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- :IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:
-
- ALL versions below 3.0 are considered USELESS
-
- No matter what version you are currently running you should read the whole
- doc since it contains information that hasn't before been released. This
- is the only doc that has ever been written with all relevant information
- and also all information correct.
-
- :IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:
-
- LAME QUESTIONS-----------------------------------------------------------
- If you don't understand the docs you should consult your computers
- manual since questions about resident, quotes and such basic things
- just makes me really unwilling to have you in the charts. And maybe
- you shouldn't run a board either.
-
- FIRST--------------------------------------------------------------------
- Never mix major version numbers of the different DC utils, none of them
- are or will be backwards compatible. If you have any DC program with a
- version below 3 it should'nt be used since it will in some cases render
- your statfile useless.
-
- OVERVIEW-----------------------------------------------------------------
- DC_Init is a utility that you should run from your logoff script. Or
- if you use a cron utility already you can use them together. Do however
- you like, but DC_Init will only create a file on the first day of the
- month so if you don't run it then, then you're not in the charts. The
- reason behind this is that we want to get all stats simultaneously and
- also for speed when launched after every call.
- If you put DC_Init in your logoff script, you should make it resident
- since the loadtimes are tremendous in comparison to the runtime which
- is typically one tick when the date is wrong.
- If you want to test it you can always change the system clock.
-
- HOW TO RUN---------------------------------------------------------------
- Syntax: DC_Init <X|S|T> <store> <user.data> <sysop> <board> <Y|N>
- <X|S|T> X = /X, S = S!X, T = Tempest
- <store> Where all DreamChart files are kept/created, must end with
- either a trailing / or :
- <user.data> Full path to your user.data or accounts.data
- <sysop> Your handle (max 30 chars)
- <board> Name of your board ----- "" -----
- <Y|N> If you count credits by kb instead of bytes set to Y.
-
- e.g. like this:
- DC_Init X bbs: bbs:user.data Vileius "Teçhniçal Ðistørtiøn" N
-
- Use quotes where necessary.
-
- WHAT IT DOES-------------------------------------------------------------
- The file created will be called "DC_<mmm><yy>", e.g. "DC_Dec94". Stored
- in this file will be your hardware status, parts of user.data, and also
- the files from the support modules, if any.
-
- DC_COLLECT---------------------------------------------------------------
- DC_Collect is a /X door used for downloading the statfile.
- If <store> isn't the same path as the main bbs path you must set an
- environment variable called 'DreamChart_Store' to the same as <store>.
- i.e "setenv envarc:DreamChart_Store my_drive:mydir/".
- It uses minimum stack and requires AEDoor.library v2.2 by SiNTAX/WøT.
-
- HOW TO UPGRADE-----------------------------------------------------------
- Upgrading from v1.x:
- DC_Init in utils: replace with DC_Init v3.x
- DC_Collect in doors: delete or replace with DC_Collect v3.x
- Logoff-scripts Insert the parameters needed
-
- Upgrading from v2.x:
- Simply replace dc_init with v3.x and also install the collect door if
- you believe someone is going to collect your file.
-
- All statfiles generated with v1.x - v2.x are considered useless now.
- If you don't install v3.x you're not in the chart, simple as that.
-
- HISTORY------------------------------------------------------------------
- v1.0 -> v2.x obsolete and useless.
- ----------------------------------------------
- v3.0 (7.12.94)
- The statfile has changed, thereby supporting upto 8 external modules
- including the coming modules DC_Vote, DC_Speed and DC_Group. This
- version must be installed even if you don't have any of the above
- mentioned modules.
- This is also the only version that supports accounts with 2 Gb+.
-
- FUTURE-------------------------------------------------------------------
- DC_Init:
- Yes, I know that there have been too many releases of DC_Init but now
- I don't beleive that any further updates of DC_Init will be needed.
- DC_Collect:
- It just sends the file and nothing else, will never be updated again.
- DC_Speed, DC_Group, DC_Vote and others:
- These will come....due to lack of time I can't say when.
- DC_Analyze:
- This is the program that actually generates the chart and it needs to
- be rewritten almost from scratch in december. Due to the complexity
- of this program I'm not sure if I'll have time for anything else.
-
- READ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- READ----------REALLY READ THE INFORMATION BELOW--------------------------
- READ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- If we have the time to collect the file, we might do it. However wise
- of the first collectings, it's unlikely that someone will collect your
- file unless you're running a hispeed multinode system. That is however
- not a guarantee since we did forget boards it the first issue.
- The only way to be certain of inclusion is to call my board and upload
- the file no later than the 5th. See below how to do it in 30 seks.
-
- Teçhniçal Ðistørtiøn-----------------------------------------------------
- If you call Teçhniçal Ðistørtiøn at +46-35-130003/119944 you can logon
- as "DREAMCHART" with password "DC". Doing this you immediately enter a
- door where you can get the latest version of DC_Init and other related
- modules, in addition you can leave feedback and upload your statfile.
- This is the most secure way to leave the statfile since the guide is
- generated here.
-
- VILEIUS / Ltd Edition
-