+--------------------------[ PCB-ATCH Ver 1.50 ]---------------------------+
| Written By Gary Meeker 07/11/94
Updated
12/22/95 |
| SYSOP: SHARP Technical Support Line BBS
Lawrenceville,
GA |
|
(770) 962-1788
300-28800 Baud. 24
Hours |
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V1.00 07/11/94 - Initial Release
V1.10 07/11/94 - 2nd Release
Added support for Cam-Mail .QWK packets with file
attachments
V1.20 07/15/94 - 3rd Release
Added file cleanup after copying attached files.
Added support for Clearing Network Tags to replace the
separate program CLEARTAG
Added support for Setting Net Status in NETFLAGS.DAT
to
replace the separate program MAKE-NET
Added support for exporting attached files
V1.30 07/16/94 - 4th Release
Added support for change in PCBoard which uses
original
filename if possible rather than renaming to .000-.999
V1.40 07/22/94 - 5th Release
Added support a CLEARTAG configuration file to control
which conferences are to be cleared
V1.50 12/22/95 - 6th Release
I seem to have had the filename order in ATTACHED.LST
backwards, fixed that.
PCB-Attach is designed for use with Cam-Mail IMPORT and EXPORT to copy
the
attached files to the proper directory.
This allows attached files to
be
carried through echo nets perfectly in both directions.
The program might also be usable with other mail importers and exporters
such as RNET & QNET but I don't use any, so I don't know. As long as you
can define the name of the archiver & un-archiver to use I don't see why
it would not work for them also.
In order to use it with Cam-Mail,
you MUST define your Archive Arc &
UnArch
commands as batch files under NETSM. I called mine PKZIPX.BAT and
PKUNZIPX.BAT
and they reside in the Cam-Mail directory (as do these utilities). You
should
also add -m- to the parameters (making it -aes-m-) so the files will get
deleted after they are zipped (but not the directory). My batch files
looks
like this:
PKZIPX.BAT (Using Export)
---------@Echo OFf
PCB-Atch.exe %3 J:\ATTACH /X [/A]
C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE %1 %2 @PCB-Atch.LST
IF EXIST PCB-Atch.LST DEL PCB-Atch.LST
PKZIPX.BAT (Using Export & ClearTag)
---------@Echo OFf
PCB-Atch.exe %3 J:\ATTACH /X /C [/A]
C:\UTIL\CHANGE.COM %3 "ã---ã þ Cam-Mail v1.45: ã" "ã
"
C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE %1 %2 @PCB-Atch.LST
IF EXIST PCB-Atch.LST DEL PCB-Atch.LST
Note: the use of the optional /A is shown above but don't include the
'[]'
The /X indicates the program is to Export attached file. Also note that
%3
is removed from the PKZIP.EXE command line and replaced with a List
File
which PCB-Attach will create each time. If the Mail Door you are
importing
to requires an ATTACHED.LST file, then you must also include the /A on
the
command line. As of this writing, QMail does not support attached file
in
.REP's but should soon and will not use the ATTACHED.LST file, but I
added
support for it just in case things change or another door does need
it.
Cam-Mail already does support the attached files in .REP's and PCBAttach
works just fine with that Mail Door.
PKZIPX.BAT (Using ClearTag without Export)
---------@Echo OFf
PCB-Atch.exe %3 J:\ATTACH /C
C:\UTIL\CHANGE.COM %3 "ã---ã þ Cam-Mail v1.45: ã" "ã
"
C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE %1 %2 %3
The /C is to clear the Network Tags if you are exporting to a board on
which
you don't have Net Status but want to Echo your own messages. You will
also
need to define a blank TagLine to be used under NETSM.EXE
(You may
specify
the /C without /X if you want to use the ClearTag feature without the
Export
attached files option).
You may also create a file that contains a
single
line defining which conferences to clear the Tags in which allows you to
get
conferences other than just your Network conferences. When uploading a
.REP
QMAIL will report a failure importing the mail but not explain why when
you
have any messages in conferences that are not Echo Conferences. This list
of
conferences may contain single conferences separated by commas or a range
of
conferences separated by a dash. ie. 1,3,5-9,13,100-109,144.
The file
name
must be the PACKETID with an extension of TAG and must reside in the
current
directory.
I am also including PC Magazines CHANGE.COM with this file as I have
modified it over the years and many systems don't keep older files
despite
the fact that some are very useful.
PKUNZIPX.BAT (Using Import & MakeNet)
-----------@Echo Off
IF !%5!==!%%4! GOTO Rep
C:\UTIL\PKUNZIP.EXE %1 %2 *.* %5 -x@DONTWANT.LST
PCB-Atch.exe %5 J:\ATTACH
GOTO End
:Rep
C:\UTIL\PKUNZIP.EXE %1 %2 %3 %4
:End
Notice that %3 & %4 are not used. These would normally define
MESSAGES.DAT
and NETFLAGS.DAT that are the only files Cam-Mail extracts. Instead we
need
to extract all the files.
Change the J:\ATTACH to the path where you
send
your Attached files (sorry but I don't yet have support for the
conference
definitions. I might add CNAMES.* Support later, but I just wrote this
for
myself and I only use 1 directory for attachments). The second use of
this
batch file by Cam-Mail is to re-extract the PACKETID.MSG file from a
.REP
if one still exists when exporting new mail.
PCB-Attach will check the attached file directory and create a unique
name
for the attached file. It will then update the MESSAGES.DAT file to
indicate
the name it used and copy the files over to the directory. It will also
set
the NETFLAGS.DAT flags if they are not set. If you want to use this
feature
and DO NOT want to Import attached files, you may use /M on the command
line
(also leave the %3 & %4 on the PKUNZIP line and do not add the exclude
file).
The DONTWANT.LST file is a list of files not to extract from the .QWK as
some Mail Importers will not clean up files it did not extract. You can
eliminate many of them by just setting the Mail Door up correctly so as
not to include them in the first place.
This file goes in the Cam-Mail
directory or you can place it elsewhere, but be sure to indicate the full
path on the command line if you do.
Here is the list I am using (if you
find other files laying around in the WORK directory, then add them to
the
list as necessary):
DONTWANT.LST
-----------DOOR.ID
CONTROL.DAT
SESSION.TXT
OPTION.QM4
*.PTR
*.NDX
PKUNZIPX.BAT (Using MakeNet without Import)
-----------@Echo Off
C:\UTIL\PKUNZIP.EXE %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
IF !%5!==!%%4! GOTO End
PCB-Atch.exe %5 /M
:End
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As usual, this program is released as FREEWARE and you may contact me via
SaltAir or my BBS.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
There are a number of ways to contact the author:
1.
1788.
2.
Call the support BBS, SHARP Technical Support Line BBS (770) 962Fax: (770) 995-0613
3.
I call SaltAir daily so this is a perfect place to contact me also
through the Utilities Conference.
4.
Send a letter through regular post to the following address:
ATTN: Gary Meeker
SHARP Technical Support Line BBS
725-C Old Norcross Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30245
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for actual or any other damage arising from the use of these programs.
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