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TCUDSCRN.EXE ( Tomcat Update Screen ) program v1.00 March 25, 1993
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I wrote this little program so that both my users and I could see
each time the Tomcat main menu comes up how many times Tomcat has
been used. How many times the Tomcat door is entered and how many
times successful packet uploads and downloads have been made to date.
The program has no bells and whistles. It is written in quickbasic
v4.5 and it simply scans each of however many activity logs you tell
it to. It will scan up to 250 activity logs if you have that many.
I have three nodes active to users and 2 nodes that are not. The
nodes on my BBS that are open for users to use Tomcat are 1-3, so in
the configuration program I specify (3) to scan activity.001,
activity.002, and activity.003.
The following files are included in TCUDSCRN.ZIP
README.1ST Is this file that you are reading now.
TCUDSCRN.EXE The program to scan the activity logs. It should be
placed in your Wildcat home directory D:\WC30 or
whatever your Wildcat home directory may be.
CONFIGTS.EXE Is the program to run to create the configuration
file TCUPSCRN.CFG. which after creation should be
placed in the same directory as TCUDSCRN.EXE. The
configuration file should only be created with the
configuration program. It should not be edited
with an editor as that may confuse the program.
TOMCAT.BBS Copy this @Code screen to the directory where you
keep your DISPLAY files such as D:\WC30\DISP. You
will specify in the configuration program mentioned
above where your display files are kept. Do not
alter or edit this screen with THEDRAW it will
possibly cause problems with it. It is loaded into
the TCUDSCRN program and the numbers it displays
are altered and then resaved again. Editing it
may confuse the program. If you already have a
TOMCAT.BBS screen, be sure to save it before putting
this one in your DISPLAY files area.
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This program is intended to only be run once on your activity logs until
you delete them. It is not intended to be run as a postcall.bat file.
It should be run as an event scheduled to be run just prior to when the
activity logs are deleted. I delete my activity logs as a flexible
event to be run at midnight each night. I have several other programs
run which scan them for information first and this is one of them.
I have it scheduled as a flexible event to run as the last one before
the activity logs are deleted. If you are one who likes to keep
giant activity logs and only delete them once a week. Then schedule
this event to run just once a week. I can't imagine anyone wanting
to keep an activity log for more than one week. If you do keep them
for over a week then you will have to run this program manually from
the command prompt at DOS prior to deleting them. All of the above
should work just fine and give you the proper information. I have
had the program running on SouthWest Lincoln BBS in Lincoln, NE. for
a week now and have encountered no problems. That does not mean that
there are none and no gaurantees are either being expressed or implied
by myself. Use this program at your own risk. I do not ask you to
register it. If you try it and like it, use it. I can't see charging
$10 or $20 or more like some other sysops do. If you find you like
it, call my BBS in Lincoln at let me know. If you are one of those
who become overwhelmed with guilt when you use a program that
another sysop wrote, then through the millstone of guilt out the door
and mail me a $1 bill. If I get buried in $1 bills you will feel
better and I certainly will feel a lot better and may be overwhelmed to
write more support software for others to use. I will also be uploading
soon to the M.S.I. board the @code simulated "pull-down" menu screens I
created with WCDRAW for others to take a look at and edit for their
use if they like them. I think they are much more professional looking
than any others I have seen anywhere to date. If you download them
and like them, use them.
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John Orwen SouthWest Lincoln BBS
P.O.B. 22931 (402) 421-1963 node 1 14,400
Lincoln, NE 68542 (402) 421-1983 node 2 14,400
(402) 420-1903 node 3 14,400
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TOMCAT is a registered product of M.S.I.
WCDRAW is a registered product of M.S.I.
Quickbasic is a registered product of Microsoft