DP Tool Club 16/CD_ASCQ_16_0994.iso/maj/2442/zprowin.rev

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                        ZIP'R Professional For Windows


08-16-94 ■ Version 2.02

         . Fixed a major problem when using internal ZIP compression.
           When attempting to recompress a program using the Update
           option, users would receive an Error Number 5, (File Access
           Denied).  The compressed file had been marked as read-only, and
           therefore could not be initialized for any other action.  This
           error condition did not appear when using a Novell network, so
           internal beta-testing efforts did not catch the problem.  Added
           code to make sure the compressed file's attributes were properly
           set before any action to the file is attempted.

         . Modified the Run button on the editing screen to say "Test Run"
           instead of "Run".


08-09-94 ■ Version 2.02

         . Updated the ZPROWIN.HLP help file with graphics and
           expanded descriptions.

         . Fixed a problem where the Floppy button was not being
           enabled when PKZIP was selected as the compression type.
           (Advanced interface only.)  (A procedure was not declared
           as virtual, and thus was not being overridden.)

         . Fixed a problem where the Compression button was not
           being disabled when LHA or None was selected as the
           compression type.  (Advanced interface only.)  (A
           procedure was not declared as virtual, and thus was not
           being overridden.)

         . Added Launch Compress As and Launch Decompress As
           options to the Video Options screen.  This allows the
           compression and decompression processes to occur as an
           icon, or to use the setting defined in the ZPROCESS.PIF
           file.

         . Added a conversion routine to each of the compression
           paths to make sure they are written to the ZPROWIN.INI
           file in upper case.

         . Modified the resource for the Compression Paths screen
           to make sure that the text for the fields is displayed
           in lower case, making it easier to read.

         . Modified code to trim a filename and its extension from
           any of the fields on the Compression Paths screen, and
           to make sure that the resulting string contains a trailing
           backslash.

         . Added STSI's company telephone numbers to the About box.

         . Modified the resource for the About box to make sure that
           the background color is always gray, no matter what the
           Windows color scheme is set to.

         . Fixed a problem where the Selective Extraction, Selective
           Exclusion, IN Commands, OUT Commands, TSR Pre-Program
           Commands, and TSR Post-Program Commands were not being
           cleared properly when an icon was edited using a right
           mouse click.  This would produce duplicate entries within
           each field, especially when more than one file was edited
           during a session.


08-04-94 ■ Version 2.00

         . Added 3 user interfaces to ZIP'R Pro For Windows to allow
           users to select the level that feels right for them.
           Beginner users don't have to wade through all of the
           advanced options.  Advanced users can access a myriad of
           available options, and intermediate users can settle on a
           comfortable compromise between the two.

         . Integrated the ZIF Editor into ZIP'R Pro For Windows.  Added
           a menu system, dialog boxes, and icons to display the files
           available for executing through ZIP'R Pro.  The entire program
           can now be executed within the Windows interface, making it
           much easier to use.

         . Updated the version number in the registration
           procedure.


07-19-94 ■ Version 1.03

         . No changes made.


04-22-94 ■ Version 1.02

         . No modifications.  (See ZIFPROW.REV for modifications
           to the ZIF Editor Pro.)


03-29-94 ■ Version 1.01

         . Removed support for the /CLEANUP option and moved
           operational code to the ZIF Editor Pro.

         . Rearranged the processing order to more closely
           reflect the order used in ZIP'R Pro For DOS.

         . Added support for the /TEST and /CLEANUP options.

         . Removed redundant InitializeZPWVariables procedure.


03-24-94 ■ Version 1.00

         . Removed the opening delay screen if the user has
           registered ZPROWIN.

         . If QueryOption is enabled, launch the ZProcessor with
           focus.

         . Changed the launch style constants to provide greater
           consistency throughout the code.


02-14-94 ■ Version 0.6ß

         . Updated IFDEF and IFNDEF statements throughout the code
           to minimize code size for each module.

         . Added floppy support to ZProWin.

         . Corrected a problem where the Instance ID file was not
           having its hidden attribute set.

         . Added code to create an Instance ID file when operating
           in a WIN-OS2 session under OS/2.  The Instance ID file
           is used to prevent ZPROWIN from continuing operations
           until the ZProcessor has finished.

         . Fixed a problem where the AtomicLockFile procedure
           was not initializing a variable properly, generating
           a General Protection Fault.

         . Moved the ZProcessorSignalFile creation routine to
           ZPROWIN.EXE, reducing the chance of conflicts during
           the transition to ZPROCESS.EXE.

         . Converted units to share code with ZIP'R Professional
           For DOS and ZProcessor.


12-01-93 ■ Version 0.5ß

         . Fixed various problems with ZIP'R Professional not
           passing parameters back and forth between the ZProc
           signal file.

         . Corrected a problem where the .ZFW extension was not
           being passed to the ZProcessor.

         . Altered the command-line processing to allow a .ZFW
           extension to be specified, but not requiring it.

         . Fixed a problem where the .ZSF file was not being hidden
           following a read operation.

         . Added a ZProcessor Signal File (.ZSF) to enable inter-
           process communication between ZIP'R and ZProcessor.

         . Moved all signal file creation routines to the ZProcessor,
           to take advantage of atomic lock files.

         . Incorporated code from ZIP'R Professional For DOS to
           handle the decompression and compression processes.

         . Removed SQZ support, due to the fact that it hasn't been
           updated recently, and does not support errorlevels.

         . Re-wrote ZIP'R Professional For Windows in Pascal.


11-25-93 ■ Version 0.4ß

         . Replaced a missing equals sign in the routine that reads
           the ZIPRWIN.INI file.

         . Corrected a problem in the LaunchDOSAppAndWait routine
           that could result in an "Illegal Function Call" error
           message, due to an invalid window style being set.

         . Declared all local and global variables that caused
           errors due to using option explicit.

         . Added "Option Explicit" to global declarations, to force
           all variables to be declared before use.


07-06-93 ■ Version 0.3ß

         . Replaced all references to hard-coded file numbers with
           variables based on the first available file number.

         . Corrected a problem in the Update code where ZIP'R For
           Windows was deleting the .ZIP file after ZPROCESS.EXE
           finished its processing.

         . Added Update Option code, including the scan for deleted
           files routine.

         . Added Query Option code.


07-05-93 ■ Version 0.2ß

         . Added call to separate ZIPRWIN.DLL to calculate how much
           disk space was available.

         . Changed the command processor detection method to be more
           compatible with 4DOS, NDOS, etc..

         . Changed the way ZPROCESS.EXE is launched.  If launched
           as a window or icon, ZPROCESS will not be given the
           focus.  This makes the temporary file creation and the
           compression/decompression process less obtrusive.

         . Changed the format of the .ZFW files.

         . Added extra code to make sure that the current directory
           is correct before generating any files.

         . Added routines to delete token files if an error
           is encountered.

         . Added error message if ZPROCESS.EXE writes an
           ERRORLEVEL to the token file.

         . Changed file open routines to query for a free file,
           rather than hard-coding in a file number.

         . Added routine to wait until ZPROCESS.EXE had finished
           before continuing program execution.

         . Re-wrote ZIPRWIN.INI file read routines.

         . Changed position of all error messages.  Previously,
           they were grouped together in a separate sub-routine.
           This made it difficult to troubleshoot.

         . Changed .EXE name from ZIPRW.EXE to ZIPRWIN.EXE.  Changed
           all occurrences of ZIPRW to ZIPRWIN.

         . Entered as much code as possible from old version of
           ZIP'R For Windows into new version.

         . Changed programming language used to write ZIP'R For
           Windows.  Old language was too slow.


04-10-93 ■ Version 0.1ß

         . Added code to pass information to ZPROCESS.EXE, which
           creates the temporary file needed to calculate the
           disk space required to decompress a compressed file.


04-06-93 ■ Version 0.0ß

         . Added routines to pass parameters to ZPROCESS.EXE.

         . Transferred over as much of the ZIP'R code as was
           applicable to ZIP'R For Windows.

         . Initial coding begun.