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The Weather Forecaster
Copyright 1994
By Eric Alexander
-=Disclaimer=-
This software is not guarented to do ANYTHING but take up space on your
hard drive!
-=Overview=-
The weather forecaster can best be described as an online interface for Rob
Ballard's program WXMAN. The Weather Forecaster will allow your users to
request a forecast for a city of their choice.
-=Commandline Options=-
The Weather Forecaster accepts three different commandline parameters
HOWEVER, only one can be used at a time.
1) -LOCAL --- Will run the door in local mode.
2) "path to an alternate dropfile With NO ending backslash and NO filename"
etc...c:\quickbbs\doors\temp
3) -MAINT --- Will run the maintainence to find and remove any user
archives or message that have been left or overlooked after
10 days. All files removed will be loffed!
-=Programs Operation=-
When you first start up 4CAST you are given 4 options. Most are self
explainitry. Based on weather or not you have an archive waiting you may
have the option to view your requested forecasts. When the user selects [E]
to request a forecast they are given a list of available forecast types and
asked to enter the airport code for the city for which they want the report.
Then they are asked the number for the report. Finally they are asked if they
want anymore.
After the user selects all of the reports they are returned to the main menu
where they select to be returned to the BBS. Before they are returned they
are asked to confirm their request.
What happens from here happens after the user logs off.
When they user logs off, the Mailer of BBS batch file needs to check for a
flag file named call.now in the 4CAST dir. This file is made whenever there is
a request pending, and erased after the request is processed...
If the batch file detects the flag, it needs to run the program callduat.exe
which will do several things.
1) Call the Duat and retrieve the forecast, archive them, and write a message
to the user telling them of their waiting forecast.
Sorry but as of yet 4CAST will not leave the message in the BBS message base.
-=SETUP=-
If you are currently using Wxman, make SURE that the copy of Wxman you use for
your personal use is SEPERATE from the one you use for the door As 4CAST makes
the REPORTS.DAT file based on the user's request, and the WXCONFIG.DAT file is
change to be specific to 4CAST.
1) Make A Dir under your BBS (or anywhere really) say C:\4cast
2) Unzip 4cast200.zip into this dir.
3)Change to dir c:\4cast (or whatever you named it) and unzip Wxman22.zip
4) If DSZ is already on your Harddrive, do not worry about DSZ.zip, if you Do
not have DSZ then Unzip DSZ.zip and copy DSZ.* to a dir in your path, I.E. the
root dir. 4CAST uses this to allow the user to download the Forecasts!
4) Run SETUP.EXE
SELECT [C]
- Path to BBS Dropfile ***Path to where your BBS places its dropfile DO
NOT INCLUDE THE TRAILING BACKSLASH!!*****
- Path to door Data Files *** This is the dir to 4cast files and the Wxman
files**** (DO NOT INCLUDE THE TRAILING BACKSLASH)
- Path to TEMPORARY Dir... *** This is the Temp dir where many things are
done I suggest something like C:\4cast\temparc In the Wxman config make sure
that the path to Place the forecasts is THE SAME as what you enter here. (DO
NOT INCLUDE THE TRAILING BACKSLASH!)
- Path to user's zipped forecasts *** This is where 4CAST will place the
user's zipped forecasts. suggest c:\4cast\archive.
NOTE: The Temp dir, where Wxman places the forecasts, is where 4CAST gets
the forecasts to zip up into the archive placed into the archive dir. 4CAST
also unzips the forecasts into the Temp dir for online viewing!
- Name Of City State *** This is what is showed to the user along with the
airport code for this city which is entered next. This allows the user not to
have to view the Citylist.doc to find out the code for their city:) (I.E.
Columbus, Ga)
- Airport Code *** Airport code for the city you entered above. If you do
not know look at the doc file Citylist.doc..***
- If you are running a non-standard port (I.E com3 IRQ 5) enter the Base
address,IRQ in that format, otherwise leave blank (I.E Com3 ORQ 5 would be
03e8,5)
SELECT [E]
- Enter your name.
- Enter 0 for unregistered
SELECT [R]
Now you are almost done....
Setup WXCONFIG.DAT file as stated in the wxman.doc file. EXCEPT for the
BULLPATH. here put the same path as you put for the temporary dir when you ran
SETUP. Include the trailing backslash here!
-Next DELETE the file REPORTS.DAT
- Then in the batch file that you run the BBS from....Place a line like
this in the section of the Batch file that executes after a user loggs off
from the BBS.
IF EXIST c:(path to the 4CAST door)\call.now goto call_duat
then add this
:call_duat
cd c:\(path to 4CAST door)
callduat.exe
goto (wherever in the batch file to bring the bbs back up)
get the IDEA. If not send me your batch file, and I will try and help. Or call
me voice!
The idea is that after every call the BBS exits to the batch file that started
it, and checks for the flag file call.now. if it does not exist it brings the
BBS back up, if it does exist, it runs callduat, then brings the BBS back
up...
[PCBOARD BATCH FILE SETUP]
make or edit the file $$LOGOFF.BAT.
----Example $$LOGOFF.BAT-------------
if exist c:\[path to door]\call.now goto duat
goto end
:duat
cd\[path to door files]
callduat.exe
goto end
:end
-------End Example------------------
Place the logoff bat file either in the Pcboard directory, or any directory in
your path.
Here is my set up for reference if you have any questions...
─────────────────4CAST.CFG entered Via SETUP.EXE──────────────────────
Dropfile Path c:\quickbbs\node3
Door files path c:\test
Temporary dir c:\test\temparc
archive dir c:\test\archive
City,State Columbus, Ga
Airport Code CSG
Non standard 03e8,5 comment. this is for com3 irq5
leave blank if standard
Registration info Eric Alexander
Registration Number 0
───────────────────────END───────────────────────────────────
────────────-WXCONFIG.DAT────────────────────────────────────────────-
SysopName Eric Alexander
BBSName The Ridge Runner
ComPort 3
BaudRate 2400
InitCmd ATZ0
DialCmd ATDT*70,18002453828
PlaneID N232
BusyTries 3
TimeOut 60 ┌─
BullPath C:\test\temparc\ │ comment. Notice this is the same as the
│ temp dir above, with trailing
│ backslash
KeepTrans N └────────────────────────────────────────
offHook N
Style 1
Debug N
Sponsor Sponsored By: Eric Alexander
────────────────────-END────────────────────────────────────────────-
How to get a hold of me:
Fidonet address 1:3613/9
BBS # 1-706-682-1228
Voice# 1-706-682-9299
Please feel free to give any suggestions, or ask for anykind of help:)
If you are having trouble setting up 4CAST please give as much info as
possible, and send me all of your batch files and I will try my best to help
you out!
Thanks
-=Eric Alexander=-