9/30/93 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ****** NOW with ICMAINT.EXE your have no Icon maintenance! ****** � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � IconUpDater adds RIP_FILE_QUERY features !!! � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This Version of IconUpDater does not read USERINFO.DAT if you select NON-WILDCAT BBS software in the config program. Meaning any BBS software that can produce a 52 line Wildcat 3.x type DOOR.SYS file. I have included a copy of my DOOR.SYS that Wildcat creates... the filename is DOORSYS.DOC. 賽賽賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽賽�\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽�\ 賽�\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽�\ 賽賽�\ Digital Universe Online! WildCat 3.9 w/ RIP graphics HOME of the IconUpDater! Door 賽賽賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽�\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽�\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽賽\ 賽賽賽\ (513)-324-8606 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � IconUpdater � � � � � � � � Copyright (c) 1993 � � With the most Features available � � in an Icon/File Login updater. � � And Great RIP Graphics interface. � � � � � � ICONUPD.EXE ver 2.40 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You can file Freq this program from: ASAD BBS (513)-390-1093 FIDO 1:110/685 Poll > MAGIC ICONUPD You can also get a DEMO KEY from ASAD if DUOnline is Busy. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Important - - Start w/ 2.34 DNICON.CFG config file has 29 lines! � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ICSETUP will automactically update your 2.10 and version of DNICON.CFG � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� IF YOU ARE RUNING AN VERSION of IconUpDater older then 2.10, then DELETE your DNICON.CFG file and RE-RUN ICSETUP.EXE !!!! See DNICON.DOC for details! Starting w/ 2.01. Version 2.01 has been re- KEYED, meaning you will need ICONUPD.KEY in order for it to run. Call DUOnline BBS Read the NEWKEY.DOC for more info. This door was designed to decrease maintenance time for the sysop, while still offering other options. I put everything in one ConFig file, so when it comes time to add more RIP Icons to you BBS, and therefore, your BBSICONS.ZIP file, you only have to change one config file. Just change the date, and if you have to, the paths and file names. That's it! Plus with the NEW ICSETUP it is even EASIER, even for Multi-line BBSes! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You also need to make sure you have DSZ or GSZ in your DOS path or in the same directory as as the IconUpDate programs!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This program supports COM 1, 2, 3, & 4 and IRQs 1 thru 15. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Main Menu Options Defined: � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� IconUpDater is just that; an Up-Dater! You have 7 options on the main menu, actually a RIP caller has 7 menu options and an ANSI caller has 6 menu options. The one option a RIP caller has over an ANSI caller is the [A]uto Icon Scan Downloader, which Queries the existence of Icons on the callers hard drive. Two (2) of the 7 menu options is totally SysOp configurable! See below. By the way - the KEYS in the brackets [], are the keys you have to setup for your users when making a custom menu. When making a RIP screen make sure you set your buttons as follows.... !|1B3W0K0201F204000F0F050D00040F0700003W|1U6P5000000000<>Download Icons<>D Notice that the command set to the host is "D" and NOT "D^M". The "^M" sends the host a carriage return . IconUpdater does not need or use the expect for continue buttons. An IconUpdater "Continue" button for any RIP screen, user defined or not, would look similar to the following... !|1B3W0K0201F204000F0F050D00040F0700003W|1U6P5000000000<>Continue<>^M [D]ownload ALL Icons This is the options that most of your NEW callers and NEW RIP BBSer's will use to get all you Icons in one shot. The idea here is tha when you update your icons, say you added 4 more icons to your BBSICONS.ZIP file, well your current RIP users are not interested in downloading all of your icons everytime you add a few. So you add your 4 new icons to your BBSICONS.ZIP and then.... If you make your own MAINMENU.RIP screen remember to set your [D]ownload ALL Icons option to "D" not "D^M" like the above example. [J]ust download updated Icons create another zip file of just you new icons for your current RIP users. They love not having to download the same icons over and over, just to get the new ones. [I]nformation on RIP graphics well if your callers are like mine you'll like this feature also, especially since this program is the first thing your new user see. Well they have heard of RIP, or maybe not, and they have this Download Menu Options screen present to them? Well, allthey need to do is select I for more info... and that info is what ever you want it to be. You can enter the text to suit your needs, tell your users what ever you want. See DNINFO.TXT below for details. You can create your own RIPgraphics information screen, even if IconUpDater is unregistered. See below. [A]uto Icon Scan Downloader (Updater) This is the New RIP_FILE_QUERY option. Only users who call in to the BBS with RIPterm or QMpro will be able to select this option. If selected, IconUpDater will pass vitial info to ICFILE.EXE, which will then perform all the necessary processes for Quering Icons on the callers Hard drive. After the scan takes place and the caller needs more than 20 of your icons, then the program will give them a choice of Abort the icon transfer or continuing with it. If the abort then the system is tuen over to the BBS and IconUpDater quits. IconUpDater will also give the user the option to abort a transfer if the need every icon in your Icons archive. If the caller has all the icons, then IconUpDater notifies the user as such, and then continues to the BBS. Please try calling from another Computer with RIPterm if you can. It's truely a neato function. For more detials on what Auto Scan does see below. See ICFILE.EXE for more info. [RETURN] to BBS! (RETURN = ^M in RIP) where BBS is your BBS initials read from the ConFig file. Self explanatory. Exits Door. A return key will work also. If you run ICSETUP you will see that you as the SysOp have the option to force to feature on your callers. If you set it to "Y" (Yes) then when the caller continues to the BBS, IconUpDater will pass control over to ICFILE. When ICFILE is finished scanning Icons it will then exit to the BBS and NOT return control to IconUpDater. AND... [_]_____________ ( you have 2 sysop definable Menu options now) Blank! Yep, you can put whatever you want here for your users to download. RIPterm? Maybe your MEMBERSHIP.DOC file? New important info! Users can't get away from this Door, since it runs everytime they get online, so make it interesting for them. Your description can only be 30 characters long! If you make your own RIP screen remember that your RIP Button command should just have the letter you set up in your config file; for example if you define a menu option for downloading your [M]embership file then your RIPscript command should look similar to the follow, just having the "M" on then end of the RIPscript. !|1B3W0K0201F204000F0F050D00040F0700003W|1U6P5000000000<>Member file<>M 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Download Menu Options Defined: � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If you make your own DOWNMENU.RIP screen for your IconUpDater download menu, you will need to follow the same proceedures as above. The download menu has for Menu buttons (or Options) you will need to put in your RIPscript screen. They are as follows... [X]-modem [Y]-modem [Z]-modem [A]bort transfer each of these buttons should be set up in this manner... !|1B3W0K0201F204000F0F050D00040F0700003W|1U6P5000000000<>Z-modem<>Z This does not mean you have to have this exact RIPscript... I am just saying make sure you have the command at the end with out a ( or ^M ). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Your LogIn.BAT FILE � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� See DNICON.DOC for information on the DNICON.CFG (config) file! BUT, your best bet is to RUN the Config program ICSETUP.EXE! See the next section on ICSETUP.EXE. Sample LOGIN1.BAT file: C: cd\doors\icondown iconupd CD\WC30 exit More info on LOGIN.BAT files. WildCat has 2 LOGIN.BAT files that I know of. One is Login1.bat and the other is Login2.bat. Login1.bat will execute immediately after the user has signed in to the BBS. After it is finished it then returns to the Open Hello screens, if the user did not use the Fast Login "*". Note: If the caller uses the Fast Login the login1.bat runs. Login2.bat executes after all of the Hello, Bulletins, and Newsletter screens. Other than when it runs, it follows the same attributes as Login1.bat. So... you can set IconUpDater to run anywhere, login1.bat, login2.bat, door6.bat, door6.run, whatever... it's a DOOR. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ICSETUP.EXE & DNICON.CFG � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� �DNICON.CFG� 읕컴컴컴컴켸 Is the MAIN config file used by IconUpD.EXE Make Sure that this file is in the SAME directory as ICONUPD.EXE. Run ICSETUP.exe to Create or to Edit DNICON.CFG File �ICSETUP.EXE� 읕컴컴컴컴컴� The 1st question ask if you are runing Wildcat software. If you selct [Y]es then "WILDCAT" will be put on the 1st line of the config file DNICONx.CFG and USERINFO.DAT will be used. If you select [N]o then "NON-WILDCAT" will be put on the 1st line of the config file and USERINFO.DAT wil NOT be used! I totally re-wrote this program starting with ver 1.87 and has been updated to 2.01. ICSETUP now makes it easier than even to change or update your information in your config file. This Program will Create the Config file "DNICON.CFG" if it does not exist and enter some of the standard information for you. If your config file DOES exist then ICSETUP will load it so you can freely edit each config line painlessly. Important - if you are upgrading from a older version than 1.87 then you should print out your old DNICON.CFG file, then delete it. After you have done that run ICSETUP and create a new DNICON.CFG. �Multi-Line� 읕컴컴컴컴켸 ICSETUP version 2.01 has really only changed for Multi-Line BBS SysOps... You can now create Multiple CONFIG files in the same directory as ICONUPD.EXE (meaning NO multiple copies of the program.) Be sure to RUN ICSETUP and select #3 menu option for More info on setting it up. The multiple config file names go something like: DNICON.CFG <--- Main CONFIG.FILE DNICON1.CFG <--- Node 1 Config File DNICON2.CFG <--- Node 2 Config File DNICON3.CFG <--- Node 3 Config File DNICONx.CFG <--- Node x Config File |----------------------------*-Wildcat Only-*------------------------------| | | | When IconUpDater starts up it reads in the environment variable | | %WCNODEID% if you have your config file set to Multi-line "Y". | | Then IconUpDater adds this variable to the end of your door.sys | | and reads in your DNICONx.CFG.... for example: | | | | say a user calls in on node #4 then IconUpDater will | | first look for DNICON4.CFG. and read in the proper info, | | like the IRQ for Node#4 and the Locked Baudrate. Then | | it will look for c:\wc30\wcwork\node4\door.sys, and next, | | it will search for c:\wc30\wcork\node4\userinfo.dat | | | | Get the picture? I hope this make it easier on you. | | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| For other BBS software packages: In your login1.bat or door.bat pass the node # there... ex. c: c: cd\DownIcon cd\DownIcon iconupd 2 or iconupd %1 cd\bbs cd\bbs exit exit ^ |--- this would load DNICON2.CFG file! To change a Node# Config file, just pass the number to ICSETUP when you run in from the DOS prompt... like so... c:/>ICSETUP 2 This will run ICSETUP with DNICON2.CFG loaded. ICSETUP will duplicate Node# Configs for ya also... that way you don't have to re-type all the config line back it. Just select Menu #3 ( [3].....Multiline (Y/N):>).. REALIZE that you MUST compress all your icons for your BBS into one ALLICONS.ZIP file... or ARJ file. Once you do this and specify the path to this file in your DNICON.CFG file, which ICSETUP makes for you, IconUpDater, along with ICMAINT, will keep track of when you update your icons, whether you add them, remove some, or just change them... see ICMAINT.EXE for more info.... 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DNINFO.TXT � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Edit this file to say what ever you want, up to 74 characters per line, 7 lines max. Your text will be displayed when a user selects option I from the main menu. If you put more than 7 line of text, IconUpDater will lockup or exit with an errror message! But READ ON.... 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � You can now create you own RIPINFO.RIP screen!! � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You can also create your own RIP graphics screen for the [I]nfo on RIP option. This file must be named "RIPINFO.RIP". If this file exist then IconUpdater will send this screen instead of IconUpdater's. MAKE sure you have a continue button! And you need to have that button send just a RETURN... "^M". 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � MAININFO.TXT or Create your own MAINMENU.RIP screen!! � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Edit this file to say what ever you want, up to 74 charters per line, 5 lines max. Your text will be displayed just below the main menu! If IconUpDater is Registered you can create your own RIPgraphics menu screens! The file name for the Main Menu has to be: "MAINMENU.RIP" and must be in the same DIR as Iconupd.exe. I have added my first shot at @-codes also; but only 2. They are: @UPDATE@ This is the Date you type is ICSETUP. The date you last updated your icons. @LASTON@ This is the date the user was last on. It comes from door.sys You can also make your own downlaod menu on the registered version! That file has be in the IconUpDater DIR and has to be called: "DOWNMENU.RIP" note: I have only selected to support RIP custom user menus. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � USERLOG.TXT � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This file is created to tell you who downloaded what and when. IF you delete this file, becuase it gets to long or something, IconUpDater will just create another one. It just keeps APPENDing USERLOG.TXT forever, so it's a good idea to delete this file every so often. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � FORCED.LOG � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If this file does not exist, IconUpDater will create it. This file MUST be in the same directory as ICONUPD.EXE! This LOG will keep track of who has download the FORCED FILE if you have "Y" on the last line of DNICON.CFG. When someone downloads the FORCED File the user's name is added to this LOG. A user will not be forced to download your forced file if his name is in the LOG. This means you have total control over who and when you want to make download your FORCED file. For example, lets say you FORCE your users to download your BBS registeration text file. Once they have downloaded it they will never be forced to download it again until you delete that user's name from the LOG or til you delete the LOG all together! Let's say you have a log that's been running for a while, and you update you BBS registeration text file and you want everyone to download the new one. Well just delete the FORCED.LOG file and everyone will be forced again. To not FORCE a file on a particular user, just put his name in the LOG exactly how it is spelled in the WildCat database. With 1.6C update users who have not downloaded the Forced File (becuase their name is not in either of the Forced logs) then IconUpdater will run regardless of their last time on the BBS. So if you have not been forcing your callers on any files, but ow decide to with this new update, IconUpDater will run and make all your callers download your new Forced file, regardless of whether they have recieved the updated icons or not; and put their name in one of the forced logs. To totally turn off the FORCED feature just put "N" on lines 18 & 24 of your DNICON.CFG file. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � FORCEDB.LOG � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This is the same as the above, except it monitors callers forced on Menu option #2. MORE INFO on FORCED LOGS: Says for example that you just started using IconUpdater and would like to force your BBS Membership file on all your users EXCEPT those you are already members. If you have WCPRO utilities then doing so will be easy. Remember that IconUpDater will not Force a File on a user if his name is in that Force file Log. So say that you have IconupDater set up with the 1st definable menu option as RIPterm; then you most likely do not want to force RIPterm on your users. But you have your Member- ship DOCs set as IconUpDater's definable menu option #2 (FORCEDB.LOG). Run WCpro select USERS then do a MATCH on all users who are MEMBERS. Then create a LIST; choose list by USER NAME only; then set output as "COMMA DELIMITED"; and last name the file (FORCEDB.LOG) and F10. I would look at this new file you just create with a text editor to insure that it is a list of your MEMBERS. Now run the program that came with IconUpDater called "CONVERT.EXE". This program will convert the file you jsut created in WCpro to a format that IconUpdater can read. It will ask you to enter the filename of the file you just created in WCpro. Then it will ask you to enter the name of the output file. It will default to ForcedB.log if you hit return. REMEMBER that Forced.log is for the first menu option, and ForcedB.log is for the second menu option!!! Now IconUpDater will check this file before running; and will not Force the File under menu option #2 to any user list in ForcedB.Log; or it will not Force a file under menu option #1 if the user's name is in the Forced.log. If you have questions, please call during the posted hours below. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � QUES004.DAT � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� I have added a copy of my QUES0004.DAT file. I use this to ask my callers in a questionsnaire if they want to DISable the LogIn IconUpdater Menu for when they logon (next time)*�. Look at my QUES0004 with the program "makeques" and see how I ask them. The answer goes in the "Comments 1" of the users data base file. If you modify the questionnaire make sure that you have one of these 3 key words at the beginning of your user's Comments 1 database area. "Display" - this turns ON the IconUpDater "Only" - Will Scan & compare dates (see next item, Default Scan Update) Only run IconUpDater since last Icon update. "Never" - will disable (turn off) IconUpDater If you use your comments 1 user data area for something else then forget about this option. It won't work. Either give up the Comments 1 for IconUpdater so your user who like Quick Logons can disable IconUpDater (just for that user), then give it up. *� Note: If you have "Y" on your 14 line of your DNICON.CFG file then IconUpDater will NOT check the user's Comment1 field at all. So if you want to give your user's a choice, set Default Scan to "N". 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ICFILE.EXE and [A]uto Icon Scan Download. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� At this time ICFILE.EXE only support ZIP or ARJ file compression formats! The proceedure: When a RIP user selects [A]uto Icon Scan Download, IconUpDater writes a TEMP.CFG file which pass the following info: The BBS name The CommPort definitions The Path to your ALLICONS file (this Path comes directly from your DNICON.CFG file) Then IconUpdater passes control to ICFILE.EXE. ICFILE then checks to see if the extention of your ALLICONS file name is "ZIP" or "ARJ". Next ICFile will create a temporary directory and copy your ALLICONS file to it. Then decompress your icons, delete the Archive ( ZIP or ARJ ), then create a txt file of your icons. Finally, ICFile starts its FILE QUERY. When ICFILE is finished in deletes all temp files and the temp directory and return control back to IconUpDater; in other words it cleans up after itself. If there are Icons to Transfer, ICFile does not prompt the user if they should be downloaded or not; ICFile starts sending them regardless(*); heck that's the whole reason the caller selected this option. (*)-Only if the total # of icons that need to be transfered is more than 20 or the total # of icons in your archive. Note: if the carrier is dropped while ICFile has control ICFile will clean up after itself then return to system. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ICMAINT.EXE **** � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This is the AutoSysOp Maintenance Program. Make a Config file for it: ICMAINT.CFG In this config you need... 1st line c:\dlicon <-- Path to where IconUpDater is Located 2nd line c:\RIPaint\BBSicons <-- Path to working Icons directory You should only have Icons that you are currently using on your BBS in this Working Icons Directory. ICMAINT.EXE will decompress you ALLICONS.ZIP file into a Temp DIR. Then it will scan your Working Icons Directory (2nd line), and compare the 2. If any icons were added, deleted, or UpDater (and still have the same) ICMAINT.EXE will updated your ALLICONS.ZIP file automatically. If ICMAINT.EXE updates your ALLICONS.ZIP file then it will also automatically UpDate the DATE ("The Date your Icons were last UpDated") in your DNICON.CFG (IconUpDater Config file). In conclusion, if you run ICMAINT.EXE as an Event at night, you will not have to worry about keeping IconUpDater upto Date as long as you keep your BBS icons in your BBS icon working Directory. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Default Scan Update � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Default Scan Update and the RIP Menu option [A]uto Icon Scan Update are 2 different proceedure for the time being. Default Scan Update is set to "Y" (Yes) in your config file will only run ICSETUP is the user's last time on is older than your last Updated Icons date, which is also in your config file. (DNICON.CFG) By the way, the only other time IconUpDater will run when Default Scan is set to "Y" is when you have forced a file that a caller has not downloaded.... see FORCED.LOG for more info (above). If Default Scan Update is set to "N" (No) then IconUpDater will not check the user's last time on versus your UpDated Icons Date... and therefore will run IconUpDater no matter what. Default Scan Update's Yes or No swicth is set on line # 14 of the config file! If you have it set to "Y" then IconUpDater will compare the user last time online date and the date you last updated your icons (the date on line # 8). If the user's last time on is older than your icon update date, then the program will run. If the user's last time on is more recent than the last time you updated your icons then the door will NOT run. In default mode, IconUpdate does not scan the user's "Comment 1" memo in the Wildcat Door.sys file. If you select "N" then IconUpdater will scan the "Comment 1" memo to see what the user's setting is. For setting see above item. Using "N" here give you the power to force your callers to see the IconUpDater Menu at Login. Just incase you want them to see that you have some important you might want them to download; which you can put in the configurable menu option. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Security Level Access Limiting � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You have the option of limiting what menu options your callers have access to. If you leave the defaults, (when running ICSETUP.EXE) then every caller will have access to all menu options. The reason for adding this option: A few sysops called me and said that my program made their icons easily accessible for others to download and use, basically stealing icons. So they asked me to add security level limiting. This way the sysop has the option of verifying a user before allowing a user to have access to the BBS's icons. The value you put in the config file is the minimum security level a user must have to access theat menu option. For example, if I entered a 20, then NO users with a security value of 19 or less will have access to that menu option. You can set the access level for each of your 2 definable menu options and you can set one access level value for the [D], [J] & [A] menu options. See above for info on [D], [J] & [A]. Relize that IconUpDater looks for the Wildcat "Menu access Level" value. For example Wildcat comes pre-configed with NEWUSER (the security level name) having a Menu access level value of 5. This 5, or Menu access level value is what IconUpDater uses, not the actual security level name. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Legal Stuff � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This is SHAREWARE, and no guarantees apply what so ever to any unregistered copies. On registered copies the author will only guarantee that you have a working copy of IconUpDater. Use the software at your own risk, registered or unregistered. IconUpDater is (c)Copyrighted. This file maybe freely distributed in the original DEMO shareware format. No one shall add or remove files from the original ZIP file. See files.lst for the only files that should be in the ICUPDxxx.zip file. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ICONUPD.KEY files � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� For reasons beyond beyond my control ( people who krack KEYs ), I will possibly create a new KEY file for each major version. If you are a registered IconUpDater User, you will have special access priviledges to DUOnline, which will enable to quickly login and Run the Registered IconUpDater KEY program directly from the IconUpDater Menu. This will allow long distance caller to download there new KEY in a matter of minutes. Realize that I will not have this get out of hand, to the point that you will have to call in every month or something like that. DUOnline is also in the process of Building a dedicated RIP support file area, where you can get the latest RIP stuff; like screens, Icons and support files. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � And By the way.... � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Local Downloading is now available... why? Well why the hell not. This is suppose to be a great door!!! Also try this... Call IconUpDater from a remote system with RIPterm or WCpro w/RIP and click on the "IconUpDater ver #"... go ahead I'll wait.... .... huummm..... .....hummmmmm... Well? Pretty cool huh? bet cha didn't know that. Enjoy... -Ryan 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Registration � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You can quickly registered a Copy of IconUpDater Online with Visa or Master Card. Or you can mail me a cashier's check or money order and I'll put your personal copy online for you and only you to download! I can also mail you a 3.5 or 5.25 if need be. There is no register.txt file in here... this is it. === $23.00 === For Visa and MasterCard orders, Cashier's check or money orders! Stiff bouncing FEES for personal checks that are returned as insufficient funds!!! The sooner I get your check the quicker your registered copy of IconUpDater will be available on DUOnline for you to Download. Program available by mail on floppy for $3 S & H. See Register.FRM for more info on Registration. Registered IconUpDater Users receive Free Full Access Membership to DUOnline for a Year. Registered UpGrades are free! -Ryan Andersen Digital Universe Online BBS (513)-324-8606 212 1/2 E.Cassilly Springfield, Ohio 45503 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel Free to call me about Bugs or comments! I'd like to know what you think! Voice: 513-324-4587 between 3pm and 11:00pm ESTime or weekends ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This program uses Jeff Sumberg's QBserial for modem proceedure calls. He is the sysop of SailBoard BBS (201)-831-8152.