Changeset 1693

Timestamp:

Aug 12, 2013, 12:36:48 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

Gregg Young

Message:

Instruction for creating a new archiver definition in Archiver.bb2 using an archive of the new type as a template. Ticket 21

File:

• trunk/dll/ipf/config.ipf (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/dll/ipf/config.ipf

@@ -11 +11 @@
 .* 08 Jan 12 GKY Updated date formatting for ARCHIVER.BB2
 .* 01 Jan 13 GKY Added information about target directory as a drop target
+.* 11 Aug 13 GKY Steps for creating a new archive info entry using an exiting
+.*               archive of the new type as a template.
 .*
 .***********************************************************************
@@ -208 +210 @@
 it's too high, FM/2 finds no files. If it's "in range" but wrong, FM/2 gets
 the wrong fields for filenames.
+:p.
+This is also useful when creating a new archiver definition. Enter the ID, extension,
+signature, signature position and all the commands that a relevant to the 
+archiver you are installing. Don't change any of the position, startline, endline
+information. This will result in a warning not to rewrite archiver.bb2. Ignore the
+warning and rewrite the file. Then exit out and attempt to open an archive of the 
+type you just entered. The Archive List Error dialog select Edit archiver info.
+Follow the instructions in the paragraph above to complete the field position,
+startline and endline portions of the archiver info.
 :p.
 FM/2 can't do everything for you. You may still need to refer to your