TagDir Version 2.0
By: Michael Rowe
Numan's BBS (404) 498-7905
Disclaimer:
Michael Rowe makes no warrenty of any kind, expressed or
implied, including without limitation, any warranties of
mechantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Michael
Rowe shall not be held liable for any damages, whether direct,
indirect, special or consequential from a failure of this program
to operator in the manner desired by the user, or a failer to
operate. Michael Rowe shall not be liable for any damage to data
or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by the use
or misuse of this program.
IN NO EVENT WILL MICHAEL ROWE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
Introduction (From version 1.0):
Well now that the legal matters have been taken care of, let
us introduce you to a new TAG utility. This program has been
tested with TAG v2.5g. You may ask, well what does it do? Let us
tell you. After running a TAG board for about six months, one of
the most common compalints that I had from users, was that there
was no easy way of getting a listing of all the files on the board
to view off line. Well, after looking for a utility to do this,
and being in an area where there are few TAG BBS's, we sat down and
came up with this release. This program looks in the TAG Directory
files for a particular File section and creates an ascii text file,
with page ejects, that could then be placed in the appropriate
directory to be downloaded.
Conclusions (From version 1.0):
Well that's all there is right now. This is the first release
and any suggestions would be welcomed. Please feel free to call
Numan's BBS at (404) 498-7905 or write us at the address below.
Enjoy the program and look for new TAG utilites. Version 2.0:
Well it all seemed too simple back then. And now the Tag Team
has come out version 2.6 of TAG. Martin Pollard has published the
Tag file structures in C, and I've gotten out of trying to Hack the
file formats and can finally use the real thing. I hope that those
of you who have tried 1.0 and 1.1 will feel free to use 2.0 of
TAGDIR.
What's New!!!:
Besides being entirely rewritten, I have added support for
TAG's data files. This means that you no longer have to have a
bunch of little config files. It also means that TAGDIR will go
into the data files and update the listing on a nightly basis so
that users can see that it has run. This means that everyday
TAGDIR goes in and updates the file size of your listing. It
currently uses a standard date of 12/31/99 to show when it was last
run but that may be changed depending on the response I get.
What's Yet To Come!!:
I believe that since TAGDIR now runs all the file areas that
it can find, it may be needed to make some not show up on the
listing. Any ideas or suggestions for additional changes should be
sent to me.
How to reach Michael:
I am not on a Fidonet Node yet, but I do read the national TAG
echo and Tag Doors echo on a daily basis. If you have any problems
or questions please post them and I will respond as quickly as
possible.
How do you set this thing up:
Now we get to the real important stuff. Syntax is very
simple:
Tagdir <path for Status.dat>
That's it. You may want to create a batch file to copy tagdir.lst
to the appropriate directory where it will be downloaded from, but
other than that TAGDIR does all the rest.
Initial Run:
In order for tagdir to correctly update the *.dir file where
TAGDIR.LST will reside, you must first upload the file into that
DIR. I felt that it was best not to add an entry in the TAG files
but to just change the ones that are there.
What Do I Get If I Register?
Well You get the satisfaction of knowing your helping another
human being. You also let the author know that people do register
shareware. And depending on the demand, you may actually get the
source code. The one thing I can not include, (until I ask the
Author), is the source for the Header file, but that is available
on any TAG ALPHA or BETA site with the magic name of TAGR26C.ZIP. Registration:
Numan's BBS
731 Fair Harbor Drive
Lithonia, GA 30058
(404) 498-7905
Your Name:_______________________________________________
Name of Board:___________________________________________
Phone of Board:__________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
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Comments:________________________________________________
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Please include a check or money order for $15 dollars to help cover
the cost of developing this program. In the future the will be new
releases with much more functionality. They are dependent on the
response of this release. Enjoy.