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OMgr/2
(Outbound Manager)
v2.3f
By Bill Esposito
The Cereal Port BBS
1:132/152
(603)899-3335
Magic name 'OMGR'
for latest version
***********************************************************************
DISCLAIMER: This software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Copyright 1993 by Bill Esposito. This program is FREEWARE, just let me
know how you like it.
***********************************************************************
1. What is OMgr/2? It's a small PM program, written in REXX and
compiled by Watcom's VX-Rexx, that will help you manage your
Outbound directories and files.
2. OMgr/2 will allow you to view your outbound directories, by zone,
and manipulate the files to change status, address, delete, create a poll,
file request, and file attach.
** INSTALLATION **
This archive contains.
OMGR.EXE OMan/2 executable
OMGR.ICO OMan/2 icon
OMGR.DOC What you're reading
EA.LZH Extended Attributes file
*** Updating From Previous Versions of OMgr/2 ****
1. Delete all the files from any version earlier than 2.0. The files to
delete are:
OMGR.EXE
OMGR.ICO
OMGR.INI
OMGR.DOC
***********************************************
2. REXX must be installed. If it is not, use the "selective install"
option found in the OS/2 system, Setup folder to install REXX.
3. The Run Time Library, VROBJ.DLL, must also be present in one of
your DLL directories. This file can be obtained from FERNWOOD or
from my bbs by the name of VROBJ.ZIP.
4. UnArchive the OMGR-??.LZH archive into any directory. If you use an
OS/2 LHarc program like LH2 v2.14, the EA's will automatically be applied.
If you use a DOS version, then the file EA.LZH will appear in the
directory. You will then have to un-LZH EA.LZH and apply the EA's with
OS/2's eautil program.
5. Use the program template from the TEMPLATES folder to install
OMgr/2, or you can use the "Add Programs" option from the "Migrate
Applications" program in the System Setup folder.
6. If OS/2 is not installed on drive C:, you must create the directory
C:\OS2. I know that this is a pain in the butt for some, but most users
have OS/2 on drive C:. OMgr/2 will place it's ini file, omgr2.ini in that
directory.
** OPERATION **
1. Just click on the OMgr/2 icon to start the program. Alternatively, you
can start OMgr/2 from the OS/2 command line by typing 'OMGR'.
2. When OMgr/2 loads for the first time, you will be prompted for some
configuration entries.
a. Default Zone - Enter the default Zone. (ie. 1 or 2 or 73, etc)
b. Default Outbound Directory - The full drive and path of the default
zone. DO NOT ADD THE TRAILING BACKSLASH. (ex. d:\max\outbound)
c. Fidouser.lst - Enter the full drive, path, and filename of your
Fidouser.lst. If you dont use one, dont enter one. If a Fidouser.lst
is defined, then your polls and re-address requests will be checked
against the list. You will have the option to turn off this feature
by clicking the "CHK" box.
d. Enter the full drive, path, and filename of your favorite PM editor or
Lister. The editor/lister MUST be a PM application. LSTPM from Oberon
will work, LIST from V. Buerg will not. E.EXE and EPM.EXE will both work.
e. OMgr/2 will create a configuration file called OMGR2.INI and place it
in the c:\os2\ directory.
3. Once the program is loaded and configured, you will see a list of the files
in your Zone 1 (or your default zone) outbound directory. To change zones,
enter the new zone number into the ZONE box and click on the 'ZONE/DIR'
BUTTON.
4. To Re-scan the current directory, click the 'ZONE/DIR' button
5. To display only the flow files (ie *.?ut, *.?lo, *.req, etc.) and not
the mail packets, no-connects etc. (.mo?, .tu?, .pkt etc.) click on the
'MASK' check box.
6. To view/edit any file just double click on that file.
7. To change the file status to hold, normal, direct, or crash,
a. Just highlight the desired file by clicking on it (sorry, only
one file at a time)
b. And then click the appropriate button.
8. To Re-address a file,
a. Enter the new NET and NODE number in the blocks appropriately
named NET and NODE :>
b. Highlight the desired file by clicking on it.
c. Click on the ADDRESS button.
If you have defined the Fidouser.lst file in the OMGR.INI, then the
Fidouser.lst will be searched. Since this is a simple search of
Fidouser.lst, and since most nodelist compilers delete duplicate Sysop
names from the list, you may get a "Address not found" error. This is
probably due to the fact that the node in question has more than one
nodelist entry, and your compiler deleted all occurrences of that Sysop's
name but the last one. You may disable the search function by clicking
the 'CHK' box. If you have NOT defined the Fidouser.lst, then searching
will be disabled.
9. To create a POLL request,
a. Enter the NET and NODE number in the NET and NODE blocks.
b. Click on the POLL button.
If you have defined the Fidouser.lst file in the OMGR.INI, then the
Fidouser.lst will be searched. You may disable the search function
by clicking the 'CHK' box. If you have NOT defined the Fidouser.lst,
then searching will be disabled.
10. File attaches and File Requests. Requested and attached files are
displayed under their parent .REQ or .?LO File. These are not
actual files but just the displayed contents of the parent file.
To take action on these files, you must double click on the parent
file.
example:
Node Type Date
------------------------
132/152 REQ 08-25-93
....freq....omg2v23e.lzh
....freq....vrobj.zip
To delete the request for vrobj.zip, you must double click on the
parent (132/152 REQ). This will bring up your editor and you can
delete vrobj.zip from the file. If you wish to delete all the files
then just DELETE, as explained in para 11 below, the parent file.
(132/152 REQ)
11. To delete a file,
a. Highlight the desired file by clicking on it.
b. Click on the DELETE button.
12. To Create a File Request,
a. Enter the NET and NODE number in the NET and NODE blocks.
b. Enter the filename in the "File Request/Attach" block.
c. Click on the REQUEST button
d. Subsequent requests to the same address will be appended.
13. To Create a File Attach,
a. Enter the NET and NODE number in the NET and NODE blocks.
b. Enter the drive\path\filename in the "File Request/Attach" block.
c. Click on the ATTACH button
d. Subsequent attaches to the same address will be appended.
e. Omgr/2 always checks for the presence of the attached file.
14. You can change the original configuration options by clicking on the
CONFIGURATION menu option. You will be presented with the same options
as listed in para 2 above. OMgr/2 must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
History
1.0 Initial release
1.1 Bug fixes
1.2 Added user edited omgr.ini file instead of environment variables, bug fixes.
1.4 Ability to list/edit files, bug fixes.
2.0 Major update. OMgr/2 now uses OS/2 ini files.
2.1 Fixed bug with net numbers greater than 3 digits
2.2 Fixed 'sysini' bug.
2.3 Changed the way the config option uses it's template. It will now only
display the default template when the omgr2.ini file is not present.
2.3a Changed the way OMgr/2 re-scans the dir when changing flavor or deleting a
file.
Fixed incorrect "Fidouser" prompt in the config menu.
Changed the 'ZONE' button to the 'ZONE/DIR' button
Added a file mask option.
2.3b Fixed Zone bug for default zones other than Zone 1.
2.3c Dir is now rescanned when the mask is toggled.
2.3d Rescan dir only at freq. Check boxes now save status.
2.3e Changed the way OMgr/2 displays files.
2.3f Any file type can now be in outbound dir, OMgr/2 will only display valid
mail files.