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Hey! This thing doesn't work!!
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Q: The TextView door runs. It displays my TVHELLO, TVMENU and TVBYE
files, but when the caller selects a menu item all they get is "Press
Enter to continue"
A: You have to rename all of your files for display (aka "menu items")
to the TextView format discussed in the .DOC file. The format is TVx
and TVxG, with x being the number on the menu that you want this file
to correspond to.
So....if you have a file called BBSRULES that you want as menu item
#1, then you have to rename BBSRULES TV1. If you have a graphic
version of BBSRULES you have created for your ANSI callers, then
that file must be renamed tV2G.
This is the same idea used in the PCBoard bulletins (BLT1, BLT2,
etc.).
Sysops who register TextView have an option to define their own
filenames for display.
Q: NONE of my files show up! I have them all named correctly (TV1,
TV2, TVMENU, etc.) but nothing happens except the command prompt.
A: Check your TV.CNF file. Line 2 must have the exact path of your
display files including the drive letter!
Q: I have 12 menu items, but the command prompt only says that the
user can read 1-8. If the user chooses 9, 10, 11 or 12 he gets an
"invalid selection" message!
A: Check your TV.CNF file. The third line should be the exact number
of menu items you have. So, if you have 12 menu items and the
number in the third line of the .CNF file is an 8, then only 8 will
be available.
Q: When a user starts to download The batch file starts, but then
aborts saying "Bad Command or Filename"
A: You need a copy of DSZ.COM or DSZ.EXE in your DOS path, or in the
same directory as your TV.EXE file.
Q: When my users try to download, I don't even get the .BAT file at
all! I only get the "Bad Command or Filename" Message and nothing
else!
A: Your .BAT files are probably out of place. They should be in the
same directory as your TV.EXE file.
Q: I have the filename listed in line 7 of the TV.CNF file that I want
my users to download, but DSZ says that there is no such file or
directory. This worked fine before I upgraded from TVIEW20 to
TVIEW21.
A: There was a .CNF file change that requires you to include the path
with the filename on line 7 of the .CNF file. This was changed to
accomidate those running multiple textview doors with different files
to download in each door.
Q: I have a USR HST Modem, and when someone with MNP error correction
calls they get Xmodem-1K-G on the menu, but the transfers fail. How
come??
A: You must be running a registered copy of DSZ to take advantage of
Xmodem-1K-G (Ymodem-G). Sysops can register for free. Take a
look at DSZ.DOC for details.
Q: I also run your BBSList door. Now that you've renamed the
download batch files to the same names as the files, they
over write the ones for Blist. Do I need to run these in different
directories? I hope not becasue I like to keep all my door programs
in one place.
A: The download batch files for BList and TView are exactly the same.
The reason I re-did them was so that I wouldn't have to have a
double set on my own directories.
Q: I'd like TextView better if it used the same filename formats as
PCBoard. I have certain files that I want to have both in the
TextView door AND as bulletins and system files.
A: The expanded configurability of PCBoard 14 offers an opportunity to
not have to repeat files on your disk if you want certain files used by
PCBoard and TextView. For instance, I run one TextView Door as a New
User door, where I hold all the bulletins of interest to first time
callers. So that I didn't have to have two copies of each of these
bulletins (one as BLT1 and another as TV1) I went into PCBSETUP and
defined the path and filenames of those bulletins or system files
(NEWUSER, etc) as TV files. That way PCBoard calls them from my TextView
directory rather than the \PCB\GEN directory. For example, my
NEWUSER file read by PCBoard is defined in PCBSETUP as
D:\TVIEW\TV1.
Q: When my callers select [D]ownload there are no protocols available.
Why?
A: The download batch files (X.BAT, Y.BAT, Z.BAT & G.BAT) are probably
missing. Put these files in the same directory as your TV.EXE
file.
Q: Xmodem is a thing of the past. I don't allow it on my board at
all. How do I take Xmodem off of the Menu in Textview?
A: Just delete X.BAT and take it out of PROT.DAT.
Q: I run NewsBytes and tried to use your NBYTES.TV file by defining it
on line 9 of the .CNF file, but it didn't work!
A: Use of line 9 to define your own filenames is restricted to
registered users only. You must use the TVx format (TV1, TV2, etc)
until you register the door.
Q: TextView always reports "0 cps and 0 errors" after a successful
download.
A: You may be using old download batch files. Update your X.BAT, Y.BAT,
Z.BAT, etc. files with the ones distributed with the current TV.EXE.
Q: It's a shame that TextView doesn't support my new Digiboard!
A: WRONG! Textview works with Fossil drivers. Simply place the
word FOSSIL in the first line of your configuration file.
Textview will do the rest!
Other problems? Please report them to me on The Ledge PCboard (818)
896-4015 - HST.