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- D · I · Z · Z · L · Y
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- - The Final FILE_ID.DIZ Processor -
-
- v1.1O
-
- <Final Version>
-
-
-
-
- Welcome to The New Age Of FILE_ID.DIZ-Processing!
-
-
- Table of contents:
-
- Introduction
- Advantages
- Configuration!
- Installation
- ├ In Remote Access
- ├ With SkullCheck
- └ Making a batchfile
- ───════ Contacting the author ════───
- Greetings
-
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ** IMPORTANT NOTE! ** │
- │ │
- │ Throughout this documenation, SKULLCHECK is used as an example. If you are │
- │ using another uploadprocessor, just change all the SKULLCHECK commandlines │
- │ to those of you own scanner's. DiZZLY works just as fine with all other │
- │ upload processors on the market. │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- ---- [·INTRODUCTION·] --------------------------------------------------------
-
- This program has been designed to work with the three most common types
- of archives; ZIP, ARJ, RAR and LHA (LZH). It's very easy to use, in fact
- it's quite self-explanatory, just execute DIZZLY.EXE and you'll get all
- the help you need.
-
- I know that some upload-processors (SkullCheck for instance) has their own
- ability to add taglines into FILE_ID.DIZ. This function is although often
- limited, like in SkullCheck (again for instance) you can not use ANSI colour
- codes in your tagline. So, why not use a program that is specifically designed
- to add/remove lines to/from FILE_ID.DIZ's?
-
- And that, folks, is what my program is all about. Try it - you'll like it!
-
- If you do find any bugs (surprised if you didn't), feel free to contact me.
- The different addresses I can be reached at are presented at the end of this
- documentation.
-
- ---- [·ADVANTAGES·] ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- I now what you are thinking - there are hundreds of FILE_ID.DIZ processors
- around (well - a few anyway), so why use this? I will, most briefly, explain
- the advantages of using this program:
-
- [·O1] Automatic archiver recognition
- - Yup, that's right. No matter what the extension might be,
- the program will still use the correct packer/unpacker.
- (This function is limitied to ZIP, ARJ, RAR and LHA/LZH)
-
- [·O2] Keeps the date intact
- - When processing ZIP or RAR files, DiZZLY will not change the
- archive's date nor its time.
-
- [·O3] User friendly!
- - Configure the program with DIZZLY.EXE /C - could it be easier?
- Perhaps, but it's still neat. And once you have configured it,
- you will not have to think about any command-line parameters.
-
- [·O4] Logs all actions
- - You may, if you want to, define a logfile. DiZZLY will then
- write all actions it takes into that file. The styling is
- the same as in SKULLCHECK, but you can of course use it with
- any UploadChecker that uses a logfile (you can, of course,
- use a separate DiZZLY logfile)
-
- [·O5] Find out...
- - Thought it would be nice with five advantages, so the fifth
- one will be for you to find out just what this nifty little
- program can do for you!
-
- ---- [·CONFIGURATION·] -------------------------------------------------------
-
- First you should edit the files REMOVE.DIZ and ADD.DIZ. DiZZLY will search
- the FILE_ID.DIZ for lines mathing any of those in REMOVE.DIZ. If a matching
- line is found, DiZZLY simply removes it. In ADD.DIZ you specify the line to
- be added into every FILE_ID.DIZ (only the first line is read).
-
- Second, you should type DIZZLY.EXE /C and the configuration program will
- start. You will get all the information you need once you're there.
-
- You should always keep the configuration file (DIZZLY.CFG) in the same
- directory as DIZZLY.EXE, otherwise the program won't find it.
-
- One more thing - you must have the archivers in your path. Of course, if
- you never use ARJ-files, it does not matter where ARJ.EXE resides. The
- program will tell you if it can't find the archiver it needs (if logging is
- enabled, it will be written in that file as well).
-
-
- ---- [·INSTALLATION·] --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Installation, installation... I don't know about other BBS systems, but
- this is what a typical Remote Access configuration would look like:
-
- (in RA Config -> Options -> Files -> Upload scan)
- ╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Upload scanning ╕
- │ │
- │ Scan online Ask │
- │ Failed scan Unlisted │
- │ Scan utility C:\RA\SKULLCHK\SKULLCHK.EXE @ /N:*N /P:*P *M │
- │ │
- ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
-
- @ passes the filename
- *N - " - nodenumber
- *P - " - COM-port
- *M swaps out of memory
-
- Not much room for an extra FILE_ID.DIZ processor there, huh? So, how about
- making a batchfile to start the upload processor? It would look something
- like this:
-
- ╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Upload scanning ╕
- │ │
- │ Scan online Ask │
- │ Failed scan Unlisted │
- │ Scan utility *C /C C:\RA\UL_SCAN.BAT @ *N *P *M │
- │ │
- ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
- (don't forget *C /C when using batchfiles!)
-
- And the BAT-file could look like this:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- C:\RA\SKULLCHK\SKULLCHK.EXE %1 /N:%2 /P:%3
- C:\DIZZLY\DIZZLY.EXE %1
-
- If you are using another upload scanner, you would of course write the
- command line of that program instead of SkullCheck's.
-
- SkullCheck users should disable the tagline feature in SKCCFG, otherwise
- you'll end up with two ad's.
-
- ---- [·CONTACTING THE AUTHOR·] -----------------------------------------------
-
- I, Niklas Malmgren (aka Nixxon) can be reached at the following addresses:
-
- BBS: Name : Replica
- Number : +46-49O-35123 (in Sweden)
- Sysop : Niklas Malmgren (that's me)
-
- **** No ratios for foreign callers! ****
-
- FidoNet: 2:204/711
- PascalNet: 115:4640/200
- WasteNet: 55:300/200
-
- InterNet: sysop@f711.n204.z2.fidonet.org
-
- Snailmail: Niklas Malmgren
- Alviksgatan 13
- S-593 37 Vastervik
- Sweden
-
-
- DiZZLY was compiled using Borland Turbo Pascal 7.0. Using PKLITE I compressed
- the executable.
-
- If you find any bugs (or have suggestions), I would appreciate if you'd
- contact me on any of the above addresses.
-
- ---- [·GREETINGS·] -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- ß-testers: fREEJACK, HOoDOo, CiRCUiT - THANK YOU!
-
- Other greets: HooDoo - for beeing my cosys, friend and all...
- fREEJACK - for teaching me Pascal
- Snooper - for helping me out with Pascal
- Krille - for ... erhm.. being my friend
- Malin - I still love you!
- ..and of course to Bruce Springsteen for his music!
-
- Look out for my other programs - NixxNews
- - UploadSearcher (still ß-testing)
-
- And remember - the important thing is not what you do, as long as you do
- it well!
-
- In Swedish:
- Det viktiga är inte vad man gör utan att man gör det med stil
- - Lars Demian
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