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File contents
!Lister history file
Written by Paul F. Johnson
10th February 1998
Introduction
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Yeah, another history file. Snore snore. Then, some people like to know how
a program was developed - so for you types, here it is!
Vsn no.
+++++++
1.21 - Changed the saveas routine so that the output file would always
have the most up to date version number. This saves me a pile of
time having to recode the save routine every time it is changed!
1.20 - Added help and history files and in program displayer. Added code
to handle directories, applications and filetyped Archive (&DDC)
so that it doesn't crash. Included a couple of error trappers
and a warning system when the max number of scan files is
reached
1.17 - Finalised the directory code and debugged the counter.
1.15 - Bug fixes and window redesigned. Added the first error trapper
1.13 - First usable version with drag and drop save box.
1.12 - Fully working version with save to an internal directory
1.10 - Version which worked, but had some nasty glitches (it could
jump 10 on the counter without seeing that many files!)
1.08 - Bug fixes, more stable than 1.06, but not very good. Had a
knack of crashing on save.
1.07 - Halfway house. It looked okay, but didn't do much. That said,
coding up to this point was only 21 minutes!
1.04 - First compiled version. I know it should be given the version
number 1.00, but I had been messing a lot with the code, and
anyway, who wrote that rule!
1.00 - The beginning.
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PFJ
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