What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.24 컴> Maintenance Release ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.24 is a maintenance release. This version contains a fix for a problem where attempting to execute multiple instances of the same program (on a network or under a multitasker) could cause an intermittent problem where the first instance would not wait for the second instance to close before attempting to compress the selected program. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.23 컴> Maintenance Release ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.23 is a minor maintenance release. This version contains a fix for an obscure problem with Internal ZIP compression. The cleanup process in the ZIF Editor Pro has also been enhanced to be substantially faster than before (now taking about 1-2 seconds). What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.22 컴> Enhancement / Maintenance Update ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.22 contains a significant rewrite of the previous ZIP'R Pro code, reducing the code size by about 20K in the EXE file and 21K in the OVR file. The new code allows us to find and fix potential problems more quickly, and leaves room for future program enhancements. Due to the rewrite, we found and fixed several problems with Internal ZIP compression when the compressed file was located in a different directory than the program's main directory. For a complete list of revisions, see the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.21 컴> Enhancement / Maintenance Update Version 2.21 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS contains several enhancements (and a few problem fixes). A problem was fixed where ZIP'R Pro did not always prompt the user to insert a diskette in the disk drive before starting the compression process. This could have resulted in an "Unknown (or Unhandled) Error" if the user did not have a disk in the drive. Another minor problem was fixed regarding the PKZIP Advanced Troubleshooting options. Although these options were being passed on the PKZIP command line, they were not being passed on the PKUNZIP command line. (To use these options on an existing ZPD file (created with an older version of ZIP'R Pro), simply resave the ZPD file with the ZIF Editor.) Several improvements were added to the ZIF Editor Pro, such as hot-key assignments, and a reduction in the EXE size. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.20 Page 1 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.20 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS fixes an obscure problem with internal ZIP compression where the compressed file would be created in the wrong location if the compressed file directory was different than the program (parent) directory. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.19 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.19 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS fixes a problem with internal ZIP compression where the error "Could not erase the file nnn.ZIP" would occur after compressing a program. For more information, see the file ZIPRPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.18 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.18 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. Many cosmetic issues have been addressed. Arrow keys can now be used on the ZIP'R Pro button menu. The ZIF Editor Pro has been improved using our most current internal libraries. For a complete list of changes, see the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.17 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.17 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. A significant problem was fixed with Internal ZIP compression. When attempting to decompress the ZIP file, an error #5, "file access denied" would occur. A full explanation of this problem and its source can be found in the file ZIPRPRO.REV. A couple of obscure problems were found and addressed, including a Windows-NT "file access denied" bug. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.16 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.16 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. A significant problem was fixed where the screen would be filled with garbage characters immediately after trying to execute ZIP'R Pro. This behavior occurred if the Video Display was set to Direct screen writes or Auto Detect with an EGA or VGA monitor (and only if the prelog screen was supposed to be displayed). The direct screen writing was being done from an overlaid unit, which called an assembly language OBJ file, thus causing corruption on the screen. This screen writing procedure has been moved into a non- overlaid unit. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.15 Page 2 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.15 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. The file ERRORS.OPL has been removed. All error messages are now contained in the EXE file. ZIP'R Pro has been overlaid, hence the addition of the file ZIPRPRO.OVR. This was done to reduce the memory requirements needed to perform operations, especially internal ZIP compression and decompression. Previously, users with memory limited systems (less than 512K free before ZIP'R Pro was launched) who chose to use internal ZIP compression would experience an error #8 (insufficient memory) when compressing programs. Now, users with as little as 465K free (before ZIP'R Pro is launched) can use internal ZIP compression. IMPORTANT: Although ZIP'R Pro only requires 465K of free conventional memory, you must have at least enough conventional memory to execute the program that is being launched through ZIP'R Pro. For example, if your program requires 540K of free conventional memory, you must have at least 550K of free memory before launching ZIP'R Pro. (ZIP'R Pro's overhead, along with the secondary command processor consume about 10K of memory.) On the other hand, if your program only requires 400K of free conventional memory, you must have at least 465K of free memory, since this is the amount required by ZIP'R Pro, in order to operate properly. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.14 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.14 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. A significant problem has been fixed concerning ZIP'R Pro's overhead when launching programs. Some programs may have reported "Out of memory" errors due to this problem. For a detailed explanation, see the file ZIPRPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.13 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.13 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. The monochrome display for the ZIF Editor has received a face-lift, and code has been modified with the latest changes in our internal STSI libraries. Best of all, STSI is now an author member of the Association of Shareware Professionals! What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.12 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.12 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. ZIP'R Pro now complies with ASP standards. A complete list of changes can be found in the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. Page 3 What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.11 컴> Maintenance Update Version 2.11 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS is a maintenance release. Code was re-arranged and combined to make it easier to update and understand. Potential problems were also addressed. A completed list of changes can be found in the file ZIPRPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.10 컴> New Button Style Interface! Version 2.10 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS adds a new button style interface, so when users type "ZIPRPRO.EXE" without any passed parameters, ZIP'R Pro will display a button interface with a complete collection of buttons representing the files found in the \ZIPRPRO sub-directory. There will be 1 button for each program found (with a current limit of 54 buttons). Simply use the mouse to left-click on a button to execute the corresponding program, or right-click on the same button to edit the file with the ZIF Editor. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.03 컴> Maintenance Release! Version 2.03 of ZIP'R Pro For DOS contains a major problem fix for internal ZIP compression. When attempting to recompress a program using the Update option, users would receive an Error Number 5, (File Access Denied). The compressed file had been marked as read-only, and therefore could not be initialized for any other action. This error condition did not appear when using a Novell network, so internal beta-testing efforts did not catch the problem. Added code to make sure the compressed file's attributes were properly set before any action to the file is attempted. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.02 컴> Enhanced Trapping For Decompression Errors ZIP'R Pro now allows the ability to recover from "overwrite" error messages generated by PKZIP and ARJ. Previous versions of ZIP'R Pro would terminate execution if any error was detected. Now, ZIP'R Pro will detect if the error was generated by an overwrite warning, and will offer the user the ability to continue program execution. For more information, see the file ZIPRPRO.REV or the troubleshooting section of the ZIPRPRO.DOC documentation file. 컴> Maintenance Release! Version 2.02 contains a fix for a problem created in version 2.00. When an error occurred during the decompression process, ZIP'R Pro would terminate program execution without displaying the corresponding error message. Further problems have also been reported that InocuLAN has now detected the same virus (see v2.01 revision) now located in ZIFPRO.EXE. Page 4 While we still believe this to be a false-positive, we are releasing ZIP'R Pro will all files in uncompressed format. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.01 컴> Maintenance Release! Version 2.01 of ZIP'R Pro contains an updated INSTALL.EXE file. One of our users reported that InocuLAN (by Cheyenne Software) was reporting an occurrence of the Tony-H virus in the INSTALL.EXE file. We believe this was a false-positive report, and not cause for alarm. However, we are releasing ZIP'R Pro 2.01 with the INSTALL.EXE file in uncompressed format. Also, the file BONUS.DOC has been removed. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 2.00 컴> Built-In Compression! Version 2.00 of ZIP'R Pro contains new built-in compression, compatible with PKZIP 2.0. This makes it possible to use ZIP'R Pro without needing any outside compression program. The built-in compression creates files with a .ZIP extension, and can decompress files created with PKZIP 2.0. (Likewise, files created with the internal compression can be viewed and decompressed using PKZIP 2.0.) 컴> New User Levels! The ZIF Editor Pro now contains 3 specific user levels, to allow beginner, intermediate, or advanced users to customize the way the ZIF Editor works. Advanced users will have access to all the settings previously available. Intermediate users will have a scaled-down version, with access to some of the more sought-after features. Beginners will use a bare-bones version, making it as easy to use as possible. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.27 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.27 is a maintenance release. A more attractive color scheme is now being used in the ZIF Editor, and all drop-down boxes have been replaced with radio buttons to make the interface easier to use, especially for those who may not have a mouse. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.26 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.26 is a maintenance release. Several issues were addressed in ZIPRPRO.EXE, including a problem where the prelog screen would be displayed, even if a delay of 0 was specified (for registered users only). Support for the F1 (Help) key in the ZIF Editor Pro was also enhanced. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.25 Page 5 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.25 is a maintenance release, fixing a bug in the ZIF Editor Pro. The Compression Paths screen (available from the ZIP'R Pro Settings menu) was not being displayed at all when this option was selected. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.24 컴> Cleanup Maintenance Now Executed From ZIF Editor. The /Cleanup option that was previously executed from the ZIP'R Pro command line has now been moved into the ZIF Editor Pro. This option can be found under the ZIP'R Pro Settings menu, and makes the cleanup process much easier to access and execute. (The support for /Cleanup from the ZIP'R Pro command line has been removed, thus reducing the ZIP'R Pro code size by 11K in its uncompressed format.) 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.24 is a maintenance release, correcting several minor, obscure problems. For a complete list of changes, see the revision files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.23 컴> New Menu Style in ZIF Editor! The ZIF Editor Pro has been enhanced with better menus and a new backdrop. 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.23 is also a maintenance release, correcting several minor problems. For a complete list of changes, see the revision files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.22 컴> RAM Disk Support! Version 1.22 now supports the use of a RAM Disk for extracting and executing a program. To use this feature, simply specify the RAM drive and directory where the program should be executed from in the executable file field. ZIP'R Pro will decompress the program to this directory on the RAM disk (provided there is enough space), and will recompress the program back to the original directory on the hard drive when it is finished. Be very careful when using this feature! If your program would cause the computer to hang when it is being executed from the RAM disk, you would likely lose any changes you had made to your data files. Why use a RAM disk? Speed! One program that I tested this feature with was 2.5 times faster when decompressing files than when the RAM disk wasn't used. If you want a little extra speed, try using a RAM disk. Page 6 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.22 is a maintenance release, correcting several minor problems. For a complete list of changes, see the revision files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.21 컴> Maintenance Release Version 1.21 is a maintenance release, correcting several minor problems found in version 1.20. For a complete list of changes, see the revision files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.20 컴> Totally New ZIF Editor Pro! The ZIF Editor Pro has been re-written, reworked, and revised. The new version uses a completely new interface with hot-key support for virtually every field. Many new options and features, including F1 Help support throughout the program. 컴> Tons of New Enhancements! ZIP'R Pro contains many new features and enhancements, too numerous to mention here. For a complete list of changes, see the revision files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. 컴> Work-Around For OS/2 Sub-Directory Creation Problem. Problems have been reported when using PKUNZIP under OS/2 in a global Novell Netware session. PKUNZIP is not always able to create sub-directories when decompressing a file. (Whether this is a problem with OS/2, Novell, or PKWare is unknown.) To circumvent this problem, ZIP'R Pro contains a new feature to manually create these directories before handing off to PKUNZIP. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.19 컴> Launch Programs From An Alternate Directory! ZIP'R Pro now allows users to specify an alternate directory from which to execute the specified program. Especially useful for word processors and applications that need to access data files in different locations! 컴> New Option Of Whether Or Not To Load Command Processor! A new option within the ZIF Editor allows users to specify whether or not ZIP'R Pro loads a secondary command processor before executing a program. This feature can free up an additional 3 - 5K of conventional memory! What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.18 Page 7 컴> Now Includes CGA Support! ZIP'R Pro now includes support for CGA users. See the file ZIPRPRO.REV for more important changes. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.17 컴> Maintenance Release This version of ZIP'R Pro is a maintenance release, with a few minor changes and problem fixes. For a complete list of changes, see the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.16 컴> ZIP'R Pro Now Checks For The Compression Program On The DOS Path An additional check has been added to attempt to locate the selected compressor on the DOS PATH. If the compressor cannot be found in the path specified in the ZIPRPRO.INI file, or in the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory, it will search the DOS Path. 컴> Problem Fixes Related To Advanced Compression Options Several problems have been fixed related to compression options, both in the ZIF Editor Pro, and ZIP'R Pro itself. For more information, see the files ZIFPRO.REV and ZIPRPRO.REV, respectively. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.15 컴> Problem Fix In ZIF Editor Pro A problem was fixed where the ZIF Editor Pro was placing two dots ".." between the filename and its extension when creating or editing .ZPD files. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.14 컴> Major Problem Fix A problem was fixed where data loss could occur if the compressed file was stored on a floppy diskette, and selective extraction or selective exclusion was enabled. 컴> More Extensive Error Trapping ZIP'R Pro has been updated with some new error trapping screens in the IN Command, Program, and OUT Command execution routines. If an error occurs, ZIP'R Pro traps the error and prompts the user whether to continue or not. Page 8 컴> New /CLEANUP option ZIP'R Pro now supports the use of a /CLEANUP command to erase all signal files from the ZIP'R Pro directory. This option should be used with care to ensure that no other processes are using ZIP'R Professional. If you are operating under a network or multitasker environment and have experienced hangs, you could have some leftover token (signal) files in your \ZIPRPRO sub-directory. Make sure no one else is using ZIP'R Pro and type ZIPRPRO /CLEANUP to erase all leftover signal files. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.13 컴> Maintenance Upgrade ZIP'R Pro has been updated with several minor changes. For a complete list of fixes, see the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.12 컴> Maintenance Upgrade ZIP'R Pro and the ZIF Editor Pro have been updated with even more extensive error trapping than before, and several (obscure) problems have been fixed. For a complete list of fixes, see the files ZIPRPRO.REV and ZIFPRO.REV. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.11 컴> Selective Exclusion! ZIP'R Pro now supports the selective exclusion of specific files from the program's compressed file. (Feature available for PKZIP / PKUNZIP only.) This feature can be useful to dramatically reduce the time required to compress and decompress a program. For more information, read the file ZIPRPRO.DOC. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.10 컴> Selective Extraction! ZIP'R Pro now supports the selective extraction of specific files from the program's compressed file. (Feature available for PKZIP / PKUNZIP only.) This feature can be useful to dramatically reduce the time required to compress and decompress a program. For more information, read the file ZIPRPRO.DOC. What's New in ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.00 컴> Initial Release of ZIP'R Pro Page 9 STSI proudly announces the release of ZIP'R Pro For DOS Version 1.00 into the shareware market! ZIP'R Pro is a spin-off of the product known as ZIP'R, but ZIP'R Pro is a complete rewrite in a new language, with tons of new features and enhancements. ZIP'R Pro allows users to have even more control over the compression, decompression, and execution of their programs. Compress programs to any drive, including floppies! Watch ZIP'R Pro fly through the compression process with update mode - now up to 10 times as fast! Use the online context-sensitive help in the ZIF Editor Pro for fast information about program features and options. Page 10