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- P C B G a t e v 2 . 0 C h a n g e s
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- PCBGate v2.0 was released as a beta test as versions beta 2, 3, 4, and 5.
- If you've already done what's below before with the above versions, DON'T
- do it again! You'll have a mess. Follow these instructions ONLY if you're
- running v1.5 or earlier.
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- 1st:
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- The configuration file structure changed from v1.5 to v2.0. IF YOU ARE
- RUNNING V1.5, you'll have to run the program 15TO20.EXE. This will convert
- your PCBGATE.CFG file to the 2.0 format.
-
- DON'T RUN THIS IF YOU'VE ALREADY DONE SO!!!
-
- If you're running v2.0ß2+, and ran this program before, DON'T DO IT AGAIN!
- It'll really make a mess of your configuration file.
-
- If you're running PCBGate v1.5, simply run the program 15TO20.EXE in your
- PCBGate directory. It'll read your current PCBGATE.CFG, and create a new
- file, called PCBGATE.NEW. PCBGATE.NEW is now your new configuration file,
- and simply copy it over your existing PCBGATE.CFG.
-
- For example, copy 15TO20.EXE to your pcbgate directory, and execute the
- following commands:
-
- 15TO20
- COPY PCBGATE.NEW PCBGATE.CFG
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- 2nd:
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- PCBGate no longer uses the LASTMSG. files in each message base directory
- to track last message read counters. It uses the file PCBGATE.LMR, which
- will exist in your PCBGate directory. No, you won't lose your counters.
- Also included is the program LMRCNV.EXE. Like the above, simply run this
- in your PCBGate directory. It'll read your PCBGATE.CFG, and check each
- directory for the existence of the file LASTMSG. If it exists, the value
- will be read out, and the old LASTMSG. file will be killed off. The
- program ends by writing PCBGATE.LMR, with all your values in tact.
-
- NOTE!! You MUST run the above, 15TO20.EXE FIRST!, as LMRCNV.EXE expects to
- find a v2.0 formatted PCBGATE.CFG file. You'll have a mess if you're not
- careful.
-
- So a complete conversion process involves the following:
-
- 1 - De-compress GATE20B?.ZIP in your PCBGate directory.
- 2 - Run 15TO20.EXE (only if you are running PCBGate v1.5)
- 3 - Execute "COPY PCBGATE.NEW PCBGATE.CFG" (if you did step 2)
- 4 - Run LMRCNV.EXE
- 5 - Kill off LMRCNV.EXE, 15TO20.EXE, and PCBGATE.NEW
-
- That's it! You can now run PCBGate just as you did before, but it's
- highly recommended you read through the main documentation for differences
- in this version and the one you're currently using.
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