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Text File | 1995-05-25 | 16KB | 314 lines

                          QwkSlave Revision History


05-25-95 ■ Version 1.09

         . Fixed a minor problem where the display was not being cleared
           after deleting the last record in the database.

         . Fixed a problem where an error # 8101 (Record Modified) would
           occur when an attempt was made to Delete or Modify a message
           in the database.  This problem was introduced in version 1.08,
           as a result of adding the compression to the message text.  The
           message text needed to be recompressed before attempting to
           delete or modify the record, in order for the internal comparison
           routines to work properly.  (The displayed message is compared
           to the saved message to make sure that another network user
           hasn't modified the record, before attempting to delete or
           change it.)


05-19-95 ■ Version 1.08

         . The older versions of the RTM.EXE and DPMI16BI.OVL files have
           been included in this version of QwkSlave.  They are included
           in the file RMT09-93.ZIP, and are dated 09-19-93.  If users have
           trouble running the version currently supplied with QwkSlave,
           simply extract the two files in this archive and try running
           QwkSlave again.

         . Added support for QwkSlave to log information about database
           reorganization to the activity log file, if activity logging is
           enabled.  Information logged includes the database name, old
           database size, new database size, and whether or not compression
           was enabled at the time of the reorganization.

         . Modified a few of the dialog boxes to use common dialogs from
           STSI's internal libraries.

         . Fixed a minor problem where QwkSlave would not display
           multiple responses to the current message if the current sort
           key was NOT the Conference Number / Message Number field.

         . Increased the allowable message body size from 16K to 24K.

         . Added support for search strings to be highlighted in the
           standard fields (non-message body fields) after performing
           a "Search Entire Message" search.

         . Added support for search strings to be highlighted in the memo
           window (using Black On Yellow text) when using the "Search
           Entire Message" feature of QwkSlave.

         . Rewrote a portion of the printing routines that prints the
           message body.  Used a wrapping routine from STSI's internal
           libraries for more bullet-proof code.

         . Added a default Import Path to the Defaults screen.  QwkSlave
           will automatically use this path when the Import command is
           selected from the editing screen.

         . Added support for an And/Or operation when performing a search
           of an entire message.  Users can specify 2 search strings and
           select whether QwkSlave must find both strings in the resulting
           message or either of the 2 strings.

         . Reset the sequential record pointer after adding or modifying
           a record.

         . Fixed a potential problem where the temporary search
           results directory may not have been removed if QwkSlave
           was unable to create the temporary database.

         . Fixed a minor problem in the "Range Search" option that
           would cause QwkSlave to issue an error message that no
           messages were found in the user-specified range based on
           the starting and ending strings.  This problem was inter-
           mittent, and occurred if the complete starting string could
           not be found in the first record selected.

         . Changed the behavior of the Enhanced browser so that when
           the user clicks on "Done", QwkSlave displays the last record
           that was highlighted in the browser.  If the user clicks on
           "Cancel", QwkSlave returns to the record that was displayed
           before the browser was selected.

         . Added a Tag button to the Enhanced browser screen to allow
           users to click on the button to tag the current message.

         . Added a footer to the bottom of the Enhanced browser screen
           that instructs users to use the space bar or ENTER key to
           tag and untag messages.

         . Created a literal string unit containing all strings that
           are read from the INI file and used variable references
           instead of literal strings, reducing the chance for typing
           or spelling errors.


04-15-95 ■ Version 1.07

         . Post Release Note:  Updated the RTM.EXE and DPMI16BI.OVL
           files to the newest version (6-14-94).

         . Modified code to create temporary search databases in a
           temporary sub-directory (TEMP0001, TEMP0002, etc) underneath
           the QwkSlave program directory.  This will help users not
           to be confused about "extra" database files appearing in
           the main program directory.  (For an explanation of this
           process, read the section of the documentation concerning
           searching the database.)

         . Modified code to use a common routine from STSI's internal
           libraries for creating the temporary directory used when
           importing QWK mail packets.

         . Changed the Default Maximum Number of Workstations from
           50 to 250 to allow network licenses of up to 250 users.

         . Added code to limit the number of network users that may
           access a QwkSlave database at one time.  Registered network
           users will only be allowed access depending on the number
           of network users in their license.  Non-registered users are
           allowed to have 5 users access the database at one time.
           (This is for evaluation purposes only.  Database record limits
           will still apply for the non-registered version.)

         . Changed the default behavior of QwkSlave after deleting a
           message.  Instead of resetting to the beginning of the database,
           it now advances to the next record.  (If for some reason, it
           cannot access the next record properly, it will then reset to
           the beginning.)

         . Fixed a minor problem where the screen was not being completed
           cleared and the video mode was not being reset to 25-lines
           after an insufficient memory error occurred when initializing
           the database.


04-05-95 ■ Version 1.06

         . Fixed a problem where QwkSlave was not properly determining
           the numbers of the included conferences to display in the
           import pick list.  This could result in QwkSlave only
           displaying a subset of the available conferences.  (Conferences
           numbers (or index file names) containing a "0" as a significant
           digit (305, for example) would be excluded.  This problem would
           not affect conference numbers (index file names) such as 051.)


03-23-95 ■ Version 1.05

         . Fixed a minor problem with the Import pick list when more
           than 10 conferences were included.  If the highlight bar was
           located on the last item, clicking on the down arrow would
           not cause the pick list to move to the next item.  It would
           "stick", thus giving the impression that only 10 conferences
           were listed.  (These remaining conferences could be accessed
           by pressing the down arrow or PgDn keys, but did not appear
           if the user simply clicked on the down arrow of the scroll bar.)

         . Enhanced the searching capability of QwkSlave when using the
           "Search Entire Message" option.  Previously, if a multi-word
           phrase was being located, and the phrase was separated by a
           line break, the record would not be included.  The new code
           performs additional search checking to locate a multi-word
           phrase that may be broken due to a line break.


03-07-95 ■ Version 1.04

         . Added support for users to select the Date format they prefer
           to use when viewing QwkSlave messages.  Available formats are
           01-31-95 (mm-dd-yy), 31-01-95 (dd-mm-yy), and
           31-Jan-95 (dd-nnn-yy).  The date format can be changed by
           accessing the Settings Defaults screen.

         . Changed the default picture mask when importing QWK packets.
           Previously, the old mask only showed files with a .QWK extension.
           The new mask shows files with a .QW? extension.

         . Changed the appearance of the status screens.  Removed the
           gray background and placed borders on the "completion" and
           "information" windows.

         . Fixed a potential problem where the line length allowed in the
           message viewing window was set to 80.  Since some message
           have been found to exceed this line length, an error message,
           "Line Too Long..." would be displayed, and the line would be
           immediately "wrapped" to the next line.  Set the new maximum
           line length to 128 to eliminate this problem.


03-01-95 ■ Version 1.03

         . Added an option to the defaults screen for users to specify
           which browser QwkSlave should display when "Browse" is selected.
           The Standard browser allows users to see all records in a table
           format and pick one for viewing.  The Enhanced browser allows
           users to select multiple records for deletion.  Users can also
           choose "Prompt" which causes QwkSlave to prompt users for the
           proper browser to use, each time "Browse" is selected.

         . Added an enhanced browser with the capability of selecting
           multiple records.  This browser is used primarily for deleting
           multiple records at a time.  Other browser options may be added
           in a future release.

         . Fixed a problem where QwkSlave was not deleting its temporary
           directory (and the files contained in it) if the user pressed
           Escape during the decompression process or if QwkSlave could
           not successfully change to the temporary directory.

         . Fixed a problem where the Limit Search option was not working
           properly when the "Search Entire Message" option was chosen.
           An error message would state that the search string could not
           be found in the selected range, when it was obvious that an
           attempt had not been made to search the selected range.  (The
           starting message number was being search for in the wrong key
           field, causing an immediate abort of the routine.)  When this
           error occurred, the temporary database would be left-over in
           the \QWKSLAVE sub-directory.  These files are now deleted if
           such an error should occur.

         . Fixed a minor display problem where the Settings sub-menu
           was not being repositioned properly when the video mode was
           changed from 25 or 28 to 50 line mode.  Created a common
           procedure and used procedure pointer to share code with a
           similar STSI program.

         . Fixed a potential problem with the status screen(s) where a
           RunTime Error #200 (divide by 0) could occur if the total
           records was equal to 0.

         . Added additional error checking to the dialog boxes associated
           with the searching and sorting routines.

         . Addendum to version 1.02 revision history... Removed
           unnecessary units from code (OpEntry, OpExec, ExecSwap).



02-24-95 ■ Version 1.02

         . Added the ability for users to select the number of lines
           to use for their monitor's video display.  Available values
           are 25, 28, 43, and 50, with 25 being the default.  Modified
           all code to reference window coordinates as being relative
           to the screen height, rather than using an absolute screen
           height of 25.  The video mode setting can be overridden on
           the command line by specifying /V=nn (where nn = 25, 28, 43,
           or 50).


02-21-95 ■ Version 1.01

         . Added a "Startup File" option to the defaults screen to allow
           users to specify a default file to open each time QwkSlave is
           executed.  If a filename is found on the command line, QwkSlave
           will attempt to open that file instead.

         . Added a feature to allow users to import only messages from
           and/or to particular users.  After the "Select Conferences"
           screen is displayed, QwkSlave will now display an "Import
           Criteria" screen.  To import all messages, use the default
           value "Import All".  Otherwise, users can select "Import
           Selected" and type in the name(s) of users who were the authors
           or recipients of messages.  QwkSlave will then import only
           the messages that match the import criteria.

         . Fixed a problem when attempting to import MESSAGE.DAT files
           that were greater than 4,194,304 bytes in size (32768 * 128).
           QwkSlave would error out with a RunTime error #100, attempting
           to read beyond the end of the file.

         . Added better error trapping to the QWK packet reading
           routines.  New error trapping should substantially reduce the
           chance for any RunTime errors in this area.

         . Fixed a potential problem when reading the conference number
           of a QWK message from the packet.  Some older QWK doors
           pad the most significant byte of the conference number using
           an ASCII #32 character, causing an incorrect interpretation
           of the actual conference number.  Added a check for this
           occurence so the conference number can be interpretted
           correctly.

         . Modified code to erase the temporary QwkSlave directory
           (created when the packet was decompressed) and all related
           files if the QWK packet could not be successfully imported.

         . Added a warning message to inform the user that no records
           were found if no messages were found in the packets selected
           by the user.

         . Fixed a potential problem where a Runtime Error 200 (divide
           by zero) could occur when attempting to display any one of
           the status screens, if the total records was equal to 0.

         . Fixed a potential problem with the Response button when 2 or
           more message responses existed in the database.  A hard-coded
           sort key (or index number) was being passed to the browser,
           instead of using the key variables.  (Users should not notice
           any difference.)

         . Changed the "Select All" and "Deselect All" button on the
           Select Conferences To Import screen to say "All" and "None".
           Shortened the buttons to 8 characters wide.  Changed the
           hot-key assignments.


02-06-95 ■ Version 1.00

         . Initial release of QwkSlave.