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- TriWeather
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- (c)1993 Robert K. Harmon
-
- A FC Software program for TriBBS Bulletin Board Systems.
- For use with TriBBS Bulletin Board Systems ONLY!
- This program was tested on TriBBS Software (V 5.0 beta)
-
- VERSION 1.00 August 28, 1993
-
- By
-
- Robert K. Harmon
- 1101 West Street
- White Hall, Arkansas
- 71602
-
- VOICE (501) 247-9396
- Between 6:00 & 10:00 p.m. Central Time
-
-
- From
-
- The File Cabinet BBS
- (501) 247-1141
- 1200/2400/9600/14400
- V.32bis/V.32/V.42bis/V.42
- 24 Hours/Day
-
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- ================
-
- The TriBBS (R) Bulletin Board System is a registered trademark.
- Copyright (c) 1991-1993 By: Mark D. Goodwin
-
-
- LATEST VERSION:
- ===============
-
- Please call the The File Cabinet BBS for the latest version of this program.
-
- LEGALITIES:
- ===========
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT
- WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS
- PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING
- OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. ONCE REGISTERED, ANY
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTERED KEY WILL INVALIDATE YOUR KEY IN ALL FUTURE
- VERSIONS OF THIS PROGRAM AND NO PRODUCT SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN.
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- =============
-
- You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
- upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
- changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file).
-
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- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
- ====================
-
- TriWeather is a program for use with TriBBS Bulletin Board Systems.
- It will generate both ANSI and MONO bulletins which offer the local
- weather forecast to the users of your BBS.
-
- FEATURES:
- =========
- --- Easy to set up.
- --- BETA tested on a TriBBS BBS.
- --- Support BBS available.
- --- Generates ANSI and MONO bulletins.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
- =============
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- 1. Place three files, (TWEATHER.CFG, TWEATHER.DAT, and TWEATHER.EXE), in
- your main TriBBS directory. (Example: C:\TRIBBS)
-
- 2. Using a text editor, edit the TWEATHER.CFG file to include the required
- information as shown in the example below.
-
- The File Cabinet BBS
- Bob Harmon
- C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON7.BBS
- C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON7.ANS
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- Line #1 is the name of your BBS.
- Line #2 is the Sysop's name.
- Line #3 is the complete path to your MONO screen.
- Line #4 is the complete path to your ASNI screen.
-
-
- Notes about the TWEATHER.CFG file:
-
- - The path to your MONO and ANSI bulletins MUST include
- the filename of both your MONO and ANSI bulletins.
-
- 3. Using a text editor, edit the TWEATHER.DAT file to include the required
- information as shown in the example below. Be sure to READ the notes
- after the TWEATHER.DAT example.
-
- SATURDAY
- Partly cloudy. 20% Chance of afternoon thundershowers.
- High today: 94 to 97
- SATURDAY NIGHT
- Partly cloudy.
- Low tonight: 70 to 75
- SUNDAY
- Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of afternoon thundershowers.
- High Sunday: Mid 90s
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- Notes about the TWEATHER.DAT file:
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- - The TWEATHER.DAT file contains the weather forecast for three
- periods, such as "Today", "Tonight", and "Tomorrow". Three
- lines of text are available for each forecast period. In the
- example above, the three forecast periods are "SATURDAY",
- "SATURDAY NIGHT", and "SUNDAY".
-
- - Each line of the TWEATHER.DAT file should be NO longer than
- 74 characters and/or spaces in length.
-
- - Of course, you will have to optain the weather information to
- include in the TWEATHER.DAT file.
-
-
- 4. TriWeather is executed with the following command.....
-
- TWEATHER
-
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- TriWeather can be executed by typing TWEATHER when you want to
- update the bulletins. This might be the preferred method. Just
- execute TriWeather after each time you update the TWEATHER.DAT file.
-
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- TriWeather can be executed from the TriBBS BETWEEN.BAT file, which
- will result in TriWeather generating updated bulletins between each
- call. Of course, you will have to update the TWEAHTER.DAT file
- before the bulletins are "actually" updated. Therefore, using a
- text editor, edit the BETWEEN.BAT file located in your main TriBBS
- directory, and add the required information as shown in the example
- below.
-
- TWEATHER
-
- Note: For additional information on the use of the BETWEEN.BAT
- file, please refer to your TriBBS manual.
-
- TriWeather can also be executed by using the "event" feature of TriBBS.
- This would be handy if you did not want the bulletins generated by
- TriSports to be updated between each call to your BBS.
-
- Note: For additional information on the use of the "event" features
- please refer to your TriBBS manual.
-
-
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- MAINTENANCE:
- ============
-
- The only known maintenance is for you to update the TWEAHTER.DAT file
- when you want to update the forecasts. Following the update of the
- TWEATHER.DAT file, you will need to execute TriWeather, so the bulletins
- will be updated. The updating of the TWEATHER.DAT file, and the execution
- of TriWeather afterwards, should only take a few minutes.
-
- FUTURE VERSIONS:
- ================
-
- Let me know what you would like to see!
-
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- PROBLEMS:
- ========
-
- Hopefully, there will not be any problems. But if you encounter any,
- please let me know.
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- ===============
- See the HISTORY.DOC file for information on the history of the
- program, etc.
-
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- REGISTERING:
- ============
- TriWeather is DonationWare. You are granted a 30 day trial period in
- which you may evaluate TriWeather.
-
- See the enclosed registration form for ordering! (REGISTER.DOC)
-
- SUPPORT:
- ========
- That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions,
- please feel free to call the The File Cabinet BBS at (501) 247-1141
- and leave a message in the FC Software message conference, or leave
- me, Bob Harmon, a message in the BBS Utilities message confernce
- of the WME mail network. Or, call me voice at (501) 247-9396.
-
- Thanks!!!
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