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C O N F X R E F
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by
Michael A. Conley
version 1.20 Compiled 01/22/94
CONFXREF is NOT compatible with Wildcat! versions before 3.0
A public domain utility for Wildcat! SysOps
from the Charlatan's Cabin BBS
(213) 654-7337
WHAT IT DOES:
=============
CONFXREF produces a detailed report of your local and various echo mail
conferences which allows you to quickly detect conference numbering or
naming errors. It collects information from a variety of sources, including
Wildcat!'s CONFDESC.DAT file, your Tomcat! configuration file, your TNET,
POSTLINK, WILDMAIL and GOMAIL configuration files, and even the CONTROL.DAT
files found in .QWK packets.
Here's a segment of a typical report:
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The Charlatan's Cabin BBS
CONFERENCE CROSS REFERENCE LIST - Page 1
CONF TOMCAT HUB HUB
NBR. DESCRIPTION NAME NUMBER DESCRIPTION
===========================================================================
0: Main Board/Comments [LO] Comments
1: User to User mail [LO] UserMail
101: Wildcat Discussion [IN] Wildcat!_I 34 Wildcat!
102: Cooking [IN] Cooking__I 110 Cooking
103: Entertainment [IN] Entertn__I 74 Entertain
104: For Sale [IN] ForSale__I 38 For-Sale
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SETTING UP:
===========
First, be sure that MAKEWILD.DAT and CONFDESC.DAT are in a directory that is
in your DOS path. Also be sure that you have BRUN40.EXE available in the
path. This Microsoft runtime module is required for the program to run.
If you don't already have it, it's probably available on the BBS where you
got this program, or you may call the Charlatan's Cabin BBS. See below for
details.
Step 1: Edit the supplied CONFXREF.CFG file to produce a listing of the
files you want to check. These can include TNET config files,
CONTROL.DAT files extracted from .QWK packets, POSTLINK's
CONFLST.RLY file, WILDMAIL's WMAREAS.DAT file, and GOMAIL's
GOCONF.DAT file.
Step 2: Extract CONTROL.DAT from a current .QWK file from your hub. If you
call more than one hub, rename each CONTROL.DAT to match the TNET
configuration file it is associated with. For example, if your
hub configuration is: BIGBOARD.CFG, then you should extract the
CONTROL.DAT file from the .QWK and rename it BIGBOARD.DAT. Do this
for each TNET configuration file, and place the .DAT files in the
same directory where it's matching .CFG file is located.
Step 3: Make sure that TOMCAT.CFG, CONFDESC.DAT, and MAKEWILD.DAT are in your
DOS path.
SAMPLE CONFXREF.CFG:
====================
TNET=C:\WC30\MOGUR.CFG /DAT
GOMAIL=C:\WC30\GOCONF.DAT
TNET=C:\WC30\SKELETON.CFG /DAT
TNET=C:\WC30\HOTLINE.CFG /DAT
TNET=C:\WC30\WLA.CFG /DAT
WILDMAIL=C:\WC30\WMAREAS.DAT
POSTLINK=D:\POSTLINK\CONFLST.NET
| The lines above represent the complete drive/path/filename of your echomail
| system reference files. See the documentation for a detailed description
| of how these are processed.
|
| ONLY the TNET lines may contain the optional switch "/DAT" ... which
| indicates that you've extracted a CONTROL.DAT from a current .QWK packet
| for that particular configuration, and RENAMED IT to match the name of
| the associated configuration file. For example, if you import a packet
| named MOGUR.QWK, you'd do the following:
|
| PKUNZIP MOGUR.QWK CONTROL.DAT
| IF EXIST MOGUR.DAT DEL MOGUR.DAT
| REN CONTROL.DAT MOGUR.DAT
|
| Be sure to place each of these .DAT files in the same directory where the
| matching .CFG file exists.
(end of typical configuration file)
RUNNING THE PROGRAM:
====================
Start CONFXREF with no command line switches. It will load your conference
definitions from CONFDESC.DAT and then read the CONFXREF.CFG file you've
just edited, to determine the locations of the various files.
CONFXREF will read all of the files, and then produce the output file,
called "CONFXREF.RPT" This is a plain ASCII file and may be copied
directly to your printer, if desired. There are form feeds at each
page break.
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PROBLEMS, SUGGESTIONS:
This program is public domain. I don't seek or accept any donations or
registration fees for any of my Wildcat! utility programs, including
TODAYBBS, FLOP, NETBULL, USTAT, and others ... however I invite you to
read the short textfile "CHARWARE.TXT" enclosed in this ZIPfile. It
suggests that you make a contribution to YOUR favorite charity if you
find this program useful.
I welcome suggestions, and will try to help (no guarantees) if there are
problems.
You may contact me at The Charlatan's Cabin BBS (213) 654-7337. Mention
your Wildcat! registration number in the comment and you'll be upgraded to
visiting sysop level without the usually required registration by mail.
My Internet address is: michael.conley@cabin.com
You may also leave a message via CompuServe EMail. My CompuServe account
number is 70250,220. I also regularly check the Mustang Software head-
quarters BBS, especially the "3rd Party Utilities Help" conference.
Please, NO VOICE CALLS. This isn't meant to be unfriendly, but with the
price of public domain software these days ... I just can't afford to be
"on call." I WILL respond to your questions via my BBS, Internet,
CompuServe, or via the Mustang Software registered SysOp BBS.
REVISION HISTORY:
=================
Version 1.00 Compiled 8/22/92 First general release.
Version 1.01 Compiled 11/01/92 Bug fix, occasional error determining
maximum conference number.
Version 1.10 Compiled 02/28/93 Revised operation to include the
ability to reference files in
addition to TNET. A configuration
file was added to the operation.
Version 1.20 Compiled 01/22/94 Handles newer format CONTROL.DAT
files with 14-character conference
names. Also, added support for
WILDMAIL's WMAREAS.DAT reference file.