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Express Z-Modem Uploading Version 1.20 Well I FINALLY got around to writing up this program, and when I finally got the program written I waited like 2 weeks to write this SYSOP Doc... Sorry about that but I got pooped out with this program. Oh well this is how to set up Z-Modem Upload ok.... Files Included in this ARCHIVE ------------------------------ ZMDMUP12.COM ; Load this file to run Z-Modem Upload ZMODEM1.COM ZMODEM2.COM ZSYSOP12.DOC (Reading Now) Z_UPLOAD.DAT This First thing that you have to do is fix up your Z_UPLOAD.DAT file. Zmodem Upload looks for this file on your ROOT DIRECTORY!! Your Root Directory is where you run BBS.PRG from... Ok the first set of lines are your upload/download directories... like this. Atari ST Games I:\STGAMES\ See that is one entry... you put all of your entries like that one right after the other, remember no more than 32 entries ok. Oh and the name of the UP/DOWN sig, can't be more than like 32 characters long ok. After you have all of your entries typed in SKIP A LINE and then you need to write 3 more lines of data. they are as follows Directory and folder of where the zmodem files that came with this ARC are. Where your root directory is And Folder of where you new_uploads are to go An Example of a Z_upload.dat might look like this... ATARI ST GAME I:\STGAMES\ ATARI 8-BIT GAMES I:\8GAMES\ ATARI ST UTILITES I:\STUTIL\ ATARI 8-BIT UTILITIES I:\8UTIL\ ;NOTICE THE SKIPPED LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C:\ZUPLOAD\ ------------- ;THIS IS WHERE YOU PUT ALL THE .COM FILES \ ------------- ;NOTICE NO DRIVE IS SPECIFIED!!! IF YOUR \NEW_UPS\ ---\ BBS IS RUN FROM A FOLDER LIKE \BBS\ THEN \ YOURS WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS '\BBS\' OK \------- ;THIS IS WHERE ALL THE Z-MODEM UPLOADED FILE WILL GO.... IT ABSOLUTELY **MUST** BE ON THE ROOT DIRECTORY. (I KNOW THAT KINDA SUCKS BUT I AM WORKING ON A WAY AROUND THAT) AGAIN NOTICE THAT NO DRIVE ------------------------------ IS SPECIFIED.... THE PART IN HERE IN V1.1 DOC **IF YOU BBS IS RUN FROM A FOLDER LIKE WAS WAY WRONG!!! THIS IS THE \BBS\ THEN FOR THIS LINE YOU NEED RIGHT WAY TO DO IT OK!!!!!!! TO PUT \BBS\NEW_UPS\ OK!!!!! ------------------------------ ....DON'T FORGET TO.... THE CREATE FOLDER THOUGH!!! **ALSO WITHIN THE FOLDER YOU NEED TO CREATE ANOTHER CALLED 'DESC' FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS TO BE SAVE AS OK!! IF YOU DON'T DO THIS THE PROGRAM WILL GIVE YOU AN ERROR!!!! Look at the Z_UPLOAD.DAT that is included with this ARC to see how my is! After you modify a Z_UPLOAD.DAT for your own BBS place it in the ROOT Directory ok... And then make a script or menu file or whatever you want to run the file ZMDMUP12.COM ok... and everything should run fine ok... Now for the bad part.... What this program does is let people upload into the folder specified in the Z_UPLOAD.DAT file. After they do that it the file is kept there until you "THE SYSOP" move it. Fortunately I have written in a SYSOP MODE into Z-Modem Upload. If you have 32 access then when you go into Z-Modem upload it will give you a menu that lets you go into z-modem upload, return to BBS or look for newly uploaded files. If you go into LOOK FOR NEW UPLOADS then it will display all the new uploads and who uploaded then and the file area that it was uploaded to.... If you want to then validate the file all you have to do is do the [C]opy File into Proper SIG command and it will copy it in there fine, if any problems occur it will tell you what happened etc.. and you should be able to figure it out ok. If you don't want to validate the file you can delete it or skip it and you can validate it or whatever at a later time ok. If all this is confusing I KNOW!!! JEEZE just think about it, I had to write it (YUCK!!) Anyway you will easily get the hang of it after you do it a few times ok. They are a couple of other drawbacks with using this program... When you copy in the file to the proper directory it doesn't say who uploaded it(OH NO!!!) BUT it also doesn't give people an UPLOAD CREDIT, you will have to do that manually.. All this sounds TERRIBLE HUH??? Well I promise it is VERY EASY, just set it up and see... If you have problems call MATT HEATON at 801-375-5470(VOICE) or you can call my BBS 3/12/24 baud 24 hours a day 801-375-0819 This program is SHAREWARE OK!!!!!! I have worked hard on this for about 1 1/2 months to make it all just right.... Future Versions of this will be for REGISTERED OWNERS ONLY!!!!! This version is free, so if you just want this you can take it and run... but be aware future version WILL be written and will be much better.. To become registered to Z-Modem UPLOAD just send $5(Thats all) to SECRET SERVICE Inc. 444 East 2200 North Provo, Utah 84640 When you become registered I will SEND you on disk my newest versions ok.. or you can just download them off of my BBS if you are registered!! I know these DOCS Suck but oh well... I am working on BETTER ONES... Also COMING SOON!!! Z-MODEM BATCH DOWNLOAD(Almost COMPLETED!!!) Also just so no one gets mad at me, I did not write the Z-MODEM CODE!!! I just modified it (it was written in 'C') and then wrote some stuff to make it work with BBS Express ok.. So I AM NOT responsible for anything that happens in regard to the use of this program ok... Oh also FMAIL Express is ALMOST DONE TOO, with X and Y modem support for that one... Have a good one, and I hope you can get this set up on your BBS SOON!!! Look for LOTS of other great stuff for BBS Express The SECRET SERVICE Version 1.1 UPDATED DOC FILE!!!! Ok so NOBODY could set up my Z-Modem Upload... JEEZE I tried to explain it as best as I could. Well here are some of the bugs reported back to me that I fixed. First that missing label at line 269 is OUTA THERE... That is TOTALLY fixed now ok. Some people reported getting an error "Can't open file at line #82" that happens if Z-Modem Upload can't find your Z_UPLOAD.DAT file in the root directory(That is where BBS.PRG is run from). Make sure you put Z_UPLOAD.DAT in the rigth place ok!!!!! One guy also reported a NESTED GOSUB at LINE 443??? Hmm.. I don't see the problem there but I am checking on it right now... so by the time you read these docs version 1.1 should have that bug fixed... I KNOW it is hard to set up for some people but I made it as easy as I could. Z-Modem Batch Download is a million times easier to set up.... That should be done here in about 2 weeks... I think that covers version 1.1... Version 1.1 2 hours later!! That gosub error at line 443 was if you had an ODD number of SIGS, that is fixed in this version. This version fixes a million more bugs that were ALL through Z-Modem Upload Version 1.0 This version should TOTALLY work perfect now ok.... Some people were wondering WHY they should pay $5 for a registered copy. That is a fair question, so here are some of the things being implemented later on. SIG access levels will be in the next version, the program will ask you if you would like to use zmodem with 1K blocks always if you have a good connection of use broken down blocks if you have line noise. And HOPEFULLY I can figure out a way to give people upload credits... but that is harder than you think... Oh well there will be TONS more versions with lots more fixes and other items... oh well!!! Talk to ya l8r.... Matt M. Heaton Call me voice 801-375-5470 or BBS 3/12/24 24 hours a day 801-375-0819 P.S. This program in Z-Modem Upload NOT ZMODEM BATCH UPLOAD OK!!!!!!!!! P.S.S. Some people were wondering if someone just left the zmodem sitting there when someone was going to upload... YES it will wait for about 30 seconds and then return to the BBS ok, it will return if hung up on in the middle of a download also ok. Also all the stuff you see on the screen after it asks "Enter name of file to upload" is only for the sysop. The user doesn't see any of that ok... FINALLY GOODBYE and good luck setting it up!!! The SECRET SERVICE Version 1.20 DOC!! There was ANOTHER bug if you ran you BBS from a folder that messed it up so this version fixes that!! NOW HOPEFULLY ALL MAJOR BUGS ARE OUT OK!!!!!! JEEZE WHAT A PAIN THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN!!! ARGH!!! call me if you have probs, and PLEASE report these bugs to me.... Special Thanks to Dan Harris who is my BETA TESTER without knowing it(Cuz he found out ALL my bugs practically)!!! GOOD BYE!!! ə