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GOLDRAND.EXE
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Commandline syntax: GOLDRAND [randomtext] [randomindex] [-?]
[randomtext] Defaults to RANDOM.TXT.
[randomindex] Defaults to RANDOM.IDX.
[-?] Shows a short help screen.
This is an optional utility, which can even be used without
GoldED. By default it uses a file called RANDOM.TXT - see an
example in the ADVANCED archive. When run, GoldRAND creates an
index file for the RANDOM.TXT file and displays one random text.
On subsequent runs, it just displays new random texts.
The most obvious use for GoldRAND is to maintain and display
random "Cookies" (wisdom, jokes etc). GoldED can read the random
file and insert these random texts or cookies into the template
when you write messages. Another, less obvious use is to make
random varieties of the headers ("In a message of...") and footers
("Greetings from...") in your messages. See the RANDOM.TXT for an
example of this.
The format of the RANDOM.TXT is simple: It's a normal textfile,
and each random text is separated by one blank line. When used in
the GoldED template, most of the template tokens are recognized.
Remember to run GoldRAND each time you change the RANDOM.TXT file.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Be aware that cookies are often considered "Annoying Behavior",
since they are usually not "on-topic" in most conferences, and
just add more bytes to the mailflow, resulting in increased phone
bills... However, in local BBS conferences or where the moderator
allows it, they can be nice and refreshing. SO DO NOT ABUSE IT!!!
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