QWK-BLT version 1.20
        May 26, 1993

Copyright 1993, James Dean Jones

Adds ability to scan new bulletins from the main board using the
internal QWK routines of PCBoard 15.0.  I had users who preferred the
speed of the internal routines to the time necessary to exit PCBoard and
run a mail door.  The scanning routines here are NOT as quick as those
in a mail door but you don't have to leave PCBoard to get them.

The author accepts no responsibility for any problems which may occur as
the result of using this software.

Source code is included.  If you modify it, please keep the original
copyright notice.  If you want improve it or document it, please upload
it to Salt Air so the others can benefit.

If you need to get ahold of me for some reason, call me on my BBS.

James Jones
2/3 Board
(217) 877-1138  16.8k Dual Standard

If you find the program useful, let me know.  If you need something
added, let me know quick, Summer semester starts June 7, and I will be
too busy teaching to make major changes for a couple of months.




How to install:

Copy  QWK-BLT.PPE file into a subdirectory.

In PCBSETUP ...

Add the following line to your CMD.LST file.

         Command     Security  PPE/MNU File -or- Keystroke Replacement
     ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ  ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ  ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ
     QWK                 0     C:\PCB\PPE\QWK-BLT.PPE
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^
                                  subdirectory where you put QWK-BLT.PPE

Modify the PCBQWK.BAT to zip %3*.* on the compress line.

Example:

@echo off
if %1==COMPRESS pkzip -ex -m %2 %3*.*
if %1==EXTRACT pkunzip -o %2 %3


If you wish to use a file which specifies which bulletins to scan, then
you need to create a file called QWK-BLT.CFG.  You can rename the .PPE
file if you wish, just make sure you rename the .CFG also.  If omitted,
all bulletins will be scanned.

This file contains one (1) line with either a "Y" for "Yes, scan this
bulletin" or anything else for "No, don't scan this bulletin".  Note,
the "Y" must be in upper case.

Example:

YYYYNNNNNNYYYYYNNNNNYYYYNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYY  << Must be first line
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123  << Anything else is ignored

If you have bulletins at the end which you don't want scanned, you may
not put anything in that position in the file to speed things up.  If
the configuration file is there #AND# there are more bulletins than
characters in the first line, then the scanning will stop when the
characters run out.

Restart PCBoard.



To Use:

Type:  QWK B D  instead of  QWK D


Easy enough, huh?


History:

1.20  05/26/93  23:50

    Sped up scanning by allowing the seek command to only check those
    bulletins which were marked for scanning.

1.10  05/25/93  01:30

    Added capability to handle configuration file for faster scanning.

    Added to docs the need to modify the PCBQWK.BAT file which was
    omitted during the first release.

1.00  05/24/93  23:30

    Initial Release