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1AUTO (Automessage For Maximus)
By: Paul Earles
BEGINING
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As with all my other MECCA utilities for Max, I offer no liability for use of
1AUTO. Usage is at your own risk.
BASICS
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Notice that most BBS packages have an automessage system? Well, you do now
also! (If you run Maximus CBCS v3.00 or higher). This is a simple MECCA script
that will let the user see the auto message, and if one doesn't exist, just
show AUTOMESSAGE and the menu. This is helpful if you would like for your
users to be able to leave an automessase for others to see. It also let's the
user leave an automessage from a command key from a menu.
ALSO: I have tried to run a ton of different automessage programs with Max
v3.01, and none of them like me :-) So I just spend a few minutes doing this
little thing, and hope it solves your problems also!
INSTALLATION
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Installation is simple, and there isn't that much to do :-)
1: Unzip contents into a temp dir :-) (Done already)
2: Make a directory off of your Maximus directory called AUTO
(Should be something like E:\MAX\AUTO when you create this directory)
3: Stick the file 1AUTO.BBS into the AUTO directory.
4: Add the option anywhere you want to in MENUS.CTL
Option should look something like this:
Display_File Auto\1Auto Normal "Automessage"
Also, to display the automessage at login without the menu, just do something
like this: (I will use WELCOME.MEC as an example)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Welcome! You have called us 1,000,000,000 times :-)
You have downloaded 1,000,233,382,392k, and uploaded 0k (haha)
Press Enter to continue
(The user presses enter)
After the press enter on that one, stick something like this into WELCOME.MEC:
[Link]Auto\Auto
[Enter]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This will display only the data left by the last caller, with color, and then
ask the user to press enter. It is recommended that you write a test message
when you first use this utility, so you will have some data, and not just a
blank page with PRESS ENTER on it only.
1AUTO MENU
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Users can:
Write a message
or Quit
Both very to the point. The main 1AUTO menu is where they see the automessage
as well.
Sysop Menu
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Yes, there is a Sysop menu. It is only displayed to the user with the ACS
of SysOp. (Aka SecLev 100). There are 3 commands from the sysop menu:
Delete the current Automessage
Post an Anonymous SysOp message
Quit Back To The 1AUTO Main Menu
They are self-explanitory. :-)
ONLY BUG IN THE WHOLE THING, AND IT WONT EFFECT ANYTHING ONLINE:
----------------------------------------------------------------
When using ORACLE to view the 1AUTO Automessage menu, you will not see
a sysop menu. Its because the [acs =SysOp] is set. You can still
press S when viewing with ORACLE, but it will just ask you to enter
an Automessage :-)
SPECIAL NOTE
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I am only giving out the .DOC and .BBS file of 1AUTO, because it would be a
waste of transfer time if I included the actual .MEC file. If you want to make
changes to the 1AUTO screens, fine, go for it. Just use ACCEM to uncompile
1AUTO.BBS to a 1AUTO.MEC file, then play with it and have fun! This is free,
but the only thing I ask is for the final author title screen to remain on
it.
My Info
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Paul Earles
MindState (615).361-4677
Internet: Paul.E@76.collage.isdn.net (To my BBS)
Internet: Paul.Earles@nashville.com (The account I have had for 2 1/2 years or
so I guess :-) If the other address gets ya no response, try the nashville.com
address)
Fidonet: 1:116/76
DO YOU WRITE MECCA SCRIPTS?!?!?! MAIL THEM TO ME VIA FIDONET!!! I ALWAYS LIKE
NEW AND COOL MECCA STUFF!!!