Walnut Creek CDROM BBS readme Opus -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The \_bbs\opus directory contains the tools that created the files.bbs file in each subdirectory. These should be usable with Remote Access / TubFile / Opus / QuickBbs / Superbbs. Maximus -------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_bbs\maxtool contains a utility to copy the files.bbs files to one directory on your hard disk and create the hcdareas.ctl file that points to the index files. A prebuilt control file is in this directory. Thanks to Koos van den Hout. PC Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The \_bbs\pcbtool directory contains the tools used to create the \_bbs\pcb dir??? files. It also has a utility to create the global index file. Please make backups on your configuration. RBBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The \_bbs\rbbstool directory has some tools and hints for installing the cdrom on a RBBS board. The file listings are in \_bbs\rbbs. Thanks to Bruce Jackson. Spitfire -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The \_bbs\sftool directory has some tools and hints for installing the cdrom on a spitfire BBS. The file listings are in \_bbs\sf. Wildcat -------------------------------------------------------------------------- \_bbs\wc30 contains a setup program for wildcat, version 3.55. this is the commercial version, not the shareware version. This works with versions up to and including 3.90. ALL -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to show me what your bbs requires for a directory area display similar to the rbbs display, please send me the exact specifications. I produced these with the program "makemenu" in \_bbs\menu. This produces a double column listing of the area descriptions based on \_bbs\dirs.txt. There are three versions of the directory menu, a plain version (dir.dir), a IBM high-bit version (dirg.dir), and an ANSI color version (dirc.dir). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of these programs use DOS redirection. This allows a program that prints to "standard out" to `redirect' its output to a file or another program. If it sends it to another program it goes through a `pipe'. For example, makemenu > out sends the output of the makemenu program into a file called out. If I wanted to sort the output of the makemenu command and display it to the screen, I'd type makemenu | sort If I wanted to sort it and sent it to a file, I'd type makemenu | sort > out Most of the batch files use redirection. My utilites write to standard out so they can be redirected to a file or piped through another program accepts standard in as input. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you set the disc up for your board with features or enhancements that aren't on the disc, please ftp me a copy to cdrom.com or snail-mail me a copy and I'll credit your account toward future purchases. I'm not a sysop. I have tried to create file index files that will be useful for sysops. Feedback is appreciated. Prebuilt BBS configuration files are greatly appreciated. -jack 1 800 786 9907 Walnut Creek CDROM +1 510 674 0783 1547 Palos Verdes, Ste 260 +1 510 674 0821 (fax) Walnut Creek CA 94596 velte@cdrom.com (internet) USA