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1. QUICK START
A. A Quick DROP to DOS Implementation
For the easiest quick start run the INSTALL program. It
will set up the HOST for remote access automatically.
If you are using a bulletin board program or another host
program then set up your HOST to call a batch file. The
HOST can be almost any communications program set up in HOST
mode, or a full blown BBS program set up for remote (see its
documentation on how to implement host or remote mode). Use
the following line for the batch file it calls:
DOORWAY COM1 /S:* /G:ON /V:B /M:1000 /B:MSZ /C:DOS
This line tells DOORWAY to redirect to COM1, not to look for
any user specific files (/S:*), turn on graphics (and cursor
control)(/G:ON), use BIOS redirection but allow remote user
to switch to DIRECT SCREEN mode with a control "U", allow
the user 1000 minutes in DOS (/M:1000), and to load
COMMAND.COM and shell to DOS (/C:DOS).
The /B:MSZ deals with the bottom line, and for best results,
one or more of the letters after the colon may be left out.
Results will depend on the remote communication package, and
whether it is set up for 24 line (with a status line) mode,
or 25 line mode. See the section on the /B: switch for more
information. Remove this switch entirely if you are using
the included DWCOMM.
B. A Quick DOORS Implementation
A quick start on a DOOR for a bulletin board system can be
a little more complicated. One of the following may be used
to implement a DOOR:
i. For PCBOARD or a system which generates the PCBOARD.SYS
file and does NOT use direct screen writes (does not
write directly to screen RAM):
DOORWAY COM1 /S:C:\PCB /B:MZ /P:PROGRAM.EXT
ii. For same as above but DOES use direct screen writes:
DOORWAY COM1 /S:C:\PCB /B:MZ /V:D /P:PROGRAM.EXT
iii. For a system which generates DOOR.SYS file and does NOT
use direct screen writes:
DOORWAY SYS /B:MZ /P:PROGRAM.EXT
iv. For a system which generates a DOOR.SYS file and uses
direct screen writes:
DOORWAY SYS /B:MZ /V:D /P:PROGRAM.EXT
See section 3 for details on batch file 'switches'.
The PROGRAM.EXT is the name of the program to put in a "DOOR".
The extension MUST be given, and any parameters to be passed to
it must follow the filename on the command line. If the program
is in a different subdirectory than the presently logged drive,
then the program should be preceded by the path to the program to
be executed. Also if the program is going to look in its own
subdirectory for any of its files, you may need to put a /CD on
the command line to tell DOORWAY to log into the program's
subdirectory before shelling it.
If the program requires cursor positioning, and/or colors for
proper operation a "/G:ON" needs to be added in front of the /P:
switch to force graphics on if in BIOS mode.
If line feeds are being missed in BIOS mode, then either add a
/L:, use ANSI.COM from PC MAGAZINE utilities, or use ANSIPAT.EXE
on your ANSI.SYS.
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