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WinCIS Utilities (a.k.a. WCUTIL) version 1.0
(c) Guy Gallo
71171,3555
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INTRODUCTION
WCUTIL is an add-on for WinCIS that implements several features:
* Adding multiple addresses to e-Mail (either new or
existing) messages
* Uploading files to forums
* Special message requests
In addition to these major functions, WCUTIL also provides:
* A hook to a "front end" script
* A configurable billing script
* Conversion of MOX files into files readable using the
built-in WinCIS message reader and
* The creation of shadow forums to hold saved messages
* Menu items to easily edit several of WinCIS's support
files (button files, INI files etc.)
There is no printed or printable manual. The help file is the manual.
WCUTIL uses a combination of script generation controlled by a
stand-alone visual basic application and a modified script template
(named, by default, WCUTIL.TPL) to perform various on-line
processing.
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REGISTRATION
WCUTIL is not free. It is being released as ShareWare. If you
continue to use WCUTIL, please register and pay the $19.95 fee.
This is a one time registration fee. That is, future updates to the
program (barring a revision more major than any I foresee), will be
free.
Since this program is specifically used for logging onto CIS (with
WinCIS), there will be no support other than via CIS; and there will
be no disk based version of the program. That is to say, since I can
assume all users can log onto CIS, all support will be provided either
via e-Mail or (preferably) in the WinCIS section of the WUGNET
forum; and all updates will be posted to Library 13 of the WUGNET
forum.
All registration will be handled on-line, via CIS's SWREG function.
To register, Select Script.Remain On-line to stay on-line after your
automatic session is done, or log onto CIS using the Interactive button.
At the command prompt type
GO SWREG
and follow the on screen instructions.
**********THE REGISTRATION NUMBER FOR WINCIS UTILITIES IS: 1143*************
INSTALLATION
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WCUTIL.EXE must be in the same directory as WINCIS.EXE.
WCUTIL.INI must be present and in the same directory as
WCUTIL.EXE.
WCUTIL.TPL is a script template containing the various script
instructions necessary to utilize the on-line features of WCUTIL.EXE.
You must either make this TPL your active template or copy this file
to WINCIS.TPL. It makes no difference which you do.
To set WCUTIL.TPL as the active template select:
Settings.Processing Options.Template to Build Scripts from
and enter WCTUIL.TPL in the edit box.
WCUTIL.HLP should also be copied to your WinCIS directory.
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ASSUMPTIONS
WCUTIL makes the following assumptions.
* That you are using the default installation regarding
directory structure: control files are in
C:\WINCIS\CONTROL, and all messages are stored in
C:\WINCIS\MESSAGES.
* That the file paths contained in your CFG file and in
WINCIS.INI are hard coded directories rather than
variable directories. That is to say, you are not using the
variable method of pointing to a directory, such as
&WinCISPath\CONTROL, but are specifying directories
with their full path name, e.g. C:\WINCIS\CONTROL.
* Version 1.0 of WCUTIL assumes that you are using
WinCIS .94D. WCUTIL will work with version .94C,
but not properly. Specifically, the Special Request
Function is significantly hampered.
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HOW TO USE
Simply run WCUTIL before logging onto CIS to modify mail (add
CCs), add new mail, specify files to upload to a forum, or add special
message handling requests to the next run.
There are two possible cases to consider when running WCUTIL:
1) WCUTIL is run and its options selected before loading WinCIS:
In this case, selecting either of the functions which require that a
forum be "active" in order for the custom script to be executed, will be
marked by WCUTIL in STATUS.INF for "read waiting messages".
The effect of this is that when you load WinCIS it will read
STATUS.INF and the forum activities selected in WCUTIL will be
executed when those forums are entered by logging onto CIS with the
Actions button. You will see Messages(Waiting) activated in the
forum list.
2) WCUTIL is run and its options selected after loading WinCIS:
In this case, the marking of a form as active (as described above), will
not be "registered" by WinCIS. I hope to make the connection
smarter, with Larry's help, in a future release. For the time being, you
have one of two choices:
Manually change any processing option for the forum you want to
process with a WCUTIL script.
or
Logon to CIS using the Messages button rather than the Actions
button.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
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By default, WCUTIL loads all three of the modules.
You can load WCUTIL with a specific module by specifying any one
of the following keywords on the command line:
UPLOAD - Loads only the forum upload function
MAIL - Loads only the mail function (also loads the address
book)
REQUEST- Loads only the message request function (also
loads the address book)
Even if you load WCUTIL with a command line option (and therefore
initially display only one of the modules) you can always activate the
other modules by selecting them from the Tools menu.
CAPTURING FORUM ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Code to capture forum announcements has been included in the WCUTIL.TPL
template, but it is, by default, commented out.
If you wish to capture forum announcments with every entrance to a
forum, edit WCUTIL.TPL, look for the [GO FORUM] section, and read the
comments.
REACHING THE AUTHOR
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CIS 71171,3555
Message can be left in section 13 of the WUGNET forum.
This is the initial release of WCUTIL. I suspect that the program will
continue to evolve. All suggestions are welcome.
Among the planned features for future versions:
Closer ties to WinCIS
Additional Scripts under the Scripts.Build Option
If you have a script or TPL modification that you think would improve
the smarts or performance of WCUTIL, please send via e-Mail to the
above CIS ID.