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┌─────────────┐
│ BOOTLOG.EXE │
└─────────────┘
Track System Boot Utility
Tom Kellen
ßETATech Computer Consulting
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PURPOSE: This little utility's total purpose in life is to write a line
with the current date and time to a text file.
INTRODUCTION:
So what in the world would anyone need this utility for? I'm glad you
asked. I wrote this utility to be run from the AUTOEXEC.BAT on my BBS
so that I would know when the BBS rebooted from power failures or any
other mysterious reasons. It can also be very handy to track how often
your machine is rebooted, or perhaps when someone else at work fires up
your PC. The possibilities are endless!
INSTALLATION:
Place BOOTLOG.EXE in a subdirectory that is somewhere on the path. That
is all there is to it.
OPERATION:
As I said, my original intention was to keep track of the times my BBS
rebooted and have it logged to the CALLERS.LOG. BOOTLOG.EXE will take
one command line parameter, and that is the file you want it to write
it's line of text to. For example, the last line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
for my BBS machine is:
BOOTLOG.EXE C:\SF\WORK\CALLERS.LOG
Every time BOOTLOG is run it puts a line like the following into my
CALLERS.LOG.
<*> System Boot at 9:29:08 p.m. on Sunday August 5, 1990 <*>
If you do not give BOOTLOG a file specification on the command line it
will write the line to C:\BOOT.LOG. Each time BOOTLOG is run it appends
this line of text to the file.
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EPILOGUE:
This is a Free Utility. I retain the copyright, but you may use it to
your heart's content. If you find this utility of use, you can drop me
a note on my BBS letting me know that you find it of value too. Of
course if you felt like sending .50 or a dollar, that certainly would
not be turned down.
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Problems, solutions, kudos and ideas are welcomed. I can be reached at:
The Paradigm BBS ßETATech Computer Consulting
(404) 671-1581 P. O. Box 566742
1200-19,200 Baud 24 Hrs/Day Atlanta, GA 30356
DISCLAIMER:
Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty: "This
program is supplied as is. ßETATech Computer Consulting disclaims all
warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the
warranties of merchantability and of fitness of this program for any
purpose. ßETATech Computer Consulting assumes no liability for damages
direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this program."
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Thanks to John Newlin for being an inspirational programmer and provid-
ing excellent shareware to the computing public, and to Sammy Mitchell
for his superb QEdit text editor, how can anyone do without it? Thanks
to Mike Woltz for his superb Spitfire BBS software and for providing
sample Turbo Pascal source code for us novice programmers and for Buffa-
lo Creek's excellent BCSLOCK Turbo Pascal Unit used for all file locking
and sharing routines in this program.
REVISION HISTORY:
05-AUG-1990 1.0 Initial Release.
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