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To set Labtest up to toss your .TIC files, you will need to
load LTSetup and go to the Files/Paths menu. Two items in
this menu control your .TIC processing. First is the
Inbound directory. Specify the path where your mailer places
the incoming .TIC files. Second, enter a path and filename
of your TIC configuration file. A sample file is included
in your distribution archive. Labtest uses its own
configuration format, so it is probably not compatible with
anything you are currently using. You may press the F10 key
in LTSetup to edit the configuration file.
There are several options available in this configuration
file. The basic structure is:
Area Path Uploader's Name
The Area is the echo tagname which will be in the .TIC file.
The Path is the destination DRIVE and DIRECTORY.
You may specify an alternate Uploader Name to be inserted
into the file descriptions and message text. There are four
possibilities for this option:
Macro Meaning
# Use sysop's name as the Uploader Name
* Use the area tagname as the Uploader Name
- Do not add any uploader name. Same as /- on the
command line.
text Specify up to 35 characters to be used as the
uploader name. This text cannot contain any
spaces! Use the underscore character in place of
spaces. It will be replaced by a space at run
time.
Area PCD
Origin 1:3615/50
From 1:3615/50
File SFEMB025.ZIP
Replaces SFEMB024.ZIP
To Sysop, 1:3615/50
Desc Spitfire Enhanced Message Base, 0.25
Ldesc Spitfire Enhanced Message Base, 0.25
Ldesc Beta release of the hottest thing to
Ldesc hit Spitfire! You too, can have an
Ldesc alias message base in Spitfire!
CRC EDFAAB49
Path 1:3615/50 778253395 Tue Aug 30 13:29:55 1994 GMT
Seenby 1:3615/51
This is an actual .TIC file received by one of the Beta
testers and forwarded to the author for review. Below I
will discuss the sections of this TIC file that Labtest
recognizes and how it deals with them.
The Area command specifies the name of the file echo this
.TIC was hatched in.
The File command specifies the name of the file that
accompanies this .TIC file. If the file does not exist in
your inbound directory, this .TIC will be renamed to .BAD.
The Replaces command specifies the file to be replaced by
this new file. Labtest will remove the replaced file from
the file base and delete it from disk. Labtest will only
check the destination area for the file. It will not check
your entire system. Labtest will ignore the file extension
of the file to be replaced when actually removing the old
file. For example, if the Replace command in the .TIC file
indicated that LABTST29.ARJ was to be replaced, Labtest will
replace all files named LABTST29 in the destination
directory, regardless of the actual file extension.
The Desc is used only when no Ldesc exists. This will be
imported into the file base if there is no FILE_ID.DIZ in
the archive.
The Ldesc is used in place of the Desc when no .DIZ exists.
When configuring Labtest for .TIC files, you have a few
options regarding the uploader's name information and the
auto-replace feature.
In the configuration file, specifying an exclamation point
immediately before the area name will disable
auto-replacement for that area. For example, !SDS_RA will
disable auto-replacement for the SDS_RA area. This remains
in effect for only the area named. If the following area
does not have ! before the name, auto-replacement is enabled
for that area. You may disable auto-replacement for the
entire system by specifying /NTR on the command line.
After you have Labtest configured properly to handle your
.TIC files, all you need to do is run LABTEST /TIC /O to
process them. It is important to have the /O on the command
line to force Labtest to process any files. Without the /O
on the command line, Labtest will skip files that have been
previously processed.
Command line options affecting TIC operations
/ND No delete. This prevents Labtest from removing the .TIC
files and their associated file after it has processed them.
Under normal circumstances, this would not be necessary.
If, however, you wanted to leave the .TICs and the files in
the inbound directory, use this command line switch.
Labtest will only mark the files as having been processed,
so it will not process them again.
/TO Tic Override. This command line switch is designed for
the rare occasion that you specified /ND (No Delete), but
want to force Labtest to re-process the .TICs.
/NTR No TIC Replace. This command line will prevent Labtest
from replacing files named in the .TIC with the 'Replaces'
command. When files are hatched, the author may wish to
have older versions removed from circulation. This is
achieved by using the Replaces command and naming the older
version to be replaced. In the event that you do not want
Labtest to replace an older version, specify /NTR on the
command line. This command will remain in effect during the
entire session, preventing Labtest from replacing any files.