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ON-CALL SOFTWARE PRESENTS
"THE TRANSLATOR"
Version 1.0
by
Joe Hardage
The CatHouse BBS (502) 895-5920
Copyright 1993 All Rights Reserved
BE SURE TO READ HISTORY.TXT FOR A GOOD LAUGH!
So what does this thing do...huh? Well, it gives your callers
a choice of what particular "Wctext.dat" file they would like to use for
that particular online session. (Note..."Online Session" usually means
Massive downloading). This came about following a sharp blow to the
forehead...no wait...this came about following a logon I made to a PcBoard
system to get a particular key I needed. I was given the choice of several
prompt collections to use i.e. "Hick", "Jive", etc...and it was really
hilarious...(Then again...Lawrence Welk used to really bust my ribs).
Anyway, with the advent of Wildcat version 3.6 and the addition of the
logon1.bat and logon2.bat, I saw the possibility to exercise my fledgling
programming muscle (My wife is laughing at me now...that's how bad I am).
Most people think I have the words "Critical Error" burned into my
screen...you programmers out there will like that one...(insert rimshot).
WARNING! If you are using this on Multinode Wildcat, beware that when one
user changes the prompts...every caller online at the time will get changed!
Can make your board very unpredictable and FUN for the Callers!!
INSTALLATION:- Can be installed as a door for WC3.X or in login1 or 2 bat
for WC3.6. So how do I use it you say? Easy! Here are the steps in order.
1) Most important!! Make a copy of your current Wctext.dat and name it
"Wctext.org". This is CRUCIAL! You will use it to reset your default
Wctext.dat back to it's original state following each call. Please do
this now...I won't take responsibility for any lost Wctext.dat files
that you slaved over for weeks...make the copy now! For you dos
beginners...type Copy wctext.dat wctext.org then hit the enter key.
2) Unzip the archive Transl8r.zip into either your BLOATED WC30 home
directory or any directory in your path. If you want to put it anywhere
else you will need to supply complete path names on all command lines.
Isn't DOS just so irritating?
3) Run the door with the following command line from dos to start the
setup utility. TRANSL8R SETUP
This command will bring up the setup program that will lead you through
creating the Sysop.cfg and the Transl8r.cfg in the necessary format.
If you don't have 5 language prompt files then just hit the enter key
where the setup program is asking for the language name and description
and it will automatically write the word BLANK in for you!
Of course you don't have to use the setup utility but it will create
error free config files for you assuming your paths are entered
correct...Geez...you have to do SOME of the work! If you register
the door, it will read a file you can create called SKIPIT.DAT
where you can put three security levels that will bypass the door
GREAT for those who run Automated NetMail and for sysops and co-sysops!
INSTALLATION: CONTINUED!
5) Okay...here comes the real work involved. You need to make yourself
some alternate Wctext.dat files to use! Get your friends to help you!
I have "Jive", "Hillbilly", "Val Speak", The names can be anything as
long as they are NOT LONGER THAN 8 Characters! The language file that
is entered first in the sysop config (after the path to your wctext.dat)
should be saved as WCTEXT.A Similarly each choice after that will be
WCTEXT.B followd by WCTEXT.C and so on until you have WCTEXT.E . If
you don't have them all then Just put "BLANK" like I did in those lines.
Don't forget that....This section is MOST IMPORTANT..READ IT AGAIN!!
When your users choose language choice A the program will copy
WCTEXT.A OVER WCTEXT.DAT in your wildcat directory...That's how this
works so make sure language choice A is saved as WCTEXT.A in the SAME
Directory as Transl8r! I.E. if Transl8r is in it's own directory, then
the Wctext.a, Wctext.b, and so on need to be there too! Registered
Sysops will receive the ability to download any extra sets of Language
files I have online!
MOST IMPORTANT FINAL NOTE!!!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!!! I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!
COPY your original WCTEXT.DAT file to a file called WCTEXT.ORG and add the
following line to your Postcall.bat batch file.
COPY WCTEXT.ORG WCTEXT.DAT
Please don't make the mistake of using the dos REN command to rename your
wctext.dat to wctext.org....Use the COPY command!
This will reset your prompt back to its default after each call so the next
caller will not have the same prompts that the previous caller changed to!
Then setup either in a door or in login1.bat or login2.bat: See sample.bat!
REGISTRATION:
The Translator will set you back a whopping $10.00. The unregistered
version displays a message saying that it is unregistered and that only
menu choice A will be available. When I skin you out of your 10 bucks I
will give you your registration code which you will copy into a file
called T.REG which will be good for all future versions! Print up and
fill out the included ORDER.FRM and send it in and I will put your key #
up for download by you ASAP!
REGISTRATION ALSO ACTIVATES THE READING OF SKIPIT.DAT WHICH IS A GREAT
FEATURE! MAKES MAIL RUNS SMOOTHER AND KEEPS YOU FROM SEEING IT WHEN YOU
LOGON LOCAL! Security levels in SKIPIT.DAT will be totally skipped by
the door....Put your calling mail node security level or your level in there
LEGALITIES
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION
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You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.
This ZIP file was created using the -AV function of PKZIP. If
my AV is missing then this file may not be complete or has been
tampered with. Complete and current editions of this program
are always available for D/L on The CatHouse BBS. If the -AV
is missing please complain to your sysop to stop the practice of
removing AV's as this is your assurance from the programmer that
the file is complete and virus free.
A final note: Don't edit the ansi screen I supplied. The program lines up
with it's position on the screen after it's drawn and it
MUST BE NAMED TRANSL8R.ANS You will see "FILE NOT FOUND"
and you will become infertile!
Thanks: Special thanks to Tom Wildoner of T & J Software for his late night
answers to my programming questions(I.E. "Hey Tom, how do I install
Quick Basic?). Also thanks to Shawn McGill of the Improv BBS for
giving me the code to some of his other utils for ideas and for
teaching me how to do a loop! (Saves TONS of code at times!)
T & J Software BBS (Tom Wildoner) (717) 325-9481
The Improv BBS (Shawn McGill) (502) 893-8102
UPDATES: Please call the CatHouse for the latest Updates! I will be
moving to Austin, Texas soon so just check the Wildcat BBS
Bulletin board lister for my number or call T & J Software BBS
and check his BBS lister door!
THE END...FINALLY!