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                              What is FIXLOG.EXE
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 It's a utility  used to convert your  old GIFtest log file  to the new format
 expected  by this beta.  It reads your old GIFtest log file, and writes 3 new
 files:

       1) A .LOG new GIFtest log file, using the new format.
       2) A .DUP log file, containg all the dupes found in the old log file
       3) A .TRE file (see explanation below).

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                            * I M P O R T A N T *
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 Starting with с14, GIFtest uses  a  different  LogFile  format  that  is  not
 compatible with any previous versions.  This was done for two reasons:

    1) To speed up dupe-checking (especially on systems with a log of GIFs)
    2) To provide more useful info in the log file

 Before you  can use this new version, you  *MUST* convert your old LOGFILE to
 the new format using the included FIXLOG.EXE conversion utility.  FIXLOG will
 read your old  LogFile and create  a new log  in the format  expected by this
 version  of GIFtest.  The old logfile is  renamed to <NAME>.OLD.  The new log
 file takes the original log file's name.

 The invocation line for FIXLOG is as follows:

    FIXLOG <LogFileName>

  Example:

    Let's say your current log file is called GIFTEST.LOG

    You would type "FIXLOG giftest.log"

    This would cause FIXLOG to rename your log file to: GIFTEST.OLD
                          and create a new file called: GIFTEST.LOG

 This,  in effect, creates a backup of the original logfile for you in case of
 any  mishaps during the conversion process.  That's  all there is to it.  You
 should see a noticeable improvement in dupe-checking speed with this version.
 And there's even more speed (and other features) in store.

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       *** If this is not done, GIFtest will NOT function properly! ***

 NOTE: This step is necessary even if you are already using с14, because с15
 introduces some more changes to the log file format.  Therefore, you *MUST*
 use the FIXLOG.EXE program included with с15 to convert your log file before
 you can use the с15 version of GIFtest.

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 FIXLOG also creates  two other files in  the same directory.   One is the new
 LOGFILE.DUP  log wich contains all the dupes found in the old log.  The other
 is a <LOGFILE>.TRE file.  This is  an  index  file  used  to  speed  up  dupe
 checking.  WARNING:  if any  other files  already exist  under the  above two
 names (in the current directory), they will be DELETED.

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