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Welcome to HoliBBS v4.0
The Days till Holiday screen maker.
Written by: Robert Fonner
Copyright (c)1994 Vämpire Technologies
Dracula's Castle (305)964-2696
V32bis/V42bis/14,400bps
FidoNet 1:369/24
InterNet Robert.Fonner@f24.n369.z1.fidonet.org
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│ VAMPIRE TECHNOLOGIES has developed this program for your benefit. │
│ Although many precautions have been taken to ensure that it will │
│ not damage your equipment,(hardware, or software), in any way; │
│ no promises, guarantees, or warrantees are offered or implied. │
│ Use of this program constitutes agreement with these terms. You │
│ are hereby granted license to use this program as you see fit, │
│ but ownership is retained by Vämpire Technologies as per copyright │
│ laws effective in the state of Florida. Some states do not │
│ recognize retained ownership, in which case no license is offered. │
│ In those states, and/or provinces where disclaimers such as this │
│ are not held valid, this program is not to be used or retained. │
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HOLIBBS is a program that was originally written for WildCat! 3.x SysOps
to create a Bulletin/Hello screen to show how many days are left until
any Holiday. On a specific Holiday the screen will change to a nice
ansi screen denoting that particular holiday. It has now been adapted to
run with almost any BBS software (PCBoard/RA/SuperBBS/Opus/WildCat!/Etc.).
This program is not crippled in any way. However it does expire on January
1st, 2001.
NEW FOR 3.0 - We've now added the ability to include up to 13 user definable
events. You will have to make the ANSI/ASCII/RIP screens for these events,
or get them from your favorite ANSI screen developer. If you prefer, you
can call Dracula's Castle and download ANSI.ZIP (which contains 121 ANSI
screens for you to play with). These 13 new events will take precedent over
any other holiday screen. If you choose to have a custom event on December
25th, the CHRISTMAS screen will not be written.
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│ This file is SHAREWARE. If you decide you like it and wish to continue │
│ using it after 30 days, you are required to register this program by │
│ sending your check or money order along with a copy of the completed │
│ REGISTER.FRM to: │
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│ Robert C. Fonner, Jr. │
│ 7760 Atlanta Street │
│ Hollywood, FL 33024-2510 │
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REQUIREMENTS
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DOS 3.x or better.
BRUN45.EXE (Not included but available on most BBSes).
PC XT/AT or Compatible
SETUP
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HOLIBBS.EXE and HOLIBBS.CFG must reside in the same directory.
All other files included in this distribution may be in any
directory you like. Unzip the SCREENS.ZIP into any directory
you choose.
The HOLIBBS.KEY file MUST NOT be changed unless you are
a registered licensee. Putzing with this KEY file will
invalidate UNREGISTERED versions. The KEY file must reside
in the same directory as the sample screen files.
Use your favorite text editor to edit the enclosed sample
HOLIBBS.CFG file. Below is the sample config with instructions
for each line.
Line
----
1 C:\WC30\HOLIBBS\ Path to the sample screen files.
2 C:\WC30\DISP\HELLO9.RIP Path & Name of the RIP output file (or NONE).
3 C:\WC30\DISP\HELLO9.SCR Path & Name of the ANSI output file.
4 C:\WC30\DISP\HELLO9.BBS Path & Name of the ASCII output file.
5 @PAUSE@ Command your BBS uses to PAUSE displays.
6 BDAY1 Custom Display file (without extension).
7 DATE Date for Custom display #1.
8 BDAY2 Another custom display file.
9 DATE Another Date for Custom display #2.
10 BDAY3 And so on......
11 DATE
12 BDAY4
13 DATE
14 ANNIV1
15 DATE
16 ANNIV2
17 DATE
18 ANNIV3
19 DATE
20 HDAY1
21 DATE
22 HDAY2
23 DATE
24 HDAY3
25 DATE
26 HDAY4
27 DATE
28 HDAY5
29 DATE
30 HDAY6
31 DATE
*** NOTE: All 31 lines MUST exist or the program will NOT run AND may
hang your system until a human keystroke is made.
Line 1 of the config file will be the path to the sample .ANS,
.ASC, .RIP screens (and all other files included in this package
IF different from where you put HOLIBBS.EXE & HOLIBBS.CFG).
Lines 2 thru 4 will be the drive, path, and filename of the output
files you want to create for your users to see (Usually NEWSx.ANS/
ASC or HELLOx.SCR/BBS). Line 2 is the RIP file, Line 3 is the
ANSI file & line 4 is the ASCII file. If you do not support RIP
graphics, then the word NONE must be on line 2.
Line 5 is the command YOUR BBS uses to pause display files so users
can see them before they scroll off the screen. For example
WildCat! 2.x uses (^P), WildCat! 3.x uses @PAUSE@, PCBoard uses
@WAIT@. Check your BBS manual for the characters/command you need
to use. You can leave this line blank if you do not wish to add a
pause command to the end of the display screens.
Lines 6-31 are for customizing events you wish to include that
HOLIBBS doesn't. The EVEN numbered lines (6, 8, 10, etc.) are for
filenames of .ANS/.ASC files you created for a particular event
(WITHOUT the extensions of .ANS/.ASC). The ODD numbered lines
(7, 9, 11, etc.) are the dates the event immediately above is
to occur. For example line 6 is BDAY1 (the name of an included
sample file), Line 7 says 11/03 (My birthday). On 11/03 of every
year the sample screens BDAY1.ANS & BDAY1.ASC will be used instead
of the countdown screen (and more importantly, it will override
any other holiday that might occur on that date). There are 13
possible CUSTOMIZED events, with 13 possible CUSTOMIZED dates.
The names BDAY1, BDAY2, ANNIV1... etc. are just examples. You may
name the custom files you create any valid DOS filename. However
the extensions must be .ANS & .ASC (where ANS is ANSI, and ASC is
ASCII).
IMPORTANT: The format for customizable dates must be in 4 digit
format. For example March 3rd, would be 03/03. Do NOT include
a YEAR (03/03/93). The "/" in 03/03 can be excluded or included,
it makes no difference to the way the program runs.
If NO actual DATE is given on the customizable date lines, and the
line for a DATE remains as the word DATE, then nothing will happen.
Unzip SCREENS.ZIP into the directory you listed on line one of
your HOLIBBS.CFG file.
NEXT - Add two lines to your nightly event batch file. This is the
file most BBSes run at midnight.
Example: CD\BBS\HOLIBBS <=== Where HOLIBBS.EXE/CFG/KEY are.
HOLIBBS
That's all there is to it.
NOTE
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The enclosed sample ANS/ASC/RIP files may be changed to suit
your particular BBS needs. However, the filenames must remain
exactly the same.
Vämpire Technologies claims no rights to the sample ANSI or RIP screens
included in this package.