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- RBB2DRWY
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- The program DOORWAY, by Marshall Dudley, can be very useful when running a
- door with RBBS but unfortunately RBBS writes its DORINFO?.DEF file in a
- format that DOORWAY is unable to understand. This means that none of
- the information from RBBS is easily available to DOORWAY. The program
- RBB2DRWY.COM solves this problem by translating DORINFO?.DEF into the
- DOOR.SYS format which DOORWAY does understand.
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- Syntax:
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- RBB2DRWY S/A [ path\input file path\output file ]
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- Parameters:
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- S/A Silent or Alarm The RBBS DORINFO.DEF file doesn't say whether
- a users's preference is Silent operation or having the Alarm turned on so
- this MUST be given as command line parameter when running RBB2DRWY. The
- /A: switch on DOORWAY's command line will override the DOOR.SYS file setting.
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- The file names and paths must be given in the above order but they are
- optional. If RBB2DRWY is given neither parameter it will look for
- DORINFO1.DEF and also write DOOR.SYS in the current default directory. You
- can't just give the path to the default file names, if you give it anything
- you must supply the path and the exact file name. If you give it both
- path/files it will read and write those files. If you give it only an one
- path/file it will assume it is the input file, look for that file, and still
- write DOOR.SYS to the default directory. This should make it possible to
- look for DORINFO?.DEF files from different nodes.
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- Running the program with no parameters will display syntax information.
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- The command RBB2DRWY S will make the following conversion:
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- This is the format of the original DORINFO1.DEF file:
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- SOFTEXT The name of the RBBS-PC system
- JAMES The SYSOP's first name
- MACDONALD The SYSOP's last name
- COM2 The communications port being used
- 2400 BAUD,N,8,1 The baud rate and parity the caller logged on at
- 0 The network type (if any) RBBS-PC is running in
- BILL The caller's first name
- FOLGER The caller's last name
- WASHINGTON, DC The city and state the caller is from
- 1 The caller's graphics preference
- 20 The caller's security level
- 37 The caller's time remaining in the current session
- 0 Whether a fossil driver is in use
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- Most of the information is thrown away and the following DOOR.SYS file
- is created.
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- BILL FOLGER The user's first and last name
- 2 The communications port
- 2400 The baud rate the port needs to be opened at
- 37 The time remaining
- M M for mono (alternative is G for graphics)
- S S for silent (alternative is A for alarm)
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- If a user's setting for graphics in RBBS is None or ASCII the DOOR.SYS file
- will be set to Mono, if they have selected Color (ANSI for RBBS) it will be
- set to Graphics (ANSI for DOORWAY). Some programs require that ANSI be set
- on to operate properly with DOORWAY. The /G: switch on DOORWAY's command
- line will override the DOOR.SYS file setting.
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- The author, of course, delivers this program "as is" and takes absolutely no
- responsibility for any damages direct or consequential that may result from
- its use. It may be distributed free in an unmodified form, but it may not
- be resold nor distributed with any commercial product or service. The
- author wants no payment whatsoever for its NON-COMMERCIAL use. It may be
- used in a commercial environment (eg. business, government, non-profit
- corporations or associations) for a trial period of 30 days. For continued
- commercial use send the author a site license fee of $10. Please send
- payments, comments, or questions to:
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- James MacDonald
- 4021 Davis Pl NW
- Washington, DC 20007
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- or call
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- SOFTEXT BBS - - (202) 337-1827