1. What it does

NEF2PB converts your NEF ticarea.cfg file to Proboard's filecfg.pro.
I tested it at may BBS with PB 2.12 and NEF 2.19 and it worked.
If it doesn't do so at yours, please write a mail and post one or
two lines of your ticarea.cfg.


2. How it works
NEF2PB compares a copy of your old ticarea.cfg with the actual one.
If any new area is found, it adds it to filecfg.pro.


3. Installation
Very simple. Copy the files nef2pb.exe and nef2pb.cfg to your
NEF-Directory (or somewhere else) then edit the config-file.
The options in this file should be clear, they're the same as in
PB itself (a short description how to edit is included in nef2pb.cfg).


4. Calling NEF2PB
As simple as the installation. The first parameter is your ticarea.cfg
(with path, if needed), the second your filecfg.pro (with path).
When called first, NEF2PB initializes by copying your ticarea.cfg to
ticarbck.n2p (by doing this manually you can always re-initialize NEF2PB).
When called next time, it compares your spezified ticarea-file with
ticarbck.n2p and then writes the new areas into filecfg.pro.


5. B E T A
This is the first BETA-Version of this Programm, I wrote it yesterday,
so it's in no way fully tested. All I can say is, that it runs at my
system. So if you detect any error, please write a mail!!!


6. Future?
While there isn't an OS/2-Version of PB(UTIL) I don't see the necessity
to write a OS/2-Version of NEF2PB.
Maybe I'll include a feature to define PB's accesslevel and the groups of
a new area according to it's name, i. e.: G_* -> Group A, T_* -> B, and so on.


7. Registration?!
This program may be used without paying any money to me, but it was very
kind of you, if you would send me something, in spite. It doesn't have to
be money, just send something, you think I could need!
(maybe a version of your latest util or something like that)
Mind the time, the program saves you and then send ;-).

My adress:
Michael Roeder
Marderweg 18
86169 Augsburg
GERMANY

My FIDO-ADRESS: 2:2480/3166
Internet: michael@unlimited.muc.nacamar.de
