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               PCB-HTM (c)MoonDog Software

A - ABOUT PCB-HTM
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PCB-HTM will convert your PCBoard
File DIrectories to HTML for use
on your Web Site. PCB-HTM will create
a master FILE DIRECTORY PAGE with
links to the individual FILE LISTS.
Every file has a link to its location
on your system so that it may be
downloaded directly from the web page
if you have an ftp server.
PCB-HTM can be run in your daily event
to keep the web site current. The evaluation
key,'000000000', will allow you to run
this program, but it will only output
one HTML page.

B - REQUIREMENTS
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1 - PCBoard.
2 - PCBoard File Indexes using MAKEIDX.EXE
3 - If File Links are required then an
    FTP Server allowing anonymous log-ins and
    access to the directories that your files
    reside in.
4 - DOS, Windows/95, Windows/98, or Windows/NT4.0
    with a 600K DOS box.

C - PCB-HTM FILES
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1 - PCB-HTM.EXE (required)
2 - PCB-HTM.CFG (required)


PCB-HTM FILE DESCRIPTIONS
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1 - The PCB-HTM.CFG file:

----- start ----- pcb-htm.cfg
n:\pcb\gen\moondog.idx
12
z:\inetpub\moondog
q:\pcb\node3
skip.dir
do.lnk or ALL
ftp.moondog.com
YES
NO
1-3,5,7-10,19,26-155
000000000
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Line #1 - Path to PCBoard File Index file.

Line #2 - Number of lines to skip in your FILE DIRECTORY
          Header. If you have no File Directoy Header enter
          '0'.

Line #3 - Path to your Web Page where you wish the converted
          PCBoard files to reside.

Line #4 - Path to your PCBoard.DAT file.

Line #5 - Name of file containing Directories you wish
          not to process. Enter "NONE" if you wish to
          process every directory. See SKIP DIRECTORY
          File below.

Line #6 - Name of file that contains the Drive\Path
          of each PCBoard File Directory you wish to
          add file LINKS to. If you wish to add LINKS
          to every page, enter 'ALL'.

Line #7 - URL of FTP Server.
          This only affects the LINKS on the Individual
          File Directory Pages.
          ie: With the example above if the file location
          from the PCBoard Index file was l:\r\dl01\test.zip,
          the LINK would become
          ftp://ftp.moondog.com/l/r/dl01/test.zip.

Line #8 - URL of Your Web Site.
          This only affects the LINKS on the INDEX Page.

Line #9 - URL to place in LINKS on the Individual File
          Directory Pages instead of an FTP link.
          ie: With the example above if the file location
          from the PCBoard Index file was l:\r\dl01\test.zip,
          the LINK would become
          http://www.bbsworld.com/l/r/dl01/test.zip.

Line #10- FTP/NO/URL
          This switch determines the type, if any, of the file
          LINKS on the Individual File Directory Pages.
          'FTP' will place FTP LINKS.
          'URL' will place LINKS developed with the URL on Line #8.
          'NO'  will not create any LINKS.

Line #11- YES/NO to process Main Board File Directory List.
          If you do not have any File Directories on the
          Main Board, or you do not wish to list Main Board
          File Directories enter a NO here. If you wish to
          process Main Board directories, enter a YES here.

Line #12- Range of conferences to process. Each group must
          be seperated by a 'comma', and individual ranges
          within a group must use the 'dash'. If you wish
          to process all directories, enter ALL on line 9.

Line #13- Sets DEBUG mode on or off. To set DEBUG mode ON,
          enter DEBUG ON, or to run in normal mode enter
          DEBUG OFF. DEBUG ON will create a file called
          DEBUG.HTM and will contain PCB-HTM data along
          with the PCBOARD.DAT file pointed to by LINE #4.

Line #14- Your registration key.
          If you are evaluating this product, insure that
          the key is '000000000'.
----- end ----- pcb-htm.cfg


2 - The SKIP DIRECTORY FILE

The Skip Directory File is a plain text file
listing the Name and Path of the Directory(s) you
do not want processed. An example would look like:

------------- start ----------skip.dir
n:\private\dir1
n:\adult\dir7
etc...
------------- end ------------skip.dir

3 - The DO.LNK FILE

The DO.LNK File is a plain text file
listing the Name and Path of the Directory(s) to
*ADD* file links. An example would look like:

------------- start ----------do.lnk
n:\dir1
n:\dir7
etc...
------------- end ------------do.lnk

4 - REG.KEY

The file that unlocks the software.
Received via Email upon registering.
Install on Line #6 of the PCB-HTM.CFG
file exactly as received.

----- start ----- reg.key
XXXXXX-XX
----- end ------- reg.key

PCB-HTM SUPPORT
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Support is available via email to drbarba@relaynet.org

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