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      CHAINTXT.PEX  v1.0  copyright 1994 by TPCO. All rights reserved.      



  Disclaimer
  ----------

  ChainTxt is guaranteed to use up harddrive space, and not even that, if you
 erase it. :) That's all, nothing else even implied.


  Background
  ----------

  Even though the DOOR.SYS and DORINFOx.DEF files are becoming the most used
 drop-files for doors, there remain some doors that only use WWIV's CHAIN.TXT
 standard. There are drop-file converters available, but with my slow hard
 drive access, a 5K .PEX file works faster than calling a much larger
 converter, so here it is.


  Restrictions
  ------------

  ChainTxt will only work on Proboard version 2.00 or greater.


  Use
  ---

  Since this is a .PEX file, it's called from ProBoard by a menu 60 function.
 The data line should look something like this:

  CHAINTXT @<PORT>@ [filepath]

  [filepath] is optional, and is a valid DOS path to the drive/subdirectory
 where you want the CHAIN.TXT file to be created. The square brackets [] are
 not to be included.
  If ChainTxt is not given a filepath, or is given an invalid filepath, it
 creates the drop-file in the default directory, the same "location" that
 ProBoard was run from. If the filepath was invalid, ChainTxt will leave a
 message in the log file, so check there if you're having difficulties.
  ChainTxt will also leave an error message in the log file if for some
 reason it cannot create the drop-file.

  @<PORT>@ is NOT optional, and ChainTxt will complain if it's not included.

  ChainTxt's menu line should be immediately prior to the door for which it
 is used, and have the same hot-key, like this example:

 D;                         Run ProBoard SDK file    CHAINTXT @<PORT>@ ...
 D[D] Door to run           Shell                    C:\DOOR\DOOR.EXE ....


  Registration
  ------------

  (The least favourite part of the docs. :) ). ChainTxt is FREEWARE.


  Bugs, Problems
  --------------

  I can be reached at my BBS:

  "Captain" Tim Munnings (sysop)
  The Banana Belt  (519)482-1323

  Messages are USUALLY answered within 24 hrs. (I have a day job).

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