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DEL-MISS - The Files Updater V1.00
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Programme by Dave Gorski @2:250/107
Docs performed by Phil Burden @2:250/101
History.
~~~~~~~
We all know how big our file areas grow,particularly
when you programmes like Tick,FileManager,Allfix etc
running in auto mode,which requires little or no work
on the part of the sysop.The trouble is,files also get
deleted when new versions arrive,or you delete files
on a date basis,in order to conserve on valuable disk
space.The trouble is,when you do that,you have to edit
your files.bbs to remove the entries concerning
deleted files,or else your filelist is full of Missing
or "stored offline" or whatever your fileslist maker
puts when the file is missing.Well,along comes
DEL-MISS,to do that menial task for you.
System Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Firstly,since DEL-MISS was written in Turbo Pascal,and
compiled to use 286 code for faster execution,it won't
work on anything other than a 286/386/486 IBM
compatable machine.DOS 5 was the prevailing operating
system in use on the development system and the alpha
test site.Given those parameters,DEL-MISS should
perform as advertised.
Guarantees
~~~~~~~~~~
There are none,beyond the fact that it takes up
diskspace.You are advised to make backups before
running DEL-MISS,just in case!.No Liability is implied
or accepted for any mishaps that may or may not occur.
Since it's cost you nothing,you can't expect
much,right?.
Installation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That depends on your bbs software.DEL-MISS was written
with Remote Access in mind,and uses the Files.RA file
that RA uses to find the filearea directories.If you
don't run RA,then all is not lost,but a little work is
needed to use DEL-MISS.
1) Unpack DEL-MISS into a dir of your choice.
2) If you run RemoteAccess,DEL-MISS will look for the
environment variable RA to find files.RA.
3) If you don't run RA,create a text file,denoting all
the dir's you wish DEL-MISS to scan,one per line as
follows.
e:\File\fileecho
c:\geo\Works
c:\geo\art
c:\geo\back
c:\geo\font
c:\sds\Uk\admin
c:\sds\Uk\utils
d:\File\fossil
d:\File\lannet
d:\GENE\DEMO
d:\GENE\FILE
d:\GENE\JEW
No need for a trailing backslash,DEL-MISS will add
it's own if there isn't one there.It was originally
tested on 229 directories,without a hitch,covering
3300 files.bbs entries.Current limits are 10,000
entries.
Command Line arguments.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Type: DEL-MISS -d -pFilespec -b -lFilespec
-d turns debug on,gives extended info in case of
errors
-pPath and filename of the text file to read,or
location and name of files.ra
-b tells DEl-MISS to create Files.Bak as it goes.
-l tells DEL-MISS the location of it's optional
logfile.
-? gives a brief helpscreen
If you run RA,and have the RA environment variable
specified,then you need only type DEL-MISS,no command
line parameters required.Non RA users should use the
text file outlined above.
Bug reports,enhancements etc.
Yell at Dave Gorski,2:250/107,he wrote it,I was
suckered into doing the first tests with it!.
Finally..
Have fun,this software was written with the spirit of
Fidonet ringing in the authors ears.It is
freeware,though the copyright belongs to the author.If
you like it,drop him a netmail telling him so,if you
don't like it,don't use it.That's all folks!..