************************************ THE DEPOSITORY BANK ************************************ The ultimate Time and Byte PPE Version 1.12 07-09-96 Courtesy of: The TAO BBS (609) 587-2672 300 - 33.6K USR Dual Standard V.34 24 Hours a Day Written by: Robert Watson Robert Jackson Practical Computer Services P.O. Box 9088 Trenton, NJ 08650 INTRODUCTION: Winner of the 1995 PCBoard Favorite Add-On Contest as Best Shareware PPE! This PPE is written exclusively for PCBoard version 15.2x. The purpose of this PPE is to allow your users to bank TIME or BYTES and to recover them when needed. It will also allow the user to exchange the saved time for bytes or bytes for time. No maintenance is required by the Sysop once the PPE is installed. FILES: Below is a list of files that come with the unregistered version. If any files are missing please call the BBS listed above. Please do not modify any of the files except the ones indicated, as the program will not run properly if these are modified. DEPOSIT.PPE ---- The main PPE program. * DEPOSIT.CFG ---- The PPE's config file, modify as needed. See note below. DEPOSIT.DAT ---- The Data file for the PPE DEPOSIT.NDX ---- The Index file for the PPE DEPOSIT.DOC ---- Program documentation (You are reading it now) HISTORY.DOC ---- Program release history INTRO .PCB ---- The main introduction screen. USERMNU.PCB ---- The main data input screen. ** DATAUPD.EXE ---- Support program. ** USYSUPD.EXE ---- Support program. * Indicates the only modifiable files. Modifying the others will render the program useless. ** Do not run these programs outside of the PPE, as they may damage your data file or your user file. These programs are called by the PPE and will pass information to run correctly. -1- SETUP: 1) Create a directory and UNZIP all files for the PPE into it. 2) Modify your Deposit.CFG file as explained below: 240 2000000 1 100 ***************** FORMAT FOR ABOVE DATA **************** LINE 1 - Maximum minutes allowed to withdraw per day LINE 2 - Maximum bytes allowed to withdraw per day LINE 3 - Minimum ratio ( Min = Bytes ) LINE 4 - Byte Ratio ( Min = Bytes ) The minutes to byte exchange is simple. For every minute you exchange in line 3, you get the amount of bytes in line 4, also for every exchange of bytes in line 4, you get the amount of minutes in line 3... Example: Exchange - 15 minutes for bytes.. if line 3 = 1 and line 4 = 100 you would get 1500 bytes for 15 minutes i.e. 15 * 100.. Exchange - 2000 bytes for minutes.. if line 3 = 1 and line 4 = 100 you would get 20 minutes for 2000 bytes i.e. 2000/100.. Installing the PPE is straight forward and simple. For those of you who don't know how to setup a PPE, please consult your PCBoard documentation. 3) Run PCBSETUP 4) Choose B-File Locations, then B-Configuration Files. 5) Highlight and edit your CMD.LST file. 6) Create a new entry in the CMD.LST (ALT-I) and fill in the following information: Command Security PPE/MNU File -or- Keystroke Replacement ---------- ----------- ------------------------------------------- 1) TIME 110 D:\PPES\DEPOSIT.PPE The command can be anything you want the user to type to activate the PPE. The security will be the lowest security level you wish to allow a user to access the PPE. The PPE/MNU file will include the path and the file name of the PPE in this case the path of the created directory and the PPE called DEPOSIT.PPE . 7) Set the environment variable for the PWRD file for each node.. i.e. SET PCB_PWRD=X:\PCB\MAIN\PWRD. Where X = the drive path to your PWRD file. You might consider putting this line in your Board.Bat -2- 8) Because of the changes and extended enhancements of PCBoard 15.x one other file must be updated. Most of you that have changed over to the 15.X version may not have changed any options in the PWRD file. Even if you do not plan on using the extra options, the file must be updated to include the other columns. To do this go into PCBSetup and got to the File Locations, then choose Configuration Files. The first entry here will be the PWRD file, hit F2 after the file is brought up make a change to any one of the values. Exit back out of the file and answer yes to the question about saving the PWRD file. That is all that is needed the rest of the file entries will now be updated. With all this done, you can now go into the BBS and type the command you enter in your CMD.LST and run the PPE. It will automatically add the user's name when they execute the command. If you have any problems in getting the program to run, you may contact me for support by calling my BBS listed below. REGISTRATION: The Depository is not free; nor is the un-registered version crippled in any way to force registration, it is fully functional. Why register? Besides a clean conscience, you will receive a registered copy that will work with all future versions of The Depository, and will remove the Nagware line at the bottom of the intro screen -UNREGISTERED-. The advantage of registering the program is that you will be supporting the many hours that went into making this PPE possible by a fellow Sysop, and encourage me to continue making other quality shareware programs in the future. Plus you will also receive 2 added features to the program. 1) A Sysop utility that will come up instead of the main menu when the sysop runs the PPE. This will allow the Sysop to add new users, purge old users, delete existing users, modify existing users. 2) An add-on program that will run either in the $$logoff or as part of an event to sort the index files. The cost of registration is only $15.00 ALL registered versions must be downloaded from the support BBS. To get your registered copy of The Depository with a credit card please call (609) 587-2672 and type PCS at the Main Board menu. Orders are processed in 24 hours and you can then download your registered version in Conference #55 by typing SUPPORT. If you prefer to pay by check or money order (Credit cards also) please fill out the REGISTER.FRM and mail it to: Practical Computer Services P.O. Box 9088 Trenton, NJ 08650 Make checks/money orders payable to: PRACTICAL COMPUTER SERVICES -3- SPECIAL THANKS: I would like to thank a few people who helped me complete this project: Robert Jackson (The Twilight Zone BBS), the original author of this software. His hard work can never be replaced. Bill Roman (The Detour BBS) for testing and writing the documentation. Gary Smith (Computer Profiles BBS) for writing the add-on routine to handle the Bytes/Time exchange option. LICENSE AND DISCLAIMER LICENSE: You are allowed to use the Depository Bank for 30 days, after which you must either register it or stop using it completely. You are granted, the purchaser - and the purchaser accepts - a non-transferrable and non-exclusive license to use, on any computer, the software products and accompanying materials provided to the downloader by me. Purchaser is hereby licensed only to read the program from its medium into memory in as many computers as they so warrant, solely for the purpose of executing the program. I shall have the right to terminate this license if purchaser violates any of its provisions. Purchaser agrees that the software products and accompanying materials are the property of the author Robert Watson, and that he shall maintain title to and ownership of the software products at all times. Purchaser agrees to make no more than one (1) additional working copy and one (1) backup copy of the software for their personal use only. I make no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, with respect to the performance, accuracy, or fitness of the software products for any particular purpose. In no event shall the author or any if its representatives, be liable for any loss of profit or any other damages, arising out of the use of this product. DISCLAIMER: There is made no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and / or fitness for a particular purpose. I shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or sequential arising from failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by the User. I shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by the User of this program. DISTRIBUTION: You may make the SHAREWARE version available for downloading from your BBS or you may upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever, without the written permission of the author. You may NOT distribute the REGISTERED version in any way, shape or form! -4-