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From: NutHouse Software
556 W. Main St.
Lock Haven, PA 17745
USA
Woody's NutHouse I (BBS)
Using : Maximus/2 3.01 and a SupraFax 28.8
Tel. # : 717-748-5728
Woody's NutHouse II (BBS)
Using : Maximus/2 3.01 and a ZyXEL Elite 2864
Tel. # : 717-748-1834
If you need to contact me, my internet address is:
jwoodwar@eagle.lhup.edu
Both programs are designed for up to 1024 files, but I have never
had a directory with more than 150 files, so I just hope they work
in the larger directories.
#1: sortfiles.exe
Required: a files.bbs file that has one line per file!
This program will sort a files.bbs file either by descending file dates
or by ascending file names. I have incorporated this into my files menu
allowing users to choose for themselves.
Usage: sortfiles <path> [d]
where 'path' is the path to the files.bbs type file
to be sorted. If a space and 'd' follow the directory, the
files.bbs file will be sorted as to date, otherwise alphabetically
by names.
e.g.:
command line: sortlist c:\max\dosutils\files.bbs
This will sort the files.bbs file found in the
c:\max\dosutils directory alphabetically.
command line: sortlist c:\max\dosutils\dir12.bbs d
This will sort the dir12.bbs file found in the
c:\max\dosutils directory by file dates.
command line: sortlist ?
This will display how to use the program.
#2 filesfix.exe
This program will update a files.bbs file, or create one if it is
non-existent, of the current directory. It will append approximately
450 characters of a files_id.diz or a desc.sdi to the file name, if
such a file exists in the compressed file. Also the output can
be written to a different path, which might be useful for CDs.
Also a filesbbs.cfg can be put into each directory and this allows
you to add descriptions to non-compressed files and include them
into the files.bbs file created. Also the first line of this file
is the number which represents how much of the description file
to copy, in case you don't like the 450 character default.
The form of each line after the first line is:
ext,file description
The ',' separates the file extension from its accompanying
description. An extension has a max of 3 characters, but if
the 2nd and/or 3rd is '#', then it will include files
such as 'nodediff.a37', if the line:
a##,Fido node difference file
is in the filesfix.cfg file.
I put filesfix.exe and sortlist.exe in my max directory, which is
in my path.
Assuming that you unpacked this file into an empty directory
I suggest you first run the filesfix.exe program and inspect the
resulting files.bbs file. Also this is why the strange files
are included.
Usage: filesfix.exe {drive} [output path]
The {drive} should be the letter of the drive where this
program will unpack the compressed files to read the
file_id.diz file. You should only put the one letter which
indicates the drive to be used. It is faster if this is a RAM
drive. The output path is only necessary if you want the
output in a different directory, e.g. you in a CD directory.
e.g.:
command line: filesfix e
This will update (or create) the files.bbs file in the
current directory, and will use the e:\maxtemp directory
to do its work. It creates and deletes this directory!
command line: filesfix e c:\try
This will update (or create) the files.bbs file in the
current directory, and will use the e:\maxtemp directory
to do its work. It creates and deletes this directory!
The files.bbs file created will be put into the c:\try
directory.
command line: filesfix ?
This will display how to use the program.
It is assumed that pkunzip.exe, arc.exe, arj.exe, pak.exe, and
lha.exe are in your path. These are the only ones the program
attempts to unpack.