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Gotcha!
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Program now uses Door Patch 3.8 and supports the following BBS
drop file formats: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS,
DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF and CHAIN.TXT. Compatible with at least
these BBS systems: PCBoard 14+, GAP 4+, RBBS-PC 17+. WILDCAT 2+ and
Spitfire 3+. Also supports baud rates up to 115,200 BPS. SHARE.EXE
must be loaded to run this door.
My programs may be on various BBSes around the country under
different archive extensions and types. This is the state of all the
BBSes around the country. I personally like LHARC better, slower but
smaller and suggest you give it a try.
The archive file should contain:
GOTCHADR.EXE GOTCHADR.CFG GOTCHADR.DOC
GOTCHADR.SCR READ.ME SYSOP.DOC
GOTCHADR.EXE is the main program. GOTCHADR.CFG is a sample
configuration file. GOTCHADR.DOC is this file. GOTCHADR.SCR is a
sample, if needed, score file for the door. SYSOP.DOC is documentation
for Sysop and the READ.ME contains some bug fixes and all must be
included in the archive file that is downloadable on your system. The
files may not be altered in any way.
My archive file no longer contains DORPCH38.EXE and the
BRUN30.EXE files. This was done to make the file smaller so that it
takes up less space on the host BBS. The filename is DORPCH38.ZIP.
This door comes with an example DR.CFG. It is supplied to show
you how to set up the configuration file. The file may be modified to
suit. Please try and limit the limit of your Sysops names to PCBoard's
name length of twenty-seven characters (total length). The sixth line
is for registration serial numbers. If you change the "Unregistered
BBS" name or serial number it will still come up in the door as
"Unregistered BBS" until you get a registration serial number.
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS < change to suit your system
Unregistered BBS < changes only take affect with registration
Boss < change to sysop's first name
Dude < change to sysop's last name
Your Sysops < Door Donor's name
0000 < changes only take affect with registration
Registration provides you with a serial number that will let you
enter your BBS name in the second line of the GOTCHADR.CFG file. This
number replaces the "0000" in the sixth line of the .CFG file. Please
support Shareware!
**** SHARE.EXE must be loaded to run this door. **** The program
now uses screen locates to position the cursor when using the
IBM/Compatible mode. Must faster and nicer.
Making the SCORE file
If you have trouble generating the GOTCHADR.SCR file I have
included a copy using the default directory and a 30 day rollover,
user's name only one time, maximum number of players in bulletin at
10, and no bulletin number in it. These can be changed to suit your
needs.
A full path can be inserted before the "GOTCHA" if need be. There
is an ASCII file "GOTCHA" and an ANSI file "GOTCHAG". You can change
the "GOTCHA/GOTCHAG" to whatever bulletin you want and the directory
you want it written to, or you can copy it in your BBS batch file
renaming it as you do; COPY GOTCHA C:\PCB\DOORS\BLT14 and COPY GOTCHAG
C:\PCB\DOORS\BLT14G, and before you exit the door's directory. I
believe you can change the "30" to "0" to stop the auto rollover. I
believe that dates should be the first of the month so that when the
month changes the door rolls over.
I hope this helps! I did manage to get it to work and it took
some effort. I loaded SHARE.EXE, not sure if that helped or not. I did
a "GOTCHADR GOTCHADR.CFG /LOCAL" then "DP38UTIL GOTCHADR.SCR /CREATE"
and it worked for me.
Please be careful on how you edit this file so that it does not
become corrupted. I managed to do it several times without any
problems. I used to use Door Patch 3.5 and it did not have all these
problems with the score file. This problem in Door Patch 3.8 is known
by the author and he told me that he did not think there would be a
3.9 version. Oh well.
If you have comments on the program, please feel free to contact
me. Also, if program errors develope, please contact me at once so
that corrections can be made.
Usable ideas for door programs (games or anything else) will
provide the donor BBS with a free, registered, copy of that particular
program. This is my way of saying "Thank you" for you program ideas,
which by the way, are not easy to come by.
At this time the programs are written to work on any computer
with an eighty column screen. These are my current doors: Music Review
for entering reviews on music recorded on any medium: Software Review
that is used to do reviews on Public Domain, Freeware and Shareware
programs; Movie View where reviews are done on all kinds of movies;
BBS Review where users enter reviews on various BBS systems; Book
Review where users can enter reviews on any kind of books; Community
Service (Public Service Announcements) that is used to list local and
nearby activities; Restaurant Review for doing reviews on your
favorite eateries; Wine Review for doing reviews on your favorite
wines, goes hand in hand with Restaurant Review; The Rime List door
for viewing the worldwide Rime 'RelayNet (tm)' nodes, BBS Door Review
for viewing BBS doors (mainly for users to use to let their sysops
know what they like/want/etc.).
You can get all my door software directly from me by sending me
diskette(s), any PC format, to cover one meg of files, and include a
mailer with return postage. You may include postage and label for a
reusable mailer.
J A M E S H U C K A B E Y
software with a heart
DATE:
James Huckabey
3621-A Fraser Street
Bellingham, Washington 98226
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QUANTITY| DESCRIPTION | EACH | TOTAL
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| Registration of GOTCHADR.EXE (Gotcha Door) | 15.00 |
| For current copy of software U.S. please add | 2.00 |
| Outside U.S. please add | 4.00 |
| Please check disk type below! | |
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| Upgrade from an earlier version to current | FREE |
| version send diskette with return postage. | |
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| Dual registration of any two different | 35.00 |
| doors, any versions. ($30 with Gotcha) | |
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| Registration of any four or more doors at | 60.00+|
| one time at $15.00 each. ($55+ with Gotcha) | |
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| 1 set of all door software on your diskettes | FREE |
| in your postage paid mailer. | |
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(prices are subject to change) SUBTOTAL |
(Washington state residents please add 7.6%) SALES TAX |
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(U.S. funds only) GRAND TOTAL |
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FROM:
NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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CITY:
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STATE & ZIP:
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Please supply name of BBS to be added to program; it may include other data
up to thirty characters. This is to be on one line of code and must be legible
since the serial number is based on exact syntax. I cannot be responsible for
unreadable data. Please print. Case sensitive!
Example: "Jim's Graphics BBS". In program it comes out:
This program is registered to
Jim's Graphics BBS
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