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SFDRSYS
Version 1.0
Copyright (C) By Mike Woltz, 1990
Buffalo Creek Software
A Member Of
The Association Of Shareware Professionals
INTRODUCTION
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SFDRSYS is a utility to be used with SPITFIRE Bulletin Board System's
Door feature. When a caller is logged on a SPITFIRE BBS and elects
to utilize a Door, SPITFIRE creates a file named SFDOORS.DAT. This
file contains necessary information and must exist for the user to
be able to return to SPITFIRE after running the Door program.
SFDRSYS is a utility written in Turbo Assembler language, that reads
the information from SFDOORS.DAT and then writes the information to
DOOR.SYS. DOOR.SYS is a file used to obtain user information for
various door programs. DOOR.SYS is specifically used by GAP BBS
door programs and a number of other door authors who are attempting
to standardize door program user data files. There are many door
programs written that are dependent on DOOR.SYS for their operation.
By using SFDRSYS, the DOOR.SYS file can be created to allow these
door programs to be used with SPITFIRE.
USAGE
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SFDRSYS can be used in one of two ways. First, you may place the
SFDRSYS.COM file in the directory from which the door is being
executed. Or, if you are using several doors that require
DOOR.SYS, SFDRSYS.COM may be placed in your file path to save
having duplicate copies of the file on your drive.
Regardless of where the SFDRSYS.COM file is located on your drive,
the command syntax for program execution is the same. The correct
command syntax is:
SFDRSYS.COM
Although, SFDRSYS.COM may exist either in the door directory or
in any directory in your file path, SFDOORS.DAT must be copied
to the directory from where the door will be run. For example,
let's assume you are executing the door program from the DOOR_A
directory, directly off your main SF directory on C:\ drive. You
would then need to include this command in the batch file used
to execute the door:
CD\SF
COPY SFDOORS.DAT C:\SF\DOOR_A
Once the SFDOORS.DAT file is copied, you must then change to
the door directory and execute SFDRSYS.
An example batch file set up for running a door program requring
DOOR.SYS is illustrated below. It, again, assumes that the door
program is set up in a DOOR_A directory directly off your main
SF directory.
:DOOR_A
COPY SFDOORS.DAT C:\SF\DOOR_A
CD \SF\DOOR_A
SFDRSYS
DOOR (* NOTE: Execute door program here *)
DELETE SFDOORS.DAT
CD \SF
GOTO LOOP
:DOOR_B
DISTRIBUTION AND REGISTRATION
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SFDRSYS is distributed under the shareware concept. You are free
to distribute the SFDRSYS program as long as it remains unmodified and
no fee is charged. If you use this program and find it beneficial a fee
is required. A $1.00 fee is required of registered SPITFIRE sysops and
a $5.00 fee is required of all others. The registration fee should
be sent to:
Buffalo Creek Software
Attn: Mike Woltz
913 39th Street
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
DISCLAIMER
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Mike Woltz and/or Buffalo Creek Software shall in no way be held
responsible for any damage incurred while operating SFDRSYS. All
responsibility lies with the user of the software.
The documentation for SFDRSYS is contributed by Jacque Shipley and
The Mother Board BBS. The shareware version of SPITFIRE and other SPITFIRE
utilities are available for download from:
Buffalo Creek's BBS The Mother Board BBS
Mike Woltz, Sysop Jacque Shipley, Sysop
(515) 225-8496 (515) 986-3464
38400/19200/9600/2400/1200 Baud 9600/2400/1200 Baud