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BBS Door Review
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Program now uses Door Patch 3.8 and supports the following BBS
drop file formats: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS,
DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF and CHAIN.TXT. Compatible with at least
these BBS systems: PCBoard 14+, GAP 4+, RBBS-PC 17+. WILDCAT 2+ and
Spitfire 3+. Also supports baud rates up to 115,200 BPS.
My programs may be on various BBSes around the country under
different archive extensions and types. This is the state of all the
BBSes around the country. I personally like LHARC better, slower but
smaller and suggest you give it a try.
The archive file should contain the following files:
DR.EXE DR.CFG DR-SORT.EXE DR.DOC READ.ME SYSOP.DOC
DR.EXE is the main program. DR.CFG is a sample configuration
file. DR-SORT.EXE is the external sort routine. DR.DOC is this file.
SYSOP.DOC is documentation for the Sysop, READ.ME contains bug fixes
and must be included in the .ZIP file if it is downloadable from your
system. These files may not be altered in any way.
My archive files no longer contains DORPCH38.EXE and the
BRUN30.EXE files. This was done to make the file smaller so that it
takes up less space on the host BBS. If you need either of the
DORPCH38.EXE files contained in the Door Patch file, they can be
obtained from numerous BBS systems around the country. The filename
for Door Patch is DORPCH38.ZIP.
Starting with version 2.0 the sysop can now control whether
reviews are deleted or not by the daily maintenance routine built
into the door. Please see .CFG format.
This door comes with an example DR.CFG. It is supplied to show
you how to set up the configuration file. The file may be modified to
suit. Please try and limit the limit of your Sysops names to
PCBoard's name length of twenty-seven characters (total length). The
sixth line is for registration serial numbers. If you change the
"Unregistered BBS" name or serial number it will still come up in the
door as "Unregistered BBS" until you get a registration serial
number.
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS < change to suit your system
Unregistered BBS < changes only take affect with registration
Boss < change to sysop's first name
Dude < change to sysop's last name
Your Sysop < Door Donor's name
0000 < changes only take affect with registration
Y < delete expired reviews N=Don't delete
C:\PCB\DOORS\BLT14 < optional bulletin, requires registration
You also can populate the .CFG file with path and filename for a
bulletin. If not populated, no bulletin is generated. The bulletin
shows the latest ten reviews that have been entered into BBS Door
Review. It shows movie title and date it was entered. As each new
review is entered the tenth one is deleted, the new one becomes
number one and other others are stepped down one position. This shows
the newest review as the first position in the bulletin.
The bulletin, if used, can be called anything you want and saved
to any directory on your drive(s). Leave out line five if you do not
want a bulletin generated. It is suggested that you generate the
bulletin because it does save users from having to go into the door
to see if new reviews have been entered since the last time they used
BBS Door Review. The bulletin is disabled on non-registered versions.
This program is used to enter BBS Door reviews and has been made
as simple as possible for the users to enter the data. Prompts are
used wherever possible so that single key presses take the place of
typing in data. Key presses are used for most options in the generic
inputs. So all the user has to type in is the BBS Door name, version,
and the review itself. If you have any of my other review programs
installed as a door, this is basically the same program and options.
The Sysop has the authority/power/option to delete any record
that they believe is not in good taste. Users can only delete a
record if they have input the original record. Deleted records are
replaced with the next entry starting at record one and looking for
the first deleted (blank) record. If no deleted are found the program
adds the new record to the end of the database.
There is now an external sort program called DR-SORT.EXE. You
must call the sort program. I am letting the sysops handle when this
routine is called. If you put it in the batch file when the door is
used the user may not have made and entry, hence no changes that need
to be sorted. The best way to use this would be in a nightly event if
you have such an operation on your system. You can also do the sort
from a batch file the first thing every morning. If there are few
entries each week you might do this on a weekly basis. I still do not
feel a user should wait while the program sorts entries. The sort
routine is compiled using QuickBASIC 3.0 so you must have BRUN30.EXE
somewhere in your path (3.0 is faster than 4.0 and up). If there are
errors they will be logged in a file called DR-SORT.ERR.
The program, including Door Patch uses nine buffers, one through
nine. Your system must have this many or more (forty buffers and
sixty files is normal for most machines).
Registration provides you with a serial number that will let you
enter your BBS name in the second line of the DR.CFG file. This
number replaces the "0000" in the sixth line of the .CFG file. Please
support Shareware!
If you have comments on the program, please feel free to contact
me. Also, if program errors develope, please contact me at once so
that corrections can be made.
Usable ideas for door programs (games or anything else) will
provide the donor BBS with a free, registered, copy of that
particular program. This is my way of saying "Thank you" for you
program ideas, which by the way, are not easy to come by.
At this time the programs are written to work on any computer
with an eighty column screen. BBS Door Review is another of many
similar database programs. I also have other programs such Software
Review that is used to do reviews on Public Domain, Freeware and
Shareware programs; Movie View where reviews are done on all kinds of
movies; BBS Review where users enter reviews on various BBS systems;
Community Service (Public Service Announcements) that is used to list
local and nearby activities; Music Review for the music lovers out
there to enter their reviews on recordings audio and or video;
Restaurant Review for doing reviews on your favorite eateries; Wine
Review for doing reviews on your favorite wines, goes hand in hand
with Restaurant Review, and Rime List that lets you view the
worldwide Rime nodes.
I have a game called Gotcha! where the user tries to see how many
doors can be picked before you are caught. As of this writing this is
an enhanced version.
You can get all my door software directly from me by sending me
diskette(s), any PC format, to cover one meg of files, and include a
mailer with return postage. You may include postage and label for a
reusable mailer.
J A M E S H U C K A B E Y
software with a heart
Your Version #:____________ DATE:_____________
James Huckabey
3621-A Fraser Street
Bellingham, Washington 98226
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QUANTITY| DESCRIPTION | EACH | TOTAL
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| Registration of DR.EXE (BBS Door Review) | 20.00 |
| U.S. for current copy of software please add | 2.00 |
| Outside U.S. please add | 4.00 |
| Please check disk type below | |
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| Upgrade from earlier version to current | FREE |
| version send diskette with return postage. | |
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| Dual registration of any two different | 35.00 |
| doors, any versions, $17.50 each. | |
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| Registration of any four or more doors at | 60.00+|
| one time at $15.00 each. | |
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| 1 set of all door software on your diskettes | FREE |
| in your postage paid mailer. | |
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(prices are subject to change) SUBTOTAL |
(Washington state residents please add 7.6%) SALES TAX |
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(U.S. funds only) GRAND TOTAL |
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FROM:
NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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CITY:
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STATE & ZIP:
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Please supply name of BBS to be added to program; it may include other data up to
thirty characters. This is to be on one line of code and must be legible since the
serial number is based on exact syntax. I cannot be responsible for unreadable data.
Please print. Case sensitive!
Example: "Jim's Graphics BBS". In program it comes out:
This program is registered to
Jim's Graphics BBS
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1.44 meg [ ] 720K [ ] 1.2 meg [ ] 360K [ ]
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Bulk Registrations for James Huckabey Doors
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Current versions (08-23-93) of James Huckabey door programs. The doors are Door
Patch 3.8 doors and now support the following BBS drop files: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS,
SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS, DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF and CHAIN.TXT. Converter needed
for other BBS software
BK14-300 ZIP Book Review door
BR14-300 ZIP BBS Review door
CS14-500 ZIP Community Service door
DR14-300 ZIP BBS Door Review door
GO14-400 ZIP Gotcha door (enhanced)
GTPL-411 ZIP GT Power List door for GT Power BBS
MR14-300 ZIP Music Review door
MV14-300 ZIP Movie View door
PCOVE504 ZIP Pirate's Cove door (almost all new)
RR14-400 ZIP Restaurant Review door
TRLD-101 ZIP The Rime List Door for RelayNet (R) v10.1
SW14-600 ZIP Software Review door
WR14-300 ZIP Wine Review door
For sysops wanting to make bulk registrations in payment please divide the total
by 25% (1/4). This would be your monthly payment, payable each and every month. You
would receive as close as possible as to one fourth of the number registered. Odd
counts are moved to the end. (13 doors would be 3 each month and 4 on the last month,
etc.)
J A M E S H U C K A B E Y
software with a heart
Date:____________
James Huckabey
3621-A Fraser Street
Bellingham, Washington 98226
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QUANTITY| DESCRIPTION | EACH | TOTAL
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| Registration of all thirteen current doors | 130.00 |
| ($10.00 per door) | |
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| Registration of any ten doors | 115.00 |
| ($11.50 per door) | |
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| Registration of any eight doors | 100.00 |
| ($12.50 per door) | |
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| U.S./Canada. for current copy of software add | 2.00 |
| Outside U.S. add | 6.00 |
| | |
| 1.44 meg [ ] 720K [ ] 1.2 meg [ ] 360K [ ] | |
| | |
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(Prices subject to change. U.S. funds only) GRAND TOTAL |
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FROM:
NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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CITY:
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STATE & ZIP:
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PHONE(voice): (data)
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Supply name of BBS to be added to programs, may include other data up to
thirty characters. One line of code and must be legible since the serial
number(s) is based on exact syntax. Case sensitive! Longer names truncated.
Example: "Jim's Graphic BBS". In the doors it comes out:
This program is registered to
Jim's Graphics BBS
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