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F I L E / A R C H I V E
U P D A T E
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Version 2.0
Version 2 of File/Archive is primarily a technical upgrade of
version 1, however, it also contains several moderate
enhancements and error corrections.
* The internal structure of the programs has been completely
rebuilt and they have been renamed. The main or Master Menu
program is now FAM.EXE and the standalone analysis program is
now FA.EXE. Programs BRUN45.EXE, FA0.EXE, and FA30.EXE are no
longer needed - their functions have been incorporated in
these two new programs. Version 1 used a technique for
transferring between programs which sometimes caused problems
when run with older versions of DOS. (This was due to errors
in DOS, not File/Archive, and they were corrected in DOS 3.0
and later versions.) Although the programs appear to be
larger, they actuallly require less total memory.
* As explained in the documentation, when File/Archive archives
files, it records its activity in a temporary transaction file
that is used to update the catalog when the archiving activity
is completed. (It does this to minimize the time required for
the archiving process itself.) Version 2 still operates this
way, but, if the program is interrupted and the transaction
file is not successfully processed, the next time the program
is run, it will automatically detect the presence of this file
and update the catalog.
* When creating a catalog report in a file, you can now view the
report on the screen from within File/Archive. The report
which shows the catalog in sequence by archive disk now also
includes the size of the files, so you have a better idea of
how full the disks are.
* When selecting color combinations, you can now include
blinking foreground colors if you wish. You can also cycle
backward as well as forward through the various colors.
* Several messages have been added to clarify what the program
is doing at various times. For example, as the catalog gets
larger, there can be a noticeable delay when it is sorted -
particularly on an older and slower computer.
* The documentation in version 1 said that the use of an archive
directory was optional. Unfortunately, if you chose to
exercise this option and eliminate the archive directory, the
program would fail. It now works properly.
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12/89
A new feature has been added to the Review/Add Entries Menu. It
is called Select Directories and displays a graphic tree
structure of all the directories on your disk. By merely
pointing to a directory and pressing the Enter key, you are
transferred directly to the Add Menu with the path field already
filled in. It speeds up and simplifies the process of adding
directory entries to the system.
In the Configuration Menu, in redefining function keys, some
earlier versions did not handle arrow keys and tabs correctly.
This has been corrected.
10/89
Previous versions of program FA0.EXE contained an error when
trying to delete an archived file from an archive disk and the
archive catalog. If there were files flagged for recall, any
files flagged for deletion would be deleted, but not the way the
documentation reads. If there weren't any files selected for
recall, then the program would not delete any files flagged for
deletion. This has been corrected.
8/89
Anti-Virus Guard: This new feature has been added to detect the
possible presence of a computer virus. It performs this check
every time you start either of the programs provided you have
started the program from the drive and directory where the
program resides. If you start the program from a different
directory, the check is not performed. If everything appears to
be in order, a small checkmark is displayed in the lower left
corner of the main menu. If something is wrong, a small "x" will
flash at that location. Should this happen, you should compare
the program size annd date/time stamps with the original program
on the distribution disk. You should be able to correct the
situation by replacing the suspect program with the original.
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