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You run a Maximus Bulletin Board.
You're tired of constantly tweaking the bulletin file every time
you add a new bulletin to it.
You need.....
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(C)1992 Mark Visser
INTRODUCTION
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Bulletin Maker for Maximus adds new bulletin files to your master
bulletin file (BULLETIN.MEC), and recompiles it using MECCA. If you
hate reading doc files as much as I hate writing them, all you really
need to know is that typing BULLETIN at the command line gives a
list of commands, and HEADER.TXT and FOOTER.TXT contain custom headers
and footers to be inserted before and after your bulletins.
USING THE PROGRAM
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Bulletin Maker is fairly easy to use.
Syntax: BULLETIN editor_name [/editor options] [bulletin file]
Editor_name is the FULL name of your editor (e.g. Q.EXE).
Your editor MUST be in your path.
Editor Options are any option that your editor needs. For example,
if you need to use the option -w66, you would use the option
/-w66, and -w66 would be passed on to your editor. Include
multiple options in quotes. e.g. "/-w66 refer.txt".
Bulletin File is the name of the bulletin file you are editing.
If no bulletin file is specified, the default is BULLETIN.MEC.
The bulletin file SHOULD be in the directory you run this
program from.
The MECCA.EXE that comes with Maximus must be in your path or in
the directory you run this program from.
When you run Bulletin Maker, it first looks for HEADER.TXT and
FOOTER.TXT. These two files are placed before and after your new
bulletin, respectively. If these files are missing, built in defaults
will be used. Headers and footers can use two codes, [date] and
[time]. These codes are translated into the current date and time if
found. Everything else is passed straight through.
Next, Bulletin Maker calls your editor, allowing you to enter your
bulletin. You may use any MECCA commands, graphics, or anything else.
If you don't type anything, you will have the choice of returning to
the editor or aborting.
Bulletin Maker now pieces together the header, bulletin, and footer,
and then adds all the previous bulletins to the end of the new
bulletin. The file is saved, then MECCA is called to convert the
bulletin file into a .BBS file.
When it runs, Bulletin Maker will create a few temporary files, and
then remove them when it's done. BULLETIN.OLD is all your previous
bulletins, BULLETIN.MEC is the newest bulletin, and TEMP.DAT is the
file your editor edits.
INTERFACING WITH MAXIMUS
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You can interface Bulletin Maker directly with Maximus by adding the
following menu item to your sysop menu:
UsrLocal Xtern_Run Command.Com_/C_Bulletin.bat Sysop "Bulletin Editor"
And a batch file like this to \MAX:
@echo off
cd \max\misc
bulletin editor.exe
cd \max
Now the "Bulletin Editor" option will add a new bulletin!
REGISTRATION
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I've decided to charge a meager registration fee for Bulletin Maker.
For the small sum of $5.00 (that's right, a whole five bucks) you get
a warm glow all over, a feeling of rightness, and a light heart.
Since nothing is disabled, and $5.00 barely covers postage, I won't
be sending you new versions. If you give me a netmail address for
Fidonet, ComNet, ICN, SBNet, or Adultnet, or a conference to reply in
on NaNet, or even a mailing address, I'll send you a description of
any new and useful utilities and programs I write.
Send a Canadian Cheque, a Money Order, or a Five-Dollar Bill to:
Mark Visser
R.R.#1,
Burgessville, Ontario,
N0J 1C0
CANADA
If you think five dollars isn't enough, feel free to send more!
COMPLAINTS OR COMPLIMENTS
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If you have a gripe, compliment, bug report, or anything else, you can
reach me via Netmail at:
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Feel free to upload this file to any BBS you think might benefit from it.
Do not hack.