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FileList Pro Version 4.03beta release 14
Designed and Compiled
by
Wang Yumin
Copyright (C) 1990-91. All Rights Reserved.
User Operation Manual
■ Product of SINGAPORE ■ Produce de SINGAPOUR ■ XIN JIA PUO Zì Zào ■
IMPORTANT!
The software is provided as "it is". Responsibilities and risk in using this
program or its parts, are take completely by the person using it. No warranty
comes with this software. Please you disagree with the above, please do not
touch/use the program.
FLPRO may be circulated freely provided that it MUST be re-distributed in its
most original form. NO files may be modified nor they can be removed. No extra
fee should be charged. Cost of diskette may be charged at a minimum amount of
S$5. It may not be included in Commercial Software Libraries. FLPRO is released
under the Shareware concept. Read section on registeration for details.
FLPRO and FileList Pro refers to all executable files and documentations.
Introduction
FileList Pro was started in 1990 to kill time (really!). I was rather bored
and tried to attempt new things until i came to FLPRO idea. The first version
was 2.3.1 which wasn't a good one. Tons of bugs are loaded, although it does
work and i was using it myself. Speed was also a problem, FLPRO 3.2.1 was slow.
Then there was a version 3.2 in early 1991 (if my memory is good). It was
released as freeware! But still, that was not my ideal software. Modifications
were made until one day when my harddisk crashed (no FLPRO backup). I rewrote
the whole thing and came version 4.0 (unreleased) to be beta tested by my
beta testers. Followed was 4.01, 4.02 then now, 4.03 - the released beta
testing version.
It now supports both Remote Access 1.10 (FILES.RA) and Fido v12 (AREAS.INI)
systems. Doing many things that you find in your dreams and now in reality.
Requirements
o IBM PC/8088/8086/80286/80386/80486 or other compatible systems.
o Preferbly 640 Kilobytes of total conventional RAM.
o Aprox. minimum 100 kilobytes of diskspace.
o 80x87/80486 maths co-processor (optional)
Turn ON your co-processor if you have one. It makes FLPRO runs faster.
The presence of it is auto-detected.
o MS DOS 3.3 and above or compatible OS.
o Remote Access version 1.10 or FILES.RA and FILES.BBS compatible system.
or Fido version 12 or AREAS.INI and FILES.BBS compatible system.
Beta Tests
#1 - RA 1.01 #4 - RA 1.01
IBM 80486/33 IBM 80286/16
MS DOS 5.0 MS DOS 5.0
SHARE loaded No multi-tasker loaded.
DesQView 2.34 580kb conventional RAM free.
Qemm 386 5.13
530kb conventional RAM Free
#2 - RA 1.10 #5 - RA 1.01
IBM 80486/33 IBM 8088
MS DOS 5.0 MS DOS 4.01
SHARE loaded No multi-tasker loaded.
DesQView 2.40 580kb conventional RAM free.
Qemm 386 6.00
500kb conventional RAM Free
#3 - Fido 12u
IBM 80486/33
MS DOS 5.0
SHARE loaded.
No multi-tasker loaded.
Qemm 386 6.00
550kb conventional RAM free.
How to Use
FLPRO should be quite easy to setup as there are no configuration files are
needed.
Usage:
FLPRO [+fido] /[actions] /[options]
To tell FLPRO that you are using Fido v12, you will have to add +FIDO in your
commandline when running FLPRO. For RemoteAccess systems, you need not specify
a particular parameter for it. FLPRO assumes that you are using a RA1.10 system
by default.
* Global Options * (Can be used by both Fido12 and RA 1.1 users)
Actions:
/A[filespec] Generate all files list. [filespec] is the filename to list
the files. default filename is ALLFILES.LST. [filespec] is
optional.
eq. /AFILES.TXT
/F[filespec] Adopt unlisted files. If a file is present in your directory
but not listed in Files.Bbs, using this function will append
the filename to Files.Bbs. [filespec] is optional which is
the file-adopt control file. The control file contains all
the filenames that you do not want to be adopted into
Files.Bbs. If not control filename is specified, FLPRO will
adopt all files. PS: control may only contain up to 5,000
filenames.
eq. /FADOPT.CTL or just /F
/C Arrange Download Counters. In this version, only [##]
counters are being used. Others like (##), <##> etc. will
not be recognised. By using this option, if a counter is
not present on any listed files, FLPRO will add [ 0] to
it. If you have things like [4], FLPRO will change it to
[ 4] and so on.
example -
old files.bbs:
FLPRO38B.ZIP RA1.00 Filebase enhancement v3.8b
new files.bbs:
FLPRO38B.ZIP [ 0] RA1.00 Filebase enhancement v3.8b
/H Add header to Files.Bbs; after reading through each directory
FLPRO will add a header which contain the summary of the
files in that directory - size, number of files etc.
example -
FileList Pro v4.03ß+
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ #50 - International Programmers Exchange Updated on 11-27-1991 │
│ Online files : 26 (1737 KB) Offline files : 0 (0 KB) │
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
P.S. The first and last last line of the header must not be
altered as they tells FLPRO where to start and where to
end.
/S[filespec] Generate filebase statistics file. This function will tell
FLPRO to read through the directories and create a summary
of your filebase's statistics. The number of online/missing
files and size will be included. The total will also be
calculated.
example -
Directories Statistics 27 Nov 91
Area Name Online Offline Size
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
User Recent Uploads 26 0 1737
Data Communications 40 8 1898
Computer Sound and Music 127 7 7550
Singapore BBS List Weekly 28 0 297
DM LiNKS NETwork Documents 15 0 31
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Total 1049 97 52829
/P[filespec] Generate popular downloaded files. This function WILL ONLY
WORK if you have download counters in your files.bbs! FLPRO
analyses the most popular file with the download counters
which indicates the number of times that file has been
downloaded. PS up to 10,000 files only.
example -
Popular Downloads 27 Nov 91
Filename D/L Descriptions
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
600-210.ZIP [69] All files list for 6:600/210
DSLJ2691.ZIP [46] Singapore BBS Listing 26 Oct 91 -Ls
NEW210.ZIP [44] This BBS' registeration info
FLPRO403.ZIP [42] FileList Pro v4.03beta for RA 1.10, Fido 12
DSLJ1991.ZIP [36] Singapore BBS Listing 19 Oct 91 -Ls
DSLK0291.ZIP [33] Singapore BBS Listing 2 Nov 91 -Ls
DSLK2391.ZIP [31] Singapore BBS List Weekly 23 Nov 91 -Ls
DSLK1691.ZIP [28] Singapore BBS Listing 16 Nov 91 -Ls
DSLH1091.ZIP [24] Singapore BBS Listing 10 August 91 -Ls
DSLH2491.ZIP [22] Singapore BBS Listing 24 August 91 -Ls
/V[x] Convert FILES.RA to Flsearch.Ctl or Areas.ini. Obviously,
you must have a RA1.10 Files.Ra to make it work. x can be
1 or 2 where :
1 - Flsearch.Ctl (QBBS)
2 - Areas.ini (Fido12)
if x is not supplied, 1 is set to default.
/R Sort Files.Bbs in alphabetical order.
(up to 5,000 files per file area only)
example -
old files.bbs:
DEF.ZIP [ 1] Jokes collection #2
ABC.ZIP [ 2] Jokes Jokes Jokes
GHI.ZIP [ 1] Classical jokes collection #3
MU70-2.LZH [ 2] Morton Utilities v7.0 #2
MU70-1.LZH [ 5] Morton Utilities v7.0 #1
- bbs utils
TALE101A.ARJ [ 0] TALES Door v1.01a(s) BETA
BD202.ARJ [ 2] BackDoor v2.02
BDDEV.ARJ [ 0] BackDoor v2.02 Development kit
new files.bbs:
ABC.ZIP [ 2] Jokes Jokes Jokes
DEF.ZIP [ 1] Jokes collection #2
GHI.ZIP [ 1] Classical jokes collection #3
MU70-1.LZH [ 5] Morton Utilities v7.0 #1
MU70-2.LZH [ 2] Morton Utilities v7.0 #2
- bbs utils
TALE101A.ARJ [ 0] TALES Door v1.01a(s) BETA
BD202.ARJ [ 2] BackDoor v2.02
BDDEV.ARJ [ 0] BackDoor v2.02 Development kit
P.S. as you can see, spaces or remarks are not touched.
files listed in groups will be sorted in groups.
/L License Info. Whether your copy is registered. If not,
what should you do.
Options:
/B[x] Begin process at filearea x. If x is 2, FLPRO will start with
file area #2 and ignore all areas before it.
eq. /B10
/E[x] Ends process at filearea x. If x is 5, FLPRO will stop
process at file area #5 and ignore all areas after it.
eq. /E5
/O[x] Process only area x. If x is 1, only file area #1 will be
processed. All others are ignore.
eq. /O1
P.S. If /B, /E and /O are not specified, all areas will be processed by default
/N[x] Number of days to be considered as new files. List ONLY
new files in all files list. By using this options, your
all files list will only contain files that are dated within
x days from present date.
eq. /N5
/D Do not include remarks in All files list. Meaning all the
lines in Files.bbs that are started with a space or "-" will
not be listed in the all files list. If this option is not
specified, all remarks will be included.
/T Do not add file area title in all files list. By doing this,
FLPRO will not place the file area name at the top of
each directory's list in the all files list. Default, FLPRO
WILL add titles.
/K[x] Number of popular downloads to be included in Popular
Downloads List. With this, you can tell FLPRO how many top
files to be listed in top download list. x is the number.
eq. /K30
/Q Back up Files.Bbs before writing new information. Use this
if you want to play safe in case data corruption occurs.
* Upload/Download options * (for RA 1.10 and compatible logfile users only)
Actions:
/W|s Read RA log and update download counters in files.bbs
By using /Ws, all the unlisted files that are downloaded
will be skipped. Or else, FLPRO will append a new line
with the file in your files.bbs. s option is optional.
/U|s|@listform#@ Read RA log and add uploaders' name in Files.Bbs
By adding s (like /Ws), all the unlisted uploads will
(usually private uploads) will be skipped. Or else,
FLPRO Will append a new line with the filename. s option
is optional. With @listformat#@ option, you can change
the default layout of uploaders name in Files.Bbs.
The format should be started with a @ and ended with it too.
# in the line indicates the location of the uploaders'
name. ^ will be replaced by a CR and $ replaced by 5 spaces.
eq. /Us@(Uploaded by: #)@ < -- skip unlisted files
/U@(Uploaded by: #)@ < -- add unlisted files
/U < -- add unlisted files, default
format
/U@^; #@ <-- display uploaders name in 2nd line.
example -
BOLO1000.ZIP [ 0] Silly lunatic simulator (Uploaded by: Tony Norton)
default -
BOLO1000.ZIP [ 0] Silly lunatic simulator; Tony Norton
Options:
/J Join first and last names. With this, uploaders' names
will be joined. example- Tony Wong becomes Tony-Wong and
Lim Eng Kiat becomes Lim-Eng-Kiat. This is useful so that
RA will not seperate the name when wrapping long lines.
The whole name will be wrapped to the next line.
/M[path] This option is REQUIRED or else FLPRO will not run with
/U action. [path] is your upload directory where all the
files received from users are located at.
eq. /MC:\FILES\UPLOADS
/G[filespec] RA's log filename. Default is RA.LOG but if you are using
another name, you'll be needed to use this option. If
the logfile is not found in current directory, FLPRO will
search for RA= environment for Ra's directory. Pathname
and directory name may also be used in [filespec]
eq. /GC:\RA\LINE2\SYSTEM.LOG
/GBBS.LOG
/I Use uploader's initials instead of full name. example-
Lai Zit Seng will become L.Z.S.
/Y Read "compact" style RA logfile (also called frontdoor log
in RA 1.00). Default setting is "expanded" (opus/verbose).
You must specify this if you are NOT using expanded log or
else you WILL encouter problems.
P.S. All logfiles after processed will be appened to RA2.LOG file. The
processed file will be deleted.
Defaults:
Allfiles : ALLFILES.LST
Statistics file : FILESTAT.ASC
Popular file list : POPDL.ASC
RA logfile : RA.LOG
New logfile : RA2.LOG
Adopt control file : none
Log style : Expanded/Opus
U/l name format : full name
u/l name list form : "; uploader-name"
directory : current directory (auto search for RA environment)
o skips all unlisted files
o processor all areas
o run for RA 1.10 system
o convert files.ra to Flsearch.Ctl
o don't back up files.bbs
o 50 popular downloads
o dont add download counters
o all remarks in allfiles list
PS :
For Fido 12 users, you MUST run FLPRO with AREAS.INI in the same directory
No wildcards (*,? etc.) are allowed in any file specifications. including
the adopt file control.
Samples are supplied, please read them for reference if you are confused.
Examples:
flpro /fadopt.ctl /a600-210.lst /h /c /ptopdl.asc /sstatist.asc /k10
o produce allfiles list w/ filename 600-210.lst
o add headers to files.bbs
o process all directories
o generate top 10 downloads file - topdl.asc
o generate statistics file - statist.asc
o adopt unlisted files using control file adopt.ctl
o arrange download counters
flpro /w /us@^$$$$$$[Uploaded by #]@ /j /md:\bbs\uploads\
o open RA.LOG as logfile, expanded log style
o read log and update download counters
o upload path is d:\bbs\uploads\
o join uploaders first and last names
o read log and update uploaders names
o skip unlisted uploaders
o uploaders name on another line.
eq: TEST_100.ZIP 34500 10-10-91 *[ 0] Test Program
[Uploaded by Lai-Zit-Seng]
flpro /anewfiles.lst /n5
o process all directories
o produce all files list - newfiles.lst
o only list new files in 5 days
flpro +fido /b2 /e5 /r /h
o begins at file area #2, ends at #5
o running for Fido v12
o sort files.bbs in alphabetical order
o add headers to files.bbs
flpro +fido /a /s
o running for Fido v12
o process all directories
o generate all files list with default filename - allfiles.lst
o generate statistics file with default filename - filestat.asc
Registeration
FLPRO is released under the Shareware concept. Re-distribution is encouraged
provided that no extra fee are charged. But the usage of this program is not
free. It is not a freeware nor public domain. Please send a minimum amount
of S$30 (foreign countries US$20, shipment included) to the address below
enclosed with the form.
A registered copy will replace "Evaluation" message in allfiles list etc.
with your bbs name. The short one second delay in runs will also be removed.
A + will be added at the end of the version number eq. 4.03ß+
Registeration Form
Sysop real full name (max 30 char) : ________________________________________
BBS Name (max 40 char) : ____________________________________________________
Operation hours : ___________________________________________________________
Baud rate(s) and handshake protocols : ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Full Mailing address : ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Voice contact number(s) : ___________________________________________________
BBS Datel number(s) : _______________________________________________________
FidoNet Address (if any) : __________________________________________________
Other Networks with netmail addresses : _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Paying S$40 extra for future upgrades delivery (YES/NO)? ____________________
Amount enclosed : S$ __________________ or US$ ___________________________
Diskette to use (if register thru mail): (360k 5.25"/720k 3.5")
Suggestions (if any) : ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Registeration, suggestions etc. send to:
Ong Geok Meng
15 Tai Yuan Heights
Singapore 1955
Republic of Singapore
Electronic Network mail addresses:
Node 6:600/210.0@fidonet.org
aka 88:101/1.0@dmlinks.asia
aka 88:101/0@dmlinks.asia
aka 88:80/0@dmlinks.asia
aka 46:9100/106.0@chatnet.oceana
CM,XA
Supports :
SINGAPORE
---------
Depeche Megalopolis BBS Orbit 900
+65 283 4010 at 1200/2400/9600 BPS +65 242 1133 at 1200/2400 BPS
CCITT v22 v22bis v23 v32 v42bis/v42; H96 CCITT v22 v22bis
Network address as above. 88:101/20.0@dmlinks.asia
24 hours operation Weekdays 2330-1200 hours
Weekends 2330-1500 hours
Notice BBS
+65 382 1200 at 1200/2400 BPS
CCITT v22 v22bis v23
6:600/306.0@fidonet.org; CM
88:101/16.0@dmlinks.asia
24 hours operation
MALAYSIA
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Info-Net BBS
+60 3 334 1771 at 1200/2400/9600 BPS
CCITT v22 v22bis v32 v42bis/v42 ; HST
6:609/67.0 aka 6:609/0@fidonet.org ; CM
88:103/1.0 aka 88:103/0@dmlinks.asia
24 hours operation
Miscellaneous
Trademarks and Copyrights are reserved :-
MS-DOS by Microsoft Corp
RA/RemoteAccess by Andrew Milner
Fido/FidoNet by Tom Jennings
QBBS/QuickBBS by Adam Hudson
Frontdoor by Joaquirm H.
DesQView/Qemm by QuarterDeck Systems
IBM/PC/8088/8086/80286/80386/80486 by International Business Machines
BLESS the people who had helped in saving lives of animals and human beings
and the environment.
BLAST the killers who invent killing machines, and use them.
Thanks to my beta testers, programming manuals, supporting BBSes, supporters,
and Singapore products promoters; also parents to financially supported me.
Tony Wong, Lim Eng Kiat and Lai Zit Seng appeared courtesy of themselves.
FLPRO - more Singapore products from NSoft.
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