This program is still in an early stage of development.  The intent of this program is provide WildCat! server administrators with an intuitive GUI for editing user accounts.  I wrote this because I do not like having to log in to the server to edit user accounts and it is tedious if you have to edit only one or two records.  This program is designed to work directly on the computer running your WildCat! Interactive Net Server although it should work on a computer with your system password.

There is a lot I need to do before this is ever released such as creating a help-file, adding a few more features, fixing my errors, or even redesigning this program.

To install this program, just extract it to a directory of your choice and run it.  It will create an .INI file in that directory and NOT your Windows\System directory.  There are no changes to your registry.

To remove this program, just delete the WCUSERS.INI and WCUSERS.EXE files.  That is all.

Please feel free to report bugs in this program and make any suggestions.  If you report any bugs, please include the information from the "Help|System Information..." function.

My E-Mail address is oma00215@mail.wvnet.edu and my web site is http://wvnvm.wvnet.edu/~oma00215/ .

Thank you for your time.

WHO THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR

This program is good for small and possibly medium sized Wildcat 5.0 systems.  On larger systems, this program may not work as well as it would on a smaller system.  On a system with 10,000 users, it would take around 4 seconds to sort user accounts in memory and half a minute to load the complete user database.  Even with any optimization, the amount of work and loading could easily multiply into inefficiency.

The reason I had opted for this design is that it would permit a more flexible sorting then would be possible using simple WildCat interface function calls.

I may consider making an alternative design for large systems, but I would loose the flexible sorting permitted with the current WcUsers builds.

RELEASE NOTES:

Now located in release.htm which is included with this distribution.

REQUIREMENTS:

This does require an updated of the Windows Common Control Library (COMCTL32.DLL) which is freely available at Microsoft (without having to install the latest version of Internet Explorer), and included with WindowsNT 4.0 Service Pack 4, Internet Explorer 4.0, Windows98, and with other programs, .  You can download it at http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/ie/comctrlx86.asp (about .4 MB).  You have to reboot your system after installation.  I am not sure at this point if it would be worth researching ways to circumvent this requirement.  I will also note that I specifically retrieve the version of COMCTL32.DLL on your computer in the Help|System Information function of WcUsers.

WildCat 5 - I am not sure if it would work with older versions, but please advise me if it does.

Windows95, Windows98, or Windows NT 4.0 - Goes without saying.

FUTURE PLANS

1) Add a Help file.- I am holding off on this for the moment because I am considering a slight interface redesign so I do not have to require an updated COMCTL32.DLL.  It turned out that I actually do have such a control which would suit my needs, but I did not realize how easy it would be to port it to Delphi 4.  I am also looking into other options.

CONSIDERATIONS

1) I may consideration adding some reporting capability particularly for billing

2) Any other suggestions

CONTACTING ME

E-Mail: oma00215@mail.wvnet.edu
WcUsers Home Page:  http://www.fidonet.dynip.com/public/wcusers/default.htm
Personal Home Page: http://www.wvnet.edu/~oma00215/

THANKS TO:

Hector Santos who introduced me to the WildCat! Interactive Net Server, sent me a copy of it, and pinpointed most of the issues I tried to address with this build.

Shannon Talley for her contributions to this program and for hosting the program's home page.

FINALLY:

Comments, flames, criticism, and praise are always welcome.  Please E-Mail them to oma00215@mail.wvnet.edu .  Thank you.
