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Documentation for AutoADT 1.21
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This is a program I whipped up specifically for my BBS system. It was
never intended for public release. I am releasing it, however, because of
a request by Urban D. Mueller.
AutoADT picks up all the new files from Aminet, adds the short description
to the filenote, and places the files in your local Aminet structure. It
does nothing more, and nothing less. It has no GUI... heck, it isn't even
compiled. But it does work for *ME*, and that's what matters.
I really don't care what you do with it... But I ask one thing. Don't put
your name on my work... If change and re-release this thing, keep my name
in it somewhere, and make sure Osma Ahvenlampi and Dan Murrell, Jr. get
credit too! They wrote the script which I cannabalized to make this one.
Please keep in mind that since this program was not written for general
use, it is VERY UNFORGVING of mistakes made by the user. It has no qualms
about overwriting files that already exist, putting its logs in strange
places, crashing your system, or formatting your hard disks... I suggest
that you be VERY careful when setting up AutoADT, and even take some time
to farmillarize yourself with how my code works.
Configuration
-------------
At the top of the ARexx program (see what I mean? I didn't even bother to
use a config file) you'll see the things that you can muck around with in
the program. It looks sort of like this...
/******* user-editable values ******/
temppath = 'T:' /* Where AutoADT will put its temp
* files. */
rootpath = 'UDBase0:' /* The root of yer Aminet tree */
badpath = 'UDBase0:NewFiles/' /* Where unfilable files will go */
/* PATHNAMES ---MUST--- END IN / or : */
defhostname = 'ftp.netnet.net' /* Default Aminet site */
logfile = 'LOGS:AutoADT.log' /* AutoADT's logfile */
giveup = 0 /* Give up after a failed transfer?
* 0 = no, 1 = yes */
verbosity = -1 /* Want to see more of the FTP
* output? 0 = no, 1 = yes.
* -1 = Show NO FTP output */
If you don't understand these, delete the program right now, and just
pretend you never saw it! You shouldn't be using the program at all,
anyways. So, there's not much else to setting it up. You need to have a
local Aminet tree already set up on your system. That's an important bit.
If you don't, *ALL* the files will go to your bad directory (some sysops
may want this, but I don't).
The first time you run AutoADT, it will pick up all the files in the 7-day
RECENT list. There's nothing you can do about that.
Running AutoADT
---------------
It's an ARexx program. Just launch it with RX. That's all you need to
worry about.
If AutoADT can't find a directory, you'll see an error message on your
screen... The program will continue working, and the file will go to your
bad-directory. I couldn't be bothered cleaning it up. So, if you see
strange errors during the files-run, don't panic.
In Closing
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Well, I think that's just about it.
If you have problems, questions, or suggestions, I'd be quite happy to hear
them. You can drop me an email at jyergaw@julian.uwo.ca... I'll be sure to
reply. Actually, leave me an email even if you simply USE my program. I'm
just interested in knowing how many people I've helped. :)
--- Dan J. Fraser