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- This batch file example was designed after I ran up against several
- proverbial "brick walls" while trying to smooth out the "little
- problems" I was having with invoking HS/Link. HS/Link is an excellent
- protocol... what I wanted was an easy way to start it, for uploads
- or for downloads - batch or single file transfers. You will need
- BEWCONV - a very fast program designed to convert the QModem BEW to an
- ASCII file for use with HS/Link (or any other batch protocol that uses an
- ASCII file list). Of course this will only work with QModem, and you
- need HSLink.
-
-
- I admit this batch file is not for the faint of heart. You have to edit
- the file quite a bit for your settings. You also have to understand how
- HS/Link works and what it's parameters do. Edit the "-E..." and the "-P..."
- for your system in the batch file HSLBATCH.BAT. I open my port at
- 38400 and use COM2: so my entry reads:
- HSLINK -E38400 -P2 -I
- The -I2 is for use under DESQview. Just eliminate that parameter
- if you don't run DESQview. You can eliminate it under DESQview as well,
- but I am always trying to optimize DESQview's performance - that's what
- -I2 does for you.
-
- First attach this batch file to a macro key in QModem. I used F6 and the
- macro entry should read "@shellx C:\qm\hslbatch.bat" (without the quotes
- and change the subdirectory path as needed for your system setup.
-
- You will need to make the appropriate directory path cahnges to the batch
- file itself. Make sure that the batch file can find everything that it is
- suppose to. The biggest deal here is to make sure that HSLINK can find its
- config file (see the HS/Link docs).
-
- A small note about using the BEW for the less experienced QModem users.
- To set-up things for a batch transfer in QModem, hit ALT-6 to call up
- the BEW screen. Enter the files that you want to upload into the BEW and
- hit F10 to save it. When the batch file HSLBATCH.BAT runs it will call
- BEWCONV if it finds a BEW file saved. This is the only way you can do an
- upload with this batch file!!!!
-
- To do a bidirectional transfer, tell the host BBS that you want to do a
- download (just as you normally would do). Except, instead of hitting PgUp
- you hit the macro key for invoking this batch file (in my case, F6). You
- must have made an entry into the BEW screen and saved it to have any uploads
- occur! (see the paragraph above)
-
- Good luck, I hope this is helpful... if it is send me a note through RIME
- to ->SHADYOAKS. Geoff McNamara 1/13/92
-