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Program: Quoter.com
Purpose: To display a "Quote for the Day" using the Fido(tm) Quote.bbs file.
How it works: Quoter.com uses Quotes.bbs as it's input, you may add, delete
or change any of the quotes in the file. Quotes.bbs is an
ASCII file and can be edited with (almost) any word processor.
Requirements: Quoter.com and Quotes.bbs must reside in the same subdirectory.
Dos 3.0 or higher, Ibm or compatible machine.
A small amount of memory.
Work file used: Pointer.bbs - This is a 2 byte file that is used to keep track
of the next quote to display. If it does not
exits, Quoter will create one. Upon creation
of Pointer.bbs, the first quote in the file
will be displayed, and then the next sequential
quote.....and so on.
Limitaions: If you modify the Quotes.bbs file and add your own quotes,
each line of your quote may be only 79 characters long.
This will avoid a space being displayed between the lines.
Length of the Quotes (max lines) is 50.
Sample of autoexec.bat with Quoter.com and Quotes.bbs in a subdirectory other
than the Root Directory:
Autoexec.bat:
TIME
DATE
command /c quote ; "command /c" tells the batch file to return
CHKDSK/F ; to AUTOEXEC.BAT when finished and continue
... ; execution. "quote" is a batch file set up
... ; in your PATH. See your dos manual for PATH.
Quote.bat:
echo off ; Turn ECHO OFF
cd\quotes ; Change Directories to "quotes" <----------+
quoter <------+ |
cd\ | This is a subdirectory that you set up }-+
| to contain Quoter.com and Quotes.bbs }-+
|
+- ; Execute Quoter.com
; and return to the root directory
Author: Scott W. Saltz
Date: 06-05-86
Send comments and or hate mail to:
Twilight Productions
P.O. Box 94215
Des Moines, Iowa
50394
co. FM Software
Scott Saltz
or call:
(515) 280-3271 300/1200/2400 24hr.
Crystal Palace [Fido(tm)]
IBM's only please