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- All PCBoard Professional Sysop Series (PPSS) programs and packages operate
- out of a unified configuration file called PPSS.CFG, the format of
- which is discussed below.
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- The PPSS.CFG file is automatically created and/or added to as a program is
- run for the first time. The PPSS.CFG file can be specified on the command
- line, the environment, the current directory, or in the DOS path.
-
- To specify the PPSS.CFG on the command line, use the keyword
- parameter PPSSCFG, i.e.
-
- PROGRAM CFG=C:\WORK\PPSS.CFG
-
- To specify the PPSS.CFG in the environment, use the PPSSCFG variable, i.e.
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- SET PPSSCFG=C:\WORK\PPSS.CFG
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- If you get an "Out of environment space" message, consult your DOS manual
- for information on increasing your DOS environment space. The SET statement
- is best placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so it will automatically load
- whenever you reboot or turn on your machine.
-
- In order of search for the PPSS.CFG file, PPSS programs will first use a
- provided command line argument, then the environment, then the current
- directory, then the DOS Path.
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- The PPSS.CFG file has a general configuration area denoted by the marker
- "[General Configuration]" which supplies general configuration items such as
- Version, BBSName, SysopName, PCBDir, PKZip, and TextEditor.
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- Program configuration areas are used to specify items for a particular
- program such as Registration, Version and WarningLevel.
-
- SAMPLE FORMAT
- column 1 --+
- V
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- ; This is a comment
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- [General Configuration]
- Version=100
- BBSName=Your BBS Name Here
- SysopName=Your Name
- PCBDir=C:\P
- PKZIP=C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE
- PKUNZIP=C:\UTIL\PKUNZIP.EXE
- TextEditor=C:\UTIL\Q.EXE
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- [Message Base Check]
- Version=100
- VerifyLevel=1
- ErrorLevel=1
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- The PPSS.CFG file can be edited using any text editor. If you use an
- editor that inserts control codes, be sure to save in "plain text"
- format.
-
- - The order of areas within PPSS.CFG is also not important.
- - The order of parameters within an area is not important.
- - Parameter keywords and area titles are case-insensitive.
- - Blank lines are ignored.
- - Comments start with a semi-colon (';') in column one.
- - All area titles and parameters should begin in column one.
- - There should be no spaces between a keyword and the '=' sign,
- and no spaces between the '=' sign and the parameter.
- The sole exception is certain text items such as report titles.
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- Many PPSS program parameters can be overridden at run time via the command
- line. Typically, a program will allow both long (keyword) and short
- (character)parameter overrides and the use of either or neither of '-' and
- '/' as short parameter markers. Check the individual program documentation
- for specifics on allowed overrides for each program. Keyword indicators are
- not case-sensitive. Character indicators may be case-sensitive on a
- program-by-program basis but usually are not.
-
- Examples:
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- PROGRAM VERIFYLEVEL=1 WARNINGLEVEL=1
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- PROGRAM WarningLevel=1 VerifyLevel=1
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- PROGRAM /V1 /W1
-
- PROGRAM -W1 -v1
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- PROGRAM w1 v1
-
-
- Since all command line parameter overrides are keyword or character
- flagged, order is not important.
-