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- WHATSNEW.TXT September 1999
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- This lists the user visible changes to ARJ since ARJ 2.30.
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- ARJ 2.70, SEPTEMBER BUILD (OFFICIAL RELEASE)
- ARJ32 3.03, SEPTEMBER BUILD (OFFICIAL RELEASE)
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- Finalized ORDERFRM.TXT pricing.
- Corrected handling of registrations with foreign symbols.
- Fixed a "-h#" problem with pathnames containing "."s.
- Fixed ARJSFX32 post-extraction command feature when extracting to
- a specified directory.
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- ARJ32 3.03, SEPTEMBER BUILD (OFFICIAL RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.63, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
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- Fixed a problem with ARJSORTing filenames without file extensions
- contained in directories with an extension.
- Added an error message when trying to ARJSORT too large a file.
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- ARJ32 3.02a, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.63, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
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- Redesigned registration feature of ARJ requiring much larger keys to
- register ARJ programs. Previous ARJ customers may request new
- keys to register the official release.
- Updated Year 2000 compliance statement with "-h#" information.
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- Fixed ARJ configuration file feature to accept commands: "ac", "cc",
- and "dc".
- Removed shareware self-extractor volume limitation.
- Cleaned up garbling/ungarbling code.
- Added automatic archive testing during ungarbling "y -gpassword".
- Allow deletion/overwriting of readonly directories using the "-ha"
- option in Windows NT.
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- ARJ32 3.02, AUGUST BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.63, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
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- Enhanced the ARJ-PROTECTION feature to insert the damage protection
- data into the archive instead of a separate file.
- Changed ARJ-PROTECTION to be an archive attribute that automatically
- enables ARJ-PROTECT upon each archive update.
- Modified archive testing to include ARJ-PROTECT testing.
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- Enabled in ARJ32 the "-hf3" option and made it equivalent to "-hf1".
- Fixed ARJ32 longname/shortname comparison in WinNT.
- Added ARJ32 support for the ARJ32_C.DLL encryption module which
- encrypts compatibly to the ARJCRYPT.COM module.
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- ARJ32 3.01a, JULY BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.63, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
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- Changed multi-volume function to automatically handle volumes over 99.
- Fixed CTL BREAK handler to handle breaks within user prompts.
- Added a new error message concerning files larger than 2 GB.
- Fixed handling of encrypted archives with the "j" and "y" commands.
- Disabled volume prompting when a volume is not an ARJ archive.
- Fixed volume handling of "hollow" archives ("-j#").
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- Fixed the ARJSFXV self-extractor to handle archives with up to
- 65,000 filenames.
- Fixed CTL BREAK and long filename handling in REARJ32.
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- ARJ32 3.01, MAY 25 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.63, SEPTEMBER BUILD (PRE-RELEASE)
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- Fixed to allow commenting of any ARJ chapters.
- Added check for encryption support when building self-extractors.
- Removed the permission prompt concerning overwriting *.XRJ files.
- Moved *.XRJ file build to after output archive is in place.
- Fixed to remove incomplete *.XRJ files.
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- ARJ32 3.00d, APRIL 2 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.62d, APRIL 2 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Changed "l" and "v" display to indicate the type of encryption.
- Modified ARJ to accept a new version of ARJCRYPT.COM that supports
- passwords of up to 64 characters.
- Added volume delay to TESTARJ batch files to lessen computer load.
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- Fixed ARJ32/REARJ32 wildcard matching based upon attributes.
- Readonly files were ignored by default.
- Fixed ARJ32 self-extractor to work in ANSI pathnamed directories.
- Fixed ARJ32 /? to work in ANSI pathnamed directories.
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- Fixed REARJ32 rmdir problem with the temp directory in Windows NT.
- Fixed "l" and "v" to handle filenames with percent symbols in them.
- Fixed access violation/null pointer when using "-jt3".
- Fixed a problem with using the "-hg" option with the "g" command.
- Removed confusing DOS error messages.
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- ARJ32 3.00c, JANUARY 22 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.62c, JANUARY 22 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Added ARJ32 command line ANSItoOEM filename conversion.
- Redesigned the CTL BREAK handler to work in both Win32 and DOS.
- Made "-hm3000" the default unless otherwise specified.
- Removed "-hm" option from TESTARJ.BAT.
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- Fixed dirname expansion to not affect "...", the ARJ placeholder.
- Fixed ARJ32 to handle CTL+C and CTL+BREAK identically.
- Fixed problem with ARJ32 not detecting hardware read errors.
- Fixed D:\ expansion into D:\*.*.
- Fixed read error detection with "-&" option.
- Fixed a problem adding comments to an archive.
- Fixed the cleanup of ARJTEMP*.* file when no files were added.
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- ARJ32 3.00b, JANUARY 9 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
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- Fixed access violation with "-js.ext" option.
- Fixed access violation when using the wrong password.
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- ARJ32 3.00a, JANUARY 8 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
- ARJ 2.62a, JANUARY 8 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Fixed the ARJTEMP*.* cleanup routine.
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- ARJ32 3.00a, JANUARY 7 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
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- Added "-hy" option to select ANSI codepage.
- Made OEM codepage the default page for compatibility with ARJ 2.xx.
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- Modified the ARJ32 self-extractor to support ANSI/OEM codepages.
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- ARJ 2.62a, JANUARY 7 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Added "-hy" option to bypass "Requires ARJ32 and -hy" error.
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- ARJ32 3.00, DECEMBER 18 BUILD (ALPHA TEST RELEASE)
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- Built first Windows 32 bit version of ARJ for Windows NT and 95/98.
- Built Windows 32 bit version of REARJ.
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- ARJ 2.62, DECEMBER 18 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Added -oa, -oab, -oc, -ocb to allow selection of files in Windows 95
- based upon file date-time last accessed and date-time created.
- Added -odb to support selection before a number of days.
- Added -j#2, -j#3, -j#4 to restore ONLY the file attributes and/or
- the file dates.
- Added -j$ to disable handling of file DTA and DTC properties.
- Added support to ARJ for Win95 file date-time accessed and date-time
- created. This required increasing the size of the file header
- buffer. The ARJSFXV module also supports the new dta and dtc
- properties.
- Added -jo1 option to generate unique output filenames while keeping
- the current file extension (NAME.001.EXT).
- Added shortcut feature to expand a directory name to a full wildcard
- specification ("windows" to "windows\*.*").
- Added milestone display to "-hk" option.
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- Modified "-jt1" option to report missing directories as errors.
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- Fixed percent display for the "-hk" option.
- Fixed REARJ to handle deletions under Windows 95.
- Fixed ARJSFXV limitation feature to work as documented.
- Fixed ARJSFXV to extract absolute paths to absolute paths.
- Fixed cleanup issues with "Q" command.
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- ARJ 2.61, AUG 1 BUILD (BETA TEST RELEASE)
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- Added 40 bit version of GOST encryption algorithm ("-hg!") to ARJ as
- a built-in encryption function to meet USA export rules.
- Added YEAR 2000 support to "-o" and "-ob" options. Date strings that
- begin with 19, 20, or 21 are interpreted as YYYYMMDD.
- Added option to standard (ARJSFX) and multiple volume self-extractors
- (ARJSFXV) to execute a command after extraction is complete.
- Added 'd' option to "-v" option to perform file deletes (erasing
- diskettes for multiple volumes).
- Added 'w' option to "-hb" to select files within an archive that are
- labeled as Win95 long filenames.
- Added "-hf4" option to force host Win95 labeling of all files.
- Added a simple virus checker to the ARJSFX and ARJSFXV self-extractors.
- Added automatic password prompting to garbled ARJSFXV archives.
- Added error logging option "-ji" to extraction.
- Added archive verify before extraction option to ARJSFX and ARJSFXV.
- Added more error information to ARJ file system error displays.
- Revised ARJSFX testing display.
- Revised YEAR 2000 compliance statement. .
- Changed filename processing in Windows 95 so that files without a long
- filename will be saved as host MS-DOS as opposed to host Win95.
- Changed listing format to better indicate century years up to 2100.
- Improved diskette testing (-jt) in Windows 95 by flushing and
- invalidating cached diskette data to force a re-read.
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- Fixed "-jt1" with "-j#1" archives not displaying "NOT found" messages.
- Fixed hang/memory problem when using "-hm" option with a large list
- file.
- Fixed dual-name processing where extra characters were prepended to
- some names.
- Fixed null pointer assignment error when using -j#1 and -jt1 options
- together.
- Fixed "-h#" option to keep year as two digits.
- Fixed documentation concerning specifying target directories with
- embedded blanks in their names like "Program Files".
- Fixed duplicate filename checking routine.
- Fixed a null pointer problem when processing bad archives.
- Removed some memory allocation leaks.
- Changed file extension of text files to .TXT.
- Cleaned up some pointer arithmetic.
- Added documentation to options "-hf1" and "-hf3" indicating the
- possible storage of absolute pathnames.
- Added error checking to file reading to check for bad device reads.
- Added error checking for long filenames inaccessible through MS-DOS.
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- ARJ 2.60, FEB 11 BUILD (LIMITED RELEASE)
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- Added the ability to specify the "-g" on the command line when using
- a response file.
- Added test for long filenames while building small SFX modules.
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- ARJ 2.60, NOV 16 BUILD (OFFICIAL RELEASE)
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- Added "cc" command to simplify converting standard archives to chapter
- archives. It is an abbreviation for "y -jb".
- Added "-hf3" option to wildcard scan via shortnames but still build
- a dual-name archive.
- Added a new errorlevel 12 indicating too many chapters (over 250).
- Modified the ARJ "q" command to check for damage first before writing
- data to the recovery file.
- Modify the "-#" option to interpret "10-" as 10 to end of archive.
- Fixed a problem with "-jt1" testing of chapter archives.
- Fixed a problem with updating volumes not purging older files.
- Fixed a problem updating the progress indicators with "-i3" to "-i6"
- and "-jt" options.
- Removed the "-jb$" option which allowed "fixing" of a chapter.
- Changed credit card ordering procedures.
- Documented issues with the Win95 DOS system (and therefore ARJ) not
- being able to handle certain characters in long filenames.
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- ARJ 2.55c BETA TEST
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- Added support for handling up to 65,000 files at one time and limited
- memory usage to actual files selected by attribute, name, or date.
- Added Windows 95 long filename support to REARJ.EXE.
- Added support for extracting a range of chapters.
- Added check for archive type for "Y" command conversions.
- Added "dc" command to delete last chapter as an abbreviation for
- "d -jb".
- Added "-j#1" option to add only filenames and attributes.
- Added "-u3", "-f3" CRC check options to add/update/extract commands.
- Added "-hb" options to select by file attribute or file type.
- Added "-i" options to show the TOTAL progress of an archive build.
- Added "-hk" option to the "t" command to build ARJ-PROTECT file.
- Added "-hq" switches to ignore "Can't open file" errors during adds
- because of file in use or no permission or not found problems.
- Added "-ht" option to specify target directory.
- Added '/' to set of legal path separator symbols for DOS.
- Added DOS errorlevel of 11 for user control break action.
- Added ARJSFXV "-@" option to support ARJ$DISP.EXE.
- Added special index file support "-ji" to "-hf1" option.
- Added error check for a blank archive name.
- Added RAR, UC2, J, ZOO to "-js" support.
- Speeded up processing of some wildcards.
- Updated LICENSE.DOC to clarify ARJ usage on WEB and FTP sites.
- Revised SFX storage so that ARJ.EXE runs in less memory.
- Changed "ARJ y -jb*" to "ARJ y -jb0" to convert a chapter archive to
- a standard archive.
- Changed "-hf1" to always use generated names when extracting a Win95
- created archive except dual-name archives.
- Changed filename displays during "-hf1" extraction to add original
- names.
- Changed ARJ$DISP.EXE support to use the slower system() function for
- Windows 95 compatibility.
- Changed error message when using wrong password with ARJSFX module.
- Changed "Y" command to accept no wildcards or filespecs.
- Improved near memory space management to avoid "Out of near memory"
- errors.
- Fixed calculation of protection file sizes for multiple volumes.
- Fixed update of dual-name archives in non-Win95 system.
- Fixed file counting during archive updates.
- Fixed date/time on chapter labels.
- Fixed volume restart "-jn" handling with self-extractors.
- Fixed target directory parsing with the "ac" command.
- Fixed long filename support to not display "-hf" error message for
- ARJ commands: "s", "t", "w".
- Fixed ARJ self-extract modules to obey ARJ SFX identification rules.
- Fixed hang under DOS 2.11.
- Fixed loss of near memory when processing a series of SECURED archives.
- Fixed "-j#" option to work properly with "-js" and "-t1" options.
- Fixed "k" command to work only with chapter archives.
- Fixed "-jt2" option to work correctly with "ac" command.
- Fixed delay problem with bad passwords in ARJSFXV module.
- Fixed "s"ample command to remove unwanted whitespace.
- Fixed endless looping multiple volume problem with no matching files.
- Changed REARJ.CFG to support long filenames for ARJ.EXE.
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- ARJ 2.55b ALPHA TEST
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- Added special handler to catch errors during archive bit resetting,
- so that Win95 sharing violations are displayed but automatically
- bypassed.
- Added more error messages to critical error handler.
- Fixed "M" parsing in "-v10M" option.
- Fixed OS test for support of Win95 long filenames (affected OS/2).
- Fixed "-f2" and "-u2" processing of split files in volumes by
- ignoring the size test for split files.
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- ARJ 2.55 ALPHA TEST
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- Added "ac" command as an abbreviation for "u -u2 -jb" for chapter
- support.
- Added support for handling long filenames under Windows 95.
- Added "-hf", "-hf1", and "-hf2" options to provide long filename
- options.
- Added data damage protection option with new command "q" and "-hk"
- options.
- Added support for ARJ-SECURE for multiple volume archives and
- self-extractors.
- Added support for displaying ANSI comments without ANSI.SYS installed
- to ARJ, DEARJ, and ARJSFXV.
- Changed "-ja" option to work with "ARJ P" command to display file
- contents with ANSI display handler.
- Added improved encryption feature as a separate module for ARJ.EXE,
- ARJSFXV, and DEARJ.EXE.
- Added "-hg" option to specify filename of encryption module in ARJ.
- Changed "-g" option to force compression even when there is a size
- increase unless the -m0 option is used. This improves encryption
- security.
- Added "-o" option to specify filename of encryption module in ARJSFXV.
- Added "-s3" option to save both the file time-stamp and the internal
- archive modified time-stamp.
- Changed "-jo" processing to work with "-f" and "-u" type options.
- Added capability to exclude leading characters of an extraction
- pathname with "-e" option.
- Added support for updating multiple volumes. Obsoleted "-hu" option.
- Added backup chapter capability for better file version management.
- Added "-j#" option to build "HOLLOW" archives without compressed file
- data for special applications like file integrity checking.
- Added "-@" option to provide one token per response file line
- interpretation to support long filename handling.
- Changed internal file list handler to provide XMS or DISK access.
- Added "-f2" option to freshen files that have changed.
- Added "-u1", "-f1", "-f2", and "-u2" options to add/update commands.
- Speeded up the archiving of a large list of small files.
-
- Fixed memory error message in wildcarding.
- Changed ARJ build from small memory model to medium memory model.
-
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- ARJ 2.50a
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- Fixed delay problem with bad passwords.
- Tweaked compression algorithm slightly.
- Updated ERRORS.DOC, LICENSE.DOC, AGENTS.DOC and ARJ_BBS.DOC.
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- ARJ 2.50
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- Fixed licensing message in ARJSFXV module.
- Added Internet mailing list and WEB site information to ARJ.DOC.
- Added SYSOP special order form.
- Added "-hv" option to check ARJ version number.
- Added volume label option "-$" to the ARJSFXV module.
- Added "-h#2" option to add "DHHMMSS" to archive name.
- Fixed a few occurrences of corrupted text in ARJ.DOC.
- Fixed memory usage with response file support.
- Fixed a problem with "-jn" restart problem with foreign language
- versions of ARJ.
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- ARJ 2.42c BETA_4 TEST release
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- Added limited working ARJSFX multiple volume feature.
- Added temporary directory option to "-hm" switch to allow the use of
- a RAMDISK directory for faster operation.
- Moved test for existing ARJSFX file to the start of making an ARJSFX.
- Changed "no change" update message to work only with the -jv option.
- Added documentation for ARJSFX embedded command line feature.
- Removed registration program from this release.
- Removed ARJDEMO from this release.
- Fixed hang in critical error handler routine.
- Fixed blank directory bug with "-b" option of self-extractors.
- Fixed hang of ARJ242B -d -y -*.
- Fixed ARJDISP.BAT to use ARJ242C.EXE.
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- ARJ 2.42b BETA_3 TEST release
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- Added errorlevel information to ARJ /? display.
- Fixed memory allocation problem for temporary filename when updating
- archives. This bug would cause system hangs and/or display
- garbage on the screen during updates.
- Limited memory allocation for file lists to 16,000 filenames.
- Fixed full pathname matching problem during archive updates.
- Fixed ARJSFX directory creation problem.
- Updated various ARJ documents.
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- ARJ 2.42a BETA_2 TEST release
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- Added "-b" option to ARJSFX module to prompt the user for an install
- directory name.
- Added "-b4" to allow extraction of files without setting any file
- attribute bits. Added "-b5" to restore without setting any file
- attribute bits except the archive bit.
- Added ARJ response file option "@" allowing an ARJ command line to
- be placed in a text file.
- Added support for multiple volume self-extraction with a special
- module that provides a limited set of extraction options.
- Added "-f1" and "-u1" options to extract OLDER files rather than newer
- files.
- Added "-u2" option to extract files not existing in the target (new)
- and files that are DIFFERENT than those in the target. This is
- useful when trying to restore a directory to its original state.
- Added "-hm" option to set ARJ to allow archiving up to 32,000 files
- at one time by using a temporary file instead of memory for the
- list of filenames.
- Added "-hr" option to allow wildcarding to proceed without aborting
- the processing of multiple ARJ archives containing errors.
- Provided some customization features to the self-extraction modules
- to embed command line options for registered users.
- Added "-o" option to ARJSFX module to force overwrites, added "-w"
- option to skip the extract prompt, added "-m" option to force
- directory creation.
- Added "-h#" and "-h#1" option to append the current date or time
- string to the archive filename.
- Added new display feature to allow graphical displays while using
- ARJ, DEARJ, and ARJSFX.
- Added recognition of "." representing no file extension for "-js"
- option as in "-js." and "-js..arc".
- Added "-ho" and "-ho1" options to allow an extraction based upon
- finding or not finding a specified text string.
- Added "i" modifier to "-v" switch to inhibit diskette change test
- for those who put more than one multiple volume per diskette.
- Added "-hn" option to specify the filespec that matches NO files
- instead of using the "..." filespec. This is an issue with
- NOVELL file servers.
- Added "Updating <filename> no change" message when updating an
- archive with files that are not newer.
- Changed the "-w" processing to always delete the archive and keep
- the temporary archive during an aborted temporary file copying
- phase.
- Added capability of combining ARJ-SECURE authentication creation
- with ARJ commands like "a", "f", "m", and "u". This does NOT
- require the use of new envelope.key files.
- Fixed problem with very long ARJ user registration names affecting
- program execution (-v1440).
- Changed filename matching to match along the full absolute pathname
- during file selection for extraction type processing.
- Changed ARJSFX to allow absolute pathname matching when ARJSFX
- contains absolute pathnames (drive and root).
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- ARJ 2.41a
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- Fixed multiple displays of filenames when using "-hw" options.
- Fixed software compatibility problem with PC-NFS 4.0.
- Fixed y/n handling of critical error handler.
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- ARJ 2.41
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- Improved handling of "..." filename.
- Added reset of method when using -t1 on a binary file.
- Fixed processing of "-&" option.
- Removed miscellaneous code in REGISTER.EXE.
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- Slightly improved compression size reduction.
- Speeded up ARJ "l" command on systems with no disk cache.
- Added yes/no query option to execute a DOS command.
- Added "-hl" option to set ARJ to report file errors in listfiles
- and to return a non-zero DOS errorlevel.
- Modified to not update ARJ-SECURED version 1 or 2 archives.
- Decreased memory requirements of storing and unstoring files.
- Fixed ARJ so that ARJ a archive *.* will work on a NOVELL server.
- Fixed file duplication when specifying only one filespec which happens
- to be a listfile.
- Fixed ARJ to return errorlevel 4 when trying to update a secured
- archive.
- Fixed "-b3" switch.
- Fixed "-t1gf" and "-t1f" to force text mode under all conditions.
- Fixed a number of document typographical and grammatical errors.
- Simplified ARJSFX extraction display.
-
- Added a display of file information during an "OK to overwrite" prompt.
- Added a disk reset command after writing to a removable device.
- Added a "-he" option to skip ARJ-SECURITY testing.
- Added a "-he1" option to abort when processing an ARJ-SECURED archive.
- Added a "-hx" option to specify default archive filename extensions.
- Added archive date modified display.
- Added a default critical error handler.
- Added a new, more secure ARJ security envelope scheme.
- Added command line parameter support to ARJSFXJR. ARJSFXJR now
- supports directory specification, file overwriting, and extraction
- of only new files.
- Added "-b3" option to allow clearing of archive bits during extraction.
- Added "-jr1" option to handle a more severely damaged archive.
- Added SDN support.
- Modified volume change prompt routine to detect the failure to remove
- the diskette.
- Removed error message when duplicate filenames arguments were specified
- as in ARJ a test dum* dummy.
- Modified the DEARJ volume change prompt to accept only YES, NO, or QUIT.
- Fixed problem with ARJ not handling badly corrupted archives gracefully.
- Fixed problem with leftover ARJTEMP.$* files on disk full errors.
- Fixed problem where ARJ g -g? did not prompt twice for a password.
- Added a warning to REARJ about using a virus scanner without specifying
- a pathname.
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- Added "-hu" option to allow updates of multiple volume archives.
- Added "-ha" option to handle read-only files.
- Added new subtotal display to better support wildcarding ARJ files.
- Added errorlevel 9 to represent "Not an ARJ file" error.
- Moved removable media check to after 1st volume.
- Fixed "-jwPRN" processing to not prompt for overwrite.
- Fixed -x processing during extraction.
- Fixed ARJ.DOC with regard to the "j" command supporting "-d".
-
- Speeded up compression and extraction especially on diskettes and
- uncached disk drives.
- Added the feature of setting the correct file date-time stamp when
- using the ARJ "p" command as in ARJ p archive name | LIST /s.
- Added delete permission prompt to ARJ e -d *.* usage.
- Added a default critical error handler.
- Added "-hcDOS_COMMAND" option for executing DOS command at start of ARJ.
- Added "-hi" option to put more detail in the "-ji" index file.
- Added "-hs" option to disable file sharing code.
- Added "-hw" options to provide various display options for "ARJ w".
- Added "-ja1" option to inhibit the display of the archive comment.
- Added "-jn" option to facilitate restarting multiple volumes by using
- the information from the index file.
- Added "-od" option to select files 0 to N days old.
- Added bar and percentage display ("-i2" option).
- Added "r" modifier to "-v" switch to allow the reservation of space on
- the first volume.
- Added "-x-" support so that ARJ resets exclude list when it sees the
- "-x-".
- Added "Out of near memory" error message.
- Added feature to check for device driver filenames except for "-jw".
- Changed ARJ to always prompt for a diskette volume unless disabled
- by "-jyv" even if "-y" is specified.
- Changed the -jy switch processing to toggle like other ARJ switches.
- Added a warning when work disk is too small to make volume.
- Added check for error writing to stdout.
- Added "Replacing" message when adding a file to an archive which
- already contains such a file.
- Shortened the "CRC OK" message to "OK".
- Removed auto Huffman setting as it did not do much in a real world test.
- Removed [YNAQ] messages.
- Added intermediate "OK to extract to a new filename?" prompt.
- Changed the backup feature to mark only non-backup files.
- Changed the "-v" option to accept its modifiers in any order.
- Changed the "always" response to yes/no queries to "always", "skip",
- and "global".
- Changed the "quit" response to generate an error for both ARJ and
- ARJSFX.
- Removed the "end of file" error message when using the "-jr" option
- on an undamaged ARJ archive.
- Removed the ":" from the index file "-ji" header.
- Removed "CRC OK" messages during "ARJ w" command to simplify output.
- Improved the error message when extracting with the wrong password.
- Used MS-DOS/BIOS calls to handle cgets/cputs/getch, etc.
- Improved allocation of i/o buffer space.
- Changed ARJSFX to NOT prompt for "Continue extraction" when "-e" or
- "-x" has been specified.
- Changed ARJSFXJR to distinguish between true errors and skipping of
- files that already exist.
- Added CTL Break checking to ARJSFXJR (-je1).
- Added error checking of invalid switch options like -jm3.
- Added documentation briefly explaining ARJ error messages.
- Fixed reporting of errors during extraction to catch "Can't open"
- errors and other failures.
- Fixed rare volume overflow when using -m4.
- Fixed side effect modification of "-jq" option when using "-ju".
- Fixed -jt option when adding 0 files in a move command.
- Fixed ARJ to list filenames with embedded "%"s.
- Fixed ARJ to not modify version number in archive file headers.
- Fixed "-jp" to inhibit pauses when stdout is redirected.
- Fixed ARJ /? to inhibit pauses when "always" query chosen.
- Fixed problem of leftover ARJTEMP.$* files when processing wildcarded
- ARJ files.
- Removed support for the "w" command in DEARJ for program size reasons.
- Fixed REARJ "/f /d /u" option to work on updating a diskette archive.
- Corrected ARJ support in REARJ.CFG.
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