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FFAL110.EXE - Fixes FILES.BBS listings - Copyright 1992 by Chris O'Neill
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PURPOSE: Reads FILES.BBS files and removes any listings where the file
is no longer present.
REQUIRES: Requires a file contains an ASCII listing of file areas to
be search. The format for this file is as follows:
C:\Files\Areaname\
C:\Files\Areaname\
C:\Files\Areaname\
Etc.
The trailing "\" is not important. FFAL100 will add one if
necessary. Make sure, though, that there aren't any spaces
in the first column of each line, and there also shouldn't
be any blank lines in this file.
OPERATION: Real simple! Just copy FFAL110.EXE into any directory on your
hard drive (I recommend you use the same directory that your
mailer or BBS program is in, but what the heck!). Then, create
a file containing a list of the subdirectories to be processed
(see above for format). Finally, run FFAL110 using this syntax:
FFAL100 filename
Where "filename" is the file containing the list of directories
to be searched. (Don't worry if you forget the "filename"
parameter... FFAL110.EXE will remind you with a friendly help
screen.)
WARRANTY: This thing will definately take up space on your hard drive.
That's all I guarantee it will do, although I can say that
it DOES work on my system.
SUPPORT: Yeah, right! ;-) Actually, if you have any comments about
FFAL110.EXE that you'd like to pass on to me, send netmail.
Please DON'T send flames.... my ego is fragile!
COST: Give your kids a hug. Give some money to your favorite
charity. Recycle something. Whatever. Just DON'T send
ME money... Having to worry about what to do with my
new-found millions will drive me nuts!
FOR THOSE FFAL110.EXE was written using Microsoft QuickBASIC v4.5 and
WHO CARE: ADVBAS v99B by Thomas G. Hanlin III. One of these days,
when I have more time and money, I'm gonna learn how to do
it in C/C++. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy it for what
it is.
REVISION Version 1.00 was written July 7, 1992, and was released to
LIST the SDS file distribution network on that day.
Version 1.10 was written on October 11, 1992, and was also
released to the SDS on the same day. Thanks to Rolf Rumpff
(2:2401/111.6) for pointing out a bug whereby FFAL would
crash if the FILES.BBS file contained a blank line. This
problem has now been fixed, and FFAL will merely pass over
any lines containing a carriage return or space in the first
column.
Chris O'Neill
Polar Bear Heaven BBS
Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., Canada
@FidoNet 1:348/405.0
July 7, 1992