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The TriBBS Bulletin Board System 101
files for a range of file areas if it is specified using
/F:n1-n2, where n1 is the first file area to be indexed and
n2 is the last file area to be indexed.
IMPORTANT: You should not use an index file for an upload file area.
The reason for this is because TriBBS will only search the index file
for matching files if the file area is configured as an indexed file
area. Therefore, a file that was uploaded after the index file was
created cannot be found until the file area is re-indexed. So the
best use for indexed file areas is to index any large file areas that
don't serve as upload areas. Then you will only have to re-index a
particular file area when you add or move a file to it. Note that it
is possible to index an upload area by either running MakeIdx on your
upload file areas either in an UPLOAD.BAT or BETWEEN.BAT file. You
should also note that once you have built an index for a CD-ROM file
area you will not have to ever rebuild it because the file area's
directory will never change on a CD-ROM. One last note, MakeIdx can
build an index file for any file area that has up to 15000 files in
its directory.
ASCTOBIN
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Included in the TriBBS archives is a program called ASCTOBIN.EXE.
When this program is run, it will create a binary version of all of
the board's file lists as a file called FILES.BIN in node 1's MWORK
directory.. To run ASCTOBIN, simply enter ASCTOBIN at the DOS prompt
while in a node's main directory. Whenever a caller selects to do a
text search of the files list, TriBBS will check to see if FILES.BIN
exists. If FILES.BIN is present, TriBBS will be able to perform the
text searching at lightning fast speeds. So if your board has a lot
of files, do your callers a favor and use ASCTOBIN. You should note
though that using ASCTOBIN is strictly optional.
IMPORTANT: ASCTOBIN does not support file sharing. Therefore, it
should only be run whenever all of the BBS's nodes are down.
Furthermore, ASCTOBIN should be run at least once a day in order to
create a new FILES.BIN that reflects any changes to the file lists
that have been made since the last time ASCTOBIN was run.