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Suncoast System Software's R S C R E E N Multipurpose Utility
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RScreen Version 2.0
INTRODUCTION: RScreen enables the sequential choice of files to be re-named
and moved (if chosen) to another directory. It can be used to choose a
different "Hello" message each time your computer is turned on. RScreen
was originally designed to enable a BBS System Operator ("SysOp") to
cycle through any number of "welcome" screens - one per day, or even one
per caller! RScreen is easy to set up, easy to use, and livens up any
BBS! RScreen may be used for welcome screens, "goodbye" screens, and both
ANSI and ascii text files. In fact, most any group of files can be
sequentially copied to any drive and directory. RScreen is compatible with
multiline/multitasking BBS's. DesqView(tm) users should be aware that
RScreen is written in QuickBasic 4.5 utilizing direct screen writes.
SHAREWARE AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT: RScreen is marketed as shareware.
After a reasonable trial period, if you choose to continue to use RScreen
you should pay for it; it's cheap enough ($5!), and registration insures
full and friendly support. Re Warranty, there is NO warranty with RScreen:
you use it entirely at your own risk (we gotta say that). Registration also
removes the nasty-looking "Not Registered" notice and associated sounds.
USES: The primary purpose of RScreen is to enable BBS's to show a series of
welcome and/or goodbye screens, one each day. It may also be used to
generate multiline quotations or bulletins (if each is in a separate file).
For example, you may have in your \rscreen directory such files as
first.blt second.blt other.blt news.txt and hello.asc; you may set up
RScreen to copy each one sequentially, and send it to the d:\bbs\blts
directory under the name of "news.txt" (or any other name)!
SETUP: Create a directory for rscreen.exe and the group of files
you want to use as welcome screens (or goodbye screens, etc.) in the SAME
directory. You may name these files any standard DOS name, but be sure to
include a three character extension (for example, 1.blt, 2.blt, gdby.asc,
gdby2.asc, etc.) Add the lines to your daily maintenance batch file to
1) change directory (and drive, if necessary) to the one where rscreen
resides, 2) call RScreen, and 3) change directory (and drive, if necessary)
back to the bbs directory. The "call to RScreen" line tells RScreen the
path (or drive and path) to where you want the files copied to, as well
as the name of the file. Use the following calling procedure:
cd\rscrndir <- change directory
rscreen \senddir\sendfilename
cd\bbsdir <- change dir back to bbs
Here are some examples (with explanations):
rscreen d:\bbs\news.asc <-sends "news.asc" to d:\bbs directory
rscreen \bbs\blts\hello.blt <-sends "hello.blt" to \bbs\blts dir.
rscreen \ra\blts\news.ans <-sends "news.ans" to \ra\blts dir.
You can set up two RScreen directories: one for ascii files and one for ANSI
files. You would then put TWO lines in your daily batch file: one for each
RScreen call.
To provide a different "welcome" each time your PC in booted, create a series
of quotations using a plain text editor, and place them in a directory with
rscreen.exe (say, "\rscreen"). Then add the following lines to your
autoexec.bat file:
cd\rscreen
rscreen c:\message.txt
cd\
type message.txt
You could add a "pause" after the message (for instance, if the last line
of your autoexec.bat file calls a menu program or a network login). Uses
of RScreen are limited only by your imagination!! Unique uses for RScreen
are solicited by the author.
NEW IN VERSION 2.0: If using QuarterDeck's DesQView, add " DV" to the
end of your command line, as: rscreen c:\txt\message.txt dv
and no output will be sent to the screen.
SUPPORT: Call Suncoast City BBS, 813-953-5505 (12/2400 baud) for assistance.
HISTORY:
5/23/92 Vers 2.0: made RScreen DesQView-aware
8/18/91 Vers 1.1: improved sequential selection alorithm and documentation
7/24/91 Version 1.0 Released.
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Another Fine Product From Suncoast Software Systems
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