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v 1.22d
-=Public Domain=-
By: Jim Woodward
based on a program written by: Jonas Öberg
Upgrade: Must compile both fbrowser.mec and fbrowser.mex files!!!
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Files in archive:
fbrowser.mex The program
xgetch.mh Needed assistance for program to work
fbrowser.mec Screen assistant
fbrowser.doc This file
readme.com This file
Installation Steps
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1. fbrowser.MEX, xgetch.mh go in your MEX directory.
compile the file: fbrowser.mex! extra heap may be needed.
i.e. commmand line: mex fbrowser -h20000
2. fbrowser.mec goes in your MISC directory and
be sure to mecca it.
3. FILE_ID.DIZ & FBROWSER.DOC - Well, put them were you keep all the junk. :)
4. Now you need to modify your MENUS.CTL to read something like this:
MEX M\fbrowser Demoted "File titles"
5. SILT MAX
6. Be sure to do steps 1. and 2. even when Fbrowser was previously
installed.
7. If you want the file date to be in form dd/mm/yy, then edit
fbrowser.mex (somewhere around line 236) and uncomment (i.e.
erase the '// ddmmyy' from that line) and comment the line below
(i.e. put a '//' in front of it, and of course the 's are not added).
8. Run Maximus and check it out!
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Lines in the files.bbs file which have a
'-' or a ' ' in the first column will be treated as comment lines.
Below changed sept. 1996
If column 1 is '-' and column 2 is '!',
then the next line in the files.bbs file will start a
new page in fbrowser's display screen.
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Where to reach me
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If you want to report a bug, PLEASE tell me the version you are using.
internet: jwoodwar@eagle.lhup.edu
Jim Woodward 1:268/412 (fido)
Fido Node BBS Tel. #: 717-748-1834 (ZyXEL Elite 2864 V.34)
Woody's NutHouse BBS Tel. #: 717-748-5728 (USRobotics V.Everything)
03/02/96 Will use standard file listings when user is TTY.
May 10, 1996 Fbrowser should now handle a file area
of type: CD DateList alright.
July 23, 1996 Several bugs corrected.
August 7, 1996 Added a sysop feature that will allow one file at a time
to be copied to designated path by tagging a file and hitting the
"d" key for download. This only works for sysops (priv>89)
and local logon.
Aug. 21, 1996 Added support for '/tb' as the first word in the
description (page 66 of Max printed manual). Did not add support
for '/t' or '/b'. I will do this if someone needs it.
Aug. 27, 1996 When the file area is from a CD, staged downloading is
implemented.
Aug.30, 1996 Major change in the program. The dos compiler is at
its max, i.e. nothing new without taking something out. If one is
running OS/2, you can add more. I will not make a fbrowser that
doesn't work on both dos and os/2 systems, as this program is
being used all over the world. Please let me know if the major
change has caused problems for you. The first screen will take
longer to appear, but I think the reward will be great. I imagine
if you are using a 386 or slower, then this versiom might be too
slow. I prefer internet email to fido messages, if possible.
CDs The type should be 'CD Datelist' and the files.bbs type files, in
my opinion, should be copied to your HD. I have 9 CDs online (Night
Owls and Cream of the Crops) and I make a filedivision for
each CD and this has worked well for me. The files.bbs type files
for CDs do NOT have to be 'one line per file' files. On the Night
Owls, I use the dir1, dir2, ... files found in in the pcbtext
directory for my files.bbs type files.
Note for fbrowser 1.21
There is only one small cosmetic change in 1.21, as some lines weren't
quite right.
Note for fbrowser 1.22
Made some small changes to help sysops that have users who hit
the '+' key too fast in order to page down, and their comm program
takes over. The left and right arrow keys now will change pages.
Fixed it so a filename with a space after it would work, but in
order to do this, I had to cut out saying no description
was given, as the dos version is at the max, which means in order
to add to the program, I have to delete something. Hopefully
the next edition of Maximus will allow larger programs.
If this is an upgrade, be sure to do both steps 1) and 2)!
Since I don't know who is using this program, I would appreciate it
if users with internet access would drop me a note containing their
BBS name and number, and any suggestions.
Thanks,
Jim Woodward (jwoodwar@eagle.lhup.edu)