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Documentation for TODAYCAL V1.2H/092993 by Andy Gruenenwald
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TODAYCAL creates a "Today's Callers" bulletin file set (ANS/ASC) for
Powerboard 1.25 or 1.25a.
HISTORY:
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Version 1.0: Initial release to the public.
Version 1.1: Corrected errors in the loading of the caller log file.
Version 1.2: Added multi-node support for caller log files.
FORMAT:
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TODAYCAL [/B:bulletin number] [/N:node number]
TODAYCAL must be placed into your main BBS directory (C:\BBS or whatever).
TODAYCAL uses the LOGS\CALLERS.node file for caller data. Caller entries
in the CALLERS.node file must confurm to the following default setting:
>> 08-10-1993 12:36:13: User 1: ANDY GRUENENWALD Logged On (9600)
└─ col. 26
Caller information must start in col. 26 and include the phrase "User",
a colon, "Logged On", and baud rate in parentheses. This is the default
format that Powerboard uses upon initial installation and setup. If your
caller log entries differ from this, TODAYCAL may yell at you with an
"Illegal function call" error.
TODAYCAL now supports multi-node caller log files. By using the "/N"
parameter you can spacify the desired log file for TODAYCAL to read. If you
want TODAYCAL to produce a bulletin for users who call node 2, you would use
"TODAYCAL /N:2". If omitted, "0" is assumed and TODAYCAL will access the
CALLERS.0 file - this is the log file used on single-node BBS's.
TODAYCAL will create two files: BULL<bulletin number>.ANS and
BULL<bulletin number>.ASC. For example, if you type "TODAYCAL /B:4" then
TODAYCAL will create BULL4.ANS and BULL4.ASC. If you omit the bulletin
number on the command line, TODAYCAL will create BULL0.ANS and BULL0.ASC.
TODAYCAL will place the bulletin files it creates in the DISPLAY\ directory.
I suggest running this after each caller logs off of your BBS. I have
mine set up to run as follows;
In my BYE.CTL file in the PB\CONTROL\MACROS directory I have the line:
exec(TODAYCAL /B:3,)
This is the second-to-the-last line in my BYE.CTL file. The last is
the "QuitBBS" command.
If you have any questions or comments about TODAYCAL send me mail at:
Andy Gruenenwald
953, 91st Ave. NE
Blaine, MN 55434-2424
I am also available at the main Powerboard Support BBS (1-914-834-7830).