
                HISTORY FILE FOR CHIEF'S INSTALLER PRO
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Version 2.80 (March 1996)
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1. A number of bugs fixed
2. $HIDE-OTHERS-PROGRESS (to prevent showing the entries being made into
   INI files and the registry).
3. New batch command: "IF ENV-VAR" - to check for the existence of an
   environment variable, and execute the specified command if it exists.
   The environment variable is returned in "ENV-VAR", which can be used
   in the command.

   Syntax = IF ENV-VAR <"variable"> <command [ENV-VAR]>
   e.g.,
   IF ENV-VAR "progdir" WRITEINF $TEMPDIR\WINSTALL.INF;$TARGET=ENV-VAR

4. New batch command: "IF GETINI". This command checks whether a 
  specified entry exists in an INI file, and, if so, executes the 
  specified command. If the entry exists, its value is returned in
  GETINI, which can be used in the command. If the INI file is not 
  found, or if no value exists for the entry (or the entry does not 
  exist) then the command is not executed. 
  
  Syntax =
   IF GETINI;<ApplicationName>;<KeyName>;<FileName>;<command [GETINI]>

  e.g.,
   IF GETINI;ChiefPro;HomeDir;$DEST\CHIEF.INI;SAY Entry = GETINI !!

5. New SLOVENE language DLLs


Version 2.60 (January 1996)
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1. New batch command; "MAKEICON". This uses the same syntax as the "$ICO"
   reserved word. The command is for those occasions where you may need
   to create ICONS before calling a program (e.g., MS Setup for Win32s)
   which will itself reboot Windows. This command should be used VERY
   sparingly.

2. New batch command; "IF BITSPIXEL". This returns the number of bits 
   per pixel in respect of the display. Basically, this can be translated
   into the number of colors supported by the current display driver.
	4  = 16 colors
	8  = 256 colors
	16 = 64000 colors
	24 = 16.7m colors

	e.g., 
	   IF BITSPIXEL 8 SAY You have a 256 color display!
	   IF BITSPIXEL 24 SAY You have a True Color display!

3. New feature in SETUP.EXE - an INF file can now be passed as the first
   parameter to SETUP.EXE, preceded by a front slash (i.e., "/"). The
   file will be passed on to INSTALL.EXE as the INF file to use (instead
   of WINSTALL.INF). SETUP.EXE will remove the slash and append the 
   extension ".INF" to the parameter. The file MUST be on DISK #1 - it 
   will be copied to the TEMP directory, and then passed on to 
   INSTALL.EXE.

	e.g.,  SETUP /LAN
	- SETUP.EXE will look for an INF file called "LAN" or "LAN.INF", 
	(in that order), copy it to the TEMP directory, and then pass
	it to INSTALL.EXE as the INF file to use for the installation.

4. Bug in $LAN-SYSDIR fixed.
