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VPCOMP - ViewPix Data File Compiler
VPCOMP compiles the files in the specified ViewPix dirs into a data file
that it can use to search and/or sort the file listings MUCH FASTER.
ViewPix does not need to have these compiled data files to run, however,
the increase in speed is well worth the few extra minutes it takes to use
VPCOMP.
You can use VPCOMP from the DOS command line or in a batch file (event).
It takes 1 or 2 command line arguments to operate properly.
C:\>VPCOMP configfilename [/#]
- configfilename - the FULL drive\path\filename of your ViewPix config file.
- /# - [optional] indicates that you want VPCOMP to compile ONLY ONE OF
THE DIRECTORIES LISTED IN THE ".LST" FILE.
Examples:
VPCOMP VIEWPIX.CNF - will compile all dirs listed in the ".LST" file.
(The ".LST" file is specified on line 5 of the .CNF file - remember?)
VPCOMP VIEWPIX.CNF /2 - will compile the SECOND dir listed in the
".LST" file.
Recommendations:
Of course, at first, you want to run VPCOMP on all your dirs.
Example #1 above will do just that. If you have GIF dirs that go
unchanged (as on a CD-ROM) then no further compiling is necessary.
If you have an upload directory or the like that is frequently changed
then you'll want to run VPCOMP on that directory only. This can be
done in one of your BBS events.