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TriBBS 5.01 Interim Update Documentation
Copyright (c) 1993 By TriSoft
The purpose of this interim update documentation is to document some
of the new features and changes that have taken place between TriBBS
5.0 and TriBBS 5.01.
ASCTOBIN
--------
AscToBin is used to convert an ASCII text file list to TriBBS's binary
file format. AscToBin is run from one of your nodes main directories
and is run in one of three modes. It can be run with the following
command lines:
ASCTOBIN
This will display a list box of all of the file areas.
Simply move the highlight bar to the appropriate file area
and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit from AscToBin.
ASCTOBIN /ALL
The /ALL switch is used to run AscToBin from either the DOS
command line or from within a batch file. This switch will
have AscToBin convert the files lists for all of the board's
file areas.
ASCTOBIN /F:n1[-n2]
The /F: switch is used to run AscToBin from either the DOS
command line or from within a batch file. This switch will
have AscToBin convert the files lists for a specified file
area if it is specified using /F:n1, where n1 is the file
list to generate the binary file list for. The /F: switch
can also create binary file lists for a range of file areas
if it is specified using /F:n1-n2, where n1 is the first
file area to create a binary file list for and n2 is the
last file area to create a binary file list for.
FILEMAN
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Use of the new FileMan is pretty self-explanatory. You just run it
from one of your node's main BBS directories using the following
command line:
FILEMAN
The new FileMan has a DIZ All feature that causes FileMan to search
through all of the archives in the file area and use any FILE_ID.DIZ
or DESC.SDI files that may be present. The DIZ All search can be
interrupted by pressing the space bar.
If you have done anything to a file area (or areas) that would require
a new index file to be generated, FileMan will ask you if you want to
reindex any changed file areas. In order to perform this function,
MakeIdx must be available in the DOS PATH.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Neither FileMan or AscToBin support file sharing.
Therefore, they should NOT be used while the BBS is up and running.
BINARY FILE LIST INFORMATION FOR THIRD-PARTY DEVELOPERS
-------------------------------------------------------
If you look at one of TriBBS's binary file lists with a listing
utility, they will appear to be a normal text file; however, they are
formatted in such a way that allows BBS.EXE to read them very quickly.
Each line is exactly 78 characters long and use the following format:
1 2 3 4 7
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890....012345678
FFFFFFFFFFFF SSSSSSSS MM-DD-YY DDDDDDD....DDDDDDD**
DDDDDDD....DDDDDDD** <- Optional line
DDDDDDD....DDDDDDD** <- Optional line
Where:
FFFFFFFFFFFF is the file's name.
SSSSSSSS is the file's size.
MM-DD-YY is the file's date.
DDDD....DDDD is the file's description.
** is a carriage return/line feed pair.
You should note that a file's entry in the file list can be from 1 to
20 lines long.
EXPIRED SUBSCRIPTIONS
---------------------
TriBBS 5.01 can now optionally zero out a caller's number of files
uploaded and download, the number of bytes the caller has uploaded and
downloaded, turn off access to private conference, and turn off access
to private file areas when a caller's subscription expires.
FASTLOG.BAT
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TriBBS 5.01 now optionally supports a batch file called FASTLOG.BAT.
If this file exists and the caller is using TriBBS's quick logon
feature, TriBBS will call the batch file just after it generates all
of the door drop files and before checking for waiting messages.
TriBBS shells out to memory when FASTLOG.BAT is called so a call to
BOARD.BAT at the end of FASTLOG.BAT is NOT necessary.