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  1. doc file for CONVRBB.BAS version 1.2    9/29/82
  2.                *******************************
  3.                *                             *
  4.                *         USERS file          *
  5.                *         converter           *
  6.                *            for              *
  7.                *            the              *
  8.                *      SIGNON Subsystem       *
  9.                *                             *
  10.                *******************************
  11.  
  12. CONVRBB.BA╙á convert≤á ß USER╙ filσ produceΣ b∙ thσá RBBENT27.BA╙ ì
  13. program for use with the SIGNON Subsystem.
  14.  
  15. I⌠ i≤ assumeΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ reaΣ thσ SIGNON.DO├ filσ anΣá alread∙ ì
  16. have the subsystem running.
  17.  
  18. CONVRBB.BA╙ require≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ compilσ anΣ linδ t∩ you≥ customizeΣ ì
  19. SIGNLIB.REL, see SIGNON.DOC.
  20.  
  21. Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ thσ namσ anΣ use≥ areß wherσ CONVRB┬ caε ì
  22. finΣá you≥ olΣ USER╙ file«á  Certaiε othe≥ conversioεá parameter≤ ì
  23. wil∞ bσ requesteΣ beforσ conversioε actuall∙ begins.
  24.  
  25. Thσá firs⌠ tw∩ character≤ oµ thσ olΣ RBBENT2╖ USER╙ filσ wa≤ useΣ ì
  26. t∩ specif∙ acces≤ privledges«á  Thσ SIGNO╬ Subsysteφ use≤ numeriπ ì
  27. acces≤ level≤ t∩ specif∙ operatinτ privledges«á  Yo⌡ caε builΣá ß ì
  28. tablσá oµá conversioε informatioε s∩ tha⌠ eacΦ RBBENT2╖ clas≤á oµ ì
  29. user≤ wil∞ bσ assigneΣ ß specifiπ acces≤ level«  ┴ defaul⌠ acces≤ ì
  30. can be specified for other users.  Common classes were:
  31.  
  32.                RG for regular users
  33.                SP for special users
  34.  
  35. CONVRB┬á wil∞á pu⌠á thσá ne≈á USER╙ filσ iεá thσá use≥á areßá yo⌡ ì
  36. specifieΣ fo≥ ancillar∙ file≤ iε CONFIG.
  37.  
  38. Al∞ oµ thσ user≤ converteΣ wil∞ havσ ß specia∞ flaτ se⌠ tha⌠ wil∞ ì
  39. inforφá thσá use≥ tha⌠ hi≤ SIGNO╬ timσ statistic≤ arσ onl∙á valiΣ ì
  40. since the SIGNON Subsystem was used.
  41.  
  42. User≤á wh∩ arσ assigneΣ acces≤ level≤ abovσ thσ level≤á specifieΣ ì
  43. iεá CONFI╟ fo≥ usσ withou⌠ password≤ wil∞ bσ giveε thσ chancσá t∩ ì
  44. select a password the next time they signon your system.
  45.  
  46.  
  47. Modification to CONVRBB.BAS:
  48.  
  49. Thσá prograφá shoulΣ ruε a≤ i≤ assuminτ yo⌡ havσ SIGNO╬á running«  ì
  50. Iµá yo⌡ haΣ t∩ modif∙ thσ rea∞ timσ clocδ routinσá (1600⌐á you'l∞ ì
  51. have to make the same change in CONVRBB.BAS
  52.  
  53. Iµ yo⌡  arσ currentl∙ runninτ ß versioε oµ RBBENT.BA╙ othe≥á thaε ì
  54. 2.7¼ yo⌡ ma∙ havσ t∩ alte≥ somσ oµ thσ routines«  
  55. èRoutine 9600:
  56.  
  57. Thi≤ open≤ thσ olΣ USER╙ filσ anΣ FIELD≤ thσá buffer«á  Differen⌠ ì
  58. format≤á ma∙á requirσá changes«á  Thσá strinτá variablσá FRLNLOCñ ì
  59. contain≤á thσá concatinateΣ firs⌠ name¼á las⌠ namσ anΣá location«  ì
  60. Thesσá threσá piece≤á oµá informatioεá arσá storeΣá iεáá seperatσ ì
  61. variables in SIGNON.  They are seperated by 9500.
  62.  
  63. Yo⌡á migh⌠ havσ t∩ changσ thσ wa∙ thσ use≥ coun⌠ i≤ deriveΣá froφ ì
  64. the header record.
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Routine 9500:
  68.  
  69. Thi≤á get≤á ß recorΣ froφ thσ olΣ USERS¼á extract≤ thσá datßá anΣ ì
  70. place≤á thσ datß int∩ thσ SIGNO╬ worδ variables«á  Defaul⌠ value≤ ì
  71. arσá se⌠ b∙ callinτ 1700«á  Yo⌡ migh⌠ havσ makσ change≤á herσá i≤ ì
  72. converting from a non 2.7 old USERS file.
  73.  
  74. Help and errors:
  75.  
  76. A≤ always¼ pleasσ repor⌠ an∙ bug≤ o≥ suggestions«  I'φ especiall∙ ì
  77. interesteΣá iµá yo⌡á haΣá t∩á modif∙ an∙á oµá thσá codσá t∩á makσ ì
  78. CONVRBB.BAS run on your system.
  79.  
  80. My RCPM should be up most of the time on 312-326-4392 or call
  81. voicσá a⌠ 312-326-4014«á  ╔ als∩ regularl∙ checδ int∩ thσ Chicag∩ ì
  82. CBBS and the Hyde Park RCPM.
  83.  
  84.                                         Dick Lieber 
  85.  
  86.