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ADOPT - A - DOOR v3.3 by Al Lawrence Sunrise-80 BBS (404) 256-9525 (Data) (404) 705-9104 (Data) (404) 256-9518 (Voice, 9am-9:30pm EST) OVERVIEW ________ ADOPT is a stand-alone program that can be executed after every Door program completes and before it returns to your BBS. It will display a message that encourages your callers to donate to the BBS by adopting a given door or group of doors and having his/her name displayed every time the particular door is executed. There are 2 options available with ADOPT: OPTION 1, UNREGISTERED version, will display a hard-coded (non-changeable) message describing the Adopt-A-Door concept to your callers. The REGISTERED version will allow you to create your own message (15 lines, 62 characters per line). OPTION 2 will display the names of the callers (max of 8) that have contributed to the registration of that particular door. This file is an ASCII file you create with the names of the callers (Max 30 char/name). The name of the file is your choice, but the name must match with the name in the configuration file. NOTE: Runtime errors will be logged to a file called DFRAME.ERR which is created in the directory you run the door from. INSTALLATION ____________ Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time. It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system. To this end, only examples of the configuration file and Door batch file are described. 1) Create a directory to hold all ADOPT files 2) Unzip ADOPTxx.ZIP into the the above directory 3) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice, or modify the supplied ADOPT.CFG file. A description follows: ** Location of system files (see below) SUNRISE-80 BBS Your BBS Name Al Sysop's First Name Lawrence Sysop's Last Name |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | READ! 1 CommPort \ These 2 lines are required | | READ! 1 Node # / ONLY for GTUSER.BBS | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 00000000 Registration Number 1 1=Initial Message Display 2=Display Callers Names That Contributed # 201 ASCII Character Used TO Form Message Border # NONE File Name Containing Initial Display # NONE File Name Containing Contributing Callers # 30 Number of SECONDS To Keep Msg On Screen ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ! 0 Security level that will bypass the DOOR ** = Replace with ONE of the following: C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0) C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <- For ANY systems that support DOOR.SYS C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <- For ANY systems that support DORINFOx.DEF C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <- For Spitfire systems. c:\bbs\TRIBBS.SYS <- For TriBBS systems. C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <- For GT Power * if using this option you must put the ComPort # on line 5 and the Node # on line 6 of the configuration file # = Requires registration to change to a different value ! = If callers Security level matches any one of these levels, the Adopt-A-Door program will NOT run! 4) Add ADOPT to the batch file that runs the Door, after whose completion you want the ADOPT-A-DOOR message to be displayed. Using Yahtzee as the example of the Door we want to run ADOPT after: ECHO off cd\PCB\DOORS\YAHTZEE Location of Yahtzee files YAHTZEE YAHTZEE.CNF EXE filename and CNF filename CD\PCB\DOORS\ADOPT Location of ADOPT Files ADOPT ADOPTYAH.CFG EXE and UNIQUE .CNF Filename created in #3 above. CD\PCB BOARD 5) When running in more than one node, be sure to supply a different configuration name for each node (your choice of name). 6) If running with multi-port boards add /FD to the line containing the CFG name as follows: ADOPT Adopt.CFG /FD TROUBLESHOOTING --------------- (1) If you are running this Door on a 486 system and encounter errors such as ERROR 6.... OVERFLOW Error ERROR 5.... ILLEGAL Function Call (may be associated with other problems) KEYBOARD Timeout after 5 minutes You may have to put the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET NO87=ON (2) If you encounter an Error 62 (Input Past End of File), BEFORE you see the opening screen of the Door, your problem will more than likely be associated with the CFG file. The error 62 means that you do not have enough entries in the CFG. Compare your CFG file with the CFG definition in the DOC file. (3) If you encounter an ERROR 70... Permission Denied, this will more than likely mean that you DO NOT have SHARE loaded. SHARE is a DOS file that comes with your version of DOS. To load it type the word SHARE at the DOS prompt. To load it permanently type the word SHARE on a line by itself in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, any place prior to the loading of your BBS software. There have been numerous reports that loading SHARE high causes some problems, so to be on the safe side, do not load it high. Should you have any questions or problem, please do not hesitate to call voice for immediate help... 404-256-9518 (9am-9:30pm EST) any day! NON-STANDARD COM SUPPORT ________________________ Support for COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line passed to your Door would be: FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5 The /5 tells FOOBAR to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's. As an alternative, you may use an environmental variable on the command line. To use the variable (following the example above), place a SET IRQ=5 in the batch file used to bring up your BBS (you would need a different IRQ number for each node). The command line would now look like this: FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /%IRQ% This, in combination with the use of the environmental variables described in the MULTI-NODE SETUP section will allow you to use one batch file and one config file to run this door on all nodes. MULTI-NODE SETUP ________________ All Sunrise Doors are Multi-Node capable. Each node must have the ability to access a configuration file which will have its own system file (DORINFOx.DEF, PCBOARD.SYS, DOOR.SYS, etc) defined on the first line. There are 2 ways to accomplish this: (1) Create a separate configuration file for each node. The only difference between each file would be the location of the system file for that particular node. For example, on my system there are 2 nodes and the first line of the config files would look like this: NODE1: H:\PCB1\DOOR.SYS NODE2: H:\PCB2\DOOR.SYS Thus, if you have a 4 node BBS, you will need 4 configuration files. (2) Use ONE configuration file for ALL nodes. This Door will recognize the following PCBoard/Wildcat environmental variables: PCBDIR (Directory containing the System file) PCBDRIVE (Drive containing the System file) WCNODEID (Active Node Number) Thus, the first line of the SINGLE configuration file, for this Door would look like this: %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\DOOR.SYS NOTE: This option, as described, assumes that you are running PCB or Wildcat software. The environmental variables are automatically created by the software for each node. HOWEVER, if you are running other BBS software you should be able to set the variables EXACTLY as described below, for EACH node (more than likely in each batch file you use to bring up EACH node): PCBDRIVE=C: ^^^^^^^^^ PCBDIR=\NODE2 ^^^^^^^^ Info with a carat (^) under it, MUST be typed as is. The rest depends on your naming conventions. This, in combination with the use of the optional environmental variable described in the NON-STANDARD COM SUPPORT section, will allow you to use one batch file and one config file to run this door on all nodes. ADOPT-A-DOOR CONCEPT _____________________ Having been a Sysop for a number of years, I have had my share of problems and frustrations getting financial support for my board's upkeep. A fellow Sysop left a message on my board, not long ago, about a concept that was being used by several boards around the country. The concept, ADOPT-A-DOOR, allows a caller to register (ADOPT) a door. It would be the same as sending in a donation, only this way it is earmarked for registering a particular door. In a way, the user feels he/she is "getting something in return". As a Door author I have decided to build this concept into each of my Door programs. The concept replaces the usual message "tell the Sysop to register this Door" we find in most doors. At the same time I have developed this stand-alone program that will carry this concept one step forward so as to be able to use it with any of your door programs. LEGALITIES __________ THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. DISTRIBUTION ____________ You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever, without the written permission of the author. REGISTRATION ____________ I am not a subscriber to the "Crippleware" concept, and this program reflects that philosophy. This is a full-featured program, whose functionality is not hampered in any way, whether you register it or not. Registration and the subsequent insertion of the registration number into your configuation file, allows for the changing of certain default values in the configuration file. To register your copy of ADOPT, please fill out the registration form (REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with the registraiton fee to the name and address on the form. MUST be payable in US funds!!!! Once a door is registered, any changes to registration information (Sysop name or BBS Name) will require the doors to be re-registered. Download or File Request a file named CHANGE.FRM from our BBS, complete the form and follow ALL instructions in the document! Registration fees are subject to change at any time. The most current registration form is always available on our BBS. You may download or File Request REGISTER.FRM at any time. Be sure to use the proper upper/lower case when filling in your name and BBS name, as they MUST match the way you entered them in the configuration file. ^^^^ Based upon information supplied on the registration form, I will pre- register you on my BBS. You will then be able to call SUNRISE-80 and pick up your registration number or you may include a self-addressed stamped envelope and I will send registration back by return mail. MISC ____ The latest version of ADOPT and other fine SUNRISE DOOR programs, are always available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS (404-256-9525 HST 19.2), on first call! Remember, should you have any problems, questions or suggestions, be sure to drop me a message on either of the aforementioned BBS or via the DOORS conference on PCRELAY (RIME). NODE=Sunrise