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- Control Panel Configuration
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- VBBS 6.12 Documentation -- 2-J-1
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- ║ CHAPTER TWO ANNEX J 9. CONTROL PANEL CONFIGURATION ║
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- In addition to the commands already configured in the WFC
- menu, VBBS allows you to assign the F1 through F10 keys for what-
- ever functions you desire.
-
- ╔═╗ If you find yourself continually dropping to DOS to run
- ╚═╝ the same program over and over, it's probably a good idea
- to assign a function key to handle it.
-
- The default VBBS setup suggests some possibilities for using the
- F-keys. F1 through F4 come preconfigured, but that's easy to
- change if you so desire.
-
- F1 Looks for a batch file called TERMINAL.BAT, which you
- must create using an ASCII text editor. This batch file
- contains the command line that will start up your communi-
- cations program (Telix, etc.). Here is an example of
- a command line:
-
- C:\VBBS\TELIX.BAT
-
- and put TELIX.BAT in the main VBBS directory.
-
- F2 Calls up the system log, where information about the day's
- callers and what they did is located. Viewing the log
- requires the DOS command line
-
- TYPE C:\VBBS\DATA\BBS.LOG | MORE
-
- (your actual path may vary, depending on what you've set
- up in the PATHS configuration) or an external text-brow-
- sing utility, such as VLIST.EXE. Note that the DOS com-
- mand line above does not allow you to back up through
- the text, use arrow keys, or PgUp/PgDown; We recommend
- using VLIST.EXE or LIST.COM.
- F3 Same as F2, but brings up the network log (the filename
- is NETWORK.LOG and should be in your \DATA directory).
- F4 Same as F2, but brings up the cumulative system statistics
- (the filename is DAYSTATS.LOG and should be in your \DATA
- directory). This one is particularly useful for tracking
- usage cycles and upload/download trends.
-
-
- Other potential uses for the F-keys include invoking a
- shell program (such as DCOM or StereoShell), a text editor (the
- DOS 6.0 editor or similar), or other programs you frequently run
- outside of VBBS. Be aware that several add-on utilities have
- been specifically developed for VBBS to call up sub-menus from
- F-keys so that maximum flexibility is available to you.
-
- --> IMPORTANT NOTE : Place all batch files to call up
- function keys in your main VBBS
- directory.
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