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WildView! Version 1.01, simple Windows log viewer for WILDCAT! BBS.
Mike Riley, TheOpenWindow BBS
30 Broadway, Beverly, MA 01915
Data: 508-927-3459/7224 v32 24 hours
Voice: 508-921-9489
FIDO - 1:324/177 RIME - OPENWIN
WildView!, what is it? Well, just what the description
says..a Windows log viewing tool for WILDCAT 3.x ACTIVITY.*,
ERROR.LOG, QUESNEW.*, and other WC-related log files including
BOBCAT, CATSCAN, DBRIDGE, FRONTDOOR and WILDMAIL. With WildView!,
you can view, print, and kill your log files without having to go
thru numerous File Open commands, etc. You are also using a
true Windows app which will help conserve memory for your
DOS(BBS)windows. By setting the default paths once, you can
simply open WildView! and manipulate your WC logs quickly and
easily. Here is a quick how-to-get-started:
1) Start Windows; Copy WV.EXE to any directory you choose
then add it to a program group thru Program Manager.
2) Copy the included WV.HLP file to the same directory.
3) Copy the included WV.INI file to your Windows directory.
4) Start WildView! and modify your default drive/path
locations for each of the WILDCAT & related log files by
accessing the Utility Menu...Simply highlight the type of
file at left, enter in the FULL drive/path in the edit box
at right, and press OK..This will save your selection in
the WV.INI file. Please be sure to end your selection with
a '\' i.e. "C:\WC30\" or "W:\DOORS\BOBCAT\".
That's it...by accessing the View Menu command, you will be
presented with a scrollable list box with the files available for
viewing.. Simply select your choice with the mouse, then the action
you wish.. pretty simple, but if you get stuck, there is on-line
help available.
Although this program was written using Microsoft C v7.0
& Windows 3.1 SDK, and consquently will use a minimal amount of
disk space(26k) and memory(38k), there are a couple of restrictions:
1) The View file list box is limited to 64k in size..This
should not prove a problem to most sysops, but if you notice
by paging to the end of your viewed file that something seems
to be missing...the log file is probably too large.
2) You're limited to using the log file names contained in
the program..Although you can name the drive/paths whatever
you choose, I cranked this thing out quickly with some
hard-coded file names..Since they are the default names for
each software package that produces them, they should work
just fine for most of us. For exact syntax of what names are
used, see the on-line help file.
If either of these prove to be a problem for you, let me
know..I didn't plan on changing these because they meet my needs,
but I will add the code if enough people request it. Also, the code
is compiled to run under both versions of Windows(3.0/3.1) but
since I run my BBS under 3.1, this is what I have tested it under.
If you run under Windows 3.0(why?) let me know if you have any
problems.
This program is free, so if it's useful to you, great! If
you have any feedback, or would like any additional features, please
drop me a note..I'll add whatever is reasonable and would enjoy
hearing if it helped you out.
Mike Riley
Oh, in case I forgot to mention it..Although WildView!
has been tested extensively, and I use this program on my own
system with no problems, there is no guarantee, implicit or other..
Consequently, if you use WildView!, you do so at your own risk.
Also, when unzipping the file, the PKZIP -AV stamp
"HXX310 THEOPENWINDOW TCS" should appear..if not, the file may
have been tampered with.. get another copy just to play it safe.
You can FREQ it from 1:324/177 as WILDVIEW.
Thanks.
Changes:
6/29/92- Added Update button to utility screen for easier WV.INI default
updates..Also, Find capability for Log detail..thanks to Rick Heming, MSI,
for the suggestions..
6/29/92-Added Wildcat! Questionnaire files support in addition to other
logs..Thanks to Cyrus Cathey, Power Windows BBS for this one.
6/29/92-Added support for WCFILE, WCREPAIR.LOG files.