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Updating STeno To Version 1.03
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You should find the following in this archive:
CHANGES.101 The list of changes in version 1.01 of STeno
CHANGES.103 The list of changes in versions 1.02 and 1.03 of STeno
PATCH.PRG A program that will update your STeno 1.00 to 1.03
READ_ME.TXT This file
STENO.RSC The new resource file for version 1.03
STNO_100.103 A data file for PATCH.PRG
This archive may be distributed freely. STeno however is a commercial
product whose copyright is owned by Strata Software, and therefore may not
be duplicated in any way other than for backup purposes. If you frequent
various BBSes then please upload this patch program so that other STeno
owners can get the benefits of the new version. As always, a $5 disk swap
is possible for those who can't get or don't want to use this patch. Just
send in the *original* diskette and $5 to the address given at the end of
this file.
To update a copy of STeno 1.00 to version 1.03 follow these steps:
1 Create a (temporary) folder and put the following files in it:
PATCH.PRG STNO_100.103 STENO.100
The name and location of the temporary folder is not important. If
you're using a floppy disk the root directory is fine, but don't have
anything else there. Also, make sure you've got at least 60K free for
the output file.
The first two files are from this patch archive, the file STENO.100 is
created in one of two ways: if your distribution diskette contains a
file called STENO.100 then use that file, otherwise your distribution
disk is for version 1.00 and you should copy and then rename the
original STENO.ACC to STENO.100 in the temporary folder.
Note: if you have enough disk space (ie. a double-sided floppy or a
hard disk) you can put your STALKER.200 and the STKR_200.206 file from
the STalker 2.06 upgrade patch in the same folder and update your
STalker right after you finish updating STeno.
2 Double-click on the PATCH.PRG program. It will read from STENO.100 and
STNO_100.103 and will produce STENO.ACC.
If any errors occur during the process (such as a disk full error) you
will be given a warning message and the update will be aborted. Take
whatever action is necessary to remedy the situation and try again.
The most likely cause is a write-protect or full diskette error.
If you get an alert box indicating that the checksum doesn't match
then there are a couple of possibilities as to what went wrong. This
could happen if you used the wrong file for STENO.100 - it must be the
version from the distribution diskette. DO NOT USE YOUR EVERYDAY COPY
OF STENO.ACC!! If you've used the "Save Settings" or the old
STENOCFG.TTP utility it will be different from the original STeno
version 1.00 file. If even one byte of the file is different the patch
won't work. The other possibility when things go wrong is that the
STNO_100.103 file got corrupted during the downloading or unARCing
process. This is pretty unlikely but has been known to happen. Try
downloading it again and repeat the process.
3 Copy the newly created STENO.ACC and the new STENO.RSC found in the
archive onto your boot diskette or your hard drive.
That's all there is to it!
Do *NOT* delete your original copy of STeno; it will be needed for future
updates.
Be sure to carefully read the CHANGES.101 and CHANGES.103 files. They
contain detailed descriptions of the new features.
Questions or comments should be directed to:
Strata Software
94 Rowe Drive
Kanata Ontario Canada
K2L 3Y9
Phone/Fax: (613) 591-1922
or:
GEnie: E.ROSENQUIST
Bix: e_rosenquist
CompuServe: 72711,2503