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-=≡ CatList v3.1 ≡=- Copyright 1992, PAROLE Software ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CatList 08/11/92 Initial ßeta release. CatList 1.0 08/24/92 Initial Release. CatList 1.1 09/17/92 Added the CPS/v32BIS modem to the modem selection. Fixed CatList so that it would no longer create a bulletin or text file if there were no records in the database. You may now allow certain Security Levels to Add, Edit or Update the listings while allowing others to only view, Text or Area code search the database. Be sure to read the UPGRADE.TXT to change you CFG files to the new standard. You may also create the Color bulletin with or without the @pause@ code at the end. Added two new screens to the \SCREENS directory. Be sure to unZIP SCREENS.ZIP and add the new screens to your existing directory. A Million and one pardons to Tom Lamere. I left him out of the DOCs as a ßeta tester. No wonder when I called his BBS, I was no longer listed as a user. Added the ability to create a special file with a specified number of listing in it. Had several request this feature. This involves a CFG file change so be sure to make the necessary correction to your CFG file. this feature is ONLY available to registered users. Added a time check routine to kick the user off when the input routines timed out. Had a sysop report that he left CatList up for 45 min and it didn't time him out like it should. Listers may now specify if they want their BBS listed in the Text file/Color file/both or none. Added these switches to the [A]dd a BBS screens. You will need to run FIXUP.EXE before running this release. It will change the defaults in the old database over to the new defaults. If you forget to run it, there will be no listings in your bulletins and such. Added the ability to create a second COLOR display file. There were a few that wanted this file for a GOODBYE.BBS screen. Line 15 controls the number of listings in the file. These will be selected randomly from the database. 4 to 5 will make a good GOODBYE screen. Re-compiled CatList with the latest release of DoorFrame. This release fixed a few small bugs as well as increased the overall display speed. the problem with the cursor jumping to the top of the screen when a user used the backspace key has been fixed. The CFG file has changed! Check the DOCs and SAMPLE.CFG to make sure yours is correct. CATLIST 2.0 ----- MAJOR UPDATE!!! ----- Please read all text files to make sure you make all the necessary corrections. Fixed color bulletin so "PAROLE Software" copyright info would only show once for registered users. Added a new 3 line description plus the ability to list your NetWork addresses. You cannot name the specific network but the 3 types of networks are listed. By adding these features, the database had to be resized. Please read the UPGRADE.TXT before attempting to install this release. Added the ability to add a @pause@ to the special file that is created. You will need to add the switch for this option to line #14 of your CFG file(s). Failure to do this will cause CatList to abort with an illegal function error. This release of CatList is written using Visual Basic for MS-DOS, Professional Version. Rewrote some of the routines in CatList to to speed them up and to remove some of the redundant code from them. There is no longer a special 286 release of CatList. It has been replaced by a 386/486 compiled release. It is even smaller and faster than the 286 version. This version may be obtained by calling The Parole Board BBS and downloading it. It is also shipped on your registration disks. If you require a 286 version, I will gladly compile one for Registered users. Just call the BBS and leave a message. Fixed a bug that would give an "overflow" error if you specified creating a Special file and there were no entries in the database. It will now bypass creating the screen. Added a flag to the database to signify Subscription or Pay systems. A "$" signifies a Pay system while "F" signifies a free access BBS. CatList 2.01 Fixed a problem with the NEWCAT.EXE included with the 2.0 release. I had compiled it using 386/486 specific code. Added a display line to the Main Menu screen showing the total number of listings in the CATLIST.DTA file. Please copy the screens in this archive over the old ones. I added the PAY/FREE information to this release. The only screen that changed is the VSCREEN.xxx. CatList 2.10 Modified the # Listing line to include # of expired listings. Added more info to the Activity log listings. It now lists all searches and listings that CatList finds. Working on a word-wrap problem. I think (?) I've solved it. The 3 line descriptions in the text file were screwing up. Thought the telephone number was included in the Text Search. <G> It is now. This release should also work with TriBBS and Spitfire. Fixed a problem that causes the sysop's user number to be stamped to the database when updating a listing. Original lister's number was overwritten. Compiled with the latest DoorFrame release which added the ability to use a FOSSIL driver. This should allow the use of COMs 1-8 and IRQs 1-15. Also, when you list the IRQ on the command line, "/5", you may now also use and "*". Some Networks also used the"/". SAMPLE: CATLIST CATLIST.CFG *5 CATLIST CATLIST.CFG /5 Either of these will work. You may also use the WC! %WCNODEID% variable in the first line of the CFG file. This will allow the use of 1 CFG file for a multi-node setup. Tweaked a few of the routines in CL to speed them up just a bit. Delete your old LASTCHK.DAT before running this version. CatList will write a new one. CatList 2.11 11/28/92 Fixed two small bugs. CL was adding to the total number of Expired listings each time a user returned to the Main menu. (Tom Wildoner) Fixed a small glitch in the menu that would only occur in rare circumstances. CatList 2.12 12/08/92 Cleaned up some of the display that was not erasing as it should. Fixed the unregistered prompt so that it would look as intended. CatList 2.20 1/4/93 >>> REGISTERED USERS ONLY <<< If CatList finds the file "SPECHDR.DAT" in the door directory, it will append it to the Special file that is created. There is no Copyright information written to this file if the "SPECHDR.DAT" file is found. this will give you the ability to 'personalize' the special file if you want to use it as a GOODBYE.BBS screen or whatever. Reworked the date routines. This should speed CatList up a bit. Changed the appearance of the date in the Color bulletin to get rid of the "cramped" look. CatList 2.25 2/8/93 Added the SysOp and original Listing date to the output text file. (CATLIST.TXT) This is *ONLY* in the Long form for >REGISTERED< users. The total number of listings in the database is now printed at the bottom of the Ansi Bulletin and the TEXT file. Cleaned up a few of the routines to make them more compatible with the CATLIST EDITOR now in Beta. (Release: Late Feb or early March) CatList 2.30 2/17/93 CatList will only write the bulletins and text file only if there has been a change to the database. This only affects [REGISTERED] versions. It will rewrite them every time a user exits the door if CatList has not been registered. It will continue to write the "Special" file each time a users exits the door. I left this in for those that use it as a GOODBYE.BBS screen. CatList 2.31 2/19/93 CatList will now create a "0" byte file named "CHANGE.FIL" when it writes the bulletins and/or text file. If you use TranScan to update the WC! database, you can test for this file and only call TranScan when it needed. Be sure to delete the file after running TranScan. cdd d:\door\list CATLIST BBS1.CFG /%WCIRQID% IF EXIST CHANGE.FIL TS E:\WAKELIST\CATLIST.TXT /TK,T IF EXIST CHANGE.FIL ERASE CHANGE.FIL The NoDelete function has been enabled in CatList. This function will only be effective through the use of CATEDIT.EXE, due to be released shortly. This will reset the last update of any listing marked, NoDelete to the current date when it is time for the first expiration notice to be sent out. You will have to manually delete this listing or remove the NoDelete status via CATEDIT.EXE. If there is a file located in the door directory named "CATLIST.SPC" and you have registered CatList, it will display to the user immediately after the opening screen. You might want to use this as a notification of an upcoming meeting or event. This should be a straight ASCii file with line lengths of 78 columns or less. CatList 2.32 2/22/93 OOps! On unregistered copies of CatList, it was not updating the bulletins at all. Sorry for the problems. CatList 2.4 3/4/93 Registered users may now specify the name of the BBS softwares they wish to appear in CatList. CatList will look for a file named "SOFTWARE.CL" in the door directory. If it is there, it will read in the names of the BBS Softwares from it. The file must be a straight ASCii file and contain at least 28 lines. CatList will only utilize the first 28. An improper "SOFTWARE.CL" will cause CatList to abort. Registered sysOps may also change the default modems. The file to do this is named "MODEM.CL" and must be located in the door directory. It contains 14 lines with a maximum of 25 characters in each line. If you prefer to keep the defaults, you may delete the two ".CL" files. Catlist 2.43 3/18/93 Duplicate rejects are now logged to the ACTIVITY.xxx file. Fixed a few small appearance defects. The users record number is now logged to the ACTIVITY.xxx log. CatList 2.5 3/21/93 Fixed it so that the modem list and the end of CATLIST.TXT will match the modems in the MODEM.CL file. Overlooked this in the 2.4 release. Optimized the code so that CatList now requires about 6-8k less memory to run than before. Not much but, every little bit helps. Smaller code also means a bit faster execution speed. 2.51 The listing database record number is now listed in the LONG text output file. It is the last entry in the last line just after the original entry date. This will help utilize the CEDIT.EXE maintenance utility. 2.54 Fixed a few minor problems. This release also brings back the 286 and 386 compiled versions. They are released as patch files on The Parole Board BBS and will only function for Registered SysOps. CatList 3.0 4/20/93 Added the ability to download the Text file from the door. This will only function for Registered users of the door and requires either DSZ or GSZ. A special CFG file named "DSZCFG.x" will need to be created and placed in the door directory. Please read the documentation for details. The MENU.xxx and MENU2.xxx files have also changed. Please copy the new ones into your "\SCREENS" directory. Adding the ability to upload ANSI BBS ads. This option will also utilize the DSZ/GSZ program and the DSZCFG.x file. You will also need to run the CATFIX.EXE program on your database before running this release. MAKE A BACKUP! of you old database. You must also create a sub-directory in your CatList directory named "\AFILES". Removed a *LOT* of unnecessary code. The [U]pdate/[E]dit routine is about 1/3 smaller than it was before. The end result is that CatList is much faster than previous releases. There was a lot of 'fat' trimmed elsewhere but not nearly as much as the [E]dit routine. Added the ability for the SysOp to do a [T]ext search and Delete a listing. This was no problem to the listers since most only list 1 or 2 BBSs, however; the SysOp had to go through the entire database 1 listing at a time. Added some more information that is logged to the ACTIVITY.LOG. CatList 3.1 4/26/93 !!! CFG FILE CHANGE !!! Added the ability to create a RIP graphic bulletin. This involves adding an extra line to the CFG file. This line MUST be added or CatList will bomb out. C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\USERINFO.DAT The Parole Board BBS Dennis Maidon 12345 100 150 30 E:\TEXT\TPB-LIST.TXT^L RIP <──┐ C:\WC30\BULL\BULL35.BBS^Y │ C:\WC30\ │ C:\WC30\DISP │ N │ C:\WC30\DISP\GOODBYE.BBS^Y │ 5 │ │ ─────────────────────────────┘ The extra line must be inserted between the existing lines 9 and 10. If you support RIP graphics, place "RIP" on this line. If not or do not wish a RIP bulletin, place an "N" on this line. This version also supports the changes made to DOOR.SYS and USERINFO.DAT with the release of WC! 3.9. Recompiled with the latest DoorFrame. This version supports WC!3.9 and will give RIP callers color in the door.