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Read the TAGFILE.TXT and following enhancements will be included here.
11-19-91 File names are sent out the port for batch uploading! Added
new parameter to DGS.DEF: On the last line of DGS.DEF add
the communications port your com package uses. Type "/" to
send the upload command with filenames out your comport. Save
yourself the trouble of typing those names in.
11-19-91 Better error traping added.
11-20-91 Added a couple of bells ( no whistles yet ).
11-21-91 Hard Coded DSZ and simplified parameters. Any parameters may
be added which would come normally after the speed command.
Hard coded DSZ port ( your port number ) speed ( your speed
parameter ).
11-23-91 Added Ymodem for upload options. Optimised the code some
and altared structure of the configuration file. You will
need to enter your Ymodem parameters in the DGS.DEF file.
Appropriate menu changes were made to display the new feature.
11-25-91 Added HS/Link Bidirectional Transfer by Samuel Smith and a new
parameter in DGS.DEF to accomodate the new protocol. Also some
menu changes to simplify the interface. Optimised the code in
the effort to keep this program as small as possible. See new
configuration file. For more information on HS/Link read
Samuel Smith's docs. Your port # and speed parameters are included
from what is read from the configuration file ( DGS.DEF ).
11-25-91 Further Reduced Size of code and changed Window arrangement.
11-27-91 Completely Rewrote the Menu interface to Look Like RBBS to
give that familiar "stock" look of RBBS-PC.
Fixed Bug: Tag file name not being written to DGS.DEF on
Carriage return. If no name is entered it
defaults to the current name rather than
writing a blank line.
Added: (Changed) ESC command and included it in the menu.
Added: Delete File List Command.
Added: Xpert mode.
Reduced size of code to keep overhead to bare minimum.
11-28-91 Added new config file option. Enter EXE if using DSZ.EXE or
COM if using DSZ.COM. This is the last line in the DGS.DEF file.
More menu Changes -
12-02-91 Added: BiModem and new parameter. Bimodem string follows
HS/Link in DGS.DEF
Added: Screen writing routines and messages so TAGFILE is
more informative as to what it is doing.
Removed hard coding of Speed for modems working at variable
Connect rates.
Reduced Code.
Changed Arrangement of Menu Commands.
12-04-91 Problem: DIRN.EXE was listing subdirectories as file selection
options. This is now corrected.
Added: DIZ file description option. Some BBS systems ( PC-Board)
use the DIZ file for posting the uploaded file description without
prompting the uploader. ....another step in automating the
BATCH uploading process. RBBS Batch Enhancer may be adding this
or a similar option soon. TAGFILE will now accomodate this
option in the preparation of your batch uploads.
Need: Your favorite file compression utility and a text editor.
Recommended: PKZIP.EXE and QEdit.
Option to Add file descriptions to compressed files: Tagfile
uses ID.BAT which can use any compression format you wish. The
program will pass the file name to add the description to as the
first parameter ( %1 ) and FILE_ID.DIZ is passed as the second
parameter ( %2 ). The included Batch file will execute as follows:
PKZIP FILENAME.ZIP FILE_ID.DIZ
Use any compression utility you wish. When editing the
description I recommend you keep each line length to 43 to 46
chars. Use a text editor in your CONFIGURATION file like QEdit
and NOT a word processor that adds printer control codes! You
can find QEdit on just about any of your favorite BBSs. If
not, then download QEDIT21.ZIP from Church Chatters.
12-05-91 Problem : Exiting tagging utility with cursor turned off.
Cursor is now switched on when exiting the file
tagger.
Problem : Tagging utility not properly listing files specified
Files are now correctly listed.
Added : New config file item to specify DIZ file name.
This is optional and may be left blank. If Blank
TAGFILE will default to FILE_ID.DIZ.
12-06-91 Improved : error trapping in the tagger DIRN.EXE.
Added : Registration info to TAGFILE.EXE upon
user request. To register TAGFILE send
$10.00 to Tom Hansen
c/o Church Chatters BBS
702 Shannon Rd.
Papillion, NE 68046
Add $10.00 If you would like your copy mailed
to you. Otherwise your registered version of
tagfile will be posted on Church Chatters BBS
for you to download.
12-07-91 Added : Completely configurable protocol option. I have had
several requests to add different protocols and to
the menu listings. Rather than accomodating all the
ones out there I decided to allow this to be completely
configurable by the user. This is to keep the menu
down to size and not to over do the available options
on the list. Currently at Church Chatters the protocols
in TAGFILE have been the most popular ones over the
long haul. Other protocols have not towed the line.
To implement the new features you need to add two lines to DGS.DEF
immediately following the BiModem command string on lines 7 and 8.
Line seven is the description which will be shown on menu selection
[M]. This string can be anything you choose and up to 21 chars long.
Line 8 is the command string for the added option. I have used PUMA
as an example but anything may be entered on these lines.
DGS.DEF outline :
Line 1: test.lst <- Name of file listing tagged files (No Path needed);
Line 2: handshake both sz <- DSZ Command line (Zmodem);
Line 3: sb <- DSZ Command line (Ymodem-g);
Line 4: handshake both sb -k <- Ymodem command line.
Line 5: -@ -NV -UC:\BOYAN\DL -S2048 <- HS/Link parameters.
Line 6: /I BIMOD1.LOG <- Bimodem Parameters
Line 7: PUMA P2 HF S@TEST.LST <- User configurable protocol to execute.
Line 8: Upload Puma Batch <- User configurable menu entry.
Line 9: c:\qed\q.exe <- Path to your favorite text editor( QEdit recommended);
Line 10: 2 <- Communications port you COMM program uses.
Line 11: 19200 <- Communications port speed
Line 12: COM <- If using DSZ.COM enter COM here. If using EXE
Line 13: DESC.SDI enter EXE. If this line is optional. If left blank
│ TAGFILE.EXE will default to DSZ.COM.
└────── -> Text file created by TAGFILE with file descriptions
for files uploaded in batch mode.