旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � G E N E R A T I O N - X � � � � Presents � � � � EO-FILE2.PPE - File Base Enhancer - v2.10 � � � � by � � � � Essential Obscenity [GnX] � � � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � INTRODUCTION � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 Well, SHK merged with GnX, so, now I'm in GnX... Fun, looking for all the "SHK"s in the ppe and converting to GnX... :) Anyways... not much to this version... went from v2.02 to 2.10 because of change in where the PPE is called from, and because it's now a GnX product. The reason I changed where the ppe is called from is for 2 reasons. First, even if the conference didn't have a file area, it would still attempt to do it's thing since it is always run when the F command is used. Second, makes it so I can use this PPE in conjunction with my new Enhanced User Settings PPE, complete with 17 user chooseable prompts and menus. (The can choose the main menu they want to use, or, in this case, they can choose to use this PPE or a regular prompt. :) A major benifit of this PPE... if you have different file trees in different conferences EO-FILE2.PPE will handle it. This is because this PPE reads in your CNAMES. file, and goes to the current conferences info, then reads it's DIR.LST file. Also, this means no updating needs to be done if you change the file areas or conference info. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � WHAT YOU NEED � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 A PCboard BBS setup on your computer. A little knowledge of how to do things with Pcboard. Preferably a forced ansi system. This PPE won't work unless the user is logged with Ansi graphics enabled. If ansi isn't enabled this PPE should just boot them along their way without them even the wiser. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � INSTALLATION � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 Ok, no longer is this PPE run from the CMD.LST.. remove it from there. 1. Run MKPCBTXT.EXE (eg MKPCBTXT C:\PCB\MAIN\PCBTEXT." 2. Press 3, enter 223. Make the record read like: !C:\\EO-FILE2.PPE_ The underscore isn't important, but it is useful in other cases. 3. Press 3, enter 585. Make the record read like: !C:\\EO-FILE2.PPE_ (Almost the same as step 2... :) 4. Hit ESCape... T'is all. Now... if you can't figure out the above, well... you should never have become a sysop in the first place. :) PCBoard allows for file base descriptions to be 35 characters... I, on the otherhand, cut it down to 20. 20 should be more than enough anyways, but you may want to change the name of a file base to shorten it. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � CONFIGURATION � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 The only thing configurable in this PPE is the colours... everything else I get from PCBoard own data files on the fly. Just edit "EO-FILE2.CNF" in your favorite TEXT editor, like EDIT included with MS-dos. Make sure you don't mistakingly put spaces after the colour codes. The default for this file is this... in case you delete it accidentally: -------------Begin @X08 @X08 @X08 @X08 @X07 @X0F @X0B @X30 @X03 @X03 @X0B @X0F @X0D @X05 �NEW� UPLOADS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line must be filled with a colour code... either PCB @X code or ansi... @X colour code is recommended. Must not have any trailing space otherwise somewhat odd things will happen. :) And no... I haven't spelled colour wrong... I'm a Canadian, eh? Line 1: Border 1 colour. (perimeter of display) Line 2: Border 2 colour. (little area around SHK logo) Line 3: Border 3 colour. (around command list) Line 4: Border 4 colour. (around list of file bases) Line 5: Colour of List of bases. Line 6: Colour of "windowed" base. Line 7: Colour of commands. Line 8: Highlight bar colour. (used on both commands and base list.) Line 9: Highlight bar end colour. Line 10: Colour of Regular Text. Line 11: Colour of Bold Text. Line 12: Colour of SHK logo. Line 13: Colour of arrows between base list and command list. Line 14: Colour of the equal sign between the arrows. Line 15: Name for "New Uploads" directory. -------------End Remember, there is no leading blank lines. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � FINAL WORD � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 This PPE is great. :) Oh, and free. No registration crap. :) If you need to get in contact with me for any reason, leave a message on a board I'm on, or at any SHK site asking where one could find me. In the future I may have an Internet address... but for now... I wish you luck. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � DISKLAMER � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 I'm not responsible for what the ppe may directly or indirectly do. But, if it's any reassurance to you, I promise that I haven't put anything in to intentionally do harm. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � WHAT IS NEW � 넵複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 v2.10 Changed where PPE is run from. No longer to be added to CMD.LST, now it is in PCBTEXT record 223 and 585. Added another line to the configuration file... now you can make your own "New Uploads" string... v2.02 Seems I only noticed one occurance of the  character... :(. Fixed. v2.01 The  character does not show up in some terminals. Changed it to �. v2.00 First Wide Release. Made the PPE read in the file base data from PCboard data files directly instead of through an external configuration file. Added the ability to alter the colours through an external configuration file. v1.00 Original PPE was not released globally. Was made for a couple BBSes in my area.