
- Location: Print -> User Reports -> Condensed User Report
- Writes: Name/Handle/Location/Voice-Data Phone/Comment
- This was a requested report by several. Suggestions accepted!!
-
- o REPORTS <Existing>:
- 1. RAL text dump, if there is a Default Yes/No answer for the prompt
- the report displays <Y> or <N> depending on what it is..
-
- 2. The File/Message Are reports would not be output if only one
- area was requested. - FIXED -
-
- 3. Message Header Report: Added the JAM PATH if the area is a JAM
-
-
- - MESSAGE POST
-
- o New message macros - available from F4 picklist
- a) @US - User Security : from User Record
- b) @L - User Lastname only : from RASIS session
-
- c) %I - Import File:
-
- %Ifilename will import an external textfile into your message as it
- is being posted.
-
- Try it out in a message to youreself, using the supplied sample file,
- IMPORT.TXT
-
- The %I MUST 1. Start in column #1
- 2. Be the only thing on the line, any text following the
- macro and filename, on that line, will be ignored.
- 3. Have a FULL Path+Filename unless you know the file
- is in the CURRENT directory.
- 4. There must be NO spaces between the %I and the
- filename.
-
- If the %I macro is placed in any position other than column one,
- it will be written to the message as literal text.
-
- You "can" use the percent sign (%) elsewhere in the message text,
- it is used literaly unless it is followed by the letter "I"
-
- More "special" commands may be added to the % character later on.
-
- o Two other macros added also:
- @T will expand to the current System Time in AM/PM format
- @D will expand to a FULL date string, giving Day of Week,
- Full Month Name, Day(1st/th) and full year. Allow enough space.
- When the config program undergoes a major update, these two items
- will be configurable....
-
- The current formats for these are underlined with ^^^^^^.
-
- Time: Am/Pm or 24 hour 8:30 pm -or- 20:30:00
- ^^^^^^^
- Date: ##/##/## - DOW, MONTH DAY, YEAR - MONTH DAY, YEAR
- ie: 12/17/94 Saturday, December 17th 1994 December 17, 1994
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- o @LIST (NEW)
- Many times a sysop needs to send the same message to several users,
- this cannot be done using the filters, unless those specifi users all
- have the same settings.
- Now, you can send a message to as many as 10 users, with the new
- @LIST feature! In the TO: field, enter @list, just as you would
- enter @all.
- Once the message has been written, or the template file chosen, you
- will be presented a window where you can enter up to 10 user names.
- Names are validated, and the user list is available, just as is done
- in the Message Post window.
- If sending to less that 10 users, just press ENTER on the BLANK name
- field. See DOC for more info.
-
- NOTE: Deleting a template file, or Attaching Files to message, are not
- allowed when posting to @ALL or @LIST, if you attempt to answer Yes
- in these fields, and error message will be displayed, and you will
- not be allowed to exit the field until it says No.
- As always, if you write a message at post time, the Temporary
- template file WILL be erased, after all messages are processed.
-
- o In the Message Post @LIST function, if while entering names,
- you decide you wish to ABORT the message post, enter a "!" without
- the quotes. You will be returned to the TOOLS menu.
-
-
- INTERNAL VIEWER:
-
- An Internal Viewer has been provided, which will allow the wider
- reports to go to screen, the screen may be panned Left or Right, and the
- Home/End etc. keys work as you would expect.
- You may also FIND a string, Find AGAIN, and GOTO LINE.
- ESC key exits the view.
-
- Am not sure just how big a report the viewer will handle, let me know
- what filesize creates an error, if one should occur.
-
- When Output is selected to SCREEN, all reports, EXCEPT the
- Phone List,
- Labels,
- Index Cards,
- will be written to a TEMPORARY file in the current directory, when you
- EXIT the viewer, this file is ERASED.
- Labels and Index Cards will not be allowed to Screen, I cannot see any
- reason to want to do so....
-
- NOTE:
- The internal viewer is ALWAYS used for Reports to Screen. The External
- Viewer you specify in Setup, is now simply available if you want to call
- it.
-
-
- INDEX CARDS: (NEW)
- o New function to print User Index Cards.
- Follows Label Formatting Setup, Filters etc.
- NOTE: It is suggested you setup and save a RIF file with settings
- for printing your index cards.
- See RASIS.DOC for particulars.
-
- All the above items are also covered in the RASIS.DOC.
- The File Manager is covered in the SISFM.DOC
-
- Thanks, Rand-
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