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VIEWGIF v1.0 (c) Andrew Ramsey - The Keep BBS (215)855-0401
History:
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Well, this is how it all started... I wanted to go through the
GIFs I had online and recatagorize them and purge poor quality
ones to conserve space. Dropping to DOS and loading a GIF viewer to
view each GIF was getting rediculous. I thought it would be great to
have the option available right through the BBS. The only problem is
I couldn't just put a GIF viewer in the batch file that calls my
archived file viewer... wouldn't be to good to have the board lock up
when a user would try to view a GIF. So, I wrote this program...
Now, I can screen GIFs after they are uploaded and move them to their
proper area without ever leaving the BBS or dropping to DOS.
I find the time it has saved me and ease of use well worth it!
Description:
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VIEWGIF when put into your archived file viewer batch file will allow
a SYSOP when logged on locally to view GIFs. It will automatically
determine when the user is on locally or remotely and function
accordingly. Remote users will not even know it was run. Your archive
viewer will load up for them. For local users... the GIF will appear
and when you are done your BBS will come back up.
VIEWGIF is fully customizable as to which GIF viewer used. You pick!
Setup:
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I've been using it on my Wildcat! 3.xx system without any glitches.
For an example of the command line structure just type
VIEWGIF <enter>
or
VIEWGIF /?
Command line structure:
VIEWGIF <dropfile> <giffile> <gifviewer>
<dropfile> Complete path and name of DOOR.SYS
<giffile> Complete path and name of GIF to view
<gifviewer> Commands needed to load GIF viewer
Here is an example of my VIEWCOMP.BAT for Wildcat! 3.xx:
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echo off
cls
VIEWGIF c:\wc30\wcwork\node1\door.sys %1 picem /v:r
dataview c:\wc30\dataview.cfg %1
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All you have to do is hit [V]iew compressed file and
VIEWGIF will take over.
I use PICEM to view the GIFs and it works great. Others
will work, though. Just make sure you include any needed
commands for it to operate properly on the command line.
VIEWGIF should work with any system that creates a standard
DOOR.SYS drop file. Currently that is all that it supports.
Others might be added in the future.
Registration:
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This program is distributed as Shareware. You are allowed a
reasonable time to test it, but after 15 days you should register
or discontinue use.
This unregistered version is fully functional, but has a 5 second
delay at the begining. By registering the delay will be removed and
a nice [REGISTERED] Thank you! message will be displayed REAL QUICK!
Please help support Shareware. See REGISTER.FRM for more details.
Thanks!
Bugs:
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Any bugs should be reported to me:
Andrew Ramsey The Keep BBS (215)855-0401
976 Jacks Lane or Netmail 1:273/731 FidoNet
Lansdale, PA 19446 FidoNet Wildcat! Conference
Warranty:
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This software is distributed AS-IS... I make no guarantee other than
this program will take up space. I will not be responsible and any damage
incurred through use or misuse of this software. By using this software you
agree to the above statements.
Revision History:
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03-03-93
v1.0 Initial Release
03-05-93
v1.1 Bug fix. In the initial release I didn't realize that the
unregistered version was causing a pause for all files whether
a user was online or not. This has been corrected.