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- ALF v2.0wb
- - Add Local Files to Maximus -
- Copyright (c) 1993, 1994, 1995 by John Medland
- PHOTO 334 BBS! - Toronto's Photography BBS
- Toronto, Canada (416) 539-9591
- FidoNet: 1:250/840
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- DESCRIPTION
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- Provides various commands/routines to help manage your Maximus file areas.
- ALF runs as FILES MENU choice and works both locally and from REMOTE.
- Great for putting files online!
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- REQUIREMENTS
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- ALF requires the following in your \MAX directory or on your PATH.
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- FPICK.EXE
- QSORT.EXE
- TOUCH.COM
- THISTIME.COM
- DOS 6.x (FIND.EXE must exit with an error level)
- DOORWAY.EXE (OPTIONAL) for remote file selector and text editor
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- INSTALLATION
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- 1) At the \MAX\ DOS prompt, type MD ALF and hit ENTER.
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- 2) Type CD ALF and hit ENTER.
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- 3) Type PKUNZIP [d:\path]\alf20wb and hit ENTER.
- [d:\path] is the directory containing ALF20WB.ZIP.
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- 5) Type PKUNZIP ALF and hit ENTER.
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- 6) Type copy THISTIME.COM \MAX and hit ENTER.
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- 7) Type copy FPICK.EXE \MAX and hit ENTER.
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- 8) Type copy QSORT.EXE \MAX and hit ENTER.
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- 9) Type copy TOUCH.COM \MAX and hit ENTER.
- (Any Dir on your PATH can be substituted for \MAX in steps 6-9)
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- 10) Add the following line to your FILES MENU in \max\MENUS.CTL:
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- Display_File alf\alf SysOp "\ALF"
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- 11) Silt Max.
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- 12) Add the following line to \MAX\MISC\WELCOME.MEC and MECCA the file:
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- [link]alf\alfcheck.bbs
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- 13) Add the following line to your daily maintenance batch file:
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- call \max\alf\alfday.bat
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- 14) Make sure DOS's FIND.EXE and MOVE.EXE are on your PATH.
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- 15) Include the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and reboot
- for it to take effect:
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- SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM (change as needed for your system)
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- CONFIGURING
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- Although ALF should run just fine "right out of the box," configuring
- the following should make it much more useful to you:
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- 1) To process files, edit ALFCESS.BAT. If you are calling VIRCHECK.BAT
- from ALFCESS.BAT, check to make sure you are using variables, and
- NOT `hard coded' PATH statements in VIRCHECK.BAT.
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- 2) To use the FILES.BBS `HEADER SAVER' and directory `LOCKS' while using
- sorting your FILES.BBS files, edit ALFSORT.BAT.
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- 3) Edit ALFXTRN.MEC and set up your desired external program, then
- MECCA the file.
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- 4) To use, FROM REMOTE, your text editor and the file selector, edit
- ALFDORED.MEC, ALFDIMPK.MEC and ALFDORPK.MEC, supply the path to
- Doorway.exe and the NAME\PATH of your text editor, then MECCA the
- files. Note: ALF works fine from remote without these file.
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- GUARANTEES
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- None. By using this program, you agree to do so at your own risk.
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