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- DL.DOC Pre-release
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- DL.MAS
-
- --- generates ProComm 2.4+ download scripts for PC-Board BBS's
- --- a WYLMA program from Management Advancement Services
- --- Copyright 1987 Matt Kahn. All rights reserved.
- --- Not for distribution to others by any means
-
- *** You do not have to read this doc file! ***
- DL is menu-driven. It guides you along, and
- it includes context-sensitive help screens.
- *** (Alpha Testers, please read the last paragraph which is for you.)
-
-
- Here's what DL does:
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- 1. Displays an instruction screen
- 2. Asks where to put the incomming files
- 3. Gathers your list of files to be downloaded and builds a script
- (Assumes an .ARC extension if you don't specify otherwise)
- (Provides for deleting entries)
- 4. Saves the script as DL.CMD
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- Sample Responses
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- Prompt You Enter Result Remarks
- ------ -------------- -------------------- -----------------
- File? filename FILENAME.ARC Auto-adds ".ARC"
- File? FILENAME.COM FILENAME.COM Accepts your .EXT
- File? filename. FILENAME. Use "." for no ext
- File? - <delete last entry>
- File? <CR alone> <no more files> Saves DL.CMD; exit
- File? ? <display help screen>
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- When DL is finished, you will have the option to save the script as a
- file named DL.CMD. When DL.CMD is created, it will overwrite a previous
- one if present. If you generate a script and want to do another while
- saving the first one, rename the first one to <newname>.CMD.
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- A sample of DL's output may be found in the file DL.CMD, in case you
- want to see it before running the program to generate your own output.
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- DL.CMD is a Procomm 2.4+ command script to be run when you are logged
- onto the BBS. To run, dial into the BBS, get to the "Command?" prompt
- (the main menu), then hit "Alt-F5" and type "DL" to start downloading.
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- If you start the script after hitting "D" to download, the script will
- recover within two seconds. So you can start it from the main menu or
- from the download filename prompt, as you prefer. If a file is not
- found by the BBS, it may take up to 20 seconds to continue.
-
- Questions, bug reports, suggestions, and lengthy expressions of admira-
- tion may be directed to: Matt Kahn
- MAS
- 336 Whitman Drive
- Brooklyn, NY 11234
-
- 24-hour data line: (718) 444-4555 (1200 or 2400 Baud, N-8-1). Expect
- a reply to any questions within a few hours. Thank you for using
- WYLMA software.
-
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-
- Note to Alpha Testers: The price for the DL.MAS script generator
- module is tentatively set at $12. This does not include the cost of
- WYLMA.COM and WYLMA.MAS. What do you think of the price for DL.MAS?
-
- I'd appreciate your bug reports, complaints, opinions, and suggestions
- in a time frame of a week or so if convenient. Please accept my thanks
- for sharing your reactions and thinking, and continue using DL.MAS as
- long as you find it useful.
-
- ...Matt