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CommCost V2.0
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(c) Copyright William 1991
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CommCost is a little program that caculates the size of you Modem
addiction by examing the log file from your communication program.
CommCost will also produce a Top Ten BBS list as well as an analysis of the
period that the log ran for. AT the moment the programs that are supported
are : JR-Comm
NComm
MAXsBBS
Now the first two are pretty straigh forward, but the third one may
confuse some people. Well Being a MAXsBBS sysop (BTW MAXsBBS is a New
Australiam BBS package and is probably the BEST package available on the
Amiga Today) I decided it would be nice to count the absoulte number of
call Imate Not just the one I make from JR-Comm.
Setting Up:
~~~~~~~~~~~
In this section I'll simply tell you how to set up CommCost so that it
will work properly. First of all start up the program and have it running
in tha background while you read the documents.(Hey thats what you got and
an amiga for right).
STEP 1: Move the the mouse over the Cost Per Call Gadget and click the
mouse once. Enter the cost per call here in cents. eg if it costs
24 cents per call then enter 24.
STEP 2: Move the mouse over the Cost of Rent Gadget and click the mouse
once. Enter the cost of the rent you pay on the line per period.
This sould also be in cents.
STEP 3: º Move the mouse over the Log File Gadget and click the mouse
once. Enter the name of the log file that you wish CommCost to
use. This should include both the path and the name of the log
file. eg jrcomm:jrcomm.log.
STEP 4: Move the mouse over the SAVE Gadget and click the mouse
once. This will save a config file the the S: directory. From
Now on you not have to worry about the setting the call cost, or
log file unless you wish to.
This log file can be edited using any text editor as long as
the format is kept constant.
If you change the setting and you want to return to the saved
setting the click on the LOAD gadget.
Usage:
~~~~~~
CommCost can be started from CLI or from Workbench. Using the program
is quite easy but just incase here is some help.
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
|+--------------------------------------------------------------+|
||Total Calls: Downloads: +----------------------+||
|| |Cost For Calls : |||
||Total Fido : Uploads : |Total Cost : |||
|| +----------------------+||
||BBS Name: BBS Calls: ||
|+--------------------------------------------------------------+|
| |
|+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ +-------+ |
|+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ | | |
| 1 2 9 | | |
|+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ | | |
|+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ +-------+ |
| 3 4 10 5 |
|+------++------+ +--------------------------------+ +-------+ |
|+------++------+ +--------------------------------+ +-------+ |
| 6 7 11 8 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
GADGET 1: Show List
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This will produce a list of bbs that you have called as well as
the number of times you have called it. This list will be placed and a
file called CommCost_bbs.text which will be in the same directory that
you started CommCost from.
GADGET 2: Period Analysis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This will open an window and tell you some interesting statistics
about you log file. The best way to describe this is the tell you to
try it.
GADGET 3: Top Ten
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This will produce a Top Ten list of BBS that you have called and
place them in a window. The BBS list will NOT be produced if this
option alone is selected to get the top ten list as well as the
CommCost_bbs.text then you will need to select both options.
GADGET 4: MAXsBBS FIDO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This option enables the MAXsBBS Fido scan option. For this option
to work you need an assignment 'BBS:' which is the directory that you
MAXsBBS.config file is in. This option will work with all version of
MAXsBBS higher than 1.18.
GADGET 5: OK
~~~~~~~~~~~~
After making selection of options select this to start scan
GADGET 6: Load
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This will load the config file (see above)
GADGET 7: Save
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This will save a new config file (see above)
GADGET 8: About
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Will Bring Up the standard about window.
To remove this window click on about again..
GADGET 9: Cost Per Call
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This is the cost per call call (gee fancy that). It should be in
CENTS so if it costs 24 cents per call then the gadger would show 24
NOT .24. At this point in time CommCost does not caculate LongDistance
calles(sorry).
GADGET 10: Cost of Rent
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This is the rent you pay on the line per Bill period. Once again this sould be in Cents.
eg. If the cost is $23.54 the the gadget will show 2354.
GADGET 11: Log File
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is probably the most important gadget of the program. This
the the log to be examined. this gadget shoud contain both the path
AND the the name of the log file. If CommCost can not open the log
file it ill not let you go on.
OK there you go once you have set the options you would like then click
and sit back and be AMAZED. Once everything has stoped just click on any
of the gadgets in the MAIN window the close everything.
Notes:
~~~~~~
Although this program will work on Any Amiga system it may look a
little funny under Workbench 1.3. The program was developed under a
WorkBench 2.0 machine and as you may know the colours have been changed
around, all I can recommend is to change you coulouts to something like
this..
0.. BackGround Colour
1.. Blank
2.. White
3.. Highlight Colour
Legal Stuff:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have written this program to be quite stable and I don't think you'll
have any trouble with it, but I am in no way responsible for any damages
cause to you system as a result of using this programme.
MAXsBBS was written by Anthony Barrett.
JR-Comm was written by Jack Radigan.
Ncomm was written by Torkel Lodberg.
CONTACT INFO:
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If you really like this program then drop me a line and give me some
suggestions. I'm very interested in hearing from people about this little
program. Hope to here from you soon..
I can be contacted by...
BBS: 10:15 Saturday Night BBS (Sysop)
+61 (02)913-2638
1200 - 9600 (V.32/MNP/V.42bis)
INTERNET: willw@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
MAIL: 2 Warruga Place,
North Narrabeen. 2101
NSW. Australia