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- ** PICK-UP **
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- File manager/uploader for Telix
- Version 1.1
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- by
- Mark P. Harrison
- 08/20/92
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- Copyright 1992 by Mark P. Harrison. All Rights Reserved.
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- INTRODUCTION:
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- Pick-Up is an accessory script for the Telix communication program.
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- In "Message" mode Pick-Up makes message writing and uploading
- easy. You will be able to write your messages offline or online*
- with your favorite editor. Then just select your message from a
- picklist at the proper time and Pick-Up sends the message for you.
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- Pick-Up makes your regular uploading easy too. Just select the file
- you want to upload from a picklist, select a protocol (includes
- externals you have installed) and Pick-Up sends the file for you.
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- In "Script" mode Pick-Up makes writing, compiling, and testing
- scripts convenient.
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- Pick-Up also makes your general file maintenance chores easy.
- (View, Copy, Move, Rename, Delete, Edit, Write, Print)
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- Pick-Up is a shareware product. It is not "freeware" or public
- domain. If you use Pick-Up, you are expected to pay for it just
- like any other program. In return for the $10 registration fee,
- you will receive a key to remove the "REGISTRATION ENCOURAGEMENT
- FEATURE" from this AND any future versions.
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- * Limited by the auto-logoff time the BBS has set for inactivity.
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- LEGAL STUFF:
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- PICK-UP IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
- KIND EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT WILL MARK P. HARRISON BE
- LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST
- SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
- OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF MARK P.
- HARRISON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR
- FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
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- PICK-UP IS A TRADEMARK OF MARK P. HARRISON
- TELIX IS A TRADEMARK OF EXIS INC.
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- SPECIAL THANKS:
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- I must first thank my wife, Cathy Harrison, for putting up with
- only seeing the back of my head for the many hours spent on this.
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- The next thanks go to my two main beta testers, my brother Rich
- Harrison, who can always find a way to screw something up, and
- my friend Steve Bromley, who can always find unusual conditions
- to run a program under. THANKS!
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- PACKING LIST:
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- PICKUP.SLC 20058 The Main PICK-UP script.
- PUCONFIG.SLC 6908 The configuration script.
- PICKUP.DOC 12738 The file you are reading.
- HISTORY.TXT 765 The version history.
- REGISTER.TXT 2798 The registration form.
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- ************** IF YOU DOWNLOADED THIS FROM COMPUSERVE **************
- Please rename the archive PICKUP11.ZIP before uploading it anywhere.
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- INSTALLATION:
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- ** ALL KEY REFERENCES ARE FOR TELIX VERSION 3.15
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- Put PICKUP.SLC and PUCONFIG.SLC in your Script directory as
- configured in Telix. (ALT-O, F, item C)
- CS.EXE from your Telix archive must also be in your script directory.
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- Make sure you have your Editor configured correctly in Telix.
- (ALT-O, F, item H)
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- If you have made any changes don't forget to save them.
- (ALT-O, W)
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- Make a note of the FULL Path Name of the program you want to
- use to View ascii files with.
- (The script will ask for this the first time you run it)
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- The most efficient way to run this script is to have it run
- automatically when you run Telix with the command: TELIX Spickup
- The S in front of the script name tells Telix to run the script
- immediately after loading. You should also assign it to a "Hot Key"
- in Telix with the following steps:
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- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- ALT-K -- To get into Keyboard Definitions
- R or <ENTER> -- To select Regular key table
- E -- To select Edit
- "Hot Key" -- Enter the key combination or function key
- you want to run PickUp with
- @PICKUP <ENTER> -- Tells Telix to run PickUp when Hot Key is pressed
- <SPACE> -- To get out of Edit
- S -- To save your new definition
- <ENTER> -- To write your definition to TELIX.KEY
- X or <ESC> -- To return to Terminal Screen
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- CONFIGURATION:
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- Configuration is done with PUCONFIG.SLC. PUCONFIG will run
- automatically the first time you run Pick-Up (When Pick-Up can't
- find it's configuration file). You can also run it manually to
- change any of the options. (ALT-G, PUCONFIG)
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- Use your UP/DOWN arrow keys to highlight the option you want and
- hit RETURN. After selecting one of the color options, use your
- RIGHT/LEFT arrow keys to scroll through the colors. Hit RETURN on
- the color you want or ESCAPE to keep the original color.
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- The ascii file view program must be entered as a full path name.
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- The time delay for the screen blanker must be entered in seconds.
- Enter 0 if you do not want the screen to blank.
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- You have three sort method choices.
- 1. NO SORT No sorting is done on the files.
- 2. SORT 1 This is the default and is the fastest if the files
- on your drive are normally in a random order.
- 3. SORT 2 This method should only be used if you regularly
- run some program that sorts the files on your drive
- into alphabetical order. (PC TOOLS, NORTON...)
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- Your editor is defined in the Telix configuration, not in PUCONFIG
- or Pick-Up. (ALT-O, F, item H)
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- Changes will not take effect until you save them and reload the
- primary copy of Pick-Up.
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- UPLOADING:
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- "Message" Mode:
- To send a message that you have written.
- Do your normal steps on the BBS to start a
- message including the TO: and SUBJECT:. When the
- BBS is ready for you to type your message, hit
- your hot-key to run Pick-Up. Highlight the message
- you want to send and hit ALT-S. Your message will
- be sent just like you were typing it. You will
- then be asked if you want to delete that message.
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- "Regular" Mode:
- Do your normal steps on the BBS to start an
- upload. When the BBS is ready to receive the
- file, hit your hot-key to run Pick-Up. Highlight
- the file you want to send and hit ALT-S. Select
- your protocol and Pick-Up will upload the file.
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- MENU OPTIONS:
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- Most options are pretty self explanatory, so I will not waist any
- time on them. Instead I have come up with a few notes that you
- should read through.
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- NOTES:
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- Go ahead and use ALT-D to make your phone calls. All Telix
- functions will work as normal. As soon as you logoff Pick-Up will
- pop back up.
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- You can call Pick-Up back up while you are online with your
- "Hot-Key".
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- Run PUCONFIG.SLC to change your colors and/or the name of the
- program you want to use to view ascii files. The time delay on
- the screen blanker and the sort method used on the files are also
- set with PUCONFIG. Changes will not take effect until the next
- time you load the primary copy of Pick-Up.
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- The S option in Pick-Up saves the current Mode and Directory as
- the default start up settings.
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- If you hit ALT-G in script mode the highlighted script will be
- run. If not in script mode, you will be prompted for the script
- name, and that script will be run if it is found in your script
- directory.
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- If you hit ALT-S in message mode, the upload protocol is
- automatically ascii. In the other modes you must select the
- protocol.
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- Other scripts you may have assigned to hot keys can still be run
- while Pick-Up is running.
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- In REGULAR mode ALL files will be shown in the picklist.
- In MESSAGE mode *.MSG files will be shown.
- In SCRIPT mode *.SLT -OR- *.SLC files will be shown.
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- Escape will exit Pick-Up, but ALT-X will exit Pick-Up AND Telix.
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- REGISTRATION:
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- If you experience a problem or if you have a suggestion
- for an improvement and/or addition to this script feel
- free to write me.
- ┌──────────────────────────────┐
- │ Mark P. Harrison │
- │ 6676 Robinson School Rd. │
- │ New Athens, IL 62264 │
- │ U.S.A. │
- │ FidoNet: 1:2250/1.6 │
- │ FidoNet: Telix Echo │
- └──────────────────────────────┘
- There is a fee of $10.00 (US) for the use of this script.
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- If you find this script useful, please complete the form
- below and send it along with your payment to the above
- address. In return for the $10 registration fee, you will
- receive a key to remove the "REGISTRATION ENCOURAGEMENT
- FEATURE" from this AND any future versions. I encourage
- you to pass this script around to your friends. Thank you
- for your support. ╓╥╥╖ ╓╖ ╓
- ║║║ARK ╟─╢ARRISON
- ╜ ╙─────╜ ╙────────o
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