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- RPF Zip Control(TM) Copyright 1993, 1994 RPF Software ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- History
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- Version 2.1.1 September 25, 1994
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- * Repaired erroneous message indicating that Zip.exe can not be located.
- * Corrected a situation where Zip Control would indicate that it is
- unzipping files, but actually did not unzip them. This had to do with
- older versions of UnZip (prior to 5.12) failing due to a newer option.
- * Corrected a threading problem where the display of Zip Control's main
- window would only be partially drawn if a .zip icon were double
- clicked. Same fix also corrected a problem with Zip Control (with Auto
- Comments enabled) not completing the update of the Comments window upon
- pushing the Comments button (on OS/2 versions prior to the Warp II beta).
- * Changed the way New operates. The New button is now Create. There is
- no longer an "Untitled" .zip file. "Create" asks for the new .zip file
- name you wish to create. You can then "Add" files to the newly
- created or an existing .zip file.
- * Improved the support of non-SmartView viewers. Also, you can now define
- exactly how to start your non-SmartView viewer if Zip Control does not
- correctly determine the settings.
- * Reworked some areas where the use of threads had been somewhat of a
- problem. Added threads to the CheckOut section to improve user
- responsiveness.
- * Reduced the size of the UnZip window.
-
- Version 2.1 September 17, 1994
- ------------------------------
- * Adjusted Zip Control so that it works with the OS/2 Warp II beta.
-
- * Added the Check Out feature. Makes it easy to Test, Scan (virus),
- Report (virus scan report), Evaluate (test run the application in an
- automatically opened desktop folder), Delete (the test directory),
- Comment (edit or add comments to the .zip file), and ReZip (the .zip
- file for greater compression).
-
- * The Check Out Scan feature currently supports only the McAfee
- OS2SCAN.EXE virus scanner, version 2.x. The full path and file
- name should be specified in the Settings notebook.
-
- * The Progress Window will no longer be displayed if the active window
- is displayed. The use of the Progress window is controlled by the
- "Minimized while processing" setting in the Settings notebook.
-
- * Added capability to pass Zip Control the path and name of the
- .ini file to use for Zip Control. In the parameters field of the
- Zip Control Desktop object, add "/I=drive:\path\name.ini" without
- the quotes and replacing drive, path, and name to match the location
- of the .ini file you wish to use. This switch is optional and would
- probably be most useful for LAN installations or multiple versions
- of Zip Control on the same PC. The default (no use of the /I switch)
- is to use ZipCntrl.ini in the Zip Control product directory.
-
- * Added slightly better support of DOS viewers for use when SmartView
- is NOT active.
-
- * Added an indication of the number of "selected" files/directories and
- their uncompressed file size total. See lower left corner of the main
- window.
-
- * Added the Zip (Add window) settings plus the AutoComments, AutoOpen,
- Extended Selection, SmartView, LaserJet 2-up, and Save Colors/Fonts
- settings to the Settings notebook so that their default settings may
- be configured.
-
- * Resized several windows to not use as much of the screen.
-
- * Default Zip compression changed to maximum (9), but this is
- configurable in the Settings notebook.
-
- * Miscellaneous tweaks & fixes.
-
- Version 2.00 May 31, 1994
- -------------------------
- * Significantly faster initial load. Faster subsequent proecessing.
-
- * Supports saving of "drag & drop" color schemes, colors, and fonts.
- (Can reset all the custom colors/fonts to the active system values.)
-
- * Can make "in session" changes between Extended and Multiple selection
- methods for the main "Zip File Contents" list box.
-
- * Since Zip Control now uses the WPS "associations" (when SmartView is
- active) to determine how to "view" a file which is within a zip file,
- the additional ZC user table of viewers is no longer used.
-
- * Right Mouse Button selections/menus temporarily removed.
-
- * Clipboard actions temporarily removed.
-
- * The menus added in version 1.64 beta have been removed.
-
- * Accommodated (worked around) Unzip.exe version 5.1's display of a
- new comment listing ("Archive: d:\xxx\yyy.zip").
-
- * Added the equivalent of the Unzip.exe -U option in the Unzip window.
-
- * Added support for language specific versions of Zip Control. All the
- Zip Control window and message text is stored in ZCNLS.dll. Over time,
- and with the help of volunteers, national language versions of ZCNLS.dll
- can be easily created and distributed.
-
- * Added online help. National language versions will be added.
-
- * Now uses threads for most tasks, and minimizes ZC windows while those
- threads run. A small progress window is displayed until the thread
- completes, at which time Zip Control windows are restored. The major
- benefit is that OS/2 can be easily used for other tasks while large
- zips or unzips are in process.
-
- * NOTE: This is truly a NEW version of Zip Control. Although it may not
- appear so, EVERY line of code has been rewritten. The initial intent was
- to achieve near equivalent functionality to Zip Control version 1.64 beta
- . . . but with significantly faster performance, and be equipped for more
- functionality in the future. However, significant usability enhancements
- were added during the re-write.
-
- Report any problems to RPF Software @ 71660,535 via CompuServe Mail.
-
- Version 1.64 Beta February 23, 1994
- -----------------------------------
- * Temporary fix for the problem some were seeing where an error message
- indicated "Can not open zip file." Permanent fix requires fix to
- the development kit used for ZC. A side effect of the temporary fix
- is that a debug-type window may appear, especially for 4OS2 users
- with 4Start.cmd in the root directory. Contact us for a 4OS2 workaround.
-
- * Enhanced the display of error messages reported by unzip.exe and zip.exe.
-
- * Renamed the Add, Select Entire Directory to Select Directory with a choice
- of whether to Add just the directory (No Files) or all its files (along
- with the directory, if Store Path is selected).
-
- * Added a choice to zip up System/Hidden files (Add window).
-
- * Repaired some problems in the Add to zip file functions.
-
- * Added Window Settings & Copy to Clipboard to the Main menu bar. These
- are also available on the window's popup menu (right mouse button).
-
- The Window Settings allow 1) changing the Style of the UnZip listbox
- to/from Extended and Multiple, 2) setting SmartView to use either the
- OS/2 System's "associations" or the "associations" set in Zip Control's
- Settings notebook. The defaults are Multiple and System.
-
- Copy to Clipboard copies the list of files in the listbox to the system
- clipboard, where it may then be "pasted" into other documents.
-
- * Added "Output path history" menu item to the UnZip window. Also available
- as a popup menu and in the Output Path combo box. Keeps the last ten
- target directories for quick selection,
-
- * Corrected a problem where a path named 'PATH' would get created under
- certain conditions.
-
- Version 1.60 January 23, 1994
- -----------------------------
- * Repaired situation where "Add" could not see the files on a disk
- volume with no subdirectories.
-
- * Repaired error introduced in version 1.53 where would not properly
- handle viewing a file name which included a space (" ").
-
- * Added choice to display error messages reported by zip.exe and
- unzip.exe.
-
- * The zipcntr*.ico files may be deleted from the Zip Control directory.
- Those resources are now embedded within the zipcntrl.exe file.
-
- * If the COMSPEC environment variable does not identify a proper OS/2
- command processor, Zip Control attempts to use \OS2\CMD.EXE on the
- drive where OS2.INI is located.
-
- * The "association" of .zip files may now be made to either zipcntrl.exe
- or to the Zip Control Desktop object.
-
- Version 1.53 January 8, 1994
- ----------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Reduced the time it takes before the Add window can accept user
- input.
-
- * Reduced by half the elapsed time to add files to a .zip file over
- version 1.52.
-
- * Reduced *dramatically* the elapsed time to delete files from a .zip
- file over version 1.52.
-
- * Added visual indication to the UnZIP window if the output path
- does not currently exist. It will still be created if it doesn't
- exist, but you will at least have a chance to correct typos in the
- path first, if that is why the path didn't exist.
-
- * Added Footers & Headers to the 2-up LaserJet printing.
-
- * Repair the "memory" of what was the selected printer.
-
- * Repair an error that had been introduced with the AutoOpen button.
- If AutoOpen was not selected, then drag-and-drop of .zip file icons
- to the Zip Control desktop object would not open the .zip file until
- the Open button was pushed. Same for "associations" of .zip files.
-
- Version 1.52 November 28, 1993
- ------------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Added printer choices (which are known to the system) to "Print."
-
- * To enable View to run DOS or Windows programs via the SmartView
- associations (e.g., .DOC -> WinWord.exe), the quotation marks are
- now removed from zipped files to be "viewed" IF the filename
- contains no embedded spaces. Otherwise, the quotations will remain
- to enable OS/2 programs to use such filenames (with embedded spaces).
- DOS and Windows programs are unable to handle filenames with either
- quotation marks or embedded spaces.
-
- Best results when using SmartView with DOS or Windows programs can
- probably be obtained by using the entry: START /WIN WINWORD.EXE (or
- other DOS or Windows program name). The full path name will be
- needed for the program if it is not in the OS/2 path (and it probably
- will not be). Alternatively, the CMD.EXE /C WINWORD.EXE style could
- be used.
-
- * Reduced by half the elapsed time to add files to a .zip file.
-
- Version 1.51 November 20, 1993
- ------------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Corrected a problem with "Add"ing files to a .zip file, if the
- file to be added had a dash ("-") in the file name.
-
- * Added explanatory message when you choose "Add" with "Zip all
- subdirectories too" but without "Store paths . . .". If UnZip
- detects two files with the same name, UnZip fails. The message
- explains this to the user and suggests adding the "Store paths"
- option (which is probably better anyway).
-
- * Corrected a problem with directories/file names which include
- the "^" character.
-
- * Added a simple LaserJet 2-up printing capability.
-
- Version 1.50 November 03, 1993
- ------------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Added access to ZIP.EXE.
-
- * Added "This session only" choices for the UnZip output path.
- Choices are Default output path, Last path used, .ZIP path.
-
- * Added the ZC directory to the system PATH, for the ZC session
- only, so that users who put UNZIP.EXE in the ZC directory and
- do not specify the path for UNZIP.EXE in the Settings, Programs,
- UnZip Program entry, will be able to "see" UNZIP.EXE.
-
- * Eliminated the extra window which would occasionally appear,
- especially for 4OS2 users.
-
- * Added "AutoOpen" for user to define whether the Open dialog box
- should automatically appear and "AutoComments" for automatic display
- of embedded zip file comments.
-
- * Changed the temporary files which are created for the View function
- to use original file names in a work location subdirectory, rather
- than temporary file names in the default output directory. These
- temporary files are removed when Zip Control is closed.
-
- Version 1.10 October 10, 1993
- -----------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Converted the Paths button to a Settings notebook, which
- includes Options, Paths, and Programs.
-
- * Modified the Settings - Programs and the View process to
- permit association of different viewer programs to
- files on the basis of the file extension.
-
- This feature can also be used to "run" .EXE files within
- the ZIP file (with caution) and to unzip ZIP files within
- the ZIP file.
-
- The "SmartView" check box turns on/off the use of viewers
- associated by file extension. When off, the <default>
- viewer is ALWAYS used, regardless of file extension.
-
- * Changed the View process to support viewing multiple
- (selected) files at the same time.
-
- * Added Print capability. Can print multiple selected files
- to the default PRN printer.
-
- * Added Search functions. Search scans one or more selected
- disk drives, looking for .ZIP files. The files are placed
- in a list, sorted in one of three ways: name+date+path,
- path+name+date, or date+name+path. Once the disk(s) has been
- scanned, the list of files may be re-sorted without a re-scan
- of the disk(s).
-
- ZIP files in the list may be "Opened" (unzipped), which permits
- use of the standard features of Zip Control (UnZip, View, Print).
-
- Additionally, a selected file may be Deleted. This may be useful
- if, during review of the sorted list, it is noticed that there
- are duplicates of the same file in two or more directories.
-
- * Cosmetic tune-ups to better comply with CUA.
-
- Version 1.02 October 5, 1993
- ----------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * UnZIP dialog, Output Path logic corrected to handle a path
- which did not include a backslash "\" somewhere in the
- path (not counting the last character of the path).
-
- Version 1.01 September 26, 1993
- -------------------------------
- Changes:
-
- * Title Bar--Added version number.
-
- * "Paths"
-
- UnZIP Program Name and VIEW Program Name corrected to
- accept paths (Drive/Directory) as documented.
-
- If a program cannot be found at the location specified and
- also cannot be found in the OS/2 system path, the user will
- be given the option to change the entry or to continue.
-
- If a path cannot be found, the user will be given the option
- to change the entry or to continue.
-
- Cancel button added.
-
- Modified so that VIEW program entry can have command line switches
- ("/", "-") entered, retained, and used properly.
-
- Added the capability to target unzip output to the same directory
- in which the .ZIP file is located.
-
- * "Settings"
-
- "Replace" option removed. Was confusing.
-
- "Overwrite" option removed. Was confusing.
-
- * "Open"
-
- "Search" changed to "Open"
-
- * "Contents" changed to "Comments"
-
- * "UnZip"
-
- "UnZip" button active whenever there is an entry in the list box,
- whether or not a file name is highlighted. Done to permit "All"
- choice on the "UnZip" dialog box.
-
- "All" choice activated in addition to "Selected."
-
- Same changes as in "Settings" regarding the "Replace" and "Overwrite"
- options.
-
- Target output path will now be created if it doesn't exist. Previously
- would only create if single level path.
-
- Clipping of the last "e" in "Respect . . . file" should be fixed.
-
- Added the capability to target unzip output to the same directory
- in which the .ZIP file is located.
-
- * General
-
- Corrected a situation where, when using 4OS2, the cleanup of the VIEW
- temporary file was being displayed.
-
- Tested with 4OS2.EXE in addition to CMD.EXE.
-
- Helpful headings added across the top of the list box--Length, Date,
- Time, Name.
-
- Support for directory and file names with embedded spaces.
-
-
- Version 1.0 September 19, 1993
- ------------------------------
- Initial Release.
-