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- If you are a first-time user of RBBS4, you do not need to use UTLX.
-
- UTLX is a program used to convert RBBS 4.0 USERS.CCC and .MSG
- files to RBBS 4.1 format. This is required because the new
- format individual user records have to be reorganized to hold the
- full name as one field, AND to initialize the new areas to hold
- the last message seen variables. The .MSG files also need to be
- converted to reorganize the summary records to hold the new full
- name FROM and TO fields.
-
- UTLX has NOT been idiot-proofed.
-
- The following is the recommended procedure for using UTLX:
-
- A. Copy all your name.MSG files to name.OLD and USERS.CCC to
- USERS.OLD for backup.
-
- B. Fix USERS.CCC, if necessary, using DDT to examine and repair
- the file:
-
- 1. DDT USERS.CCC
- 2. Note the ending address and subtract 0180H from it.
- 3. The high byte of the resulting value is the partial value
- of the total number of user records. If the low byte is
- 80H, add one to the partial value to get the actual
- value.
- 4. Dump the first record. If the value displayed for the
- MAX REC in ASCII is the same as the computed value, ^C
- out of DDT and go to Step C, else do step 5.
- 5. If the computed value does NOT match the displayed value,
- modify the value, exit DDT, and save the appropriate
- number of pages into USERS.CCC
-
- C. Run UTLX in the following order:
-
- 1. First, select the option to convert the USERS.CCC file.
- This runs essentially the same as the UTIL function to
- clean up the USERS.CCC file, offering each user record,
- one at a time until all user records have been processed.
-
- 2. Select the option to convert a .MSG file. This works
- essentially the same as the UTIL function to clean up a
- .MSG file, offering each message, one at a time.
-
- That's it. You're done. If you made a mistake or had a problem,
- (such as not writing a message you meant to keep), you can exit
- UTLX, recopy the backup, and reconvert that file, and continue.
- irst record. If the value displayed for the
- MAX REC in ASCII is the same a