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Off-Line File Request System
Gary Glueckert
The SUNY BBS 516-420-0818
1200 - 14400 Baud N,8,1
This system uses RBBS-PC's Fast File Search system, offline macros,
a modified RBBS.BAT file, and 2 different MENU0's to help the SysOp keep
track of Off-Line File requests. When a request to restore a file has been
made by a user, the RBBS batch file will copy over a MENU0 containing
a message informing the SysOp that there is a file Request waiting.
After the file request is processed; the file containing the information
for the request will have to be deleted and the RBBS batch file will
sense this and copy over the original MENU0.
For this system to work, the paths and directories that are
specified in the Batch file and Macros must exist. If you are using a
different directory structure then you must go through all of these files
and change the directories so that they match the ones you are using.
RBBS-PC MUST BE SET TO EXERNAL RECYCLE!!!
For those SysOps using the STUNY Mods you must copy OFFLINE2.IMC
to OFFLINE.IMC, this is because these mods prompt for description FIRST,
before the upload starts.
The Process:
1. - The macros DISK??.IMC will be called from the different DISK??.DIR
files that you have told MAKEFIDX exist. I am assuming, for the sake of
brevity, that you understand how to setup the different .DIR files used
by MAKEFIDX. If not, you can run the OFFDIR.BAT file included with this
archive. Instructions on using OFFDIR.BAT are found in OFFDIR.DOC.
2. - In turn, OFFLINE.IMC will be called. OFFLINE.IMC will be able to handle
both upload and download situations pertaining to off-line files.
3. - If the user wishes to make a request to have a file restored then
OFFLINE.IMC will write to the file named REQUEST.DAT all of the
information needed to restore the file.
4. - After the user logs-off RBBS will recycle externally to the RBBS.BAT
file. If the BAT file finds REQUEST.DAT it will copy over the
menu0.req file over to menu0. This menu0 contains a message informing
the SysOp that a file request exists.
5. - After you EXIT RBBS and process (restore) the file request you MUST
delete the REQUEST.DAT file. When you restart RBBS using the RBBS.BAT
file it will not find the REQUEST.DAT file and copy over MENU0.NO to
MENU0
That's it, pretty simple concept really. You can probably dream up
your own schemes from this concept. Just be sure that RBBS will recycle
EXTERNALLY and you are all set.
But, what if you get a new Hard Drive and want to put all those
great files back online? See the utility contained in RSTORE01.ZIP
included in this archive.
Demo files included with this archive are:
README -----> The file you are reading now.
RBBS!.BAT ----> Demo RBBS.BAT file.
OFFDIR.BAT ---> BAT file to create DISK??.DIR, DISK??.IMC files.
OFFDIR.DOC ---> Instructions on using OFFDIR.BAT
MENU0.NO ----> Color version of MENU0, no request status.
MENU0.REQ ----> Color version MENU0, With request status.
DISK??.DIR ---> Demo Directory files for MAKEFIDX
DISK??.IMC ---> Demo Macros for .DIR files, sets disk no.
OFFLINE.IMC --> Offline file macro to handle up/downloads.
OFFLINE2.IMC -> Offline file macro to handle up/downloads
with STUNY mods installed.
MAKEFIDX.CFG -> Demo configuration for MAKEFIDX
RSTORE01.ZIP -> Utility to restore offline disks
09/15/92