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- Online Shopper
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- Copyright 1994 Advanced Computer Design
- 24008 Butteville Rd NE
- Aurora, OR 97002
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- FidoNet 1:105/751
- FamilyNet 8:77/7
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- Voice (503) 678-3050
- BBS (503) 678-1021
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- Disclaimer
- ==========
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- ACDC hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this product,
- whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied
- warranties of merchant ability or fitness for a particular purpose. ACDC
- cannot and will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential,
- indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if
- ACDC or an authorized ACDC agent has been advised of the possibility
- of such damages. In no event shall the liability for any damages ever
- exceed the price paid for the license to use software, regardless of the
- form and/or extent of the claim. The user of this program bears all risk as
- to the quality and performance of the software.
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- Registration
- ============
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- The DEMO copy of Online Shopper is fully functional except for the following
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- 1. The word [Unregistered] that appears at the top of the main menu.
- 2. Invoices for orders are NOT written to disk.
- 3. users are told to tell their sysop to register.
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- Registration is only $50. Please see the enclosed file SHOPPER.REG file
- for the registration form.
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- Enclosed Files
- ==============
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- shopper.reg Registration Form.
- shopper.doc This document
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- catalog.ctl Text control file containing your catalog.
- paymeth.ctl Text control file containing your payment methods
- shippers.ctl Text control file containing your shipping methods
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- lastord.num Last invoice number
- shopcomp.exe Compiler for *.CTL control files.
- shopper.cgy Text control file containing list of catagories.
- shopper.exe The main executeable for Online Shopper.
- shopper.pay Compiled pay method file
- shopper.shp Compiled shipping method file
- shopper.cat Compiled catalog.
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- shophelp.msg Help screen.
- shutdown.msg Screen displayed to users when exiting Online Shopper.
- afterord.msg Screen displayed to users upon completion of an order.
- startup.msg Screen displayed to users before entering Online Shopper.
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- Installation
- ============
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- Installation is quite simple. Just follow the following steps.
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- 1. Create a directory for the shopper. The reccommended location is
- \SBBS\XTRN\SHOPPER but you may use any directory you wish.
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- 2. Unzip the SHOPPER.ZIP file in the newly created directory.
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- 3. Create a sub directory in your shopper directory called INVOICE.
- The recommended directory is \SBBS\XTRN\SHOPPER\INVOICE.
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- 4. Using SCFG.EXE install the Online Shopper as an external program
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- ╔[■][?]════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ Online Shopper ║
- ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ │Name Online Shopper ║
- ║ │Internal Code SHOP ║
- ║ │Start-up Directory E:\SBBS\XTRN\SHOPPER ║
- ║ │Command Line shopper ║
- ║ │Clean-up Command Line ║
- ║ │Cost in Credits 0 ║
- ║ │Access Requirements ║
- ║ │Execution Requirements ║
- ║ │Multiple Concurrent Users Yes ║
- ║ │Intercept I/O Interrupts Yes ║
- ║ │Swap BBS out of Memory No ║
- ║ │Modify User Data No ║
- ║ │Execute on Event No ║
- ║ │BBS Drop File Type Synchronet XTRN.DAT ║
- ║ │Place Drop File In Node Directory ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- That is all it takes for installation. Log on to your BBS and try it out.
- once you have tried it out then you can go customize things to fit your
- needs. There is sample data provided to assist you in evaluating the
- Shopper without first haveing to enter all the data. You will want to
- change these for your system.
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- Customization
- =============
- (MSG FILES)
- There are 4 screens that are shown to your users. They are STARTUP.MSG
- which is displayed just before the use gets the main menu. This file
- is optional and does not need to be present for the Online Shopper to
- function. The next file is SHUTDOWN.MSG which is shown to the user
- as soon as he quits the Online Shopper. This file is also optional and
- need not be present. The next file is AFTERORD.MSG which is displayed
- immediatly after an order has been entered. This file is also an
- optional file. The next file is SHOPHELP.MSG which is shown to the
- user when HELP is selected from the main menu. If this file is missing
- the user will be told that the file is missing and to alert the sysop.
- All of the *.MSG files are files with ctrl-A codes just like all other
- .MSG files in Synchronet. They can be created either by learning the
- Ctrl-A codes or by using your favorite ansi draw program such as
- THEDRAW, then converting to msg programs with ans2msg which is provided
- with Synchronet.
-
-
- (LASTORD.NUM)
- This file contains one line which is the number of the last invoice.
- If you want your invoices to start at 2000 you would put 1999 on the
- top and only line in this file. This file is required for Online Shopper
- to run.
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- (CATALOG.CTL)
- This is a text file which contains your catalog entrys. This file is
- not necessary for Online Shopper to run but it is necessary for the
- compiler to run. Each time this file is modified you should run
- SHOPCOMP to recompile the information.
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- The format for CATALOG.CTL is very simple. Any line that starts with
- either a "*" or a semicolon ";" will be ignored and treated like a comment.
- There should be NO blank lines! This text file is made up of records
- seperated by a "&". The first non-comment line will be treated as
- the first line of the first record. The record format is as follows;
- Line 1 Catagory name (not case sensitive)
- Line 2 Description 50 characters max
- Line 3 Price
- Line 4 Weight in pounds. Can be less than one ex: 0.01
- Line 5 Notes (will be dislayed after the description) can
- be up to 6 lines 60 characters long.
- Next Line "&"
- A "&" MUST follow the last line of the notes. Notes are NOT required.
- If there are no notes then the "&" MUST be on the line following the
- weight.
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- The next line following the "&" is the first line of the next item.
- and so on. The catagory names must also be located in the SHOPPER.CGY
- file. Any item who's catagory name is not in the SHOPPER.CGY file will
- not be seen unless the user selects "All Catagories" or just does a text
- search.
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- (SHOPPER.CGY)
- This is a text file listing the catagory names. One catagory per line.
- Maximum catagory length is 30 characters. The number of catagorys are
- limited to 40. The catagory names should match the catagory names in the
- CATALOG.CTL file exactly but are not case sensitive.
-
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-
- (PAYMETH.CTL)
- This file sets up the payment methods. This is where you define all
- the payment methods that you will accept. This file is
- not necessary for Online Shopper to run but it is necessary for the
- compiler to run. Each time this file is modified you should run
- SHOPCOMP to recompile the information.
-
- The format for PAYMETH.CTL is very simple. Any line that starts with
- either a "*" or a semicolon ";" will be ignored and treated like a comment.
- There should be NO blank lines! This text file is made up of records
- seperated by a "&". The first non-comment line will be treated as
- the first line of the first record. The record format is as follows;
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- Line 1 Payment method title
- Line 2 1 if must clear before delivery 0 if not
- Line 3 Credit Card Format (Leave blank if not Card!
- Line 4 Limit for this type of payment 0 if none
- Line 5 Fee for this type of payment (cod fee card fee etc..)
- Line 6 "&" (End-Of-Record)
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- Example:
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- Visa
- 0
- ####-###-###-###
- 0
- .25
- &
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- The Payment title is anything from Visa, Master Card, Discover Card,
- Mail Check, C.O.D. or what ever you want.
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- Line 2 will let the user know that his payment must clear the bank before
- the order will ship if a "1" is on this line. This line must contain
- either a "1" or "0"
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- If a card number is required then you must provide a format for the card.
- If the format line is left blank then a card number will not be prompted.
- The characters that can be used in format are "#", "@", "!", and "-". the
- position of a "&" character will require a non numeric alpha character.
- the positions with a "#" character will require a numeric character.
- The "-" character will require the "-" character. The "!" character will
- allow any character.
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- Line 5 is for card fees, cod fees and so on. This fee will be added to
- this users total if he/she chooses this payment method. Use "0" if
- there is no fee. Do not leave blank.
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- (SHIPPERS.CTL)
- This file sets up the shipping methods. This is where you define all
- the shipping methods that you will provide. This file is
- not necessary for Online Shopper to run but it is necessary for the
- compiler to run. Each time this file is modified you should run
- SHOPCOMP to recompile the information.
-
- The format for SHIPPERS.CTL is very simple. Any line that starts with
- either a "*" or a semicolon ";" will be ignored and treated like a comment.
- There should be NO blank lines! This text file is made up of records
- seperated by a "&". The first non-comment line will be treated as
- the first line of the first record. The record format is as follows;
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- Line 1 = Shipping Method Name
- Line 2 = Price for the first nn.nn pounds
- Line 3 = nn.nn pounds for line 2
- Line 4 = Price for each additional xx.xx pounds
- Line 5 = xx.xx pounds for line 4
- Line 6 = "&" (End of record)
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- For example: if you wanted to use UPS ground and the rate was $5 for the
- first pound and .25 for each additional the record would look like this:
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- UPS Ground
- 5.00
- 1.0
- .25
- 1.0
- &
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- Using the Online Shopper
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- (Help)
- This help screen.
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- (List)
- The list function lets you browse thru products in the catalog. You will
- be given the option to browse only a single catagory or the entire catalog.
- While browsing you may TAG the items you are interested in. When you tag
- an item you will be asked for a quantity that you want to purchase. If you
- have tagged an item that you want to UN-TAG then select TAG again and when
- asked for a quantity enter a "0".
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- (Search for a product)
- The search feature works exactly like the LIST feature except that you are
- asked to specify text to search for. Only items containing the text you
- provide will be viewed. Items may be tagged just like in the LIST function.
-
- (Change Shipping Method)
- The default shipping method is shown next to the option on the main menu.
- If you want items shipped to you via a different method then you may use
- this feature to select a different shipping method.
-
- (Place Order)
- Before you can place an order you need to use the LIST or SEARCH function
- to locate and TAG the items you want to purchase. Then you will be shown
- the items you have TAGGED and be able to make any changes you need to.
- Your ordering name, address, phone number and other information will be
- verified before placing the order. When the order is complete you will be
- given an ORDER NUMBER. Be sure and write down this order number so you
- can refer to it when discussing this order with your sysop.
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- I could go into further detail about how to use the Online Shopper from a
- users standpoint but it is so self-explanatory that it would be a waste of
- my time to write it and a waste of your time to read it. Just go play with
- it and it will become obvious.
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