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Skeleton Key - Changes up to version 2.0 (6 Mar 1992):
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Skeleton Key has been completely re-written in 'C' and recompiled. The end
result is that it's 1/3 the size of the original and 100% faster. With
this re-write, though, come some major changes:
The command line is now sent "as is". Before it was always converted to
uppercase before being sent on to your named program. See the *C command
below.
Two new commands: *E and *C
*C - Forces the command line to uppercase. Versions 1.0 and 1.1 always
sent an uppercase command line through. Now it's optional. Add the *C to
your parameters list if you'd like to remain backward compatible. This
shouldn't make much difference to many programs.
*E - Environmental Variable. This is the BIG addition. You can now send
environmental variables to programs that want them (I've only run across a
couple, such as FastTalk, but what the heck). Format for this special
command is as follows:
*E:<variable name>=<value>
The colon is mandatory. Environmental variables are also case-sensitive
(*C won't capitalize them either). Some programs overcome the
case-sensitive problem, but most don't check - be careful.
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Changes from 1.0 to 1.1 (16 Dec 1991)
KEY.SET no longer has to be in the root directory. It can now be in the
current directory (accoring to Express). This allows you to have multiple
KEY.SETs for varied configurations.
New File: KEYNAME.DAT
If Skeleton Key finds this file in either the current or root directories,
the name contained in the first line of the file will become the name
Skeleton Key will use for the user's name. This allows "quick and dirty"
name substitution.
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