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TESTAGE.EXE │ Copyright 1990 by Jeffrey S. Morley
│ Version 1.0
│ April 27, 1990
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│ Testage is a utility for those PCBoard SysOps running
│ ProDoor from Sam Smith. It is designed to run in the
│ ProUTest.Bat file that is run to test/convert uploads
│ to your system before posting in your directories.
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│ The program works in conjunction with a program that
│ changes the date of the .ZIP file to the date of the
│ most recent file within the archive. I have bundled
│ a copy of RECOM105.ZIP with Testage, but you easily
│ use any of several other utilities that do the same.
│ I did not write, and take no credit for RECOM.EXE.
│ If you use this program, you should by all means take
│ the steps requested by the author to register it.
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│ I will not go into great detail about the installation
│ procedures for Testage here, as the SAMPLE.BAT I have
│ included explains best, with comments to describe the
│ programs functions.
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│ The syntax of the program:
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│ TESTAGE %2 1988 D:\HOLD
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│ The %2 is a variable that is passed by ProDoor which
│ contains the drive and directory of your "playpen".
│ This should not be modified.
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│ 1988 is the earliest date you wish to be allowed as
│ an upload to your system. Files dated equal to (or
│ greater than) this date will be posted, files with
│ earlier dates will be rejected. Any date from 1900
│ through 2000 is acceptable.
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│ D:\HOLD is the "holding" directory you have set up
│ in ProSM. ProDoor doesn't pass this as a variable
│ to ProUTest, so we will have to specify it here.
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│ Testage will move all rejected files to the holding dir,
│ and ProDoor will then see them as "files not sent". The
│ user should be notified that this has occured and why
│ (see sample.bat for how).
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│ You can then check the files at your leisure to see if
│ you really wish to post them, or delete them if not.
│ If like me you are quite sure you don't want older files,
│ a line: "IF EXIST D:\HOLD\*.ZIP DEL D:\HOLD\*.ZIP" in your
│ Board.Bat file will take care of the houskeeping for you.
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│ Testage was written in QuickBasic 4.5, with the usual
│ "leg up" by Hammerly Computing's ProBas 3.0. This
│ program (like all my others) is FREEWARE, and no payment
│ is expected or desired. I do request that you register
│ the RECOM.EXE program with its author if you use it, and
│ that you distribute the contents of this .ZIP intact.
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