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ALL2CAT.EXE
Version 1.00
by Bill McIlrath
(C) Copyright 1988 - All Rights Reserved
for Wildcat version 1.12
WHAT IT DOES:
Reads the CALLINFO.BBS file created by Wildcat when a live program is
run, converts data, and then creates these three files:
DOOR.SYS
PCBOARD.SYS
DORINFO1.DEF
DOOR.SYS is the proposed STANDARD for ALL bulletin board systems as
described by Rick Greer, sysop of The Micromart BBS - (214)221-7814
and the Limited Release Software Group in the file DOORSYS.ARC dated
03/21/1988. This format for door operation is currently used on
GAP version 2.10 and I believe TAG version unknown.
PCBOARD.SYS is the PCBoard version 12.0 and version 12.1 door infor-
mation file created by PCBoard when running a door program. Most
PCBoard version 12.0 and version 12.1 doors read from another file
called PCBOARD.DAT which contains all the PCBoard configurations.
A few PCBoard doors read from the PCBoard USERS file also, neither
the USERS file nor the PCBOARD.DAT file are created by ALL2CAT.EXE.
DORINFO1.DEF is the single node door information file for RBBS version
15.1c, RBBS version 16.1a, QBBS version 2.01, and Forem PC version
unknown. Many RBBS doors also read from a few other files, which I am
not familiar with, but would be permanent, and thus not be created by
ALL2CAT.EXE anyway.
All three of the files created will be placed in the same directory
as ALL2CAT.EXE, and the CALLINFO.BBS file created by Wildcat.
LAYMENS' TERMS:
This program runs most doors on the Wildcat version 1.12 system.
PARAMETERS:
Of course with the many different bulletin board system software out
right now, there is bound to be some differences in what each author
thinks should go into their door information files. It is for this
reason that there must be command line parameters when you use this
program. The parameters begin one space after the file name. Here
is what they are, and what they do:
1st parameter: 1 character (Y or N) - Lock the DTE at 19200 bps?
2nd parameter: 1 character (Y or N) - Screen Display On=Y Off=N
3rd parameter: 1 character (Y or N) - Printer On=Y Off=N
4th parameter: 1 character (Y or N) - Page Bell On=Y Off=N
5th parameter: 1 character (Y or N) - Caller Alarm On=Y Off=N
6th parameter: Name of your BBS within brackets '[' and ']'
7th parameter: Sysop full name within brackets '[' and ']'
ALL2CAT YYYYY [BBS Name] [System Operator]
Notice there are no spaces between parameters 1 through 5, and one space
between ALL2CAT and the first parameter, one space between the BBS name
and the Sysop's name.
If no command line parameters are entered, then the program will default
to:
ALL2CAT NYNNN [The Wall] [Bill McIlrath]
Confused yet? Good!
Also, if you don't plan on using any doors that read DORINFO1.DEF, then
you can omit the name of your BBS and the sysop name, including the
brackets from the command line, and just use the first 5 parameters.
WHERE TO USE IT:
Use ALL2CAT.EXE in your LIVE#.BAT files. Looky here:
LIVE#.BAT
---------
ECHO OFF
CLS
ALL2CAT NYNNN [BBS Name] [System Operator]
CD\DOOR
DOOR DOOR.CFG
CD\WILDCAT
ECHO ON
CAT
MY EXAMPLE:
LIVE1.BAT
---------
ECHO OFF
CLS
ALL2CAT YYNYY [The Wall] [Bill McIlrath]
CD\DOORS\CASINO
CRAPS CRAPS.CFG
CD\WILDCAT
ECHO ON
CAT
PLUG, PLUG, PLUG, PLUG:
Call my BBS for any further suggestions, questions, or comments...
The Wall
(714)858-9589
1200/2400/9600/19200 bps (HST)
24 hours
EOF