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Version 1.0 //// ║ Program Reference Manual ║
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/ Copyright (C) 1994 by Michael S. Hogg, All Rights Reserved.
License Agreement, Disclaimer, and Legal Stuff
Every precaution has been taken to ensure that no harm or damage
will occur on systems running TrackIt!. However, by using this
software the user assumes all responsibility for any damages or
other loss of data that may occur from the use or inability to
use TrackIt!. NO WARRANTIES ARE IMPLIED OR EXPRESSLY STATED.
TrackIt! and this documentation are copyrighted materials. All
rights to these materials are reserved, and are protected under
United States and International Copyright Laws. No part of these
materials may be reproduced or modified in any way without the
prior express written consent of Michael S. Hogg.
TrackIt! is a Shareware product. It is NOT freeware or public
domain. After a reasonable trial period (not to exceed 14 days),
you must register TrackIt! in order to legally use it. In return
for your registration, you will be provided a key to register
this and any future versions. Please see "Registering" for more
information.
An unlimited license to make and distribute unregistered copies
of this software is granted. Absolutely no modifications to the
files contained in the software package, including this
documentation file, may be made before distribution. No fee may
be charged by anyone other than Michael S. Hogg beyond the actual
cost of providing these copies without the prior written consent
of Michael S. Hogg.
TRACKIT! IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT WILL MICHAEL S. HOGG BE
LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST
SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF MICHAEL S.
HOGG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR
FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
Use of TrackIt! constitutes acceptance of the stated terms and
conditions. Michael S. Hogg reserves all rights which are not
expressly granted.
SALT and Telix are trademarks of deltaComm Development. Use of
Telix(tm) for longer than 45 days without appropriate payment to
deltaComm Development for Telix is a violation of International
Copyright Law.
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Note to CompuServe Users's:
If you downloaded TRACKIT! from CompuServe, please rename the
archive to TRKIT!10.ZIP before uploading it elsewhere.
TrackIt! v1.0 ii
C O N T E N T S
License Agreement, Disclaimer, and Legal Stuff............... ii
Introduction................................................. 1
Quick Start Guide............................................ 2
Using TrackIt! - Detailed Guide.............................. 4
How TrackIt! Works......................................... 4
How to Start TrackIt!...................................... 4
Using the Edit Box......................................... 5
The Track String........................................... 5
The Reply String........................................... 6
Setting Maximum Hits....................................... 6
Testing Tracks Offline..................................... 7
Advanced Features - The @ Command Set........................ 8
The Configuration File - Basic Settings...................... 10
The Configuration File - Advanced Settings................... 11
Tips and Tricks.............................................. 12
How to get unlimited tracks................................ 13
Working Around 20 Character Reply String................... 14
Companion Scripts, Uploading & Downloading................... 15
Registering TrackIt!......................................... 16
How to Contact the Author.................................... 17
Acknowledgements............................................. 18
Registration Form............................................ 19
TrackIt! v1.0 iii
Introduction
Welcome to TrackIt! This script represents a new approach to
taking advantage of Telix's tracking commands. You will no longer
have to worry about SALT programming to generate high speed track
scripts for your favorite BBS's. You will no longer have to worry
about a sixteen track limit per board. You won't have to worry
about recompiling a new script if a BBS changes one of the
prompts. You will never have to edit, or even look at code again.
TrackIt! will do all the work for you, and at a lightning fast
speed!
TrackIt! is a product born of necessity. To my knowledge, there
isn't another high quality Track learner available for Telix.
There are several script learners available, but they are slow.
The other alternative was manually writing and compiling a Track
script for each board you called. Both the script learners, and
the manual method would require you to edit and recompile the
scripts if a BBS changed a single prompt. This was unacceptable.
I have tried to design TrackIt! to be easy enough for the novice
user, and yet powerful enough to satisfy hard core users. Since
TrackIt! doesn't work like most of the popular script learners
available now, it will probably take a little getting used to.
Once you try it out on one or two BBS's you will begin to see why
TrackIt! is far superior