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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- 5k (37) 5794 1.5 Howard Goldstein 10/91 Z3COM9
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- 1- Syntax 2- Notes
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- HELPC is a Z-System help utility. It is similar to HELP53 except that it
- can handle crunched files whereas HELP53 handled squeezed files. Although
- similar in function to HELP53, HELPC was actually derived from LBRHLP by Bob
- Peddicord because the source code for HELP53 was not available. HELPC thus
- contains all the fixes that were recently made to LBRHLP plus the following
- new features:
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- o Wheel byte control of print options
- o Configuration via ZCNFG
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- Syntax [dir:][helpfn]
-
- Default filename | HELP
- Alternate DIR | A15
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- HELPC Notes - 1/2
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- a. Vs 1.5 updates (9/16/91, Howard Goldstein):
- - Modified file lookup routine. HELPC does a search for the specified
- file with type "H?P". If the middle character is not L or Z then the
- search continues. This scheme eliminates the possbility of attempting
- to use a squeezed or LZH-encoded file.
- - Modified the clear screen routine to print a CRLF if the CLS function
- is not available, e.g., no TCAP loaded.
- - Fixed bug introduced in last release that caused the default wildcard
- filetype to be replaced by the type of the first file loaded.
- - Made CIN routine public.
-
- b. Version 1.4 updates (8/7/91, Howard Goldstein):
- - Fixed a navigation problem discovered by Gene Pizetta. The M command
- would not return to the menu if the menu was in a higher level file.
- - Added code to cause the program to exit if not run under Z-System.
- - Modified code so that the actual file name rather than a possibly
- wildcarded spec is printed in the "Loading" and "Index" messages.
- - Fixed the usage message so that "afn" is no longer displayed if the
- program is configured not to accept ambiguous filenames.
- HELPC Notes - 2/2
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- c. Version 1.3 updates (6/20/91, Terry Hazen):
- - Deleted 'AFN Not Allowed' code so we can find help files of the form
- 'HLPFILxx.HLP' when you don't know the current version number, using a
- command line of the form: 'HELPC13 HLPFIL*'.
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- d. Version 1.2 updates (2/20/91, Terry Hazen)
- - Added test for printer ready using bios listst call.
- - Added ptrchk flag in configuration area for those systems like the
- QX10 that don't like the listst call.
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- e. Version 1.1 updates (2/8/91, Howard Goldstein):
- - Fixed a bug in the search for the alternate directory during display
- of built-in help message.
- - Now properly handles help files created in Wordstar Document Mode as
- did HELP53.