home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Media Share 9
/
MEDIASHARE_09.ISO
/
bbs
/
cen100.zip
/
CENSUS.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1993-03-11
|
4KB
|
140 lines
─ Census v1.00 ─────────────────────────────── Copyright Steve Mulligan 1993 ─
NOTE : If you use Census and you NetMail me, Steve Mulligan, at 1:163/307.30
then I will send you a NetMail every time I release a version of
Census and I will tell you when and where I have sent it.
─ Introduction ─
Census is a program that will scan your Squish, Hudson or Fido style message
base and post a detailed report to the screen, file, Squish, Hudson or Fido
style message base.
Census comes in two parts. CENPOL.EXE is the POLling program that grabs
should be run evertime your mail is unpacked. It keeps a record of all the
mail that is tossed so you can delete messages from a message base and they
will still be included in your report. CENSUS.EXE is the actual report
generator. It should be run only when you want to make a report on a message
base.
─ Setting It Up ─
Setting up Census is easy. If you want to use the history file option, you
should first configure Census to support history file use, then, in the batch
file that unpacks your mail, add in the CENPOL program right after everthing
is tossed.
When you want to generate a report, run CENSUS.
To run Census, just type:
CENSUS <configfilename>
where <configfilename> is optional. It is the pathname to a config file.
The default is CENSUS.CFG
To run Cenpol, just type:
CENPOL <configfilename>
where <configfilename> is optional. It is the pathname to a config file.
The default is CENSUS.CFG
─ Example Configuration ─
Here is part of the batch file that extracts my mail. I use Squish so it
extracts my mail and then Cenpol gathers the information from what has just
been tossed.
- - - CUT HERE - - -
Squish In -fechotoss.log
cenpol test305.cen
cenpol ottprgm.cen
- - - CUT HERE - - -
In this clip from the same batch file, it shows what happens when I want my
maintenance to be run. It runs Census with the two config files I have
specified and then deletes all the hisotry files.
- - - CUT HERE - - -
census test305.cen
census ottprgm.cen
echo Purging old log files...
del *.his
- - - CUT HERE - - -
Here is the TEST305.CEN that is refrenced above
- - - CUT HERE - - -
NodeName Carp Valley Point
NodeSysop Steve Mulligan
NodeAddress 1:163/307.30
NodeOrigin Carp Valley Point * Carp, Ontario (1:163/307.30)
HistoryPath e:\modem\bbs\test305.his
InputDevice History
StartFrom LastRead
MsgBasePath e:\msgs\test305
MsgBaseType Squish
MsgBaseName TEST305
OutputDevice Squish
OutputMargin 65
OutputPath e:\msgs\test305
OutputMethod Overwrite
NumDays 3
Posters Yes
Receivers Yes
Subjects Yes
MaxPosters 5
MaxReceivers 5
MaxSubjects 5
- - - CUT HERE - - -
Here is the OTTPRGM.CEN which is also refrenced above:
- - - CUT HERE - - -
NodeName Carp Valley Point
NodeSysop Steve Mulligan
NodeAddress 1:163/307.30
NodeOrigin Carp Valley Point * Carp, Ontario (1:163/307.30)
HistoryPath e:\modem\bbs\ottprgm.his
InputDevice History
StartFrom LastRead
MsgBasePath e:\msgs\ottprgm
MsgBaseType Squish
MsgBaseName OTTPRGM
OutputDevice Squish
OutputMargin 65
OutputPath e:\msgs\ottprgm
OutputMethod Overwrite
NumDays 3
Posters Yes
Receivers Yes
Subjects Yes
MaxPosters 5
MaxReceivers 5
MaxSubjects 5
- - - CUT HERE - - -
─ Beta Testers Wanted ─
If you are in the 163 or 243 net or you don't mind polling long distance
you are eligible to be a beta testers. Simply NetMail Steve Mulligan at
1:163/307.30. I will reply to you and tell you how to get the latest beta
versions of software I make.
─ On the Drawing Board ─
This is a list of all the features my Beta Testers and I want to have added
to FAP. I'll get around to it in a while. PLEASE ADD TO LIST AND FORWARD TO
STEVE MULLIGAN 1:163/307.30. If you want to become a Beta Tester, NetMail me
and I'll send you beta releases.
1.10 · More detailed reports.
· Due out Aug 93.
If you have any additions to this list or any bugs, please let me know!
Steve Mulligan 1:163/307.30@fidonet.org