Top ## List Tutorial/Mystic

[Hawk Hubbard]

Some sysops may find this tutorial helpfull to setup top callers/top posters
ect. lists.

The top lists are a function of MUTIL.EXE
They are not an MPL or 3rd party mod.

Edit exclude.txt in C:\Mystic
Add yourself to exclude the sysop account in the stats

Running this batch file in your prelogon menu does all the work

Y____________ Menu (prelogin): Command #1 _____________
Y
Y Command Y (D3) Exec door (door32.sys)
Y Data Y C:\MYSTIC\DOORS\RUN\TOPLIST.BAT
Y Access Y
Y Execute Y Select

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TOPLIST.BAT

C:
CD \mystic
mutil.exe top12.cfg -noscreen
C:
CD \MYSTIC
EXIT
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Create a top12.cfg under C:\MYSTIC\

top12.cfg
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[General]
Import_FIDONET.NA = false
Import_FILEBONE.NA = false
MassUpload = false
GenerateTopLists = true

;exclude_list = mutil.toplist.exclude.txt
exclude_list = exclude.txt

; configuration for top callers generator

top_call = 1
top_call_template = mutil.toplist.template.txt
top_call_output = c:\mystic\text\topcallers.asc
top_call_desc = Top Callers
top_call_namelen = 14
top_call_datalen = 05

top_dl = 1
top_dl_template = mutil.toplist.template.txt
top_dl_output = c:\mystic\text\topdownload.asc
top_dl_desc = Top Downloaders
top_dl_namelen = 14
top_dl_datalen = 05

top_ul = 1
top_ul_template = mutil.toplist.template.txt
top_ul_output = c:\mystic\text\topupload.asc
top_ul_desc = Top Uploaders
top_ul_namelen = 14
top_ul_datalen = 05

top_post = 1
top_post_template = mutil.toplist.template.txt
top_post_output = c:\mystic\text\topposts.asc
top_post_desc = Top Posters
top_post_namelen = 14
top_post_datalen = 05
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Take a look at mutil.toplist.template.txt and change the color pipe codes
to your liking which is under C:\MYSTIC\mutil.toplist.template.txt

| CL
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|15 1. |03@NA01 |04@DA01
|15 2. |03@NA02 |04@DA02
|15 3. |03@NA03 |04@DA03
|15 4. |03@NA04 |04@DA04
|15 5. |03@NA05 |04@DA05
|15 6. |03@NA06 |04@DA06
|15 7. |03@NA07 |04@DA07
|15 8. |03@NA08 |04@DA08
|15 9. |03@NA09 |04@DA09
|1510. |03@NA10 |04@DA10
|1511. |03@NA11 |04@DA11
|1512. |03@NA12 |04@DA12

|07| PA

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Add commands to your Main Menu to display the Top Lists

Command list (main)

1 (1) Top Lists 26 4

Display Text Y Top Lists
LightBar Low Y
LightBar High Y
Hot Key Y 1
Access Y Up Y 0 Escape Y 0
Display Type Y Access Down Y 0 Tab Y 0
X Y Y 0 0 Left Y 0 PageUp Y 0
Timer Y 0 Right Y 0 PageDn Y 0
Timer Type Y Interval Redraw Y Yes Home Y 0 End Y 0
Command ------------------ Access ----- Data -----------------------------
(GD) Display a file c:\mystic\text\topcallers
(GD) Display a file c:\mystic\text\topposts
(GD) Display a file c:\mystic\text\topdownload
(GD) Display a file c:\mystic\text\topupload
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Also you could display all or any of these screens on your prelogon menu

|03 Captain Hood |06(|04BLACK fLAG|06)

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