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Door Converter for:
QuickBBS/RA
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converts to
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Wildcat, PCBoard v12, PCBoard v14
Doorway, Gap BBS, GT PowerNode
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version 2.0
(c) CopyRight 1990
James Fair
****** Overview ******
Qdoor is a door converter program written in Turbo Pascal for QuickBBS and
RA. It converts Dorinfo1.def(written by Quick & RA) to PCBoard12.1, PCBoard14.0
Wildcat, DoorWay, GAP, and GT allowing sysops to run doors written for these 6
Board types easily and quickly. It has been tested on a wide variety of PCBoard
Wildcat, GAP, GT and Doorway doors of all types. You no longer need large door
converters to handle the conversion, or multiple converters for each door type.
I have chosen to convert only these six because in my opinion, 99% of the good
doors written use one of these 6 board types. For QuickBBS doors you, of course
need no converter. But if you are concerned with speed and size of the
converter, Qdoor is for you. I hope you enjoy using it. It is fast and only
about 33 kbytes in size. I hope to help sysops make their board as fast and
professional looking as possible with the use of Qdoor.
****** Note: Also Works on RBBS ******
****** Qdoor20.zip files ******
The zipfile you receive should have the following files included:
Qdoor.exe ========> The Executable file to convert the doors.
Qdoor.doc ========> This File you are reading now.
Register.frm =====> Registration information and forms.
Suggest.frm ======> Form for suggestions or additions you'd like to see.
If all of these files are not located in your zipfile, please call The
Fishing Hole BBS to acquire the correct version.
****** Installation ******
To install Qdoor, simply put the file Qdoor.exe in your QuickBBS or RA
directory where DorinfoX.def is located. C:\QBBS for example. I have done
away with the need of any .cfg files --YEAH-- Just make sure to have
Qdoor.exe in the same directory as your BBS files. How's that for being
easy to install!!!!! enjoy!
** Special Note ver 2.0 **
Version 2.0 of Qdoor has a small feature I think a lot of you will
appreciate. There have been a few new games written lately (most of them
prokit PCBoard type games) that require the files PCBoard.sys, PCBoard.dat
written by PCBoard v14 and the file "User" written by the new PCBoard v14.
Most converters to date do not do this in one run. That is, you have to
first run the converter in PCBoard v12 mode, then run it again in v14 mode
to get all the necessary files in place. Qdoor v2.0 writes all of three
files in both PCBoard v12 and PCBoard v14 modes.
Here is an example of the DorinfoX.def file that Qdoor uses to convert
to other doors.
The Fishing Hole BBS ===> Your board name. (From origin line in Qconfig)
JAMES ===> Sysops First Name.
FAIR ===> Sysops Last Name.
COM1 ===> Com port opened when the game was run. *
2400 BAUD,N,8,1 ===> Baud rate, parity, Data bits, Stop bits.
0 ===> Just a "0" to separate the lines.
ROBERT ===> Callers First Name.
HARRIS ===> Callers Last Name.
Nashville, TN ===> Caller's City and State.
1 ===> "1" for Color, "0" for Mono.
100 ===> Caller's Security Level.
43 ===> Caller's Time Remaining.
* (at this time only com1 and com2 are supported)
All 12 lines must be present for qdoor to operate properly!
****** Qdoor command line syntax ******
I have tried to make Qdoor as easy as possible by using command line
parameters rather than a bunch of .cfg file lines. The correct syntax for
Qdoor is as follows:
Qdoor <Doortype> <Path>
Where<Doortype> = 0,1,2,3,4,5
(0=Wildcat1.X, 2.X), (1=PCBoard12.1), (2=PCBoard14.0)
(3=DoorWay doors), (4=GAP), (5=GTPowerNode)
and <Path>= Path of where you want the above file written.
Qdoor 0 C:\BBS\DOORS
│ │ │
│ │ └> Path to write Callinfo.bbs (Note no trailing
│ │ backslash required)
│ └> Write Callinfo.bbs type file.
│
└> Executable file.
You may type Qdoor by itself for an example of the syntax and explanation.
I have tried to make it as fool-proof as possible, That is, if you put in
anything other than what it wants it will beep and tell you what it is
looking for.
****** Qdoor sample Batch file ******
First you must of course exit from you games menu with a type 15 exit
and an errorlevel(XX)...Then..
Here is a sample batch file right out of my Qbbs.bat using Qdoor.
If errorlevel 50 goto Guppies (errorlevel statement)
:Guppies (Call for errorlevel 50)
Qdoor 1 C:\BBS\DOORS (Qdoor in PCBoard12 mode - writes PCBoard.sys and
PCBoard.dat and Users in the C:\BBS\DOORS subdir.)
CD\BBS\DOORS (Change directory to your doors)
GUPPIES GUPPIES.CFG (Execute the door program)
CGSCORES GUPPIES.CFG (High Score Bulletin generator for Guppies)
CD\BBS (Change directory back to your BBS)
GOTO RESTART (Restart the BBS)
--- or for a Wildcat Door --
If errorlevel 60 goto Nbetween (errorlevel statement)
:Nbetween
Qdoor 0 C:\WILDCAT\DOORS\NBETWEEN (Qdoor in Wildcat mode - writes Callinfo.bbs
in the C:\WILDCAT\DOORS\NBETWEEN Subdir.)
CD\WILDCAT\DOORS\NBETWEEN (Change directory to your doors)
NBETWEEN NBETWEEN.CFG (Run Nbetween On-Line Game)
CD\WILDCAT (Change directory back to your BBS)
CAT (Restart the BBS)
** Just follow these examples for other door types **
That's it. Easy and Fast!! Hope you enjoy using Qdoor.
****** S T A N D A R D D I S C L A I M E R ******
The Author of this program, The Fishing Hole and its Co-sysops
are in no way responsible for any damages sustained either di-
rectly or indirectly from the use of Qdoor. It has been tested
very thoroughly and found safe to run on any machine. It was
written for QuickBBS sysops to help them run doors not written
for QuickBBS.
****** R E G I S T R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N ******
As a sysop, I know the costs and sacrifices of running a clean,
professional looking bulletin board system. Therefore, I am not
asking for a lot of money to use this program. It was written as
a ShareWare program. You are free to distribute copies of this
program without any fees of any kind. However, I would like to
request that you send me $5 dollars for the Continued use of this
product to the author listed below.
*****************************************************************
** Please use the Registration form provided in the .zip file. **
*****************************************************************
I truly hope you enjoy using Qdoor and that it satisfies your
critiera for a small fast door converter. Also, as a registered
user of Qdoor, you will receive any updates or new version of
Qdoor as they are written.
-----====(Thanks for Using Qdoor)====-----
If you would like to see anything added to Qdoor, or if you have
any suggestions or Comments, Please send them to:
James Fair The Fishing Hole BBS
813 Bellevue Rd. (615) 646-5550
Nashville, TN 37221 24 hours 7 days a week