旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 N E W O R D E R 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� NEWORDER Version 1.5 - 09 August 1996 (C) Copyright 1995-1996, All Rights Reserved Serge Forget - 1:243/68@fidonet "Maximus" is a trademark of Scott J. Dudley - Lanius Corp. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕 INTRODUCTION 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 NEWORDER is a utility for Sysops using Maximus and Maximus/2 version 3.xx ONLY, written by Scott J. Dudley - Lanius Corp. - Why I wrote NEWORDER? Simply because I got tired of renumbering my file and message areas manually, everytime I added or deleted areas. This is something that happens often, with sysops joining or leaving numerous networks. ;) - What it does? It renumbers either your MsgArea.ctl or FileArea.ctl files, after you have managed to add, delete or reorganized your configuration files. This is something that we, sysops, really like to do, fudging with our configuration files. ;) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 *NEW: NEWORDER now works with File and Message Divisions. This allows you to have each Division to start at 0, or 1, or whatever you want. So, after you run Silt(P), your File or Message area Menus will give you a listing like: A.1 A.2 ... ... B.1 B.2 ... ... etc... To see what I mean, have a look at the sample MsgArea.CTL file enclosed in this archive. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 You can now add the initial value on the command line, like: "NEWORDER FileArea.CTL 200" (Without the quotes). This will start the renumbering of the areas from 200 and up. Any "%#neworder xxx" statements _WILL_ be ignored. Also, NEWORDER will make an automatic backup copy of your original CTL file. ;) There is no more *.new file, the output file is the actual CTL file required, all you have to do is scan the file to ensure that it is to your liking and run Silt(p). ;) OR, you can use the folowing method: All that you have to do, is insert one line at the required locations, using the keyword "%#neworder" (without the quotes) and the starting value, just before the area that the renumbering scheme should start, within your original *.CTL files, for example: %#neworder 1 . . . . %#neworder 100 FileArea 23 ACS Transient Desc (AD) DOS Desktop Programs Download e:\files003\AD-DOSDK\ Upload d:\files002\sysop\ End FileArea FileArea 24 ACS Transient Desc (AD) DOS Games Download d:\files002\AD-DOSGM\ Upload d:\files002\sysop\ End FileArea . . . %#neworder 200 . . . etc..... You get the idea. ;) With this method, whenever NEWORDER encounters this keyword (%#neworder), it will reset the Area count to whatever you have chosen. For example: %#neworder 100 will start numbering areas from 100. Upon execution, the OUPUT file name will be *.CTL. So, if you use MsgArea.ctl as the input file to process, well, the output file name will be MsgArea.CTL, with a backup copy named MsgArea.BAK. NEWORDER WILL tell you what the name of the output file will be. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Enter NEWORDER without any arguments to get the command line reminder. Also, when using the second method, if the area renumbering tally is greater then a NEWORDER keyword, NEWORDER will barf and tell you on which line, in your input CTL file, where there is a conflict. In other words, say you have selected a new renumbering count at a certain location, if the last area of the previous group is higher then the new renumbering number, NEWORDER will tell you. All you will have to do in this situation, is just to increment your new group starting number to a higher value. After executing NEWORDER: 1- When satisfied that NEWORDER has done it's job to your liking, delete the file MTAG.* in your Maximus root directory. 2- Delete *.* in your \Max\olr\dats directory. 3- Run Silt(P) to rebuild your Farea & Marea files, and you are all set. Garanties? For this price? You must be kidding! There are none, niet, null, aucune, nada.... All I can say is, it will occupy disk space, and that it works here and it may not work for you, but then again it may. ;) This program was compiled using Borland C++ v4.00, in a DOS "box" under OS/2 WARP. This exe file has been compiled for 80386 systems, but should work just fine with faster CPU's. Memory requirements are minimal. Comments and suggestions are welcome. I hope that it will make your Maximus management easier, as it does for me. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕 COMMAND LINE CONTROLS 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Syntax example: NEWORDER FileArea.ctl NEWORDER FileArea.ctl 100 Syntax example: NEWORDER MsgArea.ctl NEWORDER MsgArea.ctl 200 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕 ERROR LEVELS 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 0 - Normal exit. 1 - Input file not found exit. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕 DISTRIBUTION 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 NEWORDER is FREEWARE for NON-commercial users. You can use it, abuse it, break it or what ever you like, but I retain ALL the rights to it. The lastest version of NEWORDER is always available from the author's system (1:243/68), by File Requesting the MAGIC name of NEWORDER. Also, reverse engineering of any kind or type is prohibited. For commercial users, contact the author for details. The Author can be contacted by Fidonet Netmail at 1:243/68, and via the following international echomail conferences: in the Maximus support conference Muffin; MaxDev; Xenia; and OS2BBS. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕 HISTORY or What's New 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� * 09 August 1996 * - Version 1.5 is released by way of MaxFDN. - Following a few requests, I have modified NEWORDER to work with the File and Message Divisions, for those who use this nice feature of Maximus. See the sample MsgArea.CTL file enclosed in this archive. * 03 July 1996 * - Version 1.4 is released by way of MaxFDN. - Since I had some spare time, I implemented something that I wanted to do since the first version, automatic backup file creation. ;) Now, all you have to do is run NEWORDER, scan the file for correctness and run Silt(p). See the instructions above. * 02 July 1996 * - Version 1.3 is release by way of MaxFDN. - Following a few requests and suggestions, I have added an extra command line parameter, where you can specify the value of the initial file area number. Of course, any %#neworder keyword _WILL_ be ignored, since the command line value will have priority. In fact, you do not even have to use the "%#neworder" keyword at all all. * 03 March 1996 * - Version 1.2 is released, by way of SDSMAX. - Code revision was required in order to get rid of an annoying "Null pointer assignment" statement, after running NEWORDER. :( * 06 December 1995 * - Version 1.1 is released, by way of SDSMAX. - Optimized code. - Improved this documentation, some information was missing. - Cosmetic changes. * 19 November 1995 * - NEWORDER version 1.00 is released, by way of the software distribution network SDSMAX. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸