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To get Matchit running quickly and easily, just do the following:
Matchit is a Soundex based Genealogy door to allow users to enter up to 10
ancestor names (with location and time frame) to be added to a database all
users of the door can access to look for common ancestors you are searching
for.
Add a menu entry to your BBS to create DORINFO#.DEF (where # is the node
number) and call a batch file of whatever you want to name it. With RA
call it as a Type 7 door.
Commandline parameters:
Matchit can use 2 commandline parameters or none at all.
If none are used then Matchit assumes Node 1 and DORINFO1.DEF in the
same directory as Matchit.Exe.
Example for this case is as follows:
@Echo off
copy DORINFO1.DEF \doors\matchit
cd\doors\Matchit
Matchit
cd\bbs
exit
This example copies DORINFO1.DEF to the Matchit directory, runs the program
then exits the batch file back to the BBS.
If you use the commandline parameters they are as follows:
Matchit <path to dorinfo#.def> <node number of Dorinfo file>
A sample batch file for T.A.G. BBS is below:
@echo off
c:
cd\tag1\match
matchit c:\tag1 1
cd\tag1
exit
If you have any questions or suggestions netmail Mark or Debbi McKay at
FIdonet 1:275/138, 139 or 140.
I am currently writing a program to import other peoples Matchit datafile
(with duplicate checking) so many BBS's can distribute their file and provide
a greater service to their Genealogy users. I'm also working on a viable
way of distributing the file. Most likely I will ask people to send their
datafile on a monthly basis and I will maintain a master file which I can
distribute via GSDS.