Change History

Please note that my version numbers are of the format "YY.DDD" where "YY" represents the year and "DDD" is the day of the year (1-366). While this format does not let you know of the magnitude of any changes (my change history shows this) it does make it simple to know the "age" of a release.

Please let me know of any bugs or issues and do not assume that someone else has reported it. I have fixed all known bugs/issues. The very fact that you are having a problem means that I probably do not know of it! In rare cases I do get snowed under and forget things, in this case remind me!

1. Version 22.148
   
   • The "#AutoTag" command now has a "SELFREF" parameter to allow you to change from the default value of "{$AT}" (which doesn't work will from within macros).

2. Version 22.121
   
   • Improved the {$?} command and it's documentation.
     You can now start this with "$$1" to apply following $$ commands" over the whole string rather than each parameter individually (this could be useful to store the unused parameter string in a rexx variable.
   • Improved the trap handling to always show the trapping line (when known) in the short output to the console.
   • Now outputs values of duplicated macro parameters when aborting.
   • New option "DuplicateParms" (determines action when duplicate parameters found on a macro, previously always aborted).
   • Improved the warning message if syntax checking normally occurs but neither "<?SyntaxCheck>" or "<?SyntaxCheckOff>" was used. Also improved the documentation for both of these codes.
   • Now include the rexx compiled help document in the installer.
   • Other minor adjustments to code and documentation.

3. Version 17.308
   
   • New /PowerShell processing mode and by default ".p" files are mapped to it.

4. Version 16.059
   
   • Huge changes to CompareReplaceFixed() - mainly related to space handling.
   • The leading "-" sign now turns off most but not all information on the "/DependsOn" switch, to get the original effect (not recommended) use "!" instead.
   • Temporary "dependancies" now go into the state file as comments (debugging aid), left format as "00.157" so rebuilds won't be forced. The comments list the files they affected.
   • The "<?NewLine>" symbol was not adding any required "ExtraIndent"
   • The #import command now searches for the file if required using the FindFile() routine.
   • If you let the #import command determine the field names we now ensure there is no issues if they begin with "{".
   • If you used "{col}" codes on a field, the #import command now validates the column # is an integer. Added more debugging to this part of the import also.
   • MakeWebLinks() modified so that "#@[]()$!';" and double quote are now valid URL characters. Also added an optional 4th parameter which allows you to modify this list to suit your requirements.
   • The "File Stack" on a trap is now reversed so that the first entry is the lowest depth (the failing module).
   • Now includes newer version (v11.072) of "REXSYSTM.XH" for "OpenBSD" support.
   • Created new "$$BSX2" transformation.

Older Entries Than Those Above

If you need to see older entries then please have a look at my older change history page.

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