DEF System Stats v0.2
Written by Drew [PWA]
Last updated 7-30-94



QUICK INTRO:

    This is a prerelease (beta) of what I hope to be a fairly useful
utility for PCBoard sysops.  I am releasing this in order to get more
feedback of what people would like to see in this thing.

    So, "What does it do?", you ask.  Simply put, it scans your caller
log(s), accumulates a whole bunch of statistics, and creates a bulletin
with all the information.



INSTALLATION:

    Since this is a regular executable and not a PPE, you will want to run
this typically as a nightly event or in your $$LOGOFF.BAT batch file.  This
program will create a file called "REPORT.DAT".  This is your bulletin in
which you can display in your usual places in PCBoard.  Go wild.

    Just run "sysstat", without any arguments, and let it do it's thing.



CONFIGURATION:

    Not too many configuration options right now.  Here is what the config
file looks like:

numnodes          4
callerlogpath     c:\pcb\main\caller
excludelocalcalls true
excludelocalxfers false
excludelocalmsgs  false
numdaystoprint    7
showtotals        true
showaverages      true


You don't have to worry about which order the lines appear, just as long
as the keyword on the left stays on the left and its associated value stays
to the right of the keyword.

A quick note about the "callerlogpath".  The value up above is the default
location for a single node system.  If you are running multiple nodes, 
pcboard will normally append the node number to the end of that full path
name (ie: C:\PCB\MAIN\CALLER2  for the caller log of node 2).  When
specifying the full path name, leave OFF the node number.  This program
will automatically figure it out for you.

Otherwise, what you see is what you get (for now).




LIMITATIONS:

    Only a maximum of 60 days are kept track off.  This is the first
60 dates that it sees from your log files.  So if you have log files
extending over that, anything after 60 days will not be read.  




COMMENTS:

    I know this isn't one of those PPE's or utilities for PCBoard that
sysops and users alike will get to see and say "ooh ahh" to, but I think
it's a fairly useful utility to have.  So if you think so as well, please
leave me a note and let me know all your suggestions/complaints.  You can
reach me in the following ways (in order of speed):

        1. Internet email: drew@xinet.com
        2. My board:  The Silicon Phalanx, 510-795-0200/0400, 28.8 v.fc
        3. Through Attitute Net.

I am looking for boards to beta test this utility on.  If you are interested,
let me know and:

    1. send me a sample of your caller log(s), as that would help in
       determining if your particular setup would be good for testing on.

    2. give me a detailed description of your PCBoard setup (operating system,
       operating system version, number of nodes, computer, network setup,
       memory, disk cache used and how much allocated, etc.).

Peace,
--Drew