Steve Winn -> Papabill wrote:
 SW> Re: vfilesyn &/or vupload

 >> O.k., I'm stumped.

 >> I've been trying to put a couple of files in the database. So far, I've
 >> accomplished nothing.

 >> I tried to manually upload 2 files to a database using Qmodem upload.
 >> One fil
 >> did o.k., but the other said bytes=0.

 >> I tried vupload and could not "find database"

 >> I've tried vfilesyn several times, and all it did was delete the ones
 >> I got
 >> uploaded-and pull in a couple of junk files in the areas left by mistake.

 >> File database: SpiffNet
 >> Files I want to upload: SpiffNet.zip and 1024258.ATT (Spiffnet was the
 >> one th
 >> showed file bytes=0)
 >> The database is built in VADV32, and the two files are physically there.

 >> What am I doing wrong?


 SW> The two main ways of adding files to your databases are:

 SW> 1. Built-in Method: Put your files into the appropriate directories for
 SW> your
 SW> databases. Login your BBS, goto the file menu. Type /UPL and enter *.*.
 SW> It will
 SW> then scan each database directory and add the files, prompting you for
 SW> descriptions.

 SW> 2. VFileSyn: Put your files into the appropriate directories for your
 SW> databases. Run VFileSyn and start the scan. It will then add any missing
 SW> files
 SW> to your databases and remove any entries of files it cannot find.

 SW> I think most are using VFileSyn now since it synchronizes the databases
 SW> with
 SW> the directories, does not prompt for each file, and is much faster.

Hehe yea all but the very few who registered Njm's vfile.


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