Subj : Importing FILE_ID.DIZ
To : Liquid Memory
From : PistolGrip
Date : Sun Dec 03 2000 08:40 pm
RE: Importing FILE_ID.DIZ
BY: Liquid Memory to Odysseus on Mon Dec 04 2000 12:30 am
> Also, you can only import file_id.diz through the BBS, ADDFILES.EXE will not
> import the file_id.diz from the zip file. You must use the ;UPLOAD or the
> ;UPLOAD ALL from the transfer menu, when it starts searching, it will displa
> line for a short description of the file, and when you press enter, it will
> import the file_id.diz for the extended description. Pistol Grip and myself
> like to jam something in the enter key to upload files to the database. If
> do this and there is no file_id.diz in the zip, or the file is not a ZIP fil
> then you will have the description as "No description given for this file.",
> which can be changed in the TEXT.DAT file.
Addfiles does support importing DIZ's, you just have to use the right
combination of command line paramters. Refer to the list below.
Also, what I've done in the past is use a program that will scan all files in a
dir and extract the diz into a FILES.BBS file. Then you can just use ADDFILES
with FILES.BBS. Similar to how you add a CD with FILES.BBS.
a import ASCII only (no extended ASCII)
d delete list after import
e do not import extended descriptions
f include file date in descriptions
t include today's date in descriptions
i include added files in upload statistics
n do not update information for existing files
o update upload date only for existing files
u do not update upload date for existing files
z check for and import FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI
k keep original short description (not DIZ)
s search for files in directory (no file list)
* use * in place of code for Auto-ADD of FILES.BBS
use *filename to Auto-ADD a different filename
