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───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
PDRIVE.EXE v1.10
FreeWare Multi-Tasker Friendly Protocol Driver
Copyright 1995-1996 Larry Athey - BBS Utiliteez Software
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DISCLAIMER:
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The author, Larry Athey has taken every precaution to insure that no harm or
damage will occur on computer systems operating this package. Nevertheless,
the author shall NOT be held liable for whatever may happen on your computer
system or to any computer systems which connects to your own as a result of
operating this package. The user assumes full responsibility for the correct
operation of this software package, whether harm or damage results from any
software error, hardware malfunction, or operator error. NO warranties are
offered, expressly stated or implied, including without any limitation or
restriction any warranties of operation for a particular purpose and / or
merchantability. If you do not agree with this, then absolutely do NOT use
this program!
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LICENSE AGREEMENT:
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This program, support files, and documentation are copyrighted products of
BBS Utiliteez Software. The author reserves all rights to these products.
This is protected by the United States of America (USA) and International
Copyright Laws. In no way shall the components of this software package be
reproduced or modified in any form or method without prior express written
permission from the author.
Tampering with or altering the contents or integrity of the PDrive software
package is prohibited. No fee may be charged by any agency other than the
author beyond the cost of distributing unregistered copies without prior
express written permission from the author.
This program is FREEWARE and can be packaged in any program you write so
long as this document accompanies the PDRIVE.EXE and remains un-altered in
any way, shape, or form. This program is being provided for those who do
not have the programming skills or the tools to write protocols directly
into their programs. If you are not a programmer, you will find this to be
more CPU friendly under a multi-tasker than DSZ/GSZ and may wish to alter
your batch files to call this program instead. This program may be used
freely without any registration or license fees.
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Command Line Parameters:
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/B##### - Force Baud Rate [Default = 38400 Baud ]
/C## - Force Comport Number [Default = Comport #1 ]
/D# - I/O Device [1-UART, 2-Fossil, 3-DigiBoard]
/F=FILENAME.EXT - File Name To Transfer [No Default File Name ]
/H**** - Force New Port Hex Address [Default = Standard Address ]
/I## - Force Non-Standard IRQ [Default = Standard IRQ ]
/L=FILENAME.EXT - Batch Mode File Name List [Zmodem, Ymodem, YmodemG Only!]
/S - Send Files [Default File Transfer Method ]
/R=FILEPATH - Receive Files [File Path Must Exist! ]
/Z - Use Zmodem Protocol [Default Protocol ]
/Y - Use Ymodem Protocol
/X - Use Xmodem Protocol
/G - Use YmodemG Protocol
/K - Use Xmodem1K Protocol
Examples:
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PDRIVE.EXE /C1 /B14400 /D2 /S /Z /F=C:\FILES\DATA220A.ZIP
The above command line will send the file C:\FILES\DATA220A.ZIP using
Zmodem, on Comport #1, at 14400 Baud, using Fossil communications....
PDRIVE.EXE /C2 /B9600 /D1 /Y /R=C:\UPLOADS\
The above command line will allow PDrive to receive files on Comport #2,
at 9600 Baud, using UART communications, and will write the files to the
path C:\UPLOADS\....
PDRIVE.EXE /C1 /B28800 /D2 /S /Z /L=FILELIST.TXT
The above command line tells PDrive to send files to the caller in Batch
Mode on Comport #1, at 28800 Baud, using Fossil communications. The file
FILELIST.TXT can be any any text file. This file contains the full paths
and file names you wish to send to the user. The maximum number of files
allowed in the queue at any one time is 15. If the file list contains
more than 15 files, the remaining excess files will be ignored.
Just tinker with it and see what you come up with. It's all real simple
to use and understand so you should have real good luck with it....
Error Levels:
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0 - PDrive will exit at error level 0 if everything goes fine.
1 - PDrive will exit at error level 1 if it cannot open the comport.
6 - PDrive will exit at error level 6 if the file specified by the
/F= or /L= command line parameters is not found.
100 - PDrive will exit at error level 100 if a user aborts an upload or
download. You can trap this error level in your program in order
to prevent users from "Leeching" files from your system.
101 - PDrive will exit at error level 101 if the upload or download is
aborted locally by you.
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Larry Athey
1239 Cheyenne
Alliance, NE, 69301
Owner : BBS Utiliteez Software
FAX/BBS #: (308)762-2239
FidoNet : 1:285/703
GDS-Net : 100:1010/1
ivNET : 411:1500/0
Internet : larry.athey@tos.daphnis.com, larry.athey%otherside@ivsoft.com