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Oparse 1.02 - Bug fixes.
~~~~~~~~~~~
This is strictly a maintenance release. Bugs that were fixed:
- Corrupt international pre/post dialing strings. This was also causing the
system to hang when doing other zones.
- Should allow more then 2 MYLIST/PVTLIST without generating a "STACK
OVERFLOW".
- UPDATE now works, forgot to uncomment the code!!
** Many thanks to Scott Samet for identifying most of the bugs and providing
me with a copy of XLAXNODE for comparison purposes.
The next version will include the following:
- COST tables and MODEMTANS will match those of XLAXNODE.
- Will be recompiled for better speed and performance.
Oparse 1.01 - Unofficial docs.
~~~~~~~~~~~
OPARSE - Opus Nodelist Parser/Generator.
OPARSE is based on the original OPARSE by Doug Boone, PARSELST by Bob
Hartman and XLAXNODE by Scott Samet. Only the features related to Opus are
included in this package.
WHAT OPARSE CAN NOT DO.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Currently Oparse will not update the NODELIST files with NODEDIFFs.
Oparse can call (execute) an updater such as EDITNL though.
- Oparse will not generate support files for other systems like:
TBBS
SEADOG
FIDO
etc...
- Oparse will not generate Script files for PCP or Routing files.
WHAT OPARSE CAN DO.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Generate version 5, 6 and 7 nodelist files for Opus.
NODELIST.SYS & NODELIST.IDX,
NODELIST.DAT & NODELIST.IDX,
NODEX.DAT & NODEX.NDX respectively.
- Generate a NODELIST.BBS (I don't know why??)
- Generate a Sysop's name look file (FIDOUSER.LST and SYSOP.NDX).
The algorithm for FIDOUSER.LST was based on Bob Hartman's code.
The algorithm for SYSOP.NDX was based on Doug Boone's code.
- Generate a printable/readable listing of the Nodelist.
MATRIX.PRN - 132 column listing.
MATRIX.TXT - 80 column listing.
OPARSE is compatible with a subset of PARSELST's and XLAXNODE's config
file. You can rename your PARSELST.CFG or XLAXNODE.CFG file to OPARSE.CFG
and use it with little or no modification. You should of course modify
some of the new commands to use things like a version 7 nodelist. OPARSE uses
the same DIAL and COST table strings as PARSELST and XLAXNODE. Any options
listed that have no meaning to Oparse are ignored with a warning.
To execute Oparse enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
OPARSE [/nNODELIST] [/cCONFIG] [/mMYLIST] [/pPVTLIST] [/B#]
Where:
[/nNODELIST] Process NODELIST instead of the default. NODELIST can be any
valid DOS filename and path. Oparse will search for the latest NODELIST.###
in the current directory if this option is not used.
[/cCONFIG] Use CONFIG as the configuration file to use. CONFIG can be any
valid DOS filename and path. Oparse will default to OPARSE.CFG in the current
directory.
[/mMYLIST] Include MYLIST as part of the NODELIST for your Zone. These added
entries will be listed in the MATRIX.PRN/TXT file. MYLIST is any valid DOS
filename and path.
[/pPVTLIST] Include PVTLIST as part of the NODELIST. These added entries will
NOT be listed in the MATRIX.PRN/TXT file. PVTLIST is any valid DOS filename
and path.
OPARSE comes in 2 flavors. Diet (OPARS286.EXE) for execution on 286/386 &
486 systems for slightly improved performance. And Regular (OPARSE.EXE) for
any of the above systems and the older 8088/86 & 186.
OPARSE.CFG FILE.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See the enclosed OPARSE.CFG file for a more complete list and example.
You could also refer to the documentation for PARSELST and XLAXNODE. Keep in
mind that not ALL those options are available.
- New verbs for Oparse:
VERSION7 - Generates a version 7 nodelist for Opus.
If USERLIST or INTERLIST is enabled it will generate a SYSOPS.NDX
file as well.
HOST - Generates a full index file, but only stores the data for you
Net, other NC's, RC's and ZC's. This will give your a VERY small
nodelist, but will allow Opus to locate any valid address. You will
get some VERY strange results with the Sysop and BBS Name using
this.
*** This is ONLY supported by a VERSION7 nodelist.
MODEM1 <string>
MODEM2 <string>
MODEM3 <string>
MODEM4 <string> - Searches for <string> in the flags of a raw nodelist and
if found, will set the appropriate bit for the modem type.
These are used for the PREDIAL strings in Opus.
MATRIXTXT
MATRIXPRN - These correspond to FIDOTXT and FIDOPRN respectively. FIDOTXT and
FIDOPRN are still accepted in this version.
WHY USE OPARSE??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I don't know, I don't care.
Oparse is a quick and dirty free program to generate a nodelist for Opus.
It is basically the only program that will generate a version 7 nodelist at
this time, with the exception of Doug Boone's version used during Beta/Gamma
testing of Opus.
Oparse is STILL under development. If there is any features you would
like to see or need added, I am open to suggestion via Matrix mail to
1:265/100. I have no intentions of turning Oparse into a fully blown package
like XLAXNODE. If you have a need to generate nodelists for several different
BBS and Mailers, then I suggest you look at XLAXNODE and if you decide to use
it, pay the man what he asks. If you are like me and need a simple basic
nodelist generator for Opus, feel free to use this program as you wish.
Please feel free to ask for any feature you might feel is necessary in order
to generate a usable nodelist for Opus.
Please feel free to report bugs to me via Matrix mail at 1:265/100.