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| File size: | 0709 bytes |
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File contents
STRIPPER
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Written by Paul F. Johnson, Sept 1997
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Version history
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This is only meant as a rough guide to how the program was put together. As
always, it starts with the most recent version.
Vsn 1.27 - Tidied up the info window and wrote the help and history files.
Fixed a small & annoying bug which meant it would give an error
at the end of each process run. Tested the program with 5
directories of jpegs - no problems found.
Vsn 1.25 - Altered some of the code so that the program "explains" what it
is doing via the second (large) window.
Vsn 1.24 - Entered code to deal with the help/history files and also the
window.
Vsn 1.20 - Problems with the strip routine, sorted them out though :-)
Vsn 1.19 - Load routing fixed.
Vsn 1.18 - Problems with the load routine. The program would only record
the final filename loaded. Not much use!. Fixed a problem I had
with loading single/less than a directory worth of files.
Vsn 1.14 - The strip routine is tested. Looks fine.
Vsn 1.10 - Decided to have a second window to show me the files being
loaded.
Vsn 1.07 - Load routine crap, but it works.
Vsn 1.04 - Finished coding the tester version. Didn't work. The loader was
shot as was the stripper.
Vsn 1.00 - Thursday night, just copied 5 directories worth of jpegs to the
HD and can't be bothered sitting there and renaming the lot by
hand. Thinks - write a WB program to do it for me!
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PFJ 26/9/97
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Johnson, Sept | 00000090 31 39 39 37 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |1997. | 000000a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d | -----| 000000b0 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |----------------| * 000000d0 0a 0a 56 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 68 69 73 74 6f 72 |..Version histor| 000000e0 79 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |y.==============| 000000f0 3d 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 |=..This is only | 00000100 6d 65 61 6e 74 20 61 73 20 61 20 72 6f 75 67 68 |meant as a rough| 00000110 20 67 75 69 64 65 20 74 6f 20 68 6f 77 20 74 68 | guide to how th| 00000120 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 77 61 73 20 70 75 |e program was pu| 00000130 74 20 74 6f 67 65 74 68 65 72 2e 20 41 73 0a 61 |t together. As.a| 00000140 6c 77 61 79 73 2c 20 69 74 20 73 74 61 72 74 73 |lways, it starts| 00000150 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 72 | with the most r| 00000160 65 63 65 6e 74 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a |ecent version...| 00000170 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 32 37 20 2d 20 54 69 64 69 65 |Vsn 1.27 - Tidie| 00000180 64 20 75 70 20 74 68 65 20 69 6e 66 6f 20 77 69 |d up the info wi| 00000190 6e 64 6f 77 20 61 6e 64 20 77 72 6f 74 65 20 74 |ndow and wrote t| 000001a0 68 65 20 68 65 6c 70 20 61 6e 64 20 68 69 73 74 |he help and hist| 000001b0 6f 72 79 20 66 69 6c 65 73 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 |ory files.. | 000001c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 46 69 78 65 64 20 61 20 73 6d | Fixed a sm| 000001d0 61 6c 6c 20 26 20 61 6e 6e 6f 79 69 6e 67 20 62 |all & annoying b| 000001e0 75 67 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 6d 65 61 6e 74 20 69 |ug which meant i| 000001f0 74 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 67 69 76 65 20 61 6e 20 |t would give an | 00000200 65 72 72 6f 72 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |error. | 00000210 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 65 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 65 | at the end of e| 00000220 61 63 68 20 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 20 72 75 6e 2e |ach process run.| 00000230 20 54 65 73 74 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 | Tested the prog| 00000240 72 61 6d 20 77 69 74 68 20 35 0a 20 20 20 20 20 |ram with 5. | 00000250 20 20 20 20 20 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 69 65 | directorie| 00000260 73 20 6f 66 20 6a 70 65 67 73 20 2d 20 6e 6f 20 |s of jpegs - no | 00000270 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 2e 0a |problems found..| 00000280 0a 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 32 35 20 2d 20 41 6c 74 65 |.Vsn 1.25 - Alte| 00000290 72 65 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 |red some of the | 000002a0 63 6f 64 65 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 |code so that the| 000002b0 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 22 65 78 70 6c 61 69 | program "explai| 000002c0 6e 73 22 20 77 68 61 74 20 69 74 0a 20 20 20 20 |ns" what it. | 000002d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 69 73 20 64 6f 69 6e 67 20 | is doing | 000002e0 76 69 61 20 74 68 65 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 28 |via the second (| 000002f0 6c 61 72 67 65 29 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2e 0a 0a |large) window...| 00000300 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 32 34 20 2d 20 45 6e 74 65 72 |Vsn 1.24 - Enter| 00000310 65 64 20 63 6f 64 65 20 74 6f 20 64 65 61 6c 20 |ed code to deal | 00000320 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 68 65 6c 70 2f 68 69 |with the help/hi| 00000330 73 74 6f 72 79 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 61 6e 64 20 |story files and | 00000340 61 6c 73 6f 20 74 68 65 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |also the. | 00000350 20 20 20 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2e 0a 0a 56 73 6e | window...Vsn| 00000360 20 31 2e 32 30 20 2d 20 50 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 | 1.20 - Problems| 00000370 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 73 74 72 69 70 20 | with the strip | 00000380 72 6f 75 74 69 6e 65 2c 20 73 6f 72 74 65 64 20 |routine, sorted | 00000390 74 68 65 6d 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 |them out though | 000003a0 3a 2d 29 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |:-). | 000003b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | * 000003e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 31 | .Vsn 1.1| 000003f0 39 20 2d 20 4c 6f 61 64 20 72 6f 75 74 69 6e 67 |9 - Load routing| 00000400 20 66 69 78 65 64 2e 0a 0a 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 31 | fixed...Vsn 1.1| 00000410 38 20 2d 20 50 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 20 77 69 74 |8 - Problems wit| 00000420 68 20 74 68 65 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 72 6f 75 74 69 |h the load routi| 00000430 6e 65 2e 20 54 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 |ne. 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Fixed a p| 00000490 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 20 49 20 68 61 64 0a 20 20 20 |roblem I had. | 000004a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 77 69 74 68 20 6c 6f 61 | with loa| 000004b0 64 69 6e 67 20 73 69 6e 67 6c 65 2f 6c 65 73 73 |ding single/less| 000004c0 20 74 68 61 6e 20 61 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 | than a director| 000004d0 79 20 77 6f 72 74 68 20 6f 66 20 66 69 6c 65 73 |y worth of files| 000004e0 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 56 |.. .V| 000004f0 73 6e 20 31 2e 31 34 20 2d 20 54 68 65 20 73 74 |sn 1.14 - The st| 00000500 72 69 70 20 72 6f 75 74 69 6e 65 20 69 73 20 74 |rip routine is t| 00000510 65 73 74 65 64 2e 20 4c 6f 6f 6b 73 20 66 69 6e |ested. Looks fin| 00000520 65 2e 0a 0a 56 73 6e 20 31 2e 31 30 20 2d 20 44 |e...Vsn 1.10 - D| 00000530 65 63 69 64 65 64 20 74 6f 20 68 61 76 65 20 61 |ecided to have a| 00000540 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 74 | second window t| 00000550 6f 20 73 68 6f 77 20 6d 65 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 |o show me the fi| 00000560 6c 65 73 20 62 65 69 6e 67 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 |les being. | 00000570 20 20 20 20 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 2e 0a 0a 56 73 | loaded...Vs| 00000580 6e 20 31 2e 30 37 20 2d 20 4c 6f 61 64 20 72 6f |n 1.07 - Load ro| 00000590 75 74 69 6e 65 20 63 72 61 70 2c 20 62 75 74 20 |utine crap, but | 000005a0 69 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 73 2e 0a 0a 56 73 6e 20 31 |it works...Vsn 1| 000005b0 2e 30 34 20 2d 20 46 69 6e 69 73 68 65 64 20 63 |.04 - Finished c| 000005c0 6f 64 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 74 65 73 74 65 72 |oding the tester| 000005d0 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2e 20 44 69 64 6e 27 74 | version. Didn't| 000005e0 20 77 6f 72 6b 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 | work. The loade| 000005f0 72 20 77 61 73 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |r was. | 00000600 20 73 68 6f 74 20 61 73 20 77 61 73 20 74 68 65 | shot as was the| 00000610 20 73 74 72 69 70 70 65 72 2e 0a 0a 56 73 6e 20 | stripper...Vsn | 00000620 31 2e 30 30 20 2d 20 54 68 75 72 73 64 61 79 20 |1.00 - Thursday | 00000630 6e 69 67 68 74 2c 20 6a 75 73 74 20 63 6f 70 69 |night, just copi| 00000640 65 64 20 35 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 69 65 73 |ed 5 directories| 00000650 20 77 6f 72 74 68 20 6f 66 20 6a 70 65 67 73 20 | worth of jpegs | 00000660 74 6f 20 74 68 65 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |to the. | 00000670 20 20 48 44 20 61 6e 64 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 62 | HD and can't b| 00000680 65 20 62 6f 74 68 65 72 65 64 20 73 69 74 74 69 |e bothered sitti| 00000690 6e 67 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 61 6e 64 20 72 65 6e |ng there and ren| 000006a0 61 6d 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6c 6f 74 20 62 79 |aming the lot by| 000006b0 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 68 61 6e 64 |. hand| 000006c0 2e 20 54 68 69 6e 6b 73 20 2d 20 77 72 69 74 65 |. Thinks - write| 000006d0 20 61 20 57 42 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 74 6f | a WB program to| 000006e0 20 64 6f 20 69 74 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 65 21 0a 0a | do it for me!..| 000006f0 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 50 46 4a |------------.PFJ| 00000700 20 32 36 2f 39 2f 39 37 0a | 26/9/97.| 00000709
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