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BaseManager


940912                    BaseManager V3.55

                      for use with BBSRead Release 2.0.

     Copyright © 1994 Ultima Thule Software, All Rights Reserved.
                       Author: Eivind Nordseth

BaseManager is the tool to use when you experience trouble with your
database.  It also contains routines to update older revisions of the
database.

BaseManager is located in the <Thor:>bin/ directory, and it has the
following parameters/flags: VALIDATE, SALVAGE and CONVERT.

VALIDATE
~~~~~~~~
Sets the validate flag for a bbs. To set the validate flag for all bbses
use "ALL" as bbs name. Use this when you have trouble adding events or
messages.

SALVAGE   (NOT IMPLEMENTED YET FOR V3)
~~~~~~~

CONVERT  
~~~~~~~
Convert older versions of the bbsread.library database to the format used
by bbsread.library V3. All not-deleted information in the database will be
converted. Normaly will all messages have the same message number in the
converted database as in the old one. The same counts for events to. Only
users with current messages to or from them will be added to the new user
database.

BaseManager is normaly executed with the CONVERT switch by the Installer
script. The convertion of the database can be done /by/ /hand/ by by
executing BaseManager with the CONVERT switch.

After the convertion must you update the bbstype configuration. This is
done by executing the cfg#? scripts in the s-directory in Thor's home
directory.

Since the converted database takes some more storage place (due to speed
optimized storage) you must be sure to have *at* *least* 0.5 of the
database size as free space available on the disk. (The storage space used
can later be reduzed by using the xpk packing option.)

Remeber to take a backup before using the CONVERT switch.

HINTS & TIPS
~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Always* take a backup of the data before using BaseManager with the
SALVAGE or CONVERT switch..


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