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The idea of rotating what day of the week it is, and having your
system display a different note for THAT day, is NOT unique. I
have explained below WHY I wrote this little utility MYSELF,
though.
3 VERY BASIC STEPS to follow. (For the END USER.)
* 1) Copy ALL the CONTENTS of this ZIP Package to the
"WHATDAY" directory. If you haven't made it, make one
now. (At The DOS Command Line Type:
MD WHATDAY
* 2) Include the line:
"CALL [d:]\WHATDAY\WHATDAY.BAT"
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
* 3) Include the the line:
TYPE [d:]\WHATDAY\DAYBULL
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT (Or any other place
that I may have over looked as being a smart
place to include it.)
[d:] d=drive letter, of course.
If you don't want the program to display
to the screen, execute it like so:
WHATDAY > NUL
THAT's IT!
Programming Notes:
* The program operates FINE using the current directory for a path.
There's really no need to create the WHATDAY directory. I merely
posted it that way to make it simple. You can run WHATDAY ALL BY ITSELF
in the current path. You MUST have DAYx in the default directory though.
When the program finishes, you can simply "TYPE" DAYBULL to your screen.
This is an extremely SIMPLE program that merely uses a "SHELL" to
get the date from DOS. Figure out what number day of the week it
is, then it "SHELLs" to copy the file DAYx over DAYBULL. Modify each of
the "DAYx" files to your heart's desires. The "DAYx" files are simple
ASCII type.
* * NOTE: **** THE VERY FIRST INSTRUCTION IN THIS PROGRAM IS TO
CLOSE any open FILES. If you think this will cause any
problems with your setup, PLEASE CALL me?! I'll send
you the program WITHOUT that instruction included.
I've ran this program with DOS 5.0 for LONG over a month
and DR DOS 6.0 withOUT any problems. Its going to be
extremely rare that this program will NOT run on your
system if you have DOS 3.0 or above.
Why this program?
Writing a program to assist the System Operator (or End User)
with this minor task and NOT posting a message ALL OVER the place,
asking for a $xx donation, or broadcasting something to the effect
"NON Registered Copy..." etc is what inspired me to write this program.
I'm SICK and TIRED of programmers writing something that helps
the SysOp (or End User), but then blasts it all over the place
that "This Is NOT Registered!" or BEGs for money from the SysOp
(or End User), who has already spent HALF his life offering his
System. (Understatement, eh?)
My opinion is that SysOps (or End Users) have already paid DEARLY
for the AWESOME service they (we) provide or the end users, their
systems they paid for.
The ONLY thing that I ask for THIS little utility is that `MAYBE'
someday, you call and say thanks. THAT's IT! Enjoy "WhatDay"
Bill Fink
SysOp - NCCBBS
Middletown, Rhode Island 02840
Owner - User Friendly Systems
CUSTOMER Designed IBM Compatible Systems
(401) 846-1763 (US Robotics HST Dual Standard) BBS 24/7
(401) 848-2981 (CompuComm Speed) BBS 24/7
(401) 848-9176 My Home VOICE Phone Number.
Please NOT Later than 9pm Eastern Time