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EZ-User Editor
Version 1.00
Released Jan 31, 1994
Copyright 1994 by Mike Robinson
The Soft Parade
Shelton, Connecticut, USA
1:141/485 203-924-5603
1:141/486 203-922-1794
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EZ-User is a free utility for registered versions of the EZ-ROM and
SF-ROM Doors. It is a user database manager and editor. The user
database records the number of files/bytes downloaded and requested by
each caller. In general, the operation of this database is fully
automatic and should require no sysop intervention. This utility
is provided should you decide to make any changes to the database.
----- PROGRAM OPERATION -------------------------------------------------
Simply place EZUSER.EXE in the home directory of either EZ-ROM or
SF-ROM and run it. EZ-User looks for either EZROM.DAT or SFROM.DAT
which is the user database file created when the very first caller
enters the door. It first looks in the current directory, then it
looks in the directory that EZUSER.EXE is located in, and finally it
searches the DOS path. If neither .DAT file is found then EZ-User
beeps, diplays an info screen, and then halts. EZROM.DAT and
SFROM.DAT are only created by registered versions of the EZ-ROM and
SF-ROM doors.
The main program screen looks like this:
EZ-User Editor 1.00 Copyright 1994 Mike Robinson
Record Number 11 of 56
<F> Reading File: C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
<N> Caller Name.............. John Smith
<L> Last Date in Door........ 01-31-94
<1> Requested Files Today.... 1
<2> Requested Bytes Today.... 128212
<3> Requested Files Total.... 3
<4> Requested KByte Total.... 561
<5> Downloaded Files Today... 2
<6> Downloaded Bytes Today... 398415
<7> Downloaded Files Total... 17
<8> Downloaded KByte Total... 3655
<D> Flag For Delete.......... FALSE
<+> Next Record
<-> Previous Record
<Q> Quit
Your Command:
The program is menu driven. Use the <Enter> + and - keys to move from
record to record. Enter any number from 1 to 8, or F, N, L or D to
change the corresponding field in the upper section. Enter Q or
<escape> to exit the program. Pressing escape at any point aborts the
current operation.
Select <D> to toggle the caller delete flag. If this flag is TRUE,
then this caller record will no longer be protected and will be
available for use by the door to record information about a new
caller. When a new caller exits EZ-ROM, the first available record
which is either old or flagged for delete will be overwritten.
All of the numerical values have a lower limit of 0. The values
which are in KiloBytes have an upper limit of 2 million. All
of the other values have an upper limit of 2 billion.
EZ-User uses file sharing and record locking if you set Share ON in
EZUSER.CFG and DOS SHARE.EXE is loaded in memory. If you have loaded
DOS SHARE.EXE in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT, then it is safe to
use EZ-User while a caller is in the door. But if you change a record
that applies to the caller in the door, the record may be changed
again by the door when the caller exits the door. Old records may
also be overwritten as part of the maintenance procedure that occurs
during exit from the door. Do NOT use EZ-User with a caller in the
door if you do not have both Share ON and DOS SHARE.EXE loaded.
----- COMMAND LINE (Optional) -------------------------------------------
EZ-User also accepts one optional command line parameters:
EZUSER [User File]
Examples:
EZUSER
EZUSER C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
[User File] is the database file of all users. Usually EZROM.DAT or
SFROM.DAT. Use of this command is not necessary if the .DAT file is
in the current directory.
The command line overides any settings made in the configuration
file. The User File can also be changed inside the program.
----- CONFIGURATION FILE EZUSER.CFG (Optional)----------------------------
EZ-User looks for the optional configuration file EZUSER.CFG in the
current directory, then it looks in the directory that EZUSER.EXE is
located in, and finally it searches the DOS path. If found, the
program reads each line and if it begins with a configuration
command, then the configuration is modified as directed by the
command. If a line begins with anything other than a letter, it is
ignored. The explanatory comments are on lines beginning with a
semicolon and are therefore ignored. The commands are NOT case
sensitive, but they must be spelled correctly. The order of the lines
is not important.
USERFILE C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
Database file of all users. Usually EZROM.DAT or SFROM.DAT. Use of
this command is not necessary if the .DAT file is in the current
directory.
SHARE ON
SHARE OFF
Optional. Choose one. Turns file sharing and locking ON or OFF.
If you have more than 1 node, or you want to use EZ-User while a
caller is in the door, then set Share ON. In order for file sharing
and locking to work, you must use DOS 3.1 or higher, and DOS
SHARE.EXE must be loaded in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT.
If file sharing is not required, then you may set Share OFF.
Default is Share OFF.
DIRECTVIDEO ON
BIOSSCROLL ON
CHECKSNOW OFF
The defaults are shown. These commands are the same as described in
EZROM.DOC or SFROM.DOC.