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                           The WildStats/Call Log!

                          Another WildStuff Utility!

Disclaimer:
I, Howard Blake, do NOT state that this product is fit for any particular
task!  You use this utility solely at your own risk and any damage done to
your computer, time lost, money lost, or ANY loss is your responsiblity
and your responsibility alone!  If you do not agree to this, then don't
use WildStats/Call!  You ARE stating that you agree to assume all
responsibility if you use this program and that Ken Squyres and I are
free of all responsibility/liability.

Now that we've got that mess out of the way, let me tell you about the
WildStats/Call Log program!

Version 1.5a - Release 25 Feb 93
This version now creates a WCPRO.BBS file (if configured to do so) that
keeps a running total of your statistics, both for the current date
and since installation date, UP TO 9999 of any given statistic.  I framed
the display, added detection for SLEEP DISCONNECTS (I don't know why, but
I didn't do that before!), and prettied up the screen a bit more.

Version 1.4 - Release 25 Oct 92
This is a *BUG* fix that corrected a problem with callers on locally.  If
the LOCAL caller did NOT have a "from" entry in the FROM field of WildCat,
an error 5 would occur.  All fixed now...

[ What it Does! ]

WildStats/Call will read your activity log to glean information about the
callers you've had for the day, plus statistical information about all of
your callers, starting with the first caller of the day.

 - It will create an output file that you specify in the .CFG file
   for display to your callers (it can be any display file you wish it to
   be: a BULLx.BBS, HELLOx.BBS, GOODBYE.BBS, or whatever you wish to
   name it.

 - It is configurable by the SysOp to allow creation of a statistics screen
   that your callers can view, or that function can be disabled.  I have
   mine set for WCPRO.BBS so that callers can press S at the Main Menu to
   view the systems statistics since installation date.

 - You can display local logons or not, it's up to you!

 - It will flag and highlight callers that dropped carrier and new users
   (only if your new user security profile is named NEWUSER. Otherwise this
   feature will not be utilized.  It will still count the number of new
   callers to your system, however).

   I am thinking of having it create a HELLOx.BBS screen that will have
   your new users names in it, along with a message welcoming them to
   your system.  Let me know what you other SysOps think of this idea.

 - It will only display those calls that occurred the day the program has
   been ran (it uses the date that is set in your machine and matches it
   with those entered in your log).

 - It will run on as many nodes as you want.  Each node must have it's own
   unique .CFG file and be called by your POSTCALL.BAT (or any other way you
   want it to be ran - an event, whatever).

 - One more little thing...If your callers have failed to put in a location
   where they are calling from (the FROM field),  they will appear in the
   bulletin as being from <A Distant Planet>.  Maybe that will prompt them
   to update their records on your BBS! <g>

Ken Squyres and I developed this thing just for the fun of it!  Ken wanted
certain things to be displayed in his call log display file and I wanted
some others, so you wind up with this hybrid of ours!  Since Ken is in
Arkansas and I am in New Mexico, all of our planning and design work was
done over the phone so it took us a few days to finally get it to where
we wanted it (and we are still working on it, using suggestions you other
SysOps have provided, THANK YOU)!  We both hope you enjoy it!

[ Installing WildStats/Call ]

Step 1.
To install your copy of WildStats/Call, unzip/arj/pak (whatever) the
archive containing it into your WildStuff directory (the same one you have
WildBull/WildNews/Style in, or put it in your \WC30 directory).

Step 2.
On the DOS command line enter:

WildSL15 /C <Enter>

This will activate WildCall in configuration mode and will prompt you to
enter the path\file name for your activity log and other important items.

The prompts are self-explanatory.  Just fill in what the screen asks you
for and all will be good to go.  You will be returned to DOS when it is
completed.

A couple of things I will expound on is the local logon display feature and
the Pro Stats item.

[ Local Logon ]
Enter a Y to have them displayed or N to ignore local logons.  Local logons
will be counted in the tally for the stats at the end of the bulletin, but
your name, etc, will not be displayed in the bulletin's lines.  If you want
yourself to show up, then simply enter a Y.

[ Pro Stats ]
Enter an "N" to disable this feature or "Y" to enable it.

*NOTE* The caller's log is NOT displayed in this file!  Only the system's
statistics.

This will create a multiple page set of statistics screens that contain
a great deal of information.  I put in there the things I most like to see,
but if I left out something you want it to do, drop me a note!  I'll add it.
I even added birthdays to make sure that I would see that a caller had a
birthday on that date so I could send them a personal message.

You can make it a bulletin, display file, goodbye.bbs, or whatever.  If you
want the callers to be able to view it from the Main Menu when they press S
for system stats,  name it WCPRO.BBS and put it in your WC30 directory
(ie, \WC30\WCPRO.BBS for the path\filename).

Seriously, if there is something you would like to see added to this thing,
give me or Ken a call!  We'll do our best to accomodate you!  Anything to
make a utility better, I'm all for!

[ Running WildStats/Call ]

Now you are ready to run WildStats/Call.  On the DOS command line enter:
WildSL15 <FILENAME.CFG>

If you run the executable program from one directory and have the .CFG
file in another, you will have to pass the path to the .CFG file on the
command line with the filename for the .CFG file.   That's the way I
run it.  I have the executable in my C:\BBSUTIL directory and the .CFG
file on a different drive in the WC30 directory.  The line to run it
in my POSTCALL.BAT file is:

IF EXIST D:\WC30\ACTIVITY.001 WILDSL15 D:\WC30\WILDSL15.CFG

The program will READ your activity log and create the output bulletin
you have specified in the .CFG file.  IT DOES NOT WRITE TO, ERASE, OR
OTHERWISE AFFECT YOUR ACTIVITY LOG!

Put the line WildSL15 NODEx.CFG in your POSTCALL.BAT and it will run each
time a caller logs off.  Or, you can run it any other way you want (as an
event, whatever).

It has complete error checking and if there is a problem, it will display an
error message and then exit.  It won't hang up your board!

That's all there is to it!

If you want to run it for multiple nodes, crank up WildStats/Call using the
/C option and create a unique .CFG file for each node.

Recommendation:  ZIP up your activity log every night at midnight so that
you have a fresh one to start with each day!  Since WildStats/Call reads your
entire log to get its information, the program will run faster if you keep
the activity log size down (I run it on an old clunker AT and it's still
pretty speedy!).


[ Home BBS ]

For assistance with WildStats/Call, give Ken Squyres a call at:
The Data Shop BBS     - SysOp - Ken Squyres      - [phone]

[ Support BBSs ]
If you can't get on Ken's board, give one of these a call!

* Green Acres! BBS    - SysOp - Howard Blake     - [phone]
* Home of The WildStuff Utilities and ANSIBull/Style!

Computer Touch BBS    - SysOp - Rex Osborn       - [phone]

[ Distribution Sites ]
There are several distribution sites around the world for Blake
SW products and the WildStuff utilities.  If you are interested
in being a distribution point for my software, drop me a line
and I'll be happy to provide you with a site I.D. number.


[ Program Registration ]

WildStats/Call is a companion product for those of you that have registered
WildBull/News and has already been licensed for use automatically using
your WildBull/News license number (your records at Blake Software have been
updated to reflect that it is registered to you).  For those of you that
haven't yet registered WildBull/News, registration for WildStats is $5.00.

It's up to you to register this.  It's not crippled in any way and when/if
you do register, it won't enable any hidden features.  It's up to you to
send in the bucks!  If you are an honorable person you will.  If not,
well, 'nuff said.

Anyway, registration will SURELY enable future features planned for down
the road...<hint>...

[ Program Registration Form ]
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Your Name:

BBS Name/Number:

Program(s) You Are Registering:



Your Address:




Comments:




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Please send your check or money order (U.S. Currency ONLY, please) for the
required amount to:

Ken Squyres
2461 Columbia 11E
Magnolia, AR 71753



For the products listed below, please send your check or money order (U.S.
Currency ONLY, please) to:

Blake Software
512 W. 17th Street
Clovis, NM 88101

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