Abacus PC Online BBS (1:128/242) 1-719-391-7971 http://www.abacus.isonline.com This file is for new, and veteran LORA BBS Sysops, It is intended to explain how to successfully run door programs in Lora. A little about myself, My name is Robert Butler, SysOp of Abacus PC Online BBS. I have been running LORA BBS since v2.35 and have found that LORA BBS is one of the most stable and reliable BBS software available. At first glance, LORA BBS may look a little plain and doesn't seem to be compatable with much of anything, but as you will soon see, It is compatable with almost any software, these include most popular games like BRE, LORD, USURPER, FALCONS EYE, TRADEWARS etc.. also you can run a variety of doors intended to enhance the look of Lora, some of these doors include, IceEdit, IceNote, Icechat, Verify!38 (CBV), Voting Booth, and more. In this Doc I will explain how to run some of these doors. It is my hope that this will help some of you become successful LORA Sysop. Q: What do i need to run doors in lora? A: With the current improvements in LORA BBS v2.99+ you no longer need to use a dropfile conversion utility, LORA now produces the Dorinfox.def and Door.sys by using a *DJ and *DD to produce the Door.sys. This will be further explained below. Q:How do I run Doors in Lora? A:Well this one is a bit tougher, 1st and foremost, READ THE DOC'S! that came with the Software you are going to run. Below I will demonstrate how to run a Game door using the menu option *DJ to produce a Dorinfox.def dropfile and run the door. In your Lsetup program, and under the menu settings place this; (modify the data to fit your configuration) THESE EXAMPLES ARE CUTS FROM OLD LSETUP! BUT THE SAME COMMANDS ARE USED IN THE LORA v2.99 and up! ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º 0....5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40. º Display BRE LOCAL º Type 10 - Run external program º Data c:\bbs\lora\door\bre\bre.bat *P *M *N *DJ º Hot-key 4 º Automatic No º First time No º Hide display Yes º Color Sample color text º Hilight Sample color text º Security Normal º Flags-A -------- º Flags-B -------- º Flags-C -------- º Flags-D -------- º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ This will cause lora to call bre.bat an explaination of the * commands can be found in the LORA docs and at the end of this file. Here is a the Bat file I have called; @ECHO OFF C: CD \BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2 SRDOOR BRE FULL BRSCORES Now here is how you would call the same door using the Door.sys dropfile instead of the dorinfox.def (may need to do this in IP BRE games, the dorinfo dropfile will call you "SYSOP" as your name unless you play locally) ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ º 0....5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40. º Display BRE LEAGUE 401 º Type 10 - Run external program º Data C:\BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2\BRE%k.BAT *M *P *DD º Hot-key A ^^^you can use the %k to pass the º Automatic No task # to call BRE1.BAT, etc... º First time No for multinode BBS's º Hide display Yes º Color Sample color text º Hilight Sample color text º Security Normal º Flags-A -------- º Flags-B -------- º Flags-C -------- º Flags-D -------- º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± The Bat file follows; @ECHO OFF C: CD \BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2 SRDOOR BRE FULL BRSCORES DEL DOOR.SYS That's it! (there is some configuring you must do to set up some doors, please refer to the door's documentation) Q:Why does the computer lock up or there is no ansi displayed when running an external door? A:This one has to do with a couple of things, 1st you must define your comports in your Config.Sys (OS/2 Users of SIO only) ensure your config.sys lines read in the same order as below. (the settings may be different). DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\MOUSE.SYS SERIAL=COM1 DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (2:57600,2F8,3,-) (3:57600,3E8,2,-) DEVICE=C:\SIO\VSIO.SYS DEVICE=C:\SIO\VX00.SYS REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS It is important that the Mouse.sys be placed before the Sio devices. Also note in the Sio.sys settings that there is a "-" placed at the end of the com port definitions.. This is VERY Important! Also you must add this line to your config.sys; DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\ANSI.SYS (DOS Users add DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS) It should be obvious what this does :) There is one other thing that OS/2 users need to check.. On your PM, go to DOS settings for your DOS sessions and ensure you have this installed under "DOS_DEVICE" value; C:\SIO\VX00.SYS (Installs Vx00 to run DOS Doors) C:\OS2\MDOS\ANSI.SYS The loading of VX00.SYS is required if you are running DOS Doors! Included in this archive I have placed some files that should help, they are actual Bat and Cmd files (to include in some cases the config files) that I use to run LORD, Usurper, and some others.. I hope they help out! 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