This text file lists features and/or fixes that were not included
     in the latest revision of the TranScan v5.00 manual.  Also, see
     the BBS.DOC file for the latest information on running TranScan
     with your BBS software.

     Our phone numbers have changed!  Please make a note of the new
     numbers:

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        Fax..........................................913-232-5585
        BBS..........................................913-232-5586 (14.4)
                                                     913-232-5587 (28.8)

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    CONTENTS
    ~~~~~~~~

    Upgrade Patch Backup
    New General Features
    Installing with Wildcat v4.01
    New Wildcat v4.01+ Features
    Using TranScan with SCAN.EXE v2+ by McAfee & Associates
    General Problem Fixes
    Wildcat v4+ Problem Fixes
    Wildcat v3+ Problem Fixes
    PCBoard Problem Fixes
    GAP Problem Fixes


    Upgrade Patch Backup:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    All Upgrade patches now create a BACKUP of the original files in a
    BACKUP sub directory below your TranScan directory.  If TranScan
    updates the version of your TS5.CFG file it will also store a backup
    of this file there.  A UNPATCH.BAK file is also created.  To restore
    a backup rename the UNPATCH.BAK file to UNPATCH.BAT and then type
    UNPATCH.

    New General Features:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      o Simplified the "Load Config" and "Save Config." options. (5.11)
      o "GIF Integrity Testing [Internal]" defaults to ON if any of the
        other options that need it are on. (5.11)
      o Added support for RAR Archiver v1.51. (5.10)
      o Feature added so that "RTSCTS" can be used specifically instead
        of "T" on the "/Px" command line option. (5.10)
      o Memory requirements reduced substantially. (5.10)
      o Added option to "Default Compressor Set-Up" as follows:

        [ ] Convert Imbedded EXPAND Files.

        If this option is selected and "Compress Imbedded Compressed
        Files" is selected then the windows files will be converted to
        your default compression.  I recommend that you DO NOT select
        this option because it WILL mess up the INSTALL process for
        these windows files.  But, the option is there! (5.09)
      o Optimized the central routine and saved approximately 1/3 second
        per file processed including internal files. THAT IS FAST! (5.08)
      o Completely rewrote the GIF testing routines. (5.08)
      o Rewrote routines for testing YoungestEXE and OldestEXE. (5.08)
      o Decreased mandatory memory consumption considerably.  Of course
        the less memory it has available the SLOWER it will perform.  If
        you have extra memory it will take full advantage of it. (5.08)
      o Added additional logging to the Date Testing.  It will now log
        the name of the file and the filedate that failed the date
        testing. (5.08)
      o Improved error reporting in TS5.ERR file.  It now includes the
        program, version, date, time, memory, and error message. (5.08)
      o Added a spinning propellor to the STATUS line when TranScan is
        calculating the initial CRC value during DUPE testing. (5.08)
      o Sorted the BBS List in the "BBS Set-Up". (5.08)
      o Added the following replacement macros that can be used in the
        display files and Extended File Descriptions:

             @YOUNGEXE@       Youngest EXE File Date
             @OLDEXE@         Oldest EXE File Date
             @YOUNGFNAME@     Youngest File Name
             @OLDFNAME@       Oldest File Name
             @YOUNGEXEFNAME@  Youngest EXE File Name
             @OLDEXEFNAME@    Oldest EXE File Name
             @GIFRES@         GIF Resolution
             @TODAY@          Today's Date
             @CURRENT@        Current Time

        (5.08)
      o In BBS Set-Up when you change the path to the "Main BBS Config."
        it also changes the "Activity Log" path. (5.07)
      o In BBS Set-Up when Drop file is "NONE" the Drop File Path is
        protected. (5.07)
      o Added the following ZIP signature:  'MZő'^A^^' '^A (5.07)
      o Added support for @NODE@ in the TS5.LST and TS5.LOG files in the
        "File Path Set-Up".  For example you can now have "TS5_LST.@NODE@"
        or "TS5_LOG.@NODE@" and TranScan will write seperate files for
        each node.  This will avoid potential SHARE violations.
        "TS5_LST.@NODE@" and "TS5_LOG.@NODE@" are now the default too. (5.07)
      o Added support for environment variables like %WCNODEID% in all
        file paths.  Macros work too.  The possibilities are now endless.
        For example you could create seperate file comments for each node
        on your BBS. (5.07)
      o Added feature to "Msg. Set-Up" that allows you to "Do Not send
        THANKS messages" to users. (5.07)
      o Added support for DLLs in Date Testing and Stamping.  TranScan now
        evaluates OldestEXE and YoungestEXE based on the presence of files
        in this order:  EXE, COM, DLL, BAT. (5.07)
      o Added support for EXPAND.EXE which is available with DOS 5+ for
        extracting many WINDOWS files. (5.07)
      o Added support for Integrity Master virus scanner by Wolfgang
        Stiller. (5.07)
      o Added the TS5.EL file which is a list of external program error
        codes and their meaning.  If this file is present in the same
        directory as TS5.EXE it will display a verbal reason for the
        errorlevel instead of just the errorlevel.  For example, if SCAN.EXE
        exits with an errorlevel of "8" and the TS5.EL file is present it
        would display:

        SCAN.EXE Error: SCAN.DAT or NAMES.DAT file missing (8)

        instead of:

        SCAN.EXE Error: 8

        This will be displayed on the Status line, in the TS5.LOG or
        TS5_LOG.x file, and in the TS5.BAD file.  It is hoped that many
        of you will be able to understand and correct the problem without
        a costly call to our tech support number. (5.07)
      o TranScan now detects the TS5_LST.x file when you enter menu mode
        and prompts you to do your OFF-LINE processing NOW. (5.06)
      o TranScan now detects the TS5.BAD file (which includes more info
        now too) and prompts you do display it to determine why files
        failed recently. (5.06)
      o Many Set-Up screens now use red asterisks (*) beside filenames to
        indicate "File Not Found". (5.06)
      o TranScan now displays ASCII if the caller is not ANSI or RIP. (5.06)
      o Added a TranScan Quick Scan utility TS5Q.EXE that will quickly
        add files to the duplicate file database.  See TS5Q.DOC for
        more information. (5.05)
      o A number of routines were optimized to provide even more speed to
        TranScan. (5.05)
      o Many improvements were made to the GIF/JPG processing routines.
        One option added is the ability to STRIP the GIF comment from the
        GIF file.  Also added was the displaying of GIF Resolution and
        whether or not the file was GIFLited in the TS5.LOG file. (5.05)
      o Changes were made to routines affecting the TS5.DID and TS5.LST
        files.  These included writing the NEW filename of the files
        converted to these lists instead of the original file name.  Failed
        files are NOT written to the TS5.DID list. (5.05)
      o Improved DUPE testing.  When a file is failed for DUPEs the
        percentage of DUPEs is reported in the TS5.LOG file.  Failed files
        are not added to the DUPE database. (5.05)
      o On Picklists TranScan displays the filename (i.e. "PKZIP.EXE")
        even if you fill in the complete paths on the command lines. Direct
        addressing was also causing some eroneous "file path not found"
        messages. (5.03)
      o Added a waring bell that sounds on the local console every time a
        file is failed.  This bell can be turned off from the command line
        with the following switch:

             /NOBELL

      o Added ALT-L as a hot key available from any menu or configuration
        screen.  This hot key instantly displays the TS5.LOG file which
        is filled with helpful information about every file processed. (5.03)
      o Improved and optimized date testing routines. (5.03)
      o Added two new command line switches:

             /NOXMS  tells TranScan to NOT use XMS memory
             /NOEMS  tells TranScan to NOT use EMS memory

        (5.02)
      o Display Drop File type on Configuration Menu.
      o Added support for two new environment variables. (5.00)

        SET TSCFG=
        ----------
        You can include this environment variable before running TranScan
        to use a different TranScan configurtion file.  Just include the
        full path and filename to the new configuration file.  TranScan
        will create this file if it does not exist and you can configure it.
        For example:

        SET TSCFG=C:\WC30\TS5A.CFG

        SET TSPORT=
        -----------
        You can include this environment variable before running your BBS
        in a multi-none environment so that when TranScan runs it receives
        the correct port information for that node.  The command parameters
        are exactly like those for the command line:

        SET TSPORT=P<com>[,Base][,IRQ][,RtsCts]

        For example:

        SET TSPORT=P2,$02F8,3,T

    Installing with Wildcat v4.01:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Installing TranScan with Wildcat v4.01 is incrediby simple if you
      follow these guidelines:

      1.  Let TranScan create all batch files for you.  You should NOT
          have a FILEDESC.BAT file (no RUN files either).  You SHOULD
          have a SCANFILE.BAT file (no RUN files) and it should say:

               <drive:><path>TS5.EXE %1

      2.  Your POSTCALL.BAT should include the line:

               <drive:><path>TS5.EXE /L

      3.  In TranScan's BBS Set-Up make sure you select Wildcat v4+,
          DOOR.SYS, and that your "Main BBS Config. file" is correct.

      4.  For the messages to work properly you MUST copy the *.IMP
          files (that were in the MSG.ZIP file) to your MSG directory.
          If you have never used the Wildcat *.IMP feature I strongly
          suggest you read page 223 of your Wildcat v4 manual.  This
          is one of the best features in Wildcat (and it's been there
          for years, too).

    New Wildcat v4.01+ Features:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      o From the "BBS Set-Up"  screen "DROP File Path" is now hidden when
        Wildcat v4+ is selected because it SHOULD be BLANK. (5.11)
      o For best results you should run TranScan in your SCANFILE.BAT and
        NOT in your FILEDESC.BAT.  Your SCANFILE.BAT should be ONLY one
        line as follows:

             <drive:><path>TS5.EXE %1

        You can run TranScan from your FILEDESC.BAT with the same command
        line but many options will be forced OFF-LINE.  If you run it in
        the FILEDESC.BAT you SHOULD NOT have a SCANFILE.BAT at all.
        Regardless of which method you choose you should run TranScan from
        your POSTCALL.BAT with the following command line:

             <drive:><path>TS5.EXE /L

        Or you can get a little fancier by checking for the existence of
        the TS5_LST.x file as follows:

           IF EXIST <drive:><path>TS5_LST.%WCNODEID% <drive:><path>TS5.EXE /L

        (5.11)
      o TranScan WILL NOT allow ON-LINE converting if run in the
        FILEDESC.BAT.  It will force the creation of the TS5_LST.x file
        so you will have to run TS5 /L in your POSTCALL.BAT or a daily
        event.  It will export the FILE_ID.DIZ to the NODEx directory but
        it WILL NOT however export GIF Descriptions or Resolutions in
        the FILEDESC.BAT.  It is also no longer necessary to have a
        SCANFILE.BAT if you run TS5.EXE in the FILEDESC.BAT.  Why?  If
        a file fails then TranScan creates a SCANFILE.RUN file in the
        proper NODEx directory as follows:

             ECHO File Failed!>SCANFILE.BAD
             DEL SCANFILE.RUN

        This also eliminates the need to run the SCANFILE.RUN/BAT unless
        the file has actually failed.  Of course you need to delete your
        SCANFILE.BAT for this to work correctly.  If you do not delete
        your SCANFILE.BAT then TranScan will create a SCANFILE.RUN in the
        proper NODEx directory as follows:

             DEL SCANFILE.RUN

        This insures that your original SCANFILE.BAT is not run. (5.11)
      o Now about the messages.  If ANY processing is to be done OFF-LINE
        the messages will be sent only OFF-LINE. Why?  If a problem occurs
        OFF-LINE you would hate to send them a "Thank You" message and
        then send them a "File Failed!" message. (5.11)
      o Feature added to provide messages to callers even if ALL processing
        is completed OFF-LINE.  Message is addressed to the person who
        "Uploaded" the file. (5.10)
      o TranScan now scans uploads that have been "Overwritten".  In
        other words, if it detects that the file is being scanned ON-LINE
        and the file already appears in the TS5.DID list it will go ahead
        and process it, however, it will temporarily turn of DUPE testing
        for that file. (5.11)
      o TranScan now looks for "No description left by" in the short
        description and WILL NOT create a DESC.SDI file if this description
        is the only one present. (5.11)


    Using TranScan with SCAN.EXE v2+ by McAfee & Associates:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      The correct command line for using TranScan with the new SCAN.EXE
      by McAfee is as follows:

      SCAN.EXE ~F /NOMEM /SUB /STD

      If you want ALL files and not just executable files scanned then
      remove the /STD.  There is also a command line option /FAST that
      will speed up the scan but it might miss a few viruses.  Use this
      option at your own risk.  /NOPAUSE and /NOEXPIRE or no longer
      supported in this new version of SCAN.EXE.

      If after changing this command line you receive a

           SCAN.EXE error: A VirusScan database *.DAT file corrupted (2)

      then you probably have an older copy of SCAN.EXE on your system.
      Remove the older version.

      Another common error message is

           SCAN.EXE error: SCAN.DAT or NAMES.DAT file missing (8)

      The new version of SCAN must have the SCAN.EXE, SCAN.DAT, and
      NAMES.DAT files in the same directory to work properly.  The older
      version of SCAN only required SCAN.EXE.

    General Problem Fixes:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      o Corrected problem with GIF/JPG conversion routines.  They were
        causing some runtime errors and occasional lock-ups. (5.10)
      o For non archive files if one of the date macros was used in the
        extended description the date would be blank.  It will now display
        the original file date instead. (5.10)
      o Added routines to check for invalid DROP file path.  It would
        sometimes lockup if a user defined a drop file path including
        "%" environment variables that had not been defined. (5.10)
      o Fixed the EXPAND feature. (5.09)
      o Fixed several problems in the "GIF Integrity Test [Internal]"
        routines. (5.09)
      o Minor change to overlay routines to recognize the overlay path.
        This should help some network users who have unusual drive
        mappings. (5.08)
      o TranScan used to lock up if some of the config. fields were
        blank. (5.08)
      o Fixed the problem with the EXPAND.EXE command lines.  They should
        now read: EXPAND.EXE ~A ~E (5.08)
      o Fixed a problem with TranScan locking up before exiting if the
        caller is ASCII. (5.08)
      o When using TBScan and IMScan (which use the full screen) TranScan
        was updating the whole screen except the filename in the little
        floppy disk and the clock.  It now does both as it redraws the
        screen. (5.08)
      o Adding full path information to any program in the set-up was
        causing problems. (5.08)
      o If a file FAILS for any reason the entries will no longer be
        added to the duplicate file database. (5.08)
      o /CFG: switch was conflicting with the /C<ext> switch. (5.07)
      o /C<ext> would not keep the default value if <ext> was not
        valid. (5.07)
      o Imbedded GIF/JPG files are no longer compressed or converted. (5.07)
      o ARJ/ZIP comments are no longer added to imbedded files. (5.07)
      o Now always assumes ANSI caller unless DROP file specifies
        ASCII. (5.07)
      o Removed the "Save" button from all sub-menu screens like "File
        Desc. Set-Up", "Msg. Set-Up", "Comressors", "UnComressors", and
        "Signatures".  You must SAVE the settings at the MAIN screens. (5.07)
      o Corrected the problem where TranScan was not deleting ReadOnly
        files from temporary directories. (5.07)
      o Corrected problem where TranScan was not deleting recursed
        directories more than one level deap from temporary directory. (5.07)
      o When saving a config. if there is not enough memory to open the
        file selector it will default to the current config. file. (5.07)
      o Some GIF and JPG files were not being identified based on their
        signatures.  These files are identified by their extensions now
        too. (5.05)
      o Fixed problem where date testing was not always ignored on GIF
        and JPG files when that option was checked. (5.05)
      o Fixed a "Heap Leak" problem in the ZIP comment routines. (This
        is the problem many of you reported where TranScan slowly ran
        out of memory). (5.04)
      o TranScan was converting imbedded archives regardless of the
        configuration settings. (5.03)
      o Several RunTime Errors were fixed. (5.02)
      o  "Swap file not found." error fixed.  This was caused when
         SCAN.EXE, PKUNZIP.EXE, etc. were found in the same directory
         that TranScan was started from. (5.01)
      o  Run Time Error 204 at 1087:0669 fixed. (5.01)
      o  Message Conference in BBS Set-Up was not saved correctly. (5.01)
      o  GIF Descriptions were not being imported correctly. (5.01)
      o  GIFLite, GIF2JPG and JPG2GIF were not being processed off-line
         even if this option is selected. (5.01)
      o  GIF file date test method was not ignored even when this option
         was selected. (5.01)
      o  In "Default Compressor Set-Up" the "Editor" button was not working
         at the "Fail Archives with files in this list" prompt. (5.01)
      o  If "Convert Imbedded Compressed Files" was off TranScan would
         not recompress files either.  This also caused files in the
         TS5.DEL list not to be deleted. (5.01)
      o  COM output was not always displaying in some Non-Standard IRQ
         situations. (5.01)

    Wildcat v4+ Problem Fixes:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      o Fixed problem caused by a bug in OS/2 Warp. (5.10)
      o Added new routines from MSI for Wildcat v4.01.  TranScan should
        now work with the msg locking provided to allow wcPACK to work
        while the BBS is still up. (5.10)
      o Fixed problem where TranScan would not send messages if any
        conference other than "0" was used. (5.10)
      o Files converted by GIF2JPG or JPG2GIF should now be updated in
        the database correctly. (5.10)
      o Fixed a problem where TranScan was not finding the UserID number
        when Orphan files were added to the database. (5.08)
      o Corrected problem updating Wildcat file database when adding and
        converting orphan files at the same time. (5.08)
      o "(AddFile) IsamError=0" in the TS5.ERR file was actually a NO
        ERROR situtation.  It is no longer reported. (5.08)
      o Corrected problem with messages not always sent to the user. (5.08)
      o LASTCALL file for sending only one THANKS.IMP message was not
        working correctly with Wildcat v4. (5.08)
      o TranScan v5.06 was released just one day before MSI released
        actual source code to 3rd party developers.  In TranScan v5.07
        we have replaced all our code with theirs with the hope of being
        100% compatible. (5.07)
      o Maximum Short Description for Wildcat changed back to 60.
      o Extra lines in Long Description were not added correctly. (5.07)
      o Extra long FILE_ID.DIZ files (over 15 lines) will no longer add
        strange garbage to your file database. (5.07)
      o Corrected logic so that offline processing completes ALL tasks. (5.07)
      o In BBS Set-Up changed WC4's default "Main BBS Config." to
        "C:\WILDCAT\MAKEWILD.DAT" instead of "C:\WC40\MAKEWILD.DAT". (5.07)
      o In BBS Set-Up changed WC4's default "Activity Log" to
        "C:\WILDCAT\ACTIVITY.@NODE@ instead of
        "C:\WC40\ACTIVITY.@NODE@". (5.07)
      o TranScan now handles the SET WCMDM= environment variable even if
        it includes a file path or extension (which, BTW, it should
        not). (5.07)
      o TranScan was leaving an extra space at the beginning of the long
        and short description.  It will no longer do this. (5.07)
      o  TranScan would lock up durring local upload. (5.01)
      o  Wildcat Status Line showed "(LOCAL)" even when caller was
         not local. (5.01)
      o  GIF Resolution when "Right" was selected was not formatting
         correctly. (5.01)
      o  "Min. Security Level" option on BBS Set-Up was not working
         correctly. (5.01)


    Wildcat v3+ Problem Fixes:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      o It seems that MSI used the same constant names but different
        values between wc3 and wc4 in their provided source code.  So
        files failed in wc30 were marked "off-line" instead of "failed
        scan" like they should have been.  This has been corrected. (5.09)

    PCBoard Problem Fixes:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      o TranScan was not working properly in LOCAL mode. (5.06)
      o Messages were not being sent to users correctly through PPE. (5.05)
      o User description was being deleted if a FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI,
        or GIF comment description was not available for importing. (5.05)
      o Improved FOSSIL support for "Willie's Fossil Driver" used by
        many PCBoard SysOps. (5.03)
      o RIP Graphics was not properly detected for all callers. (5.03)
      o The UPDESC. file is now written to the right directory (%3)
        which insures that the FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI and GIF Comments
        are imported into the file listing. (5.02)
      o /CNONE is no longer necessary if you are using PCBoard 15.1+
        because PCBoard 15.1+ supports the converting of files
        during the PCBTEST.BAT process. (5.02)
      o If the "Drop File Path" is not defined in the TS5 "BBS Set-Up" it
        will default to the current directory.  This should work fine
        if you do not change directory before running TS5.EXE in your
        PCBTEST.BAT file. (5.02)
      o The TS5.PPL was not included in the original archive.  It will
        be created as you run the PATCH program. (5.02)

    GAP Problem Fixes:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      o  GAP passes a RIP id to DOOR.SYS if this option is turned on
         from GAP's configuration.  This allows the displaying of
         TranScan's RIP graphics display. (5.01)
      o  TranScan was occasionally creating an empty DESC.SDI even
         if there was not FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, or GIF Comment. (5.01)