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- F2DIRM version 2.0
- Copyright (c), 1992 by Wayne Robinson, All Rights Reserved
- This is a Freeware Product of Under the Sun Software.
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- Created with Searchlight Programmer's Library
- Portions Copyright (c), 1992 Searchlight Software
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- Contents of archive:
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- F2DIRM2.EXE - The executable utility
- F2DIRM2.DOC - This file
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- Purpose of utility:
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- F2DIRM is a file data importation utility for extracting
- data from a 'file.bbs' type text file and importing it
- into a Searchlight 2.25 file database. It is not a file
- robot and will not copy files from one directory to
- another. It is meant to be used in conjuction with a
- robot such as Tick or Flea.
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- Previous versions of F2DIRM have utilized DIRMAINT from
- Searchlight Software as the final importation utility.
- This version, however, makes no use of DIRMAINT.
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- Features:
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- 1) Uses either the file date or DOS date on import.
- 2) Uses either the abreviated files.bbs format or the long
- complete format.
- 3) Will password protect any imported files.
- 4) Word wraps long descriptions to extended fields.
- 5) Will either update file information if the imported
- file already exists in the database or will skip it.
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- Syntax:
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- F2DIRM2 must be executed in the Searchlight system
- directory or in a node directory, wherever a CONFIG.SL2
- file exists.
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- F2DIRM2 Dirname Filesbbs [ /C /U /F /Ppassword ]
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- Where:
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- *** Dirname is the name of the Searchlight file
- directory you wish to import the data into.
- This parameter is mandatory and must be the first
- parameter after the executable filename.
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- *** Filesbbs is the text file, usually exported by a
- robot such as tick. The default format is the
- abreviated one, (Filename Description).
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- Example:
- F2DIRM2.ZIP Import files from Tick to SLBBS.
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- Filesbbs is a mandatory paramter and must be the
- second parameter after the executable filename.
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- *** /C is an optional switch telling F2DIRM2 to use the
- alternative long format files.bbs as is provided by
- many other BBS types, (Filename, Filesize, Date,
- Description).
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- Example:
- F2DIRM2.ZIP 16277 10-23-92 Import files from Tick to SLBBS.
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- *** /U is an optional switch telling F2DIRM2 to update
- any file entries which are found already in the
- database during import. The default is to skip a
- file if it is already in the database.
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- *** /F is an optional switch telling F2DIRM2 to use the
- file's own date information when importing it
- instead of the default DOS system date. If the /C
- switch is on, this parameter will cause F2DIRM2 to
- use the file date instead of the default date from
- the files.bbs entry.
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- *** /Ppassword is an optional parameter which will allow
- a sysop to password protect all imported files in
- the given area. /P is the switch and password is any
- word which Searchlight will accept as a password.
- This word is hashed and included in the database
- entry for the imported file.
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- Example:
- /Pnightbird or /P nightbird
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- Disclaimer:
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- This software is offered free of charge for use in any
- environment private or commercial. It may be distributed
- freely so long as it is distributed in an unaltered form
- with this accompanying documentation. No warranty is made
- for either function or application of this software.
- Wayne Robinson, Under the Sun Software, and Searchlight
- Software will entertain no claims of responsibility for
- damages resulting from the use of this software, either
- direct or consequental. If you use this software, you
- agree to do so at your own risk. Some states do not allow
- for such exclusions of responsibility. If you live in one
- of these places you may not use this software.
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- Wayne Robinson
- The Quantum Zone
- (201) 307-1452 (9225 HST)
- Fidonet 1:2604/269
- SL_Net 250:104/283
- CIS 70277,131
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