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LastUser 2.0 PPE, by The Thrill.
Quick Install Docs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Just put this PPE in your LOGON script. If you don't have one, define it
in PCBSetup, under "File Locations | Logon/Logoff Questionnaires | Logon
Questionnaire"
2. In that file, put the line "!C:\PCB\PPE\LAST.PPE" or wherever you decide
to put the PPE.
3. Create a config file. You can do that by either logging on as a user,
or by editing the configuration file provided.
4. The first time the PPE is run, it will create a data file called
LAST.DAT and a header file called LAST.HDR. If you wish, edit the .HDR
file to suit your taste.
5. Create an event, either in your front-end mailer, if you use one, or in
PCBoard if you do not. If you do not know how to create events,
consult the PCBoard documentation. In this event, which should be run
as your midnight maintenance event, you need to delete the LAST.DAT file.
If you do not do so, the PPE will only track up to 1000 callers! So if
you let it go beyond that, it will continue to add the users names to the
LAST.DAT file, but will only show the 10 callers previous to 1000!
6. You are set up! If you want the users to see a list of ALL callers for
the day, set line 9 of the config file to "0", otherwise it will display
10 users. The PPE will display the most recent N calllers, from
1 to 10.
Files Included
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LAST.PPE - The actual program in full effect!
LAST.CFG - The config file (including semi useless instructions!)
LAST.HDR - The header! If it doesn't exist, it will recreate itself!
LAST.LNG - The language/prompt file. Again, it will recreate itself!
Files Created
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LAST.DAT - File that can be used as a bulletin with all the days callers.
LAST##.TMP - Temp file that will be created to store the temporary user
listing. You'll never see it.. if you do, you broke it!
The ## will be the node number to avoid confusion.
Other files
~~~~~~~~~~~
LAST.TOP - If it exists, it will display instead of blue line above list.
LAST.MID - " " " " " " below list.
LAST.BOT - " " " " " " below line above.
Note: If you do decide to have a LAST.MID you need to have a LAST.BOT, and by
having both files you will disable the full day tracking that shows the
line 'Number of Users Tracked Today ##' but gives you that much more
configurability.
Next Release
~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the next release I will try to allow the ability to display more
than just 10 users. Right now I've been working on this thing so
long, I want to hear some feedback on what else would be nice to
have. I have spent over 3 months working on this, and it wasn't til
recently that I figured out how to make it work *PROPERLY*. I am
also planning on optimizing the code for faster access when the
LAST.DAT gets to be around 100+ callers.
Thanks!
~~~~~~~
A million thanks go to Majik - Sysop of Coitus Interruptus for all
his help and teaching! Also thanks to Bill Marcy for his countless
hours of tutoring me on PPE writing.. Hey Bill, love them graphics
on Voter++ 2.2!
Good luck! I hope you have as much fun using this PPE as we had making it!
-Doc'ed by Majick & The Thrill
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Additional Info!
As you've already noticed, this is a freeware release. But not really!
What I ask is that if you find the program usefull, and you like it, that
you give $2-$5 to the next homeless person you see. This will do two things
for you. One, it will give you a great feeling inside knowing that you may
have just provided the only meal this person will have for that day, and two
it will (through some special programming miracle) honestly register the
ppe.
Of course, there are other ways to register. If you continue to use the ppe
for more than a regular trial period (something around 99 years) we require
you send both Majick and myself a money order for $32,000.71 (the .71 to
cover gas from here to the bank!)
Seriously now. This ppe is free, with no strings attached. But I would
greatly appreciate it if you would help in trying to stop this homeless
epidemic. Thank you, The Thrill.