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===============================================================================
TAGCFG v1.00
Written by Joe McElmeel
- Program Documentation -
===============================================================================
Thanks for running my program. It isn't MUCH, but here's what it does:
o It can write your STATUS.DAT (configuration) to an ASCII text file
with descriptive "identifers" for each field and group of fields.
o It can read in the STATUS.TXT text file that it makes back into your
configuration
o You can set "security levels" via command line parameters to what you
want written to the file; in other words, have it NOT write the SysOp
passwords if you like (see later in this documentation file for more
details).
Installation
------------
Make sure you make a backup copy of your STATUS.DAT file before you run
this program, just in case. I am NOT responsible for any damage this may do,
but I will help you in case something does happen.
Simply unzip the TCFG100 archive file into any directory, and then
execute it with the following syntax:
TAGCFG <Path to STATUS.DAT> <Path to STATUS.TXT> <SL> [/R]
The path to STATUS.DAT must contain your "STATUS.DAT" TAG configration data
file in order to run TAGCFG.
The path to STATUS.TXT is where TAGCFG will read and/or write your BBS setup to
the text file. If it doesn't exist in the path, it will be re-written, and it
will be OVERwritten if it DOES exist. It MUST exist in this path if you are re-
reading it into your STATUS.DAT.
SL is the security level you want TAGCFG to run under. Here's an explanation:
1 = User level; exclude paths, the system passwords, the chat password
and the new user password from the output file.
2 = Co-SysOp level; exclude paths and system password #3 from the out-
put file.
3 = SysOp level; exclude nothing from the output file.
If you want TAGCFG to read a STATUS.TXT back into a STATUS.DAT (in other words,
re-configure TAG from the text file), make sure you use "/R" or "/r" as the
fourth parameter.
Main uses of TAGCFG
-------------------
If you are sharing your configuration with a fellow SysOp, or helping another
SysOp that is just starting out, this can be a way of doing it.
You may wish to use TAGCFG in "User level" (1), for an additional informative
text file for your users to view while on-line just to see how you have your
system set up.
Another use may be for any SysOps that run their board remotely (at 12 or 2400
baud) and don't like to crawl through TAG's system config; re-configure your
entire system from a single text file and upload it to your BBS!
Any questions, comments, criticisms or complaints are welcomed in the TAG echo,
TAGMULTI echo, TAG_DOORS echo or in NetMail to 1:2410/480.
-EOF-