The configuration file format

The configuration file is a plain ASCII file which can be loaded into any text editor. Its basic format is as follows:

  1. Each line consists of one command, optionally followed by some parameters.
  2. Blank lines and lines beginning with a # are ignored.

Each command can have on of the following types:

The commands can be split into the following categories:

  1. Enable/disable parts
  2. Filenames for parts
  3. Macros
  4. Miscellaneous options
  5. Internal options

The commands are:

Enable/disable parts
MOOD (boolean) Enable adding of MOOD kludges
HEADER (boolean) Enable adding of headers
NP (boolean) Enable adding of Now Playing lines
SIG (boolean) Enable adding of signatures
TAGLINE (boolean) Enable adding of taglines

Filenames
MOODFILE (string) The file containing MOOD kludges
HEADERFILE (string) The file containing headers
NPFILE (string) The file containing Now Playing lines
SIGFILE (string) The file containing signatures
TAGFILE (string) The file containing taglines

Macros
MACRO_N (string) Specifies the character sequence that is replaced by the recipient's name
MACRO_FN (string) Specifies the character sequence that is replaced by the recipient's first name
MACRO_LN (string) Specifies the character sequence that is replaced by the recipient's last name
MACRO_D (string) Specifies the character sequence that is replaced by the current date
MACRO_T (string) Specifies the character sequence that is replaced by the current time

Miscellaneous settings
EDITOR (string) The name of the text editor. In this string, @F is replaced by the name of the OLR drop file, and @A is replaced by any additional arguments supplied to Tag-o-Miga
GUI (boolean) Enables or disables the use of the GUI. If this is disabled, Tag-o-Miga will randomly select taglines for you. Some platforms do not support the use of a GUI; in those cases this option will be ignored.
NOINFO (boolean) If this option is enabled, Tag-o-Miga will not add the info line to the end of your messages
NOREQ (boolean) If this option is enabled, Tag-o-Miga will not stop and display requesters (dialog boxes in Windows-speke). All requesters are written to the log file and silently cancelled. This is useful if Tag-o-Miga is being run on a BBS.
LOGFILE (string) If NOREQ is enabled, requester information is written to this file
NOTAGNAME (boolean) If this option is enabled, Tag-o-Miga will not place "## taglines in tagfilename" on the info line
DEFTAGFILETYPE (integer) Specifies the default tagfile type for tagfiles without an [OPT] line. Acceptable values are:
MAKEINDEX (boolean) Specifies if Tag-o-Miga should build index files to speed up tagfile scanning. It is recommended that this option is switched on if you use the GUI or have large tagfiles. Index files are not available under DOS due to filename limitations.
BUFFER (boolean) This option is now deprecated. Buffering will be activated automatically if required and enough memory is available.

Internal options
NETWORK2 (boolean) This option should be kept switched OFF. It remains only for compatibility reasons.
USECOUNT (integer) This option should not be altered. It keeps track of the number of times the program has been run, so a Postcardware reminder can be displayed after prolonged use.

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