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* JOIN v1.0 *
* Written in PPL for PCBoard *
* By Teddy - SysOp of the digital Underground BBS *
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Pirates with Attitude is a group dedicated to bringing you the finest
software also for PCBoard systems.
This code was written for the sysops that carry more than one network
and don't want thier users to have to scroll to the bottom of a 600+
line file to find the network conferences they want to see.
This file is free and requires NO registration.
But if you have other PPL Programs , please upload them at my bbs ;-))
Now that all that was said...
I carry a couple of networks and each have a LOT of different conferences
in them...The main problem was that for people to see the conferences at
the bottom of the list, they would have to scroll through some 1200+
conference names. Thus JOIN steps in. JOIN will display ONE screen of
NETWORKS to your users and let them select which lists they prefer to
view instead of what was being forced upon them.
Setting up:
There are 2 different types of screens 1, the network screen and 2, the
conference screens. The first one you will have to create, the latter
you will only have to divide your present conference listing up.
NETWORK SCREEN:
You must create the NETWORKS screen first that your users will be
presented with. The name MUST BE NCNFN. You can add the language suffix
if you have more than one language. and also the security suffix
(See the NCNFN screens inside this zip).
Next it should only be 22 lines long, JOIN places the cursor at the
bottom of the screen when asking for an input. Your networks will be
numbered 1-?, again see the NWORKS file in this zip.
These files MUST reside in a subdir in the PPE dir called NETCNFN.
CONFERCENCE SCREENS:
The conference screens are the ones that are connected to one single
network (Or however you want to list them), and list the conferences
available screens. The file names of these are <number of the listing>
+ NET, so if I had 3 different networks, they would be listed under
1NET 2NET 3NET. When the user selects a conference by number,
that number is appended to the word NET and then that file is displayed
to the user. Again you can attach the suffix to the file for language
specific files (ie...1NET.GER 2NET.GER) And you may add also a SECURITY
to the files (ie...1NET20 or 2net99.ger)
These files MUST reside in a subdir in the PPE dir called NET.
So what you should have in your ppe directory when your finished are
the following files:
NJOIN.PPE
and in the NETCNFN directory
NCNFN
or NCNFN20 (for level 20)
or NCNFN20.ger (for level 20 in german language)
or NCNFN.ger (for all levels in german language)
in the NET directory do the same with
xNETxx.xxx
PCBSETUP:
Now go into PCBsetup to the CMD.LST section:
< B: File Locations, B: Configuration Files, CMD.LST >
Edit a line to include the following:
Command Security PPE/MNU File -or- Keystroke Replacement
======= ======== ========================================
J 0 F:\PCB\PPE\PWAJOIN\JOIN.PPE
The command your changing is "Join", Security level at whatever you want,
and the path (FULL) to the JOIN.PPE.
Thats all there is to it!, Now go into pcboard and select J a conference,
you should see the network screen pop up and then from there JOIN will
ask which NETWORK you wish to view, and then which conference within the
network to join.
Support: The Digital Underground BBS - SysOp Teddy
History: 05-25-93 ■ Release of Version 1.00