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- RomBrain Quick Compilers
-
-
- Rombrain offers two programs to help you create your own CD-ROM
- file base using almost any CD-ROM. Before you attempt to make
- a filebase, please check with The Brainex System, as you may be
- able to save a lot of time by downloading a ready made filebase
- for your CD-ROM!
-
- ===========
- COMPILE.EXE
- ===========
- Automatically creates filebases for:
- CARRS (Night Owl), RBBS in a BOX, SO MUCH SHAREWARE,
- SO MUCH STAREWARE, SHAREWARE GRAB BAG, and WALNUT CREEK.
-
- You may also use a CD-ROM that has a PCBoard DIR.LST file
- by selecting Walnut Creek.
-
-
- ==========
- CUSTOM.EXE
- ==========
- Since there are so many CD-ROMs with different directory formats,
- Rombrain offers CUSTOM.EXE.
-
- Custom uses the following files to create a filebase:
-
- FILES.TXT - A list of Category Name, Directory Locations, and File
- Description Locations.
-
- DIRS.TXT - A list of directories to be included in FILES.TXT.
- DIRS.TXT is read when using the automatic FILES.TXT
- create function.
-
- NOFILES.TXT - A list of filenames or extensions to be EXCLUDED
- from FILES.TXT. NOFILES.TXT is read when using the
- automatic FILES.TXT create function.
- Example:
- README.TXT
- .ZOO
- BBSAD
- \BBS\README
-
- In the above example, the following will not be included in the filebase:
- All README.TXT files in all directories
- All files with the extension of .ZOO in all directories
- All BBSAD with any extension in all directories
- All README with any extension ONLY in the BBS directory
-
-
-
-
-
- The first step in making a filebase is the creation of FILES.TXT.
-
- CREATION OF FILES.TXT
- ---------------------
-
- STEP 1
- ------
- Determine the name and location of the description files for your
- CD-ROM directories. They are usually called 00_INDEX.TXT or FILES.BBS.
-
- If your CD-ROM does not have description files, Custom will AUTOMATICALLY
- create a filebase using filenames, dates and sizes.
-
- Description Files
- -----------------
- These files should use the following format:
-
- Each file described should have a description line with
- the following elements:
-
- FILENAME SIZE DATE DESCRIPTION
-
- An optional extended description line should start at column 32, and
- should begin with the | character.
-
- Compiler can create a filebase with just a FILENAME.
- Date and Filesize are obtained from the actual file on the CD-ROM.
- If there is no descripition, Rombrain will simply leave the description
- area blank.
-
-
- Examples:
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP 89867 08/25/92 Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
- |From The System Brainex
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP 08-25-92 Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP Aug-25-92 Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP Aug-25-1992 Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP 89867 Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
-
- ALADDIN.ZIP Aladdin's Magic Lamp Text Adventure
-
- Compiler will work with just about any format description line!
-
-
- STEP 2
- ------
- Select Menu Choice 2 to enter the name of the description file.
-
- STEP 3
- ------
- Select Menu option 3 to create FILES.TXT. Enter the path
- of FILES.TXT, usually the current directory.
-
- You can MANUALLY or AUTOCREATE the FILES.TXT
-
-
- Hit A to automatically create a filebase for every file on the CD-ROM.
- If no Description file is set, Custom will create a filebase using
- filename, size and date. EVERY file on the CD-ROM will be indicated,
- so it's suggested that you EDIT DIRS.TXT after the FILES.TXT is created
- before you compile the filebase. Once DIRS.TXT is created, you can
- autocreate FILES.TXT again, and it will only include directories included
- in DIRS.TXT.
-
- Hit M to use the internal FILES.TXT creator.
-
- If you answer M to manually create a files.txt, you can use the compiler's
- internal FILES.TXT creator.
-
- You can hit ENTER to add CD-ROM categories
- [L]ist shows categories entered so far.
- [D]elete removes categories entered.
-
- When you enter categories, you will be asked for three items
- for each CD-ROM file category:
-
- 1. Category Description
- 2. Directory name
- 3. Directory\Name of Description Text File
-
-
- Let's assume our CD-ROM has 3 categories. They are located on the CD-ROM
- in directories: COMS, COMS\UTIL, and ART. A text file with descriptions
- for each category is located on the CD-ROM in a TEXT directory.
- The file names are COMS.LST, COMUTIL.LST, and ART.LST. These are
- examples only, as each CD-ROM is different!
-
- The FILES.TXT creator will ask for:
-
-
- CATEGORY
- --------
- Brief description of this category (28 characters Max.)
-
- CD-ROM directory
- ----------------
- This is the directory that holds the files of the category.
- List only the directory name. Do NOT include the drive letter.
- Custom will verify the directory on the CD-ROM.
-
- DRIVE\DIRECTORY\FILENAME of Description File
- --------------------------------------------
- Complete path and filename of file description text file.
-
-
- EDITING FILES.TXT
- =================
- You can use menu selection 4 to edit FILES.TXT.
-
-
- Format of FILES.TXT
- -------------------
- "DESCRIPTION","DIRECTORY","DRIVE\DIRECTORY\FILENAME"
- or
- "DESCRIPTION","DIRECTORY","DRIVE\DIRECTORY\"
-
- Example FILES.TXT
- -----------------
- "Word Processing","WORD","E:\WORD\FILES.BBS"
- "Communications","ROM1","E:\TEXT\ROM1"
- "Modem Programs","ROM2","E:\TEXT\ROM2"
- "Text Files","ROM2\TEXT","E:\TEXT\ROM2\TEXT"
- "Misc. Files","ROM2\TEXT","E:\MISC\"
- ^ ^ ^
- | | |
- | | Drive\Directory\Filename of description files
- | |
- | Path\Directory on the CD that contains the files
- |
- Description of Category
-
- Enclose each item in quotes " " and seperate the items with a comma.
-
- Note that the last line does not have a description filename. Compiler
- will include the files in the MISC directory automatically. Since
- there is no description file, descriptions for this category
- will not be shown by Rombrain.
-
- RomBrain supports up to 250 categories for each CD-ROM.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- You can disable CD-ROM file verification by using the VERIFY OFF command
- when you start CUSTOM.EXE:
-
- CUSTOM VERIFY OFF
-
- The filebase will be created, but files will not be check against the
- CD-ROM to see if their dates, sizes, and location are accurate.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Errors during compile
- ---------------------
- Error 62
- End of file - You left out a comma or information field in FILES.TXT
- The compiler ran out of information to read.
-
- Error 53,64,76,75
- These are file access errors. Bad filename or path.
- A description file can't be found on the CD.
-
-
- ADDING THE FILEBASE TO BRAINEX
- ------------------------------
- After you compile your filebase, use Brainset to add the new filbase
- information into the Brainex Door Manager. Insert the CD into the drive,
- then run Brainset. The filebase created will be type D so be sure
- select that type of CD.
-
- Problems:
- If the filebase is created without errors, but RomBrain reports that
- a selected file is OFF-LINE or NOT FOUND, then there is an internal
- error in the filebase structure. If you wish to have a custom filebase
- created for your CD, please contact me at the Brainex System. I can
- usually create a filebase for you. You will need to ship the CD to
- me with a prepaid return mailer. I'll do my best to create a filebase for
- you, then return your CD by mail.
-
- *** Please make arrangements with me BEFORE you ship the CD-ROM! ***
- *** Your CD-ROM may not be be returned! ***
-
- Stanley Sheff
- The Brainex System
- 310-275-2344
- 310-273-5234
-
-
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