MAVOTE v1.5Za by Ryan Yu of Moon Angel Systems BBS 01/08/95 Your MAVOTE.ZIP should contain the following files: MAVOTE.PPE - MAVOTE Main Program MAUSER.PPE - MAVOTE Optional Logon screen door MAVOTE.DOC - MAVOTE Documentation MAVOTE.CFG (Sample) - MAVOTE Sample Configuration The MAVOTE.PPE is specially designed for smaller PcBoard BBSes in the 2 to 4 node range. MAVOTE.PPE requires the Callers Notes PSA. MAVOTE.PPE currently supports up to 20 voting questions. Simply place this program in your CMD.LST, use a easy command like VOTE or VT or something... To use the companion program MAUSER.PPE, simply place this line in your logon script questionaire (located in the PCB Setup): !C:\PCB\PPL\MAUSER.PPE (or wherever your MAUSER.PPE is located) MAUSER allows you to let users actually recieve voting notification if they have not voted. A helpful tool in getting users to vote. It also gives the option of turning the notification off (which is reactivated the next time they vote). DISCLAIMER: MAVOTE v1.1 is freeware, go ahead and distribute it, I don't care where it winds up, just don't blame the sysop for any bad vibes the program pushes upon your system. Moon Angel is not responsible for any software/hardware damage this program may cause you. Description of MAVOTE.CFG: 60 Security for adding questions 110 Security for removing questions 110 Security for editing questions h:\pcb\ppl\mavote.ppe Drive, Path, and name of Mavote PPE Moon Angel Systems BBS Name of your BBS N (Y enables a Welcome to your BBS during the run of MAUSER.PPE) Upgrades to v1.1 07/10/94 - MAUSER.PPE is added, now you may notify your users on their voting status and prompt them to vote at every logon. The user may also deactivate the MAUSER.PPE at any time for their logons. Voting questions that have not been voted upon are seen with a '*' placed next to them. In ANSI color mode, non-voted questions are bright, while voted questions are dark. Stacked commands to allow more space for questions, newer versions will be more compact visually to allow more questions to fit on screen. Upgrades to v1.2 10/17/94 - * Changed percentage calculations to integers (instead of real numbers) for a less cluttered percentage of votes variable. * Voting answers table information is now evenly distributed. Its much easier to read now! * Bug Fix: MAVOTE.DAT read/write scheme changed for multi-node performance. Upgrades to v1.3 10/17/94 - * If MAVOTE.DAT does not exist, MAVOTE will automatically create one! Upgrades to v1.4Z 10/20/94 - MAJOR UPGRADE * MAVOTE now uses random file access instead of sequential file access for tip top Z-Z-Z speed! You should now find MAVOTE and MAUSER program speeds quicker than most voting PPE's on the market! * Quick conversion of your old MAVOTE.DAT to the newer MAVOTE.BIN. The conversion process begins the first time you run MAVOTE 1.4Z. * Creates MAVOTE.BIN if it does not exist. Upgrades to v1.4Za 10/20/94 - * Bug Fix - Something to do with "Your vote was:" display. Upgrades to v1.4Zb 11/27/94 - * Bug Fix - A problem with MAUSER checking the adding new questions security level as an entrance security. Checking bug has been removed. If you do not wish to have a login notification system, simply do not place MAUSER.PPE in your login script questionaire. Upgrades to v1.5Za 01/08/95 - * Added a new editor for question and answer editing. Bug Reports? Mistakes? internet email: asiam@netcom.com Moon Angel Systems BBS (510) 235-8560 16.8k V.32bis/HST Dual Standard (510) 236-8192 16.8k V.32bis/HST Dual Standard (510) 235-0724 28.8k V.34/V.FC/V.32bis/HST