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- PullDown v2.17
- Upgrade Instructions
- Addendum file: UPGRADE.DOC
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-
- UPGRADING:
- *********
- Reinstall only the following files:
- PULLDWN1.EXE *OR* PULLDWN1.EXE in P286386.ZIP, the 286+ version
-
- Examine the following for new syntax examples and policy changes:
- *.DEF (In particular ADVANCED.DEF)
- PULL215.DOC
- REGFORM.DOC
-
- The system will automatically upgrade your copy and reinitialize the
- PULLDWN.CNF configuration file. NOTE that if you upgrade and then try
- to run an OLDER version of PULLDWN1.EXE, that the software will declare the
- .CNF file corrupt and delete it, thus requiring that you re-register the
- software.
-
- ** CHANGE IN COMMAND LINE PARAMATER PASSING **
- The & command now behaves exactly as the +BatchCommand. The system now
- passes the paramters to a command line, in the order entered by the user.
- Use +YourProg %1 where you used &YourProg before. Multiple prompts will
- require modification. Input CAN be forced to be non-blank to ensure
- that your carefully designed batch files will not be fooled with blank
- parameters...
-
- IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER:
- Call one support BBS, or drop a note in the mail. See the documentation in
- REGFORM.DOC for pricing on upgrade diskettes, and different sizes are now
- available. There is NEVER a charge to upgrade to a copy you download from any
- BBS. Latest always posted on the Tech Support BBSs.... You can get
- the latest 286/386 overlay version from the tech support BBS's, but you will
- need to ask for the password to unzip it first. No charge.....
-
-
- OTHER INFORMATION
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- To upgrade to the 286/386 specific version, delete PULLDWN1.EXE and
- rename P286386.EXE to PULLDWN1.EXE =or= change the .BAT files to call
- P286386 instead of PULLDWN1.EXE. The 286/386 version will FAIL on a V-20 or
- 808x processor based system.
-
- UPDATE HISTORY
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- All versions AUTOMATICALLY upgrade the .CNF file.... please do not attempt to
- go backwards as the byte count of the configuration file will be invalid.
-
- v2.15 to v2.17
- ==============
- - REQUIRED and NOTREQUIRED keywords to toggle forcing of non-blank user
- reply to ?Input Commands.
- - Minor cosmetic change in PLEASE WAIT initial flag... full box was bothering
- the author.
- - DOS v2.xx now confirmed to be supported, but not desirable due to absence
- of ability to retrieve the path to the executing program. That is,
- PullDown MIGHT not run correctly when no path is returned. This condition
- is not tolerable.
- - Policy change: P286386.ZIP with the 80286+ version now available to all
- callers on the tech support BBS. (Popular)
-
- v2.01 to v2.15
- ==============
- NOTICE: The version number belies the extent of the upgrade. This is not
- typical ".xx" upgrade.
-
- * New keywords and features in .DEF files:
-
- - SCROLLBOX=HelpFileSpec,HeadingString
- ) Pops a user-defined scrollable help box, just like F1
- ) Up to 50 lines, 69 characters max line width
- - ABORT
- ) Halts menu execution. Usually used in demo files (see ADVANCED.DEF
- for specfic examples) or after a SCROLLBOX call on a HELP ONLY
- menu selection.
- - OKBOX=TextString
- ) Pops the familiar <Ok> dialog box with text in it. Pressing ESC
- will halt menu execution, ENTER continues.
- - ?PromptString replies now carried directly to a command line, so that
- all batch language extensions are supported. & is now treated as a +
-
- * Fault trap: width of top menu items in total too large.
- * Fault trap: too many menu items loaded for desired screen mode.
- e.g. user has a 39 line menu loaded and selects 25 line screen mode.
- System will simply go to highest number of rows supported by monitor
- to accomodate the menu selections in memory. On load, a file that is
- too long is truncated with only one <Ok> dialog popping on the
- screen.
- * Password (Optional) to Exit to Dos
- * Password (Optional) to Modify Options/Colors
- * Internally dialog boxed options menu, command line support
- deleted....
- * Debugging messages displayed on startup ONLY if DEBUG is on the command line.
- * 43 line VGA mode support
- * Video mode change "on the fly" on exit from options menu
- * Attempt to deal with the LogiTech Mouse on exit when mouse disabled
- * Correction of very occasional failure to accurately read a QEDIT created
- text file as a .DEF
- * Passwords no longer echoed to screen
-
- Other Versions:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v2.00 to v2.01
- ==============
- * Bug fix... HIRES failure to set screen mode before configuration.
-
- v1.11 to v2.00
- ==============
- Major upgrade. Following features added to the system:
- * Command line supports for configurations not previously offered:
- NOMOUSE COLORPASS HIRES LOWRES BLANKFLAG FASTMOUSE SUPERMOUSE
- RESUME CANCEL NUMON NUMOFF
- * .DEF file support for the following new features:
- Passwords, Command line paramters with user-defined prompts (up to 10, with
- reset/nest), <Yes> <No> Dialog Box with user-defined messaging, .DEF file nesting
- (branching)
- * SET PULLDWN=D:\Path override option
- * Parse/Load time minimized, and speed of system on selection increased manyfold.
- Overall load speed up about 5x over v1.00
- * Availability of a true 286/386 specific overlay version with EMS support.
- (Registered only)...........
- * Availability of custom versions for Consultants/Dealers and Customers.
-
- v1.10 to v1.11
- ==============
- Upgraded Screen Blank routine to show screen on any mouse button press, (all
- three on a three button mouse), or any mouse movement at all. Updated
- documentation.
-
- v1.00 to v1.10
- ==============
- * Mouse sensitized the FKey definitions on screen
- * Disabled Right Mouse Button and corrected kludge in 1.00 of exiting without
- warning on mouse click outside windows.
- * Corrected CGA detection error. Color is now assumed on all systems EXCEPT
- Hercules Adapter/Old Monochrome
- * On error, batch file is erased.
- * Registered user name is validated and displayed on exit
- * Mouse color is always inverted on both front and back (avoids a disappearing
- mouse!)
-
- .5 OMEGA and .8
- ===============
- Versions under 1.00 do not have color and a host of features like the help
- subsystem. Admittedly these were trivial versions in trial mode only.