menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space. All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. :
For example, the "Options" menu is pulled down by Alt-O. )
Press ESC to put this help screen away. 4
System ShopDoor ShopManager
Database Options
(System) menu
(Alt-Spacebar)
The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the
symbol. (
When you pull down the
menu, you see
Info Register-Info
Info
When you choose the Info command from the
(System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button.
Register-Info
The Register-Info menu item displays who has registered this nice program.
ShopDoor
View Logfile
With this option you can take a look at the Logfile of the ShopDoor. When youre Logfile is too big, it's possible that you can't look at the Logfile with this option at a moment... That is because there is too less memory then. You can put your Logfile then (for example) on a floppy and then erase it on your harddisk.
ShopDoor (Alt-D)
The ShopDoor menu offers choices for viewing the Logfile and the Settings of the ShopDoor.
Edit
Settings View
Logfile
ShopManager (Alt-M)
The ShopManager menu offers choices for editing menus for the ShopDoor, ShopDoor-Statistics, jumping to a DosShell and exiting the program. Also you can change more ShopDoor settings here. 2
Setup Edit
Menus DosShell
Exit Statistics
ShopManager
Setup
Here you can change your setup of the ShopManager. |
Payment-Methods
Here you can select the payment-methods you want
to use. With your cursor-keys, spacebar and TAB
you can enable/disable the different methods.
It's also possible to change the locations of
these fields on your ShopDoor-screen by entering
the X & Y Positions. When you didn't enable a
Creditcard-method: the number- and ExpDate-fields
of the Creditcard will not be used. If you don't select
any method at all: the payment-screen will not be used...
It's also possible to configure the fore- and
background colors of these fields.
You can raise the total price of the bill with a certain
percentage: (% column). An example: if a client wants
to pay with a credit-card, the credit-card company will
charge you with a certain percentage like 5%.
By adding this percentage to the bill, the client will
pay the credit-card costs instead of you !
Shipment-Methods
Here you can select the shipment-methods you want
to use. With your cursor-keys, spacebar and TAB
you can enable/disable the different methods.
It's also possible to change the locations of
these fields on your ShopDoor-screen by entering
the X & Y Positions. If you don't select
any method at all: the shipment-screen will not be used...
It's also possible to configure the fore- and
background colors of these fields.
Transfer-Method Costs can be used: they will added to
the bill (tax excluded).
The 'Default Tax'-field will be used in combination
with the different Transfer-Costs. You can enter here
the percentage tax for these specific costs.
Mail-Manager
If you want the message be sent to the firm
when somebody orders something, leave this field blank.
But if you want to send those messages to somebody
else just place his/her name here.
Mail-Manager Netaddress
Enter your Mail-Manager Netaddress (Mail-AKA) here.
An example:
[ 2:512/238 ]
Personal-Information
Here you can select the personal-information you want
to use. With your cursor-keys, spacebar and TAB
you can enable/disable the different items.
It's also possible to change the locations of
these fields on your ShopDoor-screen by entering
the X & Y Positions. It's also possible to configure
the fore- and background colors of these fields.
Default Settings
When you press this button, the default settings
will be used...
Color-Table
Dark Colors (Foreground & Background):
Black 0
Blue 1
Green 2
Cyan 3
Red 4
Magenta 5
Brown 6
LightGray 7
Light Colors (Foreground):
DarkGray 8
LightBlue 9
LightGreen 10
LightCyan 11
LightRed 12
LightMagenta 13
Yellow 14
White 15
ShopManager
Edit Menus
Here you can edit/create all the ShopDoor menus you want to use. There is a Mainmenu-Dialog and also a SubMenus-Dialog. Just enter the filenames (without the extensions) and there Hotkeys where you like. 8
Some Rules, which will be checked by the program, are:
There must be a Mainmenu.
Each Screen must have a Hotkey (and visa versa).
When a Submenu is entered:
the Submenu must be entered in the Mainmenu.
When you want to enter a Submenu in the Mainmenu:
just enter '*1*','*2*','*3*' or '*4*' for
Submenu 1,2,3 or 4.
Some special reserved hotkeys are:
'X' = Leave Mainmenu/Submenu
'P' = Post a Message (echo-mail)
'B' = Place an Order (echo-mail)
'D' = Download Pricelist
You may use the following keys as Hotkeys: 'A' to 'Z', 'a' to 'z', and '0' to '9'. (please, do not use the reserved keys)
OrderMenu
ShopManager
Edit Menus => OrderMenu
Here you can change the Hotkeys of the
different options of the OrderMenu.
You may use the following keys as Hotkeys:
'A' to 'Z', 'a' to 'z', and '0' to '9'.
Default Settings
When you press this button, the default settings
will be used...
Edit
Menus
ShopManager
Statistics
Use button 'Next BBS' to get the Data of another BBS. j
And with the button 'Next Menu' you will see the Mainmenu, Submenu 1, Submenu 2, Submenu 3 or Submenu 4.
ShopDoor
Settings
Here you can change your setup of the ShopDoor. \
BBS-system selection
Select your BBS-system using the cursor-keys.
BBS-path/AreaId settings
Enter the different Paths and AreaId's.
An Example:
[ BBS Path : c:\ra\bin\ ]
[ Txtfiles Path : c:\ra\shopdoor\txt\ ]
[ Firm AreaId : H003c:\ra\msgbase\ ]
[ User AreaId : H082c:\ra\msgbase\ ]
[ Netmail AreaId : Fc:\ra\fd\netmail ]
Note: When you don't want a specific Message Board,
just leave the AreaId field empty...
Message area identifiers (AreaId) Description
AreaId's have the following formats:
Squish: S followed by the path\filename of the message area.
An Example: [ Sc:\max\msg\shopmsg ]
Hudson: H followed by a 3 digit area number follow by the msg base path.
An Example: [ H003C:\ra\msgbase\ ]
Fido(*.Msg): F followed by the message path.
An Example: [ Fc:\ra\fd\netmail ]
JAM: J followed by the path\filename of the message area.
An Example: [ Jc:\ra\jam\shopmsg ]
Ezycom v1.02: E followed by the 4 digit area number followed by
the msg base path. An Example: [ E0001c:\ezy\msg ]
Ezycom v1.1x: Y followed by the 5 digit area number followed by
the msg base path. An Example: [ Y00001c:\ezy\msg ]
PCBoard v15.xx: B followed by the path\filename of the messagebase,
no extension. An Example: [ Bc:\pcb\msg\111 ]
CreditCard Authorization
If you are using a CreditCard Authorization Program:
select [ YES ] otherwise select [ NO ].
Enter the 'Transaction Authorized'-Errorlevel and the
'Transaction not Authorized'-Errorlevel.
More information about this you can read in the manual.
BBS Netaddress
Enter your BBS Netaddress (Mail-AKA) here.
An example:
[ 2:512/238 ]
Download program
Enter the download program you want to use with all
the parameters. An Example:
[ dsz.com CON portx 3f8,4 sz ]
Logfile-Name
Enter the logfile-mame (with fullpath).
An Example:
[ Logfile-Name : c:\ra\log\shopdoor.log ]
Fax available
If you want to send a fax-order to somebody when
a user has confirmed his order, select [ YES ].
If you don't want to use this option or
you don't have a FAX select [ NO ].
If you use this option, a batchfile called 'DOFAX.BAT'
will be created with some FAX-instructions.
Read the manual for more information...
ShopManager
DOS Shell
With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. 9
To return to this program, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
ShopManager
Exit
(Alt-X)
The Exit command terminates this program.
Options (Alt-O)
The Options menu contains commands that let you change color, mouse and sound default settings.
Database (Alt-B)
The Database menu offers choices for converting 'DBF???.TXT'-files to ShopDoor database files and also creating a nice pricelist of those ShopDoor-databases. !
Converter Pricelist
Generator
Database
Converter
With this option you can convert your 'DBF???.TXT'-file (eg: 'DBF001.TXT') to a database file called: 'DBF???.DBF' (eg: 'DBF001.DBF').
Database
Pricelist Generator
With this option you can create a pricelist called 'SHOPLST.TXT' with the data of all your ShopDoor databases. Just archive the 'SHOPLST.TXT' file with a 'ARJ-program' to a file called 'SHOPLST.ARJ' and it's ready to download...
Options
Mouse...
The Mouse command brings up the Mouse
Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R
how fast a double-click is
which mouse button (right or left) is
active
Options
Colors...
The Colors item brings up the Colors
dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display.
Options
Sound...
The Sound item brings up a Sound dialog box, where you can switch on/off the Sound.
Options
Save Desktop
Saves the state of all open windows to a file call SHOPMGR.DSK. This file can be reloaded by selecting Options
Restore
Desktop.
Options
Restore Desktop
Restore a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file call SHOPMGR.DSK. This file is saved via the Options
Desktop menu command.
[ Cancel ]
If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.)
Help on the Mouse Options dialog box
This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel.
Mouse Double Click
Slow Medium Fast
The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^
[X] Reverse Mouse Buttons
Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left--and vice versa. 6
See also:
Options
Mouse...
command
Help on the Colors dialog box
The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following:
On color and black-and-white systems, it
also contains two color palettes.
On monochrome systems, it contains a set
of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program.
Group
Desktop
Menus
Dialogs
The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
Item
Color
When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region.
Foreground
Background
On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors.
Colors
) Mono low
( ) Mono high
( ) Mono underscore
( ) Mono inverse
On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
Text Text Text
Text Text Text
On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. a
Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK.
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