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- MSG2TXT
- v0.05
- 09-16-90
- RBBS Messages File to Text Conversion Utility
- by Tom Collins
-
- MSG2TXT is a cute little utility that'll read an RBBS messages file, and
- output the data to a text file. This could be handy if you'd like your
- users to be able to download archived text files containing your current
- echomail messages, for example.
-
- Here's how you use it:
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- MSG2TXT Messages_File_Name Text_File_Name [Start] [/NOPAGE] [/NOPRIVATE]
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- Where,
- Messages_File_Name = Name of your RBBS messages file
- Text_File_Name = Name of the file to write the text to
- Start (Optional) = Start exporting at what message number
- /NOPAGE (Optional) = Don't put page feeds in the output file
- /NOPRIVATE (Optional) = Don't export private messages
-
- If you use the Start parameter, it has to be the THIRD parameter passed to
- MSG2TXT. The '/' parameters can be in any order.
-
- By default, MSG2TXT puts a form feed in the output file every 60 lines (for
- a printer). To suppress this, use "/NOPAGE".
-
- Running MSG2TXT with no parameters displays a help screen.
-
- Here are some examples of how to use MSG2TXT.
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- 1. Export all messages, in printer form:
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- MSG2TXT TrekM.DEF TrekU.DEF
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- 2. Export all public messages higher than 50 to a straight ASCII file:
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- MSG2TXT Messages Main_Msg.TXT 50 /NOPRIVATE /NOPAGE
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- The source code, written for MicroSoft's Quick C, is included.
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- -- Tom Collins
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