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NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 3.05

     -     3d Dialogs and controls
     -     Redesign/improved ease of use to all dialogs


NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 3.06

     -     Internal bug fixes


NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 3.07

     -     Configuration of compressed file name extensions ie .EXE to .EX_
     -     Correction of bug which sometimes prevented SaveAs and New
           dialogs working
     -     Configuration of temporary file directory now possible
     -     Correction of bug during build: if source file was not found,
           error message was corrupt where it refered to the source file name
     -     Correction of bug at end of build: copying of script file did
           not delete the dummy script file first resulting in an incorrect
           space availability check and the script file not being placed on
           the first disk
     -     Ability to specify target directory in addition to the current
           drive letter feature. Enables install procedures to be built on
           your hard disk
     -     Correction of bug which caused the first file overwrite
           confirmation message in an install procedure to be correct, but
           subsequent ones to have the file name at the start of the message
           instead of in place of the '$' substitution marker
     -     New/larger toolbar buttons
     -     6 extra 'user code' sections
     -     Now supports files larger than the size of diskettes (unlike
           many alternative products) and splits them across multiple
           diskettes. Also handles compressed files split across multiple
           diskettes. Much more efficient use of diskette space


NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 3.08

     -     Now supports background 'advertising' bitmaps during application
           installation - for company logos etc or a default shaded backdrop
           Supported by completely new 'Backdrop Display' dialog in Setup
           Builder
     -     Nested calling of script files from within script files
     -     MakeIcon() extended to allow setting of icon, and default path
           and supported in 'File Attributes' dialog in Setup Builder
     -     Bug fix: Overwrite confirmation message wrong way round - it
           refered to overwriting the file on the diskette with that on the
           hard disk. Now fixed. Code which actually copied files was always
           Ok even though the message was wrong.
     -     Bug fix: Pressing 'Cancel' after pressing 'Build' caused program
           to lock. Now fixed.
     -     Confirm overwrite and check useage files now appear in the gauge
     -     Bug fix: MakeIcon() had problems if command had parameters which
           included a comma - Progman DDE took the comma as the next
           parameter and created a completely incorrect icon
     -     Backdrop shading now light at top, dark at bottom to conform with
           Microsoft design standards

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 3.09

     -     Now supports User Defined dialogs with new functions:
                 CreateDialog
                 CreateControl
                 DestroyDialog
                 SetFocus
                 CentreDialog
     -     Extra toolbar icons added
     -     Visual Basic .MAK project import facility added
     -     Now supplied with Sample projects and script files which are
           also documented in the help file
     -     Cut/Copy/Paste added to main application window
     -     Setup About dialog copyright text can now be changed
     -     Cut/Copy/Paste added to user code dialog
     -     Number of files limit increased to 1024 for registered versions
     -     User can now configure 'Initialising xxx Setup...' message when
           SETUP.EXE is first run
     -     Script language file opening/reading/writing enhanced to allow
           10 files to be open at a time instead of the previous one for
           reading and one for writing

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 4.00

     -     Auto language translation for in-built dialog box buttons added.
           Languages supported:
                 US English
                 UK English
                 French
                 German
     -     Shared File Registry functions added:
                 Register
                 UnRegister
     -     Shared File Registry now used by Setup Builder created scripts
     -     New standard dialog template added to DialogBox function:
                 DEINSTALL
     -     De-Install procedure completely re-written and significantly
           enhanced so that it is now automatically created with the user
           not needing to write script code as before
     -     All dialog text can now be changed by the user - defaults to
           appropriate language translation (English, French or German)
     -     Target disk space availability checked at install time
     -     OpenIn/Out and CloseIn/Out functions replaced with Open and
           Close functions which have in turn been extended to allow up
           to 10 files to be opened at a time instead of the old one for
           input and one for output at a time
     -     ReadLine/WriteLine functions modified to support above file
           handling changes
     -     Hourglass now displays during all time consuming processing
     -     SETUP.EXE and INSTALL.EXE now placed on first target diskette
           at build time so that the user can start an installtion with
           either SETUP or INSTALL
     -     Help File documentation udpdated
     -     Bug Fix: INST.EXE couldn't handle files being copied to
                    directories with a point in eg an attempt to copy a
                    file to C:\TEST.TMP\TEST.DAT would fail. Now fixed.
     -     Bug Fix: Cut file facility corrupted the current project.
                    Caused by a failure of _mktemp to create the
                    clipboard temporary file name. Now fixed.
     -     New feature added to allow the user to manually encrypt or
           un-encrypt a script file
     -     Short sight: Prompt text which asks the user at install time
                        about building a program manager group was not
                        available to change in the project dialog text
                        dialog. It now is.
     -     Install/De-Install now removes itself from a H/D once it has
           completed. It formally left a few files in \WINDOWS\TEMP. The
           directory however is not removed because many applications use
           \WINDOWS\TEMP as a temporary file directory
     -     Default text for prompt to create Program manager group and icons
           did not have a French translation. Now added.
     -     Facility to import external component files from third party
           products added eg Run-Time support files such as VBRUN300.DLL
           and Microsoft Access
     -     *** IMPORTANT NOTE: *** Escape character for special characters
           changed from \ to ^ as it caused all kinds of user confusion and
           incompatibilities with directory and file names starting with
           numbers. This change may impact any strings you have used in your
           scripts which have Escape sequences for non-ASCII characters
           embedded in them. See the 'Standards and Notations' help,
           'Strings' section in the script language help file for more
           information
     -     GetBackupName() function added
     -     Bug Fix: De-install script code was still using \ as the escape
                    character. Should be ^ Now fixed in Setup Builder which
                    created the script code incorrectly.
           Bug Fix: De-Install facility did not unprotect protected files
                    before trying to delete them, consequently a de-install
                    did not work.
     -     Bug Fix: File encryption caused German umlaute u () character
                    252 not to be unencrypted properly due to a fault in the
                    algorithm used. It resulted in the character being
                    replaced by a carriage return (chr 13). Now fixed.
     -     Bug Fix: Copying a file in a script failed with a 'no space on
                    target disk' error message if the drive letter in the
                    file name was supplied in lower case. Now fixed.
     -     Bug Fix: De-install was deleting Program Manager group
                    %Application%. It should have been deleting the group
                    name specified in the Project/PM Group dialog. Now fixed
                    by a change to Setup Builder which created the script
                    incorrectly
     -     Ability to select the language to be used for an install procedure
           added. This replaces the 'auto' selection which wasn't wholly
           reliable and required the user to reconfigure Windows to build an
           install for another country. The user can now build different
           installs for different countries simply by choosing the language
           and not having to reconfigure Windows

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 4.01

     -     INST.EXE converted to use DDEML in DDE conversation with Program
           Manager instead of 'old-style' SDK message sending protocol
     -     Backdrop Preview facility added
     -     Multitasking added to build process
     -     Internal fixes
     -     Append mode added to file writing Open() function
     -     CLEANUP.EXE now put on first as well as last disks. This means
           that in a multi-disk install if you quit out before copying files
           you no longer get asked for the last disk
     -     New tab added to Project Attributes dialog so that the user can
           select whether to include the following files on the diskette:
                 SETUP.EXE
                 INSTALL.EXE
                 LZEXPAND.DLL
     -     Language support added for:
                 Italian
                 Spanish

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 4.01.002

     -     Minor bug fixes
     -     Icon text field size increased
     -     Application name field size increased
     -     GOTO statement processing changed. Result = significantly
           increased performance
     -     IMPORT.INI errors corrected for ODBCINST.DLL/,HLP, GRAPH.VBX
     -     Setup Builder now deletes its temporary files from WINDOWS\TEMP
           if Windows is shut down while Setup Builder is running. Previously
           the files didn't get deleted. Normal File/Exit however, has always
           deleted files correctly.

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 5.00.000 - Major Upgrade

     -     Some backdrop bitmaps cause a GPF. This is now handled as a
           proper run-time error. The interpreter only handles Windows DIB
           bitmaps and no other formats. A failure to recognise a bitmap
           was not being handled properly in older versions of SB. It now is.
     -     New functions added:
                 HideSetup()
                 AppendProfileString()
                 EndCopyFile()
     -     Optional installations facility added which enables you to give
           the installer the option of several different installations
           which each install the same or different files (configured by
           the developer)
     -     User Defined Objects feature added. This is a major change which
           now means that backdrops and user defined dialogs are considered
           as objects. Backdrops have been given a complete revamp in the
           process to make them much more flexible than in previous versions
           of SB. There is a completely new Object Manager facility which
           enables objects to be created/deleted/imported and well as all
           the controls within them maintained - the Object Editor.
     -     Cue Cards (ANA Bill Boards) added as an extention to the User
           Defined Object feature.                           
     -     Accelerator keys standardised with Windows conventions
     -     Setup Builder converted to an MDI application and build results
           window added
     -     Optional full file details in file list ie file size/date/time
     -     Abbreviated file attributes in file list dropped in favour of
           expanded form
     -     Modified so that DOSEXEC.PIF and COMPRESS.EXE/.TXT reside in the
           Setup Builder directory instead of WINDOWS\SYSTEM
     -     Progress gauge improved to update visibly correctly when mercury
           overwrites the text percentage
     -     The following functions have all been changed or dropped from the
           script language to accomodate the new 'cue card' system:
                 SetBackdropText()     Dropped
                 DestroyDialog()       Renamed to DestroyObject()
                 CentreDialog()        New parameters added, but still
                                       backwards compatible - parameters
                                       default to make backwards compatible.
                 ShowBackdrop()        Parameters completely changed
     -     ConfirmOverWrite() now uses VER.DLL to compare file versions. If
           a file doesn't have VER.DLL version info, the default date/time
           version check is done instead. Parameters changed.
     -     Default script file extension changed to .SCR. This is because
           some security and virus protection systems interfere with DOS and
           prevent directories such as \WINDOWS\TEMP (where SB installs are
           placed at install-time) being created. This caused a Setup
           Builder install to install its run-time in the Windows directory
           instead of WINDOWS\TEMP (the security/virus protection software
           must have masked an erroneous error code and returned success to
           SB, because it didn't fail - SB checks error return codes and
           would have failed if an error code was returned properly and
           not artificially masked), including its SETUP.INF script file
           which overwrote the SETUP.INF file used by the Windows Setup
           program in the Windows directory. This corrupted the entire
           Windows installation.
           Script file name extensions have be changed to avoid further
           conflict of this nature.
           Tip: Watch out for these security and virus protection products:
           they could interfere with your software too!
           There is no way around this problem except to disable the
           security/protection products before running an installation. You
           will find that ALL installation programs from other vendors will
           not be able to overcome security/virus protection products which
           prevent directories being created and files deleted.
     -     Script language can now read DOS environment variables as though
           they were normal script language variables.
     -     Dutch language support added
     -     Display a message in a window and carry on feature added
     -     Run-time interpreter now always compressed on diskette to leave
           maximum space for your files
     -     Progress gauge functionality extended with new script functions
     -     Bug Fix: Clipboard Paste feature had a bug in it which allowed a
                    file to be pasted into a project more than once. A file
                    can only be included in a project once. Now fixed.
     -     Registry functions added
     -     Bug Fix: Preview failed when the project script was set to be
                    encrypted. Half way through, the script ended up
                    encrypted which the interpreter couldn't handle, causing
                    the preview to fail.
     -     Bug Fix: Adding new files to project either via Project/Edit, 3rd
                    party components or VB import did not default the optional
                    install to 1. This caused the gauge at install time to
                    show 100% all the time! Now fixed.                    
     -     Bug Fix: De-install script file always created in the default
                    install directory even if the user changes the directory
                    upon first installation. Now changed so that script is
                    created to re-evaluate the de-install script file name
                    when the user enters the install directory.
     -     Bug Fix: Clicking 'Back' in ASKPATH dialog at install time caused
                    a run-time Error 05 (label not found) on :BACK1
                    This occured when the de-install feature was not selected
                    in a project. Now fixed.
     -     Bug Fix: 'Interlocking behaviour' between 'protect' and 'unprotect'
                    file properties when they are clicked on. Caused by
                    erroneous code which set the wrong (opposite) property
                    when either property was changed. Now fixed.
     -     Project Files, File Attributes, Project Objects and Output windows
           now save their position and size so that they appear in their last
           position when recreated. This also works between SB sessions.
     -     Maximum files increased to 2048 (Professional version only).
           Project Files window is now an Owner Drawn list.
     -     Bug Fix: Several File Open/Save As dialogs displayed a corrupted
                    'List of File Types'. Now fixed.
     -     Project Directories dialog added. Although installations with
           multiple install directories have always been possible with
           Setup Builder, the new dialog makes creating such installations
           much easier, automating the process completely. Previously, extra
           user defined script was required. This extra script is still
           compatible, but should be removed if the new dialog is used
           instead.
     -     Label stack modified to improve performance. It now uses a buffer
           rather than CStrings which use heap space and compete with user
           defined objects for memory. With large numbers of labels and
           large numbers of user defined objects, 'strange' effects may
           have been noticed. Now fixed.
     -     DIBAPI.DLL now combined into interpreter module (INSTxx.EXE)
     -     New functions added:
                 RegWriteInt()
                 RegGetInt()

NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 5.01.000 - Major Upgrade

     -     32 bit support now provided in the form of a full 32 bit version
           of the Setup Builder and run-time interpreter programs.
           The user can select whether they want a 16 or 32 bit or both
           installation: the run-time will identify which to run.
     -     New user-defined dialog controls added:
                 Listbox
                 Combo box
                 Dropdown list
     -     New commands added
                 AddListItem()
                 Skip()
                 OpenDeInstall()
                 AddDeInstall()
                 CloseDeInstall()
     -     Full support for long file names (32 bit version only)
     -     Full support of Windows 95/NT registry (32 bit version only)
     -     Registration of OLE controls added
     -     De-Install now creates a PM icon and no longer requires the
           install disk to de-install an application.
     -     Option to include ctl3d32.dll added to project attributes dialog
     -     Bug fix: MkDir and RmDir did not handle long directory names
                    correctly, especially if they contained spaces
     -     Default install directory field in Project Attributes dialog
           increased in size to allow long directory names
     -     GetDiskSpace() function internals modified. (Only affects
           CopyFile() where no drive letter is specified on the target
           file name).
     -     ChangeConfig function added
     -     Use defined script sections in SB increased to 6K
     -     Bug Fix: 32 bit run-time couldn't create icons correctly with
                    long file names. Now fixed.
                    NOTE: The fix involves a change in the script syntax
                    of the MakeIcon() function. Please see the Setup Script
                    help file for the new syntax.
                    Use of icon files still does not work under Win95 when
                    the icon file name is in a directory with a name
                    containing spaces or the filename itself contains
                    spaces. This is due to a bug in the Win95 desktop DDE
                    which cannot handle an icon file specification which
                    contains spaces. You can manually change an icon's
                    properties in Win95 to remedy this problem.
                    This does not occur in NT.
     -     Bug Fix: ConfirmOverwrite() was not comparing file dates
                    correctly. This occured only when the files being
                    compared did not contain version info. Now fixed.                    
     -     New user defined code section added: pre-application
           de-installation. This script is executed before any files or
           directories are removed.


NEW FEATURES TO VERSION 5.01.001

     -     'Flickering' progress gauge stopped from flickering.
     -     SETUP/INSTALL.EXE now correctly copies CTL3D32.DLL into SYSTEM32
           directory when a 32 bit install is run under Windows NT.
     -     Internal file version numbers are now displayed in the Setup
           Builder file list when 'full file details' are shown.
     -     Bug Fix: Due to the script language text 'substitution' feature,
                    the new de-install feature was not correctly created by
                    the install script because SB was writing incorrect script
                    in the SETUP.SCR for user-script sections 'pre-deinstall'
                    and 'Application deinstallation'. This meant that
                    variables (% character) and carriage returns (| character)
                    were incorrectly translated, causing a de-install to fail.
                    Now fixed.
     -     CTL3DV2.DLL and CTL3D32.DLL now compressed on diskette to save some
           space and to stop some problems with DLL's being found on the
           diskette instead of the H/D by the run-time. (very rare problem)
     


NEW FEATURES PLANNED FOR FUTURE RELEASES

     -     Automatic support for self extracting files (both DOS and Windows)
     -     Allow an install to automatically select its language, rather than
           having to build one install for each language required.



KNOWN PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS

     -     DllSelfRegister for OLE controls is not currently working
           properly. This is being fixed and will be posted as soon as
           possible.

Please see the Setup Builder online Windows Help File section 'Commonly
Reported Problems'.
