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- TeleShoppe Version SE 02 Using TeleSend
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- TeleSend is a telecommunications program that will send your
- checks from TeleShoppe to the ATS collection bulletin board
- automatically every day in an event or when ever you like.
- TeleSend will be found in your default TSHOP directory.
-
- The only other necessary piece of software required is PKZIP
- which can be found on any bulletin board. PKZIP *MUST* be able
- to be found within your path. If not you will receive an error
- telling you that TeleSend can not find PKZIP.
-
- TeleSend will send only one database at a time so it is necessary
- if you create more than one database a day to place TeleSend in a
- loop within a batch file. An example of a batch file used would
- be as follows:
-
- TSEND.BAT
-
- @echo off
- cd \pcb\doors\TSHOP
- :start
- TeleSend d:\pcb\doors\tshop 5
- if exist *.dbf goto start
-
- This batch file first turns echoing off, the :start is a label
- that will tell the batch file where to go to if a certain
- condition is met. The next line is the TeleSend command line
- (discussed below) and the next line tells the batch file that if
- any files with the extention of .dbf exist within that directory
- to then go to the start label and run until all the .dbf files
- have been remove.
-
- TeleSend requires a couple of command line parameters to operate.
- The structure of that command line is:
-
- TeleSend <Path to TSHOP DIR> <# of Attempts to call> <[debug]>
-
- TeleSend is the excutable filename to be executed
-
- Path to TSHOP Dir - Place the complete path to your
- TSHOP directory. TeleSend must be able to find the
- TSHOP.CNF file
-
- # of Attempts - Enter the number of tries you want
- TeleSend to attempt in connecting with the ATS system.
- TeleSend will call if busy until all the number of
- attempts has expired.
-
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- <[debug]> - This option will allow you to view what is
- going on underneath the TeleSend program. Normally,
- TeleSend will only show you what is happening but if
- you need to view the exact operation of TeleSend you
- can place a 1 in this position and the screen will be
- split and allow you to see TeleSend in operation and
- also view any errors if one occurs. TeleSend puts the
- BBS (PCBoard) into what is know as TERSE mode. These
- are codes that tell TeleSend exactly where it is no
- matter what prompt the sysop uses.
-
- Examples:
-
- TeleSend C:\PCB\DOORS\TSHOP 5
-
- (The above line will have TeleSend call the ATS system 5 times.
- The home directory for TeleShoppe is in the TSHOP directory)
-
- TeleSend C:\PCB\DOORS\TSHOP 3 1
-
- (The above will attempt to connect 3 times before quitting. This
- will also turn on the debug function so you can see what is
- going on during the call.
-
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- Example of TeleSend script
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-
- TeleSend Copyright(C) 1995-96 CompuDoc Consulting (v1.0)
- For EXCLUSIVE use with TeleShoppe Version SE 02 and ATS Systems.
-
- (Initializing Modem)
- Dialing ATS BBS
- Connecting....
- Logging in as Gary Smith xxxxx!
- Joining Conference 10 (Success)
- Sending Upload Command
- Uploading File Description
- Uploading Database (via Internal Zmodem)
- Upload of Database Successful, Logging Off...
- Moved Database file to Archive
-
- |--
-
- In the above script, TeleSend connects with the ATS system after
- initializing the modem and sending the dialing string. You will
- see the "connecting..." string once carrier has been
- established. Next when your name is prompted, your Name and
- Password are sent to the ATS system. TeleSend then attempts to
- join the apppropriate conference you set in the Tconfig program,
- upon success you will see the string "(Success)". This ensures
- that TeleSend is in the right conference for the upload. Next
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- TeleSend attempts to inform the ATS system that it has a file to
- upload. Once acknowledged, TeleSend sends the description of that
- file to the ATS system and then using our Internal ZMODEM will
- upload your Zipped Database file to the ATS System. TeleSend will
- either return a successful upload or Unsuccessful upload.
-
- If the upload was successful, the Zipped database file is moved
- to your archive directory and the xxxxxxx.dbf file is removed
- from the system to avoid the possibility of uploading it again.
-
- If the upload was Unsuccessful, the Zipped Database is removed
- from the system and the xxxxxxx.dbf file is left intact and
- ready for the next attempt.
-
- TeleShoppe Version SE 02 Accepting CHECKS
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- You do not have to use the ATS system to accept checks (However
- we highly recommend it!). Your information for processing checks
- is maintained in your ####.INV file (See the example INVOICE.TXT
- template file located in your TSHOP main directory)
-
-