Metal Software Top Ten v4.0 --------------------------- Written by Ray Akey for C-Net Amiga ** v2.18g and up** --=-=-=-= See bottom of file for NEW BBS info and registration =-=-=-=-- Changes: -------- 1. Now breaks the barrier limit of 500 users!! 2. Slightly faster processing time. Installation: ------------- Copy TopTen, Top20Dloads, TopSelect, TopTen.rexx, TopUD.rexx, TopFiles.rexx, TopCalls.rexx, TopFiles.rexx and TopMess.rexx to your pfiles directory. Copy TopTen.config to your SYSDATA directory. Add TopTen and Top20Dloads as BBSEVENTs in the following format: ALL start_Time ALL end_time -o RUNC pfiles:TopTen ALL start_Time ALL end_time -o RUNC pfiles:Top20Dloads NOTE: Start_time and End_time should be the same time. TopSelect: ---------- If TopSelect writing is enabled (see configuration), this P-File is used to allow users to add any of the selected files to his/her select list. TopSelect menu options are: Q:uit TopSelect. L:ist Top Files. ?: TopSelect menu. *: Select file #. *C: Clear select list. SS: Scan Selections. TopSelect may be added to your BBSMENU by adding the following line at the very end of the section titled "4; ud/base": TS, TSelect |\#2pfiles:System/TopSelect\ TopTen.rexx: ------------ The file TopTen.rexx displays ALL TopStats files if you wish to add a menu command such as "TT" for TopTen. Add to your BBSMENU in the EVERYWHERE commands after the last entry in that section: TT, TTen |\#1pfiles:topten.rexx\ TopUD.rexx: ----------- The file TopUD.rexx is suitable to add to the sys.entry.main file in your UDBase0 and will display the correct Top Up/Downloaders (40 or 80 column) file when a user enters the UDBase. If installed in bbsmenu the output will be displayed regardless of the user's "Help Level". TopUD.rexx is added to "Udbase0:ttx.entry.main" OR "bbsmenu" as follows: ttx.entry main installation: ---------------------------- Add the following text to udbase0:ttx.entry.main: \#1pfiles:TopUD.rexx\ bbsmenu installation: --------------------- Look for the line in bbsmenu under "3; Main Prompt" that reads 'Uploads' and add so that it looks as follows: Uploads |\#1Pfiles:system/TopUD.rexx\ TopMess.rexx: ------------- The file TopMess.rexx is suitable to add to the sys.entry.main file in your Base0 and will display the proper Top Messages file (40 or 80 column) when a user enters the Message Base. It is added as follows to your "Base0:ttx.entry.main" or "Base0:sys.entry.main" as follows: \#1pfiles:TopMess.rexx\ TopFiles.rexx: -------------- The file TopFiles.rexx is suitable to add to the sys.entry.main file in your Base0 and will display the proper Top 20 downloads file (40 or 80 column) wherever you wish to have it displayed. It is added, as follows, to your "Base0:ttx.entry.main": \#1pfiles:TopFiles.rexx\ Configuration: -------------- Load the file TopTen.config into your favorite text editor. The lines are formatted as follows: Line 1: Set to a 1 for bargraph display, 0 for regular numeric display. (the bargraph display ALSO shows the value numerically to the left of the bargraphs). Line 2: The number of top users to display. A "10" here would be the top ten in the BARGRAPH display. Due to the method used to format the NUMERIC display if enabled, a "10" on this line with LINE 1 set to "0" would display the top TWENTY users.. Experiment with this by first setting line 1 to 0 and run it, then again with line 1 set to a "1". You'll see what I mean. Line 3: The color for ODD numbered bars in the bargraph display. The first, third, fifth and so on, bars would be this color. Line 4: The color for EVEN numbered bars in the bargraph display. The second, fourth, sixth and so on, bars would be this color. Lines 3 and 4 may be set to the same color if you wish all bars to be the same color. For maximum effect, I suggest using different colors though. Line 5: The color Handles will be displayed in. Line 6: The color the xxMB, and message count are displayed in. Line 7: enable writing of Top Selections (Sysdata:Top20Select) if TopSelect is installed. 1 = YES, 0 = NO The program is STILL by no means complete.. There are still many things to be added such as making all text external, etc,.. but this is a completely stable and functional release. Tested for many hours on my support BBS and a couple of my beta testers' boards. The readable output files are generated to your gfiles directory... It's VERY flexible and produces a very nice output that is formatted to look perfect if used in your UDBase and Base entry files via the included ARexx programs. Enjoy and please direct any comments or suggestions to Heavy Metal on Future World or call my BBS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Metal Shoppe BBS Windsor, Ontario CANADA CLINK: 1:5178/0 Full C-Net Amiga and AMIGA support. Headquarters of METAL SOFTWARE. Line 1: 519-255-7378 1200-2400 baud. Line 2: 519-256-0278 2400-19200 baud. If you like my P-Files, please consider helping me have the time to write more by sending $10 or 20 bucks to the address below. The more registration fees I get, the less I will have to work on other things and can concentrate on programming. THANK-YOU for using MS-TopTen!. REGISTRATION; Send your cheque or money order to: Metal Software c/o Ray Akey 411 Bridge Ave. Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 2M3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------