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                            C-Pro! v1.00

                    (c) Copyright 1994 Arthur Gould

          Activity Log Report Maker For Wildcat! 2.xx AND 3.xx.

                        Shareware Documentation


About C-Pro!

   C-Pro! is a collection of three programs that enable operators
   (Sysops) of Wildcat! versions 2.xx and 3.xx to automatically
   create reports based on information contained in the activity
   logs.

   The compiled information can be automatically formated to both
   ANSI and ASCII bulletin files for viewing or download.

   The complete C-Pro! System consists of the following six files:

   CPROMAKE.EXE Used to setup and configure C-Pro!

   C-PRO!.EXE   Activity log compiler.  Execute as a scheduled event.

   CPRO-RPT.EXE Creates ANSI or ASCII bulletins based on information
                compiled using C-Pro!  Execute as a scheduled event.

   C-PRO!.DAT   A required data file.

   C-PRO!.DOC   This documentation file.

   REGISTER.DOC Registration Application


Shareware:

   This program is released as shareware.  Shareware means that you
   have limited use of this program for evaluation purposes only.
   In order to use this program, beyond the evaluation period, you
   must become a registered user.  To become a registered user simply
   fill out the registration application, and mail it, along with
   $10.00 US, to:

   Arthur A. Gould
   633 Bristol Drive
   Findlay, Ohio 45840

   Upon receipt of the registration application I will return to
   you a registration certificate and validation code.  This
   validation code will be useable for all future releases of
   C-Pro and, when entered correctly, will stop the "begging" for
   dollars entries, cancel the delay pauses and allow you to display
   access and use of up to 39 bulletins and 48 doors!  Non-registered
   versions allow you to display access of only 3 bulletins and
   doors.


Use:

   Unzip the contents of CPRO1.ZIP into an appropriate sub-directory.
   I still run Wildcat! 2.55 so I placed everything in:

   C:\WILDCAT\CPRO!

   Change to this sub-directory and run the program CPROMAKE.EXE.
   It should be noted that while you can enter more than three
   bulletins and door names only the first three will be displayed
   in the output file without a valid registration code.

   CPROMAKE.EXE will use the current DOS date and times as a default.
   If you are going to compile data from an existing Activity log
   (and most of you are going to do just that) I would suggest you
   use the oldest date and time shown on the Activity log for your
   reset dates/times.

   To register, enter the SysOps First Name, Last Name, the name of
   the registered BBS along with the validation number EXACTLY as
   shown on your registration certificate.

   Resetting a date will force the program to reset all appropriate
   counters to zero.

   For instance, assume you have 12 bulletins you are keeping track of,
   you notice that bulletin 9 is never accessed and decide to replace
   it with a different bulletin.  In order to correctly track it,
   relative to the other bulletins, you should reset the bulletin
   date and time.  The same goes for doors.

   You are now ready to run C-PRO!.EXE.  The command syntax is:

   C-PRO! C:\WILDCAT\ACTIVITY.LOG

   Where C:\WILDCAT\ACTIVITY.LOG is the path and name of the log you
   want to compile.  You can just as well have a command line of:

   C-PRO! C:\WILDCAT\WORK\NODE1\ACTIVITY.N01

   Upon finding the log C-Pro! will do three things.  First it will
   run through it to see if it has been compiled before, if it
   discovers that it has it will pick up the compilation process
   from the last place it left off so it won't count the same
   information twice.

   C-Pro! will then compile the information.

   While compiling C-Pro! will present a display showing total counts
   and current status.  Some of the display may be a little cryptic
   but I am sure you will be able to figure it all out.

   Oh, to you sysops who, like me, are still running Wildcat! 2.xx,
   2.xx does not support menu hooks so you'll never get a count.

   When completed C-Pro! will append a line to the end of the log
   showing the date and time it was last compiled.

   Now you can make your bulletins.  To make an ANSI bulletin run
   the program CPRO-RPT.EXE.  The command syntax is:

   CPRO-RPT A/C:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL3.SCR

   where the switch A/ directs the program to format an ANSI"
   file.  The alternative switch B/ directs the program to format the"
   file as an ASCII file

   where C:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL3.SCR is the path and file"
   name of your bulletin."

   On my Wildcat! system (still running version 2.55s, maybe with all
   the money I am going to make on this program I can afford to
   upgrade, huh?).  Well, anyway, I run C-Pro as a daily event with
   my CPRO.BAT file as follows:

   CD\WILDCAT\C-PRO!
   C-PRO! ACTIVITY.LOG
   CPRO-RPT A/C:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL3.SCR
   CPRO-RPT B/C:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL3.BBS
   CD\WILDCAT
   CAT

   Of course your batch file will look a little different but this
   should give you an idea.


Support:

   Support for C-Pro! is provided by The East Side Of Findlay
   BBS which can be reached by modem at [phone].

   Callers have full access on first call!


Warranty:

   C-Pro! is supplied AS IS, and there is no warranty of any type
   expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties
   of merchantability and of the fitness for any purpose.   Neither
   the author nor the publisher assume any liability for damages,
   direct or consequential, which may result from the use of C-Pro!


Authors Note:

   This routines were fully tested on several 8088, 80286, 80386 and
   80486 clone systems and operated without any problems.