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- QLUX.COM
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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- QLUX.COM 19k (145) 755E 1.21 Sean Sullivan 4/90 Z3COM10
- QLUXKMD.COM 18k (140) EE21 1.21 Sean Sullivan 4/90 Z3COM10
- QLUXZMD.COM 18k (140) 0E9A 1.21 Sean Sullivan 4/90 Z3COM10
-
- 1- Configuration 2- Notes 3- Examples of Use
-
- QLUX is a replacement for the standard LUX program. It is written in Basic
- and is easily modified to use programs of your choice. It uses the multi-
- command line feature of ZCPR (ZCMD) and will easily adapt to most RCP/M setups
- including NZCOM.
-
- QLUX.COM is for local use, QLUXKMD and QLUXZMD for BBS use. Vs 1.21 adds
- CR, UNCR, LT, READ, VIEW, and VDE commands for the local version and a ZCMD
- command for Z-System commands not found in the local version.
- :1
- Configuration - 1/4
-
- Comment out any commands in the BASIC source you do not want to use and any
- parts of the help menu you do not want to be shown. Vs. 1.21 has the command
- line buffer (aka MCL) located at F500. Change that address and put together
- with BASCOM and L80 (or whatever linker you may have - SLRNK, DLINKLOC, etc.).
-
-
- OPTIONS TO EDIT:
-
- The following are the options that may be changed to suit your setup:
-
- MCL=&HFC00
- MCL is the address of the multi-command buffer that accepts the QLUX commands.
- This address may be found on ZCPR3 (NZCOM) systems by running Z3LOC with the
- 'Z' option. If you are using ZCMD you must check the source code.
- Configuration - 2/4
-
- DEBUG=FALSE
- The Debug option sends the command line to the screen. To be used when
- commands do not work as you expect.
-
- PASSCMD=FALSE
- The Passcmd option sends all commands to the MCL regardless of whether they
- are QLUX resident (It is up to the operating system to deal with the passed
- command).
-
- LBRDIR$="DIR"
- Any version of the SD program will do.
-
- ZIPDIR$="UNZIP"
- UNZIP099 is the latest ZIP directory program.
-
- ARCDIR$="UNARC"
- UNARC16 is typically used although the later SD versions can display an ARC/
- ARK directory too.
- Configuration - 3/4
-
- LZHDIR$="LHRD"
- LHRD11 is the latest version as of this date. Also used as a LZH file typer.
-
- MODEM$="ZMD"
- ZMD, KMD, NUKMD, XMODEM may be used. It is expected that the program will
- have the capability of sending an ARC/ARK member as well as an LBR member.
-
- ZMODEM$="RZMP"
- RZMP16 is the only one available.
-
- TYPE$="TYPE"
- Name your typer program to TYPE
-
- LBRTYP$=LBRDIR$
- Use your standard TYPE program unless your prefer something else.
-
- ARCTYP$=ARCDIR$
- UNARC16 handles both directory and file listing.
- Configuration - 4/4
-
- LZHTYP$=LZHDIR$
- LHRD11 handles both directory and file listing.
-
- ZIPTYP$=""
- A ZIP typer program is not yet available (but is expected soon)
-
- MENU$="MENU"
- Whatever name you use for your Menu program.
-
-
-
- Compile: BASCOM =QLUX110/O/E/Z/C
- Link: L80 QLUX110,QREL/S,OBSLIB/S,LUX/N/E
- or SLRNK LUX/N,QLUX110,QREL/S,/E
-
- creates the COMfile LUX.COM.
- :2
- QLUX Notes - 1/4
-
- a. QLUX presently does not support DU: specifications. The ARUNZ alias
- "LUX $td1$tu1:;qlux $*;$hb:", however, will allow you to access a
- LBR/ARC/ARK/ZIP/LZH file in any DU: from the ZCPR3 command A0> prompt.
- However, you will not be able to successfully access a LBR/ARC/ARK/ZIP/
- LZH file in a specific DU: from the QLUX command prompt. If you use
- this ARUNZ LUX alias approach, it will be assumed that the program will
- be named QLUX.COM.
-
- b. QLUX121.COM requires the following files to be online: DIR, LDIR, LT
- (ZLT), NULU, LBREXT (renamed to LGET), LPUT, SETD, UNARC, ARK, ADS,
- UNZIP (UNZIP099), EXPLODE.OVR (UNZIP099), UNREDUCE.OVR (UNZIP099),
- UNSHRINK.OVR (UNZIP099), LHRD (LH-CPM12), LHVW (LH-CPM12), CR (CRLZH),
- UNCR (UNCRLZH), and VDE (ZDE13). UNZIP, EXPLODE.OVR, UNREDUCE.OVR, and
- UNSHRINK.OVR may all have to be on the same DU: as the ZIP file or you
- may want to rename UNZIP.COM to UNZIP099.COM and use SETDRU to make a
- UNZIP.COM file that makes UNZIP099.COM look for its OVR files elsewhere.
- QLUX Notes - 2/4
-
- c. QLUXKMD.COM and QLUXZMD.COM requires the following files to be online:
- DIR, LDIR, LT (ZLT), UNARC, UNZIP (ZIPDIR), LHVW (LH-CPM12), KMD or ZMD,
- RZMP, CHAT, COMMENT, MENU, FOR, and NEW. These files are assumed to
- have been made "safe" for BBS use.
-
- d. Vs 1.21 updates (4/12/90, Sean Sullivan):
- - TYPE command for .LBR files now calls on LT.COM (or ZLT.COM renamed as
- LT.COM). TYPE command for .ZIP files now displays error message "++
- Cannot type ZIPped files ++". TYEP (sic) is added as equivalent to
- TYPE (a frequent misspelling).
- - CR, UNCR, LT, READ, VIEW, and VDE commands added for crunching
- uncrunching, typing, and editing files found outside archive.
- - NULU command also added to supplement PUT command for LBR files. PUT
- command for LBR files now uses LPUT instead of NULU.
- - GET command for LBR files now requires LBREXT (renamed to LGET)
- instead of LT.
- QLUX Notes - 3/4
-
- - ZCMD added for using Z-System commands not found in QLUX. ZCMD can
- only do one single command at a time, i.e., no multiple commands. The
- only restriction of using ZCMD is that the command line buffer must
- be external. If the internal command line is used, it will get wiped
- out at the first occurence of a warm boot.
- - SEND command fixed. Changed SEND ALL command to SENDALL. SEND ALL
- was being interpreted as downloading a single LBR member file named
- "ALL". Added alternate code for KMD if you don't use ZMD. Changed
- ZSEND ALL command to ZSENDALL for RZMP download of entire LBR/ZIP/ARC/
- ARK/LZH file.
- - NEW command was added since there was a FOR command.
- - Adjustments to help menu and syntax display. The syntax display now
- follows ZCPR3-style syntax displays and now shows the current version
- number.
-
- e. Vs. 1.20 updates (9/22/89, Sean Sullivan):
- - Now assumes a combination of the following files being online: DIR,
- LDIR, TYPE (LT29), NULU, SETD, UNARC, ARK, ADS, UNZIP, LHRD, LHVW,
- ZMD, and RZMP.
- QLUX Notes - 4/4
-
- - GET command added to extract member files and PUT command to insert
- new files into archive -- only for LBR, using NULU, and ARC/ARK, using
- ARK. Also a DATE command for date/time-stamping LBR and ARC/ARK
- files. GET, PUT, and DATE command assumes same respective command
- line formats as if you're using LT, UNARC, UNZIP, LHRD, NULU, ARK,
- SETD, or ADS at the QLUX command line prompt but without specifying
- the archive file.
- - Another new directory command is SD where you can see ALL the files in
- the current DU: (as opposed to FILES allowing you to see only the
- files with the same .EXT as the file QLUX is currently attached to).
- - Provided additional ways to exit program (Q, E, X, CPM), put help menu
- in program, plus a few other minor changes.
-
- f. Vs 1.10 updates (9/17/89, Lawrence Davis):
- - Configured for QBBS usage. MCL routines courtesy of Chris Mcewen
- (Socrates QBBS 201/754-9067).
- :3
- Examples of Use - 1/2
-
- a. Example of ZCMD syntax: QLUX:LIBRARY.LBR (?=HELP)>>zcmd vlu
-
- b. A0:ROOT>lt library.lbr a:file.dyc
- QLUX:LIBRARY.LBR (?=HELP)>>get a:file.dyc
-
- c. A0:ROOT>unarc archive.ark a:filename.typ
- QLUX:ARCHIVE.ARK (?=HELP)>>get a:filename.typ
-
- d. A0:ROOT>unzip zipped.zip member.fil
- QLUX:ZIPPED.ZIP (?=HELP)>>get member.fil
-
- e. A0:ROOT>lhrd lewzhuff.lzh member.doc
- QLUX:LEWZHUFF.LZH (?=HELP)>>get member.doc
-
- f. A0:ROOT>nulu -o library.lbr -a file -x
- QLUX:LIBRARY.LBR (?=HELP)>>put -a file -x
-
- g. A0:ROOT>ark archive.ark newfile.fil
- QLUX:ARCHIVE.ARK (?=HELP)>>put newfile.fil
- Examples of Use - 2/2
-
- h. A0:ROOT>setd library.lbr 09/22/89 existing.fil /o
- QLUX:LIBRARY.LBR (?=HELP)>>date 09/22/89 existing.fil /o
-
- i. A0:ROOT>ads archive.ark 09/22/89 13:54 specific.fil
- QLUX: ARCHIVE.ARK (?=HELP)>>date 09/22/89 13:54 specific.fil