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FDANLZ Version 1.20 SYSOP Documentation
Copyright 1991 Sanft Consulting
FDANLZ is written for use with Frontdoor(c) style usage logs.
I use FroDo, but could never find a log analyzer I liked
well enough, so I sat down and wrote this one. With some help from
five or so Sysops here it is: FDANLZ.
Purpose
===========
I wrote this for a few specific reasons.
1) I want to log everything that happens with FroDo, but unless
I am looking for something in particular, I do not want to
browse the entire file every day.
2) I wanted a separate file to show all Fatal FroDo errors and
another file to show all Transmissions.
3) I did not like to keep adding to the current log file, making it even
harder to keep track of goings on.
4) I did not like to keep these huge log files on disk if I did not
need them. I needed a way to ZIP them up.
o FDANLZ takes your current FroDo log file and creates the same file in your
target directory, only it will change the name to FDLOG with an extension
of day of year just like nodelists.
o Optionally, it will write all fatal errors to a file called FDFATAL.ERR and
all transmission information into a file called FDTRANS with an extention of
day of year.
o When it is all done it will deleted your old log file (optionally).
o It will also ZIP your log file for the day to save space (optionally).
Usage
==========
This program can be run on any FroDo style log and is very configurable.
SETUP
=======
FDANLZ comes with 3 files:
FDANLZ.DOC This Document
FDANLZ.EXE Main Program
FDANLZ.CFG System Information (See below)
The FDANLZ.CFG file
=====================
This file is a 6-line file that holds the following information:
Line #1 : Complete path and file name to your FroDo log file.
Line #2 : Add all Fatal errors to FDFATAL.ERR. (Y or N)
Line #3 : Write File Transmission info to FDTRANS.(Day_of_year).
Line #4 : Delete your FroDo log file when Done.
Line #5 : Zip FDLOG.(day_of_year) to FDLOGZ.(day_of_year) and delete FDLOG.(doy)
Line #6 : Output path where you want all output files.
Example:
C:\FD\FD.LOG :Complete path and file name of log file
Y :Write FATAL errors file (Y or N)
Y :Write Transmission info (Y or N)
Y :Delete your log file when done (Y or N)
N :Zip log file for current day (Y or N)
C:\HOLDLOG\ :Path for output files.
Installation
==============
This is really hard:
1) Set up your FDANLZ.CFG file to your taste.
2) Add FDANLZ.EXE to your midnight event.
3) Make sure FDANLZ.EXE and FDANLZ.CFG are in same directory.
That is about it.
Status Screen
===============
When you execute FDANLZ, it will give you a Sysop status screen of what
your selected configuration is.
Example screen :
FDANLZ 1.20 FroDo analyzer, (c)1991 Sanft Consulting
FidoNet 1:282/83
Options selected:
Copying {your_log_file} to {path} FDLOG.{Day_of_year}
Writing Fatal Errors to {path} FDFATAL.ERR (If selected)
Writing Transmission information to {path} FDTRANS.{Day_of_year} (If selected)
Deleting (your_log_file) (If selected)
Zipping FDLOG.{Day_of_year} to FDLOGZ.{Day_of_year} (If selected)
This screen is informative and helpful for Debugging. If you are not sure if
you are passing parameters correctly, simply put a PAUSE in the .BAT file
running FDANLZ right after FDANLZ is called. It will let you look at the
information and make sure everything is configured correctly.
Special Considerations
========================
The EXE and CFG file must be in the same and current directory.
PKZIP(c) must be in your path if you have selected file ziping.
Thanks to improved error handling, this program should never freeze because
of an unrecoverable error. It should exit normally.
You probably want to configure FroDo to log most or all informational messages.
Registration
==============
FDANLZ is released into Shareware. As you are probably a fellow Sysop if
you have gotten this far, you understand the need for the Shareware concept!
Please support Shareware concept (and me!). If you use this package for longer
then 30 days please send $8 dollars to:
Sanft Consulting
C/O Magical Mystery BBS
P.O. Box 7062
St. Paul, MN 55107
This program is not crippled in any way. It does not beep, bleep, delete
itself etc.
Validation
============
This program was compiled on 04-21-91. The size is 42,402
Running Validate v0.3 (c)1989-1990 McAfee Associates:
File Name: FDANLZ.EXE
Size: 45,402
Date: 04-21-1991
File Authentication:
Check Method 1 - 44ED
Check Method 2 - 0F72
Warranty
==========
This software package and accompanying documentation are provided
"AS IS", without warranty of any kind. The entire risk as to the
results of using this program is assumed by you.
Credits
=========
A special thanks to Stan Hirschman, (1:282/40) who blew an entire Sunday coming
up with help making what I think is a very clean, helpful program.
Frontdoor(c) is copyrighted by Joaquim H. Homrighausen (Thanks JoHo!)
PKZIP(c) is copyrighted by PKWARE Inc.
Quickbasic(c); MS-DOS(c) are copyrighted by MicroSoft Corporation.
Validate v0.3 is copyrighted by McAfee Associates.
Changes
=========
1.00 04-20-91 FDANLZ written, released for BETA testing.
1.10 04-21-91 Changed FDANLZ.SYS to FDANLZ.CFG.
Added the option to ZIP current days log for space saving.
Added extract of $ entries into FDTRANS.
Spell checked this document (Oppppss!)
1.20 04-22-91 Put final touches on documentation.
Added comments to FDANLZ.CFG.
Cleaned up status screen.
Released to general public.
Epilogue
==========
Any questions or problems? Need a program?
E-mail me (Ted Sanft) on Magical Mystery BBS (612)552-1631 or
Ted Sanft @FIDONET (1:282/83).
I hope you like this package, and if you have any good ideas for it,
let me hear them...