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- MultiLoad V2.0
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-
- Here are the improvements I have made to version 2.0 of the MultiLoad
- Procedure.
-
- 1) The Procedure now checks for errors in opening your Numbers TEXT file, and
- alerts you if it can't find the file.
- 2) The Procedure will now work for those of you who like to use the command
- mode. I have tried to make it as menu independent as I can for this
- purpose, so it will now work either in full menu mode or command mode.
- 3) The Numbers TEXT file no longer has to have the word "DONE" as the last
- line. The Procedure now checks for the first blank line it comes to and
- takes that to be the end of the file. If you want it to get all the file
- numbers, MAKE SURE that you don't leave any blank lines.
- 4) The Procedure will no longer crash if the file you want to download is no
- longer listed on GEnie. It will now just leave you an empty file with the
- file number in it telling you that the file wasn't available on GEnie.
- After it makes this file, it will go to the next number and continue on
- with the remaining downloads (if any).
- 5) The file numbering scheme has been changed. For example, if you had the
- file numbers in the Numbers TEXT file like this:
- 123
- 234
- 345
- The file names would show up as "123 File", "234 File", and "345 File"
- (without the quotes). This will give you a little better idea of what may
- be in the files once you download them.
- 6) The Procedure now waits for about 10 seconds, and if it doesn't see the
- GEnie query about what file number you want to download, it will now abort
- the procedure. This was added so you wouldn't sit there all day waiting
- for it to take off, and it never happening. In other words, if you are in
- the wrong menu when you try to execute this Procedure, it will give GEnie
- about 10 seconds to come up with the correct query, or it will halt the
- Procedure and inform you about it. It is EXTREMELY important that the
- MultiLoad Procedure be executed from the correct menu on GEnie, or it will
- NOT work! Make SURE you start this Procedure from a MUG Software Library
- Menu.
- 7) I have tightened up the ASCII file capture routine so that it is now almost
- impossible for the Procedure to stop an ASCII receive unless it really is
- told to do so by GEnie. This was to help the Procedure from being aborted
- prematurely during an ASCII upload for 7 bit text files. An uploading text
- file will now have to have a line in it almost EXACTLY like GEnie uses to
- end the ASCII receive, or the Procedure just ignores it and waits to
- receive word from GEnie when it is actually done sending the ASCII file.
-
- A little explanation follows showing you how to make this procedure work
- for your particular set up.
-
- This procedure file will work from any of the Software Library menus on
- GEnie where you have to pick a number 6 to start downloading. All of the
- Software Library menus in CMUG, FreeSoft, MacPro, etc., work. I have
- personally tested this procedure on the above GEnie Software Library menus, and
- it works for every one. The procedure will download XMODEM or Plain 7 bit
- ASCII text files, it will know how to do either one. A "fake" file name is
- made up for every file it will download, so as to have a name to save the files
- on your disk. Don't worry, all XMODEM files are renamed to their original
- names by Red Ryder, (unless they are XMODEM TEXT files), if possible. The
- "fake" names work to insure that each file has a unique name. The only time
- that these file names will actually be used, is when you get a TEXT file, be it
- XMODEM or 7 bit ASCII. ALL 7 bit ASCII files are considered TEXT files by the
- Mac, and will be named one of the "fake" file names. MultiLoad will work when
- you are in full menu mode on GEnie, or in the command mode.
-
- Now to the meat of how to get this procedure to work for you.
-
- First, you need to create a plain TEXT file that will contain the program
- NUMBERS that you want this procedure to download for you. Example:
-
- 792 <Carriage Return>
- 794 <Carriage Return>
- 113 <Carriage Return>
- etc.
- etc.
-
- Of course all these numbers should be on a line by them selves, with no
- spaces, parenthesis, or blank lines in between the numbers. Each number MUST
- end with a carriage return. Save this plain TEXT file anywhere on your disk,
- and with any name you choose. Now all that we have left to do is change one
- pathname, and you're ready to go. This procedure, by the way, should be
- executed only when you are at a MUG Software Library menu, and it will type a
- number 6 for download, then go into its loop of downloading file numbers from
- the Numbers TEXT file, until it reaches the a blank line. It will then
- navigate back to the MUG Software Library menu and then type "BYE", and you
- will be logged of of the GEnie network. If you don't want it to log you off
- the GEnie network, you will have get rid of the line that reads: "TYPE BYE^M",
- in the procedure, before you compile it.
-
- Now as for the Pathname that must be changed. The line that reads:
-
- "USEROPENI 1,HD-20:My Folders:Numbers TEXT File"
-
- in the Procedure, must have the pathname changed to the pathname of your disk,
- and the name of the Numbers TEXT file that you saved the download numbers. Any
- folders that your TEXT file is in will also have to be listed as part of the
- pathname if you are using HFS, which MOST people are using by now surely. If
- you are using MFS you won't have to have the folder names.
-
- That's about all there is to it except for actually compiling the MultiLoad
- Procedure file.
-
- A little note of interest, I just have a macro key so I can log on to any
- of my favorite mugs, and then have a macro set up with the name of this
- procedure, then I just have to click on two keys to get on GEnie and start
- getting files. I also have macros set up that will log me on straight to a
- MUG, then call this procedure to start getting files. Whatever way you want to
- do it, just make sure that you are at the MUG Software Library menu before this
- procedure starts to execute. The Library menu is the one that offers a choice
- to Download, Upload, Directory, New Uploads, etc.
-
- If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions about this procedure,
- leave me mail on GEnie under the address: S.BUCHEN
-
- I will try to help in any way I can!
-