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- RUNZY.DOC
-
- RUNZY.COM: *** ORIGIN ***
-
- Developed using Borland's Turbo-C (c) v1.5, by Mark Stingley of Morgan
- Creek Computing, P.O. Box 308, Colorado City, Texas 79512. Phone:
- (915) 728-5769 8AM-5PM (MCC BBS hours M-F 5P-2A, S-S 8A-2A, featuring
- a Smart Conference. 300/1200/2400 baud, 8-N-1. BBS software is, of
- course, PC Board (c) v12.1, from Clark Development Corp.
-
-
- *** PURPOSE ***
-
- RUNZY is a program that will drive the venerable "DSZ.COM" program
- from Omen Technology, Inc. DSZ (c) features Forzberg's Zmodem, true
- Ymodem protocols.
-
-
- RUNZY (for RUN Z - Y) replaces the normal batch program drivers, which
- won't run under the DOS window in Smart Communications. With RUNZY, it
- is easy to take advantage of these fast and accurate protocols, which
- are a considerable improvement over the Xmodem (checksum) with which
- the Smart Communications module is afflicted.
-
-
- *** DISCLAIMER ***
-
- RUNZY is offered into the public domain for anyone who wishes to use
- it, since I wrote it, and that's the way I want it. The only condition
- is that your use of the program be considered a release for the author
- of any and all liability. It works on my fine equipment, so I don't
- think you'll have any trouble, though. Still, there is no warranty ex-
- pressed or implied as to RUNZY's suitability for your uses.
-
-
- Be advised that the DSZ program is the property and trademark of Omen
- Technology, and they require a nominal registration fee. Details re-
- garding registration of DSZ are in the DSZ.ARC file. Honestly, since
- DSZ will shorten on-line time, the slight registration fee is well
- worth it.
-
-
- *** OPERATION ***
-
- By now, you've gathered that DSZ is required for Zmodem and Ymodem op-
- eration with RUNZY.
-
-
- Here's how it works:
-
- Normally, you can't call DSZ from the DOS window (Ctrl-O), since you
- can't pass parameters needed by the program, and batch files won't ex-
- ecute. You would type in the long command line for DSZ every time you
- use it, but the host computer would probably timeout by the time you
- finished. Since RUNZY is a menu driven .COM program, it is easily ex-
- ecuted from the DOS window, and then RUNZY will pass the necessary pa-
- rameters to DSZ for file transfer (upload or download).
-
- All you have to do is unarchive RUNZY.ARC and DSZ.ARC, and place the
- program files in your "Smart\Comm" directory. The routines should run
- OK from any "pathed" directory, though. Another nice feature of RUNZY
- is that it should also run DSZ.EXE (yes, there's one of those too; for
- less compatible PC's).
-
- Operating steps are like so:
-
- 1. Make sure DOS path and directory are set.
- 2. Run Smart Communications.
- 3. Tell host computer to initiate down/upload.
- 4. Press F-3 and Crtl-O.
- 5. Type RUNZY <Enter>.
- 6. Follow the menu prompts accordingly.
- 7. After transfer, type Exit <Enter> then F-3.
- 8. You will now be back Online.
-
- or
-
- build a comm project that says
-
- " COMMAND /C RUNZY "
-
- and execute it from the online screen (F-8)
- after telling the host computer to initiate
- a file transfer.
-
- IMPORTANT: Make sure DSZ.COM and RUNZY.COM are in a pathed directory,
- and you should change to the directory containing your upload files to
- avoid having to type pathnames. Change the directory BEFORE running
- Smart. Also, if you aren't using COM1, you will need to issue the DOS
- SET command BEFORE starting Smart Communications.
-
- While online with Smart Communications, simply get the Host computer
- prepared for your Y or Z protocol transfer, then immediately press
- Ctrl-O for the DOS window. Type "RUNZY" then press enter. The rest is
- menu prompted.
-
-
- *** INTERNALS ***
-
- RUNZY does everything through TURBO-C DOS call conventions. The actual
- function used is EXEC, with the -p switch set, so DOS will look for
- DSZ.COM or DSZ.EXE in the current directory, then the entire path.
- When uploading a file, try to make sure it is in the logged, or cur-
- rent, directory so you don't have to type out a long path along with
- the filename.
-
- RUNZY ain't fancy. It does no error checking, and when transmitting a
- file, it will pass to DSZ whatever you enter as a filename. DSZ will
- display progress and termination codes.
-
- The parameters passed to DSZ are as follows:
-
- buffers are set = pB4096
- handshake is set = both
- serial port is COM1: (default) For COM2-4, "SET DSZPORT=?"
- from DOS. (See DSZ.DOC.)
-
- These settings should be satisfactory for most systems. As a matter of
- fact, RUNZY should enable operation of DSZ within Procomm or other pro-
- grams.
-
-
- *** SOURCE CODE ***
-
- The C language source code for RUNZY can be obtained by sending a
- stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
-
- Morgan Creek Computing
- (RUNZY offer)
- P. O. Box 308
- Colorado City, TX 79512