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Short: Random Amiga Setting Program (RASP)
Author: garpa@southwales.u-net.com (Carl Harrison)
Uploader: garpa@southwales.u-net.com (Carl Harrison)
Type: util/boot
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GaRpA_RASP ! V1.22
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by Carl Harrison (c) CopyRight 1997
Written in AMOS_Pro V2 Compiled in August 1997
Every fancied having a "different" Amiga EVERY time you booted up ?
R.A.S.P. "Random Amiga Settings Program" only requires three pieces of
information to work. These are;-
Source Directory
WildCards (MulTiSearCh) i.e. no need for *.* or #?
Destination Directory and Filename
In the Source Directory, RASP can read upto 500 entries per "3 pieces of
information". Once run, RASP will plough through a text file (see below)
actioning 3 pieces of information at once until the end of the text file
has been reached or an error occurred - in which case RASP will end and
control will return back to your Amiga. PLEASE NOTE: RASP is pretty much
crash proof. It won't crash because of your setup, if anything it will only
tell you what piece of information was processed last before the crash
thus helping you debug your config file.
THE Ultimate Random Amiga Settings Program.
- - - -
R.A.S.P.
What is it?
It is a CLI program that reads in three pieces of information at a time.
These are;- (1) Source Directory (must have / at end)
(2) Wildcards (use one space for ALL files or in-string
search for wildcards i.e. IFF/SND or JPG will pick all
IFF/SND or JPG files.)
(3) Destination Directory and Destination Filename
i.e. Data:Pics/defaultWBbackground.Pic
and its bloody fast! (uses AmigaDOS Copy command for copying, so if you
want RASP to turn into a random DELETER! then replace your AmigaDOS copy
command with DELETE or any other command you fancy! i.e. have a random
animation play)
Why would I want to use RASP?
Coz yer could have random boot pics with PICBOOT
Coz yer could have random Wb Backdrop, pattern or program pics
Coz yer could have random Animation on bootup
Coz yer could have random WORMS levels/samples on bootup!
Coz yer could have random BBS ANSI screens!
Coz yer could have random RASP script files! Wow!
Coz yer could have ANYTHING random !!!!
Holds upto 500 objects PER directory for randomisation !!!!!!
UNLIMITED DIRECTORIES!!!!
INSTALLATION
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Chuck it somewhere in yer Startup-Sequence or User-Startup.
(I put it in after setpatch and before PICBOOT and IPREFS)
The only argument required is the script file location (file enclosed).
example on how to make a random WorkBench Backdrop script.
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Copy a picture and rename it to WBBACK.PIC and put it anywhere you want.
In WBPATTERN (prefs) choose the above picture.
Have a directory of pictures, datatypes only relevant if yer have 'em
so just put in pictures that yer datatypes support.
In the script file, the first three lines should be for the above;-
HD1:PICTURES/
IFF
HD0:THE_DIRECTORY_AND_NAME_OF_THE_WBBACK.PIC
Thats It! Simple.
Script file is set as above;-
(1) Source Directory (including / at end)
(2) Wildcards (space for ALL anything else for in-string search)
(3) Destination Directory and Filename
and you can repeat this as many times as you want! ALL random settings
YEHAAA!
This program is E-Mail Ware. Please E-Mail me just to show your appreciation
of my work. Thanks. Long Live yer Miggy!
WoRkBench-ThEmEs - COMING VERY SOON!
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Have FUn, as I certainly did in making this product.
E-Mail me with yer suggestions to
garpa@southwales.u-net.com
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