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TURBO QUOTES 1.00
(C) Vince Jacobs / Lone Wolf Doors
Compiled with Turbo C++ 3.0
and with Brian Pirie's Open Doors 4.00
Registration Key System 2.0
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| What is it ? |
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Turbo Quotes is a very versatile, highly flexible, easily configurable
QUOTE, JOKE, ANNOUNCEMENT...... What I'm trying to say is, Turbo Quote
can be pretty much any of the above and more. What is does to put it
simply is read in two text files and display them to the user. But how
it does this is what makes Turbo Quote something special.
The first text file that TQ displays is a sysop written plain ascii
file (use your favorite text editor) named HEADER.TXT . This file is
used to "set the stage". As an example the sample header.txt file included
in this archive looks like this.....
A Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner.......
You would want to put what ever the topic for your quotes are in this
file.
After the HEADER.TXT files contents are displayed the door then reads
in the contents of the other text file that you will make (using the same
favorite editor) called QUOTES.TXT. This file should contain several "quotes"
which are made up of lines not more than 79 charactors long. Each seperate
quote can be more than one line.
IMPORTANT!!! Each quote MUST be seperated by a blank line, as in the following
example......(contents of QUOTES.TXT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and |
| a radio. |
| |
| I ask my mother what would make her happy. She said 'Your face on |
| a milk carton!' |
| |
| My wife's not too bright. The other day our car was stolen, I said 'Did |
| you see the guy that did it?' She said 'No, but I got the tag number!' |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice the blank spaces between each quote, (don't pay any attention
to the box their in, it's just to make the beginning and the ending
clearer to see). Take a look at the QUOTES.TXT file that came with the archive
to see another example. After displaying the HEADER.TXT file, the door
reads in the QUOTES.TXT file and randomly grabs a quote and displays it.
So what we end up with is something like this.....
A Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner...
What a day. I got up this morning and put on my shirt and a button fell
off, I picked up my briefcase and the handle fell off, I'm afraid to
go to the bathroom!
Press Any Key To Continue...
You get the idea. By changing the contents of the HEADER.TXT and QUOTES.TXT
file, you can have a very versatile configurable quote door. Turbo Quote
checks for the user's ANSI capability and adjusts itself accordingly.
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| Contents of Archive |
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The following files are contained within the archive QUOTES10.ARJ:
QUOTES10.EXE Main Door File, does all the neat stuff.
HEADER.TXT ASCII file that contains the topic.
QUOTES.TXT ASCII file that contains the actual quotes.
TQSETUP.EXE Use to enter Registration Code.
QUOTES.KEY Registration Code file. Not used unless registered.
SAMPLE.BAT Sample batch file
SYSOP.DOC This file!
REGIST.FRM Registration Form.
DOOR.LST Other Doors by Lone Wolf Doors.
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| Setup |
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Let's start by setting up the main door file QUOTES10.EXE. Make a
directory and place all files from the archive into it.
Turbo Quotes is compatible with, Remote Access, QuickBBS, Pro Board,
SuperBBS, WWIV, WildCat, PCBoard or any BBS if you use a Door Convertor such
as QDoor22.
Turbo Quote uses any one of the following door info files DORINFO1.DEF,
CALLINFO.BBS, CHAIN.TXT, SFDOORS.DAT, and DOOR.SYS .
Turbo Quotes requires that the path of the drop
file be passed on the command line, i.e.
QUOTES10 C:\RA
Take a look at the SAMPLE.BAT file;
@echo off
cd\ra\quotes
QUOTES10 C:\RA
cd\ra
The most efective way to use Turbo Quotes is to execute it after the
user logs on, right before your Main Menu (as in RA's TOP.MNU with auto
execution). I also give the users an option to access the door from my
Main Menu.
NOTE! QUOTES10.EXE, HEADER.TXT, and QUOTES.TXT must reside in the same
directory.
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| Door Options |
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While Turbo Quotes is running, the following keys are available for the
SysOp:
ALT-C Break into chat mode with user.
ALT-J Drop to DOS in a shell.
ALT-H Hang up on User.
ALT-L Lock the user out of the BBS.
ALT-K Users keyboard is made inactive.
ALT-N SysOp next key.
ALT-D Drop the User back to the BBS.
UP-ARROW KEY Gives User more time.
DOWN-ARROW KEY Decreases Users time.
Turbo Quotes is DESQview aware, and also does it's own carrier watch-
dogging. It also checks the user's ANSI capability and adjusts itself
accordingly.
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| Registration |
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When you register the UNREGISTERED COPY message will be removed.
Turbo Quotes is being distributed as Shareware, it should be registered
after 30 days or discontinue it's use.
Turbo Quotes has a $5.00 registration fee if sent via FidoNet Crash Mail
in zone 1, or via the Postal Service. Simply fill out the supplied
registration form (REGIST.FRM) or draw a facsimile of. And mail it,
along with your money order to the address listed on the registration
form. When I receive your registration, I will send you a CODE to enter
into the TQSETUP utility, this will shift Turbo Quotes into registered mode.
The five dollars I receive from you will encourage me to continue writing
doors, and help keep the wife off my back <grin>.
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| Disclaimer |
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I make no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including
without limitation, any warranties of merchantility and/or
fitness for a particular purpose. I shall not be held liable for
any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential,
arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner
desired by the user. I shall not be held liable for any damage to
data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by the
use of this program.
In no event will I be held liable for any damages, including (but
not limited to) any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental
or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to
use this program, or for any claim by any other party.
I can be reached at;
Vince Jacobs
Brushy Mountain BBS
1:3813/309 FidoNet
72:918/20 RANet
75:7918/201 DoorNet