PREG45

	Pbbs REGistration version 4.5 is a registration program designed to 
work in conjunction with PBBS. Assembly requires only minor changes to the
source code in setting EQUates to suit your system requirements. You will
need to have both of your header files available from PBBS version 4.5 and
your BDOSHDR.MAC file. All of the necessary settings from PBBS are included
at assembly time. To link you will need to use the SYSLIB.REL file included
in the library. See the information in the notes in the source code for the
instructions on assembly and linking.

PREG will need to be placed in an exit alias on your PBBS system. Everytime
a user drops to the operating system, PREG will check the registration byte
to see if it has been set. If not, the user will be asked if they wish to
register at this time. An answer of NO will log the user off the system. NO
unregistered users will be allow access to the operating system. If the user
proceeds with the registration process, PREG will get the information needed
for the registration and place it in a text file compatible with DBASE. This
should make the manipulation of the registration files a little easier. When
the user finishes the registration, PREG will update the registration byte in
the user record and they will never have to see PREG again! 

	To use the file, enter DBASE and create a database with the fields and
field lengths shown in the source code. Then use the append command to read in
the file...
 
	USE filename
	APPEND FROM filename.txt SDF

At this point you will have a database that you can sort, index or otherwise
manipulate at your discretion.

I hope that other SYSOPS will find this a usefull program and include it in
their arsenal of PBBS utilities. If you have any difficulties or suggestions,
please notify me at the following address or BBS.

Access Programming RAS
14385 SW Walker Rd. B3
Beaverton, OR  97006

Terry Pinto

APRAS (503) 644-0900  PCP ORPOR 300/1200/2400 24hrs
      (503) 646-4937 voice from 6:00pm to 10:00pm daily PST.