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AutoIcon
-or-
"Icon't See You"
»REGISTERED VERSION ONLY«
(C) 1993-1997 Todd Carlton - Some Place Else BBS
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>>>>>DISCLAIMER<<<<<
=============================================================================
This door is guarenteed only to take up space on your hard drive. The person
setting up and the person running this door are solely responsible for any
circumstances this door may become involved in. Also, the person running
this door is responsible for any information this door broadcasts. Please
respect electronic publishing copyright laws.
This door has been tested and re-tested on many BBSes. When set up properly,
it works. When registered, it works even better.
This door is SHAREWARE. You are granted a one time, 30 day license to run it
for evaluation purposes. At the end of your one time 30 day evaluation you
must either remove the active copy from your hard drive completely, or mail
in your registration with $15 U.S. for a non-expirable license and registration
code.
Registration will qualify you to download new and updated versions of this
door from the Author's source board SOME PLACE ELSE BBS. Future/custom
versions may only be made available to registered SYSOPs.
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>>>>>THE DOOR<<<<<
=============================================================================
SOME PLACE ELSE BBS, my BBS, has built it's reputation on my ability to find
freshly released, quality doors from places people have never heard of! 8-)
It seems like EVERYBODY is writing BBS doors now.
"Remote Imaging Protocol" or "Rest In Peace" ANSI...either way, RIPScript
is clearly the next evolution of telecommunications.
For those of us SYSOPs who are not artists, RIPScript also supports sets
of pictures called Icons. These pictures don't actually display over the
modem, but must actually reside on the caller's hard drive.
RIPScript is new, and libraries of icons are springing up nationwide!
SYSOPs change their icons frequently as new and improved ones appear. The
problem is directing the callers to the download areas and convincing them
to download the icons every time they change.
The solution? AutoIcon! When the caller is placed inside the AutoIcon door
their terminal is polled for a Rip Identification. If the caller is NOT a
RIP user, the door sends them a FORCED FILE (if active) and exits quietly.
The forced file deature is a great way to make sure the caller gets a
BBS rules file, application, or archive of files that you want EVERY caller
to receive. AutoIcon also logs it's activity, so callers WON'T get the
forced file EVERY TIME they enter the door. If they DO have a RIP compatable
terminal, the door checks their ICON directory for the proper icons, and
assists them in obatining, and in most cases, auto-installing the icons.
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>>>>>THE CONFIG FILE<<<<<
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In this archive, you should find a sample AUTOICON.CFG You may edit it to
reflect your system's configuration.
The .CFG file is a 10 line ASCII text file.
Line 1: Complete Path To Dropfile, Including Dropfile Name
Ex: C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS
Line 2: The Name Of The BBS As It Will Appear On The Registration Form
Ex: SOME PLACE ELSE BBS
Line 3: Registering Sysop's First Name
Ex: Todd
Line 4: Registering Sysop's Last Name
Ex: Carlton
Line 5: Path Name To Directory With (.ICN) Icons
Ex: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\
Line 6: Path And File Name For .ZIPed Icon Library
Ex: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\SPE_ICON.ZIP
Line 7: Path And File Name For .ARJed Icon Library
Ex: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\SPE_ICON.ARJ
Line 8: Action Based On Caller Log (0, 1, 2, or 3)
Ex: 2
0 = Exit Door Without Any Output To Callers Who Are In The Log
Used if you force callers into the door at logon. This way they
Don't have to wait while all icons are rechecked
1 = Force Icon Check Every Time - Used When AutoIcon is An Optional Door
2 = Ask Callers Who Have Been In Since The Last Icon Change If They'd
Like To Check Their Icons Anyway. This is The Polite And Recommended
Option To Use In Case Caller Is At A Friends House Or Has Changed
Terminals, or any unforeseen things has happened to their icons.
3 = » REGISTERED VERSION ONLY « Operates 100% invisible to caller.
No prompts, no displays... just sends forced file (if turned on)
and missing icons.
Line 9: Path And File Name For FORCED FILE or NONE
Ex: NONE
Line 10:Registration Code
Ex: 00000
Valid Dropfiles:
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CALLINFO.BBS <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0)
DOOR.SYS <- For systems that support DOOR.SYS
DORINFOx.DEF <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #.
PCBOARD.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only
(Door also accesses the USERS file.)
SFDOORS.DAT <- For Spitfire systems.
TRIBBS.SYS <- For TriBBS systems.
USERS.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS
USERINFO.DAT <- For Wildcat! 3.x+ systems.
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*BBSes That use GTUSER.BBS require 2 additional "Standard" lines in their
.CFG file. They should be inserted between line 4 and line 5.
*New Line 5: COM Port
Ex: 2
*New Line 6: Node Number
Ex: 1
=============================================================================
>>>>> RUNNING AutoIcon <<<<<
=============================================================================
The command line to run AutoIcon allows you the flexability of multiple
config files! Simply run:
AUTOICN (CONFIGNAME) This also works for RIP DoorGames that
don't offer internal Icon Downloading.
- or in most cases -
AUTOICN AUTOICN.CFG
Multi-Line BBSes, try:
AUTOICN NODE1.CFG
AUTOICN NODE2.CFG
etc...
FOSSIL DRIVER SUPPORT
=====================
Carlton Doors support the use of Fossil drivers. To tell the door to use the
Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
line when running the door. For example:
AutoIcon AutoIcon.CFG /FD
indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
driver is detected, the door will print a message to that effect and exit.
NON-STANDARD INTERRUPTS
=======================
Carlton doors supports COM 1-4 with standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4
and COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
number after the configuration filename. Let's assume you're running
DoorMania and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
passed to your Door would be:
AutoIcon AutoIcon.CFG /5 or
AutoIcon AutoIcon.CFG /%IRQ% (using environment variables)
The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
is normally used with COM1. !! No /# parameter is needed for standard IRQ's !!
There have been reports of conflicts when using non-standard IRQ's on
Novell/Netware systems. Since Novell also uses the / character, things
somethings act screwy. The * (asterisk) may be used instead of the /
in case of a conflict. In other words, /%IRQ% and *%IRQ% (/5 and *5 in the
example above) will both work and are interchangeable.
Using Non-Standard COM Ports/IRQ's, Carlton doors support COMs 1 thru 15,
and any valid IRQ that your modem is operating on.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
PCBoard:
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
Wildcat!:
USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1 - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid%
Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them
in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example:
SET PCBDRIVE=C:
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
SET PCBNODE=1
486DX CPU's
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The math coprocessor in 486DX CPUs cannot handle floating point math which
all MicroSoft Basic's use. This can show up as an ERROR 5, a keyboard
timeout, etc.
Fortunately there is an easy fix for this problem. Simply place the following
line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET NO87=ON
This will inform the door to use a different timing routine. If you are
operating under DESQview/X, you must flag the MATH COPROCESSOR as being ON.
=============================================================================
>>>>> AutoIcon LAST MINUTE ADDITION <<<<<
=============================================================================
If you change your Icons, You MUST delete your LOG file!! The log files name
is based upon the .CFG file you call the door with.
If you use: AUTOICN AUTOICON.CFG the log file will be AUTOICON.LOG
If you use: AUTOICN NAVGRID.CFG the log file will be NAVGRID.LOG
You may use different .CFG files to transfer icons for Doorgames.
You MUST DELETE the correct .LOG file in order for AutoIcon to begin
offering the new Icons to EVERYBODY again.
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>>>>> AutoIcon REGISTRATION <<<<<
=============================================================================
Registration is only $15 U.S.! The one-time registration cost will entitle
you to operate all versions of AutoIcon (Past, present and future) as
registered.
If your BBS is taken off-line permanently, your registration **IS NOT**
TRANSFERRABLE. If you change the name of your BBS, the registration code
will become invalid. Please contact me via FidoNet, or my Support BBS
(Some Place Else BBS 817-794-0028) for a new code, at no additional cost.
That's it! Questions/Comments/Registrations all welcome! Print AutoIcon.REG
for more information!
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COMMON ERRORS
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I attempt to release my doors as "bug free" but (obviously) cannot fully
test them under every possible circumstance and under every condition.
before reporting a "bug", please try to make sure the problem isn't in
your own set up or configuration. If AutoIcon encounters an error
condition, an ASCII file named DFRAME.ERR will be generated. Inside of that
file will be error codes. Below is a table to help you determine whether
the error is your problem... or mine. 8-)
Codes flagged with a "*" are typically incorrect set-up or conditions
caused by YOUR system, rather than my door. If you get an error that is
not marked with a "*", please contact the support BBS. -Thanks
QuickBasic Error codes
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2 Syntax Error 61* Disk full
5 Illegal Function Call 62* Input past end of File
6 Overflow 63* Bad record number
7* Out of memory 64* Bad filename
11 Division by Zero 67* Too many files
13 type mismatch 68* Device unavailable
24* Device Timeout 69* Comm-buffer overflow
25* Device fault 70* Permission denied
52* Bad filename or number 71* Disk not ready
53* File Not Found 72* Disk media error
55 File Already open 74* Rename across disk
57* Device I/O error 75* Path/File access error
58* File already exists 76* Path not found
59 Bad Record length
The most common error that you will see is #62. This is usually caused
by the CFG file not having enough lines. If the door seems to operate fine
when run locally but the remote cannot receive or receives garbled info, check
and make sure you are passing the correct IRQ to the door. Com 1 and 2 are
standard and as such you do not need to pass the IRQ to them.
If you are operating under DESQview, load DVANSI in every window.
Error #75 is usually an incorrect path and/or filename in the CFG file.
Please check the filenames and paths in your CFG file(s). They *MUST* be
correct in order for the door to operate.
This door will run properly without a Fossil installed. If you ARE running
a Fossil, you may want to use the /FD parameter, as you may experience
better throughput.
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