Category : File Managers
Archive   : NARC40.ZIP
Filename : IDCSHELL.REV

12/31/1988

REVISIONS/ADDITIONS FOR IDCSHELL

Version 2.1 - Released 12.31.88

IMPORTANT -------------

1. The IDCED environment variable must now include the file
extension as - IDCED=C:\WP\NE.COM
2. The NARCPATH and IDCARCPATH environment variables must now
include the file extension (as above)

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- no longer changes video modes at entrance/exit if mode is already
correct
- fixed first character commands from main menu
dirtree and fileattr had wrong chars capitalized
- fixed bug that caused incorrect display in directory tree when
a disk had exactly 19 subdirectories
- fixed copy bug: had tagged files, tried to copy (H) files, would
always copy the tagged - caused by some dumb restructuring
- added print directory tree routine
- when resorting, directory, all tags were lost, not any more
- ALT-F2 The ability to run an external program
- Testing for multiple presence (nested shells)
- Add to ARCCFG the option of exiting to the original directory
or the current directory - QuickExit option
- fixed bug that caused some of the minutes to display
incorrectly in the files list
- added procedures for more sort options (date,size)
- uses less ram
- 50% FASTER DATA COMPRESSION
- added machine status screen (ALT-F3)
- fixed BUG in CRUNCHER (inline pack routine) that occured on
some crunched files
- fixed bug in cruncher and squasher where codelength was being
incremented as the last byte was processed. Caused some files
to extract with extra bytes at the end and CRC error.
- fixed bug in ARCER module that prevented the last subfile from
being written to the new archive when updating
- no longer loses tagged files when returning from archive functions
- DOS 4.0 support
- went to DOS EXEC function in lieu of Int 2Eh for shell,calls etc.
- greatly enhanced search and search next in view function


Version 2.1a - Released 01.20.89


- fixed continue search routine in global find function
- fixed bug that caused list of files tagged for archiving
(stored at CS:datastore) to be overwritten when directory scanned
- modified new EXEC function to handle .BAT files
- fixed bug in disk space function on DOS 4.x with partitions
larger than 32MB
- fixed bug in directory tree function on DOS 4.x with partitions
larger than 32MB

Version 2.1b - Released 02.16.89

- fixed bug in detecting monochrome systems (showed blank screen)

Version 4.0 - Released 04.27.90

- added NETWORK compatibility
- builds ZIPfiles
- EGA/VGA 43/50 line mode support
- removed WholeScreen (4K) buffer from DSEG
- fixed bug: Copy files from f:\newasm\exe to A:, tried to
create new directory but it created it on F: as F:\newasm\exe\exe
- mouse was not being reinstalled when returning from DOS shell
- highlight bar now remains in the same position it was when
returning from shell or external program
- intercepted situation where a file was going to be copied to
itself.
- F4 function was not printing the "A" attribute, fixed length
- fixed copy function when destination file is "HIDDEN"
- fixed bug when copy function located some errors, DS was still
on stack. User would hear glissando, but no msg appeared and
machine was locked. This bug was noticed for the first time
when copying a file when the file already existed on the dest
and was set to HIDDEN.
- fixed copy bug when copying from A:\SAVE to A:\ -- added path
length comparision BEFORE the string comparision
- ZENITH and COMPAQ DOS 3.31 support