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"ANSI-Do! v0.98c"
[13 Dec 95]
(c) 1995 Chad Goodnough
Written & Programmed By Chad Goodnough
Distributed In Cooperation With Datagen Software Designs
For use with WWIV BBS Systems
WARRANTY and DISCLAIMER
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This software is provided AS IS without any expressed or
implied warranties whatsoever. No warranty of fitness for a
particular purpose is offered. The author of this software
and/or Datagen Software Designs cannot be held responsible
for DIRECT, INDIRECT INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, or ANY OTHER
damages due to your ability or inability to use this
software, even if the author and/or Datagen Software Designs
has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The
user assumes full responsibility for the use of this
software.
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░ Files Included ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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ANSIDO .EXE ─── ANSI-Do! v0.98c Executable
ANSIDO .DOC ─── ANSI-Do! v0.98c Documentation
ANSIDO .HIS ─── ANSI-Do! History File
ANSIDO .HLP ─── Help file (used by ANSIDO.EXE)
ANSIDO .FTR ─── Used by ANSIDO.EXE
ANSIDO .REG ─── ANSI-Do! Registration Form
98Ato98C.EXE ─── Update ANSIDO.CFG from v0.98a to 0.98b/c
[7 Files]
Files Created By ANSI-Do!:
ANSIDO .CFG ─── Configuration file for user data
ANSIDO .SLN ─── SysOp Log Data
ANSIDO .SLY ─── SysOp Log Data
HIS1 .DAT ─── Random Picks History File
HIS2 .DAT ─── " " " "
HIS3 .DAT ─── " " " "
HIS4 .DAT ─── " " " "
HIS5 .DAT ─── " " " "
HIS6 .DAT ─── " " " "
[9 Files]
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░ What Is ANSI-Do!? ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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ANSI-Do! is a file rotation program for WWIV BBS systems that lets
you change the screens shown during logon and logoff.
It allows you to define a group of text files to rotate into the
following six(6) WWIV screens:
: WELCOME.ANS - ANSI screen shown BEFORE user logs on.
: WELCOME.MSG - ASCII screen shown BEFORE user logs on.
: LOGON .ANS - ANSI screen shown AFTER user logs on.
: LOGON .MSG - ASCII screen shown AFTER user logs on.
: LOGOFF .ANS - ANSI screen shown before user logs OFF.
: LOGOFF .MSG - ASCII screen shown before user logs OFF.
- Allows you to define the name, location, and size of a group of
files to use for EACH screen listed above.
- Allows you to use the screen files sequentially or randomly
- Ability to toggle each screen's info on or off for screens you do
NOT wish to be changed.
- Can view individual files within program and change next file to
be rotated into the WWIV screen.
- Configuration program runs entirely in VGA graphics mode
(640x350x16) and supports mouse if detected.
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░ Installation ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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The first thing you should do is unarchive all the ANSI-Do! files into
a seperate directory. This directory can be anywhere on your hard drive
but you will have to be in that directory to run ANSI-Do!. That's it!
The first time you run ANSI-Do!, 8 additional files will be created:
ANSIDO.CFG, ANSIDO.SLN, and HIS1.DAT through HIS6.DAT.
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░ Command Line Parameters ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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Just typing ANSIDO.EXE at the DOS will start the configuration
setup part of the program. This will allow you to modify the data that
is saved in the file ANSIDO.CFG.
To use the data in ANSIDO.CFG, use the "/R" or "-R" command. The
"R" may be preceeded by a dash("-") or a forward slash("/") and maybe
upper- or lower-case.
Additional parameters may be added in future versions.
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░ Setup Before Running ANSI-Do! ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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Before ANSI-Do! can do it's job, it has to be able to locate the
files that you want it to use. You will have to name the files you wish
to use to fit the format described below.
NOTE: Throughout this documentation, I will show you examples of some of
the subjects I talk about. For simplicity's sake, all examples
will be shown with the assumption that you are setting up a set of
files to rotate through your WELCOME.ANS screen.
File Names...
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First off, all of the files you wish to rotate through a single
WWIV screen MUST have the same BASE name (i.e. the first 1-8 characters
must be the same.) The Base name can be any valid DOS filename you
choose.
Each file is identified by numbering the file with its 3 character
EXTENSION. The first file would have the extension ".001". The second
would have ".002". Each file's extension would be 1 integer larger than
the previous file's extension number. (IMPORTANT! Be sure to add leading
zeros to any extension number less than 100. Just as in math, ".1" and
".001" are NOT the same.)
As an example, if you have 3 files you wish to rotate through your
WELCOME.ANS screen, your files might be renamed to look like this:
VALID --> ANSIWELC.001 NOT VALID --> ANSIWELC.1 (Not enough
ANSIWELC.002 ANSIWELC.2 leading 0s
ANSIWELC.003 ANSIWELC.03 for 3 digits.)
"ANSIWELC" could be replaced by any other name you wish to use but you
can see how the files are seperated by the 3 digit extensions.
Repeat this procedure foreach WWIV screen that you wish to have
rotation files for. If you wish to use the same set of files for more
that one WWIV screen, that's absolutely fine. You DON'T have to copy the
rotation files under a different base name. In fact one set of files
could be used for all six WWIV screens if you wish.
One last thing to remember concerning file names is to NOT skip
numbers where the extensions are concerned. As each rotation cycle
starts, ANSI-Do! will look for a file extension 1 number higher than the
last one. If it cannot find it, ANSI-Do! will report it as an error and
automatically reconfigure some of your data if necessary.
File Locations...
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The files may be placed in any directory you choose. You will have
to enter the directory name within ANSI-Do!. If the base name of each
file set is different, then you could put all of the file setsin the
same directory. If you decided to use the same base name for some of the
file sets, then having different directories would allow you to keep
them seperated from each other.
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░ Running ANSI-Do! ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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Now that you have your files named and located so that ANSI-Do! can
use them, it's time to get into the actual program. To start ANSI-Do! in
configuration mode, just type "ANSIDO" [Return] with no parameters. You
will immediately be brought to the Main Menu. If ANSI-Do! detected the
presence of a mouse driver, a mouse cursor will appear on the screen. At
ALMOST any point in the program, clicking the RIGHT mouse button will
return you to the previous area, as if you had hit ESCape.
The first time you run ANSI-Do!, the file containing the
configuration data (ANSIDO.CFG) will not be found so ANSI-Do! will
automatically create it and prompt you to press a key or click your
mouse.
From here you have nine choices: Help, Edit the data for any of
the six(6) WWIV screens, or Exit the program. The nineth option is a
toggle button shown near the bottom of the screen. Simply click in the
button in front of your choice, or hit the key listed inside of the button.
The option listed at the bottom has the key highlighted you need to hit
to toggle the option's value.
[F1] - Help
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Hitting the F1 key or clicking on the first button will take you
into the help area. Buttons along the bottom of the screen will let you
navigate through the available text. Clicking on the last visible button
or hitting ESCape on any help screen will return you to the Main Menu.
[F2]-[F7] - Edit WWIV screen Data
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Hitting any function key between, and including F2 and F7, will
take you into the Configure screen and show you the data currently saved
for the WWIV screen you chose to edit. From here you will have most or
all of the following options available to you. To use any option with
the mouse, click anywhere in the button or box containing the data or
name. For non-mouse users, hit the letter or number shown in green to
the left of the button or box.
Some of the items described below contain current data. The data
shown is private to the WWIV screen filename displayed inthe top-right
corner ONLY. (i.e. the data shown for WELCOME.ANS does not affect, in
any way, the data used by LOGOFF.MSG or any other WWIV screen.)
1. The box in the upper-right most corner shows the screen name you will
be working on. Box 1. shows the directory that ANSI-Do! will look in
to find that filename. WWIV defaults to having ALL of the screen
files in the GFILES directory (off of your main WWIV directory.
Unless you have modified the directoy names in your INIT program or
your main WWIV directory is called something other than "WWIV", you
shouldn't have to change this line. If you do though, well, that's
why this option is here. <grin>
2. Box 2 should contain the base name you chose to use for all the files
you want to rotate through this WWIV screen.
3. Box 3 is where you can put the total number of files you wish to
rotate through this particular WWIV screen. If you have seven(7)
different files you wish to rotate, you would put "7" in this box.
This certainly doesn't HAVE to equal to the number of files you have.
If you wanted to use only the first 4, that would be perfectly legal
as well.
4. This box is used to keep track of where you have your rotating files
stored at. ANSI-Do! goesto this directory to get the files and copy
them to the destination directory listed in box 1. If you type in a
directory that does not exist, ANSI-Do! will tell you that and give
you the option of letting ANSI-Do! create it for you.
5. The next time ANSI-Do! goes and rotates your files, it will take the
file that has this extension number. The number shown is for the data
currently on the screen ONLY.
6. ANSI-Do! has the ability to rotate files for all six(6) WWIV screens.
However, you may not wish have all of your screens rotated. The acive
status option allows you to decide if the current WWIV screen should
be rotated or left alone. Setting it to ACTIVE means that the current
file WILL be rotated next time ANSI-Do! is run in Rotation mode.
Before allowing you to activate the current screen, ANSI-Do! will
verify a few items. Some of the things it will check for are:
o Checking for the existance of listed directories.
o Ensuring Boxes 3 and 5 contain values greater than 0.
o Ensuring that the value in box 5 isn't greater than box 3.
S. Save: Between boxes 2 and 3 is a box with no label. (Bet you already
noticed that.) <grin> Whenever any data on the screen changes from
what is currently saved in ANSIDO.CFG, a "Save" button will appear
here, giving you the option of updating the current data to disk. If
you should change the modified data BACK to what it originally was,
the "Save" button will disappear.
A. Auto-Detect: Once you have your directories created and entered and
your files placed, named, and entered, you can have ANSI-Do! automatically
search those directories for your files and automatically update boxes
#3 and #5. If any information changes during Auto-Detect, the "Save" button
will appear.
R. You can have ANSI-Do! rotate your files in the order that you numbered
them or you can have it pick them at random. This box lets you choose
which method you wish to use. (This option is the main addition to
version 0.98c of ANSI-Do!) If you use the "Random" method, ANSI-Do!
will keep track of it's choices to avoid picking the same file too often.
To see if a chosen file has already been picked recently, ANSI-Do! will
look at the last X picks where X is equal to 30% of the total number of
files you are using for that screen (shown in box #4). (i.e. If you are
using 20 files for your WELCOME.ANS screen and have "random" selection set,
ANSI-Do! will make sure the next file it uses does not match any of the
last 6 picks made for WELCOME.ANS. )
V. You may wish to look at the files you have set to use and maybe even wish
to change which file you wish to use next. If boxes 3 and 5 contain values
greater than zero, a "View" button will appear between the box 5 and the
"Active"/"Inactive" box. Clicking here or pressing <V> will show you the
file currently listed in box 5 (the NEXT file to use.) A list of options
will then appear at the bottom of the screen. You will be able to view the
<N>ext screen, the <P>revious screen, <U>se the currently viewed screen as
the next rotation screen (making this file's number appear on box 5), or
<R>eturn to the edit screen without making any changes.
ESC. Choosing Escape will return you to the Main Menu
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░ Registration Of ANSI-Do! ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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ANSI-Do! v0.98c is being released under the Shareware policy. You may
use ANSI-Do! for a trial period of 30 days free of charge. After that
time, if you find that you enjoy using ANSI-Do! and plan on using it in
the future, you must register your copy of the program for $7.00 U.S.
currency.
Registration of the program entitles you to free updates of the same
version number (ie. 3.x), along with a registered copy of the version you are
registering. Registration also adds you to the Datagen Software Designs
Preferred Mailing List, and keeps you up to date on what's new with Datagen
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Your registration will help Datagen Software Designs in our goal to
produce tons of quality, low cost software.
To register your copy of ANSI-Do! v0.98c, please fill out the enclosed
registration file (ANSIDO.REG), and mail it to the address indicated on the
form. Be sure to enclose a check or money order payable to "Chad Goodnough"
for $7.00 U.S., and also be sure that all information is filled out correctly
and completely. Your registration will be processed as soon as possible, and
a registration diskette mailed to you in a few weeks.
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Grand Forks, ND 58201
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