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The TriBBS Bulletin Board System 76
When entering the search string, the caller can use a
boolean expression with up to 10 separate strings in the
expression. The ampersand <&> is used for a logical AND
operator and the pipe <|> is used for a logical OR operator.
When evaluating a boolean expression, TriBBS evaluates it in
a strictly left-to-right fashion. Here are a few examples
of legitimate boolean expressions:
tribbs | goodwin
would search and display any files that contain either
"tribbs" or "goodwin".
tribbs & goodwin
would search and display any files that contain both
"tribbs" and "goodwin".
E,E,Edit Batch Queue,security level
Pressing <E> allows the caller to delete files from the
batch queue that the caller has created by flagging files.
TriBBS will display the name, the length, and the estimated
download time for each file in the batch queue.
U,U,Upload File,security level
Pressing <U> will let the caller upload a file. TriBBS will
prompt the caller for the filenames and descriptions for the
files to be uploaded. If a blank description is entered for
a file, TriBBS will attempt to extract and use either a
FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI description file for the file's
description. In order for TriBBS to be able to find and
extract a description file, the proper decompression utility
must be in the DOS PATH. If the call is a remote call,
TriBBS will ask the caller to select an appropriate
protocol. If the call is a local call, the appropriate
files must be in the file area's file path.
D,D,Download File,security level
Pressing <D> will let the caller download one or more files.
TriBBS will prompt the caller for the names of the files to
be downloaded. After entering a blank line, TriBBS will ask
the caller to select an appropriate protocol if the caller
hasn't selected a default protocol. You should note that
this menu option is not available to local calls.
If the caller is using a bidirectional protocol, it is
possible to upload a file while downloading a file. After
each download, TriBBS will check the TRANSFER directory to
see if any files were uploaded during the download. If a
file (or files) is found and it isn't already in one of the
board's file area, TriBBS will prompt the caller to enter a
description.