doc file for CONVRBB.BAS version 1.2 9/29/82 ******************************* * * * USERS file * * converter * * for * * the * * SIGNON Subsystem * * * ******************************* CONVRBB.BAÓ  convertó  á USERÓ filå produceä bù thå  RBBENT27.BAÓ program for use with the SIGNON Subsystem. Iô ió assumeä thaô yoõ havå reaä thå SIGNON.DOà filå anä  alreadù have the subsystem running. CONVRBB.BAÓ requireó thaô yoõ compilå anä linë tï youò customizeä SIGNLIB.REL, see SIGNON.DOC. Yoõ wilì bå prompteä foò thå namå anä useò areá wherå CONVRB caî finä  youò olä USERÓ file®  Certaiî otheò conversioî  parameteró wilì bå requesteä beforå conversioî actuallù begins. Thå  firsô twï characteró oæ thå olä RBBENT2· USERÓ filå waó useä tï specifù accesó privledges®  Thå SIGNOÎ Subsysteí useó numeriã accesó leveló tï specifù operatinç privledges®  Yoõ caî builä  á tablå  oæ  conversioî informatioî sï thaô eacè RBBENT2· clasó  oæ useró wilì bå assigneä á specifiã accesó level® Á defaulô accesó can be specified for other users. Common classes were: RG for regular users SP for special users CONVRB  wilì  puô  thå  ne÷  USERÓ filå iî  thå  useò  areá  yoõ specifieä foò ancillarù fileó iî CONFIG. Alì oæ thå useró converteä wilì havå á speciaì flaç seô thaô wilì inforí  thå  useò thaô hió SIGNOÎ timå statisticó arå onlù  valiä since the SIGNON Subsystem was used. Useró  whï arå assigneä accesó leveló abovå thå leveló  specifieä iî  CONFIÇ foò uså withouô passwordó wilì bå giveî thå chancå  tï select a password the next time they signon your system. Modification to CONVRBB.BAS: Thå  prograí  shoulä ruî aó ió assuminç yoõ havå SIGNOΠ running® Iæ  yoõ haä tï modifù thå reaì timå clocë routinå  (1600©  you'lì have to make the same change in CONVRBB.BAS Iæ yoõ arå currentlù runninç á versioî oæ RBBENT.BAÓ otheò  thaî 2.7¬ yoõ maù havå tï alteò somå oæ thå routines® ŠRoutine 9600: Thió openó thå olä USERÓ filå anä FIELDó thå  buffer®  Differenô formató  maù  requirå  changes®  Thå  strinç  variablå  FRLNLOC¤ containó  thå  concatinateä firsô name¬  lasô namå anä  location® Theså  threå  pieceó  oæ  informatioî  arå  storeä  iî   seperatå variables in SIGNON. They are seperated by 9500. Yoõ  mighô havå tï changå thå waù thå useò counô ió deriveä  froí the header record. Routine 9500: Thió  getó  á recorä froí thå olä USERS¬  extractó thå  datá  anä placeó  thå datá intï thå SIGNOÎ worë variables®  Defaulô valueó arå  seô bù callinç 1700®  Yoõ mighô havå makå changeó  herå  ió converting from a non 2.7 old USERS file. Help and errors: Aó always¬ pleaså reporô anù bugó oò suggestions® I'í especiallù interesteä  iæ  yoõ  haä  tï  modifù anù  oæ  thå  codå  tï  makå CONVRBB.BAS run on your system. My RCPM should be up most of the time on 312-326-4392 or call voicå  aô 312-326-4014®  É alsï regularlù checë intï thå Chicagï CBBS and the Hyde Park RCPM. Dick Lieber  .