home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
DP Tool Club 21
/
CD_ASCQ_21_040595.iso
/
dos
/
tools
/
par271
/
change.log
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1995-03-06
|
4KB
|
91 lines
===============================================================================
========================== ============================
========================== VERSION HISTORY ============================
========================== ============================
===============================================================================
For easy reference, this history is presented in reverse order (most recent
version first). Remember: if you have previously registered Parse-O-Matic,
you are entitled to unlock any new shareware versions we create for a period of
two years. Thus, your small investment in the initial registration can provide
you with plenty of free updates. Since we do not automatically ship new
versions, you are encouraged to drop by our free files BBS (514-345-8654) every
few months, to see what's new.
Most of our updates come about on the basis of requests from Parse-O-Matic
users. We charge a nominal fee for custom work, but this fee is typically
substantially reduced if the requirement is largely applicable to other users.
Our development is directly driven by YOU, the customer.
------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
VER. WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION
------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.71A Added PROPER command
Updated manual to explain licensing options
2.70C Minor fix to unregistered shareware reminder
2.70A POM can now read DBF (DBase) files directly
New ASCII literals (using the # character)
New TRACE, OUTHDG and PAGELEN commands
Documented the /Q command-line switch
User manual expanded to 30 pages; new examples (walk-throughs) provided
2.60 New BEGIN and END commands (blocked "IF" operations)
Command lines may now be indented for clarity
New predefined variable $SPLIT
This indicates which CHOP or SPLIT segment you are on (1, 2, 3 etc.)
New look-up processing
New LOOKUP, LOOKSPEC, LOOKCOLS, LOOKFILE commands
New /L start-up option
Improved error detection and reporting
Comparison operation is now optional for OUT and OUTEND
2.52 Added new symbol $TAB; fixed operation of $BRR and $BRL
New provisions for international registration
2.51 Fixed Program Error MV-P-2 caused by padding with tabs instead of spaces
2.50 CHOP command breaks up fixed-length (non-text) files
User manual restructured and partially rewritten
2.40 SPLIT command breaks up long (over 255 characters) input lines
2.33 New /Q (quiet) function: type POM /? for explanation
Fixed bug: long output lines (>255) occasionally would lose some text
2.32 Fix to CHANGE to correct lock-up when matching single-character string
Added registration via credit card
Added new version of SEE to allow full browsing of wide documents
While tracing, processing display now shows precise line number
2.31 MINLEN now supports zero-length lines
Default MINLEN is, however, still "1"
2.30 Output (via OUT and OUTEND) can now be more than 255 characters
However, no individual OUT or OUTEND can output a line longer than 255
New commands: PAD, INSERT
Ease-of-use changes
More informative processing display
Variable names are no longer case sensitive
Improved error checking
Added another example to documentation
2.20 Provided 2-year automatic registration for registered users
Increased number of variables and literals from 100 to 225
Allowed "=", "THEN" and "ELSE" to improve readability
New commands: SET, ACCEPT
Now possible to trace variables by name (SET POM=var/var/var...)
SET POM=T (older versions) is now specified as SET POM=ALL
Improved documentation (more examples)
2.10 First public release
2.00 Custom version; not released to public
1.00 Custom version; not released to public