[Coco] Another MShell update and bug fix

[Kip Koon]

Hi Bill,
Thank you so much for your continued hard work on your MShell program.  It is much appreciated.  

Kip Koon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Bill Pierce via Coco
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 11:47 AM
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> Cc: Bill Pierce
> Subject: [Coco] Another MShell update and bug fix
> 
> As suggested by a few MShell users, I have rewritten the "Internet Updater" so that it no longer overwrites the existing program files
> as it downloads. The updater now creates tempfiles during downloading and if ALL downloads are successful, it then deletes the old
> files and renames the tempfiles.
> If any of the downloads are not successful, the download aborts, deletes the tempfiles, and the old files remain intact so you can still
> use MShell to attempt another download.
> Please let me know if you have any problems with this.
> 
> I have also added the "Rename" function to the OS9 file system operations. It's been in the menu but was non-functional, but it works
> now. This cannot be used on PC or RSDOS files, only on OS9 files. The feature "forks" OS9's "rename" cmd, so "rename" must be in
> your cmds dir. I will be putting an "inline" version of rename into MShell soon, so this will not be required. I hate to require people to
> have "outside" programs to use my software as it causes "version clash" if someone has a different cmd by the same name.
> Again, let me know if there's any problems with the "rename" function.
> 
> I fixed a few minor bugs, mostly spelling and annoying little display things. I've also straightened out the version conflict with the
> program version, the disk name, and the zip name all being different.
> The current version is "MShell 1.0.1E". If you update MShell with the updater, the update FTP will always report 1 version higher (F as
> opposed to E in this version). This is done so I can test the updater without changing version numbers (and recompiling) every time I
> do. Since the updater has been stable for a while now, I may stop doing this and have the updater report the proper version.
> 
> As usual, you can update MShell directly from the program on a DriveWire4 enabled system with an internet connection on the server
> PC. MShell does not require DW4 to run and currently only 2 functions are disabled on a non-DW4 system and that's the updater and
> PC file reads/writes.
> You can download the latest disk image here:
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/mshell---the-ultimate-os-9-gui
> 
> I am actually working on getting the "batch" functions to work. This has been requested by quite a few MShell users. Memory is tight
> and it's proving hard to work it in, but I may get it into the next update. I personally want this feature as I move multiple files back and
> forth all the time and clicking "copy" for each operation is getting to be a major PITA. The batch function will allow you to select
> multiple files on any displayed panel and do a "batch" copy, delete or move on all selected files, be they OS9, RSDOS, or PC files.
> That will be about the last thing I'll try to add to the current build of MShell until I finish the complete rewrite that I'm working on
> which will be faster, have more features, and more modules. I'm trying to convert most of the core code to asm (RMA) to get away
> from some of C's overhead (C is a stack hog), but I have a feeling that some things will be left in C for the convenience of working with
> strings and arrays.
> 
> 
> As usual, Enjoy!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bill Pierce
> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
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