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CONVERTING QUICK TO EZYCOM
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If you are presently running a QUICKBBS system and
wish to convert to EZYCOM, then there are a few things you
must do first. We have supplied you with utilites that will
convert your file, message, menu and userbase to Ezycom
format. All these utilities will be run from your Ezycom
system directory.
This has been tested with QuickBBS V2.75, it can not be
guarenteed that it will work with later versions.
The converters can be found in CONVUTIL.ARJ
Extract it using "ARJ e CONVUTIL.ARJ"
1)FBBS2EZY
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This will convert your files.bbs's to Ezycom format.
Type Fbbs2ezy <FBBSPATH> <File area number 1-400>
[Description start (Default 14)]
Where:-
A)Fbbspath is the directory where your QUICKBBS
Files.BBS resides.
B)File area number 1-400 is the EZYCOM filearea you
defined in config and wish to add the files to.
C)Description start is where you would like the file
description in your listings to start.
The default is column 14 but if you want do not
want to include download counts in your file
listings make it 19.
E.G Fbbs2ezy c:\games 1 14 (19 if you wish to
remove downdload counts).
2)MSGTOEZY
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This will convert your message base to EZYCOM format.
To run MSGTOEZY, type msgtoezy <msg base path> where
msg base path is where your QUICKBBS message base files
reside.
E.G. C:\QUICKBBS\MESSAGES
3)MNUTOEZY
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This will convert your QUICKBBS .MNU'S to Ezycom .MNU'S
To run Mnutoezy, type mnutoezy <oldmnupath> <ezymnupath>
E.G. Mnutoezy C:\QUICKBBS\MENU C:\EZY\MENUS.
When using converted .mnu from RA/SBBS/QUICK to Ezycom, it
must be noted that changes are required, file area paths are
not valid for file list, downloads etc. Instead a
templating approach is required (/F). Check documentation
on menuing for this. Instead of a path, you can use a File
Area Number for file lists etc, this points to the number in
the Config->Files->Fileareas.
4)USER2EZY
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This will convert your QUICKBBS Users.BBS so it can be
used with EZYCOM.
To run Usertoezy type, User2ezy <old userbase path name)
where old userbase path is where your quickbbs
users.bbs resides.
E.G.USERTOEZY C:\BBS\
5)OFF2EZY
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Is the same as FBBS2EZY, but will not remove offline files from
the file list.
6)CDFBBS
This will convert CD Rom Files.BBS over to Ezycom.
The difference being that you do not require a FILES.BBS.
The command line is
CDFBBS <CD Rom Path> <ezycom file area> [Files.BBS path and name]
The converter will look in <CD Rom Path> for the actual files.
If, the path/name of the FILES.BBS is not mentioned, then it will
look in <CD Rom Path> for the FILES.BBS
The <ezycom file area> is the file area number for Ezycom.
Eg: CDFBBS Z:\Files\CDIBM 5 Z:\LIST\FILES.101
This will convert your CD Rom files in Z:\FILES\CDIBM using the
files list Z:\LIST\FILES.101 to file area 5 of ezycom.
7)EZYAREA
This will convert a standard AREAS.BBS from QEcho, Tosscan,
IMail, and the rest across to Ezycom format.
You must setup all your export nodes in the ezycom node manager
first.
It will create areas that are not defined yet. It must be noted
that changes to each and EVERY area will be required, but at least
every node will be flagged for that area in your export list.
format: EZYAREA <path>
eg: EZYAREA C:\TS\