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- oPIE * v1.71 * Jul 29, 1991
-
- Opus Parameter Inspector and Editor
-
- Copyright (C) 1989-91 by Tom Kashuba and Ulf Nilsson
- * All Rights Reserved *
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-
- o Background o CAVEATS
- o QuickStart o Revision History
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- ___________________________________________________________________
- Background
-
- oPIE is a debugger and editor for tweaking the compiled version of
- the Opus v1.7x PRM file. As it plays a few tricks on that file,
- it should be treated as an aid for advanced Sysop maintenance. With
- it, you can interactively list and adjust the various fields in the
- PRM file.
-
- Due to its interactive nature, as opposed to a batch oriented one
- of NACL and CAYENNE, you have much more power to create a non-sensical
- or inoperative PRM file if your try so use it carefully. If you try
- to break the PRM file with it, you undoubtedly will.
-
- Opie can live with Nacl and Cayenne if you remember to decompile your
- environment with Cayenne after you make any alterations with Opie
- that you want to retain in your normal Nacl and Cayenne maintenance.
-
- A typical application would be to make quick or successive changes
- to the PRM to test one or more field settings. Upon finding some
- value more suitable you might then decompile the environment using
- Cayenne so that you have a Nacl control file that reflects those
- changes in your next Nacl run.
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- Quick Start
-
- There is no setup or installation to do. Just run it with an optional
- parameter file name as the only argument on the command line, without
- any extension. Drive and path are also allowed.
-
- Eg: "OPIE C:\OPUS\BBS"
-
- That would run OPIE and tell it to open OPUS.PRM file residing in the
- directory "C:\OPUS" for inspection and optional editing. If you do
- not specify the parameter file name on the command line, you will be
- prompted for it after it starts.
-
- If the given PRM file name cannot be found, or none is given, Opie
- will ask you to enter one and it will try again, ad nauseum.
-
- Once started, it reads the parameter file into memory and presents a
- command menu. Use the HELP (?) option to get a brief usage summary.
-
- Basically, though, you list the applicable group of parameters you
- wish to inspect, choose an item to edit by enteirng its field number,
- change its value, and save the file using the WRITE command. All
- changes overwrite the given PRM file. There is no automatic backup!
-
- Opie uses a few PC text graphic characters, eg, for its main menu.
- If your machine cannot display PC 'extended text graphics' properly,
- use the /A command line switch, eg, "OPIE Opus /A", to have Opie
- convert any special graphics characters to their nearest ASCII
- graphical equivalents.
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- CAVEATS
-
- o The WRITE command overwrites the given PRM file. Hint: It's
- always wise to make a backup of anything you play with.
-
- o The ALL command lists ALL internally indentified parameter file
- fields in an order that is internal to Opie and which does not
- necessarily match anything else. It is there as a "catch all"
- to list or find a field that you can't find via the item groups.
-
- o Many items are not completely checked for sanity. You can enter
- ridiculous error levels, for example. Other fields are subject
- to the same lack of stringent value checking.
-
- o Think of it like DOS's DEBUG or NORTON's NU progam. It allows you
- to do much more than you may have wanted, or intended, to do!
-
- o As always, verify the results before commiting your system to it.
-
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
- Revision History
-
- v1.71 910729 - Add all new item for v1.71 ex. (Allow hi-bit
- on logon)
-
- v1.70 910429 - Ulf Nilsson ( 2:20/10 ) take over oPIE
- - Added all new for Opus 1.70 i think :-)
-
- v1.13 900630 - Preened code to compile under Microsoft C 6.0
- - Added /A switch to convert any PC graphics to ASCII.
- into their nearest ASCII equivalent
- - Put back DnLd/UpLd ratio (New in Opus.Exe v1.13)
- - Added ReLog Method field (New in Opus.Exe v1.13)
- - Added ReLog DOS Exit Level (New in Opus.Exe v1.13)
- - Reduced ReturnSecurity field to LoNib of same byte
- ... to allow ReLog Method in its HiNib.
-
- v1.12 900408 Added missing PREREGISTERED for NEW CALLER PRIV.
-
- v1.11 900406 1) Remains in Class Edit for multiple Class editting.
- 2) Fixed display mite that left orphan digit at main menu.
- 3) Now allows period (.) in path name, eg, "C:\CDROM.1"
- 4) Removed CLASS ref's to "Up/Dn Ratio" (was never used)
-
- v1.10 900311 First Opus 1.10 Kit Level Release
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- Ulf Nilsson FidoNet 2:20/10
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