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EDEVENT
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version 1.02 February 5, 1992
a public domain Wildcat! SysOps' utility by Michael Conley.
(designed for use with Wildcat! 3.x data files)
[ requires BRUN40.EXE in the path ]
What it does:
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EDEVENT is designed to edit your individual NODE event files. You may alter
virtually any configuration option in the event, including changing the time
and date of the next run, the time of the last run, days of the week the event
will run, the event action, the name of the batch file called (where approp-
riate), shell/terminate option, hard/flex/soft option ... you name it!
WARNING: Please make backup copies of your event.### files in case there
is any problem during the EDEVENT operations.
Running the program:
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EDEVENT requires BRUN40.EXE to be present anywhere in the path. If you can't
locate the program, it's available on my BBS ... see below.
EDEVENT will start by asking which node file you want to edit. Wildcat! main-
tains a separate event file for each node, named EVENT.###, where ### is the
node number padded with leading zeroes, such as "EVENT.001" for example.
Once selected, the program will let you scroll through the events using the
PgUp/PgDn keys. You may DELETE an event, ADD a new event, SORT the events
by execution time, or EDIT an existing event. If you want to edit an event,
press the [HOME] key ... You'll be offered a list of fields to modify, all
of which are shown on the screen above the command window. Some can be
toggled through the available choices by pressing the [TAB] key, and the
final selection is confirmed by pressing the [ENTER] key.
The Batch file option (where appropriate) requires that you type the complete
batch file name including the path. If the file is not found, you'll be
warned, but your choice will be accepted. It's assumed that you intend to
create the file after leaving EDEVENT. If you don't, it won't run (surprise!).
DAYS of operation can be cleared or set globally with the [C] or [S] key, and
toggled individually with the 1-7 keys, matching the days shown on the screen.
When through editing, press the [Q] key ... to QUIT editing the current event.
You may then continue to scroll through the events for the selected node.
When you've finished reviewing the events, press the [END] key, and the main
prompt will reappear, in case you wish to edit the event file for another node
before quitting from EDEVENT.
IMPORTANT: EDEVENT can edit EVENT files while Wildcat! is running, BUT the
changes won't take effect until the next time you start that Wildcat! node,
because Wildcat! reads the file as part of its startup procedure.
PROBLEMS, SUGGESTIONS:
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EDEVENT is public domain. I don't seek or accept any donations for this or
any of my other Wildcat! utility programs, including TODAYBBS, FLOP, MSTAT,
USTAT, and others.
I welcome suggestions, and will try to help (no guarantees) if there are
problems.
You may contact me at The Charlatan's Cabin BBS (213) 654-7337. Mention
your Wildcat! registration number in the comment and you'll be upgraded to
membership without the usually required registration by mail.
You may also leave a message via CompuServe (70250,220).
Please, NO VOICE CALLS. This isn't meant to be unfriendly, but with
the price of public domain software these days ... I just can't afford
to be "on call." I WILL respond to your questions via my BBS or CompuServe,
or via the Mustang Software registered SysOp BBS.
Revision history:
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Version Compile Date Comment
1.00 10/12/91 First release version of EDEVENT.
1.01 10/21/91 Bug fix: setting individual days was off by one.
1.02 02/05/92 Bug fix: insert mode day flags weren't always
being initialized properly.