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S L Q e d i t
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a quote editing program
for Searchlight BBS 2.x
version 1.0
Copyright (c) 1991
CCS Systems & Jim Barry
Table of Contents
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Introduction .................................................. 2
Registration Information ...................................... 2
Setup & Installation .......................................... 2
Local Status Line ............................................. 4
Sysop Chat Mode ............................................... 4
DesqView(tm) Aware ............................................ 4
Acknowledgments ............................................... 5
Disclaimer .................................................... 5
Footnote ...................................................... 5
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SLQedit v1.0, (c) Copyright 1991, CCS Systems & Jim Barry
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Introduction
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SLQedit is a professional quality, utility door written for
Searchlight bulletin board software, Version 2.x and up. We feel this is
one of the best utility programs available for Searchlight BBS.
SLQedit allows you to edit the logoff quotation file. The program can
be run as a door, or directly from the DOS prompt.
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Registration
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SLQedit is distributed as 'shareware' and continued use after an
acceptable trial period requires a registration fee. The trial period is
21 days (3 weeks), after which, a registration fee of $15 (US funds) must
be paid to the author. If you fail to register after the 21 day trial
period, you MUST discontinue use of the software. The only way shareware
authors are compensated for their efforts is through registrations.
Please support the shareware marketing concept and encourage authors to
produce updates, as well as new shareware programs.
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Setup/Installation
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The following files should be contained within this ZIP archive:
SLQEDIT .DOC - SLQedit documentation file (this file)
SLQEDIT .EXE - The actual SLQedit program file
SLQEDIT .FRM - Order form for registering
(If any of these files are missing, please ask the sysop of the BBS
from which you obtained it to remove the archive from his system.)
SLQedit is designed specifically for Searchlight BBS, and therefore,
it is one of the easiest programs to setup. Please follow these easy
steps.
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SLQedit v1.0, (c) Copyright 1991, CCS Systems & Jim Barry
** TO SET UP AS A DOOR:
Place the SLQEDIT.EXE file somewhere on your hard drive. We suggest
your main BBS directory. The same directory that you keep BBS.EXE,
FILE.EXE, etc, in.
Next, make an entry in your DOORS.DEF file. Follow the format of the
one below.
2;0;1;255;SL Quote Editor;.;C:\BBS\SLQEDIT.EXE
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a b c d e f g
a) Tells Searchlight to provide communications support. Set this to
a (2), telling Searchlight to send color to the remote user even
if the local BBS computer is monochrome.
b) Disk-drive write protection during door. This must be set to a
(0) to allow SLQedit to write it's information.
c) Action on carrier loss. Set this to a (1), telling Searchlight
to terminate the door program if the carrier is dropped during
door execution.
d) BBS access level required to use door.
e) Description of door displayed to your users.
f) Directory to switch to before executing door. This should ALWAYS
be set to a PERIOD ONLY, as it is above. SLQedit looks in the
current directory only when trying to read the CONFIG.SL2 file.
Making this a PERIOD will ensure that the correct CONFIG.SL2 file
is always found.
g) The full path and filename of the SLQEDIT.EXE file.
If you have additional DOOR.DEF files for other nodes, make identical
entries in those.
That's it. You've installed SLQEDIT as a door.
** TO RUN FROM THE COMMAND LINE
If you want to run SLQedit from the command line, just run SLQEDIT.EXE
in any directory that contains a CONFIG.SL2 file.
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SLQedit v1.0, (c) Copyright 1991, CCS Systems & Jim Barry
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Local Status Line
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SLQedit displays a local status line, which is always active, except
when run with no user logged in. It looks and acts very much like the
Searchlight status line. Several hot-keys are available in relationship
to the status line:
ALT-A - toggles the sysop availability flag
ALT-S - toggles the super user access flag
ALT-N - toggles the sysop next flag
F8 - Toggles user information in the status line
F9 - Increases users current session time limit in 5
minute intervals
F10 - Decreases users current session time limit in 5
minute intervals
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Sysop Chat Mode
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At anytime during program execution, the sysop can enter chat mode
with the user on-line by pressing <ALT-C> on the local computer keyboard.
This chat mode operates and feels just like the Searchlight chat mode.
In fact, it so much like SL, you and your users may even forget that you
are in a door and not Searchlight.
Hitting the <Escape> key on the local keyboard will exit chat mode.
Program execution will then resume at the exact point at which you
interrupted it.
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DesqView(tm) Aware
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SLQedit is DesqView aware to allow it to make the most efficient use
of your computers processor time. This is done by passing extra time
back to other tasks when it is waiting for input. Of course, you only
benefit from this feature is you run DesqView.
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Acknowledgments
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The following people/organizations deserve special mention:
- Frank LaRosa, author of Searchlight BBS of which without, SLQedit
would have no purpose.
- Bob Fejes, motivated me to write a quote editor for Searchlight.
- Borland International, for providing the world with Turbo Pascal,
which SLQedit is written in.
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Disclaimer
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We have tested this program to the best of our abilities and believe it
to be void of any and all bugs. We attest that when we released this
program, there were no "undocumented" features herein. We give no
warrantees or guarantees as to the correct operation of this software. We
will not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages as a result
of the use of this software.
Your use of the software confirms your acceptance to the statements in
this disclaimer.
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Footnote
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Comments, Suggestions, and Registrations may be mailed to:
C.C.S. Systems
PO Box 35487
Cleveland, OH 44135-0487
And if your really in the mood to get in touch with us, (or at least
the latest release of SLQedit), you can call our BBS:
Time Vault BBS (pcp: OHCLE) (Starlink: 4222, 10077)
(216) 951-9150
8-N-1, 3/12/2400 Baud [2 Nodes]
And remember: When a program has no bugs... It's obsolete!
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