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- PBBSVote Version 1.10 (C) 1993 by Bing Wu
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Introduction ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- This is PBBSVote Version 1.10. This program basically has the same function
- as Most of other Voting doors. :-) But this one is easy to setup. It's
- DesqView aware, Multiline operational.
-
- Only you the sysop are allowed to add and delete questions from the database,
- Your users only allowed to vote on topics you have defined.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Licensing Information ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- This program is distributed as shareware. You are grant 14 days (two weeks)
- trail period, after that you must either send in $15.00 registration fee or
- discontinue use it. Otherwise you will be sued by the Bing Wu (author) since
- this program is CopyRighted. However, SISNet (Staying In Scouting Network)
- System operators can freely use this program without registration while with
- SISNet (a registration key will be sent to all SISNet operators freely upon
- request).
-
- The Products are provided as is, and neither author nor any BBS operator
- distributing this software is responsible for any damage incurred during
- the operation of the program.
-
- Comments, suggestions and bug reports are welcome. The author can be reach
- via fidonet Netmail @ 1:282/1016 or Internet E-MAIL @ bing@tdkt.kksys.com
- and by calling Panda BBS! @ 612-378-7783, Of course the author can also be
- reached via SISNet echomail (SIS_PANDA or SIS_COMPUTER) or SISNet Netmail.
- Also, the author can be reached on Fido's echo "RA_UTIL" for general
- questions.
-
- The $15 registration fee grant you to use to all future versions of this
- program without additional registration fee. Your registration will be
- either send to you via crash netmail or conventional mail at no extra charge
- within CANADA and USA. $5 charge applies for order outside USA and CANADA.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Files In The Package ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
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- PBBSVote.EXE The main program
- PBBSVote.BBS DataBase file
- PBBSVote.A?? Screen to display to your user when they load the program
- PBBSVote.CFG Configuration file for this program (NOT REQUIRED)
- PBBSVote.DOC This file
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Setup ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
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- The setup is easy and simple, it takes about 5 minutes in average time to
- setup. The program can be run under ANY BBS software, such as RemoteAccess,
- WildCat, QuickBBS, etc., RA2.00g1 is supported by this version.
-
- This program doesn't require a configuration file, but it will certainly take
- adventage of a configuration file. (SAMPLE INCLUDED) The configuration file is
- self explanatory. Use a text editor open up the configuraton file and modify
- it as the way you wanted it to be.
-
- You can run this program with or without a bacth file, it all depends on how
- you wish to do it.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Setup Examples ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- <-- Without Batch File / PBBSVOTE.CFG used and resides in same directory --
- D:\RA\DOORS\TROOP\PBBSVOTE.EXE *M *N
-
- <-- Without Batch File / PBBSVOTE.CFG not used --
-
- This case, the program PBBSVOTE and it's associated files must reside
- in the same directory as the information files (i.e. Dorinfo1.def &
- EXITINFO.BBS). In most cases is the same directory of your BBS system
- files.
- -= Not Recommended Setup =-
-
- D:\RA\DOORS\TROOP\PBBSVOTE.EXE *M *N
-
- <-- With Batch File / PBBSVOTE.CFG used and resides in same directory --
- C:\command.com /c\RA\BATS\LIST.BAT *M *N
-
- >------ Batch File -----
- d:
- cd \ra\doors\list
- pbbslist
- cd \ra\line1
- exit
-
- <-- With Batch File / PBBSVOTE.CFG not used --
- C:\command.com /c\RA\BATS\LIST.BAT *M *N
-
- >------ Batch File -----
- C:\RA\DOOR\BBSVOTE\PBBSVOTE C:\RA 3 \RA\DOOR\BBSVOTE
- --┬-- ┬ ------─┬--------
- │ │ └── directory name to the PBBSVOTE
- │ │ files, NO DRIVE LETTER
- │ └─ Number Identify the drive to the PBBSVOTE
- │ Directory (read below for more info)
- └─ Directory to the system info files
- (i.e. DORINFO?.DEF & EXITINFO.BBS)
- ** OR **
- cd C:\RA\DOOR\BBSVOTE
- PBBSVOTE C:\RA
- --┬--
- └─ Dir. to the system info files (i.e. DORINFO?.DEF & EXITINFO.BBS)
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Drive Number corrsponding to Letter ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Number ------------> Letter _ Number -------------> Letter
- 0 Current | | 1 A
- 2 B | | 3 C
- 4 D | | 5 E
- 6 F | | 7 G
- 8 H | | 9 I
- 10 J | | 11 K
- 12 L | | 13 M
- 14 N | | 15 O
- 16 P | | 17 Q
- 18 R | | 19 S
- 20 T | | 21 U
- 22 V | | 23 W
- 24 X | | 25 Y
- 26 Z |_|
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ ErrorLevels ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- PBBSList will exit with one of the following errorlevels:
- 0 - Critical Door error (no fossil, etc.)
- 1 - Carrier lost, user off-line
- 2 - Sysop terminated call, user off-line
- 3 - User time used up, user STILL ON-LINE
- 4 - Keyboard inactivity timeout, user off-line
- 5 - Sysop dropped user back to BBS, user ON-LINE
- 10 - User chose to return to BBS
- 11 - User chose to logoff, user off-line
- 12 - Critical PBBSVote error
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Contact Author ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Bing Wu (author) can be reached via:
- Snail Mail:
- Bing Wu
- 604 Ontario Street SE
- Minneapolis, MN 55414-3118
-
- Telephone:
- (612)378-0885
-
- BBS:
- Panda BBS! @ (612)378-7783
-
- NetMail:
- bing@tdkt.kksys.com of InterNet
- bing wu@1:282/1016 of FidoNet
- bing wu@74:74/0 of SISNet
-
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │▓▓▓▓▓ Credits ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
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- * Thanks to Ali Kham (my co-sysop) and all other beta tester for testing this
- program and give valuable feedbacks.
- * Thanks to my parents for keeping up with me. :-)
- * Thanks to Jeff Mesch for helping me with SISNet and Scouting Online Info Base
- * Thanks to all SISNet system operators for keeping up with SISNet and never
- quit to make it better.
- * Thanks to my baby sister (1 month old) for bring joy to my dailly life.
-
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- EOF PBBSVOTE.DOC