The World of Computer Software

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ The World of Computer Software / World_Of_Computer_Software-02-387-Vol-3of3.iso / o / olcat-td.zip / CATALOG.DOC < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1993-02-27 | 35KB | 637 lines

The ON-LINE Catalog Copyright (c) 1991,92 Andrew L. Brown The Nuclear Amoeba BBS (302) 653-8604,,,,252525 This Copy distributed by The Atomic Comet Bulletin Board System. (410) 822-6438 USR 16.8 DS The On Line Catalog is not a free program, Andrew L. Brown holds all copyrights as well as all source code. This software has not and will not be released to the public domain. If you run this software beyond a reasonable 30 day trial period, you are required to register with the author. For registration information, read the enclosed SYSOP.DOC The authors make NO WARRANTIES expressed or implied as to what this program will or will not do, and will not be liable for any damages to your system as a result of running this software. Furthermore, the authors will not be held responsible for any punitive damages caused by this software such as lost sales or wrongful quotes. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT AN ACCOUNTING PACKAGE! IT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE HUMAN FACTOR IN ANY BUSINESS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES TO ALLOW REMOTE USERS THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEIR INTERESTS TO A BUSINESS ON A 24 HOUR A DAY BASIS THROUGH AN UNATTENDED BBS. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS IN MIND AND MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE EXTREMELY LARGE ORGANIZATIONS, ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCOMODATE ALL FORESEEN POSSIBILITIES. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT RATED FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE USERS, DO NOT ALLOW MORE THAN ONE CALLER AT A TIME INTO THIS DOOR. (It probably would be safe BUT if the quote data files ARE accessed simultaneously they would potentially get corrupted) ============================================================================= SYSOPS' SCREENS (olconfig.exe): THE CONFIGURATION SCREEN The first screen you will see is the SysOp's Config screen. Here is where you will find where you insert your SetUp, Category Definitions, your Items and Discriptions, etc. We'll go thru these one at a time: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The On-Line Catalog ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ ║ ║ General Setup ║ ║ ║ ║ Category Definitions ║ ║ ║ ║ Category Items and Descriptions ║ ║ ║ ║ Maintenance Utilities ║ ║ ║ ║ File - Path Options ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ THE GENERAL SETUP: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The On-Line Catalog General Setup Page 1 ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 1 - SysOp Name: [Andrew L. Brown ] ║ ║ 2 - BBS Name: [The Nuclear Amoeba BBS ] ║ ║ 3 - Company Name: [Andrew Brown Computing ] ║ ║ 4 - Profit Multiplier" [1.2] ║ ║ 5 - State Sales Tax [%] [ 5.00%] ║ ║ 6 - Minimum Shipping Charge:[ 5.00] ║ ║ 7 - Company Phone: [(410) 479-2971] ║ ║ Shipping Type First Pound Each Additional Pound ║ ║ 8 - UPS 8 Day Grnd 5.00 1.00 ║ ║ 9 - UPS 2nd Day Air 7.50 1.00 ║ ║ 10 - UPS Overnight 9.50 1.00 ║ ║ ║ ║ 11 - Master Card 14 - American Express ║ ║ 12 - Visa 15 - Account ║ ║ 13 - Discover 16 - C.O.D. Y 5.00 ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Under General SetUp, Set the cursor bar on the lines you want to change. Most are self-explanitory (your name, your BBS name, your company name, company phone) but the rest we will go into a little more detail: PROFIT MULTIPLYER: You will enter in a decimal point telling the program how much of a profit margin you want based on your wholesale cost. When entering in items, the wholesale cost you enter will be multiplied by this number giving you a "retail price". You can override this if you want to enter in a retail price separately when you fill in your Item Discriptions. (See page ## about entering in retail prices). STATE SALES TAX: This is where you will enter in your State Sales Tax. This is formatted to the 100th of a percent (i.e 5% sales tax should appear as 5.00). MINIMUM SHIPPING CHARGE: If you have a minimum shipping charge for any and all orders. This amount will be added to all orders UNLESS selected shipping exceeds this amount. This item can be used if you charge a delivery charge but you can override this if you choose to enter in a charge separately when you fill in your Item Discriptions. (See page ## about entering in shipping charges) SHIPPING TYPE: This is where you will enter you primary mail order shipping charges. Most companies use either Fed Ex or UPS, but you may choose to use a local or OTR trucking company for shipping. You will need to know the breakdown of the individual shipping prices using $$ for the first pound and each additional pound. VARIOUS CREDIT TYPES: Under each of the credit cards and other types of payments enter a [Y] or [N] corresponding to the type(s) of financing your company offers. Under COD, if you select [Y], if you charge an additional $$, you will enter it after the [Y]. CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The On-Line Catalog Category Descriptions ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Complete Computer Systems ║ ║ SoftWare by ANDREW BROWN COMPUTING ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Select: [Esc] Quit [Enter] Edit [Insert] Add [Delete] Delete ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ In this screen is where you enter your various categories you use to group your items you sell. You can modify the categories as well as [Insert] and [Delete] items. The TEST DRIVE version will ONLY UTILIZE 2 CATEGORIES and 2 ITEMS EACH. [Enter] selects the Category you wish to modify. [Esc] exits this routine. CATEGORY ITEMS AND DISCRIPTIONS: This option initially displays the listing of all categories. As stated before, The TEST-DRIVE version only utilizes 2 categories. [Insert] and [Delete] will work In the TEST DRIVE VERSION but only 2 items will actually be utilized. This way you can be all set up by the time you recieve your registered copy. If you wish to insert a new category: - Hit the [Insert] key. This will insert a category called "*Empty*" Place the cursor bar on this category and press [Enter]. If you wish to modify an existing category: - Place the cursor bar on the desired category and hit [Enter] to select that category. This will bring you into the following screen: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Category : 2 SoftWare by ANDREW BROWN COMPUTING ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Part # Discription Wholesale Retail ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ OLCAT10 "On-Line Catalog" v1.20. $0.00 $65.00 ║ ║ KLON40 "Amoeba Klondike" v4.0 BBS LiveGame. $0.00 $25.00 ║ ║ NUK40 "Nuclear Strike" v4.0 BBS LiveGame. $0.00 $25.00 ║ ║ KUW40 "Kuwaiti Oil" v4.0 BBS LiveGame. $0.00 $25.00 ║ ║ MINDBEND10 "MindBender!" v1.0 BBS LiveGame $0.00 $25.00 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Select: [Esc] Quit [Enter] Edit [Insert] Add [Delete] Delete ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ As you can see, this screen displays The Part #, a SHORT discription, the Wholesale Cost and the Retail cost of the items in the selected category. You can INSERT or DELETE items for an unlimited number of entries. The TEST DRIVE will only use the first 2 of these. Place the cursor bar on the desired item and press ENTER to edit the record of that item. This will bring you to the next screen: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Category# : 2 SoftWare by ANDREW BROWN COMPUTING ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Record# : 1 5 Taxable : Y ║ ║ 1 Part# (1) : OLCAT10 ║ ║ 2 Part# (2) : 6 WholeSale : 0.00 ║ ║ 3 Part# (3) : ║ ║ 4 Part# (4) : 7 Retail : 65.00 ║ ║ ║ ║ 8 Minimum Quantity or Unit : 1 ║ ║ 9 Minimum Shipping Charge : 1.25 ║ ║ 10 Weight in Lbs if applicable : 0 ║ ║ 11 Short Description : "On-Line Catalog" v1.7R ║ ║ ║ ║ Long Description ║ ║ 12 "The On-Line Catalog" by Andrew Brown Computing ║ ║ 13 Unlimited categories and entries, full ANSI and ASCII ║ ║ 14 capabilities, using the Door.SYS industry standard for ║ ║ 15 caller information files. Available ONLY from ║ ║ 16 Andrew Brown Computing. ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Enter your selection: [ ] [Esc] to abort ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ As you see, you have the option of using 4 Part #s. The On-Line Catalog will only display Part #1 to the Users. The other 3 Part #s can be utilized for Vendor Information if you wish, but are not utilized by the program. This is only for YOUR information. TAXABLE: You will enter either a [Y] or an [N] to state whether the item is Taxable or not depending on what your State Tax code states. WHOLESALE: Where you will enter the wholesale $ amount for the item. When you hit [Enter] after typing in your Wholesale amount you will notice that a $$ amount will show up under "Retail". This is due to the "Profit Multiplyer" you stated in GENERAL SETUP. *NOTE: If you place "0" (zero) in this field, the word "CALL" will come up under the "Retail" Price. This is utilized due to some products having a fluctuating price (i.e. Hard Disk Drives, MotherBoards, etc.) This will notify the user that he/she will have to call your office for a current retail price. RETAIL: As stated above, this $$ amount is automatically generated by whatever you entered in the "WholeSale" field. However, this price can be overridden by entering this field and typing the $ amount you desire. MINIMUM QUANTITY OR UNIT: This field will enable you to enter a minimum quantity amount that the user has to purchase of that particular item. MINIMUM SHIPPING CHARGE: Minimum amount to be added to this item. When this item is purchased, this amount will always be added but is overridden if the Selected Shipping Charge EXCEEDS this amount. This amount is NEVER added to the selected shipping charge. It is either the Minimum Shipping Charge OR the Selected Shipping Charge whichever is greater. (see below) WEIGHT IN LBS (if applicable): The weight of the item. This weight works in conjunction with the "Shipping Type" selected by the user. In some instances, an item will not have any appreciable weight. In which case, the minimum shipping charge will be used. For instance, You may sell diamond rings, which have a minimal weight. But, due to shipping insurance, you would attach a Minimum Shipping Charge to the item. SHORT DISCRIPTION: A 60 Character field which is displayed to the user in the line-by-line category listing. LONG DISCRIPTION: 5 Lines, 60 Characters each line for you to type an extended description of the item you are selling. This is displayed when the user selects "Info on an Item". MAINTENANCE UTILITIES: When you enter into Maintenance Utilities, you will get the following screen: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Maintenance Utilities ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ ║ ║ Process Orders ║ ║ ║ ║ Customer Data Base ║ ║ ║ ║ Print Complete Price List ║ ║ ║ ║ Purge Old Completed Orders ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ PROCESS ORDERS: Positioning the cursor bar on "Process Order" and you will get the following screen: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ORDER PROCESSING [NEW] ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ DATE QUOTE # CUSTOMER # CUSTOMER ORDER TOTAL ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ 12-11-92 0000000001 0000000001 ANDREW BROWN 69.50 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000000010 0000000002 SUE BROWN 98529.42 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000000125 0000000002 SUE BROWN 789.89 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000000256 0000000135 KELLI MCCOY 100000.01 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000000356 0000000095 RAYMOND ANDREWS 999999.99 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000000999 0000000001 ANDREW BROWN 123456.00 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000001234 0000000002 SUE BROWN 9.85 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000002345 0000000002 SUE BROWN 1234.56 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000006541 0000000042 GORDON WHEAT 98764.05 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000007099 0000000004 BUSTER BROWN 2547.23 ║ ║ 12-11-92 0000010006 0000000003 VICKI BROWN 65489.95 ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Select : [Esc] Quit [Enter] Process [O]LD [N]EW [A]LL ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This screen initially displays all NEW quotes, this means all quotes that have not been previously shown as completed. You may select [O] to display only Old Completed quotes, or [A] to display ALL quotes in the file. You can view a quote by simply placing the cursor bar on the desired quote and pressing ENTER. You can view any quote, whether NEW or OLD. When you press ENTER to view/process a quote, you will see the following screen: ┌─────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ QUOTE#: 0000000001 │ DATE: 12-11-1992 │ │ BILL TO: │ ORDER #: 0000000001 │ │ [ANDREW BROWN ] │ CUSTOMER #: 0000000001 │ │ [RT #1 BOX 125B ] │ DATE COMPLETED: │ │ [DENTON, MD. 21629 ] │ SHIPPING VIA : Local Pickup │ │ VOICE: 410-479-2971 │ DATA : 410-479-1828 │ ├───────────────┬─────────────────────┴────────┬────────────┬────┬────────────┤ │PART # │DISCRIPTION │ UNIT PRICE │QTY │ EXT. PRICE │ ├───────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┼────┼────────────┤ │ OLCAT13 │ "On Line Catalog" v1.30 │ 65.00│ 1│ 65.00│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├───────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────┴────┴────────────┤ │ REQUESTED FORM OF PAYMENT: Cash SUBTOTAL : 65.00 │ │ TAX : 3.25 │ │ WEIGHT OF ORDER: 0 SHIPPING : 1.25 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ TOTAL : 69.50 │ │ [ ] [Esc] [C]omplete [U]ser [P]rint ├────────────────────┘ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ [ ]: Scrolls up and down the quote if there are more than 6 items in the said quote. [Esc]: Exits the routine. [C]omplete: When you have completed filling the order, and it is no longer a "New" quote. [U]ser: Displays the User's Information. (See below) [P]rint: Used for you to print out the order to your printer, a file, or to the screen (CON). CUSTOMER DATABASE: When you enter the Customer Database, you will get the following screen: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The On-Line Catalog CUSTOMER DATABASE ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ CUSTOMER # CUSTOMER NAME PHONE NUMBER: ║ ║ 0000000001 ANDREW BROWN 410-479-2971 ║ ║ 0000000002 SUE BROWN 410-479-2971 ║ ║ 0000000003 VICKI BROWN 410-479-2971 ║ ║ 0000000004 BUSTER BROWN 410-479-2971 ║ ║ 0000000010 ALAN DEAN 410-479-0000 ║ ║ 0000000024 GORDON WHEAT 410-555-1212 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Place cursor on desired Customer, [Enter] to Select [Esc] Exit ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Copywrite (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This will sort all customers alphabetically by LAST NAME. A one character search is active here, i.e. by hitting "W" the screen will go to the first customer whose last name begins with "W". When you place the cursor bar on the desired customer and you hit [Enter] you will then get the following screen: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CUSTOMER INFORMATION │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┤ │CUSTOMER #: │ [12] COMPANY BANK INFORMATION │ │ │ NAME: │ │"BILL TO" INFORMATION: │ ACCT #: │ │ [1] CUSTOMER: │ CITY/ST: │ │ [2] CO.NAME: │ PHONE #: │ │ [3] ADDRESS: │ │ │ [4] CITY/ST: │ MEMO: │ │ [5] PHONE (V): │ │ │ [6] PHONE (D): │ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────┤ │"SHIP TO" INFORMATION: [11] PAYMENT TERMS: │ │ [7] NAME: │ │ [8] ADDRESS: │ │ [9] CITY/ST: │ │[10] PHONE (V): │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Enter your selection [ ] [Esc] Exit │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Most entries into this screen are self-exlpanitory but we will go into a little more detail on some of the items that may be in question: CUSTOMER BANK INFORMATION: This option is mainly intended for the purpose of if the customer has the option of in-house financing, outside financing, or if you company "happens" to have the option of direct payment from the customers bank account. This information is STRICTLY confidential, and will NOT be shown ANYWHERE else in the program!! In most cases, the users "bill to" and "ship to" are the same. BUT if there are any changes in these fields (or in any other part of the User Database), this screen is where you would change the entries. PURGE OLD COMPLETED ORDERS: This feature will get rid of ALL quotes which are flagged as COMPLETED, it will re-index and rebuild the data files with all remaining active quotes. FILE - PATH OPTIONS: ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ The On-Line Catalog File - Path Options ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Complete Path to Door.SYS : ║ ║ (i.e. c:\wc30\node1\door.sys ║ ║ (single node only) ║ ║ m:\wcwork\node1\door.sys ║ ║ ║ ║ Path to all data files: ║ ║ (i.e. c:\door\olcat\data) ║ ║ ║ ║ m:\livegame\catalog\ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Copyright (C) 1992 Andrew L. Brown ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This is fairly self-explanitory. Basically you need to enter: The COMPLETE path the program needs to find Door.SYS and The COMPLETE path the program needs to find the data files. ============================================================================== Introduction to The On-Line Catalog...... -------------------------------------- Using the On-Line Catalog is fairly self-explanitory once you actually enter into the program. The way the screens are set up, even the most inexperienced BBS novice can freely hop through and place orders. This Catalog is only a sales TOOL, and is not an accounting package. Plans are in the making for eventually being able to interface with various accounting and sales packages. With really nothing more to say at this time, lets go into the usage of this powerful sales tool..... =============================================================================== The Usage of The On-Line Catalog..... ----------------------------------- INITIALLY ENTERING THE DOOR: When you first enter into the Catalog (as a user), you will be given a "WELCOME" screen. As the screen states, this is to notify the user that he/she has never entered the relm of The On-Line Catalog. When they hit [Enter], the program will put them in their "USER SETTINGS": USER SETTINGS SCREEN: ============================================================================== CUSTOMER : ANDREW L. BROWN PAYMENT TERMS: C.O.D. Cache CUSTOMER NO. : 0000000000 SHIPPING VIA: UPS 8 DAY GROUND "BILL TO" INFORMATION: "SHIP TO" INFORMATION: [1] ADDRESS: RT #1 BOX 125-B [5] NAME: ANDREW BROWN [2] CITY/ST: DENTON, MD 21629 [6] ADDRESS: RT #1 BOX 125-B [3] PHONE (V): (410) 479-2971 [7] CITY/ST: DENTON, MD 21629 [4] PHONE (D): (410) 479-1828 [8] PHONE (V): (410) 479-2971 =============================================================================== Enter [1...8] or [Enter] to Quit page 2 Here is where the User/Customer will have to update/change some of their personal information. Notice that ALL users will have to enter their "Street Address" ([1] & [6]). Door.SYS does not allocate this information, as well as some other pertinant information pertaining to the purchase of products that you, the Vendor/SysOp needs to complete your sales. At this point in time, the "Bill To" and the "Ship To" Information is the same. Sometimes, Users want products billed to them, but shipped to another location (i.e. around Christmas time). They can change [5] - [8] as well if need be. After the User has made the necessary changes to their settings, they hit [Enter], and it brings them to the MENU SCREEN: THE MAIN MENU SCREEN: [D]isplay Order [L]ist Categories [G]raphics Toggle [P]rocess Order [H]elp [Q]uit to BBS [I]nformation [U]ser Settings [D]isplay Order : Displays the Users order. The User must "[L]ist Categories FIRST and pick an Item to buy before he can display the Order. This routine will NOT display empty orders. [G]raphics Toggle: Toggles from Color to Monochrome, back and forth. When graphics are disables, absolutely NO ansi codes are sent. Although ANSI.SYS (or equivalent) MUST be active on the host BBS. [H]elp: Help Screen [I]nformation: External ANSI screen that the SysOp can modify to show users what they sell, or any other info about their company. [L]ist Categories: Self-explanitory. This is the list of the various categories that the user goes into to find the products that they are looking for. [P]rocess Order: When the customer is finished selecting items, and they are ready to have you fill the order. This optins will actually write the order to disk. If [P]rocess is not selected the order is not saved. After [P]rocess is selected the user "thankyou.scr" is displayed, and the user is sent back to the bbs with no further delay. [Q]uit to BBS: Out the Door and back to the BBS. [U]ser Settings: The area that the user can change WHERE the bill is to be sent and/or where the order is to be sent (if to a different location other than the billing address. EXTERNAL ANSI/ASCII SCREENS: WELCOME.SCR (ANSI) WELCOME.BBS (ASCII) This is the First screen callers will see upon entering the door. If you don't want it simply delete them. Or you can use it to plug your company and all the great products you sell. NEWUSER.SCR NEWUSER.BBS When a caller enters the door FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, they are sent this screen. After which they are sent to the USER INFO menu to allow them to update any fields which lack data. MENU.SCR MENU.BBS This is the Main Menu of the door, alter it if you really want to, although the one inclosed is really nice. <grin> HELP.SCR HELP.BBS This is the help screen to assist those callers who need it, I don't recommend altering it but if you really feel the need go for it. (See @PAUSE@ option below before doing this) INFO.SCR INFO.BBS This is what it says, a screen to put additional information about your great company and its products. Use it for whatever you want, specials maybe. THANKYOU.SCR THANKYOU.BBS This screen is sent AFTER a quote is processed by the caller, use it to say whatever you feel is best after someone buys something from you. GOODBYE.SCR GOODBYE.BBS This is the last file a caller sees as they exit the door, again if you don't want it just delete it. With many bbs's these days it goes so fast that they can't see it anyway. But it's up to you. @PAUSE@ option: Some of these screens can be longer then one page, when this happens the door will AUTOMATICALLY force a pause at the 23rd line. However you can force the pause before that with @PAUSE@. @PAUSE@ must be the FIRST and ONLY thing on that line of the screen. Also, it MUST be upper case as shown.