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The ON-LINE Catalog Page 1
Copyright (c) 1991,94 Andrew L. Brown
The authors make NO WARRANTIES expressed or implied as to
what this program will or will not do, and will not be liable
for any damages to your system as a result of running this
software. Furthermore, the authors are in no way responsible
for any punitive damages against you or your business such as
inaccurate quotes or lost business. By using this software
you agree with these terms and conditions.
The On Line Catalog program is a complete Point of Sale
package, complete with Customer database, Vendor Database,
Inventory database, Salespeople database, Quotations,
Invoices, Packing Lists, Order Detail tickets, and various
reports. All of this, and it is also a BBS door which allows
quotes to be created and downloaded by your customers from
the comfort of home.
INDEX Page 2
DOOR SETUP..................................................3
EXTERNAL PROTOCOLS.........................................3A
ANSI/ASCII DISPLAY SCREENS..................................4
EXTENDED CONTROL CODES.....................................4A
THE ON LINE CATALOG BBS DOOR Page 3
OLCAT.EXE
This file is the On Line BBS Door, it interfaces with
the data files of the Point of Sale system. Olcat.exe will
accept a parameter for the path to the DOOR.SYS caller
information file. Since OLCAT.EXE uses the information in
DOOR.SYS extensively, this is the only bbs drop file
supported.
If no parameter is sent, olcat.exe will DEFAULT to the
path specified in OLPOS.EXE, File\Path Options. Single node
systems need only use OLPOS.EXE, File\Path Options to set
this path.
Multi node operation is possible, but requires the
parameter to specify the path to door.sys i.e.:
OLCAT.EXE c:\wc30\wcwork\node2\door.sys
Sample Door#.bat file:
cd\bbs\doors\olcat
olcat.exe c:\bbs\door.sys
cd\bbs
NOTE:
THIS DOOR IS NOT RATED FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE USERS! ON A
MULTI-NODE SYSTEM DO NOT ALLOW MORE THEN ONE CALLER AT A TIME
INTO THIS DOOR.
With a conversion program, The ON-LINE Catalog will run on
any bbs type, just convert the existing caller information
file into DOOR.SYS (50 line GAP version).
The ON-LINE Catalog does it's own monitoring of the active
comport. No need for any watchdog type program.
EXTERNAL PROTOCOLS Page 3A
The On Line Catalog allows users to download their quotations
using external protocols of your choice. These can be set up
in OLPOS.EXE, External Protocol Options. Each entry simply
consists of the Name of the protocol and the BATCH file to
call. DSZ.COM (Copyright 11-09-92 by Omen Technology INC.),
is a well known program for file transfer protocols used by
BBSs all over the world. While DSZ is most commonly used for
ZMODEM file transfers, it supports many different protocols.
To simplify your setup and operation of The On Line Catalog,
we have included the following BATCH files:
Y-KDOWN.BAT - Ymodem 1-K
YDOWN.BAT - Ymodem
MZDOWN.BAT - Zmodem Moby Turbo
XDOWN.BAT - Xmodem
X-KDOWN.BAT - Xmodem 1-K
Z-DOWN.BAT - Zmodem CRC32
These batch files are based on DSZ.COM, which should exist
somewhere in your dos path. DSZ is NOT included in this
software package, the latest version can be downloaded from
our bbs but can most likely be found on your favorite local
bbs.
ANSI/ASCII DOOR DISPLAY SCREENS Page 4
OLCAT.EXE uses a number of external ansi screens, these can
be edited to reflect your company and product line.
Ansi screens require the .SCR extension while the ascii
screens require the .BBS extension.
*WELCOME.SCR - Displayed each time user enters door. *
NEWUSER.SCR - Displayed only on users first visit.
MAIN.SCR - Main Menu of door.
SMAIN.SCR - Main Menu displayed when sysop level user
is on line.
*INFO.SCR - [I] at Main Menu of Door, use for additional
company or product information.
MHELP.SCR - Help Screen at Main Menu, most likely will not
require any editing as the help screens are
custom tailored for this door.
CHELP.SCR - Help Screen at Listing of Categories.
IHELP.SCR - Help Screen at Listing of Inventory in
selected Category.
*GOODBYE.SCR - Displayed as a user exits the door to return
to the BBS.
* = Optional
OLCAT.EXE uses DOOR.SYS to determine whether or not the
caller supports ANSI graphics. When graphics are selected
the .SCR files are displayed, otherwise the .BBS files are
displayed. The .BBS files should not contain ANY ansi
graphics control codes. The display of these screens can be
aborted by the remote user by hitting the SPACE BAR, unless
prevented by control codes. (See Below)
EXTENDED CONTROL CODES Page 4A
The following codes can be used in the ANSI/ASCII display
screens.
@CLS@ - Sends a clear screen command
@PAUSE@ - Forces the pause prompt
@NOPAUSE@ - Prevents the pause prompt from being
automatically sent at the users defined page
length as found in DOOR.SYS
@NOSTOP@ - Prevents the user from breaking the screen
display with space bar.
[*** ON-LINE CATALOG BBS DOOR ***]
INITIAL LOG-IN:
When you or anyone logs into the On-Line Catalog for the very
first time they will come upon the New User Screen welcoming
them to the On-Line Catalog and then asked to complete a
little information for the records. The user will hit [Enter]
at the prompt and will go into his/her/your own database.
The information that is to be completed is as follows:
Address 1 : 8 Providence Dr. Suite A
Address 2 : P.O. Box 0163
City: Smyrna
State: DE
Zip Code: 19977-0163
Phone (v): (000) 000-0000
Ext: 0000
Phone (d): (302) 653-7685
*NOTE*
This is the same information that you can modify/update under
[U]ser Data Base at the Main Menu. More detailed information
about these entries are listed in the MAIN MENU Section: the
[U]ser Data Base further along in this book.
After you finish entering in all of the information into the
New User Database you are next taken to the On-Line Catalog's
MAIN MENU.....
*END OF SECTION*
OLCAT BBS DOOR : MAIN MENU SCREEN Page
After your initial log-in and you experienced the New User
DataBase Entry (Customer Information) screen, you are brought
to the Main Menu. After the initial log-in, the user will
not ever see the New User DataBase screen again. (That is, of
course, unless you lose the Users Data information. That's
where backups come in handy! Don't worry, it happens to the
best of us.) They will, from now on, come straight into the
Main Menu. The Commands listed below are in Alphabetical
Order to simplify the resourses.
[G]RAPHICS TOGGLE: Toggles the use of ANSI control codes from
Color to Monochrome Screens. The Characters are the
same, it's just that the colors make the difference.
We have found that too many times when a program is
written, the Color ANSI looks GREAT but the
Monochrome is nothing but text. We have gone to
great lengths to make sure that the Monochrome User
sees (almost) the same thing as the ANSI Color User.
The only difference is the color.
[H]ELP : There is a Help Screen associated with each area of
the On-Line Catatalog which explain each key
function in detail.
[I]NFO : This is a standard screen you as a SysOp can alter
using any ANSI Graphics program (i.e. TheDraw,
Laughing Dog, etc). The screen (.XXX) for right now
has general information about The On-Line Catalog.
You can impliment your own screen to suit your
business or bulletin board.
[L]IST INVENTORY :
- Goes into the Category Listing Screen
[H]elp
[L]ist
[Q]uit
[R]edisplay
[V]iew Order
[O]RDER PROCESS
[L]oad
[Q]uit
[U]ser
[Q]UIT TO BBS : You are about to exit the On-Line Catalog and
return to the BBS.... After you hit this option, you
will see the name of the BBS that the program is
registered to (or the word "UnRegistered"). You will
then be prompted to Continue with the exit process
back to the BBS.
OLCAT BBS DOOR MAIN MENU (-cont-) Page
- [U]ser Data File
Customer (name) : This is the customers name that is
automatically added to the customer data
base when they first enter the door.
Customer I.D.# : The customer Identification number that is
generated when the user first enters the
door.
(1) Address 1 : the first line of the users address.
Usually their street address is what is
entered here.
(2) Address 2 : the second line of the users address (if
one exists). This line is used for a
P.O.Box, or any alternate mailing address.
(3) City : The city where the user is from.
(4) State : The state where the user is from.
(5) Zip Code : the users zip code.
(6) Phone (v) : the VOICE number where the user can be
reached if the need arises.
(7) Extension : (if one is utilized) the extension of the
telephone number where the user can be
reached by voice.
(8) Phone (d) : this phone number is either the users
dedicated computer phone line, fax line, or
it could be the users own BBS phone number
(if he/she runs his own BBS).
Select item to change [1...8] or [Enter] to quit: This is
where the user would enter or change their information that
is presented on this particular screen. They would enter the
corresponding number to the information that they want to
change and after being prompted, they can change the info.
[Enter] is then pressed to accept the changes and to quit
back to the Main Menu.
[V]IEW ORDER: You (or the user) can view your order anytime
you want to while you are in the On-Line Catalog as
long as it is still in memory. If the order is
saved, the user has to re-load the order in order to
view it.
[S]YSOP FUNCTIONS :
[G]raphics Toggle
[H]elp
[L]ist Inventory
[O]rder Processing
[Q]uit back to BBS
ON LINE POINT OF SALE: Page 5
OLPOS.EXE
This file begins the main menu of the Point of Sale system.
However, when OLPOS.EXE is run for the very first time you
will immediately see the file\path options screen.
MAIN MENU
├─── GENERAL SETUP
│ ├──── Company Information
│ ├──── Tax Information
│ ├──── Payment Options
│ ├──── Shipping Options
│ ├──── External Protocols
│ ├──── File\Path Options
│ └──── Colors
│ ├──── System Colors
│ └──── Door Ansi Colors
├─── VENDORS
├─── CUSTOMERS
├─── INVENTORY-
│ ├──── Categories (Add, Modify, Delete)
│ └──── Items (Add, Modify, Delete, Receiving)
├─── SALES-
│ ├── SalesPeople
│ ├── Open Quotations
│ ├── Completed Invoices
│ └── Invoice Purging
└─── REPORTS-
├── Sales Reports
└── Inventory Reports
Our BBS is:
The Nuclear Amoeba BBS
(302) 653-7685
1200-14,400
To Order the Registered Version, send $129.00 (cash or
check) with a completed printout of the enclosed REGISTER.TXT
file to:
ANDREW BROWN
P.O. Box 163
Smyrna, DE. 19977