Renegade bug enhancements:

1.  The file/message area compression routines have been replaced
    completely. In the previous version the following variables,
    functions and procedures were utilized:

    VAR - "FileCompArray = ARRAY[0..4095] OF SET OF 0..7"
    VAR - "MsgCompArray = ARRAY[0..4095] OF SET OF 0..7"
    Procedure - "NewCompTables:
    Function - "CompFileArea(FArea: Integer): Integer"
    Function - "CompMsgArea(MArea: Integer): Integer"
    Function - "AFBase(FArea: Integer): Integer"
    Function - "AMBase(MArea: Integer): Integer"

    The FileCompArray/MsgCompArray were previously updated by the
    NewCompTables Procedure.  The NewCompTables Procedure would
    simply read in all file/message areas and set a bit to on or off.
    The CompFileArea/CompMsgArea Functions would then display the proper
    File/Message area after counting from the first file/message area to
    the file/message area that needed to be displayed based on the user
    access and compression setting in System Configuration.  The
    AFBase/AMBase Functions were utilized to return the proper file/message
    area after counting from the first file/message area to the
    file/message area the user actually selected based on the user access
    and compression settings in System Confguration.

    As you can see from the above discription, this required alot of
    memory to maintain the FileCompArray/MsgCompArray.  It also required
    four functions for area number display and access. Not to mention
    that the real area number for both display and access had to be
    counted up to every time an area was displayed or accessed.

    The following varibales, functions and procedures are being
    utilized in this release:

    FILE - "FACT[Node].DAT" (Stored in the Node Temp Directory)
    FILE - "MACT[Node].DAT" (Stored in the Node Temp Directory)
    TYPE - "CompArrayType = ARRAY[0..1] OF INTEGER"
    VAR - "LowFileArea: Integer"
    VAR - "HighFileArea: Integer"
    VAR - "LowMsgArea: Integer"
    VAR - "HighMsgArea: Integer"
    Procedure - "NewCompTables"
    Function - "CompFileArea(FArea,ArrayNum: Integer): Integer"
    Function - "CompMsgArea(MArea,ArrayNum: Integer): Integer"

    Two new files (FACT[Node].DAT/MACT[Node].DAT have been created and
    are temporarily stored in the Node temp directory.  A record of type
    ARRAY[0..1] OF Integer is the storage method utilized for the
    individual file areas.  ARRAY 0 is utilized for storage of the
    file/message area to display and ARRAY 1 is utilized for the storage
    of the file/message area being accessed. Each record takes up 2 bytes
    of space on your harddrive and the above file will only contain
    records for the actual number of message/file areas you actually have
    available. Both of these files are created at user logon and updated
    at other appropriate times as Renegade requires and then deleted when
    the user logs off.  The NewCompTables Procedure creates and updates
    the actual file/message area for display (ARRAY 0) and the actual
    file/message area to access (ARRAY 1).  This saves on the need to
    have the FileCompArray/MsgCompArray and the need for the
    CompFileArea/CompMsgArea And AFBase/AMBAse to count everytime
    from 1 to the file/message area displayed or accessed. The
    CompFileArea/CompMsgArea Functions have been modified to access the
    record contained in the FACT[Node].DAT/MACT[Node].DAT file for the
    file/message area being display/accessed.  This eliminated the need
    for the AFBase/AMBase Functions.  CompFileArea(FArea,0) or
    CompMsgArea(FArea,0) is called to obtained the display area number
    and CompFileArea(FArea,1) or CompMsgArea(FArea,1) is called for
    the area number to access.  NewCompTables will now also return the
    LowFileArea, HighFile, LowMsgArea & HighMsgArea for trapping correct
    or incorrect file/message area user input.

    As you can see, this enhancement saved alot of memory. Display and
    access to a file/message areas should now be faster.  Adding the
    low/high File/Messae variables will also help trap user input errors.

... My opinions are my own; mistakes are the computer's fault

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