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VBBS2PCB
Version 1.0
Written by Ray Novino
RunWay BBS (215) 623-6203
┌─────────────┐
──────────────────────────────┤ Description ├──────────────────────────────
└─────────────┘
This is a simple utility to convert a VBBS ascii master file listing to
PCBoard file format.
┌────────────┐
───────────────────────────────┤ Quick Start├──────────────────────────────
└────────────┘
1. VBBS2PCB <filename> Where filename is the VBBS master.lst to be converted.
Your VBBS listing will remain unchanged and a new file will be created
in the current directory called PCBDIR.
┌─────────────┐
──────────────────────────────┤ Other Stuff ├──────────────────────────────
└─────────────┘
1. Because of the way VBBS posts the date of the file all files will be
stamped with "01-01-92". You can use the "verify" option from within
PCBFiler to obtain the correct date from disk. I could have converted
the VBBS date structure but didn't see the need.
2. In order to word wrap the lines at 79 characters I'm running a second
pass on the formatted output. Please be sure you have enough disk space
to handle it.
3. This isn't the fastest utility but it should get the job done for you.
Hopefully you will only have to run it once.
4. Problems, questions or suggestions? I can be reached at RunWay BBS
SaltAir or the Sysop conference on most of the echo mail networks.
5. The sample VBBS Master.LST I was given looked like this:
1 !MASTER!.ZIP 84K Sun Apr 26, 1992 12:00:00 40
The Palace's Master File List - Updated Daily
2 10TRIPLE.ZIP 4K Mon Sep 9, 1991 12:00:00 18
Use ANY long distance carrier for LD calls. Easy
3 123TIPS1.ZIP 51K Wed Oct 30, 1991 12:00:00 10
Hints and Tips for Lotus
4 123TIPS2.ZIP 45K Wed Oct 30, 1991 12:00:00 8
Hints and tips for Lotus
5 800NUM.ZIP 4K Mon Feb 17, 1992 12:00:00 22
A collection of 1-800 BBS numbers
6 80486.TXT 3K Fri Feb 14, 1992 12:00:00 13
Info on Intel's 80486 chip
7 ADAM.ZIP 2K Mon Jul 29, 1991 12:00:00 31
Story of Adam
The newly created PCBDIR file will look like this:
!MASTER!.ZIP 86016 01-01-92 The Palace's Master File List - Updated Daily
10TRIPLE.ZIP 4096 01-01-92 Use ANY long distance carrier for LD calls.
| Easy
123TIPS1.ZIP 52224 01-01-92 Hints and Tips for Lotus
123TIPS2.ZIP 46080 01-01-92 Hints and tips for Lotus
800NUM.ZIP 4096 01-01-92 A collection of 1-800 BBS numbers
80486.TXT 3072 01-01-92 Info on Intel's 80486 chip
ADAM.ZIP 2048 01-01-92 Story of Adam
┌─────────────┐
──────────────────────────────┤ Registration├──────────────────────────────
└─────────────┘
VBBS2PCB is offered free to all registered PCBoard sysops. If you find that
it has saved you time let me know so I won't spend the rest of my life feeling
that the time spent writing these docs was a complete waste.
┌─────────┐
────────────────────────────────┤ History ├────────────────────────────────
└─────────┘
08-12-92 v1.0
Initial public release.