******* CHANGING THE COMPANY NAME *******

To change the company name at the top of the main BM screen, type:

OVERLAY WWS [ENTER] and go from there....


               ****** PASSWORD PROTECTION *******

A new utility program can be found on your distribution disk.  It
is called PASSWORD.COM, and allows you  to  insert  a  low  level
security  system  onto your hard disk.  The PASSWORD program will
return a "1" when an invalid password is entered  and  a"0"  when
the correct Standard password is entered.

The PASSWORD program  should  be  used  with  the  IF  ERRORLEVEL
command  in  your  menu  commands.  Here is a simple example that
illustrates how that is done:

ECHO OFF
PASSWORD
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO SKIP
DIR A:/P
PAUSE
:SKIP

Here is how it works:

1. ECHO  OFF turns the display of the commands OFF.  This is just
   a matter of personal preference.

2. PASSWORD executes the password program.

3. IF ERRORLEVEL  1  GOTO  SKIP.   This  command  means  that  if
   PASSWORD  returns  a  1  (invalid  password), the program flow
   should be transferred to the LABEL called SKIP, and  therefore
   skip the set of commands in between.

4. DIR  A:/P  displays  the  directory of drive A, pausing if the
   directory listing fills up the screen.  This command will only
   be executed if the PASSWORD program results in a 0.

5. PAUSE  stops  the execution of the command flow until a key is
   pressed, allowing you to see the DIR of A:.  This command will
   only be executed if the PASSWORD program results in a 0.

   NOTE: The  commands  described in item 4 and 5 could have been
         any  other  DOS  command,  program  filename,  or  batch
         filename.    For  example, the following set of commands
         would change directories and  execute  the  program  123
         only if the correct password was entered.

         ECHO OFF
         PASSWORD
         IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO SKIP
         CD C:\LOTUS
         123
         :SKIP


The Master and Standard Passwords:

There  are two passwords connected with each copy of the PASSWORD
program: the Standard password  and  the  Master  password.   The
Master  password  allows  you to change the Standard password, as
well as the Master password itself.  The Master  password  should
be  known  only  by  the  person  designing the menu system.  The
Standard password is the  one  to  be  entered  at  the  PASSWORD
prompt.    If  the correct Standard password is entered, PASSWORD
will  display  "Access  Granted"   and   execute   the   commands
immediately following.

To    change  the  standard  password  for  a  specific  copy  of
PASSWORD.COM, you must enter the Master password at  the  program
prompt.    Each  of these passwords may contain any alpha-numeric
character and may be up to 8 characters long.  The default Master
password is 222222 and the default Standard password is 11111111.
We recommend that the Master password be the same for  each  copy
of  PASSWORD.COM  in a given hard disk system.  We also recommend
that you change the passwords used with critical information from
time to time.



Using More Than One Password Per Directory:

This  example  uses  two  different  filenames  for  the password
program.  This allows for the use of separate  passwords  to  run
two different programs in the same directory.  Let's first assume
that we have a subdirectory called SAMPLE containing two programs
called  PROGRAM1.EXE  and  PROGRAM2.EXE.   Each of these programs
requires a different standard password.

1. First  you  will  change  the  Standard password for the local
   PASSWORD.COM program, to the one used with PROGRAM1.EXE.

2. Copy  PASSWORD.COM  to  another  filename, say PASS1.COM.  Now
   PASS1.COM is a copy of PASSWORD.COM with the standard password
   to run PROGRAM1.EXE.

3. Change  the standard password again in PASSWORD.COM to the one
   to be used with PROGRAM2.EXE.

4. Copy PASSWORD.COM to another  filename,  say  PASS2.COM.   Now
   PASS2.COM is a copy of PASSWORD.COM with the standard password
   to run PROGRAM2.EXE.

5. Delete PASSWORD.COM.

To  execute  PROGRAM1.EXE  using the password program, you should
enter the following commands in the menu file:

ECHO OFF
CD\EXAMPLE
PASS1
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO SKIP
PROGRAM1
:SKIP

To execute PROGRAM2.EXE using the password  program,  you  should
enter the following commands in the menu file:

ECHO OFF
CD\EXAMPLE
PASS2
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO SKIP
PROGRAM2
:SKIP

The trick here is to change the standard password before you make
a  copy  of  the  password  program.   Remember that the PASSWORD
program rewrites itself every time you  change  the  Standard  or
Master password.  If you want to change the passwords in PASS1 or
PASS2, you must rename  the  file  to  PASSWORD.COM,  change  the
password,  and  rename  it  back  to original filename.  It seems
complicated but since it is only done once in a while, it is  not
so  bad.    Always  keep  track of the different password program
filenames and passwords.


Protecting Data Files and Directories:

One way to protect a data file, directory or program is to change
its  name  to something that nobody would dream would contain the
information it does.

For example, a low level security may  rename  a  specific  Lotus
worksheet  file,  BALANCE.WK1,  to  BALANCE.WWW.    Then,  if the
correct password is entered before Lotus 123 is executed, it will
automatically  be  changed  back  to  BALANCE.WK1.  After exiting
Lotus, BALANCE.WK1 again becomes BALANCE.WWW.

A  high level of security can be implemented using another simple
trick.  The ASCII extended character 255 may be used as part of a
filename,  directory  name  or  program  name.  This character is
invisible and nobody could possibly know it is there  unless  you
tell  them  so.  To enter this character, hold the [Alt] key down
and press 255 on the numeric keypad.  Place this character at the
end  of  the filename so that the word will not be shifted to the
left one character.  Ex: To make a directory called SECURE type:

CD\ [ENTER]

MD SECURE

Don't press [ENTER] yet.  Press [Alt]  and  hold  it  down  while
pressing  255  in  the  numeric keypad.  The cursor will move but
nothing will be displayed.  You can't see it  but  it  is  there!
Now  everytime  you  access  that  directory you must remember to
finish the word SECURE with [Alt]255.

So  when  you  are building a command set to change to the SECURE
directory, use CD SECURE, terminated with [Alt]255.  Ex:

ECHO OFF
PASSWORD
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO SKIP:
CD C:\SECURE
DIR /P
PAUSE
:SKIP

IMPORTANT: This trick is only effective if you are the  only  one
who  knows  about  it!  Therefore, it essential that this READ.ME
file be erased from  your  hard  disk.   You  may  even  consider
deleting it all together.

Examples of how to use the PASSWORD program can be found in
the menu file called JOKES.BM.


                     **** LET US KNOW ****

If  you know of other tricks and traps that should be included in
this "README" file, please let us know!  Thanks...


Wild West Software


Leslie D. Cidale
Product Manager