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-
- <<<<<>>>>>
- Lyrics
- <<<<<>>>>>
-
- Version v1.1
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Copyright 1994,95 by Dominic Dupuis
-
- Supports PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap,
- RBBS, Spitfire, TriBBS, WWIV.
-
- Released 10/13/1995
-
- Programmed
- by
- Dominic Dupuis
-
- Official distribution site for Lyrics
- Le Microbe BBS (Beta Site)
- Sysop: Dave Mustaine
- -=> (819) 478-3643 <=-
- FREQ: LYRICS11.ZIP
- 1200/2400/9600/14.4k
- 24 Hours/Day
-
-
- To contact me: - call on Le Microbe BBS and Email to my alias: Dave Mustaine
- - my Internet E-Mail adress is: ddupuis@9bit.qc.ca
- - or write to me:
-
- Lyrics WWW Home Page is: "http://www.9bit.qc.ca/webusr/ddupuis/lyrics.html"
-
- Dominic Dupuis
- 534 Henri-Dunant
- Drummondville, Québec
- J2C 3L9
-
- You can also call to Le Microbe BBS with the log "LYRICS" (no password) and
- access the Lyrics door, the Lyrics files (LYRICSxx.ZIP and LYRUSRxx.ZIP)
- without any ratio. Up to now, when I wrote this doc, there was more than
- 6000 songs & tablatures in the Lyrics database.
-
-
- New Versions
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Please call Le Microbe BBS for the latest version of this program.
-
- FREQ: LYRICS11.ZIP (Between 5h30am - 2h30am)
- (819) 478-3643
-
- You can also go by Internet to Lyrics WWW Home Page.
-
-
- Legalities
- >>>>>>>>>>>
-
- This software claims no warranty, implied or otherwise. This software
- is provided "AS IS". The author claims no responsibility for any damages
- that might be caused by the use or abuse of this software. This software
- remains the property of the author. This software may not be modified in
- any way.
-
- I am not responsible for copyrighted songs uploaded in Lyrics. If so, please
- tell the sysop to delete these songs.
-
- =============================================================================
- NOTICE
-
- WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
-
- The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code)
- governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted
- material.
-
- Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives
- are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of
- these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not
- to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or
- research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or
- reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be
- liable for copyright infringement.
-
- This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order
- if, it its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation
- of copyright law.
-
- Many items in this archive do not contain individual copyright
- notices. The lack of a notice does not necessarily mean than the work
- is not protected by copyright law.
- =============================================================================
-
- Distribution
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- You may upload and download this file to/from any BBS or any other
- distribution method as long as NO modification is made to the archive file
- (.ZIP) and its contents. Beyond a fee for the reproduction and media cost,
- no fee may be charged for distribution of this software.
-
-
- Features
- >>>>>>>>>
-
- * Desqview and OS/2 aware
- * COM 1-15 support and non-standard IRQs
- * Sysop chat function
- * Return to BBS on dropped carrier
- * Will timeout a player after 2 minutes of inactivity
- * Support most BBS drop files
- * Internet song file support
- * Lempel-Ziv-Welch compression (LZW)
- * OLGA (Online Guitar Archive from Internet) support
- (mirror site: "http://www.guitar.net/olga/winolga/" )
-
-
- Included files
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- LYRICS.EXE -=> The program itself
- LYRICS.DOC -=> Docs for installation (English, this file!)
- LYRICS_F.DOC -=> Docs for installation (French)
- RUNDOOR.BAT -=> Sample batch file
- LYRICS2.CFG -=> Sample config file
- REGBBS.FRM -=> Registration form ($5 only!)
- LYRUSR11.ZIP -=> DO NOT unzip this file in your Lyrics directory, it's
- only available for the users. DO NOT delete it either!
-
-
- Created files & directories
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- LYRICS.NEW -=> Last 400 uploaded songs
- LYRICS.QTS -=> Last 100 quotes
- LYRICS.LOG -=> Log file
- LYRICS.USR -=> User file (DO NOT delete this file!)
- VERSION -=> Version of Lyrics
- IMPORT\ -=> Directory where files are uploaded
- DATA\ -=> Directory where all the songs & tablatures are stored
-
-
- Installation
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Unzip the file LYRICSxx.ZIP in a directory.
-
- You can create/edit a configuration file by running LYRICS without parameters
- or by using /C as parameter. (ie: LYRICS /C )
-
- To run the door just type
-
- LYRICS <config file> [/F | /FA] [/M | /MF]
-
- Example: LYRICS LYRICS.CFG /F
-
- Extra parameters:
-
- /M : If it's the 1st day of the month, execute the monthly
- maintenance, else it returns you to the prompt.
- /MF : Force the execution of the maintenance.
-
- /FA : Run Lyrics in French by default
- /F : Ask the language to the user (English or French)
-
- NB: By default, Lyrics run in English.
-
- NB: Add the line "lyrics lyrics.cfg /M" in your maintenance batch file. It's
- *really* not necessary to execute the maintenance every day.
-
- Lyrics will create all the necessary directories and files automatically.
- Lyrics requires about 307k of free memory to run properly.
-
- For a REALLY faster execution of Lyrics, load Smartdrive (smartdrv).
-
- WARNING: The door is not multi-node compatible. (For now...)
-
- By the way, Lyrics will create a log file named LYRICS.LOG
-
- You'll need to have a COMSPEC environment variable.
- For example: "set comspec=c:\dos\command.com"
-
- ******************************************************************************
- * PKZIP,PKUNZIP and DSZ.EXE are NOT included with the LYRICS.EXE file, but *
- * you must have those files within your PATH statement. *
- ******************************************************************************
-
-
- Configuration file
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- In the configuration file, you need to write the following informations:
-
- Line 1: Door data file type
- Line 2: Path to the door data file(s) (with the trailing backslash "\")
- Line 3: BBS name
- Line 4: Sysop's name
- Line 5: Locked baud rate
-
- As illustrated above, the door's data file type is specified in line 1
- and can be PCB for PCBoard, GAP for GAP (DOOR.SYS), SF for Spitfire,
- RBBS for RBBS, WC for WildCat!, TRIBBS for TriBBS, or WWIV for WWIV.
- The locked baud rate is specified in line 5. If the sysop doesn't
- lock his serial port, he must specify 0 for the locked baud rate.
-
- Sample door configuration file
- -------------------------------
- GAP
- c:\sbbs\node1\
- Le Microbe
- Dave Mustaine
- 38400
- -------------------------------
-
- You can run the door locally by specifying /L after the configuration file
- parameter in the DOS command line. (ie: LYRICS <config file> /L )
-
- Nonstandard IRQs can be used by specifying the IRQ number after the
- <config file> parameter in the command line used to run the door as follows:
-
- LYRICS <config file> IRQ
-
-
- Batch Files
- >>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Here's an example of the batch file needed to run the door:
- --------------------
- @echo off
- cd\doors\lyrics --> Switch to the door's directory (VERY IMPORTANT)
- lyrics lyrics.cfg /f --> Execute the door with config file and ask the
- langage to the user
- cd\sbbs\node1 --> Go back to BBS directory
- exit --> Return to BBS
- --------------------
-
- Most of the BBS programs DO NOT need to have the last line (-> exit <-).
-
- Maintenance batch file
- ------------------------
- @echo off
- cd\doors\lyrics --> Switch to the door's directory (VERY IMPORTANT)
- lyrics lyrics.cfg /m --> Execute the maintenance if it's the first day of
- the month.
- cd\sbbs\node1 --> Go back to BBS directory
- exit --> Return to BBS
- ------------------------
-
-
- Sysop Keys
- >>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Key(s) Function
-
- HOME Toggles between the user status window and a help
- display that lists the special keys.
-
- F6 Takes 5 minutes away from the caller.
- NOTE: This will NOT be returned to BBS.
-
- F7 Gives 5 minutes to the caller.
- NOTE: This will NOT be returned to the BBS.
-
- F9 Quit the door and return the caller to the BBS.
-
- F10 Enter chat mode. Pressing the ESC key exits the
- chat mode.
-
- Alt+D Drop to DOS.
-
-
- About Lyrics
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Lyrics is a door program used to keep a database of songs lyrics and
- Guitar/Bass tablatures. It has 27 categories (one for each letter). Each
- category can hold unlimited songs & tablatures. You can navigate through the
- groups, albums, songs, tablatures and you can see the lyrics/tablatures while
- you're on-line. You can choose the lyrics & tablatures you wish to download
- (a single song, a complete album, a complete group or all tablatures).
-
- Here's a brief description of all the menu commands used in Lyrics
- ==============================================================================
- -=> Main menu <=-
-
- [1..27] Categories by group's first letter
-
- [A]bout Lyrics -=> Informations about Lyrics
- [I]nfos about writing songs -=> File formats used by Lyrics (see below)
- [O]ptions -=> Brings you to the Options Menu
- [N]ew songs -=> Last 400 uploaded songs
- [U]pload songs -=> Select this if you want to upload new songs
- to the door's database
- [Q]uotes -=> Read/Write quotes (100 max.)
- [G]et user version of Lyrics -=> Let the user download the user version of
- Lyrics (LYRUSR11.ZIP)
- [R]eset selected songs -=> Delete your selected songs
- [D]ownload selected songs -=> Zmodem download of your selected songs
- [V]iew selected songs -=> View a list of your selected songs
- [E]xit program -=> Return to the BBS
-
- Note: - If the sysop want to upload songs locally, just put the file(s) in the
- IMPORT\ directory, enter the door and select the [U]pload command.
- - If the sysop want to download songs locally, select the [D]ownload
- command and name the song file as you wish.
- ==============================================================================
- -=> Options menu <=-
-
- [S]earch module -=> Use it to search into Lyrics database
- [C]reate list Lyrics & Tab. -=> * Make short or long listing of available
- Lyrics and/or Tablatures.
- [T]op 10 -=> View the door's statistics
- [L]og file -=> Sysop: View the log file (w/option delete)
- [R]eturn to main menu -=> Go back to the main menu
-
- * Short listing: Groups with albums and number of songs of the album.
- Long listing: Groups with albums and all the songs name of the album.
- ==============================================================================
- -=> Group Menu <=-
-
- [1..XX] Group names
-
- [E]rase a band -=> Sysop only: Delete a band
- [D]ownload all songs of band -=> Download all songs of all albums of the band
- Note: Does not include the tablatures.
- [P]revious page -=> Used if there's more than 20 bands in the
- [N]ext page -=> menu.
- [R]eturn to main menu -=> Return to main menu of the door
-
- ==============================================================================
- -=> Album Menu <=-
-
- [1..XX] Album names
-
- [T]ablatures download -=> Download all tablatures of the band
- [E]rase an album -=> Sysop only: erase an album
- [D]ownload an album -=> Download all songs of the album
- [P]revious page -=> Used if there's more than 20 albums in the
- [N]ext page -=> menu.
- [R]eturn to group menu -=> Return to group's menu
-
- ==============================================================================
- -=> Song Menu <=-
-
- [1..XX] Song titles
-
- [E]rase a song -=> Sysop only: erase a song
- [D]ownload a song -=> Download a song
- [P]revious page -=> Used if there's more than 20 songs in the
- [N]ext page -=> menu.
- [R]eturn to album menu -=> Return to album menu
-
- ==============================================================================
-
-
- File format used by Lyrics
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- This is for the LYRICS
- ===========================
- !<Group>
- %<Album>
- @<Song>
- ===========================
-
- This is for the TABLATURES
- ===========================
- !<Group>
- @Tab: <Song>
- ===========================
-
- It's not necessary to rewrite the name of the Group if you use the same,
- even if you change the Album or the Song.
-
- Same thing for the Album if you write another Song from the same Album.
- You can put unlimited Group/Album/Song in the same file.
-
- The file name doesn't matter.
- You can either send the file zipped or not.
- You may upload more than one file at a time.
-
- You can upload Internet song files without any modification
- (If so, you'll be prompted for the group and the album name).
-
- An Internet file is a file like this:
- ======================================
- @ALBUM: HEARTWORK
-
- @SONG: BURIED DREAMS
-
- ...
-
- @SONG: CARNAL FORGE
-
- ...
- ======================================
-
- To upload Guitar/Bass tablatures, just ignore the %<Album> line and make the
- song's header look like this:
-
- -=-=-=-=-
- !<Group>
- @Tab: <song>
- -=-=-=-=-
-
- Also, you can upload files with no format at all. You'll prompted to enter the
- appropriate informations.
-
- Here's an example: MYSONGS.TXT
- ==================================
- !nine inch nails
- %the downward spiral
- @closer
-
- you let me violate you
- you let me desecrate you
- ...
-
- @march of the pigs
-
- step right up march push...
-
- !megadeth
- @tab: holy wars
-
- -----------------------
- -----------------------
- ---5---3-5---4-----4-5-
- ---3-0-2-3-0-2-0-0-2-3-
- ...
-
-
- ==================================
-
-
- Future upgrades
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- - Multi-node support.
- - Maybe less files in DATA\ directory for index/album/songs/data.
- - Printer support within Lyrics (for local use).
- - Rename groups, albums and songs (sysop only!).
- - Remove the UseNet Newsgroup header in songs & tablatures.
- - Moving the groups beginning with "The" in the other first letter.
- (ex: The Beach Boys [database T] -=> Beach Boys [database B])
-
-
- History
- >>>>>>>>
-
- Read the file HISTORY.TXT for more details about versions/upgrades.
-
- Lyrics ßΣΓα -=> Released - 03/09/1995.
- Beta version of Lyrics (English only).
-
- Lyrics v1.0 -=> Never released to public (06/26/1995).
-
- Lyrics v1.1 -=> Released - 10/13/1995
- First official version of Lyrics.
-
-
- Copyrights
- >>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Lyrics is copyrighted 1994,95 by Dominic Dupuis
- Lyrics is compiled with Turbo Pascal v7.0 (c) 1983,92 by Borland International
- Lyrics uses RMDOOR v4.5 (c) 1991-1994 by Mark Goodwin and Randy Hunt
- Lyrics uses PKZIP and PKUNZIP (c) 1989-1992 by PKWARE Inc.
- Lyrics uses DSZ.EXE (c) 02-02-94 by Omen Technology INC.
-
-
- Registration
- >>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- The door already have all the options (either registered or not). After a long
- month, you must register Lyrics.
-
- Just send me the REGBBS.FRM printed to my mailing adress (top of this doc)
- with the right information and I'll send you back your registration key by
- mail. It'll cost you only 5$ to get a registered copy of Lyrics. I didn't made
- this door for the money. The 5$ will serve to cover the price of the stamps,
- the time needed to process each demand and the support I give to you when
- registered.
-