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- TIPS AND TRICKS FROM T&J SOFTWARE
- Revised: 10/03/1993
-
- Remote Access v2.0
- ==================
- * Using DOOR.SYS may result in an OVERFLOW error -- try using a
- different caller drop file such as DORINFO1.DEF. This is currently
- being examined!
-
-
- Keyboard Timeouts
- =================
- * If you are operating on a 486 computer and getting a "keyboard
- timeout", you will need to set the following environmental variable
- in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- NO87=ON
-
- This will turn off your co-processor and allow the door to function
- properly
-
-
- Overflow Errors
- ===============
- * Overflows can occur if you are running under DESQview and your tick
- counts are set too low -- try raising the tick counts.
-
- * If you're running Wildcat! v3.9+ and are getting OVERFLOW errors,
- make sure NONE of your security level definitions have the MAXIMUM
- DAILY DOWNLOADS set to more than 32,000 -- anything over that will
- cause an OVERFLOW ERROR in ANY door using DOORFRAME.
-
- Garbled Information on Remote
- =============================
- * If the door seems to operate fine on the BBS end but the remote
- cannot receive or receives garbled information, check and make sure
- you are passing the correct IRQ to the door (if you are running a
- non standard IRQ).
-
-
- Graphic Cards (general)
- =======================
- * ATI Graphics Ultra Pro card - do not use the ANSI.SYS driver that
- came with the card. Use the normal DOS ANSI.SYS for the screens
- to show correctly.
-
- * Trident SVGA Cards - You should have a utility disk with a file
- called TANSI.SYS, use this ansi driver instead of the standard
- ANSI.SYS.
-
-
- DESQview/X
- ==========
- * Make sure you have the MATH COPROCESSOR flagged ON even if you don't
- have a math coprocessor.
-
-
- Lockups on certain COM PORTS
- ============================
- * If you're running on a non-standard IRQ, be sure you are passing the
- IRQ on the command line!! Example: STUDS! STUDS!.CFG /5
-
- Studs! will now run on IRQ 5.
-
-
- Upgrading to New Versions
- =========================
- * When you purchase a KEY from T&J Software, that KEY is valid for
- all upgrades also!
-
-
- Wildcat! BBS's
- ==============
- * If you are running Studs!, Studette!, or Bordello!, you must use the
- caller drop file DOOR.SYS to make sure the callers remaining time is
- passed back to Wildcat!
-
-
- Spitfire BBS's
- ==============
- * If you're having trouble with the doors dropping carrier on exiting
- back to the BBS, switch to using DOOR.SYS instead of SFDOORS.DAT.
- On some Spitfire configurations this will happen when using
- SFDOORS.DAT.
-
-
- Using DESQview
- ==============
- * If you're running the doors under DV and you're getting ANSI
- character codes on the local monitor, be sure to load the file
- DVANSI.COM in the main batch file that starts your BBS!
-
-
- Bulletin PATHS and FILENAMES
- ============================
- * When specifying the bulletin path, be sure to also select a name
- for the bulletin! This could cause lockups when using Bordello,
- Strip Poker, and Video Poker. If you don't want bulletins created,
- simply enter the word NONE for the path and filename.
-
-
- ERROR Codes (general)
- =====================
- * ERROR #53 - This error means a file was not found. If this occurs
- right when the door is opened, please check the PATH to the caller
- drop file (i.e. DOOR.SYS), or make sure the caller drop file is
- being created properly!
-
- QuickBasic Error codes
- DoorFrame uses the QB error codes.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2 Syntax Error 61 Disk full
- 5 Ilegal Function Call 62 Input past end of File
- 6 Overflow 63 Bad record number
- 7 Out of memory 64 Bad filename
- 11 Division by Zero 67 Too many files
- 13 type mismatch 68 Device unavailable
- 24 Device Timeout 69 Comm-buffer overflow
- 25 Device fault 70 Permission denied
- 52 Bad filename or number 71 Disk not ready
- 53 File Not Found 72 Disk media error
- 55 File Already open 74 Rename across disk
- 57 Device I/O error 75 Path/File access error
- 58 File already exists 76 Path not found
- 59 Bad Record length
-
- The most common error that you will see is #62. This is usually caused
- by the CFG file not having enough lines. I have included this list so
- that you may be able to fix a problem that occurs with a T&J Software
- door.
-
- Error #75 is usually an incorrect path and/or filename in the CFG
- file.
-