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**** Please read! ****
CD2HD version 1.4
This is the instruction file for CD2HD.exe, a utility I wrote in Visual Basic in 3 short
nights, and debugged for the next week. CD2HD lets you convert most other BBS
description files to a description listing that is useable with PowerBBS for Windows
and PowerBBS's File List Manager.
My first compulsion to write CD2HD was to move shareware files from cd-rom to my large
hard drive, and to move the descriptions with them. This way, I wouldn't have to
dedicate my wonderful cd-rom drive to a stupid doorway program and a bunch of runny-
nose file leeches. But, it quickly changed when I recieved my first tangible reward
for writing something like this. My compulsion to write is now driven by greed and a
desire for fame! :)
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for anything these programs may do to your
computer, your software, and your life. This software is provided as is, with no implied
or expressed warranty of suitability for a task. Use of this software is at your own risk.
*************
Bugs I found in the 1.0 release:
1. The fields in the different listings for other bbs's were formatted all differently,
and I had written one routine to read only the Wildcat.txt format. If the program
didn't find a Wildcat.txt file, then it went to one of the others, but used the way
wildcat.txt's fields were formatted to read the filenames, descriptions, etc.
2. Made the program insert question marks ("?") into the size and date fields on files
it couldn't find in the source directory.
3. Features added in 1.1:
A. Cleaned up the interface.
B. I added a separate routine for each separate source description file type, so the
result file would not be garbled.
Bugs I found in the 1.1 release:
1. If a source listing file didn't exist in the source directory and the user clicked
on the start button, the program would quit with an error message.
2. I had to remove the feature to read 00_index.txt files, as many of those I found were
not formatted uniformly.
Bugs I found in the 1.2 release:
1. The 1.3 release was a feature release, not a bug fix release.
Bugs I found in the 1.3 release:
1. In the output listing, the filenames weren't capitalized letters, and this caused the
PowerBBS FileList Manager to think that no files were listed in the listing.
2. Changed bug fix #2 under release 1.1 so that the program would not copy files or move
a file entry in a source list (to the destination list) if the file was not present in
the source directory. Gotta have the file present to get filesize or filedate, because
some source listings have only a filename and description. Besides, the ?'s caused
powerbbs to think the file had been uploaded new all the time, and these missing files
were constantly displayed in the new file scan.
3. Features added in 1.4:
A. I added an option that would let you slave the destination list boxes to the
source directory boxes. This lets you run both sets of directory boxes from the
source set.
B. I also added an instructions window for the people who don't read this file.
(Like this file really helps!!!)
Bugs I found in the 1.4 release:
1. The one I said I had fixed with the 1.4 release. Had to add another line to make the
program capitalize the filename.
2. CD2HD would exit when it came across a file entry in a source listing that didn't
have anything for a description. Coded it so it would move the entry to the new listing
without a description (and copy the file if that option was selected).
3. When I fiddled with the option logic for the #2 bug fix, CD2HD would then run an extra
loop with a null filename and crash. Added code to check for a valid filename from the
source listing.
4. Features added in 1.5:
A. Added checkbox for reseting the read-only flag on all the destination files that
are copied. Handy if you plan on deleting the files from your drive. (If you
don't use this feature, and are copying files from a CD-Rom, you have to reset
the dang flag yourself before you can delete the files.)
B. Added checkbox to set the date of the files in the destination listing to the
current date. This way, PowerBBS treats the files in the listings as new uploads
that users get a chance to scan in the new file scan.
C. Updated the Instructions Window to reflect the above two changes.
************
This program is freely distributable. In fact, I've given my permission to Russell
Frey to include my utilities with his PowerBBS for Windows program.
If you like this program, please send your comments or suggestions to:
Jim Plotts
POB 33936
Juneau, Alaska 99803
(907)790-2316 (My BBS) 14.4k
(907)790-2315 Evenings Voice (Alaska Standard Time!!! Don't wake me up!!!)
(907)790-2777 Weekdays Voice.
Or, if you send me $30, I'll send you some Alaskan Fudge or Smoked Salmon (your
choice), and all of my free utilities on a floppy disk. But, if you don't have
any money, a postcard would be nice.
P.S. Thanks to the two people who phoned me to tell me they used my program. :)