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PRO-INFO
Extended File Information Door
Written By Steve Barber
(C)opyright 1991, Steve Services
All Rights Reserved
PRO-INFO Is An Official Part of
The PRO-FILE Professional File System Package
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
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Although PRO-INFO is included in the shareware version of PRO-
FILE, it can only be used with a Registered version of PRO-FILE.
However, it can still be run locally if you have not registered yet, to
give you an idea of what it is.
OVER VIEW
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PRO-INFO is a registration bonus included with PRO-FILE that
serves as an extended file information door users can use online to
receive additional file information not found in file lists. This
extended information includes the last date of download, exact size,
and uploader of a user selected file.
REQUIREMENTS
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You must have the following in order to use PRO-INFO:
1) A Computer (Ha!)
2) 64k+ free RAM
3) Remote Access 1.0 or higher
4) Any Fossil Driver
5) A Registered version of PRO-FILE
INSTALLATION
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All you have to do to install PRO-INFO is add an option on your file
menu(s) to display a text file (Type 5) called PRO-INFO.Asc, and then
create that text file in your RA text files directory.
The contents of PRO-INFO.Asc are very simple.. one line:
C:\RA\PROINFO.Exe C:\RA\DorInfo1.Def C:\RA\PROFILE|
In case your printer or screen can't pick up the up arrow at the
beginning of the line above, it's the Ctrl-X or Alt-24 sequence.
The first part is of course the name and path of the executable file.
The second is your RA dorinfo1.def file and the last is the path of
your PROFILE directory.
** YOU MIGHT NEED TO USE RACONFIG TO TOGGLE THE SHELL FROM TEXTFILES
OPTION - VERY IMPORTANT!
Make sure to adjust the line to your particular set up.
I don't know about you, but I like to give the user the impression that
this little utility is more like a part of RA, rather than a separate
or "foreign" mechanism. This is why in the installation example, the
text file method is used to run PRO-INFO instead of the menu command.
This tends to be more direct and thus faster. Also, PRO-INFO was
written specifically to be run from any directory. If it was written
so that it had to be run in its or PRO-FILE's directory, then you would
have to create a batch file to change directory, and thus would have to
load command.com, and well, that takes forever, this is a 100% direct
method of loading and should only take 2 or 3 seconds to load.
PRO-INFO can be run locally by typing in PROINFO LOCAL.
PRO-INFO Security Restriction
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PRO-INFO gives you the option to restrict access to certain file
areas. To use this option, just create a file called ProSecur.Ctl and
in it, list all the areas you want restricted by security level.
For example:
K 100
R 500
X 1000
The first line would restrict file information in area K to anyone who
doesn't have a security level of 100 or more. Line 2 would restrict
area R information to all users having a security level less than 500.
Likewise, the last line restricts area X information to users who fail
to have a security level of 1000 or more.
You may have as many restrictions as you do areas.
ProSecur.Ctl must be in your PRO-FILE directory in order for PRO-INFO
to acknowledge it.
If you have any problems, comments, or suggestions, you can reach me at:
The Gamer's Connection BBS
SysOp Steve Barber
(615) 391-4807 Nashville, TN