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Short: V1-26 of Random Amiga Setting Program (RASP)
Author: garpa@southwales.u-net.com (Carl Harrison)
Uploader: garpa@southwales.u-net.com (Carl Harrison)
Type: util/boot
MAJOR BUG FIXED !!!! NOW VERSION 1.26 FASTER!
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GaRpA_RASP ! V1.26
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by Carl Harrison (c) CopyRight 1997
Written in AMOS_Pro V2 Compiled in September 1997
Every fancied having a "different" Amiga EVERY time you booted up ?
Do you run a BBS? Would you like random log-on and log-off ANSI screens?
Would you like different UPD or IFX settings EVERY bootup?
Would you like different WorkBench Backdrop, Window and Picture on EVERY
bootup?
Would you like random worms samples?
Would you like random worms levels?
Any program that uses an external data file can be RASP'd (especially
nice wb commodity type programs)
R.A.S.P. "Random Amiga Settings Program" only requires three pieces of
information to work. These are;-
Source Directory
WildCards (MulTiSearCh) i.e. no need for *.* or #?
Destination Directory and Filename
In the Source Directory, RASP can read upto 500 entries per "3 pieces of
information". Once run, RASP will plough through a text file (see below)
actioning 3 pieces of information at once until the end of the text file
has been reached or an error occurred - in which case RASP will end and
control will return back to your Amiga. PLEASE NOTE: RASP is pretty much
crash proof. It won't crash because of your setup, if anything it will only
tell you what piece of information was processed last before the crash
thus helping you debug your config file.
THE Ultimate Random Amiga Settings Program.
- - - -
R.A.S.P.
What is it?
It is a CLI program that reads in three pieces of information at a time.
These are;- (1) Source Directory (must have / at end)
(2) Wildcards (use one space for ALL files or in-string
search for wildcards i.e. IFF/SND or JPG will pick all
IFF/SND or JPG files.)
(3) Destination Directory and Destination Filename
i.e. Data:Pics/defaultWBbackground.Pic
Holds upto 500 objects PER directory for randomisation !!!!!!
UNLIMITED DIRECTORIES!!!!
INSTALLATION
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Chuck it somewhere in yer Startup-Sequence or User-Startup.
(I put it in after setpatch and before PICBOOT and IPREFS)
The only argument required is the script file location (file enclosed).
example on how to make a random WorkBench Backdrop script.
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Copy a picture and rename it to WBBACK.PIC and put it anywhere you want.
In WBPATTERN (prefs) choose the above picture.
Have a directory of pictures, datatypes only relevant if yer have 'em
so just put in pictures that yer datatypes support.
In the script file, the first three lines should be for the above;-
HD1:PICTURES/
IFF
HD0:THE_DIRECTORY_AND_NAME_OF_THE_WBBACK.PIC
Thats It! Simple. (To cover ALL wildcards, have a SPACE instead of the
wildcard-associated-letters, and you can repeat this as many times as you
want! ALL random settings YEHAAA!
This program is E-Mail Ware. Please E-Mail me just to show your appreciation
of my work. Thanks. Long Live yer Miggy!
WoRkBench-ThEmEs - AVAILABLE FROM AMINET NOW!
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Have FUn, as I certainly did in making this product.
E-Mail me with yer suggestions to
garpa@southwales.u-net.com
Version Modification History
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There are now two versions available in this archive. One is the graphical
version with the progression bar, the other, a quiet non-graphical (slighly
faster too (coz of the non-graphical presence)).
Garpa_rnd Graphical Version
Garpa_rnd2 Quiet Version
V1.23 - Hard-Drive COPY routine re-wrote for approx 35% increase in
boot-up speed. Routine modifications has allowed a drop in nearly 10k of
program space, although the program still takes up as much memory (not much
anyways so doesn't really matter - bit of a perfectionist i think.... ;)
V1.24 - "directory snooper" routine optmised. Used more machine-code
related instructions to speed up directory reading. Speed increase of about
200%. All I need now is an extremly FAST copy command....Any ideas? ;)
V1.25 - Changed the randomise routine to repeat 3 times. Slight slow
down. Changed some math instructions to pure-machine code which
should not only absorb the 3-random-loop routine but generally
give a boost (the progression bar was one change).
V1.26 - Thanks to Tony McKimm, I found a MAJOR bug in the script loading
routine which looked for a line feed and carriage return -
dummy! - the Amiga only uses a line feed. Duh. I really feel
the fool. Anyways, RASP works.....at LAST! ENJOY! Oh - and
the script file can be whatever you want. No-Limit, so you
can have several script files, no just a boot up one!
This program should work on all WB2.0 and above Amiga's.
Program tested on CD32 020 SX32 10MB RAM
A1200 18MEG RAM Blizzard 4 030 50Mhz 68882 50Mhz
Support Amiga! Release E-MAILWARE !
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
1352 717 46.9% 01-Sep-91 07:44:18 RASP.info
16144 10424 35.4% 22-Sep-97 17:12:48 +GaRpA_RND2
338 197 41.7% 22-Sep-97 17:22:14 +File_ID.Diz
3842 577 84.9% 11-Aug-91 10:55:50 +File_ID.Diz.info
46948 28913 38.4% 27-Jul-97 15:21:50 +amos.library
3842 576 85.0% 12-Aug-91 03:17:38 +ReadMe_RASP.Doc.info
1554 305 80.3% 08-Aug-97 02:41:34 +randomscript.script
3842 579 84.9% 27-Jul-97 06:23:10 +randomscript.script.info
5074 2501 50.7% 22-Sep-97 17:27:50 +ReadMe_RASP.Doc
38848 19750 49.1% 22-Sep-97 18:19:56 +Garpa_RND
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121784 64539 47.0% 23-Sep-97 12:39:48 10 files