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DoorStat version 2.00 Baker Street Software
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Introduction
DoorStat will track the usage of doors on your bulletin board
system, producing ASCII and ANSI bulletins showing the number of
times and a graph of the relative usage of all your doors.
Files contained in the DoorStat Archive are:
DOORSTAT.EXE - main program
DOORSTAT.DOC - this file
REGISTER.FRM - registration form
WHATSNEW.200 - program changes from last version
README.1ST - note on upgrading
FILE_ID.DIZ - program description
Other associated files used and created by DoorStat
DOORSTAT.DAT - data file
DOORSTAT.CLR - configuration file
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Using DoorStat
When DoorStat is run for the first time you will be prompted for
the name of your BBS. DoorStat will then enter the configuration
mode so that you may specify how you wish your bulletin to look.
Following are explainations of the different command line
parameters.
-CONFIG
This option allows you to customize DoorStat to fit your system.
This is where you may edit the door list, change the colors and
your bbs name. You may also reset the usage counter and change
the graph character here.
When entering a door name you must observe the following
restrictions in order for the program to accurately track your
door usage.
1. The name of the door that you use with the DOORSTAT -NAME
parameter must match that of the name in the list you create
exactly. The program is case sensitive so,
Know-it-all is not the same as know-it-all
Know it all is not the same as KnowItAll
2. The name of the door can be no more than twenty characters
in length.
3. A maximum of 210 doors may be tracked in this version.
-NAME
Log each door usage with this parameter. The command
DoorStat -NAME <doorname>
will store the name of that particular door in the
DOORSTAT.DAT file. The <doorname> parameter must follow the
same restrictions listed in the -CONFIG parameter.
You run DoorStat with the -NAME parameter in the batch file
that calls your door.
Example: => exit from bbs to door
:door
doorstat -name My favorite door
cd\door
run_door
cd\bbs
back to bbs
-STATS <path>
This parameter will produce both the ASCII and ANSI bulletin for
you to display. Following the -stats parameter you must
specifiy how you wish the door usage to be shown. There are two
options. You may create a graph representing the number of times
a door has been accessed with a # character as the second
parameter or you may create a graph representing a percentage of
each doors usage relative to the total door usage using the %
character as the second parameter. You must also specify the path
to the directory where you wish the bulletin files to be stored
as the third parameter.
The output file names are:
DOORSTAT.ASC - ASCII file
DOORSTAT.ANS - ANSI file
When using this parameter do not include a traiing
backslash on the path.
Example: doorstat -stats # c:\bbs\txtfiles
doorstat -stats % c:\bbs\txtfiles
-RESET This parameter allows you to reset the usage counter
from the command line. Running doorstat -reset will
reset all the counters to zero and reset the "from"
date to the current system date.
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Thanks to Joe Hacker for doing the beta testing for this program.
Registration/Support/Questions/Suggestions
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If you like this program please register it. If you regis-
ter this program you will receive a registration number that
will be valid for all future versions of this program. The
program will not say [UNREGISTERED] at the bottom of the
bulletins, but will have your name instead. To register
complete the registration form and send $5.00 to
Baker Street Software P.O. Box 10143 Conway, Arkansas 72032
$5.00 isn't much is it?
Once you receive your registration number you can create a
file called DOORSTAT.KEY with your ASCII text editor. The file
should contain the following information:
REGISTRATION NUMBER
Your Name
That's it. Thanks.
The latest revision of this program and other Baker Street
software may be found at the locations listed below. Questions or
suggestions about this program can also be directed to me (Brent
Herring) at these locations.
The Data Base Place (501)329-9034 Fido 1:399/9
Gethsemane (512)937-2088 Fido 1:160/140
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Legalese
1."DoorStat" refers to the executable programs, documentation,
and related files contained in the DoorStat distribution
archive released by Baker Street Software.
2.Baker Street Software is in no way obligated to provide future
versions of, or support for this program.
3.You may not modify or otherwise reverse-engineer this
program.
4.The software and accompanying materials (including instructions
for use) are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
Further, the author does not warrant, guarantee, or make any
representations regarding the use, or the results of the use,
of the software or written materials in terms of correctness,
accuracy, reliability, currentness or otherwise.
The author(s) shall not be liable for any direct, indirect,
consequential, or incidental damages (including damages for loss
of business profits, business interruption, loss of business
information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability
to use the software even if the author has been advised of the
possibility of such damages.
5.You are free to distribute this archive, in fact I hope that
you do so. However in distribution please observe these few
restrictions. (a) All the files in the original archive must
be included. (b) No fee may is charged for its distribution,
and that the distribution archive is not modified in any
way. Pay Bulletin Board Systems may however charge their
normal fee provided that no additional charge is levied. (c)
This program may not be included as part of any software library
which is distributed on a commercial basis (commercial = "for
money") without prior written permission from Baker Street
Software.
6.Your use of this software is considered agreement to these
terms.