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UPDATE NOTES 3-20-94
Reference Management System has been expanded and improved since
first released as RSX-2.4a in 1989.
The current version is RMS-III, 3.2b. Since version 2.4f (then
called RSX), the data files have not been changed in any manner;
they are completely forward and backward compatible.
NOTE: If you have installed a prior version of the TSX utility,
you must re-install it with installation of RMS-III, 3.2b.
>> Mismatching of RMS-III and TSX versions will cause problems. <<
Corrections and improvements are often the result of user feedback,
so please forward ANY comments. Thanks.
Highlights of recent changes:
Recent changes are documented in the file WHATSNEW.DOC. If you have
used previous versions, you should review the change highlights,
to help you fully utilize its improvements and new features. You
should especially appreciate the robustness & stability of the new
version which is paticularly evident with respect to use of the ESC
key to exit or cancel operations. Also, there is now much more
on-line help with the F1 key. The setup operations (colors,
preferences, and paths) are completely revised. There is a new
rapid scan record dislpay, changes in search and utility operations,
and new WordPerfect Macros. The WHATSNEW.DOC file has more details.
Known Problems/Limitations:
1. Occurrence of square bracket characters, [], in the Abstract/Memo
field can sometimes cause problems. Try to avoid their use.
2. The generation of Topical Lists/Indexes can be very slow if your
machine is slow and/or DOS-SHARE is loaded so that you must
start RMS without the `-ns' parameter (see manual).
3. References with both authors and editors can be awkward to match
to some publication format requirements. In RMS-III, editors names
are usually cited in the SOURCE entry (with `Ed. by' notation).
This may require manual post-processing in your word processor.
4. Handling of accented characters can present problems. Characters
é, ô, à, ü, etc. can be entered in RMS-III records. BUT, they must
also be used in searches. ALSO, many printers are not set up for
them and errors will result. Check your system before using them.
5. Two situations may cause FATAL ERRORS. One occurs during attempts
to write to a disk that is full - some disk-writes are preceeded
by disk-space checks, but some are not! The other error occurs
when trying to use an index file (.NDX) that does not match the
database file (.DBF). (This may not be fatal if the operation is
stopped and the index deactivated or updated.)
6. RMS-III does not yet support use of a mouse.
************ BACK UP YOUR DATA FILES FREQUENTLY ************
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