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- AUTO CRUNCH v1.6
- Copyright (c) 1992 M.J.Matts -
- Original Idea By Robert Darling -
- This Program Is Public Domain -
What is AUTO CRUNCH?
AUTO CRUNCH is a QuickBBS utility that will automatically join all your
FILES.BBS's as one large file. This file can then be packed using standard
archiving formats, so far it supports LZH, ARC & ZIP, but more formats can be
added if you send me the archiving utility and a letter asking me to do so. To
make use of the archiving function you MUST have the external program in the
same folder as AUTO CRUNCH.
How does it work?
AUTO CRUNCH now uses 2 control files called A_CRUNCH.CTL & AC_PATH.CTL.
Because there is no user input needed the program can be run at any time, a
good example would be at a mail clean up. The control files MUST be in the
same folder as the AUTO CRUNCH program. Sample control files are included in
this LZH file but you may well need to make changes to suit your own setup.
The entries can be in upper or lower case but can NOT have any comments added.
The correct syntax of command that can be used in A_CRUNCH.CTL is shown below.
They can be in any order and any functions not needed can just be left out.
ALLFILE=[filename without extension]
This is the name for the files to be created for you all areas
listing. Note that it should only be a maximum of 8 characters and
should NOT have an extension.
ALLPATH=[full path name]
This is the full path of where you want the resulting files to be
placed. I have found that the archiving does not work properly if
this string is to long. A safe length for it is about 20 characters
but you may get more. Best to experiment with this one. If you use
the same path as for your present version of A_Crunch it will work ok
- seems to be a bug in GFA that does not allow me to pass a large
string to an external program.
ALLHEADER=[full path + filename]
This is the full path INCLUDING the filename of a text file that will
be included as a header in the final all areas listings. This path
can be as long as you like.
ALLFOOTER=full path + filename]
Exactly the same as above but this is a file that will be appended to
the end of the all areas list.
ALLLZH
ALLARC
ALLZIP
ALLTXT
These four commands activate each type of compression. If you do not
want to use a particular type just exclude the command from the CTL
file.
NEWDAYS=[number of days to include in the NEWFILES list (numeric)]
Simply enter the number of days you want to go back for the files to
be included. I have tried it set to 60 as you say you have yours and
there seems to be no problems. There is no limitation for how far
back you can go. It will count back in days, months & years if it has
to. This was done so that you can still go back 60 days even when it
is January. It will go back into last year so you will always get an
accurate 60 day list. THIS WAS A REAL HEADACHE TO WORK OUT HOW TO DO
SO I HOPE IT WORKS ON YOUR SETUP AS IT DID ON MINE - IT SHOULD DO
ANYWAY.
NEWFILE=[filename without extension]
The same as for the ALLFILE= command but it refers to the NEWFILES
lists.
NEWPATH=[full path name]
The same as for the NEWPATH= command but it refers to the NEWFILES
lists.
NEWHEADER=[full path + filename]
The same as for the NEWHEADER= command but it refers to the NEWFILES
lists.
NEWFOOTER=[full path + filename]
The same as for the NEWFOOTER= command but it refers to the NEWFILES
lists.
NEWLZH
NEWARC
NEWZIP
NEWTXT
Again each of these commands activate the type of compression
required for the new files list.
ALLOFF
This will completely disable the ALL files option. Any other commands
refering to the all files list will be ignored.
NEWOFF
This will completely disable the NEW files option. Any other
commands refering to the all files list will be ignored.
NOLOG
This will disable the LOG file that Auto Crunch Creates. The LOG file
will always be created unless you include this command.
*** IMPORTANT *** When you include a filename or path name after a command
with the '=' sign there must be no spaces between them, for example ALLFILE=
allfiles will not work. It must be ALLFILE=allfiles for the function to work
properly.
The second CTL file, AC_PATH.CTL, simply holds the full drive and path name
for the file areas to be included in the listings. It is assumed the file area
lists will be named FILES.BBS. AUTO CRUNCH does not check for any other named
files. The drive letter must be specified if AUTO CRUNCH is to be run from
another drive. See the sample file for an idea of how it should look - There
is no limit to the amount of paths that can be added to the AC_PATH.CTL file.
Thats all there is to it. Once the CTL files have been set up correctly
the program can be run at anytime of the day (or night).
*** External Archiver Names! ***
Auto Crunch looks for specific file names when it is told to archive
using a certain type of compression so if your archiver has a different name
you will have to renmae it. For example, different versions of LZH compression
programs have been called LHARC.TTP,!LHARC.TTP,LZH201.TTP. If you use the
correct file names but still have problems creating the compressed files try a
different version of the compression program. The version numbers that I use
are shown after each file name. Below is a list of the correct file names for
each compression that Auto Crunch looks for..
Type - File Name - Version I Use
LZH - LHARC.TTP - v2.01k
ARC - ARC.TTP - v5.12
ZIP - ZIP.TTP - v1.1
If you do have any problems with AUTO CRUNCH or if you would like the
latest version then please leave me E-mail on my BBS or on Roberts.
The details are as follows:-
My BBS : The Confederation Roberts BBS : FolkeSTone BBS
300/1200/2400 300/1200/2400
10pm - 7am 9pm - 8am
+44 (0) 533 413443 +44 (0)303 245203
Alternativly you could send me a letter to : Mark Matts
66 Telford Way
Leicester
LE5 2LX
England
Happy Auto Crunching....