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Small List Nodelist Utility 1.0b
Copyright 1993
All Rights Reserved
By Les Fenison
Fido Net 1:105/751
Family Net 8:77/7
Advanced Computer Design & Consulting
24008 Butteville Rd NE
Aurora, OR 970022
(503) 678-3050
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CONTENTS
1 Disclamer....................................Page 2
2 What is SMLIST?..............................Page 2
3 About Shareware..............................Page 2
4 How To Register..............................Page 3
5 The ACDC BBS.................................Page 3
6 System Requirements..........................Page 4
7 Distribution Files...........................Page 4
8 Running SMLIST...............................Page 4
9 Configuring SMLIST...........................Page 5-6
Regkey.....................................Page 5
SourceList.................................Page 5
TargetList.................................Page 5
Include_Region.............................Page 6
Include_Net................................Page 6
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1 Disclaimer
ACDC hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this product,
whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied
warranties of merchant ability or fitness for a particular purpose. ACDC
cannot and will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential,
indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if
ACDC or an authorized ACDC agent has been advised of the possibility
of such damages. In no event shall the liability for any damages ever
exceed the price paid for the license to use software, regardless of the
form and/or extent of the claim. The user of this program bears all risk as
to the quality and performance of the software.
2 What is SMLIST?
It is a utility that will create a small nodelist from a large list.
If you have a lack of disk space and don't need a complete nodelist to
waste space on your system then small list will create a list that only
includes the regions and or nets that you desire. It will also place
a new CRC at the top of the file so your nodelist compilers will like it.
3 About Shareware
SMLIST is Shareware. Shareware is NOT free!
It is computer software offered for sale at a set price and the only
real difference between Shareware and other commercial software products is
the method of distribution and the important "try before you buy" feature.
With Shareware you are normally licensed by the owner/author of the program
to operate the Shareware distribution copy on a trial basis. Then if you
like it and make regular use of it, you are bound to pay for it.
Registered users are those users that elect to pay for SMLIST ($5) and
register that payment with ACDC. By virtue of registration and payment
for the program, registered users are granted a license to continue to
utilize the program on their personal computer for as long as they choose.
This license authorizes the user to use the program on any personal computer
system he or she may own so long as the program is operated on only one
computer system at a time.
Site licenses for use of SMLIST on multiple computers are available upon
request at a reduced fee that is based on the number of single machines
licensed for use.
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4 How To Register
There is no functional difference between the Shareware distribution
version of SMLIST and the registered version except for the annoying beeps
and delays and user intervention at the end of the program. Registering
your copy will remove the little annoyances.
The price of SMLIST is $5.00. you may register SMLIST by sending a
check or money order to us. See the included file SMLIST.REG for the
order form.
Special site license rates for licensing multiple copies are available.
Please call for rate schedule information.
Foreign (non-US/Canada) orders must include a $2.00 special handling
fee in addition to the $5.00 registration fee. Also, no checks on banks
located outside the United States will be accepted.
This Shareware version of SMLIST may be freely copied and passed on to
other individual users for their evaluation.
Upgrades to later versions are available to all users on the
ACDC BBS at no cost. Access to the BBS is a privilege granted by ACDC
that may be revoked at any time for any reason. Those who request
upgrades via telephone or mail must remit a $5.00 charge for an upgrade.
upgrades from the BBS are free.
5 The ACDC BBS
The ACDC BBS is up from 12am midnight to 7am Pacific time. The
BBS phone line is a voice line during daytime hours.
(503) 678-3050 - 1200/2400/9600//14400/16800 (USR DUAL STD)
The ACDC Shareware Products BBS operates 6 hours per day, 7 days
per week excluding mail hour from 2am to 3am and is open to all callers.
The latest version of SMLIST may be obtained via the BBS or file request.
To file request the latest version of SMLIST use the magic filename of
SMLIST. You may also file request our files list with the magic
filename of FILES. The BBS also serves as an avenue for product
support. You may report problems or ask questions about the operation of
SMLIST via the message facility of the BBS. Or send netmail to Les Fenison.
Our Fido Net address is 1:105/751 and the Family Net address is 8:77/7.
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6 System Requirements
SMLIST may be operated on any IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible running
under DOS 2.0 and above or OS/2.
All monitor and graphics cards are supported, including "composite"
(2 color) monitors and backlit laptop screens.
7 Distribution Files
The following files are included in SMLIST distribution package:
SMLIST.EXE - Family mode version
SMLIST_D.EXE - DOS version
SMLIST2.EXE - OS/2 Version
SMLIST.CTL - Commented Configuration File
SMLIST.DOC - This Manual
SMLIST.REG - Registration information & Form
ACDC prohibits the modification of any of these files in any way,
shape, or form except by the individual evaluator or purchaser.
8 Running SMLIST
To access SMLIST from anywhere in your system, place the EXE file in
a directory that is identified in your DOS path string. To operate SMLIST,
simple type the name of the EXE file and press the Enter key. SMLIST will
need to know where its configuration file is. If the configuration file
is found in the current directory it will use it. If the configuration
file is not in the current directory then you may specify the path and
name of the configuration file on the command line. The default
configuration file is SMLIST.CTL but may be called anything you want as
long as it is specified on the command line.
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9 Configuring SMLIST
Configuration data is normally stored in a file named SMLIST.CTL.
This file is heavily commented and should be very easy to setup with
any text editor.
The configuration file is made up of comments and keywords
followed by options. The keywords and options are as follow;
Keywords may be in any case upper or lower. All comments must
begin with a semicolon(;). Keywords MUST start in column 0. A space
before a keyword will keep it from working. The format is a KEYWORD
followed by OPTIONS The keyword should be followed by the option in
the following format;
INCLUDE_NET 5
Do not include quotes such as
INCLUDE_NET "5"
Do not use equal signs such as
INCLUDE_NET=5
KEYWORDS;
REGKEY
After this keyword you should enter your registration key. If you
are not registered then DO NOT include this keyword. Registration
entitles you to free support, removes the annoying sounds and delays,
and removes the user intervention at the end. It only costs $5.
See SMLIST.REG for registration information.
SOURCELIST
The SOURCELIST keyword indicates the path and file name for the
source nodelist. DO NOT include an extension since the newest extension
will always be used. The newest file is chosen by newest file date.
example:
SOURCELIST E:\DB\NODELIST\NODELIST
TARGETLIST
The TARGETLIST keyword indicates the path and file name for the
source nodelist. DO NOT include an extension since the extension will
be the same as the extension in the source list.
example:
TARGETLIST E:\DB\NODELIST\105LIST
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INCLUDE_REGION
The INCLUDE_REGION keyword may be used as many times as you like
to List all the regions you want to include in the small list. For
example if you wanted region 11 and region 17 both you would do the
following;
INCLUDE_REGION 11
INCLUDE_REGION 17
The INCLUDE_NET keyword may be used as many times as you like to
list all the nets you want to include in the small list. It is not
necessary to include nets that are within a region specified by a
INCLUDE_REGION statement. This is both unnecessary and slows down the
conversion. For example if you wanted both nets 105 and 209 you would
do the following;
INCLUDE_NET 105
INCLUDE_NET 209
The INCL_REGN_INDP keyword will specify that a regions independants
should be listed. This does NOT include any nets. This is only the
regional independants listed at the beginning of each region before the
first net. This should not be used if the entire region was included
with the INCLUDE_REGION keyword!
INCL_REGN_INDP 17