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Q20315: File: Differences Among Versions

Article: Q20315
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
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Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Version 1.00 to Version 1.01
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Copy protection dropped

Version 1.05 to Version 2.00
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- 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
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- Solved negative number problem (when 1.x files converted, negative numbers
  turning into positive numbers)

For System and hardware requirements for each version of File, query on the
following keywords:

  " File and history and updates " (without the quotation marks)

Additional query words:

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