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- PCP-PAL.ARC REVISED 1-1-87 to replace PCPSCRIP.ARC
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- ProComm 2.4 Command file to dial PC Pursuit numbers. Demonstrates
- menu building, branching on user input, etc.
- String variables are used extensively here. Their uses are:
-
- S0 - holds user input for SWITCHing
- S1 - holds PCP city name
- S2 - holds PCP city area code
- S3 - holds final destination name
- S4 - holds final destination phone number
- S5 - holds user input for SWITCHing
- S6 - you must set to modem dial command and local TELENET number
- S7 - you must set to your PCP password
- S8 - you must set to your PCP user id
- S9 - you must set to apporpriate baud rate (3 or 12)
-
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-
- The concept for this and previous files (PCPSCRIP.ARC) was inspired by a
- person that, to this day remains unknown. It is his/her groundwork that
- has made this program possible. The original concept was downloaded from
- the NET EXCHANGE and has been re-written by: Al Kalian, Sysop, PALLADIN BBS
- 415-332-1655. All comments, and suggestions are welcomed.
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-
- There are three main areas to make all of this happen:
-
- 1. PCP.CMD is the file that you call from PROCOMM that will
- dial the Telenet number and then calls INTRO.CMD
-
- 2. INTRO.CMD is the file that will display all of the cities
- that are available, 25 in all at the present, but you can
- add as many as you want. It is automatically called by
- PCP.CMD
-
- 3. "CITIES".CMD are the various cities that INTRO.CMD will call
- based on your selection. You can add as many cities as you
- want by adding an entry to INTRO.CMD, and making a new
- .CMD file. Just copy one of the existing files to the new
- city and edit it with new values. These are automatically
- called by INTRO.CMD as needed.
-
- Explanations are given as comments in PCP.CMD, and ATLANTA.CMD
- None of the other files has comments, so check out these files first.
-
-
-
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- HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM
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-
- First un-arc the file and copy all of the files into your Procomm directory.
- Be careful to first check to see that you don't have any other files with
- the same names as the files contained here, cause they will be lost in the
- copying process.
-
- Next, use your favorite text editor, and edit the file PCP.CMD with your
- Password, local Telenet access number, and the baud rate you will be using.
- The file will show you where these things go.
-
- You are ready to go. One little word of caution. As of this writing, 1/1/87
- PC-Pursuit has not yet implemented the additions of the new 11 cities. They
- are Portland, San Jose, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Tampa, Glendale, Cleveland, Miami,
- Research Triangle Park, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City. If you select one
- of these cities and it has not been implemented yet, the macro will die, and
- you will get a message "error opening .CMD file", at that point you must
- ALT-H (hang-up) and redial PC-Pursuit.
-
- Once you have prepared the file PCP.CMD, you are ready to go. Get into
- Procomm, and press ALT-F5, and then type in PCP and press return. If you
- did everything right you will be logged on to PC-Pursuit and have the Main
- Menu displayed. Pick a city, which will be displayed, and press return.
-
- If the city trunk is free you will be connected, and you will see the BBS
- Menu. If no connection was made you will be returned to the Main Menu for
- another selection.
-
- If the trunk was free and you have the BBS menu, just select the number of
- the one you want, and press enter. If none of the choices suits you, select
- the "M" for manual, and enter the number you wish to dial. NOTE ! Do not
- use any spaces or dashes in the phone number you enter manually. Do it like
- this-------> 3321655, NOT 332-1655, or 332 1655
-
- If the BBS you were calling is busy you will be returned to the BBS menu for
- another selection. If you don't want any select the "Q" from the Menu and
- you will be returned to the City Menu for another selection.
-
- When you are successful in making a connection you will hear a short beep,
- and the program will turn you over to the BBS you called. When you are done
- making your call, and logged off the BBS you will see a message...BUSY At
- this poing press ALT-H (hang-up) and you will be disconnected from the
- PC-Pursuit network and you can start from the beginning....ALT-F5 & PCP.CMD
-
- To leave the program from the Main Menu select "Q" and you will be returned
- to Procomm.
-
-
-
-
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- If you want to edit the files, to change the phone numbers, here's how.
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-
- With any text editor call up the city file you want to edit and find the
- part of the file that looks like this:
-
- BEGIN:
- CLEAR
- LOCATE 4,0
- MESSAGE " ╔═╡ SAN FRANCISCO NUMBERS╞══╗"
- MESSAGE " ║ ║"
- MESSAGE " This is > ║ 1 - Charsima ║"
- MESSAGE " where you > ║ 2 - Log On Unlimited ║"
- MESSAGE " change the > ║ 3 - COMM 1 ║"
- MESSAGE " name of the > ║ 4 - Palladin ║"
- MESSAGE " BBS you want > ║ 5 - Transfer Station ║"
- MESSAGE " to add or delete > ║ 6 - Insite ║"
- MESSAGE " ║ M - Manual Dial ║"
- MESSAGE " ║ Q - Return to MAIN menu ║"
- MESSAGE " See the next ║ ║"
- MESSAGE " page for what ╠═══════════════════════════╣"
- MESSAGE " else needs to ║ ENTER THE # OF THE BBS OF ║"
- MESSAGE " be done. ║ YOUR CHOICE: ║"
- MESSAGE " ╚═══════════════════════════╝"
-
-
- After you make the changes to the Menu, you have to change the numbers
- in the dialing part of the Macro. Page through the file until you see
- something like this:
-
- CASE "1" <-----------------This corresponds to the number in the Menu
- ASSIGN S3 "Charisma" <---Change the name here to match the Menu
- ASSIGN S4 "3496576" <---Change the number here to match the name
- ENDCASE
-
- CASE "2"
- ASSIGN S3 "Log On Unlimited"
- ASSIGN S4 "5716911"
- ENDCASE ****************************************
- * Some things to keep in mind !!
- CASE "3" *
- ASSIGN S3 "Com 1" * Enclose the names, and the numbers in
- ASSIGN S4 "3700411" * quotes (") as shown at the left
- ENDCASE *
- * Do not put (-) in the phone numbers
- CASE "4" *
- ASSIGN S3 "Palladin" * That's all there is to it.
- ASSIGN S4 "3321655" *
- ENDCASE *****************************************