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- ********** CHECKDATE - File and/or FILES.BBS Manager **************
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- Written by Antonio . Ortiz
- Concept by Rob Echler and Edward Tushar
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- C o p y r i g h t (c) 1 9 9 4
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- CheckDate, Copyright (c) 1994 by Antonio Ortiz, is being distributed
- as Shareware. Under this concept you may use the SHAREWARE (unregistered)
- version for a reasonable period of time for evaluation after which you
- must either register your copy or discontinue usage.
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Disclaimer:
-
- This program and other files associated with it are not
- guaranteed to be bug free or virus free. We are not
- responsible for any damages of any kind, including
- profit losses and data loss, that relate directly or
- indirectly to this program and files. You may distribute
- this program, as long as it is in unmodified with all the
- files originally included.
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- What is Checkdate?
-
- Simply put, Checkdate will read user defined directories, check the file
- date to your system date, and delete those files that are so many days old.
- It will also remove that filename and description from your FILES.BBS
- listing. If a file is not in the specified directory, it will simply remove
- the listing from the FILES.BBS.
-
- It will also add files that are found in the directory but not listed in
- the FILES.BBS file and add them for you.
-
- A switch has been added to allow the users of Maximus BBS software to read
- the directories and number of days to delete directly from the "filearea.ctl"
- file.
- ===============================================================================
-
- Why was it created?
-
- Two Sysops, Rob Echler and Edward Tushar, sat down and said they needed
- a program that could look at a certain directory and delete files that were
- so many days old. This small beginning led to some minor improvements such
- as a configuration file to define the directory list, a log file so you know
- what was deleted and any other status messages, the ability to set the
- number of days back to delete files, and the ability to remove the file and
- description from the FILES.BBS to keep it up to date!
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Requirements:
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- * A computer
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- * Files that need to be deleted
-
- Simple! You don't even need to have a BBS to use this program or a FILES.BBS!
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Files Needed:
-
- * CHEKDATE.EXE - The executable program
-
- * CHEKDATE.CFG - The configuration file
-
- ==============================================================================
- ======================NON-MAXIMUS BBS SETUP===================================
- The following configuration is for people that don't use MAXIMUS BBS software
- in the field "MAXI!" you must place a "N", then list the directories in the
- configuration file. This will also work on Maximus BBS software.
-
- NAME!(USE ALL CAPS WITH NO BLANK SPACES AT THE END)
- REGS!(USE ALL CAPS WITH NO BLANK SPACES AT THE END)
- LOGG!B:\ZBBS\LOG\CHEKDATE.LOG
- FILE!FILES.BBS
- MAXI!N
- DAYS DIRECTORIES...
- 10 B:\ZBBS\BBS1
- 15 B:\ZBBS\BBS1\BBS11
- 20 B:\ZBBS\BBS1\BBS12
- 25 B:\ZBBS\BBS2
- 30 B:\ZBBS\BBS2\BBS21
- 35 B:\ZBBS\BBS3
- 40 B:\ZBBS\BBS3\BBS31
- 45 B:\ZBBS\BBS3\BBS32
- 50 B:\ZBBS\BBS3\BBS33
-
-
- Note there are NO spaces after the exclamation point (!) and the information
- following it!
-
- ===========================MAXIMUS BBS SETUP==================================
-
- The following setup is for users of MAXIMUS BBS software.
-
- NAME!JOE SYSOP (USE ALL CAPS)
- REG!Your registration number
- LOGG!The complete path and name of your log file
- FILE!FILES.BBS <-- Do not change!
- MAXI!C:\MAXIMUS\FILEAREA.CTL (PATH AND NAME OF YOUR FILEAREA.CTL FILE)
- DAYS DIRECTORY
-
- You will need to make a entry in each area of your filearea.ctl file
- to tell CHEKDATE how many days old you wish the files in that directory
- to be. Here is an example of a filearea.ctl entry.
-
- Area 1
- FileAccess Disgrace
- FileInfo Family Type Games
- Download c:\max\file\games
- Upload c:\max\file\uncheck
- %Days 45 <- this is the number of days you want.
- End Area
-
-
-
- The number of days old to delete the file.
- The default is 30 and can only be changed in the registered version.
-
- Note there are NO spaces after the exclamation point (!) and the information
- following it!
-
- Simple! Now you are ready to run!
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- CHEKDATE can be ran with no command line parameters.
-
-
- SWITCHES:
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-
-
- /N OR /n
-
- This will cause CHEKDATE to run through the directories without deleting any files. Then you can check the created
- log file to see what files are going to be deleted, what problems are found
- in your FILES.BBS, and any files that are listed in your FILES.BBS but were
- not found in the directory.
-
- /Q OR /q
-
- This will cause CHEKDATE to run in quiet mode, nothing will be seen on
- your screen.
-
- /P or /p
-
- This will send all output to your printer.
-
- /A or /a
-
- This will allow you to add files to the files.bbs that are in the directory
- but not listed in the files.bbs file, it will append a description as
- (NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN). Any files entered with this switch will have the file
- date reset to the current date, and will not be deleted until the number of days
- listed in the filearea.ctl or chekdate.cfg.
-
-
- A sample batch file might be:
-
- CLS
- CD\BBS
- CHEKDATE
- RUNFB (To rebuild the File Database after changes are made to the FILES.BBS
- CD\MAILER
- MAILER
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Now, about registering!
-
- Simple, the registration cost for this program is $10. The $10 will allow you
- to change the number of days you wish to delete files. It will also give you
- a nice feeling inside.
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Future improvements:
-
- + Ability to read several different type BBS file listing formats
-
- Really not much left to improve upon. Suggestions are welcome!
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- Credits:
-
- Rob Echler and Edward Tushar - their idea, my work!
-
- Send suggestions or complaints to the address listed in the REGISTER.DOC
- that came with this program!
-
- Thanks!
-
- Antonio Ortiz
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