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- !!!! IMPORTANT: !!!!
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- To upgrade to versions 0.9.82 and later:
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- - From versions 0.9.82m onwards, RiscBBS keeps its message base in a new
- format! So, if you install this new version, you should delete everything
- *inside* your current message base directory, making it completely empty!
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- - New parameter for the defarea command in SysBBS: after the last access-
- level number and before the area-name, the parameter 'needed keys' should
- be inserted. This parameter takes the form of an (empty) string, being a
- sequence of keys the user should have to gain *any* access to this area.
- Example:
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- defarea 13 1 10 10 10 `Ax` `International C echo` 7 ECHO C_ECHO 2:292/500
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- where `Ax` is the new needed keys parameter. An empty string is just ``.
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- - All prefixes for bbs-commands are removed!!! This means you no longer
- use this like &if, @eval, ~goto, #more, etc... but just a plain if, eval,
- goto, more, etc... Note that the old prefixed commands are NO LONGER
- supported, so for once, you'll have to go thru all your bbs-files and
- event-texts and SysBBS and replace all commands with the new versions!!!
- Only the commands that 'return' values still MUST have their _ prefix,
- eg _user, _free, _tasks, etc...
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- - You should also install the new 1.02 BBSmod module in the Various
- directory, and copy the according !Run file.
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- To upgrade to versions 1.00/beta and later:
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- - Renamed commands 'defbase' and 'defarea' into 'msgbase' & 'filebase'
- and 'msgarea' & 'filearea'. In SysBBS, all occurences of 'defbase 0'
- (meaning: 'define filebase') should be replaced by 'filebase'. All
- occurences of 'defbase 1' ('define messagebase') should be replaced by
- 'msgbase'. Ie: the first parameter has been removed because it is now
- made redundant.
- Same applies to 'defarea': All 'defarea' commands with as 2nd
- parameter 0 should be replaced by 'filearea' and the 2nd parameter
- should be removed. All 'defarea' commands with as 2nd
- parameter 1 should be replaced by 'msgarea' and the 2nd parameter
- should be removed.
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- - New format for UserData, MsgHdr and FileRef. Also Added 2 new files:
- MsgLink and FileLink (RiscBBS creates/maintains them itself). To
- convert your old files to the new format, run the 'OldConv' program.
- It is advised you make a backup of UserData, MsgHdr and FileRef first,
- then run OldConv, and if all works fine with the new version, delete
- your backups.
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- Note that these changes MUST be made for RiscBBS to function correctly!!!
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- Carl Declerck.
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