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■ Version 1.00 ■
Copyright (C) 1993 by Eric D. Scales
DISCLAIMER & LICENSE
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This Shareware version of EDSQUOTE is provided as is with no warranty,
express or implied. (The registered version does contain a warranty
guaranteeing that it will accomplish what is explained further in
this text) No attempt may be made to decompile, disassemble, or
tamper with the code in any way without the express written
permission of Eric D. Scales. You may not hold the author responsible
for any problems that EDSQUOTE may cause. (It works fine on my
system and should on yours...) You may use EDSQUOTE free of charge
for a period of 20 days. After that, you must either remove EDSQUOTE
and all its files or you must register EDSQUOTE. (You actually
register the program TechnoSTAT, but get EDSQUOTE thrown in free of
charge..) Same goes for AddQuote..
What do EDSQuote and AddQuote do?
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EDSQuote is a small PPE that will read a random line from the data
file containing the quotes (EDSQUOTE.QTS) and display it in an
attractive centered window on the screen. AddQuote will allow
users to add their own quotes to the EDSQUOTE.QTS file. (NOTE:
AddQuote need NOT be installed for EDSQuote to work properly)
Configuration
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EDSQuote and AddQuote are very simple to configure... It only
requires the editing of the EDSQUOTE.CNF file.. The format of the
file is as follows:
00000000
00000000
Eric Scales
E.D.S. Development
C:\PCB\PPE\GET-ADRS.PPE
LINE #1: Registration Security code
LINE #2: TechnoSTAT/EDSQuote Serial Number
LINE #3: SysOp's Full Name
LINE #4: BBS Name
LINE #5: PPE to call after EDSQuote
If you are not a registered user, then Line numbers 1 and 2 need not
be messed with.. EDSQuote will simply run as unregistered if its
calculations do not come out right..
Line #5 is something I'm not sure I want, but it's there anyhow..
Since you won't have the source code, I want to add a little
flexibilty to call another PPE after EDSQuote is finished.. The
problem is this..
Say you configure it to execute GET-ADRS.PPE to check to make sure
the user has his/her user information correctly filled out.. This
will work great as a LOGIN script file, but if you want to add it
to your CMD.LST file so the user can type something like QUOTE and
see his/her quote, you don't want GET-ADRS to execute then.
If you want to execute a PPE, simple place the full path/filename on
line #5 of EDSQUOTE.CNF. If not, simple leave it blank..
AddQuote also supports a User trashcan file.. The filename is
EDSTRASH.USR... Just enter a string on each line that you wish not
to be found in the username. (If AddQuote finds any of the text in
the file in the user name it will abort with the message: "System
files need updating..." So do not be alarmed if a user tells you
your system files need updating, cause they don't.. I chose this
message for politeness to the user that is being disallowed access
to AddQuote)
Example
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Hawkins
John Doe
If AddQuote finds the word Hawkins anywhere in the users name, it will
abort with message "System files need updating...". (A message
stating that the caller was denied access will be entered in your
callers log) If AddQuote finds the string John Doe anywhere in the
name it will do the same.. I would abstain from single names and
stay with specifics.. (Reason: If you put "Frank" in the file,
someone with the name "Frank Jones" would be denied access as well as
"Frank Perkins" etc.)
!!!!!!!!
!!NOTE!!
!!!!!!!!
EDSQuote.PPE, AddQuote.PPE, EDSQuote.CNF, EDSQuote.QTS must
reside in the same directory!!
If EDSTrash.USR is present it must also reside in the same
directory as the others, but it need not be present for AddQuote
to correctly operate.
Format for the EDSQuote.QTS file:
Line #1: Number of lines in this file (Please include line #1)
Lines #2-????: Actual quotes.. Limit of 75 characters please..
Setup within PCBoard
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I have EDSQuote setup as a login ppe on my system. To do this, simply
type the following commands in PCBSETUP:
Type B (File Locations)
Type D (Login/Logoff Questionnaires)
Cursor down to (Name/Loc of Login Script)
Enter the pathname and filename (EDSQUOTE.PPE)
To install AddQuote as a command from the main menu, do the following:
Type B (File Locations)
Type B (Configuration Files)
Cursor down to CMD.LST
Hit F2
Cursor down to the last line
Hit ALT-I
Type QUOTE (or whatever), the security level, and path/filename
Registration and Support
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In order to register EDSQuote, you don't really register EDSQuote,
but you register TechnoSTAT. (In other words, you get a great
bulletin generator and two great PPE's for a minimum fee of $5)
Please see REGISTER.TXT for more information..
To contact Eric D. Scales, please use the following numbers at the
following times:
VOICE (812) 464-2363 3:00pm-9:00pm CST Mon-Sun
FAX (812) 425-5060 8:00am-3:30pm CST Mon-Fri
BBS (812) 423-3394 24hrs. 14,400 baud!
Thanks for your support!
Have fun!