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|Sprezzatura Ltd|01 NOV 1991|2.1+|EXPERT|SQL, PROTECT.MFS, DICT.MFS, README, LND_EDIT, REVBTMSG, RTP1*PARMS, REVBOOT, @STAT.REC|

==== Volume 3 Issue 3 ====

At least one Qtip -- that of having problems using embedded SQL against
files without PROTECT.MFS -- is well-known to perusers of the README files,
as this was documented several releases ago. Even (especially?) Revmedia
readers ought to know to RYFM! A second Qtip highlights what is clearly a
bug in DICT.MFS, so it is worth noting that relying on, well, anomalous
behaviour in system routines is a risky business, as those "undocumented
features" are subject to unannounced "upgrades". Finally Revmedia readers
should know that LND_EDIT, the language set edit window, remains
undocumented because it is still undergoing change -- as for example in the
now available AREV 2.11.

==== Volume 3 Issue 4 ====

Users wondering about changing REVBTMSG to use new logon text should know
that the text now (2.11) lives in RTP1*PARMS, and is put into REVBOOT when
that file is rebuilt (as when changing net drivers). A sad note is that
@STAT.REC is no longer updated if the status line is turned off (an
optimisation), removing the neat ability to tell what module you're in when
flying blind.

==== Volume 3 Issue 5 ====

Advice to try Microsoft C version 6 should be taken sodium-laden, as this is
known to have caused problems, especially in areas of memory management.
Network programmers might be interested to know -- this having been the
topic of some Compuserve debate of late -- that coordinated locking is a
function of a global environment setting (whatever you may otherwise
attempt), and very important, is only available on some nets -- Novell and
Banyan, specifically.

Mike Pope - European SSE RevTI (UK) Lt


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