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WXNERD v 2.4
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WxNerd v2.4 By NERD-Net Staff (c)1994 NERD-Net║
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WXNERD was designed to allow SYSOPS evaluating WXMAN21/22 to modify the
*.ANS and *.ASC files created by WXMAN21/22.
WXNERD will NOT work correctly with any WXMAN21/22 output formats other
than Style 1 ANSI/ASCII.
INSTALLATION
Installation is simple. Copy all the files in the WXNERD?.ZIP to
the directory where you have installed WXMAN21/22.
SETUP
WXNERD makes use of WXSET.CFG. This file is NOT supplied in this
archieve...the program creates it for you. We have supplied values for
the 'Brought to You By' and 'Sponsored By' lines. We STRONGLY suggest
that you review these values and change them when you first run WXNERD.
In order to allow proper operation of WXNERD, you must have a
Sponsored by entry in the WXCONFIG.DAT file. The content of the entry is
unimportant, as WXNERD will make a substitution, but there MUST be some
entry for it to modify!
WXNERD stores the values you have entered in REPORTS.DAT from WXMAN21/22
in WXLIST.DBF. Your Brought to By and Sponsored by values are stored in
WXSET.DBF and WXSET.CFG. You may use any ASCII text editor to make changes
in WXSET.CFG. An example is below:
Brought to you by NERD-Net
Sponsored by Some poor soul I flim-flammed
Each of the above lines can be up to 75 characters, but you will have
better results if you keep the lines to 40 to 45 characters.
WXNERD uses WXCLEAN.DBF to process your files...the program will NOT
work unless you have WXNERD.EXE, WXCLEAN.DBF, WXSET.DBF, WXLIST.DBF,
WXREG.DBF WXTITLE.DBF and WXSET.CFG installed in the directory where you
have installed WXMAN21/22.
OPERATION
WXMAN21/22 creates a series of *.ANS and *.ASC files as stipulated by
REPORTS.DAT. Upon completion of WXMAN21/22 you run WXNERD to modify the
original files. The batch file below is one example of how to automatate
the entire process. You can modify the batch file to suit your board
======================CUT HERE===============================================
@echo off
cls
rem WEATHER.BAT
rem calls WXMAN21 then WXNERD then copies outouts to txtfile directory
cd\wxman21
call wxman22
call wxnerd24
copy *.ans c:\ra\txtfiles
copy *.asc c:\ra\txtfiles
cd\ra
======================CUT HERE===============================================
DEMONSTRATION
Copy reports.dat from your WXMAN directory into the directory where you
have installed WXNERD.
Type DEMO and hit return
WHAT IT DOES
WxNerd makes changes to the files created by WXMAN to make them more
acceptable to the SYSOP. Refer to the examples below:
EXAMPLE...Original WXMAN LOCAL.ASC
Local Baltimore Forecast
───────────────────────┘
Baltimore Annapolis And Vicinity Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore Md
435 Am Est Thu Mar 17 1994
■Today...partly Sunny Windy And Cold. Highs In The Low 40S. Northwest
Winds 20 To 30 Mph And Gusty Diminishing Late This Afternoon.
■Tonight...partly Cloudy And Cold. Lows In The Low 30S. West Winds 10
Mph Becoming South.
■Friday...cloudy With A Good Chance Of Light Snow During The Morning.
Snow Possibly Mixed With Rain Before Ending Becoming Partly Cloudy And
Breezy During The Afternoon. Highs In The Low 50S. Southwest Winds 10
To 15 Mph Becoming West 15 To 20 Mph. Precipitation Chance 50 Percent.
Rlm
Wednesdays Weather Data
City...48/26 Heating Degree Days...28
Arpt...46/26 Heating Degree Days...29 No Precipitation
WxMan v2.1 By Robb Ballard (c)1994 IronAge SoftWorks
Registered To: UNREGISTERED!
Sponsored By: NERD-Net
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EXAMPLE 2 ---Same file processed by Unregistered WXNERD23
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Brought to you by This Fine BBS ║
║ Sponsored by Poor Old SYSOP-Send Money ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
WxNerd v2.4 By NERD-Net Staff (c)1994 NERD-Net
Local Baltimore Forecast
───────────────────────┘
Baltimore Annapolis And Vicinity Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore Md
435 Am Est Thu Mar 17 1994
■Today...partly Sunny Windy And Cold. Highs In The Low 40S. Northwest
Winds 20 To 30 Mph And Gusty Diminishing Late This Afternoon.
■Tonight...partly Cloudy And Cold. Lows In The Low 30S. West Winds 10
Mph Becoming South.
■Friday...cloudy With A Good Chance Of Light Snow During The Morning.
Snow Possibly Mixed With Rain Before Ending Becoming Partly Cloudy And
Breezy During The Afternoon. Highs In The Low 50S. Southwest Winds 10
To 15 Mph Becoming West 15 To 20 Mph. Precipitation Chance 50 Percent.
Rlm
Wednesdays Weather Data
City...48/26 Heating Degree Days...28
Arpt...46/26 Heating Degree Days...29 No Precipitation
^^^^NOTICE how NICE....moved the identity lines to the top and got
rid of that pesky message about registration and the the Advert
for WXMAN....but, we now stuck in the WXNERD Tag line....so for
a paltry fee....you can have files like the one below;
EXAMPLE 3 -LOCAL.ASC Processed by a Registered version of WXNERD
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Brought to you by MAPS-NET BBS ║
║ Sponsored by Charles Davis ║
║ Local Baltimore Forecast ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Registered to: MAPS-NET
Baltimore Annapolis And Vicinity Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore Md
435 Am Est Thu Mar 17 1994
■Today...partly Sunny Windy And Cold. Highs In The Low 40S. Northwest
Winds 20 To 30 Mph And Gusty Diminishing Late This Afternoon.
■Tonight...partly Cloudy And Cold. Lows In The Low 30S. West Winds 10
Mph Becoming South.
■Friday...cloudy With A Good Chance Of Light Snow During The Morning.
Snow Possibly Mixed With Rain Before Ending Becoming Partly Cloudy And
Breezy During The Afternoon. Highs In The Low 50S. Southwest Winds 10
To 15 Mph Becoming West 15 To 20 Mph. Precipitation Chance 50 Percent.
Rlm
Wednesdays Weather Data
City...48/26 Heating Degree Days...28
Arpt...46/26 Heating Degree Days...29 No Precipitation
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At last! Weather files that look good...and advertise YOUR board !
SUPPORT
Golly guys...what do you want for free??? If you really have a problem
or you got a bad archieve...please call The Barter Board at (410) 837-1420.
Register as a SYSOP and leave a message....
WARRANTY
There is none, won't be, never was...all we can tell you is
"It works here...don't eat any files.'
REGISTRATION
Yep...this puppy is NOT for free...but it's so cheap you can overcome
the urge to not spend money on software.
PLAN 1 - Now that you've got it...don't send me a dime...the only
thing on your screens that give it away as a leached job
is WxNerd v2.4 By NERD-Net Staff (c)1994 NERD-Net
PLAN 2 - You are REALLY cheap...don't even use WXNERD
PLAN 3 - You're a big spender! You actually mailed your $ 5.00
to the adress listed below. Not only do you feel good,
but the screens tell your user you registered the software
AND it doesn't tell them who wrote it, what version, how
much it costs and all that other nag-ware stuff.
PLAN 4 - You understand the logic in number 3...but you can't part
with $ 5.00. Maybe you don't have it, maybe you never
spend cash...whatever it is you can NETMAIL an offer
of something you are willing to trade for WXNERD. Yep,
we'll take stuff in lieu of cash! Just realize YOU
pay the shipping(exceptions are gold, gems, anything
that's worth a LOT of bucks---I'll pay shipping on the
'good' stuff IF you let me know what it is AND I want it.
How we reach you with the 'THE KEY'
Send in your FIDO address with your $5.00...we'll NETMAIL the key
to you anywhere in zone .
No FIDO?? Send a formatted disk and a postage-paid mailer with
your money to address below.
Barter deals....send netmail as detailed below
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Make checks payable to UBD
Send Netmail to:
Thom LaCosta 1:2617/206 The Barter Board
Send checks to
UBD
P.O. Box 27017
Baltimore, MD 21230
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Have Fun !!!!!!!!!!