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- EZ-User Editor
- Version 1.00
- Released Feb 3, 1994
-
- Copyright 1994 by Mike Robinson
-
- The Soft Parade
- Shelton, Connecticut, USA
- 1:141/485 203-924-5603
- 1:141/486 203-922-1794
- Fast Online registration using Visa or Mastercard
-
- EZ-User is a free utility for registered versions of the EZ-ROM and
- SF-ROM Doors. It is a user database manager and editor. The user
- database records the number of files/bytes downloaded and requested by
- each caller. In general, the operation of this database is fully
- automatic and should require no sysop intervention. This utility
- is provided should you decide to make any changes to the database.
-
- ----- PROGRAM OPERATION -------------------------------------------------
-
- Simply place EZUSER.EXE in the home directory of either EZ-ROM or
- SF-ROM and run it. EZ-User looks for either EZROM.DAT or SFROM.DAT
- which is the user database file created when the very first caller
- enters the door. It first looks in the current directory, then it
- looks in the directory that EZUSER.EXE is located in, and finally it
- searches the DOS path. If neither .DAT file is found then EZ-User
- beeps, diplays an info screen, and then halts. EZROM.DAT and
- SFROM.DAT are only created by registered versions of the EZ-ROM and
- SF-ROM doors.
-
- The main program screen looks like this:
-
- EZ-User Editor 1.00 Copyright 1994 Mike Robinson
-
- Record Number 11 of 56
-
- <F> Reading File: C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
- <N> Caller Name.............. John Smith
- <L> Last Date in Door........ 01-31-94
- <1> Requested Files Today.... 1
- <2> Requested Bytes Today.... 128212
- <3> Requested Files Total.... 3
- <4> Requested KByte Total.... 561
- <5> Downloaded Files Today... 2
- <6> Downloaded Bytes Today... 398415
- <7> Downloaded Files Total... 17
- <8> Downloaded KByte Total... 3655
- <D> Flag For Delete.......... FALSE
-
- <+> Next Record
- <-> Previous Record
- <Q> Quit
-
- Your Command:
-
- The program is menu driven. Use the <Enter> + and - keys to move from
- record to record. Enter any number from 1 to 8, or F, N, L or D to
- change the corresponding field in the upper section. Enter Q or
- <escape> to exit the program. Pressing escape at any point aborts the
- current operation.
-
- Select <D> to toggle the caller delete flag. If this flag is TRUE,
- then this caller record will no longer be protected and will be
- available for use by the door to record information about a new
- caller. When a new caller exits EZ-ROM, the first available record
- which is either old or flagged for delete will be overwritten.
-
- All of the numerical values have a lower limit of 0. The values
- which are in KiloBytes have an upper limit of 2 million. All
- of the other values have an upper limit of 2 billion.
-
- EZ-User uses file sharing and record locking if you set Share ON in
- EZUSER.CFG and DOS SHARE.EXE is loaded in memory. If you have loaded
- DOS SHARE.EXE in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT, then it is safe to
- use EZ-User while a caller is in the door. But if you change a record
- that applies to the caller in the door, the record may be changed
- again by the door when the caller exits the door. Old records may
- also be overwritten as part of the maintenance procedure that occurs
- during exit from the door. Do NOT use EZ-User with a caller in the
- door if you do not have both Share ON and DOS SHARE.EXE loaded.
-
-
- ----- COMMAND LINE (Optional) -------------------------------------------
-
- EZ-User also accepts one optional command line parameters:
-
- EZUSER [User File]
-
- Examples:
-
- EZUSER
- EZUSER C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
-
- [User File] is the database file of all users. Usually EZROM.DAT or
- SFROM.DAT. Use of this command is not necessary if the .DAT file is
- in the current directory.
-
- The command line overides any settings made in the configuration
- file. The User File can also be changed inside the program.
-
-
- ----- CONFIGURATION FILE EZUSER.CFG (Optional)----------------------------
-
- EZ-User looks for the optional configuration file EZUSER.CFG in the
- current directory, then it looks in the directory that EZUSER.EXE is
- located in, and finally it searches the DOS path. If found, the
- program reads each line and if it begins with a configuration
- command, then the configuration is modified as directed by the
- command. If a line begins with anything other than a letter, it is
- ignored. The explanatory comments are on lines beginning with a
- semicolon and are therefore ignored. The commands are NOT case
- sensitive, but they must be spelled correctly. The order of the lines
- is not important.
-
- USERFILE C:\CDROM\EZROM.DAT
-
- Database file of all users. Usually EZROM.DAT or SFROM.DAT. Use of
- this command is not necessary if the .DAT file is in the current
- directory.
-
-
- SHARE ON
- SHARE OFF
-
- Optional. Choose one. Turns file sharing and locking ON or OFF.
- If you have more than 1 node, or you want to use EZ-User while a
- caller is in the door, then set Share ON. In order for file sharing
- and locking to work, you must use DOS 3.1 or higher, and DOS
- SHARE.EXE must be loaded in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- If file sharing is not required, then you may set Share OFF.
- Default is Share OFF.
-
- DIRECTVIDEO ON
- BIOSSCROLL ON
- CHECKSNOW OFF
-
- The defaults are shown. These commands are the same as described in
- EZROM.DOC or SFROM.DOC.
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