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- T r a n S c a n (tm)
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- TranScan, 3760 SW Park South Ct. #102, Topeka, KS 66609-2106
- (voice) 913-266-2287 (bbb) 913-266-0781
- (orders only) 800-578-3061
- (Compuserve) 70713,671
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- Copyright (c) 1991-1993 by Craig E. Dunstan
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- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- Revised: April 19, 1993
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- T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- WHY DO I NEED TRANSCAN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- COPYRIGHT NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLING TRANSCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- TRANSCAN'S MENU SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- TRANSCAN'S CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- TRANSCAN'S BUILT-IN EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- EXTERNAL PROGRAMS NEEDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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- CHAPTER 3 - FEATURES IN DEPTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- FILE TIME STAMPING & AGE/DATE REJECTION . . . . . . . . 12
- GIF TESTING AND CONVERTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- VIRUS SCANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- FILE COMPRESSING & CONVERTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- WORK DRIVES, SWAP DRIVES, & MEMORY USAGE . . . . . . . . 15
- TRANSCAN'S LOG FILE (TS.LOG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- TRANSCAN'S DELETE FILE (TS.DEL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- TRANSCAN'S BAD FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- TRANSCAN LIST (TS.LST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- ZIP & ARJ COMMENTS (TS.CMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- TRANSCAN'S NOT FILE (TS.NOT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- TRANSCAN'S DID FILE (TS.DID} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- TRANSCAN'S ADD LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- TRANSCAN AND ZIP VOLUME LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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- APPENDIX - USING TRANSCAN WITH A BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
- USING TRANSCAN WITH A BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
- CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
- POST-UPLOAD(ON-LINE) AND EVENT(OFF-LINE) . . . . . . . . 23
- COMM OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
- FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI & GIF DESCRIPTIONS . . . . . . . . 25
- WILDCAT V3+ & WILDCAT-IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
- PCBOARD V14.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
- GAP BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
- WILDCAT-TD (v2.60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
- VBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
- SEARCHLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
- RBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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- WWIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
- OBLIVION/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
- SPITFIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
- TRIBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
- REMOTE ACCESS V1.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
- REMOTE ACCESS V2.0 GAMMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
- RENEGADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
- PRODOOR V3.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
- TELEGARD
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- SYNCHRONET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
- SUPERBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
- QUICKBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
- POWERBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
- Other BBS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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- UPGRADING TO TRANSCAN v4+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
- TranScan v3.13 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+
- Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
- Catscan v1.3 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+
- Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
- ZipLabWc v1.3 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+
- Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
- ZipLab v1.8b to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for PCBoard Users
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- WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
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- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS (ASP) HUB NETWORK
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- TRANSCAN'S STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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- TRANSCAN JR v4+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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- GIFFY v0.90a BETA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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- CRCTEST v0.90 BETA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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- "TranScan is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
- member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
- does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
- write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442
- or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
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- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
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- HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
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- This manual is organized for use as an initial setup guide and
- reference book. Introductory information on TranScan is followed
- by installation and configuration instructions.
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- Unless you are intimately familiar with TranScan, you should
- probably read this entire manual. TranScan is a very powerful
- and configurable program. There is no substitute for reading
- this reference to become familiar with the numerous features
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- WHY DO I NEED TRANSCAN?
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- Every computer user that transfers files from one system to
- another should be concerned about the spread of computer viruses.
- Today most users implement some form of virus protection on their
- systems. But, many people wrongly assume that their virus
- scanner will detect viruses even in compressed files. They cant!
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- TranScan uncompresses files to their original size so that the
- virus scanner can check for viruses. While doing so it checks
- the file for integrity and can also evaluate the age or date of
- the file. TranScan can also test GIF files for integrity and
- minimum resolution.
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- TranScan recompresses files to your default compression method
- maintaining the file directory structure and volume labels. It
- can delete unwanted files, add files, and add ARJ or ZIP file
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- TranScan provides even more for the SysOp maintaining a Bulletin
- Board Service (BBB). For most BBB software it can process files
- immediately following the upload while the caller is on-line. It
- displays COMM output to the caller, tests files for integrity,
- viruses, age or date, and minimum GIF resolution. It also
- imports FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI and GIF comment files into the BBS
- file database. It can also export user descriptions to a
- DESC.SDI file placed inside the uploaded file. For some BBS
- software packages (like Wildcat) it even writes thank you
- messages to the user.
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- TranScan is packed with features. Each feature can be selected
- from the TranScan configuration menu. On-line context sensitive
- help is available to guide you through every step.
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- Yes, there are programs that can do what TranScan does. But,
- none of them can compare feature for feature. You could use
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- WARRANTY
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- TRANSCAN IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
- WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
- THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF TRANSCAN.
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- COPYRIGHT NOTICE & LICENSE
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- TranScan is distributed as SHAREWARE. Under this concept you may
- use the SHAREWARE (UnRegistered) version for a reasonable period
- of time, which I consider to be 30 days, after which you MUST
- register your copy or discontinue usage all together. The trial
- version contains all features described in the documents and is
- NOT CRIPPLED and will NOT EXPIRE in any way.
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- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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- o Special thanks to all the members of the TranScan Beta Team.
- Their help in finding all the problems with TranScan 4+ is
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- o Thanks also to everyone who has already registered TranScan.
- Your support of shareware has allowed me to devote FULL TIME
- to TranScan.
- o This program was written using Borland Pascal v7.0 from
- Borland International, Scotts Valley, CA.
- o This program uses Async Professional, Object Professional, &
- B-Tree Filer from TurboPower Software, Colorado Springs, CO.
- o ViruScan and NetScan (c) 1989-1993 by McAfee & Associates.
- o PkPak, PkUnPak, PkZip (tm), and PkUnZip (tm) 1986-1993 by
- Phillip W. Katz, PKWARE Inc.
- o LHa and LHarc (c) 1988-1989 by Haruyasu Yoshisaki.
- o Pak (c) 1988-1989 by NoGate Consulting.
- o Zoo (c) 1988 by Rahul Dhesi.
- o Arj (c) 1990-1993 by Robert K. Jung.
- o Hyper (c) 1986-1990 by Dean W. Cooper.
- o GIFLite (c) 1991-1993 by Tsung Hu.
- o GIF2JPG and JPG2GIF (c) 1990-1991.
- o GIF is a trademark of CompuServe.
- o DESQview (c) 1985-1993 by Quarterdeck Office Systems.
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- Any specific hardware/software names used in this manual are the
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- REGISTRATION
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- Registration to TranScan includes:
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- * 90 days free technical support.
- * Registered user access to TranScan BBS.
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- * Free minor upgrades.
- * Free subscription to TranScan Newsletter.
- * Removal of registration reminder screen.
- * Free introductory membership to COMPUSERVE, plus $15 of
- online credit.
- * Several FREE BONUS utilities.
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- To register TranScan, fill out the registration form included on
- this distribution disk (TS.REG) and send with a check or money
- order (in US funds only) for the appropriate amount or complete
- the MasterCard/Visa information. Mail to:
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- Craig E. Dunstan
- TranScan BBS
- 3760 SW Park South Ct #102
- Topeka, Ks. 66609-2106
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- You can also register using MasterCard or Visa by calling the BBS
- at 913-266-0781 or by calling voice at 1-800-578-3061.
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- Upon receipt of the appropriate registration fee we will
- acknowledge the registration by U.S. mail and:
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- * Provide the user with the codes necessary to remove the
- registration reminder screen.
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- * Provide the user with the registration number entitling the
- user to update and telephone support.
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- The registration fee is for the use of a single copy of TranScan
- by ONE individual. TranScan may be used on any computer owned by
- the registered user so long as there is NO possibility of
- TranScan being used at more than one location at the same time.
- Please contact Craig E. Dunstan for information on multiple copy
- registration and site licenses.
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- SUPPORT
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- Registered users of TranScan are entitled to the following
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- * CompuServe - Technical questions and inquiries can be E-
- Mailed to: Craig Dunstan [70713,671].
- * Mail support - You can send all questions and inquiries to
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- TranScan BBB
- 3760 SW Park South Ct. #102
- Topeka, Ks. 66609-2106
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- * Echo Conference Support - You can address questions to Craig
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- Rime-Wildcat
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- * BBS Support - You can log-on to the TranScan BBS by calling
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- * Telephone Support - Registered users may call 913-266-2287
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- Non-Registered users of TranScan may call 913-266-2287 for
- assistance to install a shareware copy of TranScan and evaluate
- it during the 30 day evaluation period. We cannot guarantee
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- CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLING TRANSCAN
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- TranScan was designed to be easy to install. Simply extract
- TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP to a directory in your path. Next, at
- your DOS prompt type the following:
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- Before configuring we recommend you read the rest of Chapter 2
- and Chapter 3 (see page 12). If you will use TranScan with a BBS
- please read the section "USING TRANSCAN WITH A BBS" in the
- Appendix (see page 21).
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- Before running TranScan we recommend you make a backup. Test
- your setup on a few files and see that things are working
- correctly. There are so many options that setting one
- incorrectly could result in un-recoverable loss (unless you have
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- TRANSCAN'S MENU SYSTEM
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- TranScan's menu system is arranged to provide access to the more
- commonly used features first. As you progress through the menu
- the options and features become more advanced. The following
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- MAIN
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- There are five selections at the "Main" menu:
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- Select Pressing <Enter> here activates the "Select" sub-
- menu that allows you to select which files to
- process and what actions you want taken on each of
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- Process Pressing <Enter> here tells TranScan to Process
- the files you selected above. You will notice
- that you cannot move to this option unless you
- have selected a file for processing from the
- "Select" sub-menu.
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- Configure Pressing <Enter> here presents a "Configure" sub-
- menu that allows you to "fine-tune" the way
- TranScan works on your system. You can select
- paths, memory, display, default compressors and
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- Help Pressing <Enter> here activates a "Help" sub-menu.
- There are two options on this sub-menu. The first
- option "About" tells you important information
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- The second option "Help Index" displays an index
- of all the online help topics that are available.
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- Quit Pressing <Enter> here presents a "Quit" sub-menu.
- There are two options on this sub menu as well.
- The first option allows you to "Exit" TranScan.
- If you have made any changes to your configuration
- without saving them you will be prompted as to
- whether or not to save them.
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- The second option "Drop to DOS" allows you to
- temporarily drop to DOS. You can return from DOS
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- The "Select" menu is divided into two sections. The top section
- allows you to select which files, paths, or drives to process.
- The bottom section allows you to select what actions you want
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- FileMask You can change the "FileMask" by pressing <Enter>
- at this prompt. You will then be prompted for the
- "FileMask" you wish to use. The default is "*.*.
- Regardless of whether you select "Files", "Paths"
- or "Drives" each file will be compared with this
- mask before it is processed.
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- Files Press <Enter> here and a file selector will
- appear. It will display a list of files for the
- current directory. You can select a file for
- processing by moving the cursor to the file and
- pressing <space>. You can select or deselect all
- the files by pressing <Ctrl-Enter>. You can also
- change directories by moving the cursor to a
- directory name. However, you can only select
- files from one directory. If you change
- directories your earlier selections will be
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- Speed searching is built-in. To move the cursor
- to a specific file you can start typing the
- filename and the cursor will move to that file.
- The letters you type will appear on the bottom
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- You should notice that the filemask you selected
- will be used to determine which files should
- appear in the selector. The current directory and
- filemask are centered at the top of the frame.
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- You should also notice that the number of files
- selected appears on the bottom of the frame.
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- When you return from this menu by pressing <Enter>
- or <Esc> you will notice the the selector (small
- box character) is in the parenthesis next to
- "Files." If you move to "Paths" or "Drives" the
- selector will move and any prior selections made
- in files will be unselected.
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- Occasionally TranScan will report "Too Many
- Files!" This means that there was not enough
- memory to load all the files in the directory
- selected into memory. In this case you should
- either select "Paths" or "Drives" to process the
- files or use TranScan from the DOS prompt.
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- Paths Press <Enter> here and a file directory selector
- will appear. You select which directories you
- want processed by pressing the <space>. You can
- select or deselect all the files by pressing
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- Speed searching is built-in. To move the cursor
- to a specific path you can start typing the
- pathname and the cursor will move to that path.
- The letters you type will appear on the bottom
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- The number of paths selected will appear centered
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- TranScan defaults to the paths on the current
- drive. To process paths on a different drive
- simply exit TranScan and change drives. Then
- restart TranScan.
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- Drives Press <Enter> here and a drive selector will
- appear. TranScan will attempt to determine if the
- drive is ready and if so what "Disk Type" it is.
- It will also try to determine the disk capacity,
- amount free, and what percent is free. You select
- the drives for processing by pressing <space>.
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- "Drive Type Unknown". You can still select these
- drives by pressing <space>.
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- Speed searching is built-in. To move the cursor
- to a specific drive just type the drive letter and
- the cursor will move to that drive.
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- The number of drives presented in the list is
- based on your setting of "LastDrive" command in
- your CONFIG.SYS. Consult your DOS manual for more
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- Time Limit You can establish a time limit for TranScan to
- continue processing. Just enter the time in hours
- and minutes and make sure that the selector (box
- character) appears in the brackets. TranScan will
- process files until this time limit is reached or
- it runs out of files. It will continue processing
- the file it is working on however.
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- Virus Scan You can select whether or not processing will
- include Virus Scanning using your selected virus
- scanners. One example of when this might be
- necessary is when you have already scanned the
- files but you wish to convert them to another
- archive format.
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- Compress You can select whether or not processing will
- include Compressing and Converting with this
- option. You should also notice that your default
- compression method is displayed at this prompt.
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- GIF & JPG You can select whether or not GIF & JPG processing
- will take place. What processes occur are further
- determined by your selections in the
- configuration.
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- Add File
- Comment You can select whether or not a ZIP or ARJ comment
- will be added to the file after processing.
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- The options you select here will be saved if you save the
- configuration. In this way the options you use most frequently
- will always be available.
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- This is like TranScan's "GO" button. After you have made your
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- TranScan will spring into life. You can abort processing by
- pressing the <ESC> key (note that TranScan will finish processing
- the current file before aborting).
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- If there are no files, paths, or drives selected this option will
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- TRANSCAN'S CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP
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- TranScan has an extensive help system. At any prompt simply
- press <F1> to activate the help. The following options are
- available within the help system.
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- <F1> Index
- <AltF1> Previous Topic
- <AltZ> Zoom
- <PgDn> Next Page
- <PgUp> Prev Page
- <Esc> Exit
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- In addition you can use the <Tab> key for items listed in the
- "See Also:" section. Then press "Enter" to move to that cross
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- TRANSCAN'S BUILT-IN EDITOR
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- At all prompts in the configuration menu that requires an ASCII
- text file you can use TranScan's built-in editor. The following
- editing commands are available:
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- For Example: ^K represents Control-K
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- Cursor Movement
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- <^Left> <^A> Cursor left one word
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- <Home> <^Q><S> Cursor to beginning of line
- <End> <^Q><D> Cursor to end of line
- <Up> <^E> Cursor up one line
- <Down> <^X> Cursor down one line
- <^W> Scroll up one line
- <^Z> Scroll down one line
- <PgUp> <^R> Page up
- <PgDn> <^C> Page down
- <^Home> <^Q><E> Cursor to top of edit window
- <^End> <^Q><X> Cursor to bottom of edit window
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- <^Y> Delete current line
- <^Q><Y> Delete from cursor to end of line
- <^T> Delete word
- <Enter <^M> Start a new line
- <^N> Insert a new line
- <Tab> <^I> Move cursor to next tab stop
- <^P> Insert control character. Example:
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- <^O><I> Toggle auto-indent mode on/off
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- <^K><G> Global Reformat *
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- EXTERNAL PROGRAMS NEEDED
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- You are not required to have any of the programs listed below,
- however, the functionality of TranScan will be severely limited
- if any of them are missing. You can obtain copies of these files
- by calling TRANSCAN BBS at 913-266-0781. All of these files are
- located in area #3 in the "TranScan Support" files area.
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- EXE FILE VERS ARCHIVE EXPLANATION
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- SCAN.EXE 102 SCANV102.ZIP ViruScan program by McAfee
- & Assoc
- ARJ.EXE 2.30 ARJ230.EXE Process *.ARJ files
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- DWC.EXE 5.10 DWC-A510.EXE Process *.DWC files
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- HYPER.EXE 2.5 HYPER25.EXE Process *.HYP files
- LHA.EXE 2.13 LHA213.EXE Process *.LZH files
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- PAK.EXE 2.51 PAK251.EXE Process *.PAK & *.SDN
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- PKUNPAK.EXE
- PKZIP.EXE 2.04 PK204G.EXE Process *.ZIP files
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- GIFLITE.EXE 2.00 GFLTE200.ZIP Process *.GIF files
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- CHAPTER 3 - FEATURES IN DEPTH
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- FILE TIME STAMPING & AGE/DATE REJECTION
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- TranScan's "Time Stamping" feature is completely configurable by
- the user. To select your option go to "Configure-TranScan
- Options". In this section we will be discussing the following
- prompts:
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- Time Stamp Method: Keep
- Age or Date Reject: None
- Max Age in Days: 0
- Rejection Date: 01/01/00
- Date Test GIF Files: N
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- TranScan will Time Stamp the compressed file based on your
- selection here. Options include:
- Keep Keep the original file date.
- Current Stamp the file with the current date.
- Oldest Stamp the file with the date of the Oldest file in
- the archive.
- OldestEXE Stamp the file with the date of the Oldest EXE
- file in the archive.
- Youngest Stamp the file with the date of the Youngest file
- in the archive.
- YoungestEXE Stamp the file with the date of the Youngest EXE
- file in the archive.
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- For example assume the current date is April 1, 1993 and the time
- is 03:00 am. The following archive would result with the
- following time stamps:
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- FileName Date Time Time Stamp
- SAMPLE.ZIP 01/01/93 12:00 am Keep
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- - VENDOR.DOC 01/01/89 12:00 am Oldest
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- - UTIL.EXE 01/01/90 12:00 am Oldest EXE
- - PRGM.EXE 01/01/91 12:00 am Youngest EXE
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- Computer Clock 04/01/93 03:00 am Current
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- How you set this option also affects the Age/Date Rejection.
- With TranScan you can reject files that are older than a specific
- date or number of days. Your choices are "None", "Age" or
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- "Max Age in Days" to accept. If you select "Date" you will then
- be asked to select the "Rejection Date". All files "Time
- Stamped" older than this number of days or date will be rejected.
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- You also have the option of testing GIF files for Age/Date
- rejection. If you select "N" for "Date Test GIF Files?" then GIF
- files will NOT be tested for age/date. If you select "Y" then
- all GIF files must also meet your age/date test.
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- GIF TESTING AND CONVERTING
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- TranScan has the ability to detect and test GIF files for
- Integrity, Resolution, and GIF comments. In this section we will
- be discussing the following "Configuration-TranScan Option"
- prompts:
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- Date Test GIF Files? N
- Min. GIF Resolution[WxHxC]: 0x 0x 0
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- TranScan has GIF Integrity testing built in. It tests all GIF
- files against the GIF87a and GIF89a standards. It cannot
- determine if the picture is good or bad, but it can determine if
- the GIF file meets the entire standard.
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- "Date Test GIF Files?" allows you to determine if your GIF files
- must meet the same age/date requirements you impose on other
- files.
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- "Min. GIF Resolution[WxHxC]" allows you to select the minimum
- height and width and number of colors in the color pallette for
- all GIFs. TranScan determines the GIF Resolution as it is
- testing the file for integrity. If the file falls below your
- required Minimum resolution the file will fail.
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- TranScan also detects if the GIF has been compressed using
- GIFLite. If it has and you have selected to GIFLite all GIF
- files TranScan will NOT run GIFLite on this file. If it has not
- then it will GIFLite this file.
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- You can also select converting GIF files to JPG and vice versa.
- These selections are made from "Configuration-External Programs-
- Gif Jpg Set-Up".
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- VIRUS SCANNING
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- TranScan can use almost any kind of Virus Scanner to process
- files after they are UnCompressed. You select and/or configure
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- One of the most popular virus scanners is ViruScan by McAfee and
- Associates. If you are running TranScan on a network you will
- need to use their NETSCAN.EXE program instead of SCAN.EXE.
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- TranScan always sends the file path as the first parameter. It
- detects the errorlevel of the scanner program and if the
- errorlevel is zero the scan passed. If the errorlevel was not
- zero the scan failed.
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- FILE COMPRESSING & CONVERTING
-
- There are several options in TranScan that control the
- Compressing and Converting of files. This discussion will focus
- on the following prompts found in "Configure-TranScan Options":
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- Default Compression Method: ZIP
- ...
- Exclude ReCompressing Def? N
- Compress Non-Compressed? N
- Convert Imbedded Files? N
- Convert Self Extract Files? N
- Convert -AV Stamped Files? *N
- ...
- * Options to be added in a future version.
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- Your selection of "Default Compression Method:" determines the
- Compression Method your files will be converted to. For example,
- if you select "ZIP" then "ARJ" files will be converted to "ZIP
- files.
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- "Exclude ReCompressing Def?" determines whether or not files in
- the default compression method will be ReCompressed by TranScan.
- For example, if your "Default Compression Method:" is "ZIP" and
- TranScan processes a "ZIP" file, it will only ReCompress the file
- if this option is set to "N".
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- It should be noted that selecting to "Y" can adversly affect the
- deleting of selected files to an archive. If you have files
- listed in your TS.DEL file TranScan can only delete these files
- if it will ReCompress the archive when it is finished scanning it
- (see page 16).
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- "Compress Non-Compressed?" gives you the ability to convert text
- and other non-compressed files to your default compression
- method.
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- you select "Y" to "Convert Imbedded Files?" TranScan will Convert
- these files to your default format. You should note that doing
- this may cause problems with some self installing programs.
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- "Convert Self Extract Files?" tells TranScan whether or not you
- want those Self Extracting files (like PKZ204G.EXE) changed to
- your default format or not (like PKZ204G.ZIP).
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- "Convert -AV Stamped files?" is an option that will be added in a
- future version of TranScan.
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- WORK DRIVES, SWAP DRIVES, & MEMORY USAGE
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- The "Work Drive" is where all temporary directories will be
- cereated and files extracted. If you have a 2MB RAM (Random
- Access Memory) Drive you might wish to select this drive as your
- work drive. This will speed up processing tremendously. I would
- recommend a minimum of 2MB free for your Work Drive.
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- The "Swap Drive" is where TranScan will be swapped out if EMS is
- not to be used or is not available. TranScan swaps out of memory
- every time it calls an external program for processing. Again,
- if you do not use EMS but you have a RAM drive with at least 5K
- you might wish to select this drive. Again, this will speed up
- processing tremendously. I would recommend a minimium of 5K free
- for your Swap Drive.
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- In the "Configure-Memory Set-Up" the following prompts are
- available:
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- Add To Overlay Buffer: 0
- Use EMS for Overlay? Y
- Use EMS for External Swap? Y
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- I recommend you do not change the "Add To Overlay Buffer: 0."
- TranScan's Overlay handling has been optimized for speed using
- it's preset Overlay Buffer Size.
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- I recommend you allow TranScan to use EMS for both Overlays and
- External Swapping. EMS memory is much faster than Disk Drive
- Access so it will speed up the program significantly. If
- TranScan does not detect EMS it will use your disk drive.
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- TranScan tries to use EMS memory whenever it is available and as
- much as available. When EMS memory is not available it must use
- virtual memory which in most cases is DISK space. For example,
- if sufficient memory is available TranScan will load the Overlay
- File into EMS. It will also SWAP the program out of memory into
- EMS before running any external programs like PKUNZIP.EXE. If
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- you are concerned about TranScan using more than its fair share
- of EMS you can change the amount available to any given window
- from the ADVANCED OPTIONS in DESQview. The value to change is
- "Maximum Expanded Memory Size (in K):". Every BBS configuration
- is different, but here at TranScan BBS (running Wildcat v3.6) I
- have set this value to 1000 without any noticeable increase in
- processing time.
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- TRANSCAN'S LOG FILE (TS.LOG)
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- TranScan maintains a log of its activity in this file. The log
- displays the filename of each file processed and any error
- messages sent during processing. It sumarizes each run with the
- number of files and bytes processed and the number of bytes saved
- or lost due to processing (recompressing, converting, deleting
- files, adding files or comments, etc.). It also summarizes the
- total external and internal time of processing.
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- See the appendix (see page 42) for a list of all error messages
- that might appear in the TranScan Log.
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- TRANSCAN'S DELETE FILE (TS.DEL)
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- During ReCompression or Converting TranScan can delete files it
- finds in the TS.DEL list file. This file is a simple ASCII text
- file with each entry on a seperate line. You can use wildcards
- in this list like "*" and "?". Be careful what files and masks
- you include in this list. If TranScan finds the file in the
- archive it will delete it. For example:
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- R&E???.AD?
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- You can also put a file's CRC value here instead of a name. Many
- BBSs change the filename of their BBS.AD but not the ad itself.
- That means the filename changes but the CRC does not. Registered
- users can use a BONUS utility called CRCTEST available at
- TRANSCAN BBS to determine this CRC value. For this feature to
- work you also need to set Configure-TranScan Options "Duplicate
- File CRC Test?" to "Y".
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- TRANSCAN'S BAD FILE
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- TranScan maintains a list of all files that it fails due to
- Integrity, Viruses, Age or Minimum GIF Resolution. It writes the
- filename and path to this file.
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- TRANSCAN LIST (TS.LST)
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- You can also create an ASCII text file containing file paths and
- names of files you wish processed in this list. You then run
- TranScan from the command line as follows:
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- TranScan will process the files and then delete this list.
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- ZIP & ARJ COMMENTS (TS.CMT)
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- TranScan uses TS.CMT as your ARJ or ZIP comment. You should make
- this comment as small as possible. File comments are attached to
- ARJ and ZIP fles without compression. If your comment is 500
- bytes and you attach it to 100 files you will take up 50K of your
- disk space per file.
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- TranScan strips comments from ZIP files BEFORE uncompressing.
- You can have TranScan strip comments from ARJ files by making
- TS.CMT a Zero Byte file. To do this select a filename, enter the
- editor <F4>, press the <space> bar once then <F2> to save the
- file and <ESC> to exit. You should now have an extreemly small
- file comment.
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- TranScan will strip comments from Imbedded ARJ and ZIP files only
- when ReCompressing or Converting.
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- TRANSCAN'S NOT FILE (TS.NOT)
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- This file is a list of all the directories and file names you do
- not want TranScan to process. In this way you can protect files
- or whole file areas or drives from having their files
- accidentally deleted or converted. Possible directories you
- might include here would be directories of old but still valuable
- files, directories of files with author AV stamps attached to
- them, etc. Wildcard characters like "*" and "?" are acceptable.
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- This file is a list of all the files TranScan has processed (if
- the "List files already DID?" option in the "TranScan Options"
- sub-menu is selected). This keeps TranScan from processing a
- file more than once. Wildcard characters like "*" and "?" are
- acceptable.
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- TRANSCAN'S ADD LIST
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- This sub-menu in TranScan "Configuration" includes the full file
- path and name of ASCII text files you want added to each archive
- TranScan processes. Possible uses might include a BBS or User
- Group ad. You can edit these files using the built in editor by
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- ReCompressed or Converted. TranScan will not add files to
- imbedded or self extracting files.
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- TRANSCAN AND ZIP VOLUME LABELS
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- A TranScan user suggested the following for retaining volume
- labels. He uses a RAM DRIVE as his "Work Drive" (suggested
- minimum is 2MB). He added a -$ to the command line for
- PKUNZIP.EXE and -$E to the command line for PKZIP.EXE. The "E"
- is the drive letter for his RAM DRIVE.
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- volume label. When it compresses them again it changes the
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- TranScan offers a complete set of command line options to allow
- users to create special batch files to automate processing. Many
- options are logically grouped together. In these cases you
- follow the first option with a comma followed by the next option.
- In these cases it is important not to put any spaces between the
- comma and the second options. For example:
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- c:\upload\test.zip Filename passed to TranScan.
- /P1,$03F8,4,T Port information TranScan uses to display
- info out the COMM Port:
- 1 = Port Number
- $03F8 = Base Address
- 4 = Irq
- T = Use RtsCts flow control.
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- /M Force display to Monocrome Mode
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- CONVERSION OPTIONS
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- /Cext[,exclude][,everything]
- ext is the file extension of the default
- compression method (ZIP, ARJ, ZOO, etc) or NONE if
- no converting or compressing should be done.
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- exclude recompressing files already in the default
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- to compress all non-compressed (*.TXT, *.DOC, etc)
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- /Adays days is the maximum file age in days that will be
- accepted.
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- /R[none or rename or delete or move][,MoveToPath]
- defines what rejection action to take. If "move"
- is selected you must also include the MoveToPath.
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- /T[C or K or Y or o or YE or OE][,UpdateBBS]
- C for Current time
- K for Keep
- Y for Youngest
- O for Oldest
- YE for Youngest EXE
- OE for Oldest EXE
- [,updateBBS] T or F for updating the BBS File Date
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- (see Page 24 for more information)
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- /D or /D- Use TS.DID file or Don't use TS.DID file
- /Mminutes Process only for so many minutes
- /S Process Sub-Directories
- /L Process TS.LST file
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- TRANSCAN'S ERRORLEVELS
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- 0 Ok!
- 1 Virus Detected!
- 2 Integrity Error!
- 3 Age Rejection!
- 4 File Already Exists!
- 5 External Program Not Found!
- 6 External Program Error!
- 7 Failed Min. GIF Resolution Test!
- 15 User Abort!
- 16 User Above Min. Sec. Level!
- 17 Timer Expired!
- 20 Out of Memory!
- 21 Fatal Error!
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- TRANSCAN'S ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
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- SET TSCFG=
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- You can include this environment variable before running TranScan
- to use a different TranScan configuration file. Just include the
- full path and filename to the new configuration file. TranScan
- will create this file if it does not exist and you can configure
- it. For example:
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- This might be your configuration file for using TranScan with
- Wildcat. You might have a seperate configuration file for
- Qmodem-Pro, etc.
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- You can return to the default configuration file "TS.CFG" located
- in the same directory as TranScan (TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP)
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- APPENDIX - USING TRANSCAN WITH A BBS
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- Display Update Write to Send
- Convert
- BBS Type COMM BBS Activity Mssg to
- Files
- Output Database Log User
- Wildcat v3+ & YES
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- Convert
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- USING TRANSCAN WITH A BBS
- TranScan was originaly designed to work with the Wildcat v3+ BBS.
- From the beginning SysOps running other BBS software have
- requested that TranScan be written to work with their BBS
- software too. TranScan v4+ was designed with this objective in
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- CONFIGURATION
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- Configuring TranScan to work with a BBS is extreemely easy. Most
- of the options you need have been pre-set for you based on the
- most popular configurations. Based on your selection for "BBS"
- the configurable items available to your BBS will be displayed
- for configuration. If you are not able to move the cursor to an
- item on the "BBS Set-Up" menu that indicates that item is not
- available for your BBS at this time.
-
- On-line context sensitive help is available at every prompt. I
- recommend you use the on-line help as you select each prompt.
-
-
- POST-UPLOAD(ON-LINE) AND EVENT(OFF-LINE)
-
- With TranScan there are basically two different times when you
- can process files in a BBS environment.
-
- POST-UPLOAD(ON-LINE)
-
- Post-Upload file processing is becomming more and more popular
- with most of the BBS software packages these days. The BBS
- provides a DOS batch file that is run immediately following the
- upload. The BBS usually passes the filename to the batch file as
- a batch environment variable or file list. Many BBSs also pass
- node and port information to the batch file either thru a door
- file or an environment variable.
-
- The BBS detects success or failure in one of several different
- ways. Some boards look for a particular file to determine
- success or failure. Others look for an errorlevel while some
- expect the file to be moved or deleted if it fails.
-
- EVENT (OFF-LINE)
-
- Some BBS programs can delay part of the file processing to be
- done off-line. For example re-compressing, converting, or
- processing GIF/JPG files. If your BBS allows off-line processing
- you can select "CompressOffLine?" and "Do GIF/JPGs OffLine?" from
- the BBS Set-Up menu. After TranScan completes the initial
- processing in the POST-UPLOAD process it will write the full
- filename and path to your TS.LST file. You should create an
-
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- event to allow TranScan to complete processing (re-compressing,
- converting, processing GIF/JPGs). The command line for this
- event is as follows:
-
- TS -L
-
- Some BBSs offer a batch file that is called between calls. Many
- SysOps like to run "TS -L" in this batch file so that the files
- are uploaded off-line but immediately after the caller logs off.
- Other BBSs offer daily timed events. TranScan can process the
- list in a timed event as well. If TranScan does not detect the
- TS.LST file it will simply exit.
-
-
- COMM OUTPUT
-
- TranScan can provide COMM output during the POST-UPLOAD process
- so that your on-line caller can watch TranScan test their upload.
- In some cases TranScan determines the port information directly
- from the BBS through the use of a DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS,
- PCBOARD.DAT, or other similar door file. In other cases TranScan
- determines the port information from an environment variable or
- batch file variable (%1, %2, etc). Please refer to your specific
- BBS information below.
-
- The TranScan command line to display COMM output is as follows:
-
- /Pport,base,irq,RtsCts
-
- port = COMM port number
- base = base address in hex
- irq = irq interupt
- RtsCts = Hardware Flow Control (T or F)
-
- For the DIGI board the command line is as follows:
-
- /Pport,DIGI
-
- port = COMM port number
-
- The following are example settings based on established IBM PC
- (and de facto) standards:
-
- /P1,$03F8,4,T
- /P2,$02F8,3,T
- /P3,$03E8,4,T
- /P4,$02E8,3,T
-
- The following are example settings based on established IMB PS/2
- standards:
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- /P1,$03F8,4,T
- /P2,$02F8,3,T
- /P3,$3220,3,T
- /P4,$3228,3,T
- /P5,$4220,3,T
- /P6,$4228,3,T
- /P7,$5220,3,T
- /P8,$5228,3,T
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI & GIF DESCRIPTIONS
-
- The way TranScan handles FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and GIF
- descriptions has proven to be one of it's most powerful features
- (this feature is only available with some BBSs). To understand
- what it does with these files you should first understand what
- these files are.
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ was created by Clark Development (PCBoard BBS) for
- use with their PCBDescribe utility. It is a means for BBS
- callers to upload a file without having to manually type in a
- file description. It has since been accepted more-or-less as the
- "standard" archive file description. The general opinion is that
- FILE_ID.DIZ files should ONLY be added by the program AUTHOR.
-
- The file consists of straight ASCII text, up to 10 lines of text,
- each line being no more than 45 characters long. It should not
- contain any blank lines, any form of centering or formatting, or
- any HI-ASCII or ANSI charcters. It is recommended that it
- consist of 5 basic parts:
- 1. The proper name of the program.
- 2. The version number.
- 3. The "<ASP>" identifier (optional, for ASP
- members).
- 4. The description seperator "-".
- 5. The description.
-
- The description should attempt to FULLY describe the program,
- including its most important functions and features. The author
- should attempt to use the first two lines to give a basic
- description because many BBS Software programs only use the first
- 60 to 80 characters.
-
- DESC.SDI
-
- I have not been able to find out much about DESC.SDI files. Some
- sources indicate that this file should be a single line of text
- and yet others describe a text file several lines long. Unlike
- the FILE_ID.DIZ it seems appropriate for NON-AUTHORS to add these
- files.
-
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- In addition to reading these files TranScan will create these
- files based on the description entered by the user if there is
- neither a FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI file (available only with some
- BBS software).
-
- GIF DESCRIPTIONS
-
- GIF standard 89a added the possibility of putting text comments
- inside GIF files. GIFFY-"The GIF Comment Editor", written by the
- Author of TranScan, is a BONUS utility for registered TranScan
- users to view and edit GIF comments.
-
- TRANSCAN & DESCRIPTION FILES
-
- Because so few people follow the above described standards,
- TranScan will accept and process FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and GIF
- descriptions of any size and format. It will strip HI_ASCII and
- ANSI characters, and extra spaces from the description and use
- word wrapping to import the description to the BBS (available
- only with some BBS software).
-
- WILDCAT V3+ & WILDCAT-IM
-
- TranScan provides direct support for Wildcat v3+ and Wildcat-IM
- including updating the file database, writing messages to users,
- reading COMM information from MAKEWILD.DAT and environment
- variables, and writing to the Wildcat activity log.
-
- SCANFILE.BAT
-
- Create a SCANFILE.BAT file in the Wildcat home directory (where
- MAKEWILD.DAT lives) as follows:
-
- TS %1
-
- TranScan receives the filename from Wildcat through the %1
- environment variable. It reads the node, port, and file
- information by reading a combination of the following Wildcat
- files. MAKEWILD.DAT, CONFDESC.DAT, ALLFILES.DAT, ALLFILES.IX,
- DOOR.SYS and USERINFO.DAT. If a virus is detected it writes a
- SCANFILE.BAD file in the NODEx directory. Wildcat detects the
- presence of this file upon return and rejects the file.
-
- UPDATE FILE DATABASE DATE
-
- In the TranScan BBS Set-Up you have the option of updating the
- Wildcat File Database Date. If this is selected TranScan will
- change the file date in Wildcat to match the date of the actual
- file. This is the date after TranScan has "Time Stamped" the
- file using your default time stamp method.
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- I recommend that you select "N" for this option. Selecting "Y"
- will change the filedate in Wildcat from the date and time of
- upload to the actual date of the file. This means that the [N]ew
- file search in Wildcat will no longer work correctly.
-
- So, why is this feature available. This works great when you are
- doing a large scale conversion of your entire file database. In
- this way you could FRESHEN your Wildcat filedate to display the
- actual file dates for all your older files.
-
- MESSAGES TO USERS
-
- TranScan has the ability to send messages directly to users
- through the use of *.IMP files. You should extract the *.IMP
- files from the WILDCAT.ZIP file and place them in the same
- directory as your MSG000.DAT file (usually c:\wc30\msg). Be sure
- to edit these files to suit your taste.
-
- You will notice that these files have "@" codes. Wildcat uses
- these codes to display user and system specific information when
- it displays the message. I am often asked why it displays the
- SySop's statistics instead of the User's. The reason, of course,
- is that it displays the statistics of the person viewing the
- file. When the user displays the file it displays their first
- name (@FIRST@) and their file statistics.
-
- TranScan is designed to only send one Thank You message even on
- multiple uploads. It will send a message if it encounters a
- problem and display the filename that caused the problem in the
- subject of those messages.
-
- AUTONODE
-
- If you use the AUTONODE feature of Wildcat you will need to
- create a SCANFILE.RUN file in each node directory (NODE1, NODE2,
- etc.) as follows:
-
- cd\wc30\wcwork\node1 rem or node2 or node3 etc.
- TS %1
-
- OFF-LINE PROCESSING
-
- If you selected "Y" to either "Compress OffLine?" or "Do GIF/JPGs
- OffLine?" you will need to add the following to either your
- POSTCALL.BAT or daily event batch file:
-
- TS -L
-
- It is important to complete Off-Line processing before moving
- files to other directories on your BBS. Some SysOps add the
-
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- above command line to a SYSOP1.BAT file so that they can process
- the files before moving them. If this is done remotely TranScan
- will display output through the COMM port durring this
- processing.
-
- TRANSCAN & WCPRO
-
- For the reasons stated above in Off-Line processing, you may wish
- to create a batch file to invoke WCPRO. In this way you are
- certain to complete Off-Line processing before moving files. The
- following is an example:
-
- cd\wc30
- TS -L
- WCPRO
-
- TRANSCAN & ORPHAN FILES
-
- An Orphan file is a file that is in a valid Wildcat file
- directory path that is not yet in the Wildcat file database.
- TranScan can add Orphan files to your Wildcat database "on the
- fly". Here at TranScan BBS I have my QMPRO configured to put all
- downloads in my wildcat UPLOADS directory. I have created a
- AMPRO.BAT file as follows:
-
- cd\qmpro
- QMPRO
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOADS\*.* -D
-
- TranScan checks all the files in the UPLOADS directory against
- the list of files (TS.DID) that it has already processed. If it
- finds a file that it has not already processed it will TranScan
- it for viruses, recompress it, and then add the new file and
- description (if there was one) to your Wildcat database. This
- eliminates any need to use the LOCAL UPLOAD feature in Wildcat.
- In fact, you could have QMPRO.BAT run WCPRO.BAT right after
- TranScan so that you would not forget to move these new uploads
- to their proper directories.
-
- UPDATING YOUR ALLFILES.ZIP FILE DATE
-
- TranScan can update the filedate in Wildcat of your ALLFILES.ZIP
- file quite easily. After creating or updating this file in your
- daily event call TranScan with the following command line:
-
- TS C:\path\ALLFILES.ZIP /TK,T
-
- The /TK,T tells TranScan to KEEP the TimeStamp of the file and
- the "T" tells TranScan to UPDATE the BBS filedate.
-
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- RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO WCTEXT.DAT
-
- I recommend you change the prompts in your WCTEXT.DAT file if you
- are using TranScan.
-
- Prompt #578: Scanning/testing @SUB@, please wait...
- Change to:
- Scanning/testing with TranScan. Please wait...
- Prompt #579: @0E@@SUB@ - FAILED!
- Change to:
- @0E@@SUB@ - FAILED TranScan integrity/date/virus check!
- Prompt #580: @0E@@SUB@ - PASSED!
- Change to:
- @0E@@SUB@ - PASSED TranScan integrity/date/virus check!
-
- PROBLEM SOLVING WITH WILDCAT
-
- 1) The most common problem encountered with the Wildcat Set-Up
- involves finding the MAKEWILD.DAT. Your \WC30 directory MUST be
- in your path!
-
- 2) There should only be one copy of MAKEWILD.DAT on your system.
- It is quite common to find extra MAKEWILD.DAT files on a system.
- This is caused by running MAKEWILD.EXE from a directory other
- than \WC30. This can be avoided by creating a batch file to call
- MAKEWILD.EXE. I have created the following MAKEWILD.BAT and
- located it in my root directory on drive C: (which is also the
- first directory in my path statement):
-
- c:
- cd\wc30
- makewild.exe
-
- 3) Another common problem involves running TranScan when another
- node is active without defining a new NodeId. This usually
- happens under DESQview when a user opens the BIG DOS window and
- runs TranScan or WcPro. You can avoid problem like this by going
- into DESQview's "Change Program" for the "Big DOS" window and
- changing the following:
-
- Program...: Set
-
- Parameters: wcnodeid=250
-
- Directory.: c:\wc30
- It is important to note that users with the SINGLE line version
- of Wildcat MUST NEVER run Wildcat and TranScan at the same time.
-
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- PCBOARD V14.5
-
- TranScan provides support for PCBoard BBSs. It will display COM
- ouput reading the PCBOARD.DAT and PCBOARD.SYS files for port
- information. It will also update the UPDESC. file importing
- FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and GIF descriptions. Many other features
- are not available but will be added in the near future.
-
- PCBTEST.BAT
-
- Create a PCBTEST.BAT file in the PCBoard home directory (where
- PCBOARD.DAT lives) as follows:
-
- TS %1 /%2,%3 /CNONE
-
- TranScan will read the PCBOARD.DAT and PCBOARD.SYS files for port
- information. It will receive the filename from the %1 variable,
- "UPLOAD" or "TEST" from the %2 variable, and the full path and
- filename to the UPDESC file in the %3 variable. "/CNONE" tells
- TranScan to not convert the files online.
-
- After processing TranScan will write a PCBFAIL.TXT file if the
- file failed. It will update the UPDESC. file importing the
- FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and GIF descriptions.
-
- PROBLEM SOLVING WITH PCBOARD
-
- 1) It is extreemely important that you use the /SWAP variable in
- the PCB environment. For example:
-
- SET PCB=/SWAP
-
-
- GAP BBS
-
- TranScan provides COMM output for GAP. It also imports the
- FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and GIF descriptions. Other features will
- be added at a future date.
-
- Create a new UPCHECK.BAT file as follows:
-
- IF %6==0 TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T
- IF NOT %6==0 TS %1
-
- If the file is failed it should be moved or deleted. GAP will
- notice the file is missing and fail the upload and display
- "...failed the integrity check." TranScan can convert the file
- online and GAP will recognize the changed file extension.
-
- TranScan creates a DESC.SDI file in the Upload Directory Path.
-
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- It creates this file from either a FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, or GIF
- description found inside the archive. GAP reads this file and
- imports it into the file description and key words.
-
-
- WILDCAT-TD (v2.60)
-
- TranScan provides limited support for Wildcat-TD (test drive
- v2.60) BBS. It will display COM output when used with External
- Uploads. It will NOT update databses, import FILE_ID.DIZ,
- DESC.SDI, or GIF descriptions. There are no plans to support
- these features in the future for Wildcat Test Drive.
-
- The following is an example external upload batch file for
- ZModem:
-
-
- cd\wildcat\ep
- dsz port %2 speed %1 RZ %3
- copy %3 %4
- Del %3
- if %2==1 TS %5 /P1,$03F8,4,T /CNONE
- if %2==2 TS %5 /P2,$02F8,3,T /CNONE
-
- For files that are uploaded from internal protocols you will need
- to run TranScan on those directories. It is suggested that you
- set the"List files already DID?" to "Y" in the Configure-TranScan
- Options. This will keep TranScan from processing files more than
- once. The following is a sample batch file:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOADS\*.* C:\FILES\PRIVATE\*.* /CNONE
-
- Note that you can include up to 10 filemasks on the TranScan
- command line.
-
- VBBS
-
- TranScan only provides COM output for VBBS BBSs at this time.
- Many other features are not available but will be added in the
- near future.
-
- The following is an example NEWUPLD.BAT file:
-
- TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T /CNONE
-
-
- SEARCHLIGHT
-
- TranScan provides COM output for Searchlight BBSs. Just set the
-
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- Searchlight Autodoor to run TranScan as follows:
-
-
- Upload Autodoor
-
- 1. Command..........D:\ts d:\bbs\uploads.bbs\*.* /P1,$03F8,4,T
- 2. Directory path...D:\bbs\uploads.bbs\
- 3. Communications support..none
- 4. Abort method.....none
- 5. Write protection.no
-
- If TranScan rejects a file, it is moved to a hold directory and
- the BBS will report an aborted upload since no files reached the
- regular Uploads directory.
-
- Importing file descriptions through the use of Searchlight's
- UPLIST.BBS file will be available in a future version.
-
- RBBS
-
- At this time RBBS does not leave enough memory available to run
- TranScan while a caller is on-line. You should run TranScan from
- a daily event as follows:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOADS\*.* /D /CNONE
-
-
- GTPOWER
-
- TranScan only provides COM output for GTPower BBSs at this time.
- Many other features are not available but will be added in the
- future.
-
- The following is an example GT_VSCAN.BAT file:
-
-
- if %2==1 TS /P1,$03F8,4,T /LC:\GTLOG\GT_RECV.LOG /CNONE
- if %2--2 TS /P2,$02F8,3,T /LC:\GTLOG\GT_RECV.LOG /CNONE
- REM >C:\GTLOG\GTRECV.LOG
-
- Processing could also be done off-line by using GTLOGOFF.BAT as
- follows:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOADS\*.* /D /CNONE
-
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- WWIV
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- At this time WWIV does not leave enough memory available to run
- TranScan while a caller is on-line. You should run TranScan from
- a daily event as follows:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOADS\*.* /D /CNONE
-
- OBLIVION/2
-
- TranScan only provides COMM output for Oblivion/2 BBSs at this
- time. Many other features are not available but will be added in
- the near future.
-
- The following is an example MAINTAIN.BAT :
-
-
- TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T
-
- SPITFIRE
-
- Spitfire does not have a Post-Upload hook that allows testing
- files immediately after upload. However, this processing can be
- done from the External Upload batch files (SFEXTUPA.BAT,
- SFEXTUPB.BAT, etc.) and after a caller hangs up (SFINIT.BAT).
- You could also process the files in a daily event.
-
- The following is an example ZModem upload batch file for using
- TranScan during an External Upload:
-
-
- BRK OFF
- ECHO OFF
- CD\SF\EXTERNAL
- DSZ.COM %2 restrict rz
- if %2==1 TS /P1,$03F8,4,T %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 /CNONE /D
- if %2==2 TS /P2,$02F8,3,T %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 /CNONE /D
- CD\SF
- BRK ON
-
- The following is an example SFINIT.BAT or event batch file:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOAD\*.* /CNONE /D
-
- TRIBBS
-
- TranScan only provides COMM output for TriBBS BBSs at this time.
- Many other features are not available but will be added in the
- future. The following is an example UPLOAD.BAT file for TriBBS:
-
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- TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T
-
- If the file is failed it should be moved or deleted.
-
- REMOTE ACCESS V1.11
-
- Remote Access v1.11 does not have a Post-Upload hook that allows
- testing files immediately after upload. You could process files
- either after a caller hangs up or in a daily event. The
- following is an example batch file:
-
-
- TS C:\FILES\UPLOAD\*.* /CNONE /D
-
- If the file is failed it should be moved or deleted so that it is
- not available for download. Also note that you can include up to
- 10 file masks on the TranScan command line.
-
- REMOTE ACCESS V2.0 GAMMA
-
- TranScan only provides COMM output for Remote Access v2.0 GAMMA
- at this time. Many other features are not available but will be
- added in the future.
-
- The following command line should be added for your Upload Scan:
-
-
- TS @ /P1,$03F8,4,T /CNONE *M
-
- If the file is failed it should be moved or deleted. Remote
- Access will notice the file is missing and fail the upload.
-
- RENEGADE
-
- TranScan only provides COMM output for Renegade at this time.
- Many other features are not available but will be added in the
- future.
-
- The following is an example for your post upload batch file:
-
-
- TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T /CNONE
-
- If the file is failed it should be moved or deleted.
-
- PRODOOR V3.4
-
- TranScan only provides COMM output for ProDoor v3.4 at this time.
- Many other features are not available but will be added in the
-
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- future. The following batch file can be used to test uploads:
-
-
- @echo off
- rem -- process test uploads request - for ProDoor 3.4
- rem -- %1-logfile, %2-testdir, %3-comport
- rem -- if not files uploaded exit quietly
- if not exist %2\*.* goto end
- rem - test each uploaded file individually
- if %3==1 TS %2\*.* /P1,$03F8,4,T /CNONE
- if %3==2 ts %2\*.* /P2,$02F8,3,T /CNONE
- if not exist %2 del %dszlog%
- :end
-
- TELEGARD
-
- [Documentation for using TranScan with Telegard is still being
- written. Please call the TRANSCAN BBS at 913-266-0781 for
- information on using TranScan with Telegard.]
-
- SYNCHRONET
-
- TranScan provides COMM output for Synchronet BBSs. The following
- instructions describe how to run TranScan with Synchronet BBS:
-
- 1) Put TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP in a directory in your path
- and configure it.
-
- 2) Create a SCANFILE.BAT file in your \EXEC directory as
- follows:
-
- IF %2==1 TS %1 /P1,$03F8,4,T
- IF %2==2 TS %1 /P2,$02FE,3,T
- IF %2==3 TS %1 /P3,$03E8,4,T
- IF %2==4 TS %1 /P4,$02E8,3,T
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- 3) Run SCFG.BAT and go to Configure, File Transfers, Testable
- files. Create an entry for every file extension you will
- support (ZIP, LZH, ARJ, ARC, etc.)
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- Testable File Types
- File Extension ZIP
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- Command Line %!SCANFILE %f %p
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- Working String Testing Upload with TranScan...
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- 4) Synchronet BBS does not SWAP out of memory during testing it
- SHELLS. You will need to download SHROOM (latest filename
- at time of writing was SHROM20A.ZIP). Put SHROOM.COM in a
- directory in your path. Then Modify your SBBS.BAT file as
- follows:
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- Old SBBS.BAT:
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- ..\exec\sbbs %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
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- New SBBS.BAT:
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- SHROOM.COM ..\exec\sbbs %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
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- SHROOM.COM is a TSR that waits for a SHELL to DOS and then
- SWAPS itself and the program loaded after it out of memory.
- This give TranScan more memory to operate under.
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- SUPERBBS
-
- [Documentation for using TranScan with SuperBBS is still being
- written. Please call the TRANSCAN BBS at 913-266-0781 for
- information on using TranScan with SuperBBS.]
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- QUICKBBS
-
- [Documentation for using TranScan with QuickBBS is still being
- written. Please call the TRANSCAN BBS at 913-266-0781 for
- information on using TranScan with QuickBBS.]
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- POWERBBS
-
- [Documentation for using TranScan with PowerBBS is still being
- written. Please call the TRANSCAN BBS at 913-266-0781 for
- information on using TranScan with PowerBBS.]
-
- Other BBS Software
-
- If your BBS software was not listed it is only because I have not
- tested it with TranScan. Feel free to upload the SHAREWARE
- version of your BBS software to TRANSCAN BBS at (913) 266-0781.
- Be sure to leave a message if you have installed TranScan with
- this software outlining how you did it.
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- Thanks!
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- Craig Dunstan
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- UPGRADING TO TRANSCAN v4+
-
- TranScan is becomming an extreemely popular program. Many SysOps
- are calling daily to ask specifically how to change from a
- CATSCAN or ZIPLAB installation to TranScan. The following should
- help you make this change.
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- TranScan v3.13 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+ Users
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- 1) Copy TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP to a directory in your path.
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- 2) Change your SCANFILE.BAT as follows:
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- Old SCANFILE.BAT New SCANFILE.BAT
- ---------------- ----------------
- TRANSCAN %1 TS %1
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- 3) Change the TranScan line in your daily event as follows:
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- Old Daily Event New Daily Event
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- TRANSCAN /F TS /L
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- 4) In the FilePath\Name Set-Up the TranScan filenames have
- changed as follows:
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- Old FileName (v3.13) New FileName (v4+)
- -------------------- ------------------
- TRANSCAN.LOG TS.LOG
- TRANSCAN.DEL TS.DEL
- TRANSCAN.BAD TS.BAD
- TRANSCAN.LST TS.LST
- TRANSCAN.CMT TS.CMT
- TRANSCAN.NOT TS.NOT
- TRANSCAN.DID TS.DID
- TRANSCAN.ADD [sEE "Config.-TranScan Add]
-
- 5) To configure TranScan at your DOS prompt type the following:
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- TS
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- Go to "Configure." There are MANY options you can select
- but the most important is in "BBS Set-Up".
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- 6) Copy the *.IMP files (in the WILDCAT.ZIP file) to your
- directory where MSG000.DAT is located. Edit these files as
- necessary.
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- Catscan v1.3 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+ Users
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- 1) Copy TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP to a directory in your path.
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- 2) Change your SCANFILE.BAT as follows:
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- Old SCANFILE.BAT New SCANFILE.BAT
- ---------------- ----------------
- CD\WC30\WCWORK\%WCNODEID% TS %1
- CATSCAN %1
- CATADD C:\CATSCAN\CATSCAN.KEY %1 30 61
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- 3) Change the Catscan line in your daily event as follows:
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- Old Daily Event New Daily Event
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- CATSCAN2 TS /L
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- 4) In the Configure-FilePath\Name Set-Up of TranScan the
- following Catscan files correspond to these TranScan files:
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- Catscan File TranScan File
- ------------ -------------
- RUNLATER.TXT TS.LST
- BADNAMES.TXT TS.DEL
- ADDNAMES.TXT [see Configure]
- EXCLUDE.TXT TS.NOT
- ZIP.CMM TS.CMT
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- 5) To configure TranScan at your DOS prompt type the following:
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- TS
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- Go to "Configure." There are many options you can select
- but most important is "BBS Set-Up."
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- 6) Copy the *.IMP files to your directory where MSG000.DAT is
- located. Edit these files as necessary.
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- SPECIAL OFFER
- If you have registered CATSCAN or ZIPLAB and wish to register
- TranScan you may take $5 OFF the low registration of $30.
- This offer is not valid with any other offer and will expire
- on July 1, 1993.
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- ZipLabWc v1.3 to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for Wildcat v3+ Users
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- 1) Copy TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP to a directory in your path.
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- 2) Change your SCANFILE.BAT as follows:
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- CD\WC30\WCWORK\%WCNODEID% TS %1
- WCTEST %1 C:\ZIPLAB\WCTEST1.CFG
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- 3) To configure TranScan at your DOS prompt type the following:
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- TS
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- Go to "Configure." There are MANY options you can select
- but most important isin "BBS Set-Up."
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- 4) Copy the *.IMP files to your directory where MSG000.DAT is
- located. Edit these files as necessary.
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- ZipLab v1.8b to TranScan v4+ Upgrade for PCBoard Users
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- 1) Copy TS.EXE, TS.OVR, and TS.HLP to a directory in your path.
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- 2) Change your PCBTEST.BAT as follows:
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- Old PCBTEST.BAT New PCBTEST.BAT
- --------------- ---------------
- @ECHO OFF TS %1 /%2,%3 /CNONE
- PTEST %1 C:\ZIPLAB\PTEST1.CFG %2
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- TS
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- Go to "Configure." There are MANY options you can select
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- WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
- using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and Commercial Software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
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- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
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- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS (ASP) HUB NETWORK (AHN)
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- In an effort to make it easier for you to obtain your favorite
- software, the latest updates of many ASP authored programs can be
- found on the BBSs listed below. These BBSs are members of the
- ASP Hub Network (AHN).
- The Break RBBS <East>
- Zone 1 - East Coat USA Bruce Jackson
- [Site #1] North-East Coast 4660 Whitaker PL
- The Consultant BBS Dale City, VA 22193-3011
- Jay Caplan Data 1) 703-680-9269
- PO Box 8571 Data 2) 703-551-0000
- New York, NY 10116-4655
- Data 1) 718-837-3236
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- The Twilight Zone
- John Hrusovszky
- 1119 E. Main St
- Aubeurndale, WI 54412
- Data 1) 715-652-2758
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- Zone 3 - Southern Mid-USA
- [Site #4]
- The Data Exchange BBS
- Don Morris
- 119 Herring St.
- Leesville, LA 71446
- Data 1) 318-239-2122
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- Zone 4 - West Coast USA
- [Site #5]
- Attention to Details BBS
- Clint Bradford
- 5085 Trail Canyon Dr
- Mira Loma CA 91752
- Data 1) 909-681-6221
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- [Site #6]
- Space BBS
- Owen Hawkins
- PO Box X
- Menlo Park, CA 94026
- Data 1) 415-323-4398 (ASP)
- Data 2) 415-323-4193 (Other)
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- Zone 5 - Canada
- [Site #7]
- Knightec BBS
- Phil Knight
- 35 Robb Blvd #6
- Orangeville, ONT L9W 3L1
- Data 1) 519-940-0007
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- special agreement with the
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- TRANSCAN'S STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES
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- The following is a complete list of all of TranScan's Status and
- Error Messages. These messages are displayed on the "Status:"
- line of the processing screen and also written to the TS.LOG
- file.
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- * _program_ program not found.
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- This message occurs if you do not have one of the external
- compression programs defined in the TranScan setup. The solution
- is to aquire the program.
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- * Swap error.
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- TranScan was not able to swap out of memory to run an external
- program.
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- * Swap file not found.
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- TranScan could not find its swap program after returning from an
- external program.
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- * Swap file path not found.
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- TranScan could not locate the swap path defined in the TranScan
- Configuration.
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- * Out of memory.
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- TranScan attempted to swap to memory. Durring the swap the
- system ran "Out of Memory".
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- * Swap error. _x_.
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- Please write down the error number and contact the author for
- more information.
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- * _program_ Error: _x_.
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- This refers to the errorlevel that the external program exited
- with. It is NOT a TRANSCAN ERROR! For example:
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- * PKUNZIP.EXE Error: 50.
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- This error reported by PkUnZip indicates "Disk full". In other
- words, there was not enough disk space available on the Work
- Drive.
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- * _filename_ Failed GIF Test. Error= _x_
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- This indicates that the GIF file did not pass TranScan's built in
- integrity test. The Error number indicates the reason for the
- failure. Possible errors include:
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- * _filename_ [__x__x__] Failed Min. GIF Res. [__x__x__]
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- This indicates that the GIF did not pass the minimum GIF
- Resolution you established.
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- * File already compressed with GIFLite.
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- If you GIFLite files, TranScan will detect if a file has already
- been GIFLited and will not GIFLite it again. It also displays
- this message in the log.
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- * _filename_ failed age test. Older than _x_ days.
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- This indicates that the file failed the age test.
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- * _filename_ failed date test. Older than mm/dd/yy.
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- This indicates that the file failed the date test.
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- * _filename_ renamed to _filename_.
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- If a file is failed and you have selected "ReName" as your
- "RejectAction" TranScan will display this message.
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- * _filename_ moved to BAD path.
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- If a file is failed and you have selected "Move" as your
- "RejectAction" TranScan will display this message.
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- * _filename_ erased.
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- If a file is failed and you have selected "Move" as your
- "RejectAction" TranScan will display this message.
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- * _filename_ no action taken.
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- If a file is failed and you have selected "None" as your
- "RejectAction" TranScan will display this message.
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- * Fatal Error. TempPath not found.
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- protected. If it occurs in any other situations please contact
- the author for assistance.
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- * _filename_ _CRC_ detected.
-
- This message displays the filename and CRC value of a file found
- in the archive that was in the TS.DEL file.
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- * _filename_ _CRC_ file erased.
-
- This message displays the filename and CRC value of a file found
- in the archive that was in the TS.DEL file. It also indicates
- that this file was erased from the archive.
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- * _filename_ not found.
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- This message occurs if a single filename was placed on the
- command line that did not exist.
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- * TranScan.Not: _filename_.
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- This message indicates that _filename_ was not processed because
- the filename or path appears in the TS.NOT file.
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- * TranScan.Did: _filename_.
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- This message indicates that _filename_ was not processed because
- the filename appears in the TS.DID file.
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- * _filename_ will be processed OffLine, Thanks.
-
- This message indicates that _filename_ will be processed OffLine.
- This only occurs if the online caller had a security level
- greater than the "Min. Sec. Level:" in the "BBS Set-Up".
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- * _filename_ already Exists on BBS!
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- This message indicates that _filename_ already exists in the BBS
- database.
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- * _Failed to Init Stack Window, Status _x_.
-
- This status message indicates that TranScan could not draw one of
- its screens. The status number indicates the reason for the
- error. If this error occurs frequently please contact the author
- at TRANSCAN BBS (d) 913-266-0781 for assistance. The most common
- error is "Status 8" which indicates "Insufficient Memory."
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- _NEWFILE_ failed Scan.
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- This message indicates that _NEWFILE_ failed the TranScan
- process. The reason for failure will be listed in a previous
- message in the TS.LOG file.
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- ### RunTime Error: _xxx_ at _xxxx:xxxx_.
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- This indicates that a RunTime Error occured during processing.
- Please report this error to Craig Dunstan at TRANSCAN BBS (D)
- 913-266-0781. It is helpful to include the portion of the LOG
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- TRANSCAN JR v4+
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- Distribution:
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- TRANSCAN JR is a BONUS utility for REGISTERED users of TranScan -
- "The Premium File Scanner & Converter!" It SHOULD NOT be
- distributed.
-
- Description:
-
- TranScan Jr. is a small version of TranScan. It functions
- EXACTLY the same except it does not have the set-up and menu
- screens. Under DESQview running Wildcat you can use a window as
- small as 325k with TranScan Jr.
-
- Your SCANFILE.BAT would only be slightly different as follows:
-
- Regular TranScan: TS %1
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- TranScan Jr: TSJR %1
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- Your DAILY EVENT would also be slightly different as follows:
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- Regular TranScan: TS /L
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- TranScan Jr: TSJR /L
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- By default TranScan looks for the configuration file TS.CFG in
- the same directory as TSJR.EXE and TSJR.OVR. This TS.CFG file is
- created by TS.EXE so you should put all of these programs in the
- same directory. Set-Up changes made in TS.EXE will automatically
- be used with TSJR.EXE.
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- You can also force TSJR.EXE to read a different configuration by
- using the SET TSCFG= environment variable. For example your
- batch file might look like this:
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- SET TSCFG=C:\UTIL\TS.CFG
- TSJR.EXE %1
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- You can also tell when "TranScan Jr" is running because that
- program name will appear on the top line of the Screen, the
- Processing Screen, and the OnLine Caller Screen.
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- GIFFY v0.90a BETA
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- Distribution:
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- GIFFY is a BONUS utility for REGISTERED users of TranScan - "The
- Permium File Scanner & Converter!" It SHOULD NOT be distributed.
-
- Description:
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- GIFFY is a simple program that tests GIF files. It also provides
- a built in GIF Comment editor.
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- Usage: GIFFY filename[.GIF]
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- GIFFY will read the GIF file testing all Data Blocks against the
- GIF standard. Ift it detects a problem it will fail the file.
- If the file passes and it is a GIF89a file it will then display
- the comment editor. You can edit the existing comment or add
- your own. Pressing [ESC] will save the comment. A summary will
- then be displayed and the program will exit.
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- I plan on several enhancements to this program in the future.
- Look for an update of GIFFY on the TRANSCAN BBS!
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- Craig Dunstan can be reached at TRANSCAN BBS! at (d) 913-266-0781
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- CRCTEST v0.90 BETA
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- Distribution:
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- CRCTEST is a BONUS utility for REGISTERED users of TranScan -
- "The Permium File Scanner & Converter!" It SHOULD NOT be
- distributed.
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- Description:
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- CRCTEST is a simple program that tests files to determine their
- CRC.
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- Usage: CRCTEST filename.ext
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- This information can now be used with TranScan. When you detect
- a BBS ad you can use CRCTEST to calculate the CRC for this file
- and put the 8 digit CRC value in your TS.DEL file. When TranScan
- detects a file with this same CRC value it will delete the file.
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- CRC value are to files what finger prints are to people. Yes, it
- is POSSIBLE for a file to share a CRC value with another file
- just like it is possible for a person to have the same finger
- prin. Right?
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- Actually, the chances are...
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- 1 in 2,147,483,647
- (One in Two Billion, One Hundred Forty-Seven Million,
- Four Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand, Six Hundred Forty Seven)
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- I plan on several enhancements to this program in the future.
- Look for an update of CRCTEST on the TRANSCAN BBS!
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- Craig Dunstan can be reached at TRANSCAN BBS! at (d) 913-266-0781
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- WHAT'S NEW WITH TRANSCAN
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- TranScan v4.07 (04/19/93)
- o Changed the colors of the processing display.
- o Added Blinking Red "UnRegistered" to the processing display.
- o Fixed problem with TranScan adding orphan files with
- Wildcat. It was adding them to the wrong directory.
- o Addet TS.ICO, TS2.ICO, and TS.PIF files for running TranScan
- with Windows.
- o Added the following BBSs to the BBS Selection: Teleguard,
- Synchronet, SuperBBS, QuickBBS, PowerBBS, RBBS, ProDoor.
- o Completely rewrote the documentation for TranScan.
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- TranScan v4.06 (03/13/93)
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- o Increased DESC.SDI width for GAP BBSs from 60 to 70.
- o If not FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI file was found TranScan will
- not create a blank DESC.SDI for GAP BBSs.
- o If the FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI file is 60 characters or
- less, TranScan will not add it to the Long Description in
- Wildcat.
- o GIF Resolution can now be displayed at the "Bottom" of the
- long description for Wildcat, PCBoard, and GAP. (Right &
- Left are not available for PCBoard and GAP).
- o Replaced "!" with periods.
- o GIF testing, Comments and Resolution are now done On-Line
- even if Process GIFs Off-Line is selected.
- o Fixed problem where TranScan was locking up on over-size
- FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI files.
- o Menu system was displaying all Error Conditions.
- o Fixed problem where TranScan was not detecting if file
- already existed on (Wildcat) BBS before converting.
- o This release should correct the problem where strange dates
- were stamped on uncompressed files if Youngest & Youngest
- EXE were selected as the date/time stamp.
- o The DOS window is back. It should correctly display the
- PKZIP and PKUNZIP programs within the window correctly.
- o I reduced the size of the GIF comment buffers by 75%. This
- should eliminate the "Not Enough Memory for GIF Buffers!'
- message, and also fix the problem where GIF Resolutions and
- descriptions were not being written. It should also solve
- the problems where GIF2JPG was not working.
- o Added NETSCAN.EXE command line to Scanner List.
- o Fixed problem where TranScan was not exiting with error
- levels.
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- TranScan v4.05 (2/11/93)
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- o Fixed problem with TranScan reporting the WRONG file size in
- the Wildcat database. The file size it was reporting was
- the file size of the DESC.SDI file it had added instead of
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- the file size of the archive.
- o The handling of PKZip comments was changed slightly. It
- will not do a hard return before displaying comment.
- o When file is failed in TranScan the filename appears in the
- subject of the message sent to the user in Wildcat.
- o Rewrote routines that determine what kind of file is being
- processed. The rewrite fixed a few problems with some
- signatures and also increased the speed of this procedure
- significantly.
- o *.COM files are now treated exactly the same as *.EXE files
- when date and time stamping with YoungestEXE and OldestEXE.
- o Corrected all known problems concerning the importing of
- short and long descriptions. This included the removal of
- the ghost "*INFO" messages with Wildcat.
- o TranScan was converting self extracting files even when this
- was turned off in the config. This has been corrected.
- o Corrected problem where TranScan correctly identified that a
- file already existed on the BBS but changed the original
- area in the Wildcat database to "0".
- o Once again fixed Runtime Error 204.
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- trying to compress a new DESC.SDI file when it did not
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- o GIF process:
- Eliminated the Runtime Error 204.
- "INFO" no longer appears if there is no long description.
- User descriptions are now retained with GIF Resolutions
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- o TranScan was not always adding files in the "TranScan Add
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- o "Add to Overlay Buffer:" and "Use EMS for Overlay?" now work
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- o Optimized Overlay. TranScan v4.03 uses 38k less memory than
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- This problem is now fixed.
- o TranScan was trying to PKZIP a DESC.SDI file even though it
- had not yet created it. This resulted in a "PKZIP.EXE
- Error: 12".
- o Changed the following prompt in "BBS Set-Up:
- "GIF Short Desc?" to "Import Short Desc?"
- "GIF Long Desc?" to "Import Long Desc?"
- These features now work. If you want the FILE_ID.DIZ,
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- o TranScan was using the full 79 characters allowed for word
- wrapping the long description in Wildcat. The SysOp editor
- only supported 72 characters and WCPRO only supports 78
- characters. The description looked fine when viewed in the
- BBS. But, because it DID look bad in the SysOp editor and
- WCPRO I adjusted the width to 72 characters.
- o In the BBS Set-Up selecting "Left" for the "GIF Res. Pos."
- was causing an additional resolution to be added to the
- short description when TranScan processed the files a second
- time. TranScan now determines if it previously wrote the
- resolution and if so it will not rewrite it.
- o TranScan was not exiting with the proper errorlevel in some
- instances.
- o Time stamping for "Youngest EXE" and "Oldest EXE" was not
- working correctly.
- o TranScan was incorrectly identifying some EXE files as Self
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- o Flashing light was not flashing when adding file comments.
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- o If TS.HLP not found TranScan locked up durring Exit.
- o Changed GIF Signature to "GIF8" instead of "GIF". TranScan
- was incorrectly detecting some text files as GIF files.
- o GIF descriptions added by users were not being saved even if
- there was no description added by TranScan. It was telling
- Wildcat that there was extended info even when there was
- not.
- o GIF Resolutions were not being imported.
- o TranScan was not properly reading the "Configure-BBS Set-Up"
- "Add DESC.SDI files?".
- o When DESC.SDI files are added their file time is stamped the
- same as the compressed file they are added to.
- o If an External Program was not found TranScan was failing
- the files as it should, but it was also carrying out
- the"Reject Action:". It will now record this in the TS.LOG
- but it WILL NOT delete the file.
- o Improved the way TranScan decides whether or not to send a
- message after an upload in Wildcat. It first checks to see
- when the last upload to that node was made. If it was
- yesterday it automatically sends a new message. If it was
- not yesterday it checks to see if the last upload to the
- node was by the same person making this upload. If it is
- not it will not write a new message.
- o Failed files were not being marked in the Wildcat Database
- as failed.
- o TranScan was not informing Wildct that the upload scan had
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- it was adding the new file and not deleting the old record
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- o LHA and ZIP have both changed the signature on their Self
- Extracting files with their most recent versions. In a
- future version of TranScan it will support a number of entry
- fields for signatures. For now I have hard coded the new
- signatures in the program. You should download the most
- recent PKZxxx.EXE and LHAxxx.EXE file as soon as possible.
- o The DOS View window was overwriting the status line at the
- bottom of the screen. I adjusted the window one row.
- o When using "TS -L" to process the files OFFLINE with files
- to be ADDED "Exclude Recompressing" set to "Y" PKZIP.EXE was
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- Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Age Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
- ASP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 25, 40, 41
- BBS Set-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 26, 37-39, 44, 50, 51
- Catscan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38
- Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18, 24, 28, 31, 34, 35, 44, 49
- Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 13, 16, 17, 26, 49-51
- Compress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 14, 18, 19, 27, 50
- Compression Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 8, 14, 19
- Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 30
- Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2, 40
- CRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 44, 48
- CRCTEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 48
- Date Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13, 43
- DESC.SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 25, 26, 30, 31, 49-51
- Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 17, 26, 47, 51
- Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
- Errorlevels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 42
- FILE_ID.DIZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 25, 26, 30, 31, 49, 50
- GAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 30, 31, 49
- GIF . . . . . . 1, 2, 8, 11-13, 16, 20, 23-27, 30, 31, 43, 47, 49-51
- GIF Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26, 30, 31, 50, 51
- GIFFY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 47
- GT_VSCAN.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
- GTPower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 32
- Hub Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
- License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Memory . . . . . . . . . . 5, 7, 15, 16, 20, 32, 33, 36, 42, 44, 49, 50
- NEWUPLD.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
- Oblivion/2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 33
- Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 41
- Orphan Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 49
- PCBoard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 24, 25, 30, 39, 49
- PCBTEST.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 39
- Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31
- POSTCALL.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
- ProDOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 34, 35, 49
- Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3, 5, 38, 40
- Reject Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
- Remote Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 34
- Renegade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 34
- SCANFILE.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 35, 37, 38, 46
- Searchlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32
- Shareware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 2, 4, 36, 40
- SpitFire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 33
- Swap Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Time Stamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 19, 26, 49
- TranScan Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- TriBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 33
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- TS.LOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 37, 42, 45, 51
- TS.NOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 37, 38, 44
- Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-39
- VBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 31
- Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Wildcat v3+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23, 26, 37, 38
- Wildcat-IM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
- Work Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 18, 42, 43
- WWIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 32, 33
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