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- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater by JPA Software Ver 1.0
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- 17 of February of 1991
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- Made by
- Joäo Paulo Ribeiro Alves
- R. Vasco da Gama, 66 - Algueiräo
- 2725 Mem Martins
- PORTUGAL
-
- JPA Software
-
- I accept no responsibility or liability for any mishap resulting
- from the use of JPA-DS.
-
-
- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
-
- This utility is destinated to all the SysOps and particularly the PCBOARD
- SysOps
-
- Purpose : To Update the Size and Date of files in the Directory listings.
-
- Format : Usage : JPA-DS [/B] [/LLogFile] [/Sn,m] [/Dn,t] [/Pn] [/I]
- DirFile File [@List....]
-
- Notes : Start the program with no options and he will show you a screen full
- of available options.
-
- Lines that aren't updated remain the Same. Files not found in
- Listing aren't added.
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- The Option /B Will tell the program to keep the old file.
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- The Option /LLogFile Will create a Log file (with the name "LogFile")
- with the changes made to the DirFile.
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- The Option /Sn,m Will specify where the Size will be located (n) and
- the length of Size (m). By default n=14 & m=8 (PCBOARD Listing Defaults)
- See below the topic of "Configuring JPA-DS"
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- The Option /Dn,t Will specify where the Date will be located (n) and
- with type t. By default n=24 & t=1 (PCBOARD Listing Defaults)
- See below the topic of "Configuring JPA-DS"
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- The Option /Pn Will specify what character will separate the Day from
- Month and from Year. By default n="-" (PCBOARD Listing Defaults)
- See below the topic of "Configuring JPA-DS"
-
- The Option /I Will display the License Info
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- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
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- Configuring JPA-DS : The JPA-DS can be configred for multiple BBS systems
- ────────────────── by default it is configured for PCBOARD but it can be
- changed it any BBS system.
-
- Default Line that JPA-DS will use :
-
- ┌ Type 1 (MM-DD-YY)
- ├─ 8 ──┤ │
- JPA-DS10.ZIP 12150 02-17-91 Updates the Date/Size from PCB Directories
- │ │
- │ └ Column 24
- └ Column 14
-
- If you, for example, wanted that JPA-DS processed the following Line :
-
- Type 3 (YY-MM-DD)┐
- │ ├─ 7 ─┤
- JPA-DS-10.ZIP 91-02-17 12150 Updates the Date/Size from PCB Directories
- │ │
- │ └ Column 24
- └ Column 15
-
- You would give the JPA-DS The Following Command :
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- JPA-DS /D15,3 /S24,7 DirList C:\DL01\*.*
- │ │ │ │
- Column 15 ┘ │ │ └ Length = 7
- Type 3 (YY-MM-DD) ┘ └ Column 24
-
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- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
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- Examples : JPA-DS C:\PCB\GEN\UPLD C:\PCB\UPLOAD\*.*
- ────────
- The program will use the file "C:\PCB\GEN\UPLD" has master
- listing and will search for files in "C:\PCB\UPLOAD\".
- The old UPLD file will be deleted. Use the /B options if you
- wat to keep it.
-
- JPA-DS C:\PCB\GEN\ALLFILES @ALLFILES.LST /LJPA.LOG
-
- The Program will load the List file ALLFILES.LST and use the
- filenames found inside it. Wildcards can be used inside the
- List File.
-
- Example of a List file :
-
- C:\PCB\DL01\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL02\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL03\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL04\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL05\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL06\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL07\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL08\*.*
- C:\PCB\DL09\*.*
- C:\PCB\UPLOAD\*.*
-
- A Log File will be created (or appended if exists) with the
- changes that JPA-DS made to the Directory Listing.
-
- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
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- Program Errors : "Invalid Parameter:" - The specified option has invalid
- ────────────── characters in it or.
- "Invalid Option:" - The option specified doesn't
- exist, is invalid or incomplete.
-
- "Couldn't Create Log File xxxx Aborting!" - The file xxxxx
- couldn't be open or created.
-
- "The file xxxx was not found !" The Listing file xxxx was
- not found.
-
- "Warning: Maximum number of Files (1000) Reached, Skipping Rest !" - You have
- selected more than 1000
- files. JPA-DS can't Process
- more than 1000 files !.
-
- "Could not erase the file xxxx, aborting!" - Could not erase the file xxxx
- Probably it has a R-O Attribute or disk
- is write protected.
-
-
- "Warning: List File xxxx not found !" - The you specified was not found.
-
- "There were no files found !" - There were no files found to Process.
-
- "File has been patched (A Virus ?!). Aborting." - Unauthorized modification
- made to the program. Delete it immediatly.
- Probably is a Virus !
-
- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
-
- Program History
-
- Ver 1.0 17-Fev-90 - First release to the BBS.
-
- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- JPA-DS - Date/Size List Updater Version 1.0
- ─────────────────────────────── 17-Feb-91
-
- License : The Registration of the program is required for governmental
- ──────- institutions ands others. Only for private use the program is allowed
- to be used. Although, its continuous use require the registration.
- This registration can be made through a donation (5 US Dollars
- / 1000$00 Escudos minimum) and you will be registered or, if you
- want to have a diskette with the latest version of the program please
- send 25 US Dollars/5000$00 Escudos to the following address :
-
- R. Vasco da Gama, 66 - Algueiräo.
-
- 2725 Mem Martins
- PORTUGAL
-
- In both cases you have to send the second page of file LICENSE.FRM
- and the respective money, inside a letter.
-
- The program was written in Turbo Pascal 5.5.
-
- Trade Marks:
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- PCBoard is a trade mark of Clark Development Company, Inc.
- Turbo Pascal is a trade marks of BORLAND INTERNATIONAL
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- The program or any of its documentation may not be distributed as part of any
- package or software without the expressed consent of the author.
-
- If you have any comment, doubt, or complain please write to the above address
- or contact me at :
-
- (01) 9213101 - Voice
- (01) 9211030 - CAV 12 BBS (Data)
-
- Thanks,
-
- Joäo Paulo Ribeiro Alves
-
-
- (c) Copyright by Joäo Paulo R. Alves 1991. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-