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:::: QUICK INSTALLATION ::::
Make a directory for Valence, extract the archive into it, run INSTALL.EXE,
and answer the questions. That's it! Example:
cd \
md valence
cd valence
pkunzip \telix\download\valen110
install
Install will automatically create a new menu for Valence and place it on the
menu of your choice. If you're using a version of Searchlight below 2.25 and
don't have menus, it will make a DOORS.DEF installation instead. To force a
DOORS.DEF installation in Searchlight versions 2.25 and up, run it with the
parameter "d"; i.e.:
install d
Install also moves the VALENCE.DOC file to the Included files directory, so
Valence can send it to new users automatically, and copies it to the text
directory as a help file. Note that this file uses Searchlight color codes
and metacharacters.
:::: IMPORTANT NOTE :::: - If you're using multiple MAIN.SUB files
If you're swapping MAIN.SUB files, you MUST do one of the following:
1. Combine all the MAIN.SUBs into a single MAIN.SUB text file in the Valence
directory, or
2. Install Valence separately for each MAIN.SUB. Repeat the basic
installation process, making a directory for each installation, but make
sure each new Valence menu has a DIFFERENT name. Also be sure to use
different BBSIDs.
See SYSOP.DOC for details.
:::: ANOTHER NOTE :::: - If you're using ZMODEM.EXE
If you have the new ZMODEM program from Searchlight Software, AKA SLZMODEM,
and you've already set it up as an external protocol, you need to add "-C"
to each ZMODEM.EXE command line in the protocol definitions. Note this
option is only available with newer versions of SLZMODEM, so if it isn't
mentioned in your ZMODEM.DOC, make sure you get an updated version.
Not all the kinks have been worked out of SLZMODEM yet. If you have
difficulty with it, switch back to DSZ for a while.
:::: UPDATING :::: - From an earlier version
For the most part, you can just extract the new archive over the old files
in the Valence directory; but if you've made any changes to your
COMPRESS.CFG or INTPROT.CFG, make sure you don't overwrite these two.
To copy over the latest versions of VALENCE.DOC and INTRO.TXT, I've added
the parameter "u" to Install, to skip menu or door installation:
install u
will jump directly to the "Create new VALENCE.CFG file now?" prompt. With
this parameter, Install will NOT copy VALENCE.DOC to the .MH help file; to
do that, you have to do a complete menu installation.