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Hi and thanks for downloading this utility. I am the sysop of a small
single line BBS in central Ohio. When I first heard about RIP technology
I was excited about adding it to my BBS. I soon discoved what a pain it
was to simply view a RIP screen! I started out by adding the screens to
my BBS and then calling it from another PC (not a good use of time!). Then
I started using the demo version of RIPAINT to load the file on the screen.
That way was a lot quicker, but still kind of a pain to just view it, and
besides, RIPAINT would be an expensive viewing utility if that's all you
use it for. It was designed to do a lot more than that!
So I decided to write my own utility to view RIP files. SHOWRIP is that
program. It is still needs a little work, but it is fully functional on
most screens.
To use SHOWRIP,
Make sure that SHOWRIP.EXE is somewhere in your path.
The BGI and CHR files are not needed for ver 1.2 and up.
type:
SHOWRIP <filename> [/d nnn] [/s] [/c] [/o]
Options:
/d nnn Delay between commands for nnn milliseconds.
/s Step Mode - press a key between commands.
/c Show commands at bottom of screen.
/o Show commands ONLY, no graphics.
All options can be used together or alone. Some combinations are not logical
but they will work just the same. (Delay and Step mode together!?!?)
Options can be in any order as long as nnn follows /d and as long as the
first parameter is the Rip filename. When specifying the file name, the
extension is now optional.
more to come!
What doesn't work: (yet!)
1. The more complicated RIP screens that include animation.
2. The custom "Bezier" curve does not work the way it is suposed to;(
I have had a hard time with this one. I can't figure out how to make
it work. If anyone would like to help, it would be appreciated!
What works:
1. SHOWRIP works on most RIP screens that I have tried:)
There are probably a lot of things this release will do and not do that I
am not aware of. This was not intended to be released as shareware until
late into it's creation. After thinking about it I thought that it might
be of some use to other sysops. So I decided to send out this release to
see what kind of response I get. If I get good response, I will continue to
work on SHOWRIP and probably even add a few extra features I have been
thinking about. On the other hand, if the response is limited so will be
the updates! (common sense Huh?)<G>
Thanx,
Chuck
Comments, suggestions, and registration,
Chuck Warrix NyteBytes BBS
3430 Lacon Rd. (614) 529-1464
Hilliard, Ohio 43026 14400 v.32 bis
Registration is only five bucks and will entitle you to registered updates
as they become available. After I recieve your payment, I will put a copy
of the latest version (without the delay screen) on NyteBytes BBS as an
attachment to a private message to you. So please log in using the same
name as you use to register, or you will not get the message. (But you
knew that didn't ya!)<G>
I didn't include any kind of form here because......w e l l.....I hate forms!
All I need is the name that you want SHOWRIP to be registered to and
the name you will use to log into NyteBytes with to get it. If you want
to include a password, I will set up an account for you in advance to speed
up your online time.
Please allow up to 7 days for your registered copy to be posted from the time
that you mail your payment. My job requires that I travel and some times I
end up on the road away from the BBS for most of the week. Not very
often though<G>
BTW if you want to include SHOWRIP in a batch file here are the values that
it returns to DOS as ERRORLEVEL.
Everything worked ok 0
No filename specified 99
File open/not found error 98
Graphics error 97
HISTORY:
07/26/93 ver 1.0ß
First public release
07/26/93 ver 1.1ß
Linked in the BGI graphics driver
07/30/93 ver 1.2
1. Linked in all fonts so everything is in one executable file.
This made th EXE a little bigger, but now you don't have to have
all those CHR files around.
2. You don't have to specify the RIP extension (optional).
3. Added four command-line options:
/d nnn Delay nnn milliseconds between each Rip command.
/s Step Mode - Press a key between each command.
/c Show the command at the bottom of the screen.
/o Show only the Rip commands, no graphics.
4. Bezier curves now work like they should!
Let me know if you would like to see more options.