                             Abacus PC Online BBS
                                 (1:128/242)
                               1-719-391-7971
                        http://www.abacus.isonline.com

         This file is for new, and veteran LORA BBS Sysops, It is intended to
explain how to successfully run door programs in Lora.
         A little about myself, My name is Robert Butler, SysOp of Abacus
PC Online BBS. I have been running LORA BBS since v2.35 and have found that
LORA BBS is one of the most stable and reliable BBS software available.
At first glance, LORA BBS may look a little plain and doesn't seem to be
compatable with much of anything, but as you will soon see,
It is compatable with almost any software, these include most popular games
like BRE, LORD, USURPER, FALCONS EYE, TRADEWARS etc.. also you can run a
variety of doors intended to enhance the look of Lora, some of these doors
include, IceEdit, IceNote, Icechat, Verify!38 (CBV), Voting Booth, and more.
In this Doc I will explain how to run some of these doors. It is my hope
that this will help some of you become successful LORA Sysop.

 Q: What do i need to run doors in lora?

 A: With the current improvements in LORA BBS v2.99+ you no longer need to use
a dropfile conversion utility, LORA now produces the Dorinfox.def and Door.sys
by using a *DJ and *DD to produce the Door.sys. This will be further explained
below.

 Q:How do I run Doors in Lora?

 A:Well this one is a bit tougher, 1st and foremost, READ THE DOC'S! that came
with the Software you are going to run. Below I will demonstrate how to run a
Game door using the menu option *DJ to produce a Dorinfox.def dropfile and
run the door. In your Lsetup program, and under the menu settings place this;
(modify the data to fit your configuration)
   THESE EXAMPLES ARE CUTS FROM OLD LSETUP! BUT THE SAME COMMANDS ARE
                    USED IN THE LORA v2.99 and up!

                0....5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40.
  Display       BRE LOCAL
  Type          10 - Run external program
  Data          c:\bbs\lora\door\bre\bre.bat *P *M *N *DJ
  Hot-key       4
  Automatic     No
  First time    No
  Hide display  Yes
  Color         Sample color text
  Hilight       Sample color text
  Security      Normal
  Flags-A       --------
  Flags-B       --------
  Flags-C       --------
  Flags-D       --------



This will cause lora to call bre.bat an explaination of the * commands can
be found in the LORA docs and at the end of this file.

Here is a the Bat file I have called;
@ECHO OFF
C:
CD \BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2
SRDOOR
BRE FULL
BRSCORES

Now here is how you would call the same door using the Door.sys dropfile
instead of the dorinfox.def (may need to do this in IP BRE games, the dorinfo
dropfile will call you "SYSOP" as your name unless you play locally)


                0....5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40.
  Display       BRE LEAGUE 401
  Type          10 - Run external program
  Data          C:\BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2\BRE%k.BAT *M *P *DD
  Hot-key       A                        ^^^you can use the %k to pass the
  Automatic     No                          task # to call BRE1.BAT, etc...
  First time    No                          for multinode BBS's
  Hide display  Yes
  Color         Sample color text
  Hilight       Sample color text
  Security      Normal
  Flags-A       --------
  Flags-B       --------
  Flags-C       --------
  Flags-D       --------




The Bat file follows;
@ECHO OFF
C:
CD \BBS\LORA\DOOR\BRE2
SRDOOR
BRE FULL
BRSCORES
DEL DOOR.SYS


That's it! (there is some configuring you must do to set up some doors,
please refer to the door's documentation)


 Q:Why does the computer lock up or there is no ansi displayed when running an
external door?

 A:This one has to do with a couple of things, 1st you must define your
comports in your Config.Sys (OS/2 Users of SIO only) ensure your config.sys
lines read in the same order as below. (the settings may be different).

DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\MOUSE.SYS SERIAL=COM1
DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (2:57600,2F8,3,-) (3:57600,3E8,2,-)
DEVICE=C:\SIO\VSIO.SYS
DEVICE=C:\SIO\VX00.SYS
REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\COM.SYS
REM DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS

It is important that the Mouse.sys be placed before the Sio devices.
Also note in the Sio.sys settings that there is a "-" placed at the end of the
com port definitions.. This is VERY Important!

Also you must add this line to your config.sys;

DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\ANSI.SYS
(DOS Users add DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS)
It should be obvious what this does  :)

        There is one other thing that OS/2 users need to check..
On your PM, go to DOS settings for your DOS sessions and ensure you have


this installed under "DOS_DEVICE" value;
C:\SIO\VX00.SYS (Installs Vx00 to run DOS Doors)
C:\OS2\MDOS\ANSI.SYS

The loading of VX00.SYS is required if you are running DOS Doors!


Included in this archive I have placed some files that should help,
they are actual Bat and Cmd files (to include in some cases the config files)
that I use to run LORD, Usurper, and some others.. I hope they help out!

FREQ Magicname;         ALLFILES    for listing of all files available
                        NEW         for listing of new files
                        LORADOS For latest DOS version of LORA
                        LORAOS2 For latest OS2 version of LORA
                        BETADOS For latest BETA version of LORA
                        BETAOS2 For latest BETA version of LORA


Files can be requested 24 hours a day at 1:128/242
                                        Robert Butler
                                        Abacus PC Online! BBS
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