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──:── Mecca WorkShop v1.0 ─:───
Copyright (c) 1994 by John Medland
PHOTO 334 BBS! Toronto, Canada (416) 539-9591 FidoNet 1:250/840
─:── DESCRIPTION ──:──
A Maximus SysOp utility for writing, compiling and testing MECCA files.
─:── INSTALLATION ─:───
1) Place all files in your c:\max directory.
2) Add the following to the FILE, MESSAGE, (and other) menus in MENUS.CTL:
Display_File mecworks SysOp "`Mecca Workshop"
3) Silt Max.
─:── COMMANDS ──:──
Edit Runs your text editor on the loaded MEC file.
Rename Renames the loaded MEC and corresponding BBS files. Works
across drives and directories.
Stamp Date Writes system date to the loaded file. Choice of two styles.
Write Token Selected tokens are written to the loaded file, if saved.
View Displays the loaded MEC file.
Mecca Runs MECCA.EXE on the loaded file (creates BBS file).
Keep Date Runs MECCA, then redates MEC and BBS files to original date.
Avoids [filenew] display. Requires SAMEDATE.EXE.
Oracle Runs ORACLE.EXE on the BBS file. Configurable default switches.
BBS (Run) Runs BBS file corresponding to the loaded MEC file.
Delete Deletes the loaded MEC, and corresponding BBS files.
List MECs Lists MEC files in any directory with optional file mask.
File (load) Loads the MEC file you specify (.MEC extension not required).
Configure Configures the path\filename of your text editor.
Notes Loads editor with a reference file, MECWORKS.REF (not supplied).
Menu choice is optional. If desired, hit "N" to create the file.
Help Displays help.
Quit Exits the program. The same file will be loaded on next run.
ALT-J Shells to operating system.
──:─ TIPS ───:─
MECWORKS can be run remotely, and can write and RUN files which could include
a shell to your operating system. `SysOp only' access is highly recommended.
If you normally run the loaded file from a FILE or MESSAGE menu, run MECWORKS
from same menu, else tokens such as [file_carea] and [msg_carea] will not work.
──:─ DISTRIBUTION/ALTERING ──:──
Please distribute MECWORKS at no charge and only in its original form.
Providing that the credit displayed on exit is not changed, you may alter this
program to suit your needs.
─:── GUARANTEES ───:─
None, expressed or implied. Use this program at your own risk.