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- Upgrading to 3.3 from Version 3.2
-
- Just overwrite your BBS_DOOR.EXE file with timestamp 03:20 with the
- files marked 03:30 in this archive.
-
- What's Fixed!
-
- * Fixed the Bug when only ONE entry exists in the listing! Sorry
- About that guys!!
-
- Upgrading to 3.2 from Version 3.1
-
- More Minor Fixes and Improvements!
- just overwrite your old BBS_DOOR.EXE (timestamp 03:10)
- with the one in the BBSDOR31.ZIP archive timestamped 03:20.
-
- + Added Color Support, Sysop Configurable with BBS_TOOL.EXE.. There
- are custom color configurations or the sysop can change various
- settings with BBS_TOOL.EXE COLORS command! (See BBS_TOOL.DOC for
- more info!)
-
- + Now the number of entries that can be listed goes to [9999].. See
- if any of you can fill that! (Sheesh! :) )
-
- + Faster Screen Clears and Draws! (Neato!)
-
- Upgrading to 3.1 from version 3.0
-
- Minor Bug Fixes AND Improvements!..
-
- * Fixed first entry from being "0" (ZERO) when creating new listing.
-
- * Faster Screen Clears when paging forward or backwards thru listing.
-
- * When Editing an Entry or Using Search Function, Changes are written
- directly to the field on screen.. I.E. no more annoying repetitive
- screen redraws after each modification. Looks better and is actually
- faster for those callers at 9600 or below. (Are there still some
- out there? :) )
-
- + Added <A>bort option when Nuking or Editing Entries from the Listing.
-
- + Added [XX Entries] on the Menu Option Line to let users know how
- many entries are in the current listing (Searched and Unsearched)
-
- + Added "Retrieving BBS Listing" message to avoid users thinking a
- pause is a system halt!
-
- + Many other prompts will elicit the action the caller initiated..For
- Example, If the caller decided to <Q>uit without Saving after an
- entry edit, the prompt will show "Quit without Saving" instead of
- just returning to the Listing Screen.
-
- + Probably added some other things to keep the program tighter and
- less prone to halt! :)
-
- Upgrading to 3.0 from version 2.6
-
- + Version 3.0 of BBS_DOOR.EXE now has RIP Graphics! The Caller gets
- a hybrid of the ANSI screens and the new RIP Graphics. If the caller
- has a RIP capable communication program, they will be treated to
- Control Panels for the Main Menu options and the Search Menu options
- as well as Help Screens in RIP format!
-
- These Control Panels permit push button operation of most of the
- program's features along with a numerical keypad. This makes
- BBS_DOOR.EXE almost completely mouse driven!
-
- NOTE! The /R<+/-> switch has been added as an option on the COMMAND LINE in
- order to FORCE/DISABLE RIP Graphics!
- (See the BBS_DOOR.DOC for more details)
-
- If you are upgading from version 2.5 or above, you should overwrite
- the following files:
-
- Old File New File from ARCHIVE
- ---------- -------------------------
- BBS_DOOR.EXE BBS_DOOR.EXE (timestamp 03:00)
-
- renamed>> BBSHELP.ANS/ASC BBSHELP1.ANS/ASC (timestamp 03:00)
-
- BBSHELP2.ANS/ASC BBSHELP2.ANS/ASC (timestamp 03:00)
- BBSHELP3.ANS/ASC BBSHELP3.ANS/ASC (timestamp 03:00)
-
- The additional files from the archive that should be placed in the
- BBS_DOOR directory are :
-
- BBSDOOR1.RIP {Main Menu Control Panel, RIP Format, No Nuking}
- BBSDOOR2.RIP {Main Menu Control Panel, RIP Format, Nuking}
- BBSEARCH.RIP {Search Menu Control Panel, RIP Format}
- BBS_LOGO.RIP {Intro Screen in RIP format}
- BBSHELP1.RIP {Help Screen for Main Menu, RIP Format, No Nuke!}
- BBSHELP2.RIP {Help Screen for Main Menu, RIP Format, Nuking!}
- BBSHELP3.RIP {Help Screen for Search Menu, RIP format}
-
- There are no changes to the BBS_DOOR.XFR, BBS_TOOL.* files from
- version 2.5 and 2.6.
-
-
- Upgrading to 2.6 from version 2.5
-
- + Version 2.6 of BBS_DOOR.EXE is now DESQVIEW aware and should free up
- CPU time when running multi-node. I have received a few concerns
- from OS/2 sysops who say that version 2.5 is a CPU HOG! So if you
- are running OS/2, I suggest you get a neat little program called TAME
- that can pseudo timeslice like desqview, but under OS/2!
-
- * Version 2.5 did not clean up the archive files, so a complete listing
- was included from a previous callers download when a current caller
- asks for a SEARCHED listing! Fixed!
-
- The remainder of the files are unchanged, and if you are upgrading from
- BBS_DOOR version 2.5, no changes need to be made. Just overwrite the
- BBS_DOOR.EXE with the timestamp of 02:50 in your BBS_DOOR directory
- with the BBS_DOOR.EXE (timestamp : 02:59) within this archive!
-
- If you are upgrading from a version previous to 2.5, please read below!
-
-
- Upgrading to Version 2.5 from Version 2.0
-
- Version 2.5 of BBS_DOOR has more "improvements" and require the sysop
- to update the BBS_DOOR.BBS file using 20TO25.EXE or 11TO25.EXE for
- previous versions 1.0,1.1 and 2.0 respectively. The programs are
- enclosed in this archive. There are also additions to the
- BBS_DOOR.XFR file to activate the ability to ARCHIVE the listings
- prior to downloading.
-
- 1> BBS_DOOR.XFR file still relies on external protocols to transfer the
- listings to the users. However, version 2.5 now has the ability to
- use external ARCHIVE programs such as PKZIP.EXE, ARJ.EXE, LHA.EXE, and
- others that you choose to implement to COMPRESS the listing prior to
- transfer. These ARCHIVE DEFINITIONS are placed in the BBS_DOOR.XFR file
- and examples with doccumentation are shown in the sample BBS_DOOR.XFR
- file within this archive! You may CUT and PASTE this additional
- information to your existing BBS_DOOR.XFR file.
-
- What is NEW in version 2.5?
-
- + New SEARCH Function Implemented!
-
- Thanks to the reccomendation of James Heggie and Eridu BBS in
- Alberta, Canada I have redone the [S]earch procedure allowing it
- to do a cross-indexed search on all BBS entry fields except the
- Comments. This will help anyone narrow large lists to their liking!
- Vastly improved from the previous [S]earch function! This screen also
- has a HELP file (BBSHELP3.ANS/ASC) included for online help.
-
- + New Utility Included : BBS_TOOL.EXE
-
- This program will enable the sysop to do many functions from the
- command line such as create Textfile listings from a batch file,
- IMPORT additional entries from another BBS_DOOR.BBS file you may have
- gotten from a friendly sysop, or IMPORT additional entries from a
- TEXT FILE LISTING using a template of that listing to instruct BBS_TOOL
- how to import the information. Read the Docs for more on this VALUABLE
- feature!
-
- This program will also help you RENUMBER the entries in case the
- BBS_DOOR.BBS file gets corrupted.. (Hey, it could happen! :) )
-
- What is Fixed?
-
- * Text File Listing being generated was concatinating after 12
- characters in the NUMBER field, so "(203)678-0751" became
- "(203)678-075" when the file was written. FIXED!
-
- * Some of the fields were getting truncated after the caller entered
- more information on a prompt when word wrap took effect.. FIXED!
-
- * Nuking an entry was an DO or DIE proposition.. Now the program
- asks "Are You Sure?" before nuking an entry.
-
- * ANSI/ASCII files showed [F]ilter for [S]earch and [S]how Details
- for [I]nfo on BBS cuz I put the wrong ANSI/ASCII files in the
- archives.. The correct ones are in this archive! <blush>
-
- * The number of each entry now has 4 digits, thus enabling a listing
- to contain 9999 entries identifiable by a unique number!
-
- * The listing will not start renumbering the entries from 0 if you have
- more than 255 entries!
-
- * The BBS's Name is no longer formatted with the "Returning to
- <BBSNAME>" when exiting the door.. The name of the BBS will be in
- ALL CAPS!
-
- * The [B]ack One Page when [S]earch is activated was misbehaved.. It
- has been punished accordingly and had the bugs beaten out of it!
-