Category : BBS Programs+Doors
Archive   : PCBDB195.ZIP
Filename : HISTORY

NOTE: If you're using DPSM.EXE and you come to a USER that is BLANK or
messed up, you need to PACK your USERS.INF file as it is corrupted.
This is a bug in PCBoard 14.5. Update to PCBoard 14.5a to fix the
problem.

April 29, 1992
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Enhanced - Documentation has been revamped!

Added - Documentation files now available in WordPerfect v5.1 (Thanks
to my lovely wife, Shauna). The files are as follows:

DISCLAIM.WP - Disclaimer
REGISTER.WP - Registration Information
SYSOP.WP - Sysop Documentation

Added - Multi-Lingual support is in ALL files now. This includes the
WELCOME, LVLMIS, LOCKOUT, and EVENT.

Added - All text files can also be displayed as a SECURITY LEVEL
specific file. DEPTEXT is NOT in this catagory.

Added - Registration can be done by these credit cards:

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, CarteBlanche/Diners Club, and
JCB Cards

Fixed - Share wasn't working in several areas (Which could cause a
lockup).


March 19, 1992
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Fixed - If you were in LOCAL mode, the screen would sometimes look funny.
This could only happen if you TEXT and Field Length was too long.

Fixed - The comports were acting funny sometimes... Modifications were
made so this wouldn't occur.

Fixed - Previous versions either required hard coding for non-standard
comports or a command line that needed to be passed. The new
version reads in the PCBOARD.DAT directly and gets the necessary
information.

Note: Gee, it's been a while since I've updated the code... Version
2.0 should be out before the end of March, 1992. If you have
any suggestions, please let me know!

September 21, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - If a User called in for the first day and then logged off via
the door, his TIME and BYTES were not adjusted for the day. This
has now been fixed and users cannot use the mail door to get by
this no more.
Fixed - On a loggoff, PCB-Deposit will now strip the ';' character off of
the LogOff Screen.

Added - Added support for the rest of the PCBoard Macros.

DPSM.EXE
Modified it a little bit, but nothing spectacular!

April 12, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - If a User LOST CARRIER before he/she got to the Main Menu,
PCB-Deposit would log a BIG number (The current time in
minutes) to the callers log. Fixed!
Fixed - If a User LOST CARRIER anywhere in the program, most likely
it would do a continous "CARRIER DROPPED" and keep recycling
until you the Sysop got home ! Fixed!

February 18, 1991 thru April 6, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE (46,988 bytes)
Added - PCB-Deposit will now prompt the user when using the Goodbye command
if he/she wants to log off *IF*:
1) He/She has withdrawn any Time
2) He/She has wirhdrawn any Bytes
3) He/She has more than 5 minutes left remaining.

Thank you Brian Miller.

Added - Added three macros: @CLS@, @MAXBYTES@, @MAXTIME@
@CLS@ - Will CLEAR the screen to Graphic callers
@MAXBYTES@ - Will display the maximum amount of bytes the user
is allowed to store (Security Setup via DPSM).
@MAXTIME@ - Will display the maximu amount of time the user
is allowed to store (Secuirty Setup via DPSM).

Thank you Harvey Pierce.

Enhanced - display routines through the comport have been improved.
Thank you Brian Miller.

DPSM.EXE (76,024 bytes)
Added - Three new information pertaining to the USER was added to the Users
Maintenance Screen:

1) Security Level (Defined in USERS File)
2) Max Bytes (Number of Maximum Bytes according to Security Setup)
3) Max Time (Number of Maximum Time according to Secuirty Setup)

These three fields CHANGE on every user if their security level
is different than the previous user. These are GLOBAL variables.
Thank you Harvey Pierce.


Added - A SET PCBDEP=PathToDoor was added. This is useful if you wish to
run DPSM.EXE anywhere on your system. The last character in the
PATH must be a '\' character. In other words, it should look
something like this (VALID example):

SET PCBDEP=C:\DOORS\DEPOSIT\

An incorrect setup looks like this (INVALID example):

SET PCBDEP=C:\DOORS\DEPOSIT (DO NOT USE ONE LIKE THAT)

Thank you Harvey Pierce

Enhanced - Movement in the Security Level Section can now be used like
PCBSM. Up/Dn Arrow Keys will now go DOWN, while the TAB or
return key will shift to the right. Thank you Harvey Pierce.

Enhanced - If the DATE is the USERS Maintenance is BLANK and you enter
a DATE like this: 040691 it will be formated like this:
04-06-91
Thank You Harvey Pierce.

Enhanced - Number fields are now shifted to the LEFT when Editing. This
will avoid the problem of the previous number being MERGED to
make a HUGE number.
Thank You Harvey Pierce.

Fixed - Fixed a problem with DPSM going to the WRONG user if an ALT-F
command was used in the Users Maintenance.

February 17, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Added - PCB-Deposit will now show the Log Off Menu to the User if he does
a Goodbye within the door. Security specific Menus are also
supported.
Added - PCB-Depsoit will now update the CALLERS? file.
Added - Minutes Used displayed when a user does a GoodBye.

Enhanced - Proper Log Off is now complete. PCBoard no longer handles
what it was previously doing.

Fixed - Depending on if you users had CR/LF turned on in their communication
program, they would either see a screen not properly formated or
it would look just fine. This has been fixed. Everybody should
seen a correct screen.
Fixed - Color for non-graphics users is now GRAY (Like it should be).

Changed - Changed the way Bytes Used to the User is displayed. In previous
versions PCB-Deposit INCLUDED bytes deposited as Bytes Used. It
will now subtract Bytes Deposited. I had one request to change
it and am doing so. If this is a problem, please let me know
and I'll fix it the way it use to be.

February 5, 1991
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1:56 a.m
PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - Somehow USERS.SYS wasn't being properly updated. It is now (Spent
2 1/2 hours figuring this one out) working properly.

February 4, 1991
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11:30 p.m. (Second Release for the 4th)
PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - Forgot to add the new DEPTEXT to the 1.5 ZIP file.
Fixed - Adjusting Time for an event was being REVERSED. (Somehow, it got
changed [those little bugs].
Fixed - When withdrawing TIME, it wasn't showing to the USER that he/she
was credit that much time in their prompts (Although, when they
returned to PCBoard, they were actually credited for withdrawing
TIME).
Changed - Renamed the name of LEVELMIS to LVLMIS. This is so you can have
an ANSI version (Although the PCBoard Color Macros are supported
some people would rather have ANSI). You can now have a LVLMISG.

DPSM.EXE
Added - Updating of USERS.INF while doing a Alt-F, Alt-B, and Alt-T.

1:00 a.m. (First release for the 4th)
PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - Command Line switch to the PCB directory had a problem if a trailing
'\' was missing. It is no longer needed.
Added - A GoodBye was added to the Door
Added - MultiLingual Support. Works basically like PCBTEXT. Simply add
the extension to DEPTEXT (i.e. DEPTEXT.FRE) and if a user logged on
using French, he could use the French Text file.
Added - Macros were added that support the door only and some of PCBoard's.
Added - Most TEXT is now going to the DEPTEXT file. This allows for a full
MultiLingual Door.
Added - If a User isn't allowed to store any TIME or BYTES, none of the
menus will be displayed to him/her nor will the KEYS to access
these (i.e. WT,WB,ST,SB).

DPSM.EXE
Fixed - A problem with trying to FIND USERS.
Enahnced - Change some of the color schemes.

Enhanced Documentation as well.

Note, if you Edit a User using DPSM, you need to hit the PgDn or PgUp key
to save the users information.

February 2, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - Bad compilation of the code. Sorry about that.
Enhanced - Added more error checking to tell you the PATH/FILENAME if a
file is missing.
Enhanced - Added support for up to 255 security levels.

DPSM.EXE
Enhanced - Added support for up to 255 security levels. The order in which
you have them does not matter.

February 1, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
FIXED - Sometimes it was possible when a User deposited all of his/her
time, PCB-Deposit would keep saying Time Limit Exceeded. This
was due because my function for calculation how much time
is left is called every time a string is displayed. The problem
has been LICKED!!!

January 31, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - One the DEPTEXT areas was not working properly because it was
hard coded into the program. Removed it.

DPSM.EXE
Enhanced - Change the way DPSM.EXE handles the way the USERS.INF and
INDEX files are handled. This should increase speed when
paging down or up or searching. I know it did on my system.

January 30, 1991
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PCBDEP.EXE
Fixed - Sometimes and somehow when a USER Deposited ALL their time, the
would go into a continuous Loop. Why, I still have no idea. A
recompilation on the library fixed the problem.

DPSM.EXE
Enhanced - Added some error routines to make sure when doing a PgDn works
properly. Be sure your USERS.INF file is not corrupted. If
DPSM doesn't work properly, PACK your USERS file and see how
DPSM works after that (That should fix your problem).

Janaruy 28, 1991
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Fixed - For some reason, when a user would try to WITHDRAW time it was
being checked against his BYTES balance (Must of been asleepy on
that one