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- Adopt - A - Door
-
- v5.0
-
- December 12, 1993
-
- PCBoard 14.x and GAP 4.x
- WILDCAT!, Spitfire
- QBBS, RBBS, RA
-
- by
-
- Dennis Maidon
-
- PAROLE TECHNOLOGIES
- 9411 Buffalo Rd
- Clayton, NC 27520
-
- (919) 965-3600 -> Voice
-
- The Parole Board BBS
- FIDO: 1:151/185
-
- (919) 965-4696 -> US Robotics Dual Standard
- (919) 965-9885 -> US Robotics Dual Standard
-
- Free Advice BBS
-
- (919) 934-1002 -> US Robotics Dual Standard
-
-
-
- OVERVIEW
- ________
-
- Adopt-A-Door runs just before you regular door program and displays
- the name(s) of your users that have donated funds to purchase a door
- program for your BBS. What better way to solicit funds that to
- advertise the name of a very generous user.
-
- FILES
- ---------
- ADOPT.EXE <- The EXEcutable file
- ADOPT.CFG <- Sample of the CFG file for ADOPT
- ADOPT.DOC <- This file you are reading now.
- DOOR.BAT <- Sample of Batch file to run ADOPT
- PAROLE.COM <- I need to advertise just a bit.
- READ.ME <- Last minute thoughts and ideas
- ADCNF.EXE <- Create the ADOPT.CNF file
-
- This ZIP file was created using the -AV function of PKZIP. If
- my AV is missing then this file may not be complete of has been
- tampered with. Complete and current editions of this program
- are always available for D/L on The Parole Board BBS. If the AV
- is missing please complain to your sysop to stop the practice of
- removing AV's as this is your assurance from the programmer that
- the file is complete and virus free.
-
-
- 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 ADOPT.ZIP into the the above directory
-
- 3) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice, or
- modify the ADOPT.CFG file that is enclosed.
- A description follows:
-
- C:\WILDCAT\CALLINFO.BBS ──┐ <- For Wildcat!
- C:\WC30\USERINFO.DAT │ <- For Wildcat! 3.0 (NODEx dir)
- C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS │ <- For PCBoard using PCBOARD.SYS only
- C:\PCB\USERS │ <- For PCBoard using USERS only
- C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │ <- For Systems that support DOOR.SYS
- C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │ <- For QBBS/RBB/RA. Replace x with Node #.
- C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT │ <- For Spitfire
- C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS ──┘ <- For TriBBS
- The Parole Board BBS <- Your BBS Name
- Dennis <- SysOp's First Name
- Maidon <- SysOp's Last Name
- Jim Smith <- Name of the donor(s)
- ESP! <- Adopted door's name
- YES <- Create .DNR Log
- 00000 <- Registration Number
- C:\WILDCAT\ <- Path to create the .DNR log
- YES <- YES = SUPER Screen NO = Standard Screen
- NO <- Turn off Prompt
-
- Edit this .CFG file to suit your individual BBS. All 11 lines MUST
- be present.
-
- Line 1: This line points to where ADOPT.EXE will find the callers
- information file. Just include the line that your particular
- BBS uses. DO NOT put all of them in the CFG file.
-
- Line 2: Place the name of your BBS on this line.
-
- Line 3: SysOp's first name goes here.
-
- Line 4: SysOp's last name goes here.
-
- Line 5: Place the donor(s) name(s) on this line. If there are more
- than one it will look better to separate them by a "&" as in
- Bob Smith & Johnny House.
-
- Line 6: Place the name of the adopted door on this line.
-
- Line 7: YES to create .DNR log or leave blank
-
- Line 8: Your Registration Number goes here if registered
-
- Line 9: Path and directory to place .DNR log. Be sure to add the
- trailing backslash. "\"
-
- Line 10: YES = Super Screen or NO for regular screen. The SUPER
- screen is configurable.
-
- Line 11: (Y/N) Turn off prompt line if need be
-
- If you use the above CFG file be sure to remove all remarks and use
- a pure ASCII editor such as EDLIN or QEDIT. Hidden control codes could
- cause the program to depart for worlds unknown.
-
- 4) Create a batch file or modify the ADOPT file supplied. A
- description of this file follows:
-
- ECHO off
- CD \DOORS\ESP Location of ADOPT files
- ADOPT ADOPT.CFG EXE filename and CFG filename (Name
- used in creating file in #3 above)
- ESP! ESP!.CFG The Adopted Door Program
- CD\WCAT
- CAT.BAT
-
- 5) When running in more than one node, be sure to supply a
- different configuration name for each node (your choice of name).
- Adopt has been tested under LIVECAT! and performs very well.
-
- NOTE: When using Wildcat! 3.x, Line 1 of the CFG file *MUST* point to
- your NODE directory, not the HOME directory.
-
- NOTE: ADOPT supports 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
- FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG *5
-
- The /5 tells ADOPT to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
- is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard
- IRQ's.
-
- Fossil Driver Support
- ---------------------
- DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the
- Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
- line when running the door. For example:
-
- MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD
- MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG *FD
-
- indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
- driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect and exit
- the door gracefully.
-
- If you select the super Screen option ("Y" on line 10 of the CFG
- file), you will need to run ADCNF.EXE which will create a file named
- ADOPT.CNF. This file MUST be in each door directory in which you run
- Adopt. Each individual door directory must contain it's own CFG and CNF
- files.
-
- The ADCNF.EXE program allows you to set the colors and text that
- you like on the Super screen. The regular screen is already locked into
- it's text and colors. I use this one for doors that have already been
- 'adopted' and the Super Screen when I am advertising for a donor. The
- file created is a binary file so do not try to alter or edit it with an
- ascii editor. It just won't work.
-
- ADOPT-A-DOOR
- ____________
-
- 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".
-
-
- 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. It is only $15 to register this door. that's not too much to
- ask for a program that could save you big bucks.
-
- Remember, should you have any problems, questions or suggestions, be sure
- to drop me a message on either of the aforementioned BBS or via FIDO
- DOORWARE conference or NETMAIL. (1:151/185)
-
-
- THANKS
- --------------
-
- Special thanks goes out for my wife who is definitely a
- "Computer Widow".
-
- Ted Freeman the author of DOORFRAME, a first class BBS Doors
- Development Library. Ted still lives on in the fantastic software
- he wrote.
-
- My BBS users who have had to endure constant badgering to help me
- test the programs that I have written.
-
- Mark Tetrault and Rick Emmick, SysOps of of two fantastic WILDCAT!
- BBSs, without whom, this program would never have worked.
-
- Mustang! Software - Home of the best Damn BBS software available
- today.
-
- ADOPT - A - DOOR is written using MicroSoft's Visual Basic for DOS
- (Professional Version)
-
-