home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
BBS Toolkit
/
BBS Toolkit.iso
/
qbbs
/
ld_123.zip
/
LHDOOR.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1989-05-16
|
8KB
|
174 lines
- L H D o o r -
LHArc Viewer and LZH-ZIP/PAK/ARC Conversion Door
V e r s i o n 1 . 2 3
LHDoor -- LHARC to ZIP/PAK/ARC Archive Conversion Door
------------------------------------------------------
LHDoor: What does it do?
------------------------
LHDoor will allow users to view, arclist, and convert files
on-line from LHarc format to .ARC, .PAK, .ZIP or a self
extracting format. This is generally to be frowned upon as it
wastes online time and disk space but can be convenient for
users who do not wish to keep several different archiving
utilities around or who are not familiar with the LZH format.
LHDoor does NOT delete your original LZH file, it merely
creates a second copy in the new format.
What do I do to run it?
-----------------------
LHdoor does not monitor carrier detect or redirect its output.
You will need to do something similar to this.
CD\LHDOOR
COPY \BBS\DORINFO1.DEF
WATCHER C1 REM - Monitor carrier detect
LHDoor /Q <COM1 >COM1
WATCHER OFF
LHDoor works with WatchKat, Gateway, Portal, and DoorWay
If you use these then you should have no problems with LHDoor.
If you are running QUICKBBS then place a /Q on the command line.
If you are running RBBS-PC then place a /R on the command line.
Note for QuickBBS users: LHDoor will work as either a type 7
or type 15 drop. It only requires DORINFO1.DEF, not EXITINFO.BBS.
LHDOOR requires TWO files:
DORINFO1.DEF (either QuickBBS or RBBS format)
FLSEARCH.CTL (A QuickBBS file, RBBS bbs's will need to create it.)
The format of FLSEARCH.CTL is:
DIR_PATH SECURITY DESCRIPTION
... ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ...
Dir_path is one of your download sub-directories (no trailing\)
Security is the minimum security level to access dir_path
Description is unused
Okay, now I have all these files laying around...
-------------------------------------------------
LHDoor (ZipDor, and Backpak) will automatically add the
converted file's name to an event batch file called
KILLARCS.BAT. This program can be called from your nightly
event batch file with the following form:
IF EXIST KILLARCS.BAT C:\COMMAND.COM /C KILLARCS.BAT
IF EXIST KILLARCS.BAT DEL KILLARCS.BAT
Files that LHDoor creates/uses:
-------------------------------
LHDOOR.EXE - The program itself.
LVIEW.EXE - A program to View LHARCs with a more comfortable
viewing style
_$LDTMP - The temporary file it uses during
the conversion process.
KILLARCS.BAT - The common event file that LHDoor shares with
LHDoor and Backpak to delete the converted
.ZIPs, .ARCs and .PAKs nightly.
FLSEARCH.CTL - Your files path file. LHDoor looks here
for the paths to search for .LZH files.
It also will look at the security level
to determine whether the user has access
to that directory.
DORINFO1.DEF - Where LHDoor gets the current user's
security.
MORE.COM - -NOT INCLUDED- LHDoor uses more in the
internal file display function to pause for
each screen page.
Warranty
--------
None.
LHDoor has been tested and has not harmed a computer, but still
you have to realize that you are using it at your own risk. In
NO WAY will the authors be responsible for any lost time,
files, monies, equipment, or anything else incurred by the use
or inability to use this program.
Modification History:
---------------------
1.00 -- Original release.
1.10 -- Added a few new features such as the Old style view
and the ability to read a text file within a LHARC.
1.11 -- Added the use of DOS's MORE.COM for display pausing.
1.12 -- Added the routine to strip user-supplied extensions
off of the filenames (made it a little more user-
friendly).
1.13 -- Just a bug fix (two days after 1.12) KILLARCS.BAT
would try to delete <filename>.EXE rather than
<filename>.COM when the Self-extract program was
made.
1.20 -- RBBS and QUICKBBS versions combined and /q /r parameters
added.
1.21 -- Bug in path search for Root directories fixed. Before
if you had a root directory in your flsearch.ctl as
?:\ the directory would NOT have been searched. Paths
in FLSEARCH.CTL now accept a trailing backslash if one
is present. Conversion routines re-written completely
eliminating several bugs as well as a lot of elegant
and unnecessary code.
1.22 -- Added the ability to disable screen pausing.
1.23 -- Added the File list option.
Support Options:
-------------------------------------------------------------
You can send a netmail message to either 1:387/609 or
1:387/301 and will receive a response on hold. The authors
are both students and cannot afford to send responses out at
their own expense.
The latest version will always be available for FReq as the magic
name LHDOOR at these bbs's.
Support for other BBS software may be added on request if we are
given the format of the data files. LHDoor doesn't do anything
devious however and should easy to run under a conversion routine.
QuickBBS Support RBBS-PC Support
---------------- ---------------
The Programmer's Paradise E X P A N S I O N S
(512)654-9134 (512)692-0377
1:387/609 1:387/301
Jon Hamlin Jan Maaskant
DISTRIBUTION
------------
This program may be freely distributed. If modifications
to this program are distributed they should be clearly and
prominantly marked in the documentation and display screens
as well as being forwarded to (either of) the authors.
LICENCE AGREEMENT
-----------------
You may freely use and modify this program for your own
non-commercial use. It is not to be sold. It is not Public
Domain and no work based in whole or in part upon this program
or the concepts contained therein may be sold. This includes
distribution for a consideration or disk fee greater then the
physical cost of the media containing the program.