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File: Differences Among Versions

Article ID: 20315

Article Last Modified on 7/30/2001

This article was previously published under Q20315

SUMMARY

The following is a description of the major differences in the various versions of File.

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Version 1.00 to Version 1.01

LaserWriter output optimized
Third-party fonts now recognized (ID<512)
Number of fonts listed in dialog box increased from 20 to 32

Version 1.01 to Version 1.02

File structure change instituted, making the new version more reliable
Scrolling problem corrected (very large header causing a System error when scrolled)
Find problem corrected (not recognizing comma [,] as OR operator)
Compatible with Finder 4.1 (pressing RETURN in the form causing crash when scrolled; open dialog box now opens rather than crashes)
Support of nonejectable hard drive
New copy-protection scheme
Hard disk installation (same as Excel)

Version 1.02 to Version 1.04

Enhanced interaction with LaserWriter
Corrected leap year date problem (not recognizing leap year date 2/29 unless it was current date)

Version 1.04 to Version 1.05

Copy protection dropped

Version 1.05 to Version 2.00

16 times faster than 1.05
Enhanced compatibility with Word's print merge feature
Support custom sizes on ImageWriter
Multicolumn mailing labels
Computed date fields
AppleShare network compatibility
Automatically indexes text, number and date fields
Includes AutoMac III (until July, 1990)

Version 2.00 to Maintenance Release 2.00a

Solved negative number problem (when 1.x files converted, negative numbers turning into positive numbers)

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File and history and updates

Keywords: KB20315