<HTML> <HEAD> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO 8859-1"> <META http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> <META name="author" lang="en" "content="Michiel Broek"> <META name="copyright" lang="en" content="Copyright Michiel Broek"> <META name="description" lang="en" content="MBSE BBS Manual"> <META name="keywords" lang="en" content="MBSE BBS, MBSE, BBS, manual, fido, fidonet, gateway, tosser, mail, tic, mailer"> <TITLE>MBSE BBS Programs - mbfbgen - FileBase Generato.</TITLE> <LINK rel=stylesheet HREF="../manual.css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE> <h5>Last update 30-Jan-2001</h5> <P> <P> <H1>mbfbgen - FileBase Generator</H1> <P> <H3>Synopsis.</H3> <P> <code><strong>mbfbgen</strong></code> <P> <P> <H3>Description.</H3> <P> <strong>mbfbgen</strong> is used to import filebase areas from CD-ROM. This util works like <strong>fbgen</strong> which is known to RA users. It reads the file <strong>files.bbs</strong> to get the filenames and descriptions to build the filedatabase. <P> To import a filebase you must setup the area with <strong>mbsetup</strong>. If you are really importing from a CD that will stay mounted on your system you must set <strong>CDrom</strong> to yes. If the files.bbs file is not in the directory were the files are, but somewere else on the CD, you must fill in the field <strong>Files.bbs</strong> in the edit file area screen. If the files.bbs file is in the same directory together with the files, you may leave that field blank. It is handy to use a closed range of file areas. Once you are ready with the setup start <strong>mbfbgen</strong>, enter the start and end area numbers, the uploader name, and the import will start. This can last quite long as from each file the 32 bits CRC is calculated that will be stored in the filedatabase. When <strong>mbfbgen</strong> is finished, run <strong>mbfile index</strong> to recreate the filerequest index file. <P> <P> <H3>Environmet.</H3> <P> In order to run <strong>fbgen</strong> you must set the global variable <strong>$MBSE_ROOT</strong>. This variable must point to the root directory of the bbs structure. The main configuration file <strong>config.data</strong> must be present in the ~/etc directory. <P> <A HREF="index.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/larrow.gif" ALT="Index" Border="0" width="40" height="30"> Back to index</A> <A HREF="../index.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/b_arrow.gif" ALT="Main" Border="0" width="33" height="35"> Back to Main index</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>