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- PonyROM WHATS.NEW??
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-
- Version 2.02 04-09-92
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- Corrected TEXT Search routine to find text in descriptions when filelists
- were not all CAPS.
- Corrected Max DL Files checking routine. It now checks before it marks
- file for download.
- Thanks go to Jim Zimmer of BOOTLEG CD-ROM BBS (408) 226-9597 for finding
- these two.
-
- Version 2.01 03-30-92
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- +Change for Remote Access systems Only. It appears that Remote Access does
- not record the node number anywhere in its files (Dorinfo1.def, Exitinfo.bbs)
- PonyROM will now default to Node # 1 on systems running Remote Access.
- If you are using any other node(s) other than #1 then you will need to pass
- the Node # on the door command line in the format of:
-
- PONYROM PONYROM#.CFG N#
-
- Where # is the node number. If you are using Type 7 exits you can pass the
- node number from the menu setup. If not, it may be better to set the environ-
- ment variable such as RANODE=1 RANODE=2 etc for each node, then when calling
- you would use:
-
- PONYROM PONYROM#.CFG N%RANODE% and that will pass the node to PONYROM.
-
- Version 2.0 [Release] 03-23-92
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- Version 2.0 Released to registered licence key holders.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 03-01-92
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- + Updated MakeDBF to handle 9999 file directories (for cdroms like PC-SIG)
- rather than the previous 999 limit. (You will need run PonyPATH and then
- re-run PonyDBF to use more than 999).
-
- + Re-wrote PonyPATH to handle Dos versions prior to 4.0. If you use a DOS
- version prior to 4.0, you are REQUIRED to run PonyPATH before PonyDBF.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-29-92
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- + Changed copy routine. You now need to create a COPYFILE.BAT in your
- PonyRom dir.
-
- Passes %1 (Source path and filename)
- Passes %2 (Destination path)
- Passes %3 (Filename)
- Batchfile you need to make is named 'COPYFILE.BAT'. You need to have
- this in your PonyRom dir.
-
- Batch file to remove comments and log the removed comments will look
- like this.
-
- @echo off
- copy %1 %2%3 >nul
- RECOM -l oldcomment.log %2%3 >nul
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-25-92
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- + Now passing a fifth paramater to download batch files. %5 is actual
- connect rate so PonyTran will do proper time estimates and CPS with
- Locked DTE. Also I believe I got that error 5 and the file already
- open in 11000.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-23-92
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- + Added a Database Lock file (.LCK) for sharing when we open and close
- Database files. Should cure Database lockups.
- (Registered Key Required to activate)
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-19-92
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- + Added some more file sharing switches when we open files.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-19-92
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- + Added time checking before download. If time to download files marked
- exceeds online time left then user is required to remove file(s) from
- batch.
- + Added a display on line 23 notification if in Text Search mode.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-10-92
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- + Added PonyTRAN with new download batch files and Ponyprot.def file.
- PonyTran will give the SysOp Graphical information during downloads
- as well as more protocols and still maintain the benifits of external
- protocols.
-
- Version 2.0 [ Beta ] 02-07-92
- ----------------------------------
- + Added Multi CDROM Disc Support (Registered Key Required to activate)
- PonyROM will now run up to 8 cdrom database files from a single door!
- + Added [F5] in PonyCFG to setup additional cdroms (2-9) to alow Security
- control over CDROM drives. Now you can limit your X-Rated cdroms to any
- security or groups of security as you wish etc.
- + Added option in PonyCFG to alow files to be copied from the cdrom to
- the hard drive to alow more multi node compatibility with cdrom disc
- changers (not recomended for multi-node) and multi cdrom drives.
- + Changed PonyFIND to allow choice of where you want file copied to, and
- changed PonyFIND to work anywhere in your path as long as you specify
- the exact location of .dbf file.
- + Added to Download Batch files and Viewit.Bat, %4 which will alow passing
- of time remaining to use with such files as TIMEOUT.EXE and others to
- monitor time out in a batch file and help avoide any lockups and users
- going past their alloted time limit while in batch files.
- + Added for trapping and stripping of headers and multi-line discriptions
- If you HAVE to HAVE a header, the only acceptible left most char should be
- a : or ( or [, but it will still add a file number to the header but will
- do no harm if the user trys to download.
- + Added Text Searching by file area and Filename search.
- + Added <A> Add to Batch file command by Filename.
- + Added notification of how to break out of Non-Stop mode.
- + Added <V> View to areas prompt
- + Added ability to abort display files
- + Using Dsz.log, if set in download batch file to be created in the node
- home directory, to check for transfer success and cps display.
- + Added ability to handle Filenames without EXT's
- + Added check for marked files when quitting door. Asks user if they are
- sure they want to quit when they have marked files for download.
-
- Version 1.1 [02/06 18:00]
- -------------------------
- Fixed to be compatible with Wildcat's door.sys change in v3.02
- - Would previously say MAXIMUM FILES MARKED when used with Wildcat! v3.02
-
- + Added in V)iew feature hook to allow use of an external viewer program.
- PonyRom will look for VIEWIT.BAT in the PonyROM door directory and run
- it if it is there.
-
- Paramaters passed to this batch file are: %1 = Port
- %2 = Baud
- %3 = FileName
-
- * Simple Example of * VIEWIT.BAT: DATAVIEW DATAVIEW.CFG %3
-
- See the sample VIEWBAT.001
-
- Another alternitive is to check for file extention in the VIEWIT.BAT
- and pipe the file to your Node Home Directory to a text file named
- VIEWIT.TXT, and PonyROM will read in this file and output it to the com
- port and local screen.
-
- * Simple Example of * VIEWIT.BAT:
-
- :START
- TESTFILE %3 ARC ZIP
- IF ERRORLEVEL == 2 GOTO ZIP
- IF ERRORLEVEL == 1 GOTO ARC
- GOTO END
-
- :ZIP
- PKZIP/V %3 > C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\VIEWIT.TXT
- GOTO END
-
- :ARC
- PKARC/V %3 > C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\VIEWIT.TXT
- GOTO END
-
- :END
-
- See the sample VIEWBAT.002
-
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- NEW FILES: PONYROM.EXE, V-HELP.SCR, V-HELP.BBS, WHATS.NEW, *VIEWIT.BAT
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- Use this as a guide when updating files.
- All other files remain the same.
-
-
- Version 1.0 [01/25 18:00]
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- First release.
-