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Renegade bug enhancements:
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1. The file/message area compression routines have been replaced
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completely. In the previous version the following variables,
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functions and procedures were utilized:
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VAR - "FileCompArray = ARRAY[0..4095] OF SET OF 0..7"
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VAR - "MsgCompArray = ARRAY[0..4095] OF SET OF 0..7"
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Procedure - "NewCompTables:
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Function - "CompFileArea(FArea: Integer): Integer"
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Function - "CompMsgArea(MArea: Integer): Integer"
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Function - "AFBase(FArea: Integer): Integer"
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Function - "AMBase(MArea: Integer): Integer"
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The FileCompArray/MsgCompArray were previously updated by the
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NewCompTables Procedure. The NewCompTables Procedure would
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simply read in all file/message areas and set a bit to on or off.
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The CompFileArea/CompMsgArea Functions would then display the proper
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File/Message area after counting from the first file/message area to
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the file/message area that needed to be displayed based on the user
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access and compression setting in System Configuration. The
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AFBase/AMBase Functions were utilized to return the proper file/message
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area after counting from the first file/message area to the
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file/message area the user actually selected based on the user access
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and compression settings in System Confguration.
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As you can see from the above discription, this required alot of
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memory to maintain the FileCompArray/MsgCompArray. It also required
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four functions for area number display and access. Not to mention
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that the real area number for both display and access had to be
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counted up to every time an area was displayed or accessed.
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The following varibales, functions and procedures are being
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utilized in this release:
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FILE - "FACT[Node].DAT" (Stored in the Node Temp Directory)
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FILE - "MACT[Node].DAT" (Stored in the Node Temp Directory)
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TYPE - "CompArrayType = ARRAY[0..1] OF INTEGER"
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VAR - "LowFileArea: Integer"
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VAR - "HighFileArea: Integer"
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VAR - "LowMsgArea: Integer"
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VAR - "HighMsgArea: Integer"
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Procedure - "NewCompTables"
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Function - "CompFileArea(FArea,ArrayNum: Integer): Integer"
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Function - "CompMsgArea(MArea,ArrayNum: Integer): Integer"
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Two new files (FACT[Node].DAT/MACT[Node].DAT have been created and
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are temporarily stored in the Node temp directory. A record of type
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ARRAY[0..1] OF Integer is the storage method utilized for the
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individual file areas. ARRAY 0 is utilized for storage of the
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file/message area to display and ARRAY 1 is utilized for the storage
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of the file/message area being accessed. Each record takes up 2 bytes
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of space on your harddrive and the above file will only contain
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records for the actual number of message/file areas you actually have
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available. Both of these files are created at user logon and updated
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at other appropriate times as Renegade requires and then deleted when
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the user logs off. The NewCompTables Procedure creates and updates
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the actual file/message area for display (ARRAY 0) and the actual
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file/message area to access (ARRAY 1). This saves on the need to
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have the FileCompArray/MsgCompArray and the need for the
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CompFileArea/CompMsgArea And AFBase/AMBAse to count everytime
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from 1 to the file/message area displayed or accessed. The
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CompFileArea/CompMsgArea Functions have been modified to access the
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record contained in the FACT[Node].DAT/MACT[Node].DAT file for the
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file/message area being display/accessed. This eliminated the need
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for the AFBase/AMBase Functions. CompFileArea(FArea,0) or
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CompMsgArea(FArea,0) is called to obtained the display area number
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and CompFileArea(FArea,1) or CompMsgArea(FArea,1) is called for
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the area number to access. NewCompTables will now also return the
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LowFileArea, HighFile, LowMsgArea & HighMsgArea for trapping correct
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or incorrect file/message area user input.
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As you can see, this enhancement saved alot of memory. Display and
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access to a file/message areas should now be faster. Adding the
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low/high File/Messae variables will also help trap user input errors.
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