Jussi Hamalainen wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
 -=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to all <=-
 RJT> I'm thinking about adding some cdrom stuff to my download areas.  In
 RJT> particular,  I was wondering how max handles the situation where
 RJT> someone might want to access one but I've gone and changed the cd to
 RJT> some other disc because I'm into doing something else for a while. 
 RJT> How does max deal with that?
 JH> I solved the problem by setting a different key for each CD and 
 JH> then during "logon" a MECCA file will show which CD is in the 
 JH> drive at the moment and change the user's keys accordingly.
Ok,  that sounds pretty good...
 RJT> Any other pointers about setting up cdrom file areas?
 JH> Make a subdirectory in your Max dir or somewhere on your 
 JH> drive(s) and copy all the filearea listings from the CD to that 
 JH> directory. 
I'd figured on doing that anyway.
 JH> Then as you configure the CD areas into FILEAREA.CTL, mention 
 JH> an alternate location for the FILES.BBS files. Here's how I've 
 JH> done it in my FILEAREA.CTL:
 JH> FileArea CD2-49
 JH>         ACS Disgrace/C2
 JH>         TYPE CD
 JH>         Desc            CD2.Windows tools & utilities (A-K)
 JH>         Download        I:\MUSTANG\W_TOOLS1 
 JH>         Upload          E:\File\Upload
 JH>         FileList        C:\Max\FList\CD2\F49.BBS
 JH> End FileArea
Right,  I'd remembered seeing that "FileList" command though I wasn't 
remembering what it was called offhand.
 JH> The C key means that the CD areas in general are available and 
 JH> then the 2 key points which CD is in the drive.
Ok...
 JH> And btw, by using SCDMax I think you will save a lot of time. 
 JH> :) 
What's that?
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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