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- DizIt v1.1
-
-
- For PCBoard v14.5a
-
-
-
- By
-
- Copyright 1992
- Robert Neal
- 317 Hickory
- Romeoville, IL 60441
-
-
-
- Support BBS:
- Corporate Headquarters BBS
- Node #1: (815) 886-3233 14400 v.32bis
- Node #2: (815) 886-9381 14400 v.32bis
-
-
-
-
- PROGRAM INFORMATION
- ===================
-
- As a sysop, you've probably downloaded hundreds of files to add to your
- board. You've probably used the local upload option in PCBoard to add
- these files to your system, or you've used PCBFiler to read the new
- files and manually typed in each file description. But with many files
- now including their own description file, FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI,
- wouldn't it be nice to have a program do all the work for you?
-
- DizIt is a utility written for PCBoard v14.5a to do just that. DizIt was
- written to aid sysops in adding files which contain FILE_ID.DIZ or
- DESC.SDI into their upload directory from the command line. The entire
- process is simple to do, even easier than using the "local upload"
- option of PCBoard.
-
- DizIt may be called to process files one at a time by entering
- DIZONE.BAT, or using the batch file DIZALL.BAT included with the
- program, you can automatically process an entire directory of files in
- a matter of seconds. With DIZALL, DizIt will check each file in the
- directory to see if FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI. If found, the file is
- processed. If not found DizIt will do no further processing of the file
- except for moving the file to the holding directory you've indicated.
- This allows you to place all your files you want to add in the directory
- and let DizIt search for those that can be automatically added to your
- PCB File directory listing.
-
- Currently, DizIt is written to process ZIP and ARJ archived files.
- Based on my experiences, the majority of files being distributed are in
- these two formats. If there is a demand, I will look to include additional
- formats in a future version.
-
-
- My thanks to Marc Medow of Midas Touch BBS for taking the time to beta
- test this program. Having someone else look over your work helps get the
- cobwebs out.
-
-
-
- PROGRAM INSTALLATION/OPERATION
- ==============================
-
- INSTALL
- -------------------------
-
- Place the DIZIT files into a directory in your path. You may place DIZIT
- in it's own directory if you so choose, but you must be sure to properly
- configure the batch files to make the call to the proper directory when
- running DIZIT.
-
- Ensure that the appropriate archiving programs are available in your
- directory path. For ZIP files, you'll need PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE.
- For ARJ files you'll need ARJ.EXE. DIZIT makes a call to these programs
- to extract the description files as well as importing your BBS comment
- file.
-
-
-
-
-
- CREATE CONFIGURATION FILE
- --------------------------
-
- Edit DizIt configuration file, DizIt.CFG. Use your favorite text
- editor to edit this file.
-
- The items in the configuration file are as follows, do not include the
- line number references. Refer to detailed explanation below for each
- line:
-
- DizIt.CFG
- --------------------------
- Line 1: Corporate Headquarters BBS
- Line 2: 0
- Line 3: G:\WORK
- Line 4: C:\UPLOAD
- Line 5: C:\HOLD
- Line 6: D:\PCB\MAIN\UPLD
- Line 7: D:\BBS.CMT
-
-
-
- Line 1: BBS Name
-
- Line 2: Registration number, leave as 0 if unregistered.
-
- Line 3: Drive/path to be used for temporary work area. A RAM disk, if
- available, is recommended. Ensure that this directory exists
- before using DizIt. Do not include the trailing "\" at the
- end of the directory name.
-
- Line 4: Drive/path of where files are to be moved to once they are
- processed. This could be your public upload directory, private
- directory or any other directory you choose. Again, ensure that
- this directory exists before using DizIt. Do not include the
- trailing "\" at the end of the directory name.
-
- Line 5: Drive/path of where files should be moved if either FILE_ID.DIZ
- or DESC.SDI is not found. Enter "NONE" on this line if you want
- DIZIT to keep the files in the directory they are currently
- located.
-
-
- Line 6: Full path/filename of the file to which is to be updated with
- the files imported. Typically this will be your public upload
- directory, but you may want to instead move the files to your
- private upload directory so that you may preview the files
- before making them public. This file should relate to the
- directory choosen above.
-
- Line 7: Full path/filename of a comment file you want to have added to
- the ZIP file. Typically, this may be your "BBS AD" comment.
-
-
-
- EDIT BATCH FILES
- -----------------------
-
- DIZIT comes with two batch files, one for processing a single file
- (DIZONE.BAT) and one for processing all files in one batch file
- (DIZALL.BAT). For easiest set-up, place these two files in a directory
- within your DOS PATH.
-
- Edit the file DIZALL.BAT. If this batch file is missing, here is the
- batch file:
-
- Line 1: REM
- Line 2: REM - Will process all ZIP files
- Line 3: REM
- Line 4: C:
- Line 5: cd \DIZTEMP
- Line 6: FOR %%1 IN (*.*) DO C:\PCB\DizIt C:\PCB\DIZIT.CFG %%1
-
-
- Line 1 to 3 may be deleted if desired - only included for commenting
- information.
-
- Line 4 changes to the drive where DIZIT resides.
-
- Line 5 changes to the directory where the files to be processed are
- stored.
-
- Line 6 is the heart of the batch file. It will automatically process
- each file in the directory indicated on line 5 above. Be sure to edit
- this line to properly reflect which directory DIZIT.EXE and DIZIT.CFG
- are to be found.
-
-
- *** Follow the same format for editing the DIZONE.BAT file.
-
-
-
- PROGRAM OPERATION
- ------------------
-
- Move all files to be processed into the directory indicated on line 5 in
- your DIZALL.BAT file.
-
-
-
- You may call the program one file at a time by issuing the command:
-
- DIZONE filename.ZIP
-
- But the preferred method should be to batch process all files using the
- command:
-
- DIZALL
-
-
- Once the prorgam is started, it will check to make sure the file exists
- in the directory. Once verified, DizIt will, if instructed, add the ZIP
- COMMENT specified on line 7 of the DizIt.CFG file to the ZIP file.
-
- DizIt will then check the ZIP file to see if the FILE_ID.DIZ or
- DESC.SDI file exists in the ZIP file. If not found, DizIt will skip the
- file -- it will not place the filename in the PCBoard file directory
- listing.
-
- If FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI is found, DizIt will extract the file to
- your temporary work directory and then begin to add the file to the end
- of your PCBoard file directory indicated in the configuration file.
- Unlike other similar programs, DizIt will update your PCBoard file
- listing with the file size and the current date of the upload, no
- further processing of the PCBoard file directory list is required.
-
- Once DizIt has imported the file and description into your PCBoard file
- directory list, DizIt will move the file from the current directory to
- the directory specified in line 4 in the configuration file.
-
-
-
- REGISTRATION
- ============
-
- DizIt is released as user support software (aka SHAREWARE). I don't
- expect you to register the program if you don't like it or if it doesn't
- meet your needs (just stop using it). But if you continue to use DizIt
- after a reasonable evaluation period of up to 30 days, you are required
- to make payment for the program or stop using it.
-
- DizIt is NOT crippled in any way other than a marker "->DizIt" will be
- added to the last line of the file description field. This function has
- been added as an incentive to register the program. Once you have
- registered the program, the marker will no longer added to the imported
- description.
-
- Registration is only $10 and will include unlimited free upgrades and
- support via my BBS.
-
- Please use the form REGISTER.FRM included with the program to register
- DizIt. If this file is missing, send a check for $10 (US funds) to:
-
- Robert Neal
- 317 Hickory
- Romeoville, IL 60441
-
- Please include your BBS name as this information will be used to create
- your unique registration key file. You may receive your registration
- file via my support BBS (but please be sure you have an account
- established on my BBS so that I can leave this information in a private
- message to you) or via the US Mail. Please indicate your preference.
-
- Keep your eye open for other utility programs from me written for
- PCBoard. Several programs are now in the works and should be released
- soon. Also, look for my door programs, Card Sharks and Links Golf
- (available on my BBS as well), I think your users will enjoy playing
- them. See the file OTHER.TXT for a listing of all my currently available
- programs.
-
-
-
-
- SUPPORT
- ===================
-
- If you have any questions, comments, problems, suggestions for enhancements,
- etc., I may be reached at my support BBS or by mail. In addition, you may send
- a message to me on the RIME conferences to my BBS "CHQBBS", I regularly
- monitor the messages in the Sysop, BBS and PCBoard Support conferences. I can
- also be reached via Prodigy, PNSP01A.
-
-
-
- LEGAL INFORMATION
- ===============================
-
- This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of any kind is
- expressed or implied. YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. I take no
- responsibility for any damage caused directly or indirectly from the use or
- the inability to use this program.
-
-
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
-
- v1.0 - Initial release
- v1.1 - Fixed bug where if NONE was selected as the directory to
- move files to, DIZIT would rename file to NONE.
- If DIZIT processed a file at the same time that the
- PCBoard upload directory was being browsed on a 2nd
- node, DIZIT would return error. Revised file handling
- so that this no longer occurs - DIZIT updates file
- without an error.
-