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WCNEWS
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v 1.00
Compiled: 01/22/92
By: Marc St-Laurent
A freeware utility for WILDCAT 3.xx Sysops from Culloden BBS!
(204) 489-2384 1200/2400 SupraModem 2400
(204) 488-1560 2400-38400 USR Dual Standard
WCNEWS is a small utility program that will output a nice color computer
paper type newsletter using Wildcat 3.x @-codes. The input comes from
a text file that cannot be wider than 69 characters.
SETUP
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1. Put WCNEWS.EXE and WCNEWS.CFG in whatever directory you wish as long
as they both reside in the same directory.
2. Edit the WCNEWS.CFG file with your options. Here's the sample .CFG
file that I have included in the archive.
IN=C:\WC30\WCNEWS\WCNEWS.TXT
OUT=C:\WC30\DISP\NEWSLTR.BBS
CLEAR=YES
HEADLINE=CULLODEN BBS UPDATE NEWSLETTER
HEADALL=YES
Line 1 - Full path and filename to input datafile. Path may be ommitted
if it resides in the current directory.
Line 2 - Full path and filename to output file. Path may be omitted if
it wanted in the current directory.
Line 3 - YES or NO to clear screen between each date entry.
Line 4 - Your Heading line.
Line 5 - YES or NO, if CLEAR=YES then this will give you the option of
having your heading line appear at the top of each new screen.
This will be ignored if CLEAR=NO!
3. Create your news file. It may have any name and reside in any path
as long as it matches what you specified in Line 1 of your .CFG file.
The file is a simple text file with one limitation, your lines cannot
be longer then 69 characters otherwise WCNEWS will not process them
and will log which lines are too long in the file WCNEWS.ERR as well
as displaying the error on the screen.
If you are using this to create a dated newsletter, you should use
enter the date in the text file as D:mmddyy starting in column 1.
ie. If the date is January 22, 1992 you would enter, D:012292
EXECUTING THE PROGRAM
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Once you have completed the setup you only need to run WCNEWS from the
directory you put it in.
NOTE: You MUST have BRUN45.EXE available in your path for the program
to work.
FILES USED BY WCNEWS
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WCNEWS.EXE Main Program
WCNEWS.CFG Configuration file that is manually edited by you
WCNEWS.ERR Error log, contains any error encountered during processing
input file Any file, as specified by you in WCNEWS.CFG
output file Any file, as specified by you in WCNEWS.CFG
SUGGESTIONS or PROBLEMS
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If you have any problems or suggestions for future releases of this
program please feel free to contact me at one of the follow boards
or in the WILDNET General conference on any board that carries it
by leaving a message to "MARC ST-LAURENT".
Culloden BBS (204)489-2384 2400 Wildcat 3.x M
(204)488-1560 38400
Mansels BBS (204)837-8601 2400 Wildcat 3.x M
(204)831-5028 2400
H.H.L. Systems (204)897-0751 2400 Wildcat 3.x S
Sound and Sight BBS (204)633-2364 2400 Wildcat 3.x S
Shiftys Speedway (204)586-2979 2400 Wildcat 3.x S
HISTORY
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Version 1.00 Compiled 01/22/92 Initial release.