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WWIVsys

WWIV System Operator Utilities
for WWIV v4.2x
Bulletin Board Systems



USER`S GUIDE



USER AGREEMENT


The WWIVsys program and this manual are copyrighted material. The User
Agreement, which is conspicuously included with this package, sets forth
certain restrictions on copying and other uses of the enclosed copy of  the
WWIVsys program.

Unauthorized copying or other use of this software program or this manual in
violation of the International Copyright Act is a civil and criminal offense.
This manual may not, in whole or part, be copied, reproduced, translated,  or
reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior
written consent of French Mod Division Software.

DISCLAIMER

Except for any express limited warranty of  French Mod Division Software which
may be set forth in the above-referenced User Agreement, ALL EXPRESS AND
IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR DOCUMENTATION ARE DISCLAIMED BY FRENCH MOD DIVISION
SOFTWARE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM AND/OR DOCUMENTATION ARE DISCLAIMED BY
FRENCH MOD DIVISION SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND REMEDIES ARE
LIMITED, WITH RESPECT TO BOTH, THE PROGRAM AND THE MANUAL, AS SET FORTH IN THE
USER AGREEMENT.

IN NO EVENT WILL FRENCH MOD DIVISION SOFTWARE OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO
YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
PROGRAM OR MANUAL, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

French Mod Division software reserves the right to modify the WWIVsys program
and associated manual at any time without obligation to notify any persons or
parties of such modifications.

Shareware distributors and CD-ROM publishers may not distribute this utility
without express written permission of the Authors or WWIV Software
Services.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Credits

3. Installation & Set Up

4. Functions
Activity Log
4.2   Auto Validation Keys
4.3   Backup Data Files
4.4   BBS Informations
4.5   Callout.net Manager
4.6   Cleanup Data Files
4.7   Dir Conference Editor
Conference Manager
4.8   Dir Editor
4.9   Door Editor
4.10  External Editors
Automatic Installer
4.11  External Programs
Automatic Installer
4.12  File Editor
4.13  Gfiles Editor
4.14  Gfiles Section Editor
4.15  Instance Editor
4.16  Language Support
4.17  Modem Init
4.18  Network Information
4.19  Paths Editor
4.20  Protocols Editor
Automatic Installer
4.21  QWK Config
4.22  Security Level
4.23  SSM Manager
4.24  Statistics
4.25  String Editor
4.26  Sub Conference Editor
Conference Manager
4.27  Sub Editor
Net Sub Info Editor
Subscribers Editor
4.28  Subs List Selector
4.29  User Editor
4.30  Vote Editor
4.31  WWIV.INI Flags Editor
4.32  WWIV.INI Editor
4.33  WWIVsys Config
4.34  WWIVsys About

5. String Editor

6. Troubleshooting





1. Introduction

WWIVsys is a shareware utility designed to aid sysops running WWIV 4.2x.
Created in the fall of 1994, the idea was to make a utility for configuring
WWIV that was easy to use and that combined all the major sysop functions into
one program, so that software would be an union of the WWIV's INIT.EXE software
and all internal WWIV's Sysop functions and more.

This documentation was written with the experienced WWIV sysop in mind. It has
been divided by each topic on the Main Menu and gives a general description of
each function.  Some of the items in the various functions are
self-explanatory and may not have detailed descriptions.

With that, we in the WWIVsys development group wish you the best of luck, but
remind you that even with all our hard work and testing, there MAY still be
bugs in this program.  You should also know that we are not responsible for
any damage this program causes, directly or indirectly.


2. Credits

WWIVsys was created by Martin Bourdages and Nicolas LeBlanc. This
documentation has been written by Christopher Gauthier and Nicolas LeBlanc.



Thanks To...

Thanks  are  in order to the following individuals for their unique
contributions to this project:

- Wayne Bell for doing the wonderful WWIV Software.
- Wig De Moville for help and taking care of WSS.
- Micheal Deweese for his INI handling routines and ideas.
- Eric Laperrière, Micheal Deweese, Craig Dooley, Chris Gauthier, Alex
  Buchanan, Lewis Wolk, and Andy       Stewart for their devotion and great
  help as the official WWIVsys Beta Testers.
- Ralph Brown for the SPAWNO librairy that is used in WWIVsys.



Trademarks

WWIVsys is a trademark of FMD Software.

IBM, OS/2 and WARP are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.

MS-DOS and WINDOWS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Borland C++ is a registered trademark of Borland International.

Other brand and product names are trademarks  or  registered  trademarks of
their respective holders.Technical informations.

- WWIVsys is compiled with Borland C++ v4.5
- WWIVsys has been tested with WWIV v4.23 and v4.24
- WWIVsys v1.5 or higher will support multi-instances systems
- WWIVsys works well with multi-tasker


Hardware Requirements

- An IBM PC, AT, ix86, PS/2 or 100% IBM BIOS compatible PC
- A hard disk with at least 300k of disk space available
- A color monitor (RGB or VGA) (not required, but recommanded)

Software requirements

- Microsoft or IBM PC DOS v3.0 or above
- WWIV BBS v4.23 or above.


Installation and Setup

To install WWIVsys, either from the original floppy disk or from the
archive format, you simply need to run INSTALL.EXE and the WWIVsys installation
software will do the rest for you. You will be prompted for questions to
setup the application correctly, and then WWIVsys will be installed directly
into your main WWIV directory.

NOTE: If you are setting up a WWIV BBS for the first time and have not run the
INIT.EXE that comes with WWIV, then you need to do so before running WWIVsys.
It creates the necessary files for WWIVsys to run as well as the rest of the
BBS.

After the installation, go to your main WWIV directory and load SYS.EXE, the
next step is generally to scroll down up to the "WWIVsys Configuration" item
in the main menu, so you can customize WWIVsys for your own needs.

If you have problems in the installation, what you need to do is to email
the authors at the available network addresses found in this documentation,
this is the best way to help us fix the problem. Generally, the problems are
related to the WWIVsys registration process, so you don't have to worry about
that if you're not registered.

If you are running OS/2 (version 2.10 or greater), installation is the same as
in DOS.  Just open a DOS session and change to the BBS's main directory.  It
is not recommended to run WWIVsys while the BBS is running.  Some recommended
settings for the DOS session include loading DOS high, and into the UMB areas.
Audio Adapter Sharing is NOT required, and WWIVsys does not need access to any
com ports.  Files should be set to 40 or higher as a general rule of thumb for
all sessions, and buffers can also be 40 for most sessions of DOS.
Idle_Sensitivty and Idle_Time are settings that should be tailored to your
individual system needs.  Under OS/2 Warp v3.0, a new Session_Priority setting
was introduced.  This will vary depending on your system, but a good starting
place would be a priority of 1. Set the work directory for the WWIVsys object
(if creating an object for it) to the main BBS directory.

Now that your WWIVsys copy is installed, we invite you to look at the files
contained in the package, here is a small explanation of what those files are:

FILE_ID.DIZ   .. The description file of WWIVsys
FMD.ICO       .. Icon for MS-Windows
FMD-40A.MOD   .. WWIV source code modification to run WWIVsys inside WWIV
INSTALL.EXE   .. Installation Software
PRODUCTS.FMD  .. Infoform about other products from FMD Software
README.TXT    .. File to read after installation is done
REGISTER.FRM  .. Registration form for WWIVsys
SYS.EX_       .. Archived main software module
SYS.HL_       .. Help file for WWIVsys
SYS.ICO       .. Icon for MS-Windows
SYS.TI_       .. Tips file for WWIVsys
SYS00.XEI     .. Graphic file for the Installation Software
SYS01.XEI     .. Graphic file for the Installation Software
SYSV.EXE      .. VGA Demonstrator of the Installation Software
WHATS.NEW     .. History of WWIVsys from step to step
WWIVSYS.DA_   .. Automatic Installers data file
WWIVSYS.DOC   .. WWIVsys Documentation (You are reading it)
WWIVSYS.H     .. Header file for FMD-40a.MOD
WWIVSYS.PIF   .. PIF file to run WWIVsys under Windows v3.1x
WWIVSYS.Q&A   .. Question & Answers File, included also in this doc
WWIVSYS.UPD   .. WWIVsys Documentation Update

If you run WWIV 4.23, it is not possible (at this time) to run WWIVsys in any of
the shells to DOS, except via the //DOS command.  This is an inherent
limitation if WWIV 4.23.  WWIV 4.24 has better memory management routines that
allow you to run WWIVsys in any shell to DOS.

With the release of v1.5, WWIVsys will have multi-instance support. This means
that you should be able to load WWIVsys when you have another node running.
Of course, this may cause some problems since WWIV doesn't not offer an instant
refresh to memory of the datas, but we are confident that this will be done
in the WWIV package in a near future. You are able to load WWIVsys, but you
need to restart your instances in order for the changes to take effects.

One method to run WWIVsys is as a chain from the BBS, and that will work.
Make sure that you have the BBS shrink out before running WWIVsys.  Note that
WWIVsys will not be viewable remotely unless you are running Doorway first,
we may include a remote shell in the future, but due to the complexity of
this step, this is on hold.

Now that you have explored all the files from your WWIVsys package, you can
see that you actually need the files SYS.EXE, SYS.HLP, SYS.TIP and WWIVSYS.DAT
only to have the software running, the other files are there only for your
personnal use, if you don't use them, you can delete them. The WWIVsys
configuration is saved in the WWIV.INI file, which is the configuration file
for WWIV v4.24 and higher. If you are running v4.23 or less, you may not have
this file, WWIVsys will create it for you.

4. Functions


ON-LINE HELP

Everywhere  inside WWIVsys, you can hit the F1 key to get immediate help. This
quick help will show you the available commands where you are in the screen.
If help doesn't show up, make sure the file SYS.HLP is in the same directory
as WWIVsys. It is very important that you press F1 in each screens when you
are running WWIVsys for the first times, because this software has many
imbedded functions that you might not be aware, and the F1 key is the one
that will show all commands available. The help file changes constantly when
moving from fields to fields.


GLOBAL COMMANDS

Wherever you are in the softare, there are some commands that will always be
the same. Here is a list of the commands available everywhere in the program:

ESC - Back To Previous Menu
SHIFT-F10/ALT-J/ALT-S - Drop To DOS
F1 - On-Line Help
Arrow Keys - Move across the screen


MAIN MENU

The main menu is the place where you select which of the 30 editors and
functions of WWIVsys you wish to use. Be aware that this menu in normal 80x25
video mode is a scrolling menu, there are functions hidden until you move
down.  You can get to the first command starting with that letter.


LIST CENTERS

WWIVsys has some global areas. One of them is the list center that is almost
the same each time you get into one. The commands available in the list
centers are:

Return - Edit Selected Field
F3 - Search
F10 - Print List
INSERT - Add a new field
DELETE - Delete Selected Field
SPACE - Tag & Move Selected Field
HOME/END - Beginning/End of List
CTRL-PAGE UP/DOWN - Beginning/End of List
UP/DOWN - Move Up/Down 1 field
PAGE UP/DOWN - Move Up/Down 1 Page
TAB - Move Down

There are some special commands in some of the list centers, they will be
described later in this documentation.

Searching Fields

The search command is a simple process. Once you hit the F3 key, you are
prompted to enter the key to search, then press Return and you will get back
to the listing. To start the search, you must press the following keys:

CTRL-UP_ARROW or "["  To Search Up
CTRL-DOWN_ARROW or "]" To Search Down

This should bring you to the field you wish to find in the list. If you have
problems to start the search commands, see the TROUBLESHOOTING section.

Moving Fields

To move a field, you simply need to press the SPACEBAR over the item you wish
to move, and then press the SPACEBAR again where you wish it to be. Notice
that if you want it at the end of the list, you need to tag the END OF FILE
marker. If there is any problem, WWIVsys should warn you.

Note: Moving some data may require a lot of work to convert your WWIV data
files, so don't worry if in some cases it seems to be long, WWIVsys is
converting everything for your convenience.


EDIT FIELDS

Available Commands In Editing Fields:

CTRL-L - Insert a WWIV color code
CTRL-X - Delete Complete Field
CTRL-W - Delete Last Word
LEFT/RIGHT - Move In Field
INSERT/DELETE - Overwrite ON/OFF
HOME/END - Beginning/End of Field

Some Fields are scrollable, this means that they are longer than what you see
on the screen. In that case, you will see the first letters dissapear when you
will be at the end of the screen, and you should see yellow arrows telling you
where you can go.

4.1 Activity Log

The Activity Log graphically shows usage and statistics of your system for the
past days. Use the arrow keys to move up/down among the days.  This is a
graphical version of the //ZLOG command in WWIV.


Note: If you are running more than one instance (node), the activity
percentage is unreal since it can be higher than 100%. Since WWIVsys can't
detect if you are running those instances or not, it is currently limited to
100% of activity.

4.2 Auto-Validation Keys


Set these for desired user-configurations and press that Alt-Fn combination to
select it.  Arrow keys also work to move between the configurations. Once you
have edited those keys, it can be used at two places inside WWIV. When a user
is on-line, you can validate him by pressing the key itself, or if you are in
the user editor (stock WWIV), by pressing the number of the key (so F9 would
be " 9 ").

4.3 Backup Data Files

This function helps you to safely keep a backup of your WWIV data files. The
configuration is very easy to use, you simply follow the instructions. This
function requires PKZIP.EXE to be in the current directory or in your path
directories in order to work, WWIVsys offers a shell for the Pkware Backup
which is the better one you can find in matter of data compression.

Backup Error Codes

PKZIP will return the following error codes if the backup isn't sucessful:

0     No error.
1     Bad file name or file specification.
2,3   Error in .ZIP file.
4-11  Insufficient Memory.
12    No files were found to add to the .ZIP file, or no files were specified for deletion.
13    File not found.  The specified .ZIP file or list file was not found.
14    Disk full.
15    .ZIP file is read-only and can not be modified.
16    Bad or illegal parameters specified. (help screen displayed)
17    Too many files.
18    Could not open file.
255   User pressed control-c or control-break

To restore your data, simply use the usual PKUNZIP software from Pkware.
There should be a restore function in the future versions of WWIVsys.

4.4 BBS Information

This is the same information as found in the WWIV INIT.EXE program, menu
choice #1.  Here is the System name, Sysop name, System password, Newuser
setup, and a few other toggles.

Note: In the current version, when you edit the maximum amount of subboards
and directories, WWIVsys won't reformat the Qscan file, we suggest that you
run the FIX utility if you change them directly in WWIVsys once you do it, we
strongly recommand that you edit this field in the INIT software until the
feature is working properly.


4.5 Callout.net Manager

This will allow you to edit your callout.net file for each network.  Highlite
the network to edit the callout.net and then toggle the functions on and off
with the <SPACE BAR> as necessary.  Also, the various fields may be edited.
You can also insert a node from the network lists if needed.


4.6 Cleanup Data Files

This section will see what files are not needed by WWIV any more and delete
unnecessary files, freeing disk space for the BBS. It will scan your WWIV data
directory and detect files that you don't use (WWIV data files only) and
delete them. If you need to stop it, press the <SPACE BAR> at any time.

4.7 Dir Conference Editor

This function will edit your directory conferences.

This list selector has imbedded commands in it, so here's a list of the
available commands:

F2 - Conference Manager

 The conference manager has these available functions:

RETURN - Edit current directory (Same than the directory editor)
INSERT - Add a directory in the current conference
DELETE - Delete a directory in the current conference
F2 - Remove All Directories From The Conference
F3 - Add All Directories In Current Conference
F4 - Sort Current Conference By Numerical Order of the Directories

4.8 Dir Editor

This is the editor for the Download Directories. Deleting a directory will
delete the current directory from WWIV, but *NOT* the files in that directory.


4.9 Door Editor

This is also known as the Chain Editor, and allows you to edit your online
programs in the chain areas.


4.10 External Editors

This is where you can modify your Full-Screen Editor configuration.

This list center has a special command imbedded in it:

F9 - AUTOMATIC INSTALLER

By pressing F9 you can add to your system pre-selected items. To do so, be
sure that the file  WWIVSYS.DAT is in your WWIVsys directory.


4.11 External Programs

This section is the same as WWIV INIT.EXE's menu choice #6, and has the
external programs/events to be run.  This command uses the same basic commands
as desribed in the beginning of this Chapter, except that the <Space Bar>
toggles between the various archive formats at the bottom.

You have an imbedded command in the archiver editor:

F9 - AUTOMATIC INSTALLER

Press F9 while on the archiver extension field and you can add pre-selected
archivers. To do so, be sure that the file WWIVSYS.DAT is in your WWIVsys
directory.


4.12 File Editor

Here is where you can edit attributes to the files on your BBS, like who
uploaded, when, who "owns" the file, and where it is located (what directory).
First, you must select the Directory the file is in, and then you need to
select the file.  <Return> at both places accomplishes this.  The other
standard commands also apply.

The directory list center is the as the directory editor, except that when you
press RETURN, instead of editing the current directory, you will get in
another list center, which is the current file listing of the current
directory. The commands available in that list center are:

F2 - Move A File To Another Directory
F3 - Import  Description From FILE_ID.DIZ
F4 - Sort Files by Alphabetical Order
F5 - Sort Files by Date Uploaded
F6 - Export Current File Description to FILE_ID.DIZ
F7 - Properize File Description
F8 - Add GIF Resolution To File Description
F9 - Update File Size To Dos Size
F10 - Print List of Files
F11 - Convert "Uploaded By"
F12 - Add Comment To Archive

The current description editor, unique to WWIVsys, lets you edit the normal
description as wellas the extended description all together. You can edit up
to 10 lines of extended description, 11 in total.


4.13 Gfiles Editor

Lets you add/remove gfiles to the Gfiles area you select.  This is NOT the
same as the //GE command as in WWIV.  That is the next function down.  Moving
gfiles is not supported at this time since WWIV sorts them by alphabetical
order automatically. This function supports insertion and deletion of GFILES
too.


4.14 Gfiles Section Editor

Lets you add or remove Gfile sections, like in WWIV's //GE function.

4.15 Instance  Editor

Edit the com port setup for each instance here.  Use the left and right arrow
keys to move up/down among the instances. This option won't let you add
instances for security reasons, even if it would be easily possible. This is
an agreement with WWIV Software Services; read UPGRADE.TXT in your WWIV
archive to learn about having more instances.  This version will let you edit
the pre-installed instance only.


4.16 Language Support

Languages can be inserted and edited here.  To insert a language, place the
selection bar where it is to be inserted and press the <INSERT> key.  Then it
will ask for the name and path of this language.


4.17 Modem Init

This allows you to edit the MODEMS.DAT file or the MODEMS.002 (the MODEMS.DAT
file for instance 2) for your configuration. Note:  { will send a <CR> after
the string and is required.  ~ will insert a "-second pause between commands.


4.18 Network Information

This command is the same as the INIT.EXE's 'N'etworks command. Here you are
allowed to edit the node #, the network name, and it's directory. The moving
process here is very slow since WWIVsys will process ALL messages/emails and
users on the system to convert them to the new listing. Linker users must be
aware that they will need to change their LINKNETS.NET file manually.


4.19 Paths Editor

Edit the paths for the BBS here.  Be aware that the TEMP and the BATCH
directories are only edited for instance 1!  To edit those for each instance,
use the Instance Editor function. Like in each path editor of WWIVsys, adding
or not a backslash at the end won't change anything since WWIVsys will add it
automatically for you.

4.20 Protocols Editor

This is the full protocol editor, allowing you to edit internal and/or
external protocols. You can move external protocols only in that list center.
The brown color means that the protocol is internal. Editing internal
protocols allows you to use an external software instead of stock protocols.

This list center has an imbedded command:

F9 - AUTOMATIC INSTALLER


By pressing F9 you will be able to add pre-selected protocols in your system.
To do that, you must be sure that the file WWIVSYS.DAT in your current WWIVsys
directory.

4.21 QWK Configuration

This function allows you to configure your offline mail QWK settings the
easiest way possible. Simply move from field to field and follow the
instructions.


4.22 Security Level

Set up your configurations for each security level here.  Each level is
independent of the other.  Many sysops use a simple 2-tier system they only
have validated and unvalidated users.  Note that your new users will have be
assigned the SL that is set in the BBS Informations, and that you should make
sure that SL is configured to your needs or desires.


4.23 SSM Manager

From this screen, you can edit or delete current SSM's in the file, or you can
add an SSM to be sent.  <Insert> sends an SSM, while <Delete> deletes it.
<Return> edits the SSM.

Notice: Deleting an SSM won't delete it for real, it will simply replace it by
an empty field which will be used later.

4.24 Statistics

This screen shows the various statistics for your machine, like who are the
best uploaders and downloaders, and many other interesting types of
information.


4.25 String Editor

Please see Chapter 5 for use of the String Editor.

4.26 Sub Conference Editor


This function will edit your subboards conferences.

This list selector has imbedded commands in it, so here's a list of the
available commands:

F2 - Conference Manager

 The conference manager has these available functions:

RETURN - Edit current subboard (Same than the subs editor)
INSERT - Add a subboard in the current conference
DELETE - Delete a subboard in the current conference
F2 - Remove All Subboards From The Conference
F3 - Add All Subboards In Current Conference
F4 - Sort Current Conference By Numerical Order of the Subboards



4.27 Sub Editor

This is the editor for the message bases (subs).  WWIVsys will handle
networked informations if you add or delete networked subs too, just don't
worry about it.

This list center has an imbedded command:

F2 - NETWORK INFORMATION EDITOR

By pressing F2 over a sub, you will access this function, which is the same as
the " J " command in WWIV's stock sub editor. If your sub is networked, you
can edit the current network data, otherwise you can put this sub networked
with the INSERT key. The commands in that list center are the same as the
other one, except if you are HOSTING the sub, pressing F2 will lead you to
another function which is the SUBSCRIBERS EDITOR which will be described
later.

The network info editor is very simple, and compared to stock WWIV, this is a
very good improvement. In fact, you can EDIT fields, which are not allowed in
WWIV. Informations are clear enough inside this editor so we won't need to
elaborate on them. Note that WWIVsys will scan the SUBS.* files to give you
the informations about the sub if they are available, and that you can modify
the category only if you have a file called CATEG.NET in your current network
directory (which should be distributed by the network coordinator)

F2 - SUBSCRIBERS EDITOR

If you are hosting a sub, pressing F2 while in the network info editor of that
sub will put you in the subscribers editor of that sub for the current
network. You can add and delete subscribers like all other list centers.

4.28 Sub List Selector

Use this to view and subscribe to subs from your SUBS.LST file for each
network.  If a sub is auto-requestable, WWIVsys will generate the appropriate
request and automatically send it to the sub host. WWIVsys should warn you if
you are reaching the limit you set as " max subs " on your system. This
feature is unique to WWIVsys.

4.29 User Editor

Highlight the user you wish to edit, and then press <RETURN>. The user's
status and informations are displayed and you can edit them by entering the
new data.  Use the arrow keys to move up and down.

Available Commands are:

F2 - Jump to a user by number

Enter a number and WWIVsys will jump to that user.

F3 - Search For A User

Fill the search criterias, leave the one you don't need empty. Then press ESC
to go back to the user listing. Press CTRL-UP or CTRL-DOWN to start the search
process. If you have problems, read the TROUBLESHOOTING section.

F4 -  Set All User's colors to the SysOp's

F5 - Auto Purge Users

Allows you to delete users than haven't logged on for x days.

F6 - Compare Users

Allows you to find duplicate users on your system.

F7 - Reset NAMES.LST

Same as the //RESETF function in WWIV.

Notes: Deleting a user will also delete his emails and small system messages
(ssm), be careful. Moving a user will only switch one account to another
instead of moving all of them You can INSERT a user if you wish to.

4.30 Vote Editor

Add, remove, or edit voting questions from this function.  Take note that
questions must be inserted at the end of the questions. Note that deleting an
option will convert automatically your users vote, so feel free to do so

4.31 WWIV.INI Flags Editor


This will allow you to edit the YES/NO fields from INIT.EXE, if you are
running v4.24 or later, it will put them in WWIV.INI, if you are running an
earlier version, it will modify your CONFIG.DAT file. (In fact, it's doing
both of them, but WWIV.INI overrides CONFIG.DAT in v4.24 and later..)

Beginning in WWIV 4.24, WWIV will use WWIV.INI to toggle on and off many
functions and options in WWIV.  Use this editor to toggle those options on and
off.


4.32 WWIV.INI Editor

Use the arrow keys to highlight the WWIV.INI option to edit, and press
<RETURN>.  The options are explained in the WWIV 4.24 documentation.  <SPACE
BAR> while editing an option will toggle that "switch" on or off.

4.33 WWIVsys Config

Before WWIVsys will access this function, you must be registered.  If you are
registered, place the WWIVsys registration code in the WWIV.INI file like the
example shown below with your favorite text editor.

Example:

VERSION_NUMBER         = WWIVsys v1.6
REGISTRATION_CODE      = ABCD12345
REGISTRATION_NAME      = Joe Sysop
SERIAL_NUMBER          = 555-33323

WWIVsys Config will allow you to set various options for yourself like
password protection and other features. You can also view your Registration
code and serial number in this function.

4.34 WWIVsys About

This screen tells who we are, and what this program is!

5. String Editor

Control-J = Paste from Clipboard
Control-K = Copy to Clipboard
Control-L = Add a HEART Symbol
Alt-D = Delete String
Up/Down = Move among the strings


F1 Help

Access a help menu at any location in WWIVsys, including the string editor.

F2 Add a String

This will add a string (with nothing in it) at the end of the string file.  It
will automatically place the cursor at the first string added.

Use this function only if you are a registered WWIV sysop, otherwise you will
not find this a useful function.  This function is going to add an empty line
at the end of the file, and the program is going to jump automatically to this
line.

F3 Search

This function is used to research a chain of characters.

Enter the chain of characters to search for (ex.  WHICH), then in the menu of
functions, tap [ or ] to seek in rear or foward in the file.  If you tap
several times the key ], the program is going to jump to the next chain that
it's going to find each time.


F4 Load File

This will pop up a menu and ask you which file you want to edit. Pressing F2
at this time will add a new file to your list.


F5 Jump to <string>

This function will jump to a chain of characters by entering its number.


F6 Color / Normal mode

Toggles between showing the heart codes used by WWIV and the colors they
represent.

Example:
Normal-     6 would show up like this heart.
Color-      6 would show up in red.

F8 Import

This function will import a text file and make strings of it.

F9 Export

This function will export the strings in the string file to a text file called
<stringfilename>.TXT.  With your favorite text editor, you can modify or add
strings and import them again in the program with the function Import (F8).


F10 Print

This function prints all the strings to the printer.  The program sends to
LPT1:, the strings that are in the file, it is strongly suggested to put the
printer in compressed mode.


VARIOUS

ClipBoard

In the menu of functions, you can copy a chain of characters by selecting the
chain with arrow keys, and tap CTRL-J.  Select the chain where you want to
copy what is in memory and tap CTRL-K.

6. TroubleShooting

If you have a problem with WWIVsys please feel free to write and describe the
situation. Registered users, please include the serial number found on your
diskette.

To those who have registered (with  diskette), the physical diskette is
warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 60 days
from date of shipment by FMD Software. Any returned disks found damaged or bad
will be replaced at no charge.

Question & Answers


Q. The search keys (Alt-Up/Alt-Down) don't work, what's the problem?

A. You're probably using the ZANSI driver. Replace it by ANSI.SYS and use
   PKSFANSI to protect against ANSI bombs. Since this seems to be a problem
   available on many systems, we added the "[" and "]" keys in most of the
   search functions, except the string editor.

Q. Sometimes WWIVsys loads very fast, sometimes it's slower. Why?

A. WWIVsys will load faster if you have a small WWIV.INI file. Take a look
   inside the file and delete the lines not needed and it should increase the
   loading speed.

Q. My WWIVsys registration code doesn't seems to work. Why?

A. You might have changed something in your configuration that altered the
   registration codes checking routine. The best way to fix that is trying
   to find what is changed in your WWIV configuration that is in the
   registration sheet that you sent us, or email a new form to us and we'll
   find the problem.

Q. What is happening when I'm having a "Please Wait" message?

A. Sometimes WWIVsys needs to reformat your data files to fit with your new
   configuration, so it might take a while.



This  document  is  Copyright  (C)  1994-1995  by FMD Software. All rights are
reserved.

The computer software program  WWIVsys (TM) is Copyright (c) 1994-1995 by FMD
Software.  All rights are reserved.   WWIVsys is a registered trademark of FMD
Software. Other  brand  and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.



Since this is shareware, duplication is permitted so long as all files are in
the original .ZIP form, and the files are -AV (Authentic Verified) to French
Mod Division Software.

The -AV number is:

Authentic files Verified!   # PKA616
French Mod Division Softwares


Registration for WWIVsys is $30, please read the file REGISTER.FRM for more
informations.

Emailing the authors.

Fastest way to email the authors is from Internet:

Nicolas LeBlanc : [e-mail]

Martin Bourdages: none available.

To get the latest version of WWIVsys, we invite you to visit out ftp site,
ftp://ftp.wwiv.com/fmd or our World Wide Web page available from
http://www.wwiv.com/fmd