Evaluation Programs and Updates
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Evaluation Programs - Convertible with purchase of a register key
FileStar/2 and FlexEdit are distributed as evaluation programs to allow a user to try program features. Either may be installed on any eCS or OS2 system. Upon purchase and installation of a registration key file, the programs will convert to unrestrained operation. Until a program is registered, its functionality degrades over a three month period, starting with the date of installation. Both programs run uninhibited for the first month, then degrade monthly in two discrete steps. Three months after install, the evaluation programs will still run but are marginally useful in a crippled level 3 state. After 6 months, the programs will abort during startup. Both programs may be registered with a purchased key at any time to return it to the fully functional state. The key files may be purchased at BMT Micro (FileStar/2 new user - upgrade) (FlexEdit) or Mensys. After purchase, keys are emailed to the user directly from the vendor upon sale notification.

FileStar/2 includes both an integrated internal version of FlexEdit and the executable version.

Please use the web site www.filestar.com for additional information, resolution and support If there are any problems with the installation or other use of either program.

Download:
FSv30001.zip  - (6189K) -  Installs FileStar/2 v3.00.01 and FlexEdit v1.00.01
FEv10000.zip  - (1809K)  -  Installs FlexEdit v1.00.00 only
Registered User Updates
Free updates to the available evaluation programs are provided to registered users only. The updates contain files that will run only in a registered installation. A valid key file must exist in the executable directory.

The version history provided below contains the list of fixes and improvements.

Download:
FSv30002.zip  - (1665K) - Contains only FileStar/2 and FlexEdit updated files (not a full install).
History of Recent Fixes/Changes (most recent version order)

NOTE! FileStar/2 v3.00.02 and FlexEdit v1.00.02 will run only if a valid registration key is in the executable file directory. Evaluation version users MUST NOT update their version with these updates.

Installing Updates - To install, close the program and unzip the files into the installed directory overwriting existing files. A backup of the directory should be accomplished before updating to preserve the existing files.

Changes are listed in history order.

FileStar/2 v3.00.02   (Registered users only)

1. Fixed presentation parameter colors of File Info dialog Stop/Close button.

2. Improved internal FlexEdit exception handling. An exception in FE was sometimes terminating FS/2 unnecessarily.

3. Fixed a buffer overflow, which could cause a thread exception, when reporting an excessive path length in the message window.

4. Opened up the display limit for subject EAs to 512 bytes in the EA Viewer. This has been done to facilitate the display of the EA created by the some OS/2 compilations of Mozilla family browsers. Maximum length for the subject EA is stated to be 40 characters in the IBM documentation. However, it has been empirically proven that the maximum length may be much higher, possibly as high as the 64K limit for the total EA size for a single file. The maximum length displayed in the details view and the FileInfo dialog remains 40 characters due to memory usage and display considerations.

5. Fixed a flag in the drive mapping/update function that was hanging FS/2 on startup for about 30 seconds if any attached peer LAN drive had been terminated at the source. Timed drive mapping was also not fully functioning as designed.

6. In some directory structures where the selected directory shifted position when collapsing with the '-' control box, the directory under the cursor was selected. Fixed this very annoying bug.

7. When deleting multiple directories in the Files window with directory delete confirmation turned on, the window was locked and the function exited without doing anything and left the window is a locked state. Missed this bug because directory delete confirmation is not used during development tests since there is a last ditch confirmation required in all cases. Fixed to work as designed.

8. Fixed a problem where certain mouse settings prevented changing drives immediately after start and before initialization was completed.

9. If the color option 'Include Dialogs' was enabled and 'Include Data Panel' was disabled in Settings notebook, static text and entry fields in some dialogs had black on black colors. Fixed to support either option independently.

10. The DESKREST.CMD file would only support one desktop directory rename attempt when restoring a desktop. It now supports up to 5 rename attempts to successfully overcome multiple restores without deleting the old desktop(s).

11. The program will auto-register if a valid fs_reg.key is in the FS/2 directory and it has not been previously registered.

12. Inhibited closing FS/2 with a desktop backup in progress. If a program closure is initiated during backup, it finishes the desktop backup and then closes.


FileStar v3.00.01   (Full install, evaluation program)

1. When run in evaluation mode, the program prematurely disabled drag-n-drop and directory functions if installed in the month of December. Fixed a build file that had not been updated to latest version.

2. Fixed 'Filter Once' such that it takes a rescan to reset the file filter to the previous used filter. This allows directory and drive copies to use 'set once' file filters.

3. Fixed the auto rescan of a Files window when enabled as it was not working as designed.

4. Enabled horizontal sizing of the Message History dialog for enhanced viewing of last 20 messages.


FlexEdit v1.00.02   (Registered users only)

1. Fixed a FlexEdit close problem if the File->Save As modal dialog was present and FE was closed by the task list or an app killer instead of using the dialog Yes/No/Cancel buttons.

2. Added auto registration when FE started with fe_reg.key in the startup directory.

FlexEdit v1.00.01   (Full install, evaluation program)

1. Fixed saving the BAK file when saving a remote Win share file. It was not being saved.