Category : BBS Programs+Doors
Archive   : TUTORBBS.ZIP
Filename : TUTOR9.MCR

 
Output of file : TUTOR9.MCR contained in archive : TUTORBBS.ZIP
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{C2In this section, we wil discuss the Data Base Jump Feature. When RBBS-PC sends
information to your screen, it stops after each page to give you time to read
before continuing. When RBBS-PC pauses in the middle of a file, you may see a
prompt such as:

{C3More [Y]es,N)o,C)ont,A)bort,J)ump?{C2

Press "{C3Y{C2" to display the next page of the file.

Press "{C3N{C2" to stop the display of THIS file, and continue with the next file
(if you have selected to see several files).

Press "{C3C{C2" to start a CONTINUOUS display without further pause (press {C3CTRL-S{C2
to pause, {C3CTRL-Q{C2 to continue, or {C3CTRL-X{C2 to stop a CONTINUOUS display).

Press "{C3A{C2" to Abort this and ALL further display, and return to the current
menu.

{END
{*0{C1Press RETURN to continue, {C4{FN {C2
{09
{ON 09
{==STOP
{END
{M! STOP
{END ON
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The "{C3J{C2" command allows you to "skip ahead" in the file being displayed. E.g.,
you previously read an RBBS-PC bulletin which talks about skin diving. You want
to re-read the piece which says, "Lessons are held on the 1st Monday of each
month at the Oceanfront Park."

When you re-read the bulletin, RBBS-PC will stop after the first page and
display a "more" prompt. Press "{C3J{C2" and RBBS-PC asks: "{C3Jump to what text?{C2". The
correct answer at this point depends on what you are looking for. In our
example, "{C3lessons{C2" would work. RBBS-PC will scan ahead through the file and
find the first line containing the word "lessons". It will highlight the text,
if you have color and highlighting turned on, and display the file from that
point down.

If the first text found is not the place you want to be in the file, you can
jump again easily. When RBBS reaches the NEXT "more" prompt, it will show:

{C3More [Y]es,N)o,C)ont,A)bort,J)ump,R)ejump=LESSONS?{C2

{END
{*0{C1Press RETURN to continue, {C4{FN {C2
{09
{ON 09
{==STOP
{END
{M! STOP
{END ON
{*B


Entering "{C3R{C2" will tell RBBS to position to the NEXT occurrence of the text in
the file being displayed. In this manner, you can search through the file,
repeating jumps with "{C3R{C2" or starting new ones with "{C3J{C2". Your only restriction
is that the file will be searched sequentially, from top to bottom. You cannot
jump "backwards" or "rewind".

This concludes the RBBS-PC Online Tutorial. It is our hope that by using this
tutorial, you will have gained a better understanding of how to use RBBS.
Please feel free to direct any questions to the Sysop.

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{*0{C1Press RETURN to continue, {C4{FN {C2
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Press {C3M{C2 for the tutorial menu
Press {C3Q{C2 to quit back to the board
Press {C3R{C2 to review this section, or
Press {C3P{C2 to review the previous section, {C4Miscellaneous functions{C2

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  3 Responses to “Category : BBS Programs+Doors
Archive   : TUTORBBS.ZIP
Filename : TUTOR9.MCR

  1. Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!

  2. This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.

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