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SwapColor V.1.5
(c) Jeffrey Smith
What is SwapColor?
SwapColor is a utility that reads a display file, such as
Hello1.BBS and changes the existing @ color codes to new @ codes.
There are several utils available that do this, however, you have
to manually enter the codes to change if from, and then manually
enter the codes to change it to. This works well if you are
there when the display file is created. I like to be able to
change colors in display files to match the "color scheme" of my
BBS. NETBULL, written by Michael Conley of the Charlatan's Cabin
BBS, creates a nice display file that I like to display to users
as they are logging onto my BBS. This file is created every morning
at about 5:30 and I'm not "usually" around to go in and change
the display file colors. The RED and GREEN that this file
creates doesn't match the Blues/Whites/Yellows that I use throughout
my BBS, hence SwapColor can read the CFG file and swap the colors I
want in the display file with the ones I don't want.
I wrote this program for myself, and was encouraged to
introduce it as shareware by several other SysOp friends of mine
as they assured me other SysOps would like the ability to swap
colors around also. This is, shall we say, a tentative step into
the realm of shareware, if this is usefull, and people see fit to
register it, I'll release some of the other utilities that I've
written as well.
REGISTRATION
The unregistered version of SwapColor will only execute 30
times before you have to register it or discontinue use. Until that
time it has no delays, and does not require a key to operate. If it
takes you two years to run it 30 times, then you have two years to
evaluate it. Any more than 30 executes and you either need to
register the program or discontinue its use.
To register this program, you'll have to scrounge around
and come up with 5.00 bucks.. As running a board is not the least
expensive way to spend your time, and this is not the most complicated
piece of code that has ever seen a compiler, I'm not asking for any
more than that. Now, if you have to urge to send more, well, "More power
to ya!"
Fill out the registration form that is included in this
Archive and send it along with your check for 5.00 to
Jeffrey Smith
G3365 Swartz St.
Flint, Mi 48507
Your registered copy of SwapColor will be available for download from
my BBS the day that I recieve your registration. Log onto the BBS as
you normally would but you don't have to worry about callback or manual
validation, as new users have access to the file area containing
the registered programs. Look for the SWAP(n).ZIP file that has your
name in the description, it will be password protected with the password
you included on your registration form.
My BBS info is -
Diamond Club!
313-787-0270
M-F 24hrs
USR Dual 14400
If you have any questions concerning this utility, bug reports, so on and
so forth, er...uh....critics are welcome too! Call up Diamond Club! and
leave a comment to the sysop and I'll do my darndest to help you out...
INSTALLATION
Installation is pretty straight forward, you can copy Swapclr.exe
Swapclr.dat into whatever directory you choose, I recommend your \WC30
directory if you're using WildCat! 3.x. Swapclr.dat MUST reside in the
same directory as the .EXE or it will not execute.
You execute the program by entering, either manually, or in a
batch file -
SWAPCLR SWAP.CFG
It will read ANY config file name that you care to use. This way you can
have multiple config files which allows you to swap different colors in
different display files without having to have 100 copies of the EXE and DAT
file everywhere. SWAP.CFG is just a sample name, I use multiple SWAP1.CFG,
SWAP2.CFG, SWAP3.CFG. You could also call it by entering -
Swapclr c:\wc30\util\swap1.cfg
The contents of the CFG file are as follows -
HELLO3.CFG
@0E@@0F@
@0A@@0B@
The first line is the name (and path if you want) of the display file to
change colors in. You could also enter C:\WC30\DISP\HELLO3.CFG if you like.
I keep the executables and the swap(n).CFG files in a util directory and
enter the path the the display file in the CFG file. Whatever you want
to do will work. The next 1-10 lines are the orig. color codes and the
new color codes. You can have between 1 and 10 color code swaps in one
CFG file. They must be entered as above with no spaces between the orig.
color code and the new color code. Each pair of codes must be on a
seperate line. There is no need for blank lines if you are not doing
10 swaps, only as many lines as you need.
Hope you enjoy this utility and I also hope it enhances your BBS in some
way.