Addrules V1.0
                      Copyright 1994, Rollin White

        Introduction

                This is a quick program that serves one purpose: To read
                your Squish.Cfg and an ELAREA.DAT style file and create
                *.SQR or *.DSC files for Maximus.  That when a user
                enters an area he will be displayed the "official"
                description of the area.  There is also a facility to
                add your own text to these files.

                This program has been compiled for OS/2.  I suspect it
                could be compiled under DOS, but you might run into
                memory problems.  The source is included.

        Legal Stuff

                This is being distributed as freeware.  The source is
                also included.  You are free to modify it and use it as
                you see fit, as long as you send me the resulting source
                code.  If you enjoy this program, consider donating a
                few dollars to your local Boy Scout troop.

                SINCE THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF
                ANY KIND.  THIS PROGRAM IS GUARENTEED TO CONSUME YOUR
                HARD DRIVE SPACE, NOTHING MORE.

        Using Addrules

                If you type ADDRULES without any paramters a brief help
                screen will be displayed.  The syntax is:


    ADDRULES <Squish.Cfg> <Elarea.dat> <Ext> [<MergeDir>]
    Where:
        <Squish.Cfg> is the path and filename of your Squish.Cfg File
        <Elarea.Dat> is the path and filename of your ELArea.Dat style file
        <Ext> is the three letter extension of the resulting files to have.
               Usually SQR or DSC.  For an explaination of the difference,
               see the Maximus manual.
        <MergeDir> The directory that contains files of the same name as the
               area filename to merge with the resulting files.(optional)


               An explaination of MergeDir is needed.  I've found it
               useful, with the help of a friend to save the rules of a
               conference into a text file.  The problem was that I
               wanted users to have the conference description as well
               as the conference rules.  So, I save the conference rules
               into a directory and name them the same name as the
               Squish file name(not the same name as the echo tag) with
               the extension of .TXT.  Then Addrules will append them to
               the end of the conference description.  The only fault
               I've found with this so far is if the conference rules
               are long, it tends to minimize the appearance of the
               description.




        How to Contact the Author

                I'm pretty easy to reach:

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