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- Documentation for TODAYCAL V1.2H/092993 by Andy Gruenenwald
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- TODAYCAL creates a "Today's Callers" bulletin file set (ANS/ASC) for
- Powerboard 1.25 or 1.25a.
-
- HISTORY:
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-
- Version 1.0: Initial release to the public.
-
- Version 1.1: Corrected errors in the loading of the caller log file.
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- Version 1.2: Added multi-node support for caller log files.
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-
- FORMAT:
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- TODAYCAL [/B:bulletin number] [/N:node number]
-
- TODAYCAL must be placed into your main BBS directory (C:\BBS or whatever).
- TODAYCAL uses the LOGS\CALLERS.node file for caller data. Caller entries
- in the CALLERS.node file must confurm to the following default setting:
-
- >> 08-10-1993 12:36:13: User 1: ANDY GRUENENWALD Logged On (9600)
- └─ col. 26
-
- Caller information must start in col. 26 and include the phrase "User",
- a colon, "Logged On", and baud rate in parentheses. This is the default
- format that Powerboard uses upon initial installation and setup. If your
- caller log entries differ from this, TODAYCAL may yell at you with an
- "Illegal function call" error.
-
- TODAYCAL now supports multi-node caller log files. By using the "/N"
- parameter you can spacify the desired log file for TODAYCAL to read. If you
- want TODAYCAL to produce a bulletin for users who call node 2, you would use
- "TODAYCAL /N:2". If omitted, "0" is assumed and TODAYCAL will access the
- CALLERS.0 file - this is the log file used on single-node BBS's.
-
- TODAYCAL will create two files: BULL<bulletin number>.ANS and
- BULL<bulletin number>.ASC. For example, if you type "TODAYCAL /B:4" then
- TODAYCAL will create BULL4.ANS and BULL4.ASC. If you omit the bulletin
- number on the command line, TODAYCAL will create BULL0.ANS and BULL0.ASC.
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- TODAYCAL will place the bulletin files it creates in the DISPLAY\ directory.
-
-
- I suggest running this after each caller logs off of your BBS. I have
- mine set up to run as follows;
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- In my BYE.CTL file in the PB\CONTROL\MACROS directory I have the line:
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- exec(TODAYCAL /B:3,)
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- This is the second-to-the-last line in my BYE.CTL file. The last is
- the "QuitBBS" command.
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- If you have any questions or comments about TODAYCAL send me mail at:
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- Andy Gruenenwald
- 953, 91st Ave. NE
- Blaine, MN 55434-2424
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- I am also available at the main Powerboard Support BBS (1-914-834-7830).
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