


           OOINFO - Operation: Overkill BBS Converter Program
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OOINFO.EXE reads in the BBS information of the user (name, time left, baud
rate, etc.) from the BBS dropfile and creates a separate file called
BBSINFO.OO in Overkill's data directory.  This BBSINFO.OO file contains
only the necessary information Overkill needs.

When first installing an Overkill game, the configuration program, OOSETUP,
will create a batch file automatically: OOIIDOOR.BAT.  This batch file
may need editing or changing later.



   [  USING OOINFO  ]
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~

 The command line for OOINFO.EXE is:


 C:>OOINFO <optional config file> bbstype \directory\ node


 The default configuration file is OOCONFIG.DAT and is assumed as so if the
 optional config file field is left blank.  This field is primarily used for
 multi-game setups.  Please see OOII.DOC for more information on setting up
 multi-games.


 In the "bbstype" field, you must enter a number for the representing BBS
 systems:

   1   -   SpitFire         (SFDOORS.DAT)
   2   -   Gap/Wildcat 3.0  (DOOR.SYS)
   3   -   GT Power 16.0    (GTUSER.BBS)
   4   -   PCboard 14.5     (PCBOARD.DAT)
   5   -   RBBS             (DORINFOx.DEF)  { where x represents the node }
   6   -   WildCat! 2.x     (CALLINFO.BBS)
   7   -   WWIV             (CHAIN.TXT)
   8   -   Phoenix          (INFO.BBS)
   9   -   GT Power 15.1    (GTUSER.BBS)
  10   -   RemoteAccess     (DORINFOx.DEF)  { where x represents the node }
  11   -   QuickBBS         (DORINFOx.DEF)  { where x represents the node }
  12   -   SearchLight      (CONFIG.SL2)


 If your BBS software is not listed above, check which drop file that
 your BBS creates when exiting to a door.  Then, match that name with
 one of the above settings.  For example, VBBS software can create a
 DOOR.SYS file, although VBBS is not directly listed above.  You would
 then set OOINFO as a type 2 setting, which tells OOINFO to use the
 DOOR.SYS drop file.


 For the "directory path", the path must end with a '\'.  If not, the
 program will be unable to find the correct dropfile created by the
 BBS software.  For example, "\OOII\" is valid, whereas "\OOII" is not.

 "Node" numbers are only needed for bbs types of 5,10,11 (RBBS/RA/QuickBBS).



   [  BATCH FILE EXAMPLES  ]
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Batch File Examples:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 {PCBoard}               {RemoteAccess}        {SearchLight}

 CD\OOII                 CD\OOII               CD\OOII
 OOINFO 4 \PCBOARD\      OOINFO 10 \RA\ 1      OOINFO 12 \SLIGHT\
 MAINTOO                 MAINTOO               MAINTOO
 OOII                    OOII                  OOII
 CD\PCBOARD              CD\RA                 CD\SLIGHT


 ...more batch files can be listed if you load up OOINFO with a '?'
 parameter, such as "OOINFO ?"



   [  BBSINFO.OO CONTENTS  ]
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 BBSINFO.OO (a standard text file created from OOINFO.EXE) contains the
 following information:


 <Full Name>       FIRST LAST
 <Com Port>        0=local, 1=Com1, 2=Com2
 <Baud Rate>       0-38400
 <Time Remaining>  0-999  (in minutes)
 <Color>           Y=Yes N=No


 Example BBSINFO.OO created from OOINFO.EXE:

 BRYAN TURNER
 2
 19200
 60
 Y


   [  NOTES   ]
      ~~~~~

*GT Powercomm systems do not provide the ComPort in the data files they
 create.  In effect, the node field must be replaced by the Com Port on
 the command line.

 For example, GT Powercomm 16.0 running on a Com Port of 2.

 OOINFO 3 \GTBBS\ 2

 ...or just replace the "2" with "1", whichever setting is your ComPort.


 Telegard BBS does not create its own drop files but can emulate other
 BBS dropfiles.  To emulate a DORINFOx.DEF dropfile, use the 'DD' command
 for Telegard systems.  This dropfile is equivalent to QBBS's drop file,
 which is a type 11.  See above for setting up QBBS with OOINFO.

 In case OOINFO.EXE is incompatible with your BBS software, it may be
 possible to create your own conversion program that works specifically
 for your BBS.

 If you would like I will be more than happy to inclose your BBS into the 
 Next Release, Please send me all the information that I need and I will
 add it in.