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Today's Callers 1.0
(c)1996 Chris Butdorf
CJB's BBS (330)345-5623
Today's Callers is a small but handy program which generates a bulletin listing
the users who called your BBS today. This should work on any software that can
generate a DOOR.SYS file and run it during logon, and best of all this is FREE!
DISCLAIMER
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I do not guarantee that this program will do anything but take up space on your
computer. This program worked perfectly fine on the systems that it was tested
on, but it may not work on all systems. By using this program, you fully agree
to hold me (Chris Butdorf) totally harmless of any claims that could arise from
the use of this program. If you do not agree to these terms, stop reading this
document and delete the program from your system. Otherwise, continue reading!
FILES INCLUDED
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This archive should contain the following files. If any of these files are not
included in this archive, please call CJB's BBS at (330) 345-5623 to get a copy
which contains all of the required files. Also, please notify the Sysop of the
BBS where you downloaded this file if it is not complete. This should include:
TODAYCAL.DAT DATA file controlling DATE management.
TODAYCAL.DOC The documentation you are reading now.
TODAYCAL.EXE The executable program file, TODAYCAL.
INSTALLATION
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Since my BBS uses Spitfire, that is what I will be using in the examples. Many
examples will include an explanation of how to use them with other BBS software
as well. If you still have any questions, simply leave me a comment on my BBS!
The first step is to move the program and files to the directory where DOOR.SYS
is created by your BBS. This is vitally important, as the program will lock up
your system if it can not find DOOR.SYS or TODAYCAL.DAT. Make sure these files
are in the directory you run it from. Next, create a batch file to execute the
program. This batch file should be run during logon and before the bulletin is
to appear. On my system it runs in SFLOGON.BAT. This way, the program creates
the bulletins and then the bulletins are shown. Basically, your system must be
able to run a batch file during logon for this to work. The batch file is easy
to make, and should only include a few lines similar to the lines listed below.
TODAYCAL
COPY TODAYCAL.ANS C:\SF\DISPLAY\ALL.CLR
COPY TODAYCAL.ASC C:\SF\DISPLAY\ALL.BBS
C:\SF\DISPLAY\ is the path to the Spitfire display directory. The paths may be
different on your system. TODAYCAL.ANS is the ANSI file the program makes, and
TODAYCAL.ASC is the ASCII file. These files are then copied to ones users will
see. ALL.CLR is the name of the ANSI file the users on my BBS see, and ALL.BBS
is the ASCII file. There are two extra lines at the end of my batch file which
add an ENTER prompt to the end of the bulletins. These lines are listed below.
ECHO >> C:\SF\DISPLAY\ALL.CLR
ECHO >> C:\SF\DISPLAY\ALL.BBS
The is the Spitfire code for ENTER, which is CTRL-P (in MS-DOS EDIT hold down
CONTROL and hit P twice). Other software may use different codes, just replace
the with the correct code. Some software even lets you skip this step, as it
appends an ENTER prompt at the end of the file automatically, and you are done.
These steps should be all that is required to correctly use this. If you still
have any questions, just leave me a comment on my BBS and I will gladly answer.
REGISTRATION
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Since a BBS can be an expensive hobby, spending money to register small helpful
programs like this is pointless and could be better spent. This program can be
registered for FREE. Simply call my BBS at 330-345-5623 and leave me a comment
containing the name of the Sysop, the BBS name, the BBS number, and if it is on
the Internet include the telnet address. Also let me know wether you want this
registered to the Sysop name or the BBS name. Try calling back in a day or two
and the registered program should appear during logon. Also, if I receive many
registrations I may add a program to do this all automatically. Check the door
section for a registration program, if one is not online use the method that is
listed above. This registration is done to let me know how many people use and
register programs like this, and to let me know where this is used. Also, this
encourages me to make more programs like this one. Have fun, and happy BBSing!