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Advanced.Doc Advanced options Documentation file. v1.26 CV 25/06/92
A brief word about Terms:
All of the terms used in this document are explained in either the
main docs or the docs supplied with the component executables.
Intro
The following is a brief overview of some of the problems that my
beta testers encountered, along with their (my) solutions.
PointNets:
This is a 4D point system. This means that PointNets are ancient
history (StoneAge is the 'official' term) as far as P&C is concerned.
If your boss is using PointNets, either he will have to upgrade his
software (most software is 5D now!) or P&C won't be very useful to you.
(It will be somewhat useful, but you'll have to keep repairing the
config files each time it runs...) The only real problem is with
regards to IBM / Amiga crossbreed systems. Hopefully those Amiga
programmers out there will rush to create 5D software soon. We're
waiting guys! Hurry up!
Share Violations:
Always make sure that you're not running _Share_ with DESQview or
another multitasker. They hate each other. Most systems running DOS
5.0 don't need Share any ways. So don't use it. :-)
Memory:
Check the GoldEd Config file. It has a number of options that have
been commented out. If you are short of memory, or rather, if you have
lots of it, un-comment these lines, and give yourself some more room to
work. This is necessary if you want to run a spellchecker. (I
recommend ShareSpell as you can see from the Cfg file).
Special P&c files:
There are two special P&c files.
No_Test.P&C will cause Config-4D to not add the DUPES and BAD_MSGS
areas to the GoldEd window. If you don't want to look at them, use this
option. The file can contain anything, as Config-4D will work with it
so long as it exists.
Alias.P&C can contain a list of aliases that you use in your
message areas. They will be added to GoldEd.Cfg automatically. A
better way to do this is by having another file called say "MYOPTS.Cfg"
and adding a line to GoldEd.Cfg that reads "Include MYOPTS.Cfg".
Whichever works for you, but if you use the second option, it makes
tweaking a lot easier, as Config-4D won't touch your Cfg file.
Advanced.Doc Page 2
Squish Utils:
SQCONV EXE 39764 29/02/92 1:01
SQFIX EXE 51202 29/02/92 1:01
SQINFO EXE 14140 29/02/92 1:01
SQPACK EXE 21334 29/02/92 1:01
SQREIDX EXE 40248 29/02/92 1:01
SQSET EXE 8816 29/02/92 1:01
These utils are fully documented in the Squish Docs (Squish.Prn)
but could do to be mentioned here. SQPack is used to clean up the
Squish msg bases. (See P&C4DPS.Doc) SQConv is used to convert your old
message bases from *.msg to Squish. SQSet can be used to set the
maximum messages per base, delete per day and other information. A
later version of P&c will allow you to specify how many messages you
want to keep in each area, but for now, it just let's you set the global
number.
Batch Files:
Jim suggested that I put a special section here on batch files.
(So here it is.) Batch files are not quite so different from the
configuration files. You can customize them to your heart's content.
(And then some.) I've enclosed what I believe to be the optimal batch
file setup. It takes care of all the housekeeping. Should you want to
keep the logs, for example, delete the logs line in the batch file.
Most of all, have fun. The real reason for P&C (the raison d'etre if
you will) is to get you up and running. You can tweak it from there.
Add-ons:
This is a good place to put the section on 'add-ons'. A good
example of an 'add-on' is a SpellChecker, or personal mail tosser. If
you want to use the SpellChecker, uncomment the option in the GoldED
config file. (This is mentioned elsewhere) I use WIMM v1.00 as my
personal mail scanner / tosser. If you wish to use one too, place Wimm
and its config in the POINT directory, and add: @WIMM to the POLL.BAT
file just after Squish tosses the mail. Another good scanner / tosser
is SCAIL v2.02. Both of these files are available for download from my
BBS.
-=* This document will be updated as new errors and solutions are
reported. Please feel free to submit them to me at the address listed
in the main docs. Your best bet is to thoroughly read through the
GoldEd, Squish, and P&c docs. Many of the problems have their solutions
right there. For the most part I've tried to anticipate problems, and
added the fix right in Config-4D. *=-