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- HOW TO UPDATE SHOW-LOG FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You may use the build-in update feature of the menu driven setup
- as well.
-
- 1.30.alpha7 -> 1.30.alpha8
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Delete your old index files in .\INDEX
-
- 2. Include follwing lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Full path and filename of the statistic template ShowLog should use.
- ; Please refer to SHOWL.DOC for details.
- ;
- STATIST_TEMPLATE statist.tpl
- ;
-
- 3. Read documentation for the new statistic template feature
-
-
- 1.30.alpha6 -> 1.30.alpha7
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ! No need to update any config-file
-
- Read history.txt for new features
-
- 1.30.alpha5 -> 1.30.alpha6
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ! No need to update any config-file
-
- 1.30.alpha4 -> 1.30.alpha5
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ! No need to update any config-file
-
- 1.3.alpha3 -> 1.3.alpha4
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ! New Syntax for LOG, MAILER_LOG & BBS_LOG.
- Please read documentation!
-
- 1. Include follwing lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Default settings for shorten/storing
- ; Minimal value of days a logfile should have
- ;
- CUT_DAYS 30
- ;
- ; Default settings for shorten/storing
- ; Maximal value of days a logfile should have
- ;
- CUT_AFTER_DAYS 50
- ;
- ; Default settings for shorten/storing
- ; Minimal value of bytes a logfile should have
- ;
- CUT_TO_SIZE 100000
- ;
- ; Default settings for shorten/storing
- ; Maximal value of bytes a logfile should have
- ;
- CUT_SIZE_ABOVE 200000
- ;
- ; Default settings for shorten/storing
- ; Should the old parts of the log be stored as an archive?
- ;
- ARC_LOGS Yes
- ;
- ; Path, the logfiles should be stored in
- ;
- ARC_PATH e:\logs\archive
- ;
- ; The name the stored logs should have.
- ; 4 macros are possible:
- ; @days@, @month@, @year@ und @year2@.
- ; @year@:4 digits @year2@: 2 digits.
- ;
- ARC_NAME @days@@month@year2@
- ;
- ; Definition of the program which should be used to arc your logfiles.
- ; Macros: @archive@ und @files@
- ;
- ARC_PACKER rar m -ep @archive@ @files@
- ;
- ; Default settings for K:[L/B/M]
- ;
- CUT_LOGS LBM
- ;
-
- 1.3.alpha2 -> 1.3.alpha3
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ! A new keyfile is required. Read README.1ST.
-
- 1. Delete following keywords from you config file:
-
- PKT_SUBJECT
- NM_SUBJECT
-
- 2. Include follwing lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Which subject should created netmails have?
- ; ($TASK$ and $DATE$ is possible)
- ;
- ; Reports:
- ;
- REP_NM_SUBJ Report: Line $TASK$ on $DATE$
- ;
- ; Statistics:
- ;
- STAT_NM_SUBJ BBS stats
- ;
- ; The password generated PKTs should have
- ;
- PKT_PASSWORD secret
- ;
- ; Subject the generated mails should have (statistics)
- ;
- STAT_EM_SUBJ BBS statistics
- ;
- ; Subject the generated mails should have (reports)
- ;
- REP_EM_SUBJ BBS statistics
- ;
- ; Wich subject should caller netmails have for default
- ;
- CALLER_SUBJ Your Call
- ;
- ; The mode ShowLog should start external programs in
- ; F=fullscreen, W=windowed
- ;
- START_APP F
- ;
- ; Switches the ENTER/CTRL+ENTER feature for faxcalls
- ;
- ;SHOW_FAX_PRIMARILY No
- ;
-
-
- 1.3.alpha1 -> 1.3.alpha2
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Delete ALL index files!
-
- 2. Include following lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Path of your received faxes
- ;
- FAX_PATH e:\fax
- ;
- ; ID, path+filename and description of a logfile of an external fax program
- ; Supported (=ID): BGFAX, internal
- ;
- FAX_LOG BGFAX,e:\faxes\bgfax.log,bgfax logfile
- ;
- ; ShowLog is able to replace a phone number of a calling fax with its
- ; real name
- ;
- FAX_CALLER 03124,Joe Fax
- ;
- ; Strings ShowLog should replace in phone numbers of calling faxes
- ;
- REPLACE_IN_FAXNR +49,0
- REPLACE_IN_FAXNR 036604,
- ;
- ; Default path and filename ShowLog should write logfile extracts to
- ;
- SAVE_FILE SAVE.$TASK$
- ;
- ; ShowLog is able to create netmails as pakets (Squish)
- ;
- CREATE_NM_AS_PKT No
- ;
- ; Area the netmails should be posted to
- ;
- NM_AREA NETMAIL
- ;
-
-
- 1.22 -> 1.3.alpha1
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Include following lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Full path and filename of an external fax viewer
- ;
- FAX_VIEWER C:\BGFAX\VIEW.EXE
- ;FAX_VIEWER/2 C:\BGFAX2\VIEW2.EXE
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog be prevented from displaying the whole path in filelists?
- ;
- NO_PATHS_IN_FILELIST NO
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog be prevented from displaying the whole path in logextracts?
- ;
- NO_PATHS_IN_LOG_EXTRACT NO
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog always highlight the last session in list
- ; automaticly?
- ;
- START_AT_BOTTOM Yes
- ;
-
-
- 1.2 -> 1.21 & 1.22
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Include following lines in your config file:
-
- ;
- ; Path and filename of the logfile ShowLog should write
- ; Note: This logfile will be in binkley style.
- ; This gives you the opportunity to view and shorten it, using 'LOG'
- ; ex: LOG E:\ALOG\SL.LOG,BINK
- ;
- SL_LOG E:\ALOG\SL.LOG
- ;
- ; Semaphore file which forces ShowLog to build up new indexes
- ;
- REINDEX_SEMA REINDEX.SL
- ;
-
-
- 1.1x -> 1.2
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- NOTE: -Cost-Definition has changed.
- See COST.CF~ for details!
- -New keywords for color definition (see COLOR.CF~ for details!)
-
- 1. Include following lines in your new config file:
-
- ;
- ; Semaphore file which tells ShowLog to reread the logfiles
- ;
- REREAD_SEMA REREAD.SL
- ;
- ; Lines ShowLog should use to display
- ; (25-75 is possible)
- ; NOTE: Not every video card supports every mode!
- ;
- LINES 25
- ;
- ; Screensaver: After how many minutes it should become active
- ;
- SAVER 10
- ;
- ; Screensaver: The text which should be displayed
- ;
- SAVER_TEXT ShowLog - simply the best!
- ;
- ; Path and filename of a template the internal netmail generator should use
- ;
- USER_NM_TEMPLATE usernm.tpl
- ;
- ; Defintion for Lines which sould be hidden while viewing logfiles
- ; (TAB-Key)
- ; same syntax as HIGHLIGHT_LINES (without colors of course ;)
- ;HIDE_LINE *,1
- ;
- ; Days ShowLog should create the monthly/weekly statistics
- ; WEEKLY_STAT_ON <day of the week> 1=monday...7=sunday
- ; MONTHLY_STAT_ON <day ot the month>
- ;
- WEEKLY_STAT_ON 7
- MONTHLY_STAT_ON 30
- ;
- ; Which area the report should be posted to
- ;
- PKT_AREA STATISTICS.LOCAL
- ;
- ; Path where the PKT files should be created (Should be the local inbound
- ; of your tosser)
- ;
- PKT_PATH C:\FE\LOCIN\
- ;
- ; Subject the generated mails should have
- ;
- PKT_SUBJECT BBS statistics
- ;
- ; Origin the generated mails should have
- ;
- PKT_ORIGIN ShowLog - the ultimate log tool
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog mark 'small' errors?
- ;HIDE_SMALL_ERRORS NO
- ;
- ; You may use BBS_SUBST do specify wich bbs task uses which mailer task
- ;
- ; BBS_SUBST <mailer task> <bbs task/NO>
- ; BBS_SUBST 0 1
- ; BBS_SUBST 2 NO
- ;
- ; Semaphore file which tell ShowLog to exit immediately
- ;
- TERMINATE_SEMA EXIT.SL
- ;
- ; Full path and file name of the statistic text
- ;
- STATIST_TEXT STAT.SL
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog display a NEW MAIL Line if new mail is found
- ; in the netmail folder?
- ;
- NEW_MAIL_FLAG YES
- ;
- ; Default value for the TAB option
- ;
- ;SHOW_SYSOP_IN_LIST YES
- ;
- ; Path of an alternate netmail directory (Newmail Scan)
- ;
- ;NEWMAIL_NM C:\FD\NETMAIL\MYMAIL\
- ;
- ; The Adress, ShowLog should use as origination adress in echomail packets
- ;
- PKT_AKA 2:248/4999
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog produce empty stats/reports for lines without any traffic?
- ;
- SHOW_EMPTY_STAT NO
- ;
- SHOW_EMPTY_REPORTS_NO
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog produce a detailed statistic for every line in multiline
- ; environments?
- ;
- DETAILED_STAT YES
- ;
- ; Default settings for the paramter -K (For more information see
- ; the descreption of -K:X[,L/B/M]
- ;
- CUT_DAYS 30
- ;
- CUT_LOGS LBM
- ;
- ; Should ShowLog startup with the Outbound Window?
- ;
- START_IN_OUTBOUND NO
- ;
-
-
- 1.0x -> 1.1a/1.1b
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- NOTE: Color-Definition has changed with this version.
- Color numbers are not longer supported. Use color names instead.
- Read COLOR.CF~/COLOR.CFG for more details.
-
- There is a new macro you may insert in your template files:
- @cost@
-
-
- 1. Delete following lines in your 1.0x config: (optional)
-
- HIGHLIGHT
- HIGHLIGHT_IF
-
- 2. Include following lines in your new config-file: (optional)
-
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG just show the logfile-extract of an session after
- ; pressing ENTER on an inbound/outbound-call (YES), or should SHOW-LOG
- ; display the whole logfile and just jump to the right position (NO).
- ;
- FILTER_EXTRACT YES
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG search in all available BBS-Logfiles if it
- ; realizes an Mailer->BBS switch?
- ; Note: Setting this to YES does only make sense if your mailer task2
- ; does not neccessarily is calling your bbs task2.
- ; Note2: In most cases this should be NO
- ;
- SEARCH_ALL NO
- ;
- ; Should all settings be saved if ShowLog is aborted so next time you start
- ; ShowLog you will be at the same 'position'.
- ;
- SAVE_LAST NO
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG start with a small intro screen?
- ;
- INTRO YES
- ;
- ; Full path and filename of an external editor
- ; Note: ShowLog will append the full path and file name of the current
- ; logfile automaticly
- ;
- EDITOR C:\DOS\EDIT.COM
- ;
- ; INCLUDE allows you to 'include' other cfg-files in your main config.
- ; ie. your color config file.
- ;
- ;
- INCLUDE COLOR.CFG
- INCLUDE COST.CFG
- ;
-
- 3. Rename COLOR.CF~ to COLOR.CFG (optional)
- 4. Edit COLOR.CFG (optional)
- 5. Rename COST.CF~ to COST.CFG (optional)
- 6. Edit COST.CFG (optional)
-
-
- 1.0 Beta9 -> 1.0x
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Delete following keywords in your Beta 9 config:
-
- NM_FOOTER
- NM_HEADER
- REPORT_STYLE
-
- 2. Include following lines in your Beta 9 Config-File:
-
- ;
- ; If MULTILINE YES, which is your first task?
- ;
- BEGIN_COUNT 1
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG also display your mailer- and bbs-logfiles in the
- ; internal logfile-viewer?
- ; NOTE: This keyword MUST be situated after MAILER_LOG, BBS_LOG, BEGIN_COUNT,
- ; MAX_TASKS
- ;
- SHOW_ALL YES
- ;
- ; Full path and filename of the report-template SHOW-LOG should use.
- ; Please refer to SHOWL.DOC for details.
- ; The use of $TASK$ is possible: REPORT_TEMPLATE SHOWL$TASK$.TPL
- ;
- REPORT_TEMPLATE SHOWL.TPL
- ;
-
- 1.0 Beta8x -> 1.0 Beta9
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Change the keyword NM_BETREFF to NM_SUBJECT.
-
- 2. Include following lines in your Beta8 Config-File:
-
- ;
- ; The language SHOW-LOG should uses for screen outputs.
- ; GERMAN/DEUTSCH or ENGLISH/ENGLISCH
- ;
- LANGUAGE ENGLISH
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG be aware of Script-Calls?
- ; This feature is only interesting for FrontDoor-systems.
- ; NOTE: Do NOT use this feature, if you don't have FD-Script-Calls!
- ;
- FD_SCRIPT NO
- ;
-
-
- 1.0 Beta7x -> 1.0 Beta8x
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Include following lines in your Beta7 Config-File:
-
- ;
- ; Some more logfiles you want to view with the internal logfile viewer of
- ; SHOW-LOG. (max. 50; unreg.: 2)
- ; Syntax: LOG <path+filename>,<description>
- ;
- LOG E:\ALOG\OT.LOG,O/T-Track Logfile
- LOG E:\ALOG\FE.LOG,FastEcho Logfile
- ;
- ; Strings, SHOW-LOG should search for. If one of theses strings is found
- ; the session entry the string belongs to will be shown in the color
- ; you have chosen. (max 20 entrys; unreg. 2)
- ; Syntax: HIGHLIGHT_IF <String>,<Foreground>,<Background>.
- ; <Foreground/Background> consists of the standard color-numbers.
- ; Foreground: 0-15 ; Background 0-7
- ;
- HIGHLIGHT_IF Terminate,15,1
- ;
- ; strings which will be shown in _every_ logfile in the selected
- ; color if they appear.
- ; Same syntax as HIGHLIGHT_IF
- ; (max. 20 entrys; unreg. 2)
- ;
- HIGHLIGHT CONNECT,15,0
- HIGHLIGHT ERROR,14,4
- ;
- ; Name of the file which should be touched (updated) in your
- ; semaphore directory (SEMA), to force the mailer to rescan its
- ; outbound directory.
- ; FrontDoor: FDRESCAN.NOW
- ; MainDoor: MDRESCAN.NOW
- ; Binkley: BTRESCAN.NOW
- ; McMail:
- ; NOTE: T-MAIL doesn't use hardcoded rescan-semaphores.
- ; So you should use the same filename as in T-MAIL.CTL
- ;
- RESCAN_SEMA MDRESCAN.NOW
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG show the names of online users instead of
- ; 'Online-User'
- ;
- SHOW_USER YES
- ;
- ; Should SHOW-LOG use a fast and small index, reading the logfiles?
- ; (see SHOWL.DOC for more details)
- ;
- USE_INDEX YES
- ;
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