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                         Super Rassle DB Editor
                    Copyright 1992, PAROLE Software
                          ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


   This utility will allow you to edit the Super Rassle User Database.
(RASSCORE.DAT).  You *MUST* run RASSEDIT.EXE from your Super Rassle
directory.  This is the directory that contains RASSLE.EXE.

   You will have to create a CFG file named "RASSREG.CFG" and place it
in the same directory.  It only contain 2 lines.  Line #1 must have your
BBS name exactly as you enter it in your RASSLE.CFG file.  On Line #2,
place your Registration Number for Super Rassle.

The Parole Board BBS
123456

    These are the only two lines that will be read from the RASSREG.CFG
file.  Please use and ASCii editor to edit this file.  Hidden control
codes could cause the program to malfunction.

   When you run RASSEDIT, you will see the following screen.

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                          Super Rassle DB Editor v1.0                           
            Copyright 1992, PAROLE Software -=- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED             
                Do Not Distribute -=- [REGISTERED] SysOps ONLY!                 
                                                                                
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 
                                                                                
Select : <S>earch for User by Name   : <L>ist Users                 :           
       : Search for User by <N>umber :  Search for User by <A>lias  :           
       : <P>ack Database (Delete)    :  Pack Database by <D>ate     :           
       : <Q>uit back to DOS          : <C>onvert Comment Database   :           
                                                                                
        Selections <A/C/D/L/N/P/Q/S> :                                          
                                                                                
        Your Selection : ░                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                          >> Press <F10> to Abort! <<                           
                                                                                
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: <S>earch for User by Name   : <L>ist Users                 :
: Search for User by <N>umber :  Search for User by <A>lias  :
: <P>ack Database (Delete)    :  Pack Database by <D>ate     :
: <Q>uit back to DOS          : <C>onvert Comment Database   :

<S> :  Allows you enter a user's name or part of his/her name.  The
       program will then scan through the database until it finds a
       match.  You will then be given the option of editing that record
       or seeking another match.

<A> :  Works on the same principle as <S> except that it searches the
       user aliases.

<N> :  This option will look up a specific user number.  If you already
       know what user number you want, this option is the fastest way to
       find it.

<P> :  You may also mark users as deleted.  When you select this option,
       it will remove those users from the database and recover the
       wasted space.  You will need to mark the user as deleted from the
       User Edit screen.

<D> :  This option allow you to purge the database of users that haven't
       entered the door lately.  You will be allowed to enter the number
       of days that you want to keep the database updated.  For
       instance, if you enter a "15", then all users that have not
       played the door in the past 15 days will be deleted from the
       database.

<C> :  You can add/change or edit any of the prompts in the COMMENT.DAT
       file using this option.  Once you select "C", you will be given
       two options.  Option #1 will convert COMMENT.DAT to COMMENT.LST
       and option #2 will convert the COMMENT.LST to COMMENT.DAT.  The
       .LST file can be edited with any ASCii editor.  The comments may
       only be 49 characters maximum.  Anything longer will be truncated
       by the program.

<L> : This will list all the users currently in the database with some
      of the more important statistics.

<Q> : This will return you to the DOS prompt.

 RASSEDIT.EXE will create a backup of your old database before packing
 it.  This will allow you to copy the RASSCORE.OLD over the RASSCORE.DAT
 file and restore it.  The file "RASSEDIT.WRK" contains the names of all
 the users that were deleted or purged by packing the database.

     You may press <F10> to abort the program at any time.  This utility
will only work for Registered SysOps and is NOT to be distributed.