!Help file for PVupdate
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       Version: 1.07 (17th Jul 2004)
        Author: Paul Vigay <nospam@vigay.com>
Available from: http://www.vigay.com/software/


Purpose
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A multi-purpose updater for my Paul Vigay's applications.


IMPORTANT NOTE!
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Please note that PVupdate does not actually upgrade the application to the
latest version, but merely updates any internal 'data' and 'user choices'
files within the application.


Status
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PVupdate is Freeware - but it's not a lot of good unless you have some
of my applications. :-)


What is it?
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Sometimes when I produce a new version of an application, it's inevitable
that I may have to change the internal data structure of the application.
This is especially likely if I've added a number of new features to an
application and require more options to store within data files etc.
Rather than keep writing little converter applications or individual patches,
which can often confuse people, I've decided to write a general multi-purpose
upgrader.
N.B. As noted in the important note above, PVupdate does not actually carry
out the upgrade of the application, but merely updates any relevant internal
files to the latest format.


How to use it
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Simply, double-click on PVupdate in order to load it.
You can then drag the application you want to upgrade into PVupdate's main
window. If it's an application supported by PVupdate you will be presented
with on-screen instructions.
At any point you can click 'Cancel' (or close the window) to quit the
upgrader. The original application will thus be left unmodified.

As time goes on, I hope to add further support to PVupdate so that ultimately
it will be the only utility you need in order to upgrade any of my
applications.


Supported Applications
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The following is a list of my applications that PVupdate currently supports.
This list will grow with each new version of PVupdate.

	AntUtils	- Upgrade pre version v1.44 file structures
			- Update ChangeISP pre v1.06 to latest file format.
			- Update Tags file with v1.52

	NextBar		- Upgrade from version 1.04 to 1.05 by expanding the
			  data file to allow up to 55 buttons on each bar.
			- Upgrade from version 1.13 to 1.14 by adding the
			  'auto-hide' option.


Contacting me
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You can contact me in several ways:-

1. Email me at nospam@vigay.com

2. Go my Acorn Shareware page on the internet at
   http://www.vigay.com/software/
   (this site is also mirrored at http://www.vigay.net)

3. Write to me at 104 Manners Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0BG, England


History
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Changes made between versions:

v1.07 (17th Jul 2004)
        a) Added conversion for NeXTBar 1.16 new choices format.
        
v1.06 (6th Jun 2004)
        a) Added additional support for NeXTBar.
        
v1.05 (23rd May 2004)
        a) Added upgrade option for NeXTBar v1.13 to v1.14

v1.04 (11th Nov 2002)
        a) Minor bug fix: Correctly detected 'unregistered' AntUtils as not
           requiring an update.

v1.03 (23rd Oct 2002)
        a) Re-compiled using 32-bit compiler.
        
v1.02 (21st May 2002)
        a) Amended some of the screen prompts in order to be a bit more
           helpful.
           
v1.01 (19th Mar 2002)
        a) Amended to cope with modified 'quotes' file in v1.52 of AntUtils.

v1.00 (19th Oct 2001)
        - First version


Paul Vigay