DEF Transfer Protocol v1.1
Written by Drew [PWA]
Last update 8-11-94




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Table of Contents:
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I.    Introduction
II.   Installation
III.  Description of Files
IV.   Last words




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I. Introduction
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    See HISTORY.DOC for changes.  Otherwise...

    This is a replacement for your "T" command.  I know this has been done
way too many times in the past, so you might ask, "Why bother?"  Well, in the
past, I didn't have an external PPE for my "T" command (yes, it was the BLAH
looking default pcboard one), so one day, I decided I'd install one.

    I tried out all the ones I could get my hands on.  Three of them really
stuck in mind however.  One was just plain UGLY.  The other two.. well, I
took one look at the config file(s) and saw that I had re-type all the
protocols!  Now why on EARTH would you want to do that when they are all
already in PCBPROT.DAT ?! ?! ?! !?

    So I broke down and wrote my own.. one that I feel is pretty good looking
and relatively easy to configure.  This PPE is fully lightbar driven as well
as having the ability to use "hot-keys".




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II.    Installation
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Step 1
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Create a new directory and unzip everything into it:

        mkdir c:\pcb\djp\tp
        pkunzip dj-tp10 c:\pcb\djp\tp


Step 2
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Now just add this to your CMD.LIST file.  So run PCBSETUP, go into File
Locations (B), select Configuration Files (B), and edit the CMD.LST entry.

        Command   Security   PPE/MNU File or Keystroke Replacement
        -------   --------   -------------------------------------
        T         20         C:\PCB\DJP\TP\TP.PPE


Step 3
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Edit TP.CFG and TP.PCB to your liking.  You can also run "CONFIG.EXE" to
configure all of the options in TP.CFG (for the lazy people :-)  ).  This
config program has default values and if you have an existing config file,
it will read from that and use existing values (so you don't have to type
EVERYTHING every time you run the darn thing).

Be warned! -- CONFIG.EXE has no error checking.  So don't be a wise-guy
and enter "abcdefgh" if it asks for a PCB Color Code.




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III.  Description of Files
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tp.ppe

        The main ppe file that is executed.

tp.cfg

        The config file for tp.ppe.

tp.pcb

        A nice looking "menu" that is displayed.

tp.doc

        This file.  You are reading it now.




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IV.   Last Words
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Things that make you go "Hmm..."
- 50% of all married couples are male.
- 50% of all married couples are female.
- Nowadays, the last two statements are not always true.

    I added the CONFIG.EXE program as an afterthought and did not really
test it as thoroughly as I did with the PPE itself.  I'm pretty confident
it won't cough up a storm, but just to be sure, you will want to check the
config file afterwards if you decide to use CONFIG.EXE.

    The CONFIG.EXE file uses commands that are present in MSDOS 6.2 (namely,
it uses "cls", "del" and "rename").  If for some reason your system does not
support these commands, then you cannot use CONFIG.EXE.

    If, in the case of the unfortunate event, you need to report a bug, or
just need to contact me for any reason,  you can reach me in these ways (in
order of speed):

    1. Internet email: drew@xinet.com

    2. Or on any major board through Attitude Net.

Peace,
--Drew [PWA]